NASCAR Sprint Cup CampingWorld.com 500 facts
CampingWorld.com 500
What: 312 laps, or 312 miles.
Where: Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile paved oval in Avondale, Ariz.
When: 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
TV: Fox.
Radio: Motor Racing Network.
Last year’s winner: Kevin Harvick.
Also this week: Axalta 200, Xfinity Series, Phoenix International Raceway, 4 p.m. Saturday, Fox.
Worth mentioning: Three races into the Sprint Cup season and Harvick leads the standings by nine points over Dale Earnhardt Jr. Joey Logano is third, 11 points behind Harvick. Martin Truex Jr. is fourth and A.J. Allmendinger is fifth.
Who’s Hot/
Who’s Not
HOT
Kevin Harvick: Picked up his first win at Las Vegas and now heads to Phoenix, where he has won the past three races.
Martin Truex Jr.: Three races, three top-10 finishes. He had five all of last season.
A.J. Allmendinger: Three races, two top-10 finishes. He also had five all of last season.
Ryan Newman: Continues to be the class of the Richard Childress Racing field.
Austin Dillon: His Xfinity victory was his first in the series since 2012.
NOT
Jeff Gordon: Three races into his final Cup season and he’s 30th in the standings.
Jimmie Johnson: Had a fast car at Las Vegas, but a loose wheel and tire issues ruined his day.
Tony Stewart: Not the Stewart we’re accustomed to in the past two races.
Roush Fenway Racing: The second year in a row the organization has had a poor showing at Las Vegas, a track on which its enjoyed some of its greatest success.
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Points Leaders
Sprint Cup
1. Kevin Harvick134
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 125
3. Joey Logano 123
4. Martin Truex Jr. 118
5. AJ Allmendinger 100
6. Kasey Kahne 92
7. Jimmie Johnson 91
8. Denny Hamlin 87
9. Casey Mears 87
10. Matt Kenseth 85
11. Greg Biffle 84
12. Ryan Newman 82
13. Paul Menard 82
14. Clint Bowyer 81
15. Aric Almirola 80
16. Brad Keselowski 77
17. David Gilliland, 77
18. Sam Hornish Jr. 75
19. David Ragan 75
20. Danica Patrick 68
21. Kyle Larson 64
22. Austin Dillon 59
23. Carl Edwards 57
24. Trevor Bayne 55
25. Jamie McMurray 54
26. Michael Annett 52
27. Brett Moffitt 44
28. Justin Allgaier 44
29. Michael McDowell 44
30. Jeff Gordon 42
31. Cole Whitt 41
32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 38
33. Brian Vickers 29
34. Tony Stewart 27
35. Alex Bowman 22
36. Josh Wise 22
37. Bobby Labonte 20
38. Michael Waltrip 18
39. Jeb Burton 13
40. Reed Sorenson 12
41. Mike Wallace 8
42. Ron Hornaday 2
Xfinity
1. Ty Dillon 119
2. Chris Buescher 113
3. Ryan Reed 104
4. Darrell Wallace Jr. 103
5. Chase Elliot, 95
6. Regan Smith 86
7. Brendan Gaughan 86
8. David Starr 83
9. Elliott Sadler 82
10. Ross Chastain 81
11. Jeremy Clements 75
12. Dakoda Armstrong 71
13. Daniel Suarez 70
14. J.J. Yeley 70
15. Landon Cassill 64
16. Eric McClure 64
Truck
1. Tyler Reddick 87
2. Matt Crafton 85
3. Erik Jones 80
4. Johnny Sauter 72
5. James Buescher 63
6. Bryan Silas 60
7. Ben Kennedy 58
8. Ray Black Jr. 58
9. Joe Nemechek 58
10. Korbin Forrister 56
11. Timothy Peters 55
12. John Wes Townley 54
13. Spencer Gallagher 54
14. Tyler Young 54
15. Cameron Hayley 51
This story was originally published March 12, 2015 at 6:55 PM with the headline "NASCAR Sprint Cup CampingWorld.com 500 facts."