After a green-white-checkered (flags) dash to the finish, it was Carl Edwards breaking a 70-race winless streak, as he kept last week's Daytona 500 winner, Jimmie Johnson, behind him (by 1.024 seconds) to win the 2013 NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500(k) at Phoenix International Raceway.
Edwards, who led the most laps - 122 laps of 316, received his twentieth career series victory and his second series victory at Phoenix International Raceway.
Following Edwards and Johnson (who remains the series points leader with an 8-point lead over teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.) to the drop of the checkered flag were Denny Hamlin finishing in third, Brad Keselowski fourth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished in fifth.
Rounding out the top-ten finishing positions were Clint Bowyer who came ... FULL STORY »
AVONDALE, Ariz. (Mar. 3, 2013) – Travis Pastrana and the Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) No. 60 Ford Mustang finished 28th at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) after making contact with the wall on the second lap of the 200-lap race. ... FULL STORY »
Ford Racing NNS Notes & Quotes:
Dollar General 200 (Phoenix International Raceway)
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Ford Finishing Order:
2nd – Brad Keselowski
4th – Trevor Bayne
7th – Sam Hornish Jr.
9th – Aric Almirola
28th – Travis Pastrana
BRAD KESELOWSKI – No. 22 ... FULL STORY »
RFR PR Campaign Nets MarCom Award; Team recognized for second consecutive year
CONCORD, N.C. (Feb. 28, 2013) – Roush Fenway Racing has accumulated a NASCAR record 311 victories during its celebrated 25 year history. It’s 2012 “25 Winning Years” marketing platform – ... FULL STORY »
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – Subway Fresh Fit 500 Advance
Team: No. 17 Best Buy Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Primary Chassis: RK- 832 - new chassis
Backup Chassis: RK-801 - 2012 No. 99 chassis - ran at various tracks in 2012.
ADVANCE NOTES
· Stenhouse at Phoenix
o Stenhouse will make ... FULL STORY »
Greg Biffle – Phoenix Advance
Team: No. 16 3M Novec Ford Fusion
Crew Chief: Matt Puccia
Primary Chassis: RK-844 Brand new chassis
Backup Chassis: RK-807 Last ran Bristol – 19th
ADVANCE NOTES
· Biffle at Phoenix
o Biffle has 18 Sprint Cup Series starts at Phoenix, earning five top-five and ... FULL STORY »
3M Novec 1230 Fire Protection Fluid Becomes New Standard for No.16
ST. PAUL, Minn. – March 3, 2013 – With the 2013 season now underway, NASCAR® driver Greg Biffle will once again be racing with the environmentally sustainable, 3M™ Novec™ 1230 Fire Protection Fluid as ... FULL STORY »
