Spartanburg, S.C. (January 9, 2011) - Phoenix Racing announced today that in addition to running the complete NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule with Kurt Busch, they will field the No. 1 Chevrolet in a limited amount of NASCAR Nationwide Series races (NNS), starting at Daytona with Kurt Busch. The team plans on running all major events and are looking for sponsorship for these races. Contact Phoenix Racing (info@phoenixracinginc.com) with sponsor inquiries. "Everyone at Phoenix Racing is excited about competing on the Nationwide circuit this year," said Steve Barkdoll, General Manager of Phoenix Racing. "Our Nationwide Series team is a proven, winning organization and we're looking forward to Busch continuing the tradition. This is a great opportunity for a company to partner with a top-notch program." Phoenix Racing ran its first NNS race in 1989. Since then, the organization has collected 12 wins, 61 top fives and 150 top 10 finishes in NNS competition. p...
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