John Hunter Nemechek earns a big victory in the last race at Auto Club Speedway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Production Alliance Group 300.
FONTANA, Calif. – After sunset at Auto Club Speedway, John Hunter Nemechek drove his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to victory in Sunday’s Production Alliance Group 300 in the final race at the 2.0-mile track.
On Sunday, Kyle Busch snags an early win in the last NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway in the Palo Casino 400.
Sunday’s race at Auto Club Speedway marked the last NASCAR Cup Series race on the two-mile oval. The track is set for a reconfiguration in 2023. NASCAR will leave behind the old asphalt and the wide sweeping corners for a short-track venue. For drivers and fans, Auto Club Speedway has a lot of character and will surely be missed.
On Sunday afternoon, Kyle Busch sets several milestones with NASCAR Cup Series victory at Fontana’s Auto Club Speedway in the Pala Casino 400.
The Kyle Busch era at Richard Childress Racing began three weeks ago at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Still, the coronation was reserved for Sunday’s Pala Casino 400 in the last NASCAR Cup Series race at 2.0-mile Auto Club Speedway.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 19: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the driver of the #47 Kroger/Cottonelle Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series 65th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The NASCAR Cup Series Power Ranking after the Daytona 500 is presented by Fan4Racing contributor Owen Stewart.
The NASCAR season is officially underway, and as usual, the Daytona 500 provided plenty of excitement to begin the 2023 campaign. After two overtime restarts, this year’s opener was the longest Daytona 500 in history, ending with an upset after Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took his first checkered flag since 2017. It’s difficult to make too much of a read on the field after just one race, especially at a track that provides as much uncertainty as Daytona, but the power rankings still see a bit of a shakeup heading into race number two. The top sees some minor changes, while the bottom half of the top 20 sees a few new faces and a few drivers drop out following a topsy-turvy race. There should be some more clarity following the series’ second race, as NASCAR will head to Auto Club this coming Sunday.