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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 →

Brennan Poole Nabs a Top-Ten Finish in NASCAR XFINITY Series Debut

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Brennan Poole is our guest on Fan4Racing NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 9 pm ET. During the LIVE broadcast call 714-202-9918 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Knighter01 or @ZRoethlisberger with any questions or comments.

Making his début in Saturday’s Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Brennan Poole came home with his H Scott Motorsports team with a hard-fought top-ten finish.  He started 16th after advancing through qualifying rounds to set up the running order. On Saturday, the highlight of the 200-lap event, were several long green flag runs, meaning there were fewer pit stops and fewer chances to adjust the car. Poole’s early reports were that the car was getting loose with each passing lap.  Past halfway, Poole’s crew made adjustments to the car, changing it from loose to tight. There were only six cautions for 34 laps in the race. Continue reading →