Ryan Blaney Overcomes Extra Pit Stop to Run Third at Phoenix

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AVONDALE, Ariz. – For the third straight Sunday, Ryan Blaney had a negative that counteracted a positive—a pit road miscue that hampered a fast race car.

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NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Preview

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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

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Logano Says Comfort Level with New Rules is Still Miles Away

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The start of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season has brought a smorgasbord of new competition configurations matched widely different surfaces at dramatically different tracks.

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Joey Logano Fends Off Brad Keselowski in the Pennzoil 400

LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 03: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ford, crosses the finish line to take the checkered flag and win thethe Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil Oil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images

Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the first ‘West Coast Swing’ race of the season for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. After an exciting start to the season, drivers are beginning to settle down and go to work for another long season. The series will race two more weeks on the west coast before returning home for some short track racing.

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Joey Logano Outduels his Teammate for Las Vegas Victory

LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 03: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil Oil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS – It was a victory for Joey Logano.

It was a victory for Team Penske.

It was a victory for NASCAR’s new higher-downforce, lower-horsepower competition package, which debuted in full flower on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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