{"id":6652,"date":"2025-03-14T20:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/?p=6652"},"modified":"2025-03-14T20:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:44:13","slug":"nascar-phoenix-sunday-march-2-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/nascar-phoenix-sunday-march-2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Phoenix Sunday, March 2, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n



Phoenix NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Phoenix NCS races (193 Laps led) \u2013 1 Win (3\/24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix 3\/24 winner \u2013 Started 13th, finished 13th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 50 laps led, lap 189 right rear pit issue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Straight Phoenix top 5 finishes \u2013 No top 5 finishes previous 8 Phoenix races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix 3\/24 winner \u2013 First of 4 straight top 10 finishes last season<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finished 5th at Phoenix 11\/24 \u2013 143 Laps led (Most)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Top 10 finishes last 8 Phoenix races – 2 Straight top 5 finishes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Phoenix NXS win (11\/18)    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joey Logano: 4 Phoenix wins \u2013 Tied with Jimmie Johnson for 2nd all-time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Harvick: 9 Phoenix wins \u2013 Most all-time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joey Logano: 3 Phoenix wins since start-finish line moved \u2013 Most all-time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joey Logano only repeat winner last 12 Phoenix races (3 Wins) \u2013 9 Others 1 win each<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last to win back-to-back Phoenix races: Kyle Busch 11\/18 & 3\/19 (Joey Logano won last Phoenix race)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Harvick: Last win with Childress \u2013 Phoenix 11\/10\/13 \/ First win with Stewart-Haas \u2013 Phoenix 3\/2\/14<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Phoenix win 7 of last 9 Phoenix winners \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Ross Chastain & Christopher Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix pit road speeding penalties:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11\/18: 10 \/ 3\/19: 3 \/ 11\/19: 8 \/ 3\/20: 6 \/ 11\/20: 5 \/ 3\/21: 11 \/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11\/21: 6 \/ 3\/22: 8 \/ 11:22: 4 \/ 3\/23: 10 \/ 11\/23: 7 \/ 3\/24: 1 \/ 11\/24: 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hendrick Motorsports won 13 Phoenix races with 9 different drivers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leader of most laps failed to win last 5 Phoenix March races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix 3\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix 3\/24 winner \u2013 Started 13th, finished 13th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 50 laps led, lap 190 right rear pit issue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Christopher Bell \u2013 4 Stops 65, 116 (G), 190, 217<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner: Tyler Reddick 10th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 winner: Christopher Bell 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Tyler Reddick (1st & 2nd), Denny Hamlin (3rd & 3rd)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: 50 Christopher Bell 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: Martin Truex Jr. 7th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Christopher Bell 41<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failed to finish: 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green run: 117 Laps (Lap 70-186)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: Kyle Busch 22nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Harrison Burton 27th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: Josh Berry 26th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 14th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Stewart-Haas: Chase Briscoe 9th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 5th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laps Led \u2013 Toyota: 298 (5 Drivers), Ford: 14 (1 Driver), Chevrolet 0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix 11\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joey Logano<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix 11\/24 winner \u2013 Started 2nd, Stage 1 winner & finished 3rd in Stage 2, 107 laps led including final 53, champion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Joey Logano \u2013 5 Stops 64, 116 (G), 189, 236 (G), 253<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner: Joey Logano 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 winner: Ryan Blaney 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Joey Logano 1st & 3rd, Christopher Bell 3rd & 2nd, William Byron 4th & 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: Christopher Bell 49<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: William Byron 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Joey Logano 53<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failed to finish: 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: Bubba Wallace 7th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Erik Jones 22nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: Jeb Burton 38<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green flag run: 115 Laps (72-186) 55 Minutes, 34 Seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: William Byron 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 5th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 12th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Joey Logano 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Penske drivers Joey Logano & Ryan Blaney finished 1st & 2nd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 Different winners last 8 Phoenix races \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Austin Cindric, Daniel Hemric, Noah Gragson, Ty Gibbs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sammy Smith, Cole Custer, Chandler Smith & Riley Herbst<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin Allgaier: 2 Phoenix wins (3\/17 & 11\/19) \u2013 First win with JR Motorsports 3\/17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last 7 winners all first-time Phoenix winners \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Hemric (11\/21), Noah Gragson (3\/22), Ty Gibbs (11\/22), Sammy Smith (3\/23),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cole Custer (11\/23), Chandler Smith (3\/24) & Riley Herbst (11\/24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Meendering: 3 Phoenix wins with 3 different drivers \u2013 Brandon Jones, Sammy Smith & Chandler Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin Allgaier: Passed for final lead change both Phoenix races last season<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Gibbs Racing: 17 Phoenix wins \u2013 8 Different drivers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 Won first career race at Phoenix \u2013 Sam Hornish Jr. 11\/11, Daniel Hemric 11\/21 & Sammy Smith 3\/23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Driver starting first won only 1 of last 16 Phoenix races \u2013 Ty Gibbs (11\/22)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Rookie of the Year candidates won Phoenix \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greg Biffle 2001, Carl Edwards 11\/05, William Byron 11\/17, Christopher Bell 11\/18 & Sammy Smith 3\/23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoenix wins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Gibbs Racing: 17; JR Motorsports: 4; Richard Childress Racing: 3; Kaulig Racing: 0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most lead changes: 21 (11\/24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most leaders: 8 (2001, 3\/23 & 11\/24)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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