Burning Issues in NASCAR Phoenix Race History
This piece surveys Phoenix race history with drivers like Alen Kulwick and multiple two time winners including Davey Allison Jeff Burton Dale Earnhardt Jr Kevin Harvick and J J Yeley and Michael McDowell as Arizonans in the field. It notes Jeff Gordon’s pole win at PIR in 2007 and observes fuel mileage drama and road course quirks in NASCAR for fans.
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Phoenix
Davey Allison
Jeff Burton
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Kevin Harvick
Johnson
Jeff Gordon
Arizona
Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup Race at Talladega Superspeedway
The upcoming Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway covers 188 laps on a 2.66 mile track for a 500.08 mile race on Sunday April 27. Defending series champion Jimmie Johnson won last season's Subway Fresh Fit 500 using selective fuel strategy, with team owner Rick Hendrick and crew chief Chad Knaus guiding the effort. Clint Bowyer finished second, avoiding late pit stops.
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Talladega
Ala
Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
Bill Elliott
Ford
Mark Martin
Jimmie Johnson
Phoenix International Raceway
Johnson
Chad Knaus
Dale Earnhardton
Denny Hamlin
Carl Edwards
Knaus
Hendrick Motorsports
Clint Bowyer
Mexico 200 at Autodromo aims for fast 200 laps
The Nationwide w Race at Autodromo Her manos Rodriguez runs 200 laps totaling 201.44 miles on Sunday April 20. Last year's winner was Juan Pablo Montoya driving a Dodge. Scott Pruett set a qualifying record at 103.674 mph on March 2, 2007. Martin Truex Jr. holds the race record at 67.591 mph since March 6, 2005. Kyle Busch won the previous event at Phoenix International Raceway driving a Toyota.
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Mexico
Crafteman Truck Race at Kansas Speedway Card
The Crafteman Truck Race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City Kansas spans 1.5 miles and 167 laps totaling 250.5 miles. The event runs Saturday April 26 with last year's winner Eril Darnell driving a Ford.
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Kansas Speedway
Kansas City
Kan
Eril Darnell
Ford
Bill Lecter
Toyota
Ricky Hendrick
Chevrolet
Dennis Setzer
Martinsville Speedway
Mexico Car Race Legacy Links NASCAR to 1950s Tours
NASCAR’s ties to Mexico stretch back over 50 years with drivers competing in the 1950s. The La Carrera Panamericana began in 1950 to showcase new Mexican highways, running through 1951. World champions Phil Hill and Juan Manuel Fangio participated, Hershel McGriff won the first race in an Oldsmobile 88, and Bill France Curtis Turner and Marshall Teague also competed during the event’s five-year run.
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Mexico
Phil Hill
Juan Manuel Fangio
Hershel McGriff
Bridal Veil
Ore
Bill France
Curtis Turner
Marshall Teague
Sadler Battles Back From Back Pain To Qualify Second
Elliott Sadler, fittingly near his Virginia home, qualified second for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix after rough stretches with a balky back. He finished 41st, but his Gillett Evernham team shows signs of life as he aims for the Chase and a stronger 2007 season.
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Sadler
Gillett Evernham Motorsports
Martinsville
Texas
Emporia
Gillett Evernham
George Gillett
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