DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Alex Bowman is already anticipating the ‘party’ his grandmother will likely throw in advance of his arrival at Arizona’s ISM Raceway for Sunday’s TicketGuardian 500 (at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Joey Logano’s victory last Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, along with teammate Brad Keselowski’s win at Atlanta Motor Speedway the week before, officially makes Team Penske the class of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series field heading to Phoenix, Arizona for Sunday’s TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway starting at 3:30 pm ET. Pre-race coverage starts at 3 pm ET on FOX along with radio coverage on MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The defending winner at ISM Raceway is Kevin Harvick.
Distance: 312 miles (312 laps); Stage 1 Ends on lap 75,
Stage 2 Ends on lap 150), Final Stage (Ends on lap 312
Joey Logano topped Saturday’s final practice at ISM Raceway, running 137.794 mph on his sixth lap in the session. Team Penske teammate and pole winner Ryan Blaney was second fastest at 137.221 mph.
Justin Allgaier and Christopher Bell at ISM Raceway in Phoenix Photos – Daniel Shirey-Stacy Revere/Getty Images
AVONDALE, Ariz. – With the NASCAR Xfinity Series coming to ISM Raceway for the second time, it’s a given that starting or restarting in what used to be turn two can be problematic.