2016 Good Sam 500

February 2025 NAS Good Sam 500 2016 schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site March 7, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadPhoenix International Raceway http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/phoenix-international-raceway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 7, 2016 January 3, 2013Entry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7192&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 7, 2016 March 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308125317/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7192&StatType=Entry+List March 8, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Good-Sam-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 11, 2016 March 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312062928/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Good-Sam-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx March 12, 2016 deadQualifying Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Good-Sam-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 11, 2016 March 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312131323/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Good-Sam-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx March 12, 2016 deadSecond Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Good-Sam-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313030153/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Good-Sam-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx March 13, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Good-Sam-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160316123101/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Good-Sam-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx March 16, 2016 deadGood Sam 500 Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7192&StatType=Race+Results MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 13, 2016 March 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160316000131/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7192&StatType=Race+Results March 16, 2016 deadPoint standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/04phx2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site March 13, 2016 March 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160315213041/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/04phx2016racereport.pdf March 15, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/04phx2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site March 14, 2016 March 14, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160315213041/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/04phx2016racereport.pdf March 15, 2016 dead 2016 03 13 2016 4 36 class=skin-invert|250px Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona 1 1.609 313 313 503.725 312 312 502.115 Sunny, clear blue skies with a temperature of 70 F C; wind out of the southwest at 4 mph km/h on 113.212 mph km/h on Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 26.014 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 139 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Fox Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip 3.6/8 (Overnight)Paulsen NASCAR Phoenix Overnights Dip to Six-Year Low http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/03/nascar-ratings-phoenix-overnights-down-slightly-six-year-low/ SportsMediaWatch.com Sports Media Watch March 14, 2016 March 14, 20164.0/9 (Final)Paulsen Slight Dip For NASCAR From Phoenix http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/03/nascar-ratings-down-phoenix-fox-viewership/ SportsMediaWatch.com Sports Media Watch March 18, 2016 March 18, 20166.6 million viewers MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) The 2016 Good Sam 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on March 13, 2016, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 313 laps, extended from 312 laps due to overtime, on the 1 mi km off on asphalt oval, it was the fourth race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kevin Harvick won the race ahead of Carl Edwards, with Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounding out the top five positions. Busch won the pole for the race and led 75 laps on his way to a fourth-place finish. Harvick led a race high of 139 laps on his way to winning the race. There were seven lead changes among four different drivers, as well as five caution flag periods for 30 laps. This was Harvick's 32nd career victory, first of the season, eighth at Phoenix International Raceway and fifth at the track for Stewart–Haas Racing. With the win, he moved up to first in the points standings. Chevrolet moved to first in the manufacturer standings. The Good Sam 500 was carried by Fox Sports on the broadcast Fox network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Report Background thumb|left|Phoenix International Raceway was the site of the fourth race of the season Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a 1 mi km off on low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. Entry list The entry list for the Good Sam 500 was released on Monday, March 7 at 9:11 a.m. Eastern time. Thirty-nine cars are entered for the race. The only driver changes for this weekend's race were Ty Dillon returning to the seat of the No. 14 Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet and Joey Gase taking over the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Ty Dillon (i) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Joey Gase (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 83 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 98 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports ChevroletOfficial entry list Practice First practice Kurt Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 25.928 and a speed of 138.846 mph km/h on.Bonkowski Jerry Kurt Busch is fastest in Friday’s Sprint Cup practice at Phoenix http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/03/11/kurt-busch-is-fastest-in-fridays-sprint-cup-practice-at-phoenix/ nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports March 11, 2016 March 11, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 25.928 138.846 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25.999 138.467 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 26.039 138.254Official first practice results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Kurt Busch was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 26.194 and a speed of 137.436 mph km/h on.Bonkowski Jerry March 12, 2016 Kurt Busch once again fastest in Sprint Cup practice at Phoenix http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/03/12/kurt-busch-once-again-fastest-in-sprint-cup-practice-at-phoenix/ March 12, 2016 nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports During the session, Michael Annett suffered a