Phoenix

on

Elliott Sadler cannot shake Ricky Stenhouse Jr. For the second consecutive season, Sadler finds himself in familiar territory battling Stenhouse for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship with two races remaining. Sadler has held the top spot for the last four weeks, but watched the lead dwindle to zero this past weekend at Texas as Stenhouse captured his 18th top five of the season. The duo is now deadlocked with 1,170 points apiece, setting up a dead heat to the finish. Stenhouse holds the current tie-breaker: six wins to Sadler’s four.

Phoenix could be Sadler’s best chance to regain the reins of the top spot. He led 26 laps in March en route to his first of four victories this season.

on

Nothing Would Please Busch More Than To Disrupt Chase Party In Phoenix

Kyle Busch did his best at Texas to snatch the winner’s bonus points from Chase rivals Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski, eventually finishing a close third. Figure Busch, the 2005 Phoenix Chase winner, to do the same this week.

He finished sixth in March, the highest placing by a non-Chase qualifier. Also failing to make the Chase, but logging top 10s in the track’s winter race were two-time Phoenix winner Mark Martin (ninth) and Joey Logano (10th).

on

‘New’ Phoenix Suggests Multitude of Potential Winners
Last year’s repaving and reconfiguration consigned most of Phoenix International Raceway’s record book to the dusty pages of history. The racing definitely has changed – especially taking March’s event into consideration. A Phoenix-record 15 different drivers took turns leading the 312-lap event won by Denny Hamlin. Kasey Kahne captured last fall’s AdvoCare 500, the first run on the new surface.

That said Phoenix has produced seven consecutive different winners. Johnson is one of them. He won the track’s Chase race in three consecutive championship seasons – 2007-09 – and counts four victories overall. He was fourth in March. Keselowski’s fifth-place finish in March’s SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 was his first Phoenix top five, although his “near miss” at Texas – a track where Keselowski previously had no top 10s – suggests he’ll be a contender for the victory this week as well. Bowyer finished 30th in March, his second race in the No. 15 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota.

on

1 13 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota
2 8 29 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevrolet
3 7 16 Greg Biffle 3MWraps.com Ford
4 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet
5 28 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
6 12 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Brown Toyota
7 25 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Filters Toyota
8 30 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
9 1 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Toyota
10 9 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota

Continue reading “2012 NASCAR Race #2 Results, Phoenix – Hamlin Wins”

on

RACE RECAP | PHOENIX
10 Joey Logano
9 Mark Martin (pole sitter)
8 Jeff Gordon
7 Martin Truex Jr.
6 Kyle Busch
5 Brad Keselowski
4 Jimmie Johnson
3 Greg Biffle
2 Kevin Harvick

VICTORY LANE

1 Denny Hamlin takes home his 18th career win, first at Phoenix, with the help of his new crew chief Darian Grubb. Oh and by the way, is now the points leader.

Continue reading “Cup Series Phoenix Race Recap – Denny Hamlin Wins”