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  • Weekend schedule for Phoenix

    Weekend schedule for Phoenix

    NASCAR heads to Phoenix Raceway this weekend as the Cup Series and Xfinity Series close out the West Coast swing. The Camping World Truck Series has the week off and will return Saturday, March 19, to compete at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

    Friday evening the ARCA Menards Series will begin the on-track activities with practice at 4 p.m. ET followed by the General Tire 150 at 7:30 p.m. with radio coverage on MRN.

    Notes:

    We have seen three different race winners in the first three races of the NASCAR Cup Series this season – Austin Cindric at Daytona, Kyle Larson at Auto Club and Alex Bowman at Las Vegas. We have also had three different pole winners – Kyle Larson (Daytona), Austin Cindric (Auto Club) and Christopher Bell (Las Vegas).

    The top contenders for the Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie are led by Austin Hill with 74 points, followed by Sheldon Creed with 66 points, Kyle Sieg with 21 points and Jesse Iwuji with 14 points.  

    Press Pass Live will be available throughout the weekend.

    All times are Eastern.

    Saturday, March 12

    11:30 a.m.: Xfinity Series practice – FS1
    Noon: Xfinity Series qualifying – FS1
    1:30 p.m.: Cup Series practice – FS1/MRN
    2:05 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying – FS1/MRN
    4:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series United Rentals 200
    FS1/TSN/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Distance: 200 miles (200 Laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 45, Stage 2 ends on Lap 90, Final Stage ends on Lap 200
    Purse: $1,344,059
    2021 Race Winner: Austin Cindric

    Sunday, March 13

    3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Ruoff Mortgage 500
    FOX/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    TV: FOX/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    Distance: 312 miles (312 laps)
    Stage 1 ends on Lap 60, Stage 2 ends on Lap 185, Final Stage ends on Lap 312
    The Purse: $7,039,168
    2021 Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr.

  • Weekend schedule for Phoenix Raceway

    Weekend schedule for Phoenix Raceway

    The NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series head to Phoenix Raceway this weekend for the fifth race of the season while the Camping World Truck Series has a week off from competition.

    Both series have had four different winners in each race for what is shaping up to be an exciting season. There will be no practice or qualifying sessions due to COVID-19 protocols established by NASCAR.

    The starting lineups are determined by the following metrics formula:

    • 25 percent: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race
    • 25 percent: Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race
    • 35 percent: Team owner points ranking
    • 15 percent: Fastest lap from the previous race

    All times are Eastern.

    Saturday, March 13

    5:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Call 811 Before You Dig 200 presented by Arizona 811
    FS1/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    200 miles (200 Laps)
    Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)
    Pole: Daniel Hemric

    Sunday, March 14

    3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Instacart 500
    FOX/MRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
    312 miles (312 laps)
    Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 75), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 190), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 312)
    Pole: Brad Keselowski

    Phoenix Raceway Information:

    Season Race #: 05 of 36 (03-14-21)
    Track Size: 1-mile
    Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 9 degrees
    Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 11 degreesBanking/Frontstretch: 3 degrees
    Banking/Backstretch: 9 degrees

    Phoenix Raceway Qualifying Information – Cup Series:

    Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet (143.158 mph, 25.147 seconds on 11-13-15)
    2020 Pole Winner: Chase Elliott, Chevrolet (138.116 mph, 26.065 seconds on 03-07-20)

    Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman lead the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Phoenix with 36 starts each. Chase Elliott leads the series in average starting position with a 4.6 in 10 starts. Ryan Newman (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008) and Kyle Busch (2006, 2012, 2016, 2019) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in poles with four each. Five different manufacturers have won at least one Busch pole award led by Chevrolet (18), Ford (15), Toyota (7), Dodge (4) and Pontiac (4).

    Phoenix Raceway Race Information – Cup Series:

    Track race record: Tony Stewart, Pontiac (118.132 mph, 02:38:28 on 11-07-99)
    2020 race winner: Joey Logano, Ford (94.407 mph, 03:20:50 on 03-08-20)

    Kevin Harvick leads the series in wins with nine victories at Phoenix (2006 sweep, 2012 Playoff race, 2013 Playoff race, 2014 sweep, 2015 Spring race, 2016 Spring race, 2018 Spring race).  Four different manufacturers have won at Phoenix, led by Chevrolet (24), Ford (17), Toyota (6) and Pontiac (2). 

    Top-10 Driver Ratings at Phoenix Raceway – Cup Series:

    Kevin Harvick – 110.6
    Chase Elliott – 108.4
    Kyle Busch – 104.7
    Denny Hamlin – 98.4
    Brad Keselowski – 95.0
    Kurt Busch – 94.5
    Joey Logano – 93.1
    Kyle Larson – 93.0
    Ryan Blaney – 89.4
    Martin Truex Jr – 88.5

    (Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2020 races (32 total) among active drivers at Phoenix Raceway).

  • NASCAR Racing Schedule for Phoenix

    NASCAR Racing Schedule for Phoenix

    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series head to Phoenix International Raceway this weekend. The on-track action for the Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series will be televised on NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra, as indicated below. FS1 will broadcast events for the Camping World Truck Series.

    All times are Eastern.

    Thursday, Nov. 12:

    On Track:

    4:30–6:55 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Final Practice

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    2 p.m.: Daniel Suarez

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    6 p.m.: NASCAR Race Hub – FS1
    7 p.m.: NASCAR America Live – NBCSN

    Friday, Nov. 13:

    On Track:

    12:45 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Qualifying – FS1
    2-3:25 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    3:30-4:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    5-6:25 p.m.: XFINITY Series Final Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    6:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – NBCSN/Live Extra
    8:30 p.m.: Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 (150 laps, 150 miles) – FS1 (Green flag 8:48 p.m. approx.)

    GarageCam: (Watch live)

    1:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series
    3 p.m.: XFINITY Series

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    Noon: Rico Abreu
    12:30 p.m.: Joey Logano
    12:45 p.m.: Kurt Busch
    1 p.m.: Kevin Harvick
    3:30 p.m.: Carl Edwards
    4:30 p.m.: Jeff Gordon
    4:45 p.m.: Track 2016 Title Sponsor Announcement
    7:45 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Qualifying
    10:15 p.m.: Post-Camping World Truck Series Race

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    4:30 p.m.: NASCAR America Live –NBCSN
    8 p.m.: NCWTS Setup – FS1

    Saturday, Nov. 14:

    On Track:

    11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    12:45 p.m.: XFINITY Series Qualifying – NBCSN/Live Extra
    2:30-3:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN/Live Extra
    4 p.m.: XFINITY Series DAV 200 Honoring America’s Veterans (200 laps, 200 miles) – NBCSN/Live Extra (Green flag 4:16 p.m. approx.)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    5:45 p.m.: Post-XFINITY Series Race

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    2 p.m.: NASCAR America Live –NBCSN
    3:30 p.m.: NASCAR XFINITY Series Countdown to Green – NBC

    Sunday, Nov. 15:

    On Track:

    2:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 (312 laps, 312 miles) – NBC/Live Extra (Green flag 2:45 p.m. approx.)

    Press Conferences: (Watch live at NASCAR.com)

    5:45 p.m.: Post-Sprint Cup Series Race

    TV Schedule- Additional NASCAR Coverage:

    11:30 a.m.: NASCAR RaceDay – FS1
    1:30 p.m.: NASCAR America Sunday – NBCSN
    2 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Countdown to Green – NBC
    6 p.m.: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Post-Race – NBCSN
    6:30 p.m.: NASCAR Victory Lap – NBCSN
    Midnight: NASCAR Victory Lane – FS1