---
title: "Scenes From The NASCAR TicketGuardian 500 In Phoenix"
description: "Photos from NASCAR's running of the TicketGuardian 500 race at ISM Raceway in Phoenix"
date: "2018-03-14"
modified: "2018-03-14"
authors:
  - name: "Rip Shaub"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/rip-shaub"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/19272/scenes-from-the-nascar-ticketguardian-500-in-phoenix"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Motorsport Photography"
  - "phoenix"
  - "racing"
  - "stock car"
---

# Scenes From The NASCAR TicketGuardian 500 In Phoenix

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NASCAR's TicketGuardian 500 ran at ISM Raceway in Phoenix last weekend. Kevin Harvick won his third in a row and rose above the swirl of controversy around his penalties from the Atlanta race. We have the coverage [here](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/19180/kevin-harvick-came-to-ism-raceway-mad-and-left-happy>). But here's an extra look at the weekend's fun in the desert.

![message-editor%2F1521081493005-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-1.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521081493005-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-1.jpg>)
*Only one track on the NASCAR circuit mixes saguaro cactii with racing, and that's ISM Raceway in Phoenix. The track is about to undergo a $178 million renovation to redefine the fan experience. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082302321-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082302321-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-3.jpg>)
*Ty Dillon exits Turn 2 during Xfinity series practice on Friday., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082309773-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-4.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082309773-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-4.jpg>)
*Ty Dillon again, this time in his Monster series ride during qualifying., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082317791-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-5.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082317791-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-5.jpg>)
*Bubba Wallace takes to the track in his first full season, sporting Richard Petty's classic number., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082324153-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-6.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082324153-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-6.jpg>)
*Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon warms up. Austin is the only driver that isn't Kevin Harvick to win a race this year. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082330870-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-7.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082330870-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-7.jpg>)
*Ryan Truex During the Xfinity series race on Saturday., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082338907-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-8.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082338907-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-8.jpg>)
*Jamie McMurray's crew glides through a pit stop late in the Xfinity race on Saturday., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082349932-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-9.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082349932-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-9.jpg>)
*The field rushes into Turn 2 early in the feature race on Sunday., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082445187-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-2.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082445187-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-2.jpg>)
*Rookie William Byron Cruises through the dogleg at ISM Raceway. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082462105-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-10.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082462105-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-10.jpg>)
*Once the race settled, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick battled for the lead for the rest of the TicketGuardian 500 in Phoenix., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082469813-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-11.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082469813-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-11.jpg>)
*Brad Keselowski had a disappointing day in the Monster Cup Series race after dominating the Xfinity race a day before., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082476475-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-12.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082476475-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-12.jpg>)
*Kevin Harvick takes the checkered flag in Phoenix., *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

![message-editor%2F1521082484348-ripshaub\_nascar\_phx\_2018-13.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1521082484348-ripshaub_nascar_phx_2018-13.jpg>)
*Harvick celebrates his third win in a row, and third out of four races on the season. , *© Rip Shaub - All Rights Reserved**

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