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Mar 02
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2012 NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k Pre-Race Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Jimmie Johnson

2011 Jimmie Johnson Standing on Pit Wall Thumbnail JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT CHEVROLET, met with members of the media today at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed the new configuration of the Phoenix track, the penalty levied against the team by NASCAR and other topics.  TALK ABOUT RACING AT PHOENIX: “I love coming out to this race track. It has changed quite a bit since the reconfiguration was done for the fall race last year. We didn’t run all that well in the fall race. We are here with high hopes. I feel like we have learned a bit and can apply some things to the race car to take on track for this time. We will just have to get out there and see. I’m optimistic as to ... FULL STORY »

2012 NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k Pre-Race Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon (far left), driver of the No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet, talks with crew chief Alan Gustafson (second left) while crew members listen - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed the Daytona races, racing at Phoenix and other topics. HOW IS THE TRACK DIFFERENT FROM WHEN YOU WON HERE AND ... FULL STORY »

2012 NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k Pre-Race Q&A with Ford Racing Driver, Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth emerges from his car to celebrate his Daytona 500 victory at Daytona International Speedway. - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion, enters Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway fresh off his second Daytona 500 win and leading the NASCAR Sprint Cup series in points. Kenseth, who won ... FULL STORY »

2012 NNS Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 First Practice Session Speeds

Trevor Bayne - Photo Credit: Jason Smith / Getty Images for NASCAR Trevor Bayne, with a lap speed of 132.333 mph, was the quickest during the first NNS Bashas' Supermarkets 200 practice session at Phoenix International Raceway. Second quickest with a lap speed of 132.280 mph, was Denny Hamlin, followed by Kasey Kahne ... FULL STORY »

Allez Cuisine to Sponsor No. 43 Ford Fusion During SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500

Phoenix International Raceway logo thumbnail Iron Chef Star Mark Dacascos to Serve as Honorary Race Official PHOENIX — Chairman of Iron Chef of America, Mark Dacascos, is likely to exclaim, “Allez Cuisine!” when he cheers on the No. 43 Ford Fusion during the SUBWAY Fresh Fit ... FULL STORY »

Santorum for President Campaign Sponsors No. 38 at Phoenix

2012 NSCS David Gilliland in garage - Photo Credit: Tyler Barrick/Getty Images for NASCAR Candidate Encouraged by Boost in Attention from Daytona 500 Sponsorship Statesville, N.C. (March 2, 2012) - The Rick Santorum for President campaign will return to a Front Row Motorsports Ford for a second consecutive week at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway this ... FULL STORY »

2012 NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k Pre-Race Q&A with Toyota Motorsports Driver, Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin in Garage - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Do you consider Phoenix a second home track? "Maybe a little bit. Definitely the garage roster is a little bit heavier this time around than what it was the ... FULL STORY »



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Phoenix International Raceway Grooms Track’s Surface for SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500
Posted 03.02.12
Proactive Measures Taken to Promote Side-by-Side Racing PHOENIX – Phoenix International Raceway has announced the completion of its pre-event track grooming program in advance of this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™. Similar to the track preparation last fall, the program was designed to burnish rubber into the track ...FULL STORY »
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2012 NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k Pre-Race Q&A with Team Chevy Driver, Kevin Harvick
Posted 03.02.12
KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 RHEEM CHEVROLET, met with media and discussed NASCAR penalties levied against the No. 48 of Jimmie Johnson, the new configuration of the Phoenix track, keeping a mobile phone in your car while racing, running the Nationwide Series this weekend along with Sprint Cup, and more. TALK ...FULL STORY »
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2012 NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k Q&A with Team Chevy Crew Chief, Chad Knaus
Posted 03.02.12
CHAD KNAUS, CREW CHIEF OF NO. 48 LOWE’S/KOBALT CHEVROLET, met with members at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed the penalty levied against the team by NASCAR.  WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE PENALTY?  “Obviously, I’m deeply saddened of course. We didn’t expect this.  It’s not the way that we wanted to ...FULL STORY »
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Subway Fresh Fit 500k NASCAR HotPass on DIRECTV Lineup
Posted 03.02.12
Ride Along with Bowyer, Kenseth, Earnhardt and Edwards at Phoenix on DIRECTV Event: Subway Fresh Fit 500k Previous Winner: Jeff Gordon (beat Kyle Busch by 1.137 seconds on Feb. 27, 2011) Date / Time: Sunday, March 4, at 3 p.m. EST Track: Phoenix International Raceway Configuration: 1-mile oval (312 laps = 312 miles/500 kilometers) Banking in ...FULL STORY »
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SRT Motorsports Presents THE NUMBERS for the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k
Posted 03.01.12
THE NUMBERS for the SUBWAY FRESH FIT 500k Phoenix International Raceway (all 31 Sprint Cup races included) 1 – fewest lead changes (11/4/90) 2 – fewest leaders (11/4/90) 2 – fewest caution (11/7/99) 3 – fewest cars on lead lap at finish (10/30/94) 4 – number of wins from the pole (most recent, Carl Edwards 11/14/10) 4 ...FULL STORY »
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Aric Almirola, 2012 NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k Race Preview
Posted 03.01.12
Aric Almirola No. 43 Ford Fusion  ·    Almirola has made 36 starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. ·    Almirola will be making his third Cup start at Phoenix International Raceway. Aric Almirola on Phoenix: “I like Phoenix a lot. I really like the old Phoenix track and the new Phoenix is taking a little bit of ...FULL STORY »
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Tayler Malsam, 2012 NNS Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 Race Preview
Posted 03.01.12
Tayler Malsam Phoenix NNS Preview #19 G-Oil® Toyota Camry Fresh from a sixth-place finish at Daytona in the Drive4COPD 300, Tayler Malsam and the #19 G-Oil Toyota Camry from TriStar Motorsports, head toPhoenixwhere Malsam will make his first NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) start at Phoenix International Raceway. Now in his first full season ...FULL STORY »
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Daytona 500 Wins Came More Than Two Decades Apart for Legendary Crew Chief Jimmy Fennig
Posted 03.01.12
Fennig Legacy Ties together NASCAR Past and Present  CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( March 1, 2012) – Jack Roush launched his newly formed NASCAR operation on Feb. 14, 1988 and on the day Roush and driver Mark Martin finished their inaugural run in a back-up car in 41st position, young crew chief Jimmy Fennig led ...FULL STORY »
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David Ruetimann & Dave Blaney, 2012 NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k Pre-Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 03.01.12
Tommy Baldwin Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Advance: Phoenix International Raceway Race: Subway Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: 2 of 36 Track: Phoenix International Raceway Date: March 4, 2012 Tommy Baldwin Racing (TBR) will field two entries for the Subway Fresh Fit 500. David Reutimann will make his team debut in the No. ...FULL STORY »


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