March 12, 2023 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick hate late-race cautions. William Byron loves them. After a two-tire call under the fourth caution flag in Sunday’s United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway, Byron surged past Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson in overtime to win his second […]
Back To Back: Late Caution Lifts William Byron To Cup Series Win At Phoenix
March 13, 2023 by 7 Comments
Fast Learner: Sammy Smith Tops Xfinity Series At Phoenix
March 12, 2023 by Leave a Comment
AVONDALE, Ariz.—High school senior Sammy Smith made the most of the fastest car in Saturday’s United Rentals 200, becoming the youngest NASCAR Xfinity Series winner Phoenix Raceway at age 18. In a race that featured 11 cautions for 69 laps, Smith held off teammate Ryan Truex after a restart with 15 of 200 laps left […]
Bryan Narducci To Run Ole Blue For BRE In NAPA Spring Sizzler At Stafford
March 10, 2023 by 4 Comments
As entries continue to come into Stafford Speedway for the 51st Annual NAPA Spring Sizzler® scheduled for April 29-30, two well known names in modified racing will be teaming up to make a run at the Sizzler trophy. Bryan Narducci will team up with Boehler Racing Enterprises to pilot the #3 “Ole Blue” that has been […]
White Mountain Stars Motor South To Take On Hickory Motor Speedway
March 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
With the Granite State just receiving a new foot of fresh snow, several White Mountain Motorsports Park teams are loading up and heading south to join the American-Canadian Tour exhibition races at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway on March 17th and 18th. These twin-125 lap events are sure to be an exciting start for these Foley Oil & […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Phoenix Raceway – Drivers Face Challenge With New Rules Package
March 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Even though Chase Briscoe will be driving a race car that features a significantly different competition package at Phoenix Raceway this year, the driver of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford remains optimistic. Briscoe will take the green flag on Sunday as the defending winner of the United Rentals Work United 500 at the 1.0-mile […]
Mobil 1 Brings Motorsports Legend Jenson Button To NASCAR
March 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Championship-Winning Formula One and Sports Car Driver To Run Three NASCAR Cup Series Races with Debut March 26 at COTA Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula One world champion whose versatility as a racecar driver extends well beyond his nearly two-decade F1 career, will continue to diversify his racing resume by running three NASCAR Cup Series […]
Ryan Preece Phoenix Raceway Cup Series Preview
March 7, 2023 by 19 Comments
● Event: United Rentals Work United 500k (Round 4 of 36) ● Time / Date: 3:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, March 12 ● Location: Phoenix Raceway ● Layout: 1-mile oval ● Laps / Miles: 312 laps / 312 miles (502 kilometers) ● Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 60 laps / Stage 2: 125 laps / Final Stage: 127 laps ● TV / Radio: FOX / MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio […]
75th Anniversary Feature: Phoenix Raceway Long The Focal Point Of Motorsports In The West
March 7, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Phoenix Raceway is a major intersection in and of itself. If that seems strange for a track located south of Phoenix—and not all that far from the Mexican border—let’s acknowledge that we’re using the term “intersection” in a figurative sense. Opened in 1964, some 13 years after NASCAR held the first of four Cup Series […]
Three Of A Kind: William Byron Leads 1-2-3 Hendrick Motorsports In Cup Series At Las Vegas
March 5, 2023 by 6 Comments
LAS VEGAS—William Byron won the most important race of Sunday afternoon—by inches off pit road. Quick work by Byron’s pit crew enabled the driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to beat teammate Kyle Larson off pit road for an overtime restart in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and that was […]
Riverhead Raceway Readies For Three Whelen Modified Tour Events In 2023
March 5, 2023 by 34 Comments
While Riverhead Raceway is the shortest track visited by the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, the demanding bullring nestled on Eastern Long Island will again be the most frequented by WMT teams in 2023. Track owners Connie Partridge and Tom Gatz have inked three dates for 2023 with Riverhead Raceway anchoring the 19 event WMT schedule. […]
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