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Kyle Larson’s Late-Race Heroics Earns an Auto Club Victory 

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#FONTANA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 27: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway on February 27, 2022, in Fontana, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

Kyle Larson’s late-race heroics earns an Auto Club victory in the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 on Sunday afternoon in Fontana, CA.

After a one-year break, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Fontana, California for the Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway. This track has been one of the most fun tracks to race at for obvious reasons. Wide, sweeping corners and an abrasive surface have drivers begging for new tires after the first fifteen laps. Multiple grooves will work at this track; the trick is finding the correct one. 

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Kyle Larson Triumphs in an Action-Packed Race at Fontana

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FONTANA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 27: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and crew take a selfie in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway on February 27, 2022, in Fontana, California. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Kyle Larson triumphs in an action-packed race at Fontana in the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday.

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson waited until late in Sunday’s Wise Power 400 to flex his muscles.

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Cole Custer Prevails after Three Overtimes at Fontana

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FONTANA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 26: Cole Custer, driver of the #07 Production Alliance Group Ford, celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Production Alliance 300 at Auto Club Speedway on February 26, 2022, in Fontana, California. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Cole Custer prevails after three overtimes at Fontana in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Production Alliance Group 300 at Auto Club Speedway.

Californian Cole Custer was the only former Auto Club Speedway winner in the field for Saturday’s Production Alliance 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Fontana, California.

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Auto Club NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics on Fan4Racing Radio

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Auto Club NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics Sound Off on Fan4Racing Radio with host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann with the Fan4Racing crew!

Our guest on this episode is…

Brandon Paul

Senior Editor for FloRacing

We’ll preview the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series races at Auto Club Speedway. We’ll also offer updates for the NASCAR Truck, ARCA Menards, ARCA East, and ARCA West Series. 

As Always…Thanks for listening!

Power Ranking the NASCAR Cup Series after Daytona

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Power Ranking the NASCAR Cup Series after Daytona International Speedway as the teams prepare for Auto Club Speedway this weekend.

The Next Gen car has officially passed its first test. The 2022 edition of the Daytona 500 was an exciting one, complete with a rollover accident at the end of the first stage, a couple of ‘big ones,’ and a nail-biting finish that ended with rookie Austin Cindric taking the Harley J. Earl trophy for his first career win. Wrecks took out many of the top contenders for the race, including defending champion Kyle Larson, three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and 2014 champion Kevin Harvick, among others. Ahead of this week’s race at Auto Club Speedway, we have some shake-ups in the power rankings, though the top largely stays the same for fear of an overreaction.  

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