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Motorsport track in the United States
Phoenix Raceway is a 1 mi (1.6 km) dogleg oval track in Avondale, Arizona, United States. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1964, including NASCAR, IndyCar, and CART races. It has a seating capacity of 42,000 as of 2019. Phoenix Raceway is currently owned by NASCAR and led by track president Latasha Causey.
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Dutch and Belgian racing driver (born 1997)
Max Emilian Verstappen is a Dutch and Belgian racing driver who competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One for Red Bull Racing. Verstappen has won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from 2021 to 2024 with Red Bull, and has won 73 Grands Prix across 12 seasons.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. It is considered to be one of the top-ranked motorsports organizations in the world and is one of the largest spectator sports leagues in America. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948. The company is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida. Each year, NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 48 US states, as well as in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Europe.
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Max Verstappen earned his first victory in Singapore. Chase Briscoe wins narrowly in the Cup Series. Corey Day gets his second O
Kimi Antonelli is doing a fantastic job in the 2026 Formula 1 season with the Drivers' Title his to lose, but he is somehow lucky that Max Verstappen is not a contender.
George Russell retired from the 2026 Bahrain GP in Malaysia after a Mercedes technical problem, as Max Verstappen won at Sepang ahead of Kimi Antonelli.