▁Ham lin ▁finished ▁second ▁and ▁K yle ▁Bus ch ▁finished ▁third . ▁ ▁Report ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Phoenix ▁International ▁Race way ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁short ▁tracks ▁to ▁hold ▁NAS C AR ▁races ; ▁the ▁others ▁are ▁Richmond ▁International ▁Race way , ▁D over ▁International ▁Speed way , ▁Br istol ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁and ▁Mart ins ville ▁Speed way . ▁The ▁standard ▁track ▁at ▁Phoenix ▁International ▁Race way ▁is ▁a ▁four - turn ▁short ▁track ▁o val ▁that ▁is ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁turns ▁are ▁bank ed ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁degrees , ▁while ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁turns ▁are ▁bank ed ▁from ▁ 8 ▁to ▁ 9 ▁degrees . ▁The ▁front ▁stretch , ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁finish ▁line , ▁is ▁bank ed ▁at ▁three ▁degrees . ▁The ▁back ▁stretch , ▁nick named ▁the ▁' dog leg ', ▁var ies ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁degree ▁bank ing . ▁The ▁rac et rack ▁has ▁seats ▁for ▁ 7 6 , 8 0 0 ▁spect ators . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁race , ▁J imm ie ▁Johnson ▁led ▁the ▁D ri vers ' ▁Championship ▁with ▁ 2 , 3 3 9 ▁points , ▁and ▁Brad ▁K es el owski ▁stood ▁in ▁second ▁with ▁ 2 , 3 3 2 ▁points . ▁Cl int ▁Bow yer ▁followed ▁in ▁third ▁with ▁ 2 , 3 0 3 ▁points , ▁twenty - two ▁points ▁ahead ▁of ▁K ase y ▁K ah ne ▁and ▁thirty - six ▁ahead ▁of