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NASCAR teams don't know this Phoenix

By Rupen Fofaria
Special to ESPN.com

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Phoenix International Raceway's one-mile oval is one of the most puzzling race tracks Nextel Cup teams are tasked with solving. This year, there's another piece to the puzzle: Day-into-night racing. With lights installed at this uniquely configured race track, the many who have struggled with its precision turns and its divergent ends will now also have to account for a drastic temperature change during the race. The race starts at 8:30 p.m. ET, which is a sun-lit 5:30 p.m. for the drivers. Th ...

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