Kyle Busch Dominates at Phoenix with Third Straight XFINITY Series Victory

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Kyle Busch continues his NASCAR XFINITY Series dominance with his third straight victory, this time in Saturday’s Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.

Busch has won the last three XFINITY Series races, with Chase Elliott’s win at Daytona serving as the only contest that has eluded Busch. Continue reading

NASCAR XFINITY Series Axalta 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 12

The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET

TV: FOX, 2 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 200 miles (200 laps)

Suárez Takes Over Points Lead, Hits Major Milestone

On the strength of three consecutive top-tens to start the season, Daniel Suárez took the points lead for the first time in his young – and impressive – career.

It was also the first-time in NASCAR history that a driver born outside the United States has led the standings in any NASCAR national series. The Mexico-born driver also matched his best finish of second last weekend at Las Vegas. Continue reading

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

XFINITY Series Rookie Ross Chastain Rolls on to Phoenix with Confidence

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Ross Chastain is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 8:30 pm ET. During the LIVE broadcast, call 714-202-9918 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Knighter01 or @ZRoethlisberger with any questions or comments.

NASCAR XFINITY Series Rookie of the Year contender Ross Chastain sits in tenth-place in the series point standings as the circuit moves on to Phoenix International Raceway Saturday for the Axalta Faster Tougher Brighter 200.

In his first three races of the season, Chastain has finishes of ninth, 24th and 18th, and he has reason for confidence as his JD Motorsports team heads to Phoenix.

This will be Chastain’s first XFINITY Series race at Phoenix, but he has solid experience in the Camping World Truck Series at the track. He has raced there twice, and, in 2013, Chastain won the pole and finished second in the Camping World Truck Series event. Continue reading