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Track Facts
  • Website: www.phoenixraceway.com
  • Track Length: 1 Mile (312 laps = 312 miles/500 kilometers)
  • Grandstand Seating Capacity: 76,812
  • First Race: Nov. 6, 1988 – Checker 500
  • Banking in Turns 1 and 2: 11 degrees
  • Banking in Turns 3 and 4: 9 degrees
  • Banking/Frontstraight: 3 degrees Banking/Backstraight: 9 degrees
  • Frontstretch: 1,179 feet Backstretch: 1,551 feet

Qualifying & Race Records
  • Qualifying: Ryan Newman, Dodge, 135.854 mph (26.499 sec.); Nov. 5, 2004
  • Race: Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 118.132 mph (2:38:28); Nov. 7, 1999

Track Records
  • Most Wins: 2 - Davey Allison, Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  • Most Top 5s: 8 - Mark Martin
  • Most Top 10s: 13 - Mark Martin
  • Oldest Winner: Rusty Wallace, 42 Years, 2 Months, 11 Days, 10/25/98
  • Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 Years, 5 Months, 11 Days, 11/13/05
  • Most Lead Changes: 23 - Once, 11/5/00
  • Fewest Lead Changes: 1 - Once, 11/4/90
  • Most Leaders: 13 - Three times, most recently, 11/5/00
  • Fewest Leaders: 2 - Once, 11/4/90
  • Most Cautions: 11 - Once, 11/7/04
  • Fewest Cautions: 2 - Once, 11/7/99
  • Most Caution Laps: 66 - Once, 11/2/03
  • Fewest Caution Laps: 10 - Once, 11/7/99
  • Most on the Lead Lap: 29 - Once, 11/2/03
  • Fewest on the Lead Lap: 3 - Once, 10/30/94
  • Most Running at the Finish: 41 - Twice, most recently, 11/7/99
  • Fewest Running at the Finish: 27 - Once, 11/5/89
  • Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 262 - Once, Dale Earnhardt, 11/4/90
  • Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 30 - Once, Davey Allison, 11/1/92
  • Most Wins by a Manufacturer: 12 - Ford
  • Track Race Record: Tony Stewart, 11/7/99, Time - 2:38:28, Speed - 118.132 mph

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