Phoenix International Raceway

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Phoenix International Raceway

Location	Avondale, Arizona
Track length	1 miles (1.6 kilometres)
Track shape	"D"-shaped Tri-Oval
Banking	Turns 1 and 2 - 11° Turns 3 and 4 - 9° Backstretch - 9° Frontstretch - 3°
Major events	NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Capacity	76,800
Address	P.O. Box 13088, Avondale, AZ 85002
Owner	International Speedway Corporation

Phoenix International Raceway or just PIR, is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It opened in 1964, but wasn't used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki, where he debuted his Polish Victory Lap).

PIR infield, taken in Nov. 2004

It is an unusual tri-oval shape, more like a "D" shape. This is because the owner did not wish to alter the infield road course to accommodate a traditional NASCAR oval.

It has since been used by the Indy Racing League and an infield road course has been used by the Grand American Road Racing Association.

In 2005, the track hosted a second NASCAR race, replacing the spring race formerly held at Darlington Raceway, in South Carolina.

Current Events

• NASCAR Nextel Cup - Subway Fresh 500
• NASCAR Nextel Cup - Checker Auto Parts 500
• NASCAR Busch Series - Bashas' Supermarkets 200
• NASCAR Busch Series - Arizona Travel 200
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - Phoenix 150

Records

• NASCAR Nextel Cup Qualifying: Ryan Newman, 26.499 sec. (135.854 mph), 2004
• NASCAR Nextel Cup Race: Tony Stewart, 2 hrs. 38 min. 28 sec. (118.132 mph), 1999
• NASCAR Busch Series Qualifying: Kyle Busch, 26.902 sec. (133.819 mph), 2004
• NASCAR Busch Series Race: Jeff Burton, 1 hr. 44 min. 13 sec. (115.145 mph), 2000
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying: Brandon Whitt, 27.439 sec. (131.200 mph), 2005
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race: Kevin Harvick, 1 hr. 24 min. 26 sec. (108.104 mph), 2002

See also

External links

• [Phoenix International Raceway Official Site]
• [Phoenix International Raceway Page] on [NASCAR.com]
• High Resolution image from [Google Maps]

Nextel Cup Series
Atlanta - Bristol - Brooklyn, Michigan - Charlotte - Darlington - Daytona - Dover - Fontana, California - Fort Worth - Indianapolis - Joliet, Illinois - Kansas City - Las Vegas - Loudon - Martinsville - Miami - Pocono - Phoenix - Richmond - Sonoma, California - Talladega - Watkins Glen

Busch Series
Atlanta - Bristol - Brooklyn, Michigan - Charlotte - Darlington - Daytona - Dover - Fontana, California - Fort Worth - Indianapolis - Joliet, Illinois - Kansas City - Las Vegas - Loudon - Madison, Illinois - Martinsville - Memphis - Mexico City - Miami - Milwaukee - Nashville - Phoenix - Richmond - Sparta, Kentucky - Talladega - Watkins Glen

Craftsman Truck Series
Atlanta - Bristol - Brooklyn, Michigan - Charlotte - Daytona - Dover - Fontana, California - Fort Worth - Indianapolis - Kansas City - Las Vegas - Loudon - Madison, Illinois - Mansfield - Martinsville - Memphis - Miami - Milwaukee - Nashville - Phoenix - Talladega - Sparta, Kentucky

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