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Phoenix International Raceway |
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Location: Avondale, AZ
Shape: Oval
Distance: 1-mile
Banking, Turns 1&2: 11 degrees
Banking, Turns 3&4: 9 degrees
Front Straight: 1179 Feet
Banking, Front Straight: 0 degrees
Back Straight: 1551 feet
Banking, Back Straight: 0 degrees
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| PIR first opened its gates in 1964 and since that time has earned a reputation as one of the top facilities of its kind in the nation. |
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NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing at Phoenix International Raceway just keeps getting bigger, better
and faster. PIR first opened its gates in 1964 and since that time has earned a reputation as one of the top facilities of its kind in the nation.
Since that historic day when the track greeted its first visitors, history and tradition have fired on all cylinders. It has been a stage for some of the great names in the sport, as Bobby and Davey Allison, Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Mario and Michael Andretti along with A.J. Foyt are on the long list of winners there.
Track president Emmett "Buddy" Jobe has kept pace with the growth of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in Phoenix, repaving the facility in 1993 and adding 12,000 grandstand seats the past two years.
In addition to the improvements, the beauty of the local surroundings make it a wonderful place to visit. Set at the base of the Estrella Mountains, near the Salt and Gila Rivers, it is as much a fixture of the local landscape as its natural counterparts.
More upgrades and improvements, including an overall beautification program, are in the works, making Phoenix racing's Desert Jewel.
Since 1964, Phoenix has seen it all: NASCAR Winston Cup Series cars, NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division cars, Indy cars, dirt cars and sports cars give the Desert Mile the most varied schedule of any track in North America.
Location: Six miles south of Interstate 10 via any of three highway exits -- Litchfield Road, Estrella Parkway or Cotton Lane. All access roads are well-marked with directions to the track.
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RACE RECORDS |
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NASCAR Series |
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Driver |
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Speed |
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Date |
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Winston Cup
Series |
T. Stewart |
118.132 |
11/7/99 |
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Busch Grand
National Division
Series |
J. Burton |
115.415 |
11/4/00 |
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Craftsman
Truck Series |
J. Ruttman |
103.942 |
11/1/97 |
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QUALIFYING RECORDS |
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NASCAR Series |
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Driver |
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Speed |
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Time |
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Date |
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Winston Cup
Series |
R. Wallace |
134.718 |
26.830 |
11/3/00 |
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Busch Grand
National Division
Series |
J. Leffler |
130.957 |
27.940 |
11/3/00 |
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Craftsman
Truck Series |
J. Ruttman |
129.204 |
27.863 |
3/17/00 |
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