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NASCAR Notebook: Earnhardt Jr. surprised his rivals weren’t better weather men
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. — To Dale Earnhardt Jr., the decision not to pit when rain hit Auto Club Speedway on Sunday was a no-brainer. Earnhardt stayed out and finished third in the rain-shortened Auto Club 400, which NASCAR called after 129 laps when the rain intensified. Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson, however, came to pit road under caution for the initial shower, giving up positions in the top five and costing themselves better … Read entire article »
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It’s Raining Victories for Stewart
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. — Tony Stewart made all the right moves Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, and the last one proved decisive in taking the three-time champion to Victory Lane in the rain-shortened Auto Club 400. After raindrops slowed the race on Lap 124, Stewart, the race leader, faked a move toward pit road but stayed on the track and matched the pace car’s speed of 65 mph, a far cry … Read entire article »
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Logano cruises to 8th straight JGR Nationwide win at Fontana
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif.—- Joey Logano kept the Joe Gibbs Racing streak alive. Fighting off challenges from a succession of rivals, Logano gave JGR its eighth straight Nationwide Series victory at Auto Club Speedway in winning the Royal Purple 300 by 1.066 seconds over runner-up Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The victory was Logano’s first of the season, second at Fontana and the 10th of his career. Logano is the first Sprint Cup Series regular to … Read entire article »
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Denny Hamlin knocks JGR teammate Busch off California pole
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. – Kyle Busch had the pole for Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway — until Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin took it away from him. Hamlin circled the two-mile track in 38.626 seconds (186.403 mph) to claim his second Coors Light pole award at Fontana and the 10th of his career, and he did it by taking the opposite approach from his teammate — running the … Read entire article »
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Official Race Results: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Official Race Report No. 5 15TH Annual Auto Club “400″ Auto Club Speedway Fontana, CA – March 27, 2011 2-Mile Oval 200 Laps – 400 Miles Purse: $5,716,005 Before a crowd estimated at 88,000, Kevin Harvick won the Auto Club 400, his 15th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #20, 36, 46 (engine changes). Fin Start Car # Driver Laps Points Status 1 24 29 Kevin Harvick 200 47 Running 2 16 48 Jimmie Johnson 200 43 Running 3 8 18 Kyle Busch 200 43 Running 4 11 17 Matt Kenseth 200 40 Running 5 9 39 Ryan Newman 200 40 Running 6 18 99 Carl Edwards 200 38 Running 7 17 33 Clint Bowyer 200 38 Running 8 19 83 Brian Vickers 200 36 Running 9 22 4 Kasey Kahne 200 35 Running 10 1 42 Juan Pablo Montoya 200 35 Running 11 32 16 Greg Biffle 200 33 Running 12 30 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr 200 32 Running 13 5 14 Tony Stewart 200 32 Running 14 20 43 AJ Allmendinger 200 30 Running 15 7 31 Jeff Burton 200 29 Running 16 15 27 Paul Menard 200 28 Running 17 23 22 Kurt Busch 200 27 Running 18 29 24 Jeff Gordon 200 26 Running 19 14 00 David Reutimann 200 25 Running 20 10 5 Mark Martin 200 24 Running 21 26 56 Martin Truex Jr 200 24 Running 22 6 6 David Ragan 200 22 Running 23 12 1 Jamie McMurray 200 21 Running 24 28 09 Landon Cassill 200 0 Running 25 3 20 Joey Logano 200 19 Running 26 21 2 Brad Keselowski 199 18 Running 27 4 78 Regan Smith 199 17 Running 28 13 9 Marcos Ambrose 198 16 Running 29 25 13 Casey Mears 198 15 Running 30 27 21 Trevor Bayne 198 0 Running 31 37 34 David Gilliland 198 13 Running 32 38 71 Andy Lally # 198 12 Running 33 39 32 Ken Schrader 197 11 Running 34 35 7 Robby Gordon 197 10 Running 35 36 38 Travis Kvapil 196 0 Running 36 42 37 Tony Raines 190 8 Running 37 31 36 Dave Blaney 188 7 Engine 38 34 47 Bobby Labonte 182 6 Accident 39 2 11 Denny Hamlin 105 6 Engine 40 41 60 Todd Bodine 50 0 Transmission 41 43 46 J.J. Yeley 47 4 Electrical 42 40 87 Joe Nemechek 39 0 Transmission 43 33 66 Michael McDowell 32 1 Electrical (i) # Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender. Failed to … Read entire article »
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Official Race Results: NASCAR Nationwide Series Royal Purple 300
