In Saturday’s Nationwide Series TreatMyClot.com 300 at Auto Club Speedway, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Elliott Sadler are aiming to reach double digits in the win column for their team. If one of the three succeed, it becomes Joe Gibbs Racing’s tenth consecutive victory at ACS.
In February 2008, Tony Stewart, in his last season with Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) gave the team owner Joe Gibbs his first victory at the two-mile track in Fontana, CA. Continue reading
TV Host Matt Rogers Singing National Anthem for TreatMyClot.com 300 at Auto Club Speedway
Arcadia, California native was also American Idol finalist
Auto Club Speedway officials announced Monday that Arcadia’s Matt Rogers, TV personality, singer/songwriter and currently the host of GSN’s culinary reality series “Beat The Chefs” will perform the National Anthem prior to Saturday’s TreatMyClot.com 300 NNS race at Auto Club Speedway, March 22 at 2 p.m.PT, televised on ESPN. Continue reading
Limited Commemorative Water Tower Souvenirs Available Race Weekend
$10 donation to benefit Auto Club Speedway Foundation
Auto Club Speedway will make available a limited number of souvenirs commemorating the Speedway Water Tower, which stood for more than 75 years before being removed in late 2013.
A very limited number of Water Tower shaped tubes containing actual concrete remnants of the tower — numbered 1 through 500 – will be available to fans during Auto Club 400 Weekend at Auto Club Speedway March 21-23 while they last.
The replica cylinders will be sold at the Gate D ticket office located at the West End of the Speedway just outside the Tunnel. Cost will be $10 CASH ONLY with proceeds benefiting the Auto Club Speedway Foundation. Any units remaining after race weekend will be made available for purchase online through the Auto Club Speedway ticketing system.
Team Fastrax, America’s Skydiving Team Performing Before Auto Club 400
Team Fastrax, America’s Skydiving Team, will perform its renowned patriotic aerial flag display above Auto Club Speedway on March 23, prior to the Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Southern California’s premier motorsports facility. Continue reading
No. 99 NASCAR Nationwide Series Team Penalized for Rules Violation at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The No. 99 team that competes in the NASCAR Nationwide Series has been penalized as a result of a rules violation committed during the event at Bristol Motor Speedway.
During the race on March 15, the No. 99 car committed a P3 level penalty by violating Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 20A-2.3A (added car weight; improperly attached weight; loss of weight during the event) of the 2014 NASCAR rule book. As a result, crew chief Chris Rice has been fined $10,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. In addition, car chief John Guerra has also been placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31.