March 19, 2017
Newman wins at Phoenix: #31-Ryan Newman won the Camping World 500(k) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway for his 1st win of the season, 2nd win at Phoenix, his first for Richard Childress Racing and 18th career win. Newman’s last win was at Indianapolis in July 2013.
#42-Larson finished second (for the 4th time in the last five races) followed by #18-Busch, $17-Stenhouse Jr., #2-Keselowski, #4-Harvick, #19-Suarez(career best), #77-Jones(career best), #48-Johnson and $11-Hamlin.
Pole winner, #22-Logano, led 82 laps but had a pit road speeding penalty mid-way in the race and then with 6 laps to go in the race had a tire explode and hit the wall, finishing 31st.
#18-Kyle Busch led the most laps at 114 and had a commanding lead with 6 laps to go before Logano hit the wall and brought out the caution.
There were 14 lead changes among 8 drivers and 8 cautions for 45 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 104.271mph.
Scheduled Race Re-Airs: Sunday, March 19 at 10:00pm/et on FS1; Monday, March 20 at 6:30am/et on FS1; Monday, March 20 at 9:30am/et on FS2
See unofficial race results, awards, laps led, cautions and more at:
Unofficial Race Results page (pdf)
Penalty Report (pdf).
Cumulative Report (pdf).
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).(3-19-2017)
Race recap: Newman wins at Phoenix; Larson 2nd…again When the winner of Sunday’s Camping World 500 was announced, officials might have thought for a moment that they got the wrong envelope, a la Warren Beatty at the Oscars. But, no, there was no mistake. Ryan Newman was the unexpected winner of the fourth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the season after a late caution gave his #31 Richard Childress Racing team the chance to break a drought dating to 2013. Staying out on old tires for a two-lap overtime run at Phoenix International Raceway, Newman pulled away when eventual fourth-place finisher Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (who stayed out during the final caution) and runner-up Kyle Larson (who pitted for two tires) got together in the first corner after the final restart on Lap 313. Newman’s 18th career victory was his second at Phoenix but his first since he won the Brickyard 400 on July 28, 2013, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing. The win was RCR’s first since Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag on Nov. 10, 2013 at Phoenix before departing for Stewart-Haas the following year.[More](3-19-2017)
Phoenix winning driver, Ryan Newman’s comments
Q) IN THE DESERT, THE DROUGHT COMES TO AN END FOR RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING AND RYAN NEWMAN. HOW GOOD DOES IT FEEL TO BE BACK HERE IN VICTORY LANE?
Newman: “I’ve lost count; that’s how long it’s been. I’ve got to thank Grainger, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Monster Energy, for supporting our series, and Chevrolet. The list goes on and on. What a gutsy call by (crew chief) Luke (Lambert). I called for two tires and he called for none. I’ve won more races no tires than I have with four. I’m just proud of these guys. We had a good car all day. We kept it out of trouble and collected in the end.”
Q) A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO YOU USED UP KYLE LARSON TO MAKE THE CHASE. WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT THAT AT ALL AS HE WAS CHASING YOU DOWN?
Newman: “Trust me, I went into (Turn) 3 looking at my mirror. I knew he was down there; but it took my car forever to get going. I’m spent, man. I had the chills on lap 150. I’m done.”(Team Chevy)(3-19-2017)
Race Fast Facts – Phoenix:
#31-Ryan Newman won the 13th Annual Camping World 500, his 18th victory in 552 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2017.
With the victory, Newman ends a 127 race winlless drought. His last win came at Indianapolis in 2013.
This is his second victory and 12th top-10 finish in 30 races at Phoenix Raceway.
With the victory, Richard Childress Racing ends a 112 race winless drought. Its last win came at Phoenix in November of 2013 (Kevin Harvick).
#42-Kyle Larson (second) posted his third top-10 finish in seven races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2017.
#18-Kyle Busch (third) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 24 races at Phoenix Raceway.
#19-Daniel Suarez (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie.
#42-Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 6 points over #2-Brad Keselowski.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(3-19-2017)
Top-Ten Stage 2 Results (lap 150) of the Camping World 500(k) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway (lap 150/312):
#24-Elliott, 10pts
#42-Larson, 9pts
#18-Busch, 8pts
#48-Johnson, 7pts
#2-Keselowski, 6pts
#1-McMurray, 5pts
#77-Jones, 4pts
#21-Blaney, 3pts
#11-Hamlin, 2pts
#4-Harvick, 1pt
Top-Ten Stage 1 Results (lap 75) of the Camping World 500(k) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway (lap 75/312):
#22-Logano, 10pts
#42-Larson, 9pts
#2-Keselowski, 8pts
#24-Elliott, 7pts
#1-McMurray, 6pts
#18-Busch, 5pts
#21-Blaney, 4pts
#48-Johnson, 3pts
#31-Newman, 2pts
#88-Earnhardt Jr., 1pt
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Driver Chase Standings:
[after Phoenix, race 4 of 36]
1) #42-Kyle Larson, 184
2) #2-Keselowski [1 win], 178, -6
3) #24-Chase Elliott, 171, -13
4) #78-Martin Truex Jr [1 win], 153, -31
5) #22-Joey Logano, 135, -49
6) #21-Ryan Blaney, 127, -57
7) #4-Kevin Harvick, 123, -61
8) #1-Jamie McMurray, 119, -65
9) #41-Kurt Busch [1 win], 105, -79
10) #5-Kasey Kahne, 105, -79
11) #31-Ryan Newman [1 win], 101, -83
12) #6-Trevor Bayne, 100, -84
13) #18-Kyle Busch, 97, -87
14) #11-Denny Hamlin, 97, -87
15) #14-Clint Bowyer, 97, -87
16) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 93, -91
See the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings page (pdf) and
Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf)
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).
