AdvoCare 500k NASCAR HOTPASS Lineup on DIRECTV

The NASCAR HOTPASS lineup for the AdvoCare 500k at Phoenix International Raceway is as follows: 

 

DIRECTV Channel 795:

Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team of Penske Racing

Brad Keselowski will make his 124th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his seventh at Phoenix International Raceway … Has one top-10 finish in six Sprint Cup starts at Phoenix … The 28-year-old Rochester Hills, Mich., native has nine wins and 42 top-10 finishes in 123 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Keselowski’s third full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of fifth in 2011 … Won 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship … Started eighth and finished second last week at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Ranks second in Sprint Cup points with five wins and 22 top-10 finishes.

 

DIRECTV Channel 796:

Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet team of Stewart-Haas Racing

 

Tony Stewart will make his 499th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 22nd at Phoenix International Raceway … Has one win (November 1999) and 11 top-10 finishes in 21 Sprint Cup starts at Phoenix … The 41-year-old Columbus, Ind., native has won 47 races and has 282 top-10 finishes in 498 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Stewart’s 14th full year in Sprint Cup and he won the points championship in 2002, 2005 and 2011 … Started 21st and finished fifth last week at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Ranks eighth in Sprint Cup Series points with three wins and 16 top-10 finishes.

 

DIRECTV Channel 797:

Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports

Jimmie Johnson will make his 398th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 19th at Phoenix International Raceway … Has four wins (November 2007, April 2008, November 2008 and 2009), one pole (November 2008) and 15 top-10 finishes in 18 starts at Phoenix … The 37-year-old El Cajon, Calif., native has 60 wins and 248 top-10 finishes in 397 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Johnson’s 11th full year in Sprint Cup and he has five championships (2006-2010) … Started on the pole and won last week at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Ranks first in Sprint Cup Series points with five wins and 24 top-10 finishes.     

 

DIRECTV Channel 798:

Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet team of Hendrick Motorsports

Dale Earnhardt Jr., will make his 468th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his 21st at Phoenix International Raceway … Has two wins (November 2004 and 2005) and eight top-10 finishes in 20 Sprint Cup starts at Phoenix … The 38-year-old Kannapolis, N.C., native has won 19 races and has 181 top-10 finishes in 467 Sprint Cup starts … Won 1998 and 1999 NASCAR Nationwide Series championships … 2012 marks Earnhardt’s 13th full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of third in 2003… Started 19th and finished seventh last week at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth … Ranks 12th in Sprint Cup Series points with one win and 19 top-10 finishes.

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