front-end lockup and slammed the wall in turn 1.Spencer Lee March 12, 2016 Kurt Busch sets the pace in Saturday morning practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-sets-the-pace-in-saturday-morning-practice-679060/ March 12, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. Avondale, Arizona Because this required him to go to a backup car, he'll start from the rear of the field. He said that "the car just didn’t want to turn. I don’t know if we were on the splitter or if we cut down a right-front (tire). ... I cranked on the wheel and it wouldn’t go straight.”White Tucker March 12, 2016 Kurt Busch fastest in second practice at Phoenix http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=107146 March 12, 2016 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH141Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26.194137.43624Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26.338136.685319Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.375136.493Official second practice results Final practice Kevin Harvick was fastest in the final practice session with a time of 26.409 and a speed of 136.317 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee March 12, 2016 SHR duo of Harvick and Busch top final Sprint Cup practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/shr-duo-of-harvick-and-busch-top-final-sprint-cup-practice-679093/ March 12, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. Avondale, Arizona PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH14Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26.409136.317241Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26.437136.173318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.452136.096Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|Kyle Busch scored the pole position. Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 26.014 and a speed of 138.387 mph km/h on.Hembree Mike Kyle Busch takes Phoenix pole as Joe Gibbs Racing goes 1-2-3 https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/03/11/kyle-busch-takes-phoenix-pole-joe-gibbs-racing-goes-1-2-3/81674030/ March 11, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company March 11, 2016 Avondale, Arizona He said afterwards that he "cooled everything back down to make sure we gave it everything we got. We just made a couple of fine-tuning adjustments from what we ran before and it was a tick faster, not much, just a tick.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Kyle Busch Wins Phoenix Pole http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/03/Kyle-Busch-Wins-Good-Sam-500-Pole-at-Phoenix-International-Raceway.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 11, 2016 March 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312131912/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/03/Kyle-Busch-Wins-Good-Sam-500-Pole-at-Phoenix-International-Raceway.aspx March 12, 2016 dead Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne will both go to backup cars after mishaps in qualifying with the former crashing out and the latter changing engines.White Tucker Kyle Busch on the pole for Sunday's race at Phoenix http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=107116 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties March 11, 2016 March 11, 2016 Johnson said after being released from the infield care center that the car was "a lot of straight in an area of the track that I didn't need to have straight. We'll have to get to the bottom of it. Just a really hard impact to the outside wall. Thankful that we have SAFER barriers and soft walls. But very disappointed because we had such a fast race car."Cranston Mike Kyle Busch gets NASCAR pole; Jimmie Johnson escapes injury http://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-gets-nascar-pole-jimmie-johnson-escapes-injury-0 March 11, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports March 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312144100/http://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-gets-nascar-pole-jimmie-johnson-escapes-injury-0 March 12, 2016 Avondale, Arizona He later took to Twitter to say that the wreck was because his steering wheel came off.Cranston Mike Jimmie Johnson escapes injury after steering wheel comes off http://racing.ap.org/article/jimmie-johnson-escapes-injury-after-steering-wheel-comes March 11, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports March 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312144250/http://racing.ap.org/article/jimmie-johnson-escapes-injury-after-steering-wheel-comes March 12, 2016 Avondale, Arizona Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.288 26.08726.014 219Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.363 26.09326.179 311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.331 26.07926.196 441Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26.175 26.14626.202 548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.249 26.21826.244 620Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.405 26.12426.244 742Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.327 26.20326.271 878Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota26.231 26.22126.290 922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26.290 26.11426.321 1017Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord26.304 26.22326.325 111Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.451 26.21826.363 1221Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord26.252 26.22326.411 1316Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord26.395 26.230 — 1443Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26.408 26.236 — 153Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.38726.260 — 1627Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.324 26.272 — 1724Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.423 26.283 — 184Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26.383 26.298 — 192Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26.304 26.306 — 2031Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.485 26.359 — 216Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord26.405 26.373 — 2247A. 