NASCAR Nationwide Series Official Race Report 13TH Annual Royal Purple “300″ Auto Club Speedway Fontana, CA – March 26, 2011 2-Mile Oval 150 Laps – 300 Miles Purse: $1,242,513 Before a crowd estimated at 36,000, Kyle Busch won the Royal Purple 300, his 46th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following cars dropped to the rear (reason): #23,28,97 (adjustments outside impound) Fin Start Car # Driver Laps Points Status 1 7 18 Kyle Busch 150 0 Running 2 1 60 Carl Edwards 150 0 Running 3 2 33 Kevin Harvick 150 0 Running 4 12 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 150 41 Running 5 34 2 Elliott Sadler 150 39 Running 6 9 16 Trevor Bayne 150 38 Running 7 4 20 Joey Logano 150 0 Running 8 8 32 Mark Martin 150 0 Running 9 3 88 Aric Almirola 150 36 Running 10 5 22 Brad Keselowski 150 0 Running 11 16 38 Jason Leffler 150 33 Running 12 10 31 Justin Allgaier 150 32 Running 13 11 11 Brian Scott 150 31 Running 14 14 30 Reed Sorenson 149 30 Running 15 17 09 Kenny Wallace 149 29 Running 16 6 7 Josh Wise 149 28 Running 17 19 99 Ryan Truex # 149 27 Running 18 20 62 Michael Annett 149 26 Running 19 13 19 Mike Bliss 149 25 Running 20 25 27 J.R. Fitzpatrick 147 24 Running 21 22 14 Eric McClure 146 23 Running 22 18 87 Kevin Conway 146 0 Running 23 35 89 Morgan Shepherd 146 21 Running 24 23 01 Mike Wallace 145 20 Running 25 21 39 Charles Lewandoski # 145 20 Running 26 33 52 Tony Raines 144 0 Running 27 15 66 Steve Wallace 143 17 Running 28 26 24 Kevin Lepage 143 17 Running 29 41 23 Robert Richardson 143 15 Running 30 30 79 Tim Andrews 142 14 Engine 31 36 28 Derrike Cope 140 13 Running 32 32 15 Timmy Hill # 139 12 Running 33 29 81 Blake Koch # 128 11 Running 34 24 40 Scott Wimmer 115 10 Running 35 31 51 Jeremy Clements 91 9 Axle 36 42 70 Dennis Setzer 86 0 Transmission 37 27 44 Jeff Green 41 7 Vibration 38 40 41 Jennifer Jo Cobb # 38 6 Handling 39 43 97 Joe Nemechek 31 5 Brakes 40 28 03 Alex Kennedy 21 4 Rear End 41 37 68 Carl Long 12 3 Steering 42 38 55 Brett Rowe 3 2 Handling 43 39 74 Mike Harmon 3 1 Vibration # Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender. Failed to qualify: n/a TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 7 minutes, 52 … Read entire article »
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Busch Dominates, but Settles for Solid Third-Place Finish at Fontana
Kyle Busch dominated Sunday’s Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., leading five times for a race-high 151 laps. But despite the strong effort, the driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) couldn’t hold off the hard charges of Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick in a nine-lap shootout to the finish, and he wound up third. “We had such a great Interstate Batteries Camry today,” said Busch, who now has nine top-10 finishes in 14 career Sprint Cup starts at Fontana. “We seemed to lose the handle a little bit two runs from the end and, especially with that last set of tires, we just didn’t quite have what it took in order to keep the front … Read entire article »
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Dissapointing Finish for Busch Brothers
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif.—After leading a race-high 151 laps, Kyle Busch finished a disappointing third in Sunday’s Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway—but it wasn’t for a lack of trying. Under the final caution of the race, Busch stayed out on old tires, as did race winner Kevin Harvick and runner-up Jimmie Johnson. Busch lost the lead to Johnson on Lap 198 of 200 and fell to third when Harvick surged past both drivers for the win. “Just real, real unfortunate and frustrating and disappointing all in one that we weren’t able to seal the deal today,” Busch said. “Just came down to the last few laps there with Jimmie first, and then Kevin got into it, too, with us. “You ask a little bit … Read entire article »
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Last-lap pass gives Harvick win at Fontana
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif.—With a last-lap pass of Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick won Sunday’s Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway. Harvick, who restarted fifth with nine laps remaining, surged to the front on the final two laps, passing Kyle Busch and Johnson in the process. The victory was Harvick’s first of the season and the 15th of his career. Johnson ran second, followed by Busch, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman. Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers, Kasey Kahne and polesitter Juan Pablo Montoya completed the top 10. A caution on Lap 185, after Bobby Labonte blew a right front tire and slammed the Turn 4 wall, meant decision time for the crew chiefs. With Labonte’s wrecked car blocking the entrance to pit … Read entire article »
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