Track facts for Phoenix International Raceway:
- Number of previous races: 32.
- First Sprint Cup race: November 6, 1988, won by Alan Kulwicki.
- Last Sprint Cup race: March 4, 2012, won by Denny Hamlin.
- Won from pole: 4, most recently by Carl Edwards in 2010.
- Won from top-5 starting position: 11 times in 32 races (34%).
- Won from top-10 starting position: 15 times (47%).
- Won from 21st or worse starting position: 3 times (9%).
- Worst starting spot for race winner: 29th, by Ricky Rudd in 1995.
- Most laps led: 262, by Dale Earnhardt in 1990.
- Fewest laps led by a race winner: 10, by Kevin Harvick in 2006.
- Track records:
- Fastest race: 118.102 mph by Tony Stewart in 1999.
- Fastest qualifying speed: 137.279 mph by Carl Edwards in 2011.
- Most lead changes: 28 in 2011.
- Closest finish: Ryan Newman's .130 second margin over Jeff Gordon in 2010.
- Most caution flags: 11 in 2004.
- From 2007-2012 a typical Phoenix race had 14.9 lead changes, 7.4 cautions for 38.1 laps, and an average green-flag run of 33.5 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
- Victories by manufacturer: Chevrolet (15), Ford (13), Pontiac (2), Toyota (2).
- Victories by owner: Rick Hendrick (9), Jack Roush (6), Richard Childress (3), Robert Yates (3), all others (11).
Driver Notes:
- The most Phoenix races without a:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Win: | Bobby Labonte (27 races) |
| Top 5: | Joe Nemechek (24) |
| Top 10: | Casey Mears (16) |
| Pole: | Jeff Burton (26) |
| Lap led: | Robby Gordon (20) | |
| Lead-lap finish: | Mike Bliss (8) | Dave Marcis (10) |
- Top career marks at Phoenix:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Races: | Mark Martin (31) |
| Wins: | Jimmie Johnson (4) |
| Top 5s: | Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin (12) |
| Top 10s: | Mark Martin (20) |
| Poles: | Ryan Newman (4) |
| Laps: | Mark Martin (9,530) |
| Laps led: | Jimmie Johnson (931) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Mark Martin (27) |
- Best average finish among active drivers at Phoenix (3 or more starts):
- Jimmie Johnson (5.3)
- Mark Martin (9.0)
- Jeff Gordon (10.8)
- Denny Hamlin (10.9)
- Tony Stewart (11.8)
- Carl Edwards (12.6)
- Jeff Burton (12.8)
- Kevin Harvick (13.5)
- Kurt Busch (13.5)
- Kyle Busch (14.0)
- Worst average finish among active drivers at Phoenix (3 or more starts):
- Michael McDowell (40.3)
- Landon Cassill (35.5)
- Scott Speed (33.7)
- Jason Leffler (33.7)
- Brendan Gaughan (33.3)
- Mike Bliss (32.2)
- Scott Riggs (31.1)
- Tony Raines (29.8)
- Robby Gordon (29.1)
- Travis Kvapil (28.6)
'Chase' drivers at Phoenix:
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | AvSt | AvFn | Rating |
|---|
| Jimmie Johnson |
18 |
4 |
12 |
15 |
1 |
5685 |
931 |
12.4 |
5.3 |
118.4 |
| Brad Keselowski |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1609 |
7 |
21.2 |
22.2 |
72.7 |
| Clint Bowyer |
14 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
4367 |
21 |
19.5 |
16.9 |
79.4 |
| Kasey Kahne |
16 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
4712 |
14 |
12.6 |
20.0 |
74.7 |
| Jeff Gordon |
27 |
2 |
10 |
19 |
3 |
8264 |
389 |
11.1 |
10.8 |
99.5 |
| Matt Kenseth |
20 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
5747 |
212 |
20.6 |
17.8 |
85.5 |
| Denny Hamlin |
14 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
4410 |
353 |
13.5 |
10.9 |
98.7 |
| Tony Stewart |
21 |
1 |
8 |
11 |
0 |
6609 |
555 |
13.5 |
11.8 |
100.4 |
| Martin Truex, Jr. |
13 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
3834 |
101 |
12.0 |
15.2 |
89.1 |
| Greg Biffle |
17 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
5525 |
349 |
13.9 |
14.1 |
93.3 |
| Kevin Harvick |
19 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
5976 |
405 |
19.1 |
13.5 |
97.5 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
20 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
5828 |
460 |
17.4 |
18.1 |
82.2 |
Driver Rating is based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines "loop data" elements such as average running position, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, etc. There is a maximum of 150 points that a driver can earn for each race. Driver Rating is not available for races prior to 2005.
Other notable Driver Ratings at Phoenix: Carl Edwards (99.7), Kurt Busch (98.9), Mark Martin (98.4), Kyle Busch (96.9), Ryan Newman (88.6), Jeff Burton (85.1), A.J. Allmendinger (83.4), Juan Pablo Montoya (80.1).
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