[NormsRevenge]

Welcome to this week's Nascar at FR race thread!

This Week - It's the AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway
Race #35 of 36

November 11, 2012


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TUNE IN

Phoenix - PIR history - In 1964, when Phoenix International Raceway was carved out of the foothills of the Estrella Mountains, it was intended to be a new jewel in the crown of American open-wheel racing.



Drivers like Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones and the Unsers soon came to love the 1-mile paved oval with the unique bend in the backstretch. And they really loved coming to Phoenix, where the tourism industry was just starting to grow and its Western style hospitality was second to none.

But it wasn't until 1988, when NASCAR's Cup Series racing came to PIR, that auto racing in Phoenix really became a major sporting attraction for the Valley of the Sun. New racing legends and legends-in-the-making like Davey Allison, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace and the rest of the Cup stars found out firsthand what their Champ Car brethren had known for years: Phoenix International Raceway is truly a great place to race, both for the drivers and especially the fans.

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Visit The FR Canteen and BumP It Up to Support Our Troops!!
24 X 7

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FRFLers -- It's been fun.

Welcome to this week's Nascar at FR race thread!

This Week - It's the AdvoCare 500 at Phoenix International Raceway
Race #35 of 36

November 11, 2012


Click for Nascar race & news threads at FR

TUNE IN

Phoenix - PIR history - In 1964, when Phoenix International Raceway was carved out of the foothills of the Estrella Mountains, it was intended to be a new jewel in the crown of American open-wheel racing.



Drivers like Mario Andretti, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones and the Unsers soon came to love the 1-mile paved oval with the unique bend in the backstretch. And they really loved coming to Phoenix, where the tourism industry was just starting to grow and its Western style hospitality was second to none.

But it wasn't until 1988, when NASCAR's Cup Series racing came to PIR, that auto racing in Phoenix really became a major sporting attraction for the Valley of the Sun. New racing legends and legends-in-the-making like Davey Allison, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace and the rest of the Cup stars found out firsthand what their Champ Car brethren had known for years: Phoenix International Raceway is truly a great place to race, both for the drivers and especially the fans.

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Visit The FR Canteen and BumP It Up to Support Our Troops!!
24 X 7

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FRFLers -- It's been fun.

[NormsRevenge]

Down to the Chase wire, Phoenix race thread is Up Ping!

[GnL]

Are these the NASCAR fans who favored Obama in a recent poll? I’m having a hard time remembering what I’m supposed to be boycotting.

[tubebender]

There will be no Nascar or NRA in 4 more years. I am sorry to report that Umgud will still be with us

[tubebender]

I haven’t seen much of you since you got diagnosed with the mange...

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

Well, I will be home on Sunday watching semi live in my DVR. But I am amazed what has happened to these threads this year. Sort of what’s happened to the sport in terms of low attendance and low to ratings. Sort of what happened to the Romney voter turnout. It’s like we’ve all fallen asleep. Or died. Or just tuned out. Where are we? What are we doing that is more important? I do a lot of sailing in the summer, but I still watch NASCAR, indycar and formula one on DVR. But I think a lot of people are just tuning out.

To bad for motors ports, that is for sure.

[NormsRevenge]

For the old times.. make your call..
and then there will be one to go..

Ping!

[NormsRevenge]

For the old times.. make your call..
and then there will be one to go..

Ping!

[tubebender]

Will there be team orders to take out the Kezz early to help JJ win his 7th title??? Just asking...