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Answers to Pre-Season Questions Have Vaguely Appeared

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Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 10, 2013 Photo - Getty Images

Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 10, 2013
Photo – Getty Images

Just six weeks ago, the start of a new season was just days away. We had a bunch of questions about the upcoming season, and after five races, we have partial answers to some of those questions. Some answers were not what we thought, but the season so far has created interest, to say the least. Our predictions were off in a good way since the racing has been better than some originally thought. Continue reading →

NASCAR Hauler Parade To Roll Through The Inland Empire

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download~ NASCAR Drivers Jamie McMurray, Tony Stewart to visit Bass Pro Shops ~

~ Several merchandise haulers including Danica Patrick, Junior Nation,

Auto Club Speedway and NASCAR on site ~

Everyone loves a parade – especially a NASCAR Hauler parade.

To help get the Auto Club 400 Weekend underway, March 22-24, the spectacle of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hauler Parade will make its way to Auto Club Speedway from Citizens Business Bank Arena (4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario) through Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana, beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 21.

Along the parade route, NASCAR drivers Jamie McMurray and Tony Stewart will make an appearance at the NASCAR Hauler Parade Festival at Bass Pro Shops (7777 Victoria Gardens Ln, Rancho Cucamonga).  In addition, several merchandise haulers including Danica Patrick, Junior Nation, Tony Stewart, NASCAR and Auto Club Speedway will be on site.

Stretching nearly an entire mile from the first hauler to the last, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hauler Parade will make its way to Auto Club Speedway around 7 p.m.  The convoy will travel:

From Citizens Business Bank Arena:

  • ·         East on Concourse St. to Milliken Ave.
  • ·         North on Milliken Ave. to Church St.
  • ·         East on Church St. to Day Creek Blvd.
  • ·         South on Day Creek Blvd. to Victoria Gardens Ln.
  • ·         East on Victoria Gardens Ln. to Baseline Rd.
  • ·         East on Baseline Rd. to Cherry Ave.
  • ·         South on Cherry Ave. to Auto Club Speedway

Fans are expected to greet the haulers along the 11-mile parade route, until the haulers make their final approach to Auto Club Speedway.  View the parade route at http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/HaulerParade 

Prime viewing spots along the parade route include: 

  • ·         Citizens Business Bank Arena, 4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario

Haulers will be staged by 5 p.m. for fans to take photos and to talk with available Hauler Drivers

  • ·         Bass Pro Shops, 7777 Victoria Gardens Ln, Rancho Cucamonga
  • ·         Auto Club Speedway, 9300 Cherry Ave, Fontana

The final destination of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hauler Parade

For more information about the Hauler Parade and to purchase tickets to the Auto Club 400, call 800-944-RACE (7223), or visit www.autoclubspeedway.com.

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Edwards Breaks Winless Streak in the Desert

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Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Subway Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 3, 2013 Photo - onathan Ferrey/Getty Images

Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Subway Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 3, 2013
Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

It took almost two years but, Carl Edwards finally got back to victory lane Sunday afternoon in Phoenix. Edwards stayed up front for most of the race and he controlled the final seventy laps from the lead. Next week at Las Vegas would have been the two-year mark since Edwards’ last win but, now that stat is thrown out the window since Edwards has finally got back to victory lane. The race played out fairly calm but, definitely competitive and the last restart with two to go was stand-on-your-feet worthy. Continue reading →

Who’s Hungry for some ‘Harv-a-que?’

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download~ NASCAR Drivers Harvick, Johnson, Montoya and Patrick Create Signature entrees for Auto Club Speedway’s ‘Driver’s Cuisine Cantina’ ~ 

Sure, every racetrack has the essential food favorites like burgers, hot dogs, pizza and fries for fans to feast on during race weekend.  But only Auto Club Speedway has signature entrees created by NASCAR drivers for fans during Auto Club 400 Weekend, March 22-24.

NASCAR drivers Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya and Danica Patrick, will “START YOUR TASTE BUDS” with special entrees served at the Speedway’s “Driver’s Cuisine Cantina” located in the FanZone (on the east side of Impulse/APEX) throughout the weekend. Continue reading →

Harvick Scores His Second Speedweeks Victory

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Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Budweiser Duel 1 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb 21, 2013 Photo - Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Kevin Harvick, driver of the #29 Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Budweiser Duel 1 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb 21, 2013
Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Another dominant performance was put on by Kevin Harvick Thursday afternoon in the Budweiser Duel when he crossed the finish line first to score his second victory during Speedweeks. Harvick won last Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited and now he has won the first Budweiser Duel. Harvick stayed up front for much of the second part of the race and once again, he proved that staying up front at Daytona with these new cars can result in victory.

Danica Patrick was on the pole for the race but, she played it cool by not being in the middle of everything and risking her pole-winning car. Patrick was passed for the lead on the first lap by Trevor Bayne and she never returned to the front. The first half of the race went by quickly and caution-free but, the second half was a little more exciting. Continue reading →