FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 195/10 312 Running 262,111
2 24 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet DIRECTV 170/0 312 Running 170,350
3 16 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota March of Dimes / FedEx Kinko’s 165/0 312 Running 164,516
4 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 160/0 312 Running 158,585
5 4 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet Army Reserve 100th Anniv. / [...]

Jimmie Johnson gave Hendrick Motorsports its first NASCAR Sprint Cup victory of the year, winning a fuel gamble Saturday night at Phoenix International Speedway.

POS, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 133.457 26.975 Leader
2 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 133.412 26.984 -0.009
3 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 133.378 26.991 -0.016
4 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet Army Reserve 100th Anniv. / U.S. Army 133.368 26.993 -0.018
5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 133.304 27.006 -0.031

JEFF BURTON, DRIVER OF THE NO. 31 AT&T IMPALA SS, met with media members at Phoenix International Raceway and talked about Sunday’s race, passing in the new car, a drivers union, drug testing and more.

For drivers hoping for a change to the new Sprint Cup model car, series director John Darby burst their bubble Friday at Phoenix International Raceway. Darby said NASCAR doesn’t plan on making any alterations to the car, though some drivers, notably defending series champion Jimmie Johnson, called for changes after last week’s race at Texas [...]

Practice 3 (final):
FIN, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, SPEED, TIME, BEHIND
1 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet Army Reserve 100th Anniv. / U.S. Army 129.296 27.843 Leader
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 128.940 27.920 -0.077
3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 128.843 27.941 -0.098
4 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 128.415 28.034 -0.191
5 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg’s 128.255 28.069 -0.226

Roush Fenway Racing’s Greg Biffle agrees that the new car is difficult to drive. But he doesn’t think that testing it more would solve the problem. No matter what is done, Biffle says that this car cannot be “fixed.” Therefore, the teams and drivers are simply going to have to adapt.