The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will shift down a gear this weekend as it heads to the flat, one-mile oval at Phoenix International Raceway.  Here is an event guide and a glance at a few storylines heading into the Good Sam 500 this weekend:   Date: Sunday, March 13 Time: 3:30 p.m. ET TV: Fox TV Commentators: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon (booth) Live Stream: Fox Sports Go Radio: Motor Racing Network Favorite: Kevin Harvick, +300 (per Odds Shark)   And here is a look at the 39-car starting grid: NASCAR also provided a brief preview of the weekend's event: Kevin Harvick is the outright favorite by a wide margin at 3-1 odds over next best Jimmie Johnson at 6-to-1, per Odds Shark.  Harvick is a w...

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will shift down a gear this weekend as it heads to the flat, one-mile oval at Phoenix International Raceway.  Here is an event guide and a glance at a few storylines heading into the Good Sam 500 this weekend:   Date: Sunday, March 13 Time: 3:30 p.m. ET TV: Fox TV Commentators: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon (booth) Live Stream: Fox Sports Go Radio: Motor Racing Network Favorite: Kevin Harvick, +300 (per Odds Shark)   And here is a look at the 39-car starting grid: NASCAR also provided a brief preview of the weekend's event: Kevin Harvick is the outright favorite by a wide margin at 3-1 odds over next best Jimmie Johnson at 6-to-1, per Odds Shark.  Harvick is a w...

On Friday, Kyle Busch claimed his first official pole of the season for Sunday’s Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, leading a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep among the top three.  Teammates Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin qualified second and third, respectively, while Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top five. Here is a look at the final results and times from Friday’s session: Despite posting the fifth-fastest time, Johnson will start at the rear of the field Sunday after crashing in the third and final round of Friday’s qualifying, forcing him into a backup car. The No. 48 Chevrolet had a malfunction when entering Turn 1 and viciously barreled into the outside wall, as NASCAR showed: Johnson wa...

On Friday, Kyle Busch claimed his first official pole of the season for Sunday’s Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, leading a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep among the top three.  Teammates Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin qualified second and third, respectively, while Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top five. Here is a look at the final results and times from Friday’s session: Despite posting the fifth-fastest time, Johnson will start at the rear of the field Sunday after crashing in the third and final round of Friday’s qualifying, forcing him into a backup car. The No. 48 Chevrolet had a malfunction when entering Turn 1 and viciously barreled into the outside wall, as NASCAR showed: Johnson wa...

The U.S. Grand Prix will go ahead as planned in October 2016, the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) confirmed this week, allaying doubts raised by the race's provisional status on this year's calendar. This is great news for Formula One, which cannot afford more problems in America after the 2005 fiasco at Indianapolis and the unfulfilled promise of a New Jersey race, across the Hudson River from New York City. The really big news, though—at least according to the circuit's press release and many of the stories that have been written since the announcement—is that Taylor Swift will perform a concert at the track after qualifying on the Saturday. "It will be a one-off show. Her only show in 2016," COTA chairman Bobby Epstein sa...

The U.S. Grand Prix will go ahead as planned in October 2016, the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) confirmed this week, allaying doubts raised by the race's provisional status on this year's calendar. This is great news for Formula One, which cannot afford more problems in America after the 2005 fiasco at Indianapolis and the unfulfilled promise of a New Jersey race, across the Hudson River from New York City. The really big news, though—at least according to the circuit's press release and many of the stories that have been written since the announcement—is that Taylor Swift will perform a concert at the track after qualifying on the Saturday. "It will be a one-off show. Her only show in 2016," COTA chairman Bobby Epstein sa...

The 2016 Formula One season is just around the corner, and we've now seen the liveries that will be used by 10 of the 11 teams taking part. Mercedes, Ferrari, Williams, Red Bull, Force India, Toro Rosso, Sauber, McLaren, Manor and Haas have all unveiled their new looks for the year ahead. Only Renault, who used a black paint scheme in testing, have yet to show their colours. Few of the teams have made significant changes over the winter. Manor have more blue on their car than they did last year, Ferrari have a lot more white and Red Bull have a unique new finish on the RB12, but the rest appear almost unchanged from 2015. Whether that's a good or bad thing largely depends on what you thought to last year's challengers. But almost every team...

The 2016 Formula One season is just around the corner, and we've now seen the liveries that will be used by 10 of the 11 teams taking part. Mercedes, Ferrari, Williams, Red Bull, Force India, Toro Rosso, Sauber, McLaren, Manor and Haas have all unveiled their new looks for the year ahead. Only Renault, who used a black paint scheme in testing, have yet to show their colours. Few of the teams have made significant changes over the winter. Manor have more blue on their car than they did last year, Ferrari have a lot more white and Red Bull have a unique new finish on the RB12, but the rest appear almost unchanged from 2015. Whether that's a good or bad thing largely depends on what you thought to last year's challengers. But almost every team...

Formula One fans don't necessarily seem like Taylor Swift's target audience. But the 26-year-old will have a chance to win over a new fanbase when she performs at this year's U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, reports CNN. The race, which world champion Lewis Hamilton won last year, will be held at Austin's Circuit of the Americas in late October despite questions over its future. "We are so happy to confirm F1's return to COTA as well as Taylor Swift's headline performance," COTA chairman Bobby Epstein said. "We can't think of a better way to mark this important five-year milestone for F1 in Austin." [CNN]Read more Motorsports news on BleacherReport.com...

Formula One fans don't necessarily seem like Taylor Swift's target audience. But the 26-year-old will have a chance to win over a new fanbase when she performs at this year's U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, reports CNN. The race, which world champion Lewis Hamilton won last year, will be held at Austin's Circuit of the Americas in late October despite questions over its future. "We are so happy to confirm F1's return to COTA as well as Taylor Swift's headline performance," COTA chairman Bobby Epstein said. "We can't think of a better way to mark this important five-year milestone for F1 in Austin." [CNN]Read more Motorsports news on BleacherReport.com...