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Nationwide Series Points Standings After California

FONTANA, CA – Carl Edwards may not have won the Stater Brothers 300 at  Auto Club Speedway on Saturday but he did take over the NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings.  Edwards leads Joey Logano by 24 points and Logano’s teammate Kyle Busch by 31.  The highest non-Cup driver in the standings is Steve Wallace in 7th place. … Read entire article »

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Stater Brothers 300 Race Results

Kyle Busch picked up his first Nationwide Series victory of the year as he held off Greg Biffle in the final yards of a Green-White-Checkered finish in today’s Stater Brothers 300 at Auto Club Speedway.  Rounding out the Top 5 were Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards and Joey Logano.  Logano, who led 130 laps in a dominating fashion lost the lead on the final restart and finished the race sliding through the grass after he got punted coming to the checkers.  Steve Wallace was the highest finishing non-Cup driver in the race coming across the line in sixth place. … Read entire article »

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KB Over The Biff as Danica Finishes 31st

By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, CA – With a last-lap pass of Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch stole a win in the Stater Bros. 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway — a victory that came at the expense of the race’s dominant driver, Busch’s teammate, Joey Logano. … Read entire article »

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Speedway Children’s Charities To Offer Fans The Ride Of A Lifetime

CHARLOTTE, NC – The NASCAR Foundation has teamed up with Speedway Children’s Charities and several other motorsports charities to offer fans the experience of a lifetime by taking a lap around the track with their favorite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and help support children’s organizations across the country through the “Ride of A Lifetime” charity auctions. … Read entire article »

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Stewart-Haas Racing Qualifying Report

Fontana, CA – Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent in time trials at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., by qualifying 16th for Sunday’s Auto Club 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The co-owner of SHR along with Oxnard, Calif.-based Haas Automation – the largest CNC machine tool builder in the western world – turned a lap of 39.586 seconds at 181.882 mph on the 2-mile oval. … Read entire article »

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Auto Club 500 Top Three Post Qualifying Press Conference Transcript

Fontana, Calif – Jamie McMurray rolled right from victory lane in the Daytona 500 to the pole position for Sunday’s Auto Club 500 in Fontana, California. It is the fourth Coors Light Pole Award for the driver of the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Impala and his first pole at the two-mile Auto Club Speedway. … Read entire article »

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Fast Times Continue for Jamie McMurray

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA – Just five days after his victorious run to the Daytona 500 title, Jamie McMurray (No. 1 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet) landed the Coors Light Pole Award Friday with a blazing two-mile lap of 39.185 seconds (183.744 miles per hour) at Auto Club Speedway. … Read entire article »

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Auto Club 500 Starting Grid

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA – Just five days after his victorious run to the Daytona 500 title, Jamie McMurray (No. 1 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet) landed the Coors Light Pole Award Friday with a blazing two-mile lap of 39.185 seconds (183.744 miles per hour) at Auto Club Speedway. … Read entire article »

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Mark Martin Friday Media Visit

Mark Martin met with members of the media at Auto Club Speedway and discussed the Daytona 500 winner, upcoming changes to the Cup car and other topics. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS COMING OUT OF DAYTONA AND RACING AT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY THIS WEEKEND?: … Read entire article »

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