Lucky Dogs – Who got a lap back on each caution at Phoenix: (and their finish)
Caution 1: #23-Gaulding, 36th
Caution 2: #32-DiBenedetto, 29th
Caution 3: #32-DiBenedetto(2), 29th
Caution 4: #15-Sorenson, 30th
Caution 5: #15-Sorenson(2), 30th
Caution 6: #41-Busch, 25th
Caution 7: #37-Buescher, 27th
Caution 8: #47-Allmendinger, 26th
(3-19-2017)
Phoenix Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pre-Race Schedule for Sunday, March 19: (eastern time)
1:30pm: Driver/Crew Chief Meeting
3:00pm: Driver Introductions
3:30pm: Intro Presentation of Colors: Luke Air Force Base Color Guard
3:30:20pm: Invocation by PIR Chaplain, Ken Bowers
3:31pm: National Anthem: Dr. Jessie McGuire
3:32:30pm: Flyover by two F-35’s, 62nd Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base
3:37:30pm: Command to Start Engines: Tamara Ward, Chief Marketing Officer for Camping World
3:44:30pm: Scheduled Green Flag – Camping World 500
eastern time (NASCAR.com)
Austin Dillon racing a Dow World Water Day at Phoenix Austin Dillon is racing a Dow World Water Day scheme on the #3 Richard Childress Racing Chevy in the Camping World 500(k) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway in March. WorldWaterDay is about the Importance of Water for Everyone … Whether it is fishing, boating, hunting or just being outside and enjoying the beauty of a mountain lake, a forest stream or an ocean view, Austin and the #3 team love the outdoors. Being able to share this precious natural resource with their families, friends and future generations is important to them. It is why they want to raise awareness of water’s importance in all aspects of life through the United Nation’s World Water Day. Austin is proud to drive the #3 Dow World Water Day Chevrolet and partner with Dow, whose Water & Process Solutions business specializes in sustainable liquid purification and separation technologies, and which plays a significant role in helping show the relationship and interaction between water, wastewater and sustainability.(RCR & Tucson News Now)[More](3-19-2017)
Austin Dillon will face no further penalties for XFINITY race incident Austin Dillon will not face additional penalties today for deliberately wrecking Cole Custer in Saturday’s DC Solar 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Phoenix Raceway. NASCAR parked Dillon for the remainder of Saturday’s race, but a NASCAR representative confirmed to FOXSports.com that Dillon will not face additional sanctions today.(FOXSports.com)[More](3-19-2017)
Jeffrey Earnhardt gets sponsor for Phoenix: Niceride Niceride, a clothing brand, will be the sponsor of the #33 Circle Sport/TMG Chevy for the Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. What is Niceride? NICERIDE has set out to promote a lifestyle that emphasizes Family, Friends, and FUN. Those three elements are what NICERIDE is all about.(@CSTMG3330)[More](3-19-2017)
Saturday Phoenix Notebook Kyle Larson can’t imagine getting angry enough to take a swing at another driver-because of the potential consequences.
Naturally enough, the fisticuffs between Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and their crew members made for animated conversation at Phoenix International Raceway — site of Sunday’s Camping World 500 — where the chief combatants were summoned to a Friday morning your-attendance-is-requited meeting in the NASCAR transporter. After Logano’s Ford collided with Busch’s Toyota on the final lap last Sunday at Las Vegas, Busch launched an overhand right at Logano on pit road and the melee followed. Larson, on the other hand, can’t see himself in a similar situation. Most sources list Larson as 5-foot-6, 130 pounds, but both those numbers may be generous. “Look at how big I am,” Larson said with a chuckle. “I can’t do that. Joey has got probably about two feet longer reach on me, too. No, but, I’m not the fighting type. I don’t think I’ve ever been mad enough that I have ever wanted to punch somebody, mainly probably because I’m scared that I am the one that is going to get beat up.
Denny Hamlin got “screwed” during the first round of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying. No, another competitor didn’t impede Hamlin’s progress on his run. Crew chief Mike Wheeler described what happened in a tweet on Friday night. “Ran over a screw in Q1, came in 15 psi lower,” Wheeler posted about the cut tire that resulted. “NASCAR no longer allows changes. Tried to pump up for Q2, but didn’t work. Bummer. #startinglast” During the offseason, NASCAR instituted a rule requiring drivers to start the race on their qualifying tires, and tires may be changed only in the case of a factory defect. With the pumped-up tire, Hamlin nevertheless qualified 19th. Though he’ll have to start from the back of the field in Sunday’s Camping World 500 because of the tire change, he will retain the pit stall he earned with the 19th pick.(NASCAR Wire Service)[More](3-19-2017)
Phoenix Raceway offers fans first look at new hospitality experienceAt the first race of 2017 season, fans able to take a test drive for what’s to come in 2018
As Phoenix Raceway welcomes racing fans for the first time in 2017, the anticipation is growing for the track’s modernization project. To harness the excitement during the Camping World 500 weekend, a New Phoenix Raceway Preview Center is giving fans an up-close-and-personal view of what’s to come for the Phoenix Raceway Project Powered by DC Solar. Located on the DC Solar Power Pavilion (formerly Fan Midway) right along Turn 1, the New Phoenix Raceway Preview Center tells the story of what fans can expect once the project is completed in time for the fall NASCAR race in November 2018.(PhoenixRaceway.com)[More])(3-19-2017)
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