Jimmie Johnson, the driver of the #48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 16, 2018, in Fontana, California. Photo – Josh Hedges/Getty Images
FONTANA, Calif. – Jimmie Johnson was emphatic during a question-and-answer session with reporters on Friday at Auto Club Speedway. Continue reading
Brad Keselowski, the driver of the #2 Team Penske Ford Fusion, Ryan Blaney, the driver of the #12 Team Penske Ford Fusion, Kim Coon and Chuck Busch during a live podcast as NASCAR and Twitter announce a livestream partnership for 2018 on March 14, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
NASCAR drivers who stayed out West during the #NASCARGoesWest swing found a variety of ways to spend their time between races. Continue reading
Daniel Suarez, the driver of the #19 ARRIS Toyota, drives during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 16, 2018, in Fontana, California. Photo – Robert Laberge/Getty Images
Daniel Suárez ran afoul of the primary hazard at Auto Club Speedway and, as a consequence, will start Sunday’s Auto Club 400 from the rear of the field in a backup No. 19 Toyota. Continue reading
Kevin Harvick, the driver of the #4 Busch Beer Ford, stands on the grid during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 16, 2018, in Fontana, California. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – There was a time in NASCAR history when heading West felt like a bit like entering a foreign ground. But fast-forward to modern day in the sport, and California boasts a full lineup of natives eager to make good in front of the hometown crowd at Auto Club Speedway this weekend. Continue reading
Darrell Wallace Jr., the driver of the #43 Farmer John Chevrolet, walks on the grid during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 16, 2018, in Fontana, California. Photo – Josh Hedges/Getty Images
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Since a spectacular and celebrated runner-up finish in his season-opening Daytona 500 debut, Darrell ‘Bubba’ Wallace Jr. says he’s found a necessary balance between huge optimism and a big dose of confidence that comes with such a fantastic season start and the harsher reality of a steep, not unexpected rookie learning curve thereafter. Continue reading