Kevin Harvick could be in big trouble in Phoenix

By Jerry Bonkowski If the way the first two elimination races in this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup played out are any indication, Kevin Harvick is in BIG trouble this Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. Wait a minute, you’re likely saying to yourself. Harvick has won the last four races, five of the last six and seven races overall at PIR, the most wins for him on any track on the circuit. That’s almost one-third of his 31 career Sprint Cup wins. He literally owns the place. They ought to re-name the place Harvick International Raceway, right? With such a stellar…

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Available Now! NASCAR Pole Position Phoenix Edition

NASCAR Pole Position Phoenix edition is now available. Please head to Walmart, or other area retailers that offer free magazines, to pick up your free copy. You can find a list of preferred retailers distributing NASCAR Pole Position here. Magazines were shipped to area Walmarts that feature Tire & Lube Express departments. Be sure to tell them NASCAR Pole Position sent you! And remember the magazine is free for all race fans! If you are not in the race market, you can get a subscription to NASCAR Pole Position here right now. WANT A FREE WEEKLY NASCAR MAGAZINE? ROAR! is a digitally-delivered, weekly magazine that reviews the week…

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Read more about the article Jimmie Johnson sweeps Texas races, denies Keselowski
during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Jimmie Johnson sweeps Texas races, denies Keselowski

Nov. 8, 2015 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas—For Jimmie Johnson, it was business as usual in Cowtown. On Sunday, the six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion completed a sweep of this year’s Texas Motor Speedway races, powering past hapless Brad Keselowski with three laps left to win the AAA Texas 500 for the fourth straight year. Johnson kept his record perfect, winning a race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the 12th consecutive season. His fifth victory of the year was also his record sixth at Texas—including the last three in a row—and the 75th…

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Texas Preview: Late-Season Chase Race Brings Out Worst in Drivers

By Jared Turner Long known for breeding major drama and conflict among drivers, Texas Motor Speedway has a way of bringing out the worst in people – especially in the final weeks of the season. On the heels of last Sunday’s wildly contentious showdown at Martinsville Speedway, just about anything is possible in this Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 where seven drivers will look to join Martinsville winner Jeff Gordon in claiming one of the four spots for the winner-take-all Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The driver arguably in most need of a win is Joey Logano, who was headed toward a likely…

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NASCAR Business: The 2016 Sprint Cup Series and XFINITY schedules

Staff Report NASCAR today announced agreements with 23 tracks to field NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races for the next five years. Additionally, 24 tracks will host NASCAR XFINITY Series races through 2020. NASCAR also announced its 2016 schedule for both of these national series. The schedule and actual placement of the dates within each given season’s schedule beyond 2016 will be part of the on-going discussions between NASCAR and the tracks. Details are being finalized for the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule to be announced at a later time. “NASCAR and the tracks take seriously our collective responsibility to the…

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