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Qualifying Fast Facts – Phoenix:

#18-Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 25th Annual AdvoCare 500 with a lap of 25.943 seconds, 138.766 mph. This is his 10th pole in 292 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. His last pole came in July at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. This is his second pole...

Friday practice

for the AdvoCare 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes: #18-Busch 137.788 #11-Hamlin 137.242 #15-Bowyer 137.075 #5-Kahne 137.012 #56-Truex Jr. 136.873 #48-Johnson was 27th...

Stewart comments on Harvick rumor:

#14-Tony Stewart, met with members of the media at Phoenix International Raceway and discussed future plans for SHR, the transcript in part: Q) DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE TO THE STORY THAT KEVIN HARVICK WILL JOIN STEWART-HAAS RACING IN 2014? Tony Stewart: 'Well, it's actually...

Harvick to leave RCR after 2013 and head to SHR:

For each of his 12 seasons in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Kevin Harvick has driven for Richard Childress Racing. That will change in 2014. Multiple NASCAR industry sources confirmed to ESPN.com Friday that Harvick has signed a multiyear agreement to drive for Stewart...

Austin Dillon to run the Daytona 500:

Richard Childress Racing has partnered with General Mills for NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Austin Dillon to make his Daytona 500 debut driving the #33 Honey Nut Cheerios Chevy on February 24, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway. The paint scheme for the 55th...

#17 & #99 to swap crews for 2013? Stenhouse crew chief?

hearing that the #17 & #99 pit crews will swap for the 2013 season. Current crew chief of the #17, Jimmy Fennig could move over to the #99 Ford of Carl Edwards or go back to his position in Roush Fenway's R&D; Department. Supposedly Scott Graves, who currently...

BK Racing switching numbers? Riggs & SHR?

hearing that one of the BK Racing cars (#83 & #93) will switch to using the #23 in 2013. Supposedly they asked for the car number as a sponsor request. They did not purchase the current #23 R3 Motorsports team owned by Robert Richardson Sr., but asked NASCAR for...

Danica Patrick to appear in two Go Daddy ads:

GoDaddy.com founder Bob Parsons announced Thursday that #10-Danica Patrick will appear in both of the company's Super Bowl advertising spots in the broadcast of the Feb. 3 game in New Orleans. Parsons also said GoDaddy's relationship with Patrick in NASCAR will continue...

Goodyear Tire Notes — Phoenix:

Teams in all three NASCAR national touring series in action at Phoenix this weekend will be running the same tire codes, though the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Camping World Truck Series tires will be branded "...

Edwards Reaches a Milestone at Phoenix with 300th Cup Start:

#99- Carl Edwards will reach a career milestone on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway making his 300th start (80th driver to do so) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Throughout his 299 starts to date he has achieved 19 wins, 92 top fives, 157 top-10 finishes and...

Special Veterans Day scheme for Newman:

Home of the Free Because of the Brave: ' Ryan Newman carries that phrase on the TV panel of his #39 Quicken Loans/U.S. Army Chevy this weekend at Phoenix. It's all part of a special paint scheme that pays tribute to our veterans. Quicken Loans, the nation's largest...

Veterans Day Press Conference at PIR:

Penske Racing partner, Pennzoil, is proud to announce the donation of three retro-fitted Dodge vehicles this coming Sunday, November 11th to three paralyzed veterans as part of the brand's Long Love Cars campaign. The vehicles will be presented at a ceremony on Veteran...

Phoenix Goodyear Tire Notes:

Teams in all three NASCAR national touring series in action at Phoenix this weekend will be running the same tire codes, though the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series tires will be branded 'Goodyear Eagle,' while the Camping World Truck Series tires will be branded '...

The numbers for Phoenix and caution update:

1 - fewest lead changes (11/4/90) 2 - fewest leaders (11/4/90) 2 - fewest caution (11/7/99) 3 - fewest cars on lead lap at finish (10/30/94) 4 - number of wins from the pole (most recent, Carl Edwards, 11/14/10) 4 - fewest laps led by race winner (Ryan Newman, 4/10...

Farmland returns to sponsor the #43:

Sunday's AdvoCare 500 marks the final of four races that the Farmland colors will adorn the #43 Ford Fusion this year. Before strapping into his race car on Friday, driver Aric Almirola will strap into an F-16 fighter jet on Thursday at Luke Air Force Base in nearby...

Martin leads tour of his museum for MWR:

On its way to Texas last Thursday the Michael Waltrip Racing team made a stop in Batesville, Ark. to visit Mark Martin's museum at his car dealership. The seven-year-old museum is packed full of photos, uniforms, newspapers clippings, trophies, cars and memorabilia...

New team to debut at Phoenix with Reutimann UPDATE 2:

hearing that a new Sprint Cup Series team will debut at Phoenix International Raceway this coming weekend. David Reutimann will run the #44 Xxxtreme Motorsports Ford [not Chevy]. Supposedly Frankie Kerr, formerly of JTG Daughtery Racing is the crew chief. The team ...

New record for the #2 team:

by finishing second at Texas on Sunday, Brad Keselowski recorded his 22nd top-10 finish of 2012. This represents a new record for top-10 finishes in a season by a driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge. Rusty Wallace previously scored 21 top 10s in the 'Blue Deuce' during...

Busch interested in Ross Kenseth for CWTS ride UPDATE:

Kyle Busch would love to offer Ross Kenseth a Camping World Truck Series ride in 2013. While Busch is quite impressed with Kenseth and has raced against the 19-year-old in various series, the biggest stumbling block for inking a deal could be sponsorship. 'I 'd like...

Daytona winner, King returns to the #5 Fairway Ford for Phoenix:

John King returns to Wauters Motorsports to pilot the #5 Fairway Ford in Friday night's Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. Richie Wauters in his term as crew chief has an exceptional track record boasting one win (...