NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series West will kick off their 2014 season with the Talking Stick Resort 75 with a 7pm MT start on Thursday, February 27th at Phoenix International Raceway. It’s the fourth consecutive season for the Arizona track to host the opener and 11th overall. 

Greg Pursley, the 2011 series champion, won from the pole last season. In last year’s finale at Phoenix, Gray Gaulding used a last lap nudge to get around Cole Custer and become the youngest winner in series’ history. All three drivers on the entry list for the season opener.

The Talking Stick Resort 75 will air on Fox Sports 1, Friday, March 7th at 1 pm ET.

For the second consecutive year, NASCAR’s Mexico Toyota Series will open its championship season under the lights in the Arizona desert. The Toyota 120 will get underway at 9 pm ET on Friday, February 28th with live Spanish-language television coverage from mun2 and Fox Sports Latin America. Last season’s Phoenix race winner Abraham Calderon and series’ champion, Rodrigo Peralta will be on hand to defend their respective titles.

Daniel Suarez continues his hot streak after winning the first two K&N Pro Series East races in Florida last week. Suarez topped the charts with a lap time of 28.978 seconds in Wednesday’s final series practice at Phoenix. See more practice results here.

NASCAR’s K&N Pro Series East season started last week with a pair of Florida events. NASCAR Next and Drive for Diversity driver Daniel Suarez collected wins at New Smyrna Speedway on Feb 16 and Daytona on Feb 18 in the UNOH Battle at the Beach.