Nascar Cup - Phoenix
Phoenix
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America - Denver
8 - 9 Mar
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Phoenix Raceway
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Track Info
Phoenix Raceway - Avondale, Arizona, USA
Desert oddball with the famous dogleg - clockwise - 1.022 mi / 1.645 km oval with 4 turns (commonly called 1.000 mi) - infield road course 1.510 mi / 2.430 km
When was the track built?
Phoenix opened in 1964 as a multi-layout facility with an oval, several road courses and a drag strip tucked against the Estrella Mountains. A major renovation in 2011 repaved the surface, pushed the dogleg out by 95 ft and paved the apron, which transformed restarts and passing. In 2018 a $178m reconfiguration moved the start/finish line to just before the dogleg and flipped the grandstand focus, creating today’s unique “launch into the dogleg” race starts.
When was its first race?
The venue’s first race weekend came in February 1964 on the road course, with the first oval headline 21 days later captured by A.J. Foyt. NASCAR’s premier series arrived in 1988, while IndyCar and CART ran here for decades across multiple eras.
What’s the circuit like?
- The dogleg defines it: A sweeping kink on the backstretch with a wide, legal apron that can see four and even five-wide dives on restarts.
- Two different corners: Turns 1-2 reward short-roll, early throttle and track position off the launch; Turns 3-4 put more emphasis on entry stability and rear-tyre management.
- Short length, long strategy: Clean air is valuable, but pit timing and restarts can flip the order. Brake temps and right-front wear are constant storylines.
- Benchmark pace: IndyCar’s 19.7379 s race lap sits as the outright oval marker; modern NASCAR race laps are in the mid-26s, with Cup poles typically in the low-26s since the 2018 changes.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series and layout)
- IndyCar - dogleg oval 1.022 mi - race lap: 0:19.7379 - Tony Kanaan, Dallara DW12, 2016.
- NASCAR Cup - dogleg oval - race lap: 0:26.450 - Denny Hamlin, Toyota Camry, 2019.
- NASCAR Xfinity - race lap: 0:27.234 - Justin Allgaier, 2018.
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck - race lap: 0:26.774 - Zane Smith, 2020.
- IMSA GTP - road course 1.510 mi - race lap: 0:50.695 - Juan Manuel Fangio II, Eagle MkIII, 1992.
- Historic road courses: Earlier outer and long road layouts measured 2.000 mi and 2.700 mi in the 1960s–80s before settling on today’s infield 1.510 mi configuration.
Records are tracked by layout and era due to reprofiles in 2011 and 2018.
Why go?
Phoenix delivers elbows-out NASCAR theatre you can follow with your eyes. The moved start/finish line amps up every restart into the dogleg, tire strategy matters on long green runs, and the track’s natural-bowl setting gives great sightlines. Championship Weekend brings season-on-the-line drama for all three national series.
Where’s the best place to watch?
- Start/finish into the dogleg: The most chaotic launches in Cup racing as the field fans across the apron before charging to Turns 1-2.
- Turns 3-4: See who saves the right-front and who can diamond the corner for momentum to the line.
- Rattlesnake Hill: The hillside perch with panoramic views across the entire bowl and the Estrella Mountains backdrop.
- Road course infield: Close-up braking and rotation through the technical 12-turn section during sports car and club events.
Not just one series - headline events at Phoenix
NASCAR Championship Weekend: Cup, Xfinity and Trucks crown champions here every November.
IndyCar and CART legacy: Open-wheel racing dates back to 1964 and set the outright lap benchmark in 2016.
IMSA and sports cars: The 1.510 mi infield road course hosted GTP, GT and modern endurance sprints with legendary machinery.
Grassroots and ARCA: Deep regional fields and title-deciding ARCA rounds keep the calendar busy beyond the headliners.
Hotels & Accommodation
Phoenix
8 - 9 Mar
Completed
Phoenix Raceway
Track Info
Phoenix Raceway - Avondale, Arizona, USA
Desert oddball with the famous dogleg - clockwise - 1.022 mi / 1.645 km oval with 4 turns (commonly called 1.000 mi) - infield road course 1.510 mi / 2.430 km
When was the track built?
Phoenix opened in 1964 as a multi-layout facility with an oval, several road courses and a drag strip tucked against the Estrella Mountains. A major renovation in 2011 repaved the surface, pushed the dogleg out by 95 ft and paved the apron, which transformed restarts and passing. In 2018 a $178m reconfiguration moved the start/finish line to just before the dogleg and flipped the grandstand focus, creating today’s unique “launch into the dogleg” race starts.
When was its first race?
The venue’s first race weekend came in February 1964 on the road course, with the first oval headline 21 days later captured by A.J. Foyt. NASCAR’s premier series arrived in 1988, while IndyCar and CART ran here for decades across multiple eras.
What’s the circuit like?
- The dogleg defines it: A sweeping kink on the backstretch with a wide, legal apron that can see four and even five-wide dives on restarts.
- Two different corners: Turns 1-2 reward short-roll, early throttle and track position off the launch; Turns 3-4 put more emphasis on entry stability and rear-tyre management.
- Short length, long strategy: Clean air is valuable, but pit timing and restarts can flip the order. Brake temps and right-front wear are constant storylines.
- Benchmark pace: IndyCar’s 19.7379 s race lap sits as the outright oval marker; modern NASCAR race laps are in the mid-26s, with Cup poles typically in the low-26s since the 2018 changes.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series and layout)
- IndyCar - dogleg oval 1.022 mi - race lap: 0:19.7379 - Tony Kanaan, Dallara DW12, 2016.
- NASCAR Cup - dogleg oval - race lap: 0:26.450 - Denny Hamlin, Toyota Camry, 2019.
- NASCAR Xfinity - race lap: 0:27.234 - Justin Allgaier, 2018.
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck - race lap: 0:26.774 - Zane Smith, 2020.
- IMSA GTP - road course 1.510 mi - race lap: 0:50.695 - Juan Manuel Fangio II, Eagle MkIII, 1992.
- Historic road courses: Earlier outer and long road layouts measured 2.000 mi and 2.700 mi in the 1960s–80s before settling on today’s infield 1.510 mi configuration.
Records are tracked by layout and era due to reprofiles in 2011 and 2018.
Why go?
Phoenix delivers elbows-out NASCAR theatre you can follow with your eyes. The moved start/finish line amps up every restart into the dogleg, tire strategy matters on long green runs, and the track’s natural-bowl setting gives great sightlines. Championship Weekend brings season-on-the-line drama for all three national series.
Where’s the best place to watch?
- Start/finish into the dogleg: The most chaotic launches in Cup racing as the field fans across the apron before charging to Turns 1-2.
- Turns 3-4: See who saves the right-front and who can diamond the corner for momentum to the line.
- Rattlesnake Hill: The hillside perch with panoramic views across the entire bowl and the Estrella Mountains backdrop.
- Road course infield: Close-up braking and rotation through the technical 12-turn section during sports car and club events.
Not just one series - headline events at Phoenix
NASCAR Championship Weekend: Cup, Xfinity and Trucks crown champions here every November.
IndyCar and CART legacy: Open-wheel racing dates back to 1964 and set the outright lap benchmark in 2016.
IMSA and sports cars: The 1.510 mi infield road course hosted GTP, GT and modern endurance sprints with legendary machinery.
Grassroots and ARCA: Deep regional fields and title-deciding ARCA rounds keep the calendar busy beyond the headliners.
