Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Fontana Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Auto Club 400

The Place: Auto Club Speedway

The Date: Sunday, March 22

The Time: 3:30 p.m. (ET)

TV: FOX, 3 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

Distance: 400 miles (200 laps)

Freaky Fast

Jimmy John’s isn’t kidding.

Kevin Harvick is fast.

Freaky fast.  Continue reading

Sprint Cup Series at Fontana Preview and Fantasy Picks

Zachs-SCS-Preview-Fantasy-PicksHere are my picks for the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway, on March 22, at 3:30 pm ET on FOX

Contenders

Kurt Busch– Jamie McMurray said it best on twitter in saying,

“The 41 and 4 are in another league right now”.

After a strong showing last week Kurt is on the right track and has been fast all weekend. Look for him and teammate Kevin Harvick to battle it out this weekend. 

Kyle Larson– Larson is a guy who can find speed  by being able to race two grooves and adjust throughout the race. Winning is first Xfinity series race here last year, wouldn’t it be something to see him pull his first Sprint Cup race a year later?

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Fontana March 2015 News & Notes

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David Talley, at 8:40 pm ET Mon, March 16, 2015

David Talley, at 8:40 pm ET Mon, March 16, 2015

Check back for more updates as the days wind down to events at Auto Club Speedway in March 2015. During Race Weekend, look for more updates posted here.

The broadcast of the March 21 XFINITY Series’ Drive4Clots.com 300 is at 4 pm ET on FOX Sports 1, and on March 22 the Sprint Cup Series’ Auto Club 400 is at 3:30 pm on FOX

Tickets are available online at www.autoclubspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-944-RACE (7223). Continue reading

Kyle Busch Avoids Tire Issues and Wins Auto Club 400 in Overtime

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 23, 2014  Photo - Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 23, 2014
Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

In a race that saw tire problems turn the contest upside-down, Kyle Busch won Sunday’s Auto Club 400 in a green-white-checkered-flag finish that took the fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event of the year six laps past its scheduled distance.

The first driver on four fresh tires for a restart on Lap 205 at Auto Club Speedway, Busch passed Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart on the next-to-last lap, bringing rookie Kyle Larson with him. Continue reading

Sprint Cup Series, Auto Club 400 at Fontana Preview

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For the 2014 season, if you win and you’re in. With his victory at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday night, Carl Edwards more than likely locked himself into the Chase for the Sprint Cup. So who is next? Continue reading