Stat Sheet: Who Is the New Cactus King of the Cup Series?
Six different drivers have won at Phoenix in the Next Gen era, but which one is the best at the one-mile short track in the desert?
Andrew Stoddard joined Frontstretch in May of 2022 and is currently an editor and a weekly writer of Stat Sheet. He is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, the University of Richmond, and VCU. He works as an athletic communications specialist at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va.
Six different drivers have won at Phoenix in the Next Gen era, but which one is the best at the one-mile short track in the desert?
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