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Crew Chief Mike Ford says Dylan Lupton ‘Drove One Hell of a Race’ in his Phoenix Debut

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Dylan Lupton is our guest on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 9:30 pm ET.  During the LIVE broadcast call 714-202-9918 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @Sal_Sigala with any questions or comments. 

As debuts go, place a check in the success column when grading Athenian Motorsports’ driver Dylan Lupton’s first outing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Axalta Faster Tougher Brighter 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.

The 21-year-old standout in the NASCAR K&N West Series admitted to being somewhat nervous on Friday afternoon at Phoenix when he realized he was about to experience a life-long dream by racing on the same track with the likes of Daytona 500 champions Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick.  Continue reading

Joey Logano is class of the field in XFINITY win at Phoenix

Joey Logano summed up his dominating victory in one word.

“Finally!” Logano exclaimed after taking the checkered flag in Saturday’s Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.

Logano had reason to be frustrated. He had finished second in his last four XFINITY Series starts, the last three after winning the pole. And the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford hadn’t been to Victory Lane in the series since Sept. 28, 2013 at Dover International Speedway. Continue reading

XFINITY Series Axalter Faster, Tougher, Brighter 200 at Phoenix Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series

Next Race: Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200

The Place: Phoenix International Raceway

The Date: Saturday, March 14

The Time: 4 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX, 3:30 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 200 miles (200 laps)

Ty Dillon Grabs XFINITY Series Standings Lead Early

Richard Childress Racing’s Ty Dillon has powered to the NASCAR XFINITY Series point standings lead after posting three top-10 finishes in the first three races of the 2015 season.

Dillon has been adamant since the season opener that 2015 is a championship or bust season for himself and the No. 3 RCR Chevrolet team. Now he sits at the standings point, six markers ahead of Roush Fenway Racing driver Chris Buescher in second and 15 points ahead of third-place Ryan Reed.   Continue reading

Phoenix March 2015 News & Notes

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Check back for more updates as the days wind down to events at Phoenix International Raceway in March 2015. During Race Weekend, look for more updates posted here.

The broadcast of the Mexico Toyota Series, Toyota 120 will air live Friday, March 13, beginning at 10 p.m. ET on NBC Universo. The XFINITY Series, Xalta Faster Tougher Brighter 200 will air on FOX at 4 pm ET on March 14 with the Sprint Cup Series broadcast of the CampingWorld.com 500 March 15 on FOX at 3:30 pm ET.

Tickets for the CampingWorld.com 500 on March 15 start at just $25. For tickets and information, visit PhoenixRaceway.com or call 866-408-RACE (7223) Continue reading