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AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet26.428 26.376 — 2383 Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota26.391 26.394 — 245Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.241 0.000 — 2513Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet 26.561 — — 2688Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet 26.563 — — 2738Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord 26.589 — — 2814Ty Dillon (i)Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 26.594 — — 2923David RaganBK RacingToyota 26.626 — — 3044Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord 26.683 — — 317Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet 26.763 — — 3234Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord 26.780 — — 3395Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet 26.852 — — 3498Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet26.932 — — 3515Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet27.053 — — 3610Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet27.089 — — 3730Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet27.109 — — 3846Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet27.115 — — 3932Joey Gase (i)Go FAS RacingFord27.161 — — Race First half Start thumb|Kevin Harvick won the race. Under clear blue Arizona skies, Kyle Busch led the field to the green flag at 3:49 p.m. After 10 laps, he pulled to a one-second lead over teammate Carl Edwards. The first caution of the race flew on lap 52 for a single-car wreck in turn 3. Going into the turn, Ryan Newman suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall.Knight Michael Tire issues doom several NASCAR teams at PIR http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/motor/2016/03/13/tire-issues-doom-several-nascar-teams-pir/81745672/ March 14, 2016 The Arizona Republic Gannett Company March 13, 2016 Avondale, Arizona He would go on to finish last for the first time since 2008.Beard Brock CUP: Tire problems leave Ryan Newman with first last-place run since 2008 http://brock.lastcar.info/2016/03/cup-tire-problems-leave-ryan-newman.html brock.lastcar.info LASTCAR.info March 14, 2016 March 13, 2016 He said he "just blew a right-front tire. It must have melted the bead or something. I don’t know if something failed in the cooling department or what the deal was. I didn’t do anything any different than I’ve ever done here before. Just definitely blew a right-front tire out and that was the end of our day with the Grainger Chevrolet.”White Tucker Harvick wins by a hair in Phoenix http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=107183 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties March 13, 2016 March 13, 2016 Denny Hamlin was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted on lap 60. Unlike the first run, he didn't pull away from the field. After taking just right-side tires on the first pit stop, he began losing his lead to Dale Earnhardt Jr. who took four. Earnhardt passed him in turn 3 to take the lead on lap 76. The second caution of the race flew on lap 104 for a single-car wreck in turn 3. Going into the turn, Paul Menard suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall. When asked what happened, he said he wasn't “really sure. We were okay that last run. We fired off pretty decent and started getting really tight at the end. I don’t know if a left-front tire blew or what going into 3. I don’t know if something broke or if a tire blew. We are going to check it out. I’m curious about it.” Edwards exited pit road with the race lead. Brian Scott was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Second quarter The race restarted on lap 113. After pulling away from the field, Edwards began losing his lead to teammate Kyle Busch. The third caution of the race flew on lap 163 for a single-car wreck in turn 1. Going into turn 1, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall. He said he was "really tight and I was having to use too much brake and I think we got the tires hot and once we did that the right front gave out from having to use too much brake. The cars were a handful. They were fun to drive. We just didn’t quite have the Fastenal Ford dialed in like we needed to today. We were really tight, therefore, we had to use too much brake.” Kyle Busch exited pit road 18th after overshooting his pit box and stopping too close to the pit wall. Second half Halfway The race restarted at lap 169. Kevin Harvick powered ahead of Edwards on the restart and took the lead. On lap 180, Harvick led his nine-thousandth career lap in Sprint Cup Series competition. Debris on the backstretch brought out the fourth caution of the race with 87 laps to go. The debris came from the shredded right-rear tire of Brad Keselowski's car. Edwards beat Harvick off pit road. Fourth quarter The race restarted with 78 laps to go. Harvick had no difficulty retaking the lead from Edwards going into turn 1. Joey Logano pitted from ninth with seven to go because he was short on fuel. The fifth caution of the race flew with six laps to go for a single-car wreck in turn 4. Rounding the turn, Kasey Kahne suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall. He said he "had a right front tire go down. It happened earlier in the race but a caution came out and I thought it was the engine at the time because of the way it kind of vibrated and changed the tone of the engine. Come to find out it wasn’t the engine and it was the tire. We’ll look at what we are doing since it happened a couple of times. We had a car capable of running in the top-15 and we were really good early. The longer the race went I felt like I got looser. I used a lot of brake during the entire the race, which I was surprised about. Yesterday in practice I didn’t have to use the brake hardly at all and today with different grips I used it so much.” Harvick, Earnhardt and Austin Dillon opted to stay out while the rest of the field opted to pit.Scott David Kevin Harvick wins NASCAR race at Phoenix by .01 of a second https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article65855297.html March 14, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company March 13, 2016 Avondale, Arizona Overtime The race restarted with two laps to go at an overtime finish, Harvick led the field to the green with Carl Edwards at his back. After the white flag, Harvick and Edwards battled for the lead, bumping each other until Harvick came out victorious by 0.010 seconds, the closest finish in Phoenix history.Cranston Mike Harvick nips Edwards in wild finish for 8th Phoenix win http://racing.ap.org/article/harvick-nips-edwards-wild-finish-8th-phoenix-win March 13, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports March 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160315122847/http://racing.ap.org/article/harvick-nips-edwards-wild-finish-8th-phoenix-win March 15, 2016 Avondale, Arizona Post-race Driver comments Harvick said that he "knew he (Edwards) was better through (Turns) 3 and 4, but that was not the car I wanted to see behind me. I tried to protect the bottom in 3 and 4, and I just missed the bottom with all the rubber built up on the tires. I knew I was going to be on defense down there. I got up too high ... and then he got into me, like he should have. I knew I needed to get a good run off the corner and I was going to have to get into his door. And it worked out, just barely.