The second race of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season (at Phoenix International Raceway) got underway this weekend on time - with no signs of wet weather in sight - and it was Denny Hamlin, at the end, taking the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k checkered flag for the victory.
Hamlin - who broke a 22-race winless streak and now has a 6-point lead in the series points standings over Greg Biffle - received his first series win of the 2012 season, his eighteenth series career win and his first series win at Phoenix International Raceway.
Coming in second was Kevin Harvick, followed by Greg Biffle finishing in third, Jimmie Johnson finishing fourth and Brad Keselowski finishing in fifth.
Rounding out the top-ten finishing positions were: Kyle Busch finishing ... FULL STORY »
Date: March 3, 2012
Event: Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Race 2 of 33)
Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series
Location: Phoenix International Raceway (1-mile tri-oval)
Start/Finish: 14th/11th (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps)
Winner: Elliott Sadler of Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet)
Kyle Busch and his new NASCAR Nationwide Series ... FULL STORY »
Elliott Sadler - who hasn't seen a NNS victory since Oct. 31, 1998 at the "Rock" - won the Bashas' Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway, and leads rookie of the year contender, Austin Dillon, by 10 points in the ... FULL STORY »
Mark Martin, with a qualifying lap speed of 136.815 mph, captured the NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k Coors Light Pole Award at Phoenix International Raceway.
This was Martin's 1st series pole of the 2012 season, his 52nd series career pole and his ... FULL STORY »
Denny Hamlin, with a qualifying lap speed of 132.979 mph, captured the NNS Bashas' Supermarkets 200 Coors Light Pole Award at Phoenix International Raceway.
This was Hamlin's first series pole of the 2012 season, his sixteenth series career pole and his third ... FULL STORY »
It was Martin Truex, Jr., with a lap speed of 139.481 mph, on top of the speed charts at the close of the final NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k practice session at Phoenix International Raceway.
Clint Bowyer was second fastest with ... FULL STORY »
It was Kasey Kahne, with a lap speed of 135.110 mph, showing the fastest way around Phoenix International Raceway during the final NNS Bashas' Supermarkets 200 practice session.
Second fastest with a lap speed of 134.705 mph, was Joey Logano, followed ... FULL STORY »
