NASCAR to Honor Wendell Scott with Decal at Phoenix

Since 2010, NASCAR has designated the first race weekend in March as a time to commemorate Wendell Scott's first career start. Scott is the only African- American driver to win a Grand National Series event in NASCAR history.

Cars in all four NASCAR series competing at Phoenix International Raceway (NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series) will sport a commemorative decal. The decals will be applied to the B or C post of each vehicle during the inspection processes throughout the entire weekend.

Via NASCAR

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Sprint Cup: Phoenix Practice Times from Saturday

Pos.	No.	Driver	Make	Speed	Time	Behind
1	55	Mark Martin	Toyota	135.45	26.578	0
2	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	135.201	26.627	0.049
3	15	Clint Bowyer	Toyota	134.958	26.675	0.097
4	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	134.615	26.743	0.165
5	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	134.595	26.747	0.169
6	9	Marcos Ambrose	Ford	134.559	26.754	0.176
7	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	134.554	26.755	0.177
8	14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	134.404	26.785	0.207
9	39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	134.343	26.797	0.219
10	20	Matt Kenseth	Toyota	134.343	26.797	0.219
11	56	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota	134.338	26.798	0.22
12	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	134.338	26.798	0.22
13	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	134.323	26.801	0.223
14	2	Brad Keselowski	Ford	134.278	26.81	0.232
15	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chevrolet	134.168	26.832	0.254
16	51	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	134.123	26.841	0.263
17	78	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	134.103	26.845	0.267
18	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	134.063	26.853	0.275
19	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	133.983	26.869	0.291
20	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #	Ford	133.973	26.871	0.293
21	27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	133.963	26.873	0.295
22	5	Kasey Kahne	Chevrolet	133.929	26.88	0.302
23	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	133.764	26.913	0.335
24	1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	133.725	26.921	0.343
25	22	Joey Logano	Ford	133.715	26.923	0.345
26	13	Casey Mears	Ford	133.412	26.984	0.406
27	43	Aric Almirola	Ford	133.279	27.011	0.433
28	44	Scott Riggs(i)	Ford	133.136	27.04	0.462
29	93	Travis Kvapil	Toyota	133.131	27.041	0.463
30	47	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	133.087	27.05	0.472
31	30	David Stremme	Toyota	132.974	27.073	0.495
32	38	David Gilliland	Ford	132.92	27.084	0.506
33	34	David Ragan	Ford	132.89	27.09	0.512
34	19	Mike Bliss(i)	Toyota	132.68	27.133	0.555
35	10	Danica Patrick #	Chevrolet	132.553	27.159	0.581
36	36	JJ Yeley	Chevrolet	132.314	27.208	0.63
37	35	Josh Wise(i)	Ford	132.163	27.239	0.661
38	33	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	131.994	27.274	0.696
39	83	David Reutimann	Toyota	131.95	27.283	0.705
40	7	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	131.844	27.305	0.727
41	95	Scott Speed	Ford	130.804	27.522	0.944
42	32	Ken Schrader	Ford	130.091	27.673	1.095
43	87	Joe Nemechek(i)	Toyota	129.171	27.87	1.292

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Mark Martin Wins Phoenix Pole

 

