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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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Jimmie Johnson reflects on life as a former champion
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Jimmie Johnson said he didn’t want to contemplate the prospect of failing to win a sixth straight Sprint Cup title until he was mathematically eliminated from contention. In Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, that’s exactly what happened. Johnson finished a lackluster 14th, as Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart ran second and third behind race winner Kasey Kahne to eliminate Johnson and six other drivers from the title race. The … 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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Leffler Wrecks Sadler’s Championship Run while Hornish Gets First Nationwide Win
By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Sam Hornish Jr. cruised to his first Nationwide Series victory Saturday as Elliott Sadler’s championship hopes crumbled behind him. Taking the lead after a two-tire stop on Lap 131 put him on the front row, Hornish held off teammate Brad Keselowski to win the Wypall 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Carl Edwards ran third, followed by Joey Logano and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who all but locked up his first … 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 »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
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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Bayne aims to ride Texas momentum into Phoenix
By Lee Montgomery, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Trevor Bayne did OK putting the controversy from the Talladega Sprint Cup race behind him, scoring his first Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend. So how does he handle success? We’ll find out this Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway, which hosts the Nationwide Series Wypall 200. “We try not to feed off the negative things, and we know we’re going to be back to a positive day,” … Read entire article »
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