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Checker Auto Parts 500 Sunday, November 12, 2006 : Phoenix International Raceway - Phoenix, AZ | Buy Hard to Get Tickets Stats by: Race | Track | Track Type | Head to Head 2005 Race Trax: Select a Race Feb 11 - Budweiser Shootout Feb 16 - Gatorade 150 Race 1 Feb 16 - Gatorade 150 Race 2 Feb 19 - Daytona 500 Feb 26 - Auto Club 500 on FOX Presented by Q Mar 12 - NASCAR Racing from Las Vegas on FOX Mar 19 - Golden Corral 500 on FOX Mar 26 - NASCAR Racing from Bristol on FOX Apr 2 - NASCAR Racing from Martinsville on FOX Apr 9 - Samsung/Radio Shack 500 on FOX Apr 22 - Subway Fresh 500 on FOX Apr 30 - Aaron''s 499 on FOX May 6 - Chevy American Revolution 400 on FX May 13 - Dodge Charger 500 on FOX May 20 - NASCAR Nextel Open on FX May 20 - NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge on FX May 28 - Coca-Cola 600 on FOX Jun 4 - NASCAR Racing from Dover on FX Jun 11 - Nextel Cup Racing from Pocono on FOX Jun 18 - NASCAR Racing from Michigan on FOX Jun 25 - NASCAR Racing from Sonoma on FOX Jul 1 - Pepsi 400 on FOX Jul 9 - USG Sheetrock 400 Jul 16 - New England 300 Jul 23 - Pennsylvania 500 Aug 6 - Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Aug 13 - Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen Aug 20 - GFS Marketplace 400 Aug 26 - Sharpie 500 Sep 3 - Sony HD 500 Sep 9 - Chevy Rock Roll 400 Sep 17 - Sylvania 300 Sep 24 - MBNA RacePoints 400 Oct 1 - Banquet 400 Oct 8 - UAW-Ford 500 Oct 14 - UAW-GM Quality 500 Oct 22 - Subway 500 Oct 29 - Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Nov 5 - Dickies 500 Nov 12 - Checker Auto Parts 500 Nov 19 - Ford 400 Oh brother Defending Nextel Cup champ and the winner of the spring race at Phoenix, Kurt Busch, will not go for the season sweep. And although he wasn''t officially mathematically eliminated from the Chase, Roush Racing ended his shot at repeating when it . He was replaced at Phoenix by Kenny Wallace. In only his sixth Cup start, Denny Hamlin started on the pole and gave up the lead to Chaser Greg Biffle at lap 16 and again at lap 36, leading all the way until lap 193 when Jeff Gordon took two tires and the lead at a track where he''s never won a Cup race. Biffle clinched the five bonus points for leading the most laps (189) in the race and took the lead from Gordon a lap after the sixth restart. Chase for the Cup standings Rank +/- Driver Pts. back 1. Tony Stewart 2. Jimmie Johnson -52 3. Carl Edwards -87 4. Greg Biffle -102 5. Mark Martin -162 6. +1 Ryan Newman -207 7. -1 Matt Kenseth -228 8. +1 Rusty Wallace -399 9. -1 Kurt Busch -441 10. Jeremy Mayfield -476 Chase for 11th standings 11. +1 Jeff Gordon 12. -1 Jamie McMurray -10 13. Elliott Sadler -41 14. Kevin Harvick -106 15. Joe Nemechek -174 16. +1 Dale Jarrett -183 17. -1 Brian Vickers -218 18. +1 Jeff Burton -316 19. +1 Kyle Busch -318 20. -2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. -357 Different pit strategies put Kyle Busch and Scott Wimmer in the lead after the sixth restart as Biffle and Gordon tried to reel him in. Biffle led five laps, but Busch got past him with 27 laps to go and held on for the win. It was his second victory of the season and first Cup race without his brother on the track. Tony Stewart finished fourth, leading the point standings by 52 points headed to the season finale next Sunday at Homestead. Only Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Biffle are still in contention for the title. Cautions: 9 for 44 laps Caution 9 / Laps 256-259: Denny Hamlin gets loose heading into Turn 4, and Kevin Harvick hits Hamlin''s rear bumper, spinning out the pole-sitter. The leaders come to pit road. Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler and Kyle Busch lead the race off of pit road. Scott Wimmer, Dave Blaney and Brian Vickers stay out to take the top three spots. Free pass: Ricky Rudd Caution 8 / Laps 229-231: Brian Vickers spins Jeff Green in Turn 4, and then Vickers gets booted by Jeff Burton. Kevin Harvick comes to pit road before it''s open with battery trouble. The leaders come to pit road. Greg Biffle takes four tires and loses the lead, falling to 17th. Free pass: Kenny Wallace Caution 7 / Laps 218-224: Jimmy Spencer, Ken Schrader and Jeff Burton try to go three-wide on the backstretch and collect each other between Turns 3 and 4. Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon make what could be their last stop of the day. Free pass: Jeremy Mayfield Caution 6 / Laps 209-215: Scott Riggs hits the inside wall on the frontstretch after getting spun by Bobby Labonte, and Jamie McMurray spins out behind him. blowing out both right-side tires. Brian Vickers is the only car among the lead pack to pit in order to address bottoming-out problems. Free pass: Kyle Petty. Caution 5 / Laps 193-197: Debris on the backstretch. Several different strategies play out, and Greg Biffle loses the lead by taking four tires. Jeff Gordon, Rusty Wallace, Brian Vickers, Elliott Sadler and Biffle are the top five off of pit road with the first four taking just two tires. Ricky Rudd black-flagged for not letting Matt Kenseth into the line. Free pass: Kyle Busch NASCARTV on SPEED: Homestead Fri., 6 p.m. ET: Nextel Cup Happy Hour Sat., 11 a.m. ET: Busch qualifying Sat., 1 p.m. ET: Nextel Cup qualifying Photo Gallery... Kyle Busch wins Phoenix Also... Race Trax | Results | Standings NTM Q A: Wallace, Smith Q A Riding with Junior Analysis... McReynolds: Caught in the middle Waltrip: Oh, by the way, on the Busch brothers Jensen: The last straw Litke: Caution 4 / Laps 168-172: Like his Michael Waltrip blows a right front tire. Greg Biffle leads Carl Edwards off of pit road. Kyle Busch came in before the yellow for what he thought was a tire problem and went a lap down. Free pass: Jamie McMurray. Caution 3 / Laps 115-118: Dale Earnhardt Jr. blows a right front tire and hits the wall between Turns 3 and 4. Greg Biffle wins race off of pit road. Free pass: Jeff Green. Caution 2 / Laps 84-88: Michael Waltrip blows a tire on the backstretch and slows to a crawl. Leader Greg Biffle wins the race off of pit road, beating Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin. Free pass: Ken Schrader. Caution 1 / Laps 27-30: Stanton Barrett blows a right front tire and hits the wall. All 40 lead-lap cars come to pit road. Denny Hamlin wins the race off of pit road. Two tires for Dale Jarrett, Elliott Sadler and Scott Wimmer. Free pass: None, Barrett would have gotten it. Saturday, 11/19 on SPEED 11 a.m. ET: Busch qualifying 1 p.m. ET: Nextel Cup qualifying 3 p.m. ET: NASCAR Live 7 p.m. ET: SPEED News 7:30 p.m. ET: NASCAR Performance 8 p.m. ET: NASCAR Live 9 p.m. ET: NASCAR Nation On Location Sunday, 11/20 on SPEED 11 a.m. ET: NASCAR This Morning 12:30 p.m. ET: Backseat Drivers (infield) 1 p.m. ET: NASCAR Nation (tiki bar) 1:30 p.m. ET: Chase is On (victory lane) 2 p.m. ET: Trackside (lake) 2:30 p.m. ET: Whip Around (SPEED stage) 7:45 p.m. ET: SPEED News (victory lane) 8:15 p.m. ET: NASCAR Victory Lane 11 p.m. ET: SPEED News Monday, 11/21 on SPEED 8 p.m. ET: Inside Nextel Cup SPEED stage schedule Lead changes/10 among 5 drivers: D. Hamlin 1-15; G. Biffle 16-27; D. Hamlin 28-35; G. Biffle 36-193; J. Gordon 194-215; G. Biffle 216-229; K. Busch 230-256; S. Wimmer 257-271; K. Busch 272-279; G. Biffle 280-284; K. Busch 285-312. Chasers to lead laps/earn bonus points: Greg Biffle Out: Stanton Barrett Jr., Chad Chaffin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Hamilton Jr., Scott Riggs, Jerry Robertson, Johnny Sauter, Mike Skinner, Jimmy Spencer Starting in the back: Stanton Barrett Jr., Chad Chaffin, Ken Schrader (transmission change), Kenny Wallace (No. 97 driver change) Also ... • Roush Racing suspends Busch for final two races • Edwards wins; Truex closes in on title | Results • Hamlin wins first career Cup pole | Lineup • Olsen and Vidovich win all-star events at Irwindale • Yeley moves up to No. 18 Cup ride in ''06 • Notes: Leader likes Edwards'' talent, attitude • Stewart relishes leader role | TonyStewart.com • Bodine wins again; points race tightens | Results • Roush takes car limit personally | Roush vs. France • Newman paces Happy Hour; crashes again | Speeds • Labonte joins Loomis on Petty team | Jensen • NASCAR puts brakes on multicar teams | VIDEO • Biffle fades from favorite to long shot | Biffle Q A • Martin is relishing his best season yet • Former driver, crew chief Hutcherson dies | McGee • Rudd to ''take a break'' at season''s end | Win-by-win • KaseyKahne.com | TonyStewart.com Darrell Waltrip Coast to coast to coast The season hasn''t started yet, but the longest road trip of the year is already over. Larry McReynolds Speed Mail With Dale Earnhardt Jr.''s Busch team getting engines from Richard Childress Racing rather than Dale Earnhardt Inc., Larry McReynolds says it''s the latest sign that Dale Jr.''s time at DEI is short. Jeff Hammond Gordon''s confidence constant through crew changes Despite losing crew members in the off-season, Jeff Gordon is off to a good start in testing. Jeff Hammond says Gordon''s team continues to perform at a high level because the driver stays confident and positive through the changes. 16 FOXSports.com -

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