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Sprint Cup RaceWeek Chatter Thread - Phoenix
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TRACK: Phoenix International Raceway
NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #4 of 36 for the 2016 season
Race: Sunday, March 13, 2016 in Avondale, AZ
Title Sponsor: Good Sam
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:44pm/et
| TELEVISION COVERAGE |
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- NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: at 2:00pm/et on FoxSports1
- Television Pre-Race Coverage: FOX, 3:00pm/et
- Television Race Coverage: FOX, 3:30pm/et
- In the Booth: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon
- Pit Reporters: Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch, Matt Yocum
- In-Race Analyst: Larry McReynolds
- Race / Hollywood Hotel Host: Chris Myers
- Analysts / Hollywood Hotel: Jeff Gordon, Darrell and Michael Waltrip
- Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Monday, March 14 at 2:30am/et on FS1;
Monday, March 14 at 8:30am/et on FS1;
Monday, March 14 at 8:00pm/et on FS1
| RADIO COVERAGE |
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- Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90
- mrn.com
- siriusxm.com
| ONLINE STREAMING |
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- FOX Sports GO. All NASCAR programming on FOX and FOX Sports 1 is streamed live through theFOX Sports GO app that provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content. Requires a participating TV provider.
- NBC Sports at stream.nbcsports.com
- Radio: MRN Live Streaming
- SiriusXM Internet Radio is available via any internet connected device, with a subscription.
| EVENT SCHEDULE Sprint Cup Series |
|---|
Thursday, March 10
5:00 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER
Friday, March 11
7:30 AM - 6:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPEN
9:30 AM NSCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING
10:30 - 11:55 AM NSCS 1ST PRACTICE
4:45 PM (6:45 PM/ET) NSCS QUALIFYING
Saturday, March 12
6:30 AM - 2:30 PM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
8:30 - 9:25 AM NSCS 2ND PRACTICE
11:00 - 11:50 AM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE
Sunday, March 13
6:30 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
10:30 AM NSCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
12:00 PM NSCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
12:30 PM (3:30 PM) NSCS RACE
NSCS = NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL track time
| PRACTICE & QUALIFYING Dates / Times / TV coverage |
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- Practices:
Friday, March 11, 12:30 - 1:55 pm/et, TV-FS1
Saturday, March 12, 10:30 - 11:25 am/et, TV-FS1 - Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, March 12, 1:00 - 1:50 pm/et, TV-FS1
- Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-40, Friday, March 11 at 6:45 pm/et, TV-FS2, re-air scheduled for Saturday, March 12 at 9:00am/et on FS1.
| TRACK NEWS |
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- Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 1.0 mile oval, 312 laps, 312 miles/500km
Banking (variable): 10°-11° in Turns 1-2
10°-11° in Backstretch Dogleg
8°-9° in Turns 3-4
3° on the frontstretch
9° on the backstretch
Front stretch: Length: 1,179 feet
Back stretch: Length: 1,551 feet
Pit Road: Length: 1,140
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Fuel Window: 85-90 laps
Grandstand seating: 51,000 with 45 suites [was 55,000 and 76,812]
Opened: 1964 (first NASCAR Sprint Cup event was 1988)
Last Repave: 2011
- 2015 March Race Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 105.753mph, started 1st
- 2015 November Winner: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 106.512mph, started 3rd
- Race Record: Tony Stewart, Nov 1999, 118.132mph
- Slowest Race Record: Al Kulwicki, 1988, 90.457mph
- Oldest Race Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 3 months, 9 days, 4/18/2009
- Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 5 months, 11 days, 11/13/2005
- 2015 March Pole Winner: #4-Kevin Harvick, 140.751mph, finished 1st
- 2015 November Pole Winner: #48-Jimmie Johnson, 143.158mph, finished 5th
- Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, 11/15/2015, 143.158mph
- Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 54 years, 1 month, 23 days, 3/1/2013
- Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 11 months, 20 days, 4/22/2006
| Car# | Driver | Manu | Sponsor | Owner | Owner Points Rank | Race Attempts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | 18 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Alliance Truck Parts | Team Penske | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevy | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevy | Jimmy John's | Stewart-Haas Racing | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevy | Great Clips | Hendrick Motorsports | 13 | 3 |
| 6 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | AdvoCare | Roush Fenway Racing | 21 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevy | APC | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 20 | 3 |
| 8 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevy | Nature's Bakery | Stewart-Haas Racing | 26 | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevy | GEICO | Germain Racing | 25 | 3 |
| 11 | 14 | Ty Dillon (i) | Chevy | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Stewart-Haas Racing | 27 | 3 |
| 12 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevy | 5-Hour Energy | Hscott Motorsports | 34 | 3 |
| 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Cheez-It | Roush Fenway Racing | 23 | 3 |
| 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Fastenal | Roush Fenway Racing | 11 | 3 |
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Skittles | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | Stanley | Joe Gibbs Racing | 8 | 3 |
| 17 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | 24 | 3 |
| 18 | 21* | Ryan Blaney # | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | 15 | 3 |
| 19 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Pennzoil | Team Penske | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | Dr Pepper | BK Racing | 35 | 3 |
| 21 | 24 | Chase Elliott # | Chevy | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | 29 | 3 |
| 22 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | Richmond / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | 17 | 3 |
| 23 | 30* | Josh Wise | Chevy | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group | 39 | 3 |
| 24 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | Grainger | Richard Childress Racing | 14 | 3 |
| 25 | 32 | Joey Gase (i) | Ford | TBA | GO FAS Racing | 38 | 3 |
| 26 | 34 | Chris Buescher # | Ford | Dockside Logistics | Front Row Motorsports | 36 | 3 |
| 27 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | Snap Fitness | Front Row Motorsports | 31 | 3 |
| 28 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevy | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevy | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | 22 | 3 |
| 30 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | 16 | 3 |
| 31 | 44 | Brian Scott # | Ford | Albertson's Co. / White Tail | Richard Petty Motorsports | 28 | 3 |
| 32 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevy | Pilot Flying J | Hscott Motorsports | 30 | 3 |
| 33 | 47 | A.J. Allmendinger | Chevy | Fry's / Scott Products | JTG Daugherty Racing | 19 | 3 |
| 34 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | Lowe's Pro Services | Hendrick Motorsports | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats | Furniture Row Racing | 10 | 3 |
| 36 | 83 | Matt Dibenedetto | Toyota | Schluter Systems | BK Racing | 33 | 3 |
| 37 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | 12 | 3 |
| 38 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | Thrivent Financial | Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing | 32 | 3 |
| 39 | 98* | Cole Whitt | Chevy | TBA | Premium Motorsports | 40 | 3 |
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But he did have a great battle with The JGR brothers trying to do a Sling shot move on the backstretch, only to send Kenseth into the wall and Kyle Finishing 2nd once again.
WatBut he did have a great battle with The JGR brothers trying to do a Sling shot move on the backstretch, only to send Kenseth into the wall and Kyle Finishing 2nd once again.
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