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Nov 16
Tuesday

Mike Bliss Posts 12th-Place Finish in Westerman Companies Chevrolet at Phoenix

Mike Bliss driver for Key Motorsports Mooresville, NC (November 15, 2010) Mike Bliss turned in another great performance Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway, taking the Westerman Companies sponsored Key Motorsports entry to a 12th- place finish after starting the 200-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series event at the tail end of the 43-car field. The Key Motorsports organization was the highest ranked independent team at the conclusion of the Wypall 200. The Key Motorsports team unloaded a fast Westerman Companies Chevrolet in Phoenix, Bliss touring the one-mile track in the desert at 129.580 mph in opening practice to secure 16th on the speed chart. The veteran driver posted the sixth fastest lap in Happy Hour, clocking in at 129.408 mph. “This is a great car, we know ... FULL STORY »

A Top-Five Finish in the Arizona Desert for Reed Sorenson and the Dollar General Team

Reed Sorenson - Photo Credit: CIA (Cameras In Action) AVONDALE, Ariz. (November 15, 2010) – Reed Sorenson and the Dollar General team traveled to Avondale, Ariz. for their second visit of 2010 at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). Confident that he had a car capable of winning Saturday’s WYPALL 200, ... FULL STORY »

Edwards Sweeps Weekend, Wins with FR9 Engine

Roush Yates Engines Mooresville, NC (November 15, 2010) Carl Edwards' Ford Fusion has been on an impressive winning streak, earning front row starting positions and capturing the win in the last two Nationwide Series races.  Edward's also qualified on the ... FULL STORY »

Kevin Harvick Earns 25th Nationwide Series Top-10 Finish of 2010 with Second-Place Finish at PIR

No. 33 Rheem Tankless Water Heaters Chevrolet Impala PHOENIX (November 14, 2010) - For the final Rheem race of the 2010 season, Kevin Harvick and the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Rheem Solar Water Heaters team entered Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) on a mission to finish ... FULL STORY »

Phoenix Racing and Bobby Labonte Bring Home Top 20 Finish

Bobby Labonte Phoenix, Ariz. (November 14, 2010) - With determination in their hearts and on their minds, Phoenix Racing and Bobby Labonte brought the No. 09 C&J Energy Services Chevrolet home in 20th during Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 at the one-mile Phoenix ... FULL STORY »

Phoenix Gives Mears the Gears; Season Finale On-Deck

2010 NSCS No. 13 GEICO Toyota Camry - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR Avondale, AZ (November 14, 2010) – With just two races remaining in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, Casey Mears and the GEICO Racing team have gained significant momentum as the weeks pass.  Just three days ... FULL STORY »

Fuel Mileage Battle in Phoenix Leaves Stewart 17th

Tony Stewart - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR Old Spice/Office Depot Driver Ninth in Points with One Race Remaining Date: Nov. 14, 2010 Event: Kobalt Tools 500k (Round 35 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Phoenix International Raceway (1-mile oval) Start/Finish: 20th/17th (Running, completed 312 of 312 ... FULL STORY »



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Smith Finishes 23rd in Phoenix
Posted 11.15.10
PHOENIX (Nov. 14, 2010) -- Regan Smith posted a 23rd-place finish in Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. Smith, who started the 312-lap race from the eighth position, could not get up to speed due to a shock issue on his No. 78 Furniture ...FULL STORY »
Carl Edwards celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, ending a 70-race winless streak. Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR
Edwards Wins Thrilling Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway
Posted 11.15.10
Win Snaps 70-Race Winless Streak PHOENIX – Carl Edwards staged a fierce battle with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points leader Denny Hamlin for six thrilling laps and won a fuel gamble in the closing stages to win the Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday ...FULL STORY »
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Steve Park Finishes 19th at Phoenix International Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Posted 11.14.10
AVONDALE, Ariz. (Nov. 14, 2010)- Steve Park drove to a 19th-place finish Friday night at Phoenix International Raceway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Lucas Oil 150. Piloting the No. 46 Van Dyk Baler Bollegraaf Lubo USA Eddie Sharp Racing Toyota Tundra. Park completed his 2010 NCWTS ...FULL STORY »
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Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick Tighten Chase Points with Fifth and Sixth Place Finishes at Phoenix
Posted 11.14.10
Ryan Newman Brings Home Runner-Up Finish AVONDALE, Ariz - (November 14, 2010) - Four time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) champion Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet and Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet, are headed to the final race of the 2010 Chase a mere 15 ...FULL STORY »
Ryan Newman's Veterans Day Chevrolet featuring more than 500 photos of men and women who served in the military.
Newman Fuels to 2nd-Place Finish in Phoenix
Posted 11.14.10
PHOENIX (Nov. 14, 2010) -- A strong race car and a successful fuel strategy resulted in U.S. Army driver Ryan Newman finishing runner-up in Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500 Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. He trailed race winner Carl Edwards to the checkered flag by 4.7 seconds. It was the ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2010 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500 Race Recaps
Posted 11.14.10
Camry driver Joey Logano (third) was the top-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Phoenix International Raceway. In the last five races, Logano has earned five consecutive top-10 finishes and three straight top-five results -- earning finishes of seventh (Charlotte), sixth (Martinsville), fifth (Talladega), fourth (Texas) ...FULL STORY »
Carl Edwards - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR
2010 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500 Victory Q & A with Carl Edwards, Crew Chief Bob Osborne & Team Co-Owner Jack Roush
Posted 11.14.10
CARL EDWARDS WINNER’S PRESS CONFERENCE CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion – “It was a great day for us. The race started, I felt like we had the best car, and then here comes Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson, and I think their ...FULL STORY »
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Ford Racing, 2010 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500 Race Recaps
Posted 11.14.10
• Carl Edwards captured his 17th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win with today’s victory. • The Cup win was the first for Edwards since he won at Homestead in the final race of 2008 (70 races). • Edwards was first in all three Cup practice sessions, in addition to winning the ...FULL STORY »
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Team Chevy, 2010 NSCS Kobalt Tools 500 Race Recaps
Posted 11.14.10
RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 U.S. ARMY VETERANS DAY CHEVROLET – FINISHED 2ND HOW WAS YOUR RACE TODAY?: “We did have a good car – the US Army Chevrolet was pretty good all day long.  I have to apologize to Jeff Burton – I got into him there ...FULL STORY »


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