Site: Avondale, Ariz.
Schedule: Today, train (Speed, 1:30-3 p.m., 4:30-6 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 1:30-3 p.m.); Sunday, race, a couple of p.m. (1:30-5 p.m.).
Track: Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles).
Race distance: 312 miles, 312 laps.
Last year: Jeff Gordon was concluded a 66-race winless streak, bumping Kyle Busch outside the means en path towards the first of his some 2011 victories.
Last week: Matt Kenseth raced for you to his / her second Daytona 500 victory, possessing down Dale Earnhardt Jr. plus Roush Fenway Racing teammate Greg Biffle over a two-lap overtime surface while in the rain-delayed kind which was timetabled to commence Sunday afternoon however lost first Tuesday. The competition had been postponed for two hours along with 40 laps to go once Juan Pablo Montoya's car spun right into a jet dryer, igniting an extensive resource fire.
Fast facts: The monitor ended up being repaved and also reconfigured following the kind last year. The new configuration features adjustable banking, a lengthier dogleg plus a more rewarding pit road. . Kasey Kahne gained inside November along at the track.
Next race: Kobalt Tools 400, March 11, Las Vegas Motor Speedway , Las Vegas.
NATIONWIDE BASHAS' SUPERMARKETS 200Site: Avondale, Ariz.
Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, Noon-1:30 p.m., 3-4:30 p.m.); Saturday, being approved (Speed, Noon-1:30 p.m.), race, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2, 3-6 p.m.).
Track: Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles).
Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Kyle Busch started to be the initial airport taxi driver in the nation's NASCAR race to be able to win wire-to-wire inside close to actions years. Carl Edwards had been second.
Last week: James Buescher won this season-opening kind with Daytona, weaving his approach by way of an 11-car automobile accident within the last lap.
Fast facts: Busch had actions advantages inside 20 Nationwide starts continue time of year for you to push his series-record total to 51. . Sam Hornish Jr. received this November competition along at the track.
Next race: Sam's Town 300, March 10, Las Vegas Motor Speedway , Las Vegas.
CAMPING WORLDNext race: Kroger 250, March 31, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.
Last week: Rookie John King picked up the actual season-opening contest at Daytona, holding on after turning leader Johnny Sauter around on your second involving a few attempts at the green-white-checkered finish.
The Associated Press
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