Not Your Average Racer; Tanner Swanson Embraces His Racing Role
In Major League baseball, a player who steps up to the plate and gets a base hit one out of every three at-bats year-after-year is celebrated as one of the…
Read morePhoenix Copper Cup Field Showcases Veterans and First-timers All Capable of Winning
An eight-year gap since the most recent appearance for the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series at Phoenix Raceway provides an intriguing array of experience differential between each of the…
Read moreDesert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix Fast Facts
Race weekend: Friday, April 28 – Saturday, April 29, 2017 Track: Phoenix International Raceway, a 1.022-mile oval Race distance: 250 laps / 255.5 miles Entry List: Desert Diamond West Valley…
Read more8 Years in the Making, USAC Silver Crown is Back at Phoenix Raceway this Fri.-Sat.
The journey to Phoenix Raceway is a trail that has been journeyed numerous times throughout USAC’s illustrious history. A.J. Foyt christened the new mile track back in 1964 and, from…
Read moreDiscount Tickets Available for Phoenix Silver Crown Return
A special discounted offer for the return of Silver Crown racing to Phoenix Raceway on Saturday, April 29, is now available to all USAC fans. USAC fans have the opportunity…
Read moreDave Steele, Two-time USAC Silver Crown Champ, Passes Away After Florida Sprint Crash
Dave Steele, a two-time USAC Silver Crown champion and one of the United States Auto Club’s most accomplished drivers during the 1990s and 2000s, died Saturday night, March 25 after…
Read moreNASCAR National Series News & Notes — Auto Club
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Larson Leads Points Standings Following Third Straight Runner-Up Finish There’s a new sheriff in town as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series closes out its…
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Sweep’n Row: Furniture Row Racing’s Truex First to Win All 3 Stages Martin Truex Jr. became the first driver to win all three stages under…
Read moreHaas Automation/Monster Energy Racing: Kurt Busch Phoenix Advance and Team Report
KURT BUSCH Another ‘Home Game’ in the Desert Southwest KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina (March 13, 2017) – Growing up in Las Vegas, Kurt Busch spent the early years of his career competing…
Read moreNASCAR Drivers, Social Media Stars Lead Return of NASCAR Goes West
Driver Adventures Off the Track to Highlight Three-week Trek to Las Vegas, Phoenix and L.A. Races DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Mar. 8, 2017) –- NASCAR® drivers are packing a sense of adventure…
Read moreCompetition Runs Strong and Deep at Phoenix Raceway Open Test
AVONDALE, Ariz. (Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017) – Two days of on-track testing for 21 Verizon IndyCar Series drivers and teams were literally like day and night. Cars carrying Chevrolet engines…
Read more“What They’re Saying” from the INDYCAR Open Test at Phoenix Raceway
SIMON PAGENAUD (No. 1 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet): “It was great to be back in the PPG Chevrolet. We’ve had a great test so far. We’ve been able to work…
Read moreNewgarden Leads First Day of Phoenix Raceway Open Test
AVONDALE, Ariz. (Friday, Feb. 10, 2017) – The roar of 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6 engines filled the air with sweet sounds at Phoenix Raceway, day and night, as 21 Verizon IndyCar…
Read moreINDYCAR News and Notes – Jan. 20, 2017
1. Gateway Motorsports Park race gains title sponsor: The Bommarito Automotive Group, the leading retailer of new and used vehicles in the St. Louis region, has been named title sponsor…
Read moreNASCAR to Surpass 10 Million Miles on Sunoco Green E15
American-Made Ethanol from American-Grown Corn Has Helped Fuel Sport Since 2011; 10 Million Miles Equivalent to 400 Laps Around the Earth DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 11, 2016) – NASCAR announced today that it will…
Read moreNASCAR National Series News & Notes — Phoenix
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rise Of The Phoenix: Harvick In Need Of Another Win At Arizona Track Positioned 18 points below the cutoff line and below two other drivers for…
Read moreDale Earnhardt Jr. to miss remainder of 2016 season
CONCORD, N.C. – Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports, has not been medically cleared to compete for the remainder of the 2016 NASCAR…
Read moreWhat They’re Saying – Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix, Race
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA (No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): “This was more of an attrition race. We had the fastest cars but you get hit with yellows and cut tires…
Read moreDixon wins at Phoenix to tie Al Unser for fourth on all-time list
AVONDALE, Ariz. — In the heat of the desert, the “Ice Man” lived up to his nickname by remaining cool all the way to Victory Lane. In the process, he…
Read moreCastroneves takes crown and track record in Phoenix qualifying
AVONDALE, Ariz. (April 1, 2016) – Helio Castroneves was awarded a crown for being the speed king following a record-breaking qualifying performance at the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand…
Read moreTeam Penske sets record pace at first day of Phoenix promoter test
AVONDALE, Ariz. – The Test in the West is already bringing out the best in Team Penske. Record best. Helio Castroneves led four Team Penske drivers in the top six…
Read moreXYIENCE Energy Drink to Sponsor Ryan Preece in Texas and Phoenix Sprint Cup Races
MOORESVILLE, NC (October 29, 2015) – XYIENCE Energy Drink, a subsidiary of Big Red,Inc., is proud to announce its sponsorship of Ryan Preece and his No. 98 Chevrolet with Premium…
Read moreMRN To Broadcast K&N Pro Finales
Championship Races At Dover, Phoenix Will Air Live CONCORD, N.C. – Motor Racing Network – “The Voice of NASCAR” – is highlighting its fall schedule with a pair of broadcasts…
Read moreNASCAR Lifts Kurt Busch Suspension, Outlines On-Going Requirements
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 11, 2015) — NASCAR announced today that, effectively immediately, the indefinite suspension of Kurt Busch has been lifted. He is eligible to return to NASCAR racing under indefinite probation subject…
Read moreNASCAR Mexico Series Set to Air Season-Opening Race on NBC UNIVERSO
2015 Season Takes Green Flag At Phoenix International Raceway DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 9, 2014) – The ninth season of the NASCAR Mexico Series under the NASCAR banner will take the…
Read moreKennedy Eyes Rebound at Texas
Ben Kennedy of Daytona Beach, FL enters Friday’s WinStar World Casino and Resort 350 looking to stop a trend. With four top 10s in his last 12 NASCAR Camping World…
Read moreFast Facts
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Next Race: Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 The Place: Martinsville Speedway The Date: Sunday, Oct. 26 The Time: 1:30 p.m. (ET) TV: ESPN, 1 p.m. (ET)…
Read moreJohn Hunter Nemechek Announces 10-Race NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Schedule for 2014
SWM-NEMCO Motorsports Steps Up Schedule for 16-Year-Old Driver After turning heads in the first two races of his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career in 2013, 16-year-old John Hunter Nemechek…
Read more2014 K&N West Schedule Announced
Fourteen Race Calendar Spans Seven States DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West opens and closes with its traditional Phoenix dates, and in between tackles some…
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