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Video – Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards Phoenix Postrace Press Conference
After finishing 2-3 in the Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, Tony Stewart (2nd in points, 3rd in the race) and Carl Edwards (1st in points, 2nd in the race) met with the media to discuss the race, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and this weekends final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. … Read entire article »
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Kahne wins at Phoenix; Edwards, Stewart race to dead heat
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—It was Ali-Frazier in the Garden. It was Celtics-Lakers with Bird and Magic. It was NASCAR’s dream. Punch and counterpunch—the top two drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup trading shots in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Yes, Kasey Kahne won the race—his first victory of the season and the 12th of his career—but Edwards and Stewart dominated the action as their battle for the … Read entire article »
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Stewart starts 8th with Edwards one spot back on Sunday
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Matt Kenseth did his teammate a favor. In winning the pole of Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, Kenseth—the next-to-last driver to make a qualifying attempt on Saturday—moved Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards from eighth to ninth in the starting order. That’s a boon to Chase leader Edwards, who will start on the much more manageable inside row, whereas Tony Stewart, three points behind Edwards, will … Read entire article »
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Kevin Harvick Phoenix Press Conference Transcript
KEVIN HARVICK met with media and discussed racing on the newly-configured track at Phoenix, Jimmie Johnson’s five straight championships, the Kyle Busch situation, and more. Full transcript: WITH TWO RACES TO GO IN THE SEASON, TALK ABOUT BEING AT PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY “It’s been a fairly good year for us. The new track is going to present a whole new scenario with the way the race turns out. So it’s going to be interesting. There … Read entire article »
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Phoenix Press Conference Transcript
DALE EARNHARDT, JR. met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed the new track surface, Kyle Busch’s penalty, Homestead and other topics. Full transcript: TALK ABOUT THE NEW SURFACE AT PIR: “I think it is time to do it whenever they want to do it. The sooner they get it done, the sooner we can start aging the track and time can start taking its toll and it can get to where … Read entire article »
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Jeff Gordon Phoenix Press Conference Transcript
JEFF GORDON met with members of the media today at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed the new surface at Phoenix, Kyle Busch’s penalty and other topics. Full transcript below: WHAT CHALLENGES DOES THE NEW SURFACE HERE AT PHOENIX PRESENT? “The challenges that are going to come along with the tire that Goodyear brought here and the surface and who can react the quickest to getting the speed as well as not making mistakes. … Read entire article »
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Edwards wins at Phoenix; Hamlin’s Chase lead shrinks
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—After dominating Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway, Denny Hamlin ended up on the short end of the gas can and saw most of his lead in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup evaporate. Polesitter Carl Edwards squeezed 88 laps out of his last tank of gas to win his first Cup race since 2008. The victory, the 17th of Edwards’ career, completed a sweep of a weekend that also included a victory in the Nationwide Series race on Saturday. Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick stretched their fuel mileage and finished fifth and sixth, respectively, to trim Hamlin’s lead entering the next Sunday’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Hamlin leads Johnson by 15 points and Harvick by 46. Ryan … Read entire article »
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Edwards wins Phoenix pole; Chase leaders struggle
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Carl Edwards won his third Coors Light Pole Award of the season Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, and AJ Allmendinger put his car on the front row despite the adversity facing Richard Petty Motorsports. In contrast, the only three drivers with realistic chances to win the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup—Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick—all had lackluster qualifying efforts in time trials for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 and must come through the field to stake their claims to the series championship. Edwards covered the one-mile distance in 26.395 seconds (136.389 mph), as he, Allmendinger (136.250 mph) and Kurt Busch (136.240 mph) all eclipsed Ryan Newman’s track qualifying record of 135.854 mph (26.499 seconds), set on Nov. 5, 2004. Hamlin, who leads second-place Johnson … Read entire article »
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Back-to-Back Sprint Cup Wins at Atlanta Earn Busch Mobil 1 and Sunoco Awards
CHARLOTTE, NC – Kurt Busch took advantage of a strong restart during the final green-white-checkered flag attempt to take the victory in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a win that marked a second consecutive spring race victory at the 1.54-mile quad-oval. … Read entire article »
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