ISM Raceway News

NASCAR star Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, wowed race fans in downtown Phoenix when he revved up his Camry and performed a burnout on 3rd Street. Kenseth, the 2003 Winston Cup Champion and a two-time Daytona 500 winner, was in town to promote the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 9.

Fans at Phoenix International Raceway will be in for a thrill at the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 when Hayley Orrantia, one of the stars ABC’s hit sitcom “The Goldbergs,” performs the national anthem on stage before the start of the race. The final Eliminator race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 9 at 1:00 p.m. MST (3:00 p.m. EST) and will be televised live on ESPN.

NASCAR fans in Arizona can now officially share their passion for motorsports with a new auto accessory, courtesy of a new Phoenix International Raceway-designed Arizona license plate. The license plate, featuring PIR’s distinctive light-blue mountain scape background and the traditional PIR and NASCAR logos, is now available from the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles. A portion of the sale of each license plate and yearly renewal will benefit PIR’s non-profit organization, Phoenix Raceway Charities.

Former UFC® bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will return to the Octagon on Saturday, Sept. 27, and he will do so with the backing of Phoenix International Raceway. Cruz, who served as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the March 2012 SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™, will wear shorts adorned with the PIR logo during the fight. Cruz’s 2012 race appearance and the fight sponsorship are the result of a partnership between PIR and Niner Sports & Entertainment.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet, is scheduled to appear at Phoenix International Raceway’s Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club for a question-and-answer session with NASCAR fans before the Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, November 9. The specific time of Harvick’s appearance will be announced at a later date.

Phoenix International Raceway‘s unique collection of paintings by acclaimed artist Bill Patterson will be on display at the West Valley Arts HQ as part of the track’s 50th Anniversary season. ‘A Brush With Victory’ will open Sept. 29 and features 31 of Patterson’s paintings depicting some of the most memorable moments at the famed one-mile oval.