Kobalt Tools 500

Phoenix Int'l Raceway
Nov 14th, 2010 2:30 PM
TV: ABC, 2:30 p.m. (ET) Live
Race Length: 312 Laps/312 Miles
Track Layout: 1-mile speedway
2008 Winner: Jimmie Johnson

The Chase for the Sprint Cup is coming down to the wire, and the excitement is heating up in the desert, as Drivers know that the tri-oval track of Phoenix International Raceway could mean the difference between glory and obscurity for the next Sprint Cup. With just two races to go, several drivers remain in contention to win the "Chase for the Sprint Cup" championship. The Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil at Phoenix International Raceway may prove to be the race that decides this year’s cup champion. The Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 will take place Sunday, Nov. 15 from Phoenix International Raceway at 2:30PM ET.

The Phoenix International Raceway has been maintaining its strong presence among other racing tracks since 1964, the year when it was first opened as a desert oasis for American open-wheel racing. Since then the Phoenix International Raceway has been through many changes.

In April 2005, the Phoenix International Raceway hosted the Subway Fresh 500 under new lights that produce enough to light more than 10,000 city blocks. The addition of that race to the NASCAR race schedule gives Phoenix International Raceway two Sprint Cup weekends each year, including the traditional November date that comes in the next-to-last weekend of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship battle.

Track: one-mile oval
Laps: 312
Miles: 312 (500 kilometers)
Total purse: $5,096,896 (2008 figures)
Payouts: 1st Place - $261,711; 2nd Place - $156,525; 3rd Place - $158,075
Year: 22nd
On TV: ABC

2009 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Results

Jimmie Johnson picked up an important win on Sunday, as he took home the checker flag in the 2009 Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, beating Jeff Burton to the checkered flag by 1.03 seconds. Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin and Martin Truex Jr. round out the top 5 in the running order. The race ran 2:49:26 and saw 9 lead changes. Due to 4 yellow flags, the race spent 23 laps under caution.

Jimmie Johnson pushed the #48 Chevrolet to an average speed of 110.486 mph to get his seventh win of the 2009 season and led 238 of the race's 312 laps, taking home $267,001. Johnson now pushes his lead in the Sprint Cup Standings to 108 points over Mark Martin with one race remaining this year.

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