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Kasey Kahne Takes Checkered Flag in Kobalt Tools 500(k) at Phoenix International Raceway

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship hangs in the balance with one race left in 2011 season (PHOENIX, Ariz.) – Kasey Kahne claimed his first victory of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season while Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart spent the afternoon in such close proximity at Phoenix International Raceway that they maintained the same three-point margin of their thrilling battle in the tightest Chase in history. Edwards finished second to Kahne and leads by a trio of points over Stewart, who passed Jeff Burton for third place on the next to last lap. Stewart saved a point for himself by leading the most laps this afternoon. During post-race interviews, the two drivers sat side-by-side, in similar proximity to their racing fashion during the ... FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500(k) Post-Race Recaps

Camry driver Kasey Kahne earned his first win of the season in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at the recently redesigned Phoenix International Raceway. Kahne led the final 14 laps (of 312) to record his 12th career NSCS victory. ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2011 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500(k) Post-Race Recaps

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 MOBIL 1/OFFICE DEPOT CHEVROLET – FINISHED 3RD: YOUR CREW CHIEF, DARIAN GRUBB, APOLOGIZED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT; WHAT HAPPENED? “Well, he shouldn’t apologize for it. We just made another air pressure change and we finally got too far on ... FULL STORY »

Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500(k) Post-Race Recaps

Carl Edwards, No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion -- PIT LANE INTERVIEW “We have never gone into Homestead with the points lead. You know they give a boat away if you win that thing. I saw that boat and I would ... FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500(k) Post-Race Recaps

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 18th “We had a really good Dodge Charger at the first of the race and felt like we had a car to win it. As the race progressed, just lost the ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500(k) Race Results

Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart headed into Phoenix International Raceway with Stewart trailing Edwards by 3-points for the NSCS points lead, and with 160 laps led (the most led) it was looking like Stewart was heading for his third consecutive ... FULL STORY »

Sam Hornish, Jr., Wins First Career NASCAR Event in WYPALL 200 at Phoenix International Raceway

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finishes fifth in pursuit of 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series title (PHOENIX, Ariz.) – Sam Hornish, Jr., already a two-time winner at Phoenix International Raceway in the Indy Racing League, became the first-ever driver to win at PIR in ... FULL STORY »

2011 NNS WYPALL 200 Race Results
Posted 11.12.11
Penske Racing's drivers Sam Hornish, Jr., and Brad Keselowski finished 1,2 respectively in the NNS WYPALL 200, as Hornish captured his first career series win with victory at Phoenix International Raceway. Following Hornish and Keselowski (who finished 0.553 seconds behind) to the drop of the checkered flag were Carl Edwards coming in third, Joey ...FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports’ KEYS FOR SUCCESS: Kobalt Tools 500(k)
Posted 11.12.11
AVONDALE, Ariz., (Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011) – Each race weekend, selected Dodge Motorsports engineers, Penske Racing engineers and crew chiefs, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the ‘Keys for Success’ for the upcoming race. This week, Howard Comstock, Dodge Motorsports engineering - provides the keys for Sunday’s Sprint ...FULL STORY »

Roush Fenway’s Kenseth Scores Career-High 3rd Pole at Phoenix
Posted 11.12.11
RFR wins team-high 10th Sprint Cup pole of season; Sprint Cup point leader Edwards to start Ninth AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 12, 2011) –Matt Kenseth earned Roush Fenway’s team-high 10th Sprint Cup pole of the season, turning a lap of 26.26 seconds (137.101 mph) around the 1-mile low banked tri-oval of Phoenix ...FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2011 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500(k) Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 11.12.11
AVONDALE, AZ - (November 12, 2011) - Mark Martin, No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, leads three Team Chevy drivers with top-10 qualifying efforts for Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500. Martin will start fourth in the 43-car field. Jamie McMurray put the No. 1 McDonald's Chevrolet in the sixth starting position and two-time NASCAR ...FULL STORY »

Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500(k) Post Qualifying Recaps
Posted 11.12.11
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Starting Position: 5th How was your qualifying lap? "Hairy to say the least. Slick as slick as slick out there, it's a lot slicker than yesterday. We ran at least two-tenths quicker yesterday in race trim, so ...FULL STORY »

Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500(k) Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 11.12.11
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion (Qualified 9th) “That was a good lap for us. It depends on this clouds. I think someone will hit it and be really fast but I think it can be a top-10 spot and that is all we need. We had a good ...FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500(k) Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 11.12.11
BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 12th “That was faster than I thought it was. It’s terrible out there right now, but it’s the same for everybody. I’m happy to pick up, just so hard to tell what’s a good lap and what’s a bad lap right ...FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500(k) Starting Lineup
Posted 11.12.11
Matt Kenseth, with a qualifying lap speed of 137.101 mph (which failed to break Carl Edwards' qualifying record speed of 137.279 mph, set back in Feb.) captured the NSCS Kobalt Tools 500(k) Coors Light Pole Award at Phoenix International Raceway. This was Kenseth's third series pole of the 2011 season, his ...FULL STORY »

2011 NNS WYPALL 200 Starting Lineup
Posted 11.12.11
Even with a newly paved surface, Kyle Busch's NNS track qualifying record of 134.298 mph (02/26/2011) remains in tack, as Aric Almirola's qualifying lap speed of 132.910 mph, wins the WYPALL 200 Coors Light Pole Award at Phoenix International Raceway. This was Almirola's first series pole of the 2011 season, his fifth ...FULL STORY »

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