Archive for April 12th, 2008

Johnson wins fuel battle at Phoenix

Posted by on April 12th, 2008

It took a gamble on fuel, but Jimmie Johnson picked up the first win of the season for Hendrick Motorsports Saturday in Phoenix.

Helton defends substance-abuse testing policy

Posted by on April 12th, 2008

The call earlier this week for regular random drug testing by some of NASCAR’s biggest stars apparently will not change the sanctioning organization’s current policy of testing only for “reasonable suspicion.”

But NASCAR president Mike Helton said the reaction by the drivers to the published report that former truck and Nationwide driver Aaron Fike used heroin the same day he drove in some races is a positive sign for the stock car sport.

PHOTOS: Phoenix weekend

Posted by on April 12th, 2008

What happened when NASCAR took over the Arizona desert? Check out the best images from the weekend of racing here.

Follow the Cup race LIVE on FOX

Posted by on April 12th, 2008

Will Carl Edwards win his fourth Cup race of 2008? Follow coverage of tonight’s Subway 500 Sprint Cup race LIVE here and on FOX.

Chat about the Phoenix race here

Posted by on April 12th, 2008

Got an opinion about tonight’s Cup race in Phoenix? Share your thoughts with NASCAR fans from throughout the world here.

Rowdy Racing Podcast 4-12-08

Posted by on April 12th, 2008

Weekend Edition: Rowdy’s look at the Subway Fresh 500, live on Saturday from Phoenix International Speedway…

Rowdy Racing 4-12-08

Posted by on April 12th, 2008

Weekend Edition: Rowdy’s look at the Subway Fresh 500, live on Saturday from Phoenix International Speedway…

Ryan Newman will start from the pole at Phoenix. Whether he can finish there is one of the storylines to follow on FOX (8 p.m. ET).