Race Facts: Mark Martin became Phoenix’s oldest pole and race winner when he won both in the spring. Kyle Busch is also the youngest pole and race winner, but he set those records on different race dates… JimmieJohnson has the most wins of any driver …
Read Original Story: Fantasy Racing: Phoenix – RacinToday.com
By With just two races to go, Sports Network The largest deficit ever overcome with two races remaining occurred in 1992 when Alan Kulwicki trailed by 85 points, but edged Bill Elliott for the Cup title by just 10 points, making it the second closest …
Read Original Story: Points battle tightens as Chase heads to Phoenix – Kansas City Star
AVONDALE, Ariz. — JimmieJohnson, looking to rebound from his worst finish of the season and put the clamps on his fourth consecutive NASCARSprint Cup Championship, will start on the second row in Sunday’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. …
Read Original Story: Truex takes pole, Chase leader Johnson third in Phoenix qualifying – USA Today
Points leaders: 1. JimmieJohnson, 6297; 2. Mark Martin, 6224; 3. Jeff Gordon, 6185; 4. Kurt Busch, 6126; 5. Tony Stewart, 6119; 6. Juan Montoya, 6061; 7. Greg Biffle, 6050; 8. Denny Hamlin, 5975; 9. Ryan Newman, 5973; 10. Kasey Kahne, 5898; 11. …
Read Original Story: Phoenix Chase advance package – SportingNews.com
AVONDALE, Ariz. — JimmieJohnson has such a stranglehold on the championship that it’s out of reach for every driver besides Mark Martin. And his only chance would likely require a major stumble by the points leader. So what incentive does that leave …
Read Original Story: Drivers still have incentive for final 2 races – The Associated Press
By Sports Network MartinTruex Jr. shrugged off a penalty assessed by NASCAR to his team earlier this week by winning the pole for Sunday’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Truex turned a lap at 135.120 mph (26.643 …
Read Original Story: Truex Jr. tops in Phoenix qualifying – MiamiHerald.com
For the first time in NASCARSprint Cup Series history, car No. 1 and car No. 2 will start 1st and 2nd in Sunday’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. MartinTruex Jr. earned his third pole of the year with a fast lap of 26.643 seconds at 135.120mph in …
Read Original Story: 1 And 2 Will Start 1 And 2 At Phoenix – HardcoreRaceFans.com
He trails JimmieJohnson by 73 points entering the Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. By Jim Peltz Reporting from Avondale, Ariz. – What was expected to be JimmieJohnson’s coronation in the desert is back to being a bona …
Read Original Story: Mark Martin keeps up pressure in Sprint Cup Series – Los Angeles Times
By Mark J. Rebilas, US Presswire By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY "I don’t think lightning can strike two weeks in a row," Johnson said before Friday’s practice for Sunday’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. …
Read Original Story: Johnson hoping terrible Texas luck was a one-time incident – USA Today
A funny thing happened on JimmieJohnson’s way to a fourth-straight Sprint Cup title. He got into a wreck. All Johnson could do for more than an hour this past weekend at Texas was sit and think about what had happened on the third lap …
Read Original Story: Driver's Ed: Phoenix is rising – CBSSports.com
