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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
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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
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Emmy-Nominated Mindy Kaling Leading the Field of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Drivers at Auto Club Speedway
Star of Mindy Project is driving Official NASCAR Pace Car for Auto Club 400 Sunday, March 23rd
Auto Club Speedway announced today that Mindy Kaling will be behind the wheel of the Official NASCAR 2014 Toyota Camry Pace Car as she leads the field of 43 stock cars before the start of the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, March 23, at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET, televised on FOX. Continue reading
The Great Gonzo Adds Grand Marshal to an Already Impressive Resumé
Muppets’ Resident Daredevil to get Auto Club 400 underway with the most famous words in motorsports
Already a daredevil in his own right, the Great Gonzo will spend Sunday, March 23 among his peers in NASCAR, just two days after his new movie, “Muppets Most Wanted,” hits the big screen. Continue reading
Limited Commemorative Water Tower Souvenirs Available Race Weekend
$10 donation to benefit Auto Club Speedway Foundation
Auto Club Speedway will make available a limited number of souvenirs commemorating the Speedway Water Tower, which stood for more than 75 years before being removed in late 2013.
A very limited number of Water Tower shaped tubes containing actual concrete remnants of the tower — numbered 1 through 500 – will be available to fans during Auto Club 400 Weekend at Auto Club Speedway March 21-23 while they last.
The replica cylinders will be sold at the Gate D ticket office located at the West End of the Speedway just outside the Tunnel. Cost will be $10 CASH ONLY with proceeds benefiting the Auto Club Speedway Foundation. Any units remaining after race weekend will be made available for purchase online through the Auto Club Speedway ticketing system.