NASCAR at Phoenix 2015: Start time, lineup, TV/radio schedule
AVONDALE, Ariz. — It's NASCAR race day at Phoenix International Raceway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for today's final race of the third round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
START TIME: Decorated U.S. Navy veteran and United States Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) will instruct drivers to start their engines at 2:33 ET (12:33 MT) Sunday. If you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 2:41 p.m. ET for the green flag.
RACE DISTANCE: The Quickens Loans 500 Race for Heroes, the second of two Sprint Cup Series races at Phoenix this season, is 312 laps around the one-mile track for 312 miles.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Multi-platinum Atlantic Records recording artist JoJo will perform the national anthem.
TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: NBC will broadcast the race with a pre-race show beginning at 2 p.m. ET. Motor Racing Network/SiriusXM will call the race on radio.
WEATHER: It will be partly cloudy with a high of 72 degrees. There is a 20-percent chance of precipitation.
LAST TIME: Kevin Harvick jumped from outside the four-driver transfer window into the Chase for the Sprint Cup finale with a third consecutive win at Phoenix. He subsequently won at Homestead-Miami Speedway to claim his first Sprint Cup championship. Harvick also dominated at Phoenix earlier this year, leading 224 of 312 laps for his second victory of 2015.
STARTING LINEUP: Last week's winner Jimmie Johnson won the pole Friday with a speed of 143.158 mph. Kurt Busch, one of eight drivers remaining in the Chase for the Sprint Cup will start second.
Here's the starting lineup for today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix (remaining Chase drivers in bold):
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kurt Busch
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Carl Edwards
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Kyle Larson
- Erik Jones
- Kevin Harvick
- Kasey Kahne
- Kyle Busch
- Jeff Gordon
- Jamie McMurray
- Denny Hamlin
- Joey Logano
- Paul Menard
- Austin Dillon
- Aric Almirola
- Brad Keselowski
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Greg Biffle
- Danica Patrick
- Ryan Newman
- A.J. Allmendinger
- Casey Mears
- Justin Allgaier
- Trevor Bayne
- Clint Bowyer
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- David Ragan
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Tony Stewart
- Landon Cassill
- JJ Yeley
- David Gilliland
- Alex Bowman
- Michael Annett
- Jeb Burton
- Michael Annett
- Joey Gase
- Brett Moffitt
- Ryan Preece
- Ryan Ellis
- Timmy Hill
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