Hendrick vs. Childress

Drivers for Hendrick Motorsports have a two-race winning streak with the Car of Tomorrow. Kyle Busch won the first race with the Car of Tomorrow at Bristol Motor Speedway. JImmie Johnson followed with a win at Martinsville Speedway.
But Richard Childress Racing holds the latest win, with Jeff Burton taking the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
The Car of Tomorrow will be back on the track this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. Busch has one win at Phoenix, which came in 2005.
"Phoenix is going to be a whole different ball game with the new car," said Busch, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. "Phoenix is a good place, I tend to run well there. There have been some good races there for us but some bad races as well. We'll just go out there and see how it's going to be for the new Impala SS on a bigger race track. We've got some confidence. We've got some know-how on what we need on our cars to get the job done but I know it changes every week."
Kevin Harvick, who drives the No. 29 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, has a successful record at Phoenix as well. He won both races at Phoenix last year.
"Phoenix has been good to us over the years," said Harvick, the 2007 Daytona 500 winner. "We won both Cup races last year; and won a Busch race and finished second in the other. Phoenix is one of those places I grew up racing on and have a long history there. I have been fortunate to have had a lot of success there and look forward to going back."
Burton, Harvick's teammate and driver of the No. 31 Chevrolet for RCR, had a successful tire test at Phoenix earlier this year and could be a threat to win his second race in a row.
"The Impala SS will be a lot different setup-wise than Martinsville or Bristol," Harvick said. "Jeff went out there to do the tire test and he said it drove better than the car he raced there last year. I think people are making a bigger deal of it than they have to. Obviously we will have some kinks to work out but I think that is the responsibility of the drivers and the teams to make the cars better and in the end, it is safety first. That's where we started."