NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway Preview

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Auto Club Speedway is the last track on the ‘West Coast Swing’ schedule for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 on Sunday, March 17th. Pre-race coverage begins at 2:30 pm ET on FOX, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The defending winner is Martin Truex Jr, driver of the 19 for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Distance: 400 miles (200 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 60),

Stage 2 (Ends on lap 120), Final Stage (Ends on lap 200)

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Arizona Natives Bowman and McDowell are Excited to be Back in Phoenix

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Alex Bowman is already anticipating the ‘party’ his grandmother will likely throw in advance of his arrival at Arizona’s ISM Raceway for Sunday’s TicketGuardian 500 (at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

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NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix Preview

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Joey Logano’s victory last Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, along with teammate Brad Keselowski’s win at Atlanta Motor Speedway the week before, officially makes Team Penske the class of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series field heading to Phoenix, Arizona for Sunday’s TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway starting at 3:30 pm ET. Pre-race coverage starts at 3 pm ET on FOX along with radio coverage on MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The defending winner at ISM Raceway is Kevin Harvick.

Distance: 312 miles (312 laps); Stage 1 Ends on lap 75,

Stage 2 Ends on lap 150), Final Stage (Ends on lap 312

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Can Hendrick Overcome the Aero Issues Jimmie Johnson Exposed at Vegas?

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AVONDALE, Ariz. – During the opening laps of last Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Jimmie Johnson looked like the driver who has won 83 races and a record-tying seven Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships.

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New NASCAR ‘Dynamic Duo’ Could Make History

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While Hendrick Motorsports split up one of, if not the most dominant crew chief/driver combinations in history with Chad Knaus and Jimmie Johnson, Richard Childress Racing was doing the exact opposite.

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