“Hembree Mike Kevin Harvick edges Carl Edwards in photo finish at Phoenix https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/03/13/kevin-harvick-wins-good-sam-500-phoenix-sprint-cup-race/81739396/ March 13, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company March 13, 2016 Avondale, Arizona Edwards said that Harvick "was pretty fast, even on old tires. Once we got clear, I thought we were going to get one shot. I tried to go to the outside of him and he blocked a little bit, and I didn't have anywhere to go but rub him a little bit."Pockrass Bob Kevin Harvick needed every trick in his bag to win again at Phoenix https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/14965715/nascar-kevin-harvick-wins-phoenix-thriller-carl-edwards ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures March 13, 2016 Avondale, Arizona March 13, 2016 He joked that he "should’ve wrecked him. No, those guys were doing a great job all day. They hung on with those tires but we were faster so I thought, ‘Man, I’ll just move him out of the way and get by.’ I just didn't move him far enough and then he got up the door and I thought I was trying to time—I thought ‘I think he’s going to beat me.’ So, I tried to sideswipe him before he got there but I needed to be in front of his front tire. Anyway, just a fun race.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Edwards Comes Up Just Short http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/03/Carl-Edwards-Comes-Up-Just-Short-at-Phoenix.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 13, 2016 March 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160314105834/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/03/Carl-Edwards-Comes-Up-Just-Short-at-Phoenix.aspx March 14, 2016 dead Hamlin said he "was actually rooting on Carl going, ‘Get him.’ But, we’ve been on the other side of that photo finish. This rules package creates this kind of racing and some of the finishes that we’ve seen so far this year.”Jensen Tom Joe Gibbs Racing all smiles despite bittersweet ending at Phoenix http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/joe-gibbs-racing-carl-edwards-kyle-busch-denny-hamlin-matt-kenseth-sprint-cup-phoenix-031316 Foxsports.com Fox Sports Digital Media March 14, 2016 Avondale, Arizona March 13, 2016 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 14Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet31345 219Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31340311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31338418Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31338588Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31337641Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet31335 720Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31334 824Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31333 93Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31332 1021Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord31331 1148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31330 1242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet31329 1343Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord31328 1478Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota31327 1514Ty Dillon (i)Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet3130 161Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet31325 1747A. 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AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet31324 1822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord31223 1910Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet31222 2083Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota31221 2116Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord31220 225Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31219 236Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord31118 2423David RaganBK RacingToyota30917 2538Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord30816 2695Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet30815 2744Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord30814 287Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet30813 292Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord30712 3034Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord30711 3115Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet30710 3232Joey Gase (i)Go FAS RacingFord3050 3346Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet3038 3430Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet3037 3513Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet2886 3698Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet2365 3717Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord1614 3827Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1043 3931Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet512Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 7 Cautions/Laps: 5 for 30 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 45 minutes and 53 seconds Average speed: 113.212 mph km/h Media Television Fox Sports covered their 12th race at Phoenix International Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Phoenix winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip called the race from the commentary booth, with Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum covering pit road duties for the television side. Fox Booth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor commentator: Jeff GordonColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleVince WelchMatt Yocum Radio MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on SiriusXM's NASCAR Radio channel. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and 1998 Dura Lube/Kmart 500 winner Rusty Wallace called the race from the booth when the field was racing down the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from atop the stands in turn 1 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2, and Kyle Rickey called the race from a billboard outside turn 4 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Pit road duties were covered by Alex Hayden, Glenn Jarrett and Steve Post. MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey Alex HaydenGlenn JarrettSteve Post Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 Kevin Harvick 154 10px 1 2 Kyle Busch 154 10px 1 3 Jimmie Johnson 140 (–14) 10px 1 4 Kurt Busch 137 (–17) 10px 2 5 Carl Edwards 136 (–18) 10px 2 6 Denny Hamlin 131 (–23) 10px 3 7 Joey Logano 127 (–27) 10px 2 8 Austin Dillon 122 (–32) 10px 9 Martin Truex Jr. 117 (–37) 10px 2 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 115 (–39) 10px 5 11 Brad Keselowski 110 (–44) 10px 2 12 Ryan Blaney (R) 104 (–50) 10px 2 13 Aric Almirola 100 (–54) 10px 1 14 Kasey Kahne 96 (–58) 10px 1 15 Jamie McMurray 94 (–60) 10px 6 16 Matt Kenseth 90 (–64)Official driver's standings Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 1 Chevrolet 166 10px 1 2 Toyota 162 (–4) 10px 3 Ford 142 (–24)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. References Sprint Cup Series 2016 2016 Kobalt 400 2016 Auto Club 400 Arizona Sports Good Sam 500 Good Sam 500 Category:NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway Good Sam 500