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Phoenix Notes & Facts – Thursday – history:

- Construction was completed in January 1964. The facility consisted of a one-mile oval and a 2.5-mile road course. - Alan Kulwicki won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix on Nov. 6, 1988. - The first spring race was held on April 23, 2005 and also the...

NBC announces pit reporters for 2015 TV team:

NBC Sports Group has reached agreements with motorsports reporters Dave Burns and Mike Massaro, who will join NBC's multiplatform NASCAR coverage in 2015. In addition to covering pit road during Sprint Cup and XFINITY Series action on NBC and NBCSN, Massaro and Burns...

Stewart’s win streak on the line:

#14-Tony Stewart has won at least one race in each of the last 15 seasons and needs to win at either Phoenix or Homestead to extend his streak. Richard Petty holds the record at 18 seasons followed by David Pearson at 17, Rusty Wallace and Ricky Rudd at 16 each. See...

Special Axalta scheme for Gordon at Phoenix:

Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon will be behind the wheel of the fiery #24 Axalta Radiant Red Chevy this week at Phoenix. See images of the scheme/car on the #24 Team Schemes page....

Phoenix Goodyear Tire Notes:

Teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series will run the same tire codes at Phoenix this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that NASCAR teams have run at this track since November 2013 . . . this left...

LiftMaster to honor ‘Hotshots’ with special paint scheme for McMurray:

The #1 LiftMaster Chevy of Jamie McMurray will carry a special look this weekend to honor 19 firefighters from the Prescott Granite Mountain 'Hotshots' who lost their lives battling a wildfire at Yarnell Hill, Ariz. in June 2013. As a tribute to their heroism, the...

Changes at Roush Fenway Racing UPDATE:

Roush Fenway Racing is taking steps to right the ship. On Wednesday, RFR will announce the addition of respected motosports manager Mark McArdle as engineering director. McArdle will oversee all engineering for the organization and report to general manager Robbie ...

RCR Adds Jason Golden to Business Development Team:

Richard Childress Racing has hired Jason Golden to join their Business Development Department, effective immediately. Golden is a native of New Lebanon, Ohio and a graduate of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Industry/Sports Sciences...

Vision Racing to expand in 2015:

Vision Racing is gearing up for an expanded season with the addition of its #37 team for the 2015 season. 'We are very excited to allow opportunities for development of additional drivers in the XFINITY NASCAR series', 'We have been instrumental in developing careers...

Jones full time with KBM in 2015:

Kyle Busch Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing jointly announced today that Erik Jones will compete full time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 2015 for KBM and run a part-time schedule for JGR in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Running a part-time schedule in the...

Chastain to race Homestead:

Ross Chastain announced on his Twitter that he would pilot the #35 WinTron Racing Toyota in the season-ending Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Chastain will be the sixth driver to drive for WinTron this season. (See an image of the truck on the #35...

Anderson to debut in Phoenix with MAKE:

There will be a new face walking around the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series garage this week in Phoenix looking to learn the ropes. After competing in select NASCAR K&N Pro Series, USAR Pro Cup, and Super Late Model races over the past several years - South Carolina...

Jones fastest in final truck practice:

#51-Erik Jones was fastest in final practice for the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway with a speed of 134.509 mph. He was followed by #13-Jeb Burton, #00-Cole Custer, #31-Ben Kennedy, #9-Brennan Newberry, #54-Darrell Wallace, Jr., #88-Matt Crafton, #29...

Wallace fastest in first truck practice:

#54-Darrell Wallace, Jr. was fastest during opening practice at Phoenix International Raceway with a speed of 131.569 mph. #29-Ryan Blaney was second, followed by #88-Matt Crafton, #77-German Quiroga, #13-Jeb Burton, #51-Erik Jones, #19-Tyler Reddick, #98-Johnny Sauter...

Bruce Buffer To Serve As Special Emcee at Homestead:

Legendary Ultimate Fighting Championship announcer Bruce Buffer will headline what is shaping out to be one of the most dramatic Ford EcoBoost 400 races to date at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, November 16. The 'Veteran Voice of the Octagon' will announce a ...

HMS will pay fines for crew members:

Hendrick Motorsports will pay the $185,000 in fines levied against six crew members for their role in a post-race fight at Texas between #24-Jeff Gordon and #2-Brad Keselowski. NASCAR fined and suspended four Hendrick team members, while the crew chiefs for Gordon ...

Changes at Roush Fenway Racing:

Roush Fenway Racing is taking steps to right the ship. On Wednesday, RFR will announce the addition of respected motosports manager Mark McArdle as engineering director. McArdle will oversee all engineering for the organization and report to general manager Robbie ...

Harvick to run classic Budweiser scheme at Phoenix:

To celebrate the upcoming holiday season, Kevin Harvick's #4 Budweiser Chevy features a special paint scheme for this weekend's race at Phoenix. The paint scheme replicates Budweiser's classic holiday packaging that was introduced this week by the King of Beers. The...

Special fans scheme to run on the #43 at Phoenix:

Aric Almirola and the #43 Farmland Ford team hope to rebound from Texas with a Top-10 finish at Phoenix International Raceway this Sunday. The team raced in the Top-15 for the majority of the race this spring and hope that their strong short track performances this...

Hamlin talks about Texas fight and Keselowski:

from the NASCAR Teleconference With #11-Denny Hamlin, the transcript, in part: Q). Did you have any strong feelings, thoughts about what penalty should be for the fight last week and what are they? DENNY HAMLIN: Not really. I don't really have any strong feelings ...