Kyle Busch wins Xfinity race at Phoenix — again

“I sit there and I think, ‘Man, I have to do well, I can’t mess up, I have to really do a good job in qualifying, I have to give (the crew) good feedback.’ Then the other times I’m in the vehicle before they let us go out to practice and it’s like, this is so cool that I’m sitting here with an opportunity to go out here and perform at this race and have a shot to win a championship”. He won his first Truck race in 2002 at Phoenix. There’s seven drivers jockeying for those berths, and that group includes three sets of teammates.

Same goes for Kyle Busch.

How dominant has the Bakersfield driver been at Phoenix, whether it’s for Richard Childress Racing or Stewart Haas Racing? Desperate for finals-clinching victory, too. Then we come into the Chase, we’re running pretty good.

Jeff Gordon remains in the thick of NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series championship hunt, as he’s already one of the four drivers who will qualify for the best-finisher-takes-all final race next weekend in Miami.

The Penske teams have been front runners the entire season and Logano was gunning for his fourth straight win this season when he was intentionally crashed by Matt Kenseth at Martinsville. Eliminated from contention, Kenseth retaliated and potentially ruined Logano’s title chances.

There’ll be another driver in the field with San Bernardino County roots.

Needing a win on Sunday to make the Championship Round, can Joey Logano rise at Phoenix?

Past year: Erica Enders became the first woman to win the Pro Stock season title, beating Jason Line in the final. “If we win this weekend, it’s the biggest win of the year up to this point”. He’s got four wins in 24 starts at Phoenix, but none since the repave.

So it didn’t help when both failed to advance out of the second round of Friday qualifying. More than 30 years ago, the world discovered the Can-Am brand through its revolutionary motocross bikes, and its legend and winning spirit live on – with passion and exhilaration.

“We’ve been in this situation before”.

“I haven’t really thought about any of that stuff to be honest with you”, he said Friday. Most of the title contenders believe they are chasing Harvick on Sunday.

Jimmie Johnson (10/1): He sure loved playing the spoiler last week at Texas, and he could do it again at Phoenix.

Kevin Harvick: The obvious favorite, given is recent domination and Phoenix and seven career victories. He’s also third in the standings and in position to make it to Homestead on points should he fail to win.

“We are thrilled to partner with BRP to present the Can-Am 500 next November”, said PIR President Bryan R. Sperber.

Kevin Harvick will clinch with a finish of second or better; third with at least one lap led; or fourth with most laps led. Another performance like that, maybe a little better, and Truex just may find himself running for a championship at Homestead. “We hope we are in that position”.

It will be hard for an organization to place two cars in the finale, but it won’t be impossible. As three teams try to pull it off, Edwards noted it’s made for an interesting dynamic in the garage area.

“It’s just a fun place, and I feel like for me whatever reason throughout the years the flat-track stuff has always kind of fit my driving style, whether it be here or Loudon or any of those flatter types of places”, Harvick said. Every pit stop matters, every restart matters, qualifying is important.