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Arizona State Fairgrounds - Cup Series Race Winners

Nascar Cup Series

The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.

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Arizona State Fairgrounds - Cup Series Race Winners

The Arizona State Fairgrounds is a permanent fairgrounds on McDowell Road, Encanto Village, within the city of Phoenix, Arizona. The dirt oval track hosted AAA National Championship and USAC National Championship races in 1915 and from 1950 to 1963, and NASCAR Grand National races in 1951, 1955, 1956 and 1960. It was replaced by the Phoenix Raceway in 1964. The track was closed in 1963; reopened in 1985 as 0.125-mile dirt oval.

Arizona State Fairgrounds - Information

Arizona State Fairgrounds

Phoenix, Arizona


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Track Shape: Oval
Track Length: 1.0 miles miles
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NASCAR Cup Series Races Held at Arizona State Fairgrounds

Date Race Name Winner Start Pos Car Man Avg Speed (mph) Laps Run
4/3/1960 Copper Cup 100 John Rostek 0 58 Ford 71.899 100
1/22/1956 5 Buck Baker 12 55 Chrysler 64.408 150
5/8/1955 13 Tim Flock 2 55 Chrysler 71.485 100
4/22/1951 6 Marshall Teague 0 51 Hudson 60.153 150