New Penalty for Sprint Cup Teams Failing Qualifying Inspection Twice

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In a memo NASCAR Officials distributed, Sprint Cup Series Crew Chiefs received notice that beginning this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway, teams are now subject to 15-minute fines should their cars fail to make it through qualifying inspection twice. Continue reading

NASCAR Mexico Series Set To Air Season-Opening Race On NBC UNIVERSO

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NASCAR Mexico Series Set To Air Season-Opening Race On NBC UNIVERSO

2015 Season Takes Green Flag At Phoenix International Raceway

The ninth season of the NASCAR Mexico Series under the NASCAR banner will take the green flag on Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, and fans across the United States can catch all the electrifying action of Mexico’s national racing championship on NBC UNIVERSO. The broadcast of the Toyota 120 will air live beginning at 10 p.m. ET.  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

Phoenix is Kasey Kahne’s 400th Consecutive Sprint Cup Series Career Start

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Similar to his career, Kasey Kahne’s 2015 season has, so far, been a mixed bag of ups and downs.  With the fourth Sprint Cup Series race of the season coming at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, March 15th, Kahne will have his 400th series consecutive, career start in the CampingWorld.com 500 and that is reason for celebration.

In his previous 399 starts, he has an average finish of 17.3 and ranks 21st on the consecutive starts list. 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