Pia Toscano is Singing National Anthem for Auto Club 400

Photo - Courtesy of ACS
Photo – Courtesy of ACS

Critically-acclaimed recording artist Pia Toscano, is singing the National Anthem before the start of the Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, March 23 at Auto Club Speedway. The race is broadcast at Noon (PT) on FOX.  Continue reading →

Nationwide Series TreatMyClot.com 300 at Fontana Preview

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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 →

ARCA Series Mobile Preview

Photo - David Graham/Associated Press
Photo – David Graham/Associated Press

The ARCA Racing Series heads to the Mobile International Speedway for the third straight year. The trophy has stayed in the state, as Alabama drivers Cale Gale and Grant Enfinger won the first two events.

Heading into this weekend, Enfinger appears as the hands down favorite. He is coming off a win in the Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona and is looking to make it two-for-two on the season. Enfinger can become the first driver since Jimmy Horton in 1990 to win the first two ARCA events to start the year. Continue reading →

Throwback Thursday – Elliott Sadler Solidifies Spot for Inaugural Chase

Photo -  Matt Sayles/AP
Photo – Matt Sayles/AP

2004 was a season of major change in NASCAR’s top division.

The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company ended its tenure as sponsor with the Cup Series as Nextel took over the sponsorship. Along with the new sponsor was a brand-new playoff system called the Chase for the Nextel Cup. The top ten drivers in points after the first 26 races would decide the championships for themselves in the last ten races. Continue reading →