NASCAR Phoenix International Raceway

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Cole Custer Gets Redemption with First Win at Phoenix

Cole Custer wins first K&N Pro Series West  race at Phoenix International Raceway on February 27, 2014  Photo - Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
Cole Custer wins first K&N Pro Series West race at Phoenix International Raceway on February 27, 2014
Photo – Todd Warshaw/Getty Images

Cole Custer holds off Newberry and collects his first K&N Pro Series West Victory

For the last four months, Cole Custer has held his vision on the checkered flag at Phoenix International Raceway. He patiently waited until Thursday to get his first win at the track where he was denied a victory last November.  Continue reading

Nationwide Series Blue Jeans Go Green 200 at Phoenix Preview

nnspirbjgg200oglThe Nationwide Series teams are at Phoenix International Raceway for the Blue Jeans Go Green 200 presented by Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives and on Saturday, March 1st at Phoenix International Raceway, they’ll run 200 miles in 200 laps on the one-mile track. ABC starts their pre-race coverage at 3pm ET and the green flag will wave around 3:45 pm ET. Race coverage is also available on MRN, Sirius XM Radio, channel 90.   Continue reading

Wendell Scott Decal Sported by Four NASCAR Series at Phoenix

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Since 2010, NASCAR has designated the first race weekend in March as a time to commemorate Wendell Scott’s first career start. Scott is the only African- American driver to win a Grand National (now Sprint Cup) Series event in NASCAR history.

Cars in all four NASCAR series competing at Phoenix International Raceway (NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series) will sport a commemorative decal.

The decals will be applied to the B or C post of each vehicle during the inspection processes throughout the entire weekend.

Car Placement of Wendell Scott Decal

Drive For Diversity Wendell Scott Profile

Throwback Thursday: Davey Allison Leaves Phoenix with Points Lead

Photo - 1992 Winston Cup Yearbook Cover
Photo – 1992 Winston Cup Yearbook Cover

Davey Allison’s 1992 season started off with a bang. The 31-year-old driver won the season opening Daytona 500 for Robert Yates Racing. It was the start to a great season.

Along the way, he picked up wins at North Wilkesboro and Talladega in the spring and Michigan in June. No other win was more prominent than the Winston in May, featuring a last-lap duel between Allison, Dale Earnhardt and Kyle Petty. Continue reading