Phoenix Racing

Ever since Joe Rutman finished last at Rockingham in 2004, Phoenix Racing has been unfairly written off as nothing more than a start in park team. Because of this, even after Brad Kisselowski's upset victory at Talladega on Sunday, some fans have refused to give James Finch's operation the credit it deserves for the win. The following is a gentle reminder that Phoenix Racing has had many strong runs with different drivers and manufacturers since the team returned to NASCAR's Print Cup competition in 2001, even when they didn't have a Hendrick Chevrolet. What's his guess start going everywhere? Jimmy Spencer goes on to apron, Mike Wallace on the outside moving up, and Steve Park, and look where Gordon ended up after restarting second. He ended up finishing sixth. The traffic mixing and shuffling behind him. The Sadler and Jeff O'Line not even out of charge yet. Back to the lead, Jeremy Mayfield still trying his best to get by. Mike Wallace can't do it. Mike's doing a good job. He's doing a fantastic job. That car ran well in practice yesterday. Ten laps to go. Look out through the trial from about third through twenty if there are three wide. Ten laps to go. Johnny Soler. Yeah, baby. Look at this. So many times the best racing of Speedwix has been right here on Thursday. Big crowd on hand to see it. And after Sotter they're two wide, then three, then two, then three. When they've got on four fresh tires you can expect this kind of action. The thing about it is the longer they run the worse the cars get to Hamlin and the more reckless they get. On the front, Jeff Gordon continues to lead. He brings the field to the checkered fly. Here's the race to get into Daytona 500. Mike Wallace makes it. Scott Rates will not. But I'm going to tell you what. What's Mike Wallace right there in the O'Nan? There's the race right there to get in between the 13th and 14th in the O'Nan. Marlon has backed out. So that means it's Nima Chek and Wallace. Here they come to the flag. Jeff Gordon's going to win his third duel at Daytona. Nima Chek's in and it may be Mike Wallace. I believe Mike Wallace. Mike Wallace did beat Sterling Marlon back to the line. It's going to be a drag race. All the way back to the start finish line. No coming. The same best man. Back to the line. Here they come. Checkered fly. Kevin Hurley wins the Daytona 500. We got one car still coming across the start finish line. They're wrecking everywhere. Hey what? He's working on becoming about the third go or go homer to get up in the top 10. It's not going to be a pole run. He missed the Daytona 500 but he's going to race here tomorrow. Brad Kazalowski. Two rookies in the top 10. Scott Speed 8th and Kazalowski 9th. I don'think Kazalowski tried to win it. I don't know. I don'think he can step out until he wakes up the last second. He's going to get outside and that was going so intense. No. No. I don'think he can put in the front end. I've never seen this car. No. Edwards will not make it to the flag. Brad Kazalowski won this race. You