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Kyle Busch steals a win at Fontana
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif.—Kyle Busch drove it like he stole it over the final 13 Laps at Auto Club Speedway, because that’s exactly what happened in Saturday’s Royal Purple 300 Nationwide Series race. About the only thing he didn’t get was a grand larceny charge. Thanks to a two-tire call with 13 laps left, Busch exited the pits with a five-second lead over runner-up Carl Edwards and won a race in a No. 18 Toyota that was, at best, a third-place car. Busch’s victory kept a litany of streaks intact. Busch won his third straight event in NASCAR’s top two national series, his third straight Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway and the seventh straight Nationwide race at the 2-mile track for Joe Gibbs Racing, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Montoya snares pole at Fontana
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif.—Juan Pablo Montoya found a quick cure for his qualifying woes Friday at Auto Club Speedway. Montoya improved dramatically on his 23.5 average starting position this season in winning the Coors Light pole award for Sunday’s Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race at the 2-mile track. Turning a lap in 38.992 seconds (184.653 mph), Montoya was the only driver to break 39 seconds in time trials for the fifth race of the season. Denny Hamlin claimed the second starting spot with a lap at 184.270 mph. Joey Logano (184.134) put his No. 20 Toyota in the third spot on the grid, and Regan Smith (184.030) improved his series-best qualifying average to 5.8 with a fourth-place effort. Tony Stewart and David Ragan will start … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
NASCAR Notebook: Edwards still owes payback to Kyle Busch
By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif.—The talk started at Phoenix last month, after Kyle Busch held off Carl Edwards to win the Nationwide Series race there. Edwards raced Busch cleanly during the closing laps, resisting the impulse to bump him out of the way. After the race, both drivers made reference to Edwards owing Busch a shot for a previous incident. In last Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Bristol, Edwards had another chance to use his bumper but again refrained from doing so. Busch won the race, with Edwards finishing second. Afterward, however, both drivers mentioned Busch still might have payback coming his way. There’s history between the drivers that predates an incident in February’s Cup race at Phoenix, where Busch bounced off the curbing in Turn 3 and knocked Edwards’ … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Cobb focused on business, can’t wait for Bristol drama to subside
By Lee Montgomery Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Jennifer Jo Cobb lost her Nationwide Series ride moments before last weekend’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway. But in the days since, she’s been overwhelmed with encouragement and support and has turned something negative into something positive. The biggest Nationwide story out of Bristol last weekend wasn’t Kyle Busch’s victory. It was the brouhaha between Cobb and her former car owner, Rick Russell, over Cobb’s refusal to start-and-park the 2nd Chance Motorsports Ford. Accusations flew back and forth—and continue to—but Cobb has come out smelling like a rose. For starters, Rick Ware Racing hired her to run the team’s No. 41 in this weekend’s race at Auto Club Speedway. “I’ve got a ride for California, my T-shirt sales have quadrupled this week, I’ve got … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Roush Fenway hopes to continue strong start to season this week in California
CONCORD, N.C. – Fresh off a strong showing last weekend in Bristol, Roush Fenway Racing will look to continue it’s fast start in 2011 at one the team’s most successful race tracks, Auto Club Speedway. The organization placed three teams in the top eight in last week’s Sprint Cup race and if history means anything, improving on that feat this weekend at California may be quite likely. “The mile-and-a-half and two-mile race tracks have historically been our strong point,” said team owner Jack Roush. “Even in the worst of times that’s a place when we’ve still been able to muster a great effort and in a good time like this, I think there’s certainly as much hope and expectation of a good result as there was at Las Vegas.” Roush … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR
Local Marine to Serve as Honorary Pit Crew Member of Crown Royal Team
As race fans gear up for the first and only NASCAR race in Fontana this season at Auto Club Speedway, the drivers aren’t the only famous faces to keep an eye on. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Matthew Hansen will get his first shot at NASCAR fame as he serves as an honorary pit crew member of the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford driven by former NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth. Crown Royal and Kenseth will roll out the purple carpet for the local California Marine who was recently awarded naming rights to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Richmond, Va. The April 30th race will be named Crown Royal Presents the Matthew & Daniel Hansen 400 in honor of Matthew and his fallen twin brother Daniel – also a Marine. Daniel … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kyle Busch: New Faces, Same Success
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Since joining Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) in 2008, there is no question Kyle Busch has been the king of the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry for JGR won 10 races in 2008, nine in 2009 and a series-record 13 in 2010. He also helped JGR to Nationwide Series owner titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010, while winning the driver championship in 2009. Busch has continued his domination in 2011 with no sign of letting up. Last month at Phoenix International Raceway, Busch started from the pole and led all 200 laps en route to victory. He backed that up last week by winning at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, where he … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration to be Showcased on RCR’s No. 33 at Auto Club Speedway
WELCOME, N.C. – The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation’s Centennial Celebration and the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma will be the primary sponsors of Richard Childress Racing’s No. 33 Chevrolet Impala that Clint Bowyer will drive in the March 27 Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. The Ronald Reagan Centennial is a historic, year-long celebration to commemorate the 100th birthday of the 40th President of the United States of America. A series of substantive and celebratory events, partnerships and initiatives sponsored by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation are planned throughout 2011. Future announcements including a second phase of RCR’s involvement with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Mike Curb will be forthcoming. “It’s a great honor for RCR, and for me … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
Kyle Busch: ‘White-Hot’ and Heading West
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Following his weekend sweep of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series races at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, there’s no driver more “white-hot” than Kyle Busch. As the Sprint Cup Series heads back to the West Coast for round five of the season, Busch, driver of the No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), looks to keep his hot streak going in Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. The talented 25-year-old will debut the Sprint Cup version of Interstate Batteries’ new “white hot” paint scheme to help celebrate the company’s 20-year partnership with JGR. While Sunday’s race will be the first of six Sprint Cup races in 2011 for Dallas-based … Read entire article »
Filed under: Sprint Cup
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