2013 NSCS SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500(k) Starting Lineup

1	55	Mark Martin	Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota	26.073	138.074
2	5	Kasey Kahne	Quaker State Chevrolet	26.113	137.862
3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Chevrolet	26.124	137.804
4	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Toyota	26.149	137.673
5	24	Jeff Gordon	Pepsi MAX Chevrolet	26.246	137.164
6	14	Tony Stewart	Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet	26.25	137.143
7	29	Kevin Harvick	Jimmy John's Chevrolet	26.263	137.075
8	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground Toyota	26.292	136.924
9	20	Matt Kenseth	Husky Toyota	26.3	136.882
10	39	Ryan Newman	Quicken Loans Chevrolet	26.304	136.861
11	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite Ford	26.309	136.835
12	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #	Best Buy Ford	26.329	136.731
13	15	Clint Bowyer	5-hour Energy Toyota	26.344	136.654
14	56	Martin Truex Jr.	NAPA Filters Toyota	26.354	136.602
15	99	Carl Edwards	Subway Ford	26.377	136.483
16	27	Paul Menard	Menards/Serta Chevrolet	26.4	136.364
17	16	Greg Biffle	3M/Novec Ford	26.414	136.291
18	43	Aric Almirola	Farmland Ford	26.419	136.266
19	1	Jamie McMurray	McDonald's Chevrolet	26.483	135.936
20	31	Jeff Burton	Cheerios Chevrolet	26.492	135.89
21	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	National Guard Chevrolet	26.496	135.87
22	9	Marcos Ambrose	DeWalt Ford	26.58	135.44
23	51	AJ Allmendinger	Guy Roofing Chevrolet	26.58	135.44
24	34	David Ragan	Ford	26.614	135.267
25	78	Kurt Busch	Furniture Row/Beautyrest Chevrolet	26.618	135.247
26	7	Dave Blaney	Sany Chevrolet	26.647	135.1
27	36	JJ Yeley	Accell Construction Chevrolet	26.654	135.064
28	95	Scott Speed	Surrender the Sponsor Ford	26.683	134.917
29	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target Chevrolet	26.702	134.821
30	93	Travis Kvapil	Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota	26.725	134.705
31	38	David Gilliland	Long John Silver's Ford	26.727	134.695
32	22	Joey Logano	Shell Pennzoil Ford	26.791	134.373
33	47	Bobby Labonte	Glad Toyota	26.797	134.343
34	83	David Reutimann	Burger King/Dr.Pepper Toyota	26.903	133.814
35	19	Mike Bliss(i)	Plinker Tactical/Value Place Toyota	26.911	133.774
36	35	Josh Wise(i)	Blockbuster.com Ford	26.948	133.591
37	30	David Stremme	Swan Racing Toyota	Owner Points
38	33	Landon Cassill	Little Joe's Autos Chevrolet	Owner Points
39	44	Scott Riggs(i)	No Label Watches Ford	Owner Points
40	10	Danica Patrick #	GoDaddy.com Chevrolet	Owner Points
41	87	Joe Nemechek(i)	MaddiesPlaceRocks.com Toyota	Owner Points
42	32	Ken Schrader	Safe Skies Locks Ford	Owner Points
43	13	Casey Mears	GEICO Ford	Owner Points

(i) Ineligible for Driver Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie

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Dale Jr. to Hold Fan Q&A at Phoenix

America’s “Most Popular Driver” and driver of the No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is scheduled to be on hand at Phoenix International Raceway to kick off the March 3 SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™ NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race with a Fan Q&A session.

Held on the ROLL-BAR Main Stage in the fan midway at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 3 the moderated Q&A session is free to all SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™ Grandstand ticket holders.

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SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500k: Martin Truex Jr Race Preview

CORNELIUS, N.C. — No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. didn’t lead the lap he wanted to lead in Monday night’s Daytona 500. But, he led the second most important lap.

Truex collected the $200,000 “Daytona 500 Mid-Race Leader Award” for leading at the completion of the 100th lap in the 200-lap race at Daytona. The award combined with his 11th-place purse money made Monday’s payday of $535,052 the richest in Truex’s 226-race NASCAR Sprint Cup career.

Truex and the No. 56 team now travel to Phoenix International Raceway for Sunday’s race. The No. 56 will sport a special black paint scheme. It launches NAPA’s $19.99 oil change special and it’s only $12.99 after a mail-in $7 rebate.

TRUEX ON DAYTONA BONUS: “That was pretty cool and a heck of a way to start the season. I have to say thanks to Denny Hamlin for pushing me to the lead. I think it was a great thing the track added to the race. We sure knew what was on the line. We were pretty pumped up about getting it.”

MARTIN TRUEX JR. ON RETURNING TO PHOENIX: “This track is one of my favorites. Last race, we raced in the top 10 all day until we got put down a lap when the caution came out when we were in the pits. I am anxious to get back out there with our new chassis. I think we have a car that can win this race. Chad has a good idea of what our NAPA Toyota needs for me to run well. Our focus is on Turns 3 and 4, but we also need a strong throttle off of Turn 2 so I can carry the momentum into the final corners.”

TRUEX ON RUNNING THE NAPA FILTERS TOYOTA: “Our Phoenix car has been on the shop floor for several weeks now. It looks awesome. I’ve always loved driving a black car as it reminds me of my hero, Dale Earnhardt.”

CREW CHIEF CHAD JOHNSTON ON NAPA TEAM’S PROGRESS: “I believe this race is a good indication on the strength of this team and our ability to compete against the usual powerhouses in NASCAR over the long haul. We’ve come a long way. I think it helps that Martin and I have similar personalities. Martin also realizes now that this entire team is in this together and our successes or failures do not fall squarely on his shoulders.”

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