Tag Archives: Phoenix Raceway

A Clutch Restart Earns Martin Truex Jr his First-Ever Phoenix Win

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A clutch restart earns Martin Truex Jr first-ever Phoenix win in the NASCAR Cup Series Instacart 500 on Sunday afternoon.

A clutch restart earns Martin Truex Jr first-ever Phoenix win in the NASCAR Cup Series Instacart 500 on Sunday afternoon.

The NASCAR Cup Series wrapped up its two-weekend stint out west with a 312 lap race at Phoenix Raceway. Phoenix is a unique course due to its dog-legged front stretch where drivers use up the whole racing surface. This one-mile course is one of the most demanding on the schedule. Drivers need to use great discipline while braking into the corners to not overuse the brakes too early. With high heat, and constant need to break into the corner, teams often suffer from a brake failure throughout the race. 

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Martin Truex Jr. Ends Winless Streak with Phoenix Victory

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Martin Truex Jr ends winless streak of 29 races in the NASCAR Cup Series Instacart 500 at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon.

Martin Truex Jr ends winless streak of 29 races in the NASCAR Cup Series Instacart 500 at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon.

Martin Truex Jr. overcame an early-race brush with the wall and took the lead on the final restart with 25 laps remaining to earn his first victory of 2021 and first in 31 career starts at Phoenix Raceway.

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Austin Cindric Makes Championship Statement with Win at Phoenix

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Austin Cindric makes a championship statement with a win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Call 811 Before You Dig 200 at Phoenix Raceway.

Austin Cindric makes a championship statement with a win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Call 811 Before You Dig 200 at Phoenix Raceway.

Austin Cindric earned his second NASCAR Xfinity Series win in the opening five races of the 2021 season Saturday – taking a 0.360-second victory over 18-year old rookie Ty Gibbs in an action-packed final race restart with two laps remaining at Phoenix Raceway.

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Ty Gibbs Earns his First Win of ARCA Season at Phoenix

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Ty Gibbs Dominates for first ARCA Menards Series win of season in the General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway on Friday night.

Ty Gibbs earns his first win of the ARCA Menards Series season in the General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway on Friday night.

Only two challengers had chances to stop Ty Gibbs from winning Friday’s General Tire 150 at Phoenix Raceway in the closing laps.

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Phoenix NASCAR Weekend Preview with Hot Topics on Fan4Racing Radio

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Phoenix NASCAR Weekend Preview is presented by host Sharon Burton along with Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

Phoenix NASCAR Weekend Preview is presented by host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann. Join us as we rev up NASCAR fans for the upcoming weekend of racing. Then, stick around for Hot Topics Sound Off with co-host Andy Laskey and the Fan4Racing crew! 

Our guest on this episode is…

Rajah Caruth

ARCA East driver of the No. 6 with Rev Racing and NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity.

(Pre-recorded Interview)

This episode centers around Phoenix Raceway for the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series along with the ARCA and ARCA West. We’ll also give a few updates from the NASCAR Truck and ARCA East Series as time permits.

The Agenda

  • First, we preview the ARCA and ARCA West race at Phoenix
  • Then, our pre-recorded interview with Rajah Caruth.
  • Next, we offer some updates for the NASCAR Truck and ARCA East Series.
  • Then, our preview continues with the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series at Phoenix
  • Next, it’s Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing Crew.

As always…Thanks for listening!