Phoenix Racing

**Phoenix Racing**

owner	James Finch
Racing series	Sprint Cup , Nationwide Series
Championships	0
Start number (s)	# 09 (Sprint Cup) # 1, # 7 (Nationwide Series)
driver	Mike Wallace (# 09 Sprint Cup, # 7 Nationwide Series) JJ Yeley (# 1 Nationwide Series)
Manufacturer	Chevrolet
Place of the workshop	-
Homepage	-

Nationwide # 1 car owned by Mike Bliss in Milwaukee , 2009

Phoenix Racing is a motorsport team led by James Finch that is active in the US NASCAR . In the NASCAR Sprint Cup , Phoenix Racing is using a number 09 car driven by Mike Wallace and sponsored by Miccosukee Indian Gaming. In the NASCAR Nationwide Series , Phoenix Racing will use starting number 1, driven by JJ Yeley , and starting number 7, driven by Mike Wallace. In the course of its existence, drivers such as Neil Bonnett, Jeff Purvis, Geoffrey Bodine, Johnny Sauter, Jeremy Mayfield, Jimmy Spencer and some test drivers from Chip Ganassi Racing drove for the team.

History of the racing team

In 1990 James Finch began using cars in the Winston Cup, now the Sprint Cup. Jeff Purvis was active as a driver back then. The first race a James Finch car competed in was the Hanes Activewear 500 at Martinsville Speedway in 1990. Jeff Purvis came 28th in a number 12 car. In the years that followed, the team drove very few races and often changed the car's start number. In 2000, when Geoffrey Bodine drove the car, the team made it into the top 10 for the first time, at the big Daytona 500 , where they finished third. In 2002 Mike Wallace joined Phoenix Racing, where he finished ninth in his first race, the 2002 Daytona 500. From 2003 to 2006, the team only used Dodge cars in the Nextel Cup . In the Nextel Cup Season 2007 Phoenix Racing took far only participate in a race. It was the Daytona 500 in which Mike Wallace, who was behind the wheel, made another good result, fourth place.

Web links

Commons : Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

www.phoenixracinginc.com website of the team