FONTANA, Calif. (March 25, 2012) – Despite a pit-road speeding penalty, Regan Smith posted a 20th-place finish in Sunday’s rain-shortened Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race.
The scheduled 200-lap, 400-mile event was called on Lap 129 after rain hit the Inland Valley area in Southern California. Under NASCAR rules the race is official once half the laps are completed.
Smith once again used the word “salvaged” when discussing his finishing position following the fifth race of the season.
Driving the No. 78 Furniture Row/Farm American Chevrolet, Smith started the event 22nd and when the first lap was completed on the two-mile oval he had already gained six positions.
“I told myself that this is going to be a good day, the car felt solid,” ... FULL STORY »
CHAD KNAUS, CREW CHIEF, NO. 48 LOWE’S/JIMMIE JOHNSON FOUNDATION CHEVROLET – FINISHED 10TH
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAR IN THE END?
“Unfortunately we have an oil leak. We’re looking into it right now to see what happened there on that last pit ... FULL STORY »
Camry driver Kyle Busch (second) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday's rain-shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California.
Toyota drivers Martin Truex Jr. (eighth), Denny Hamlin (11th), Mark Martin (12th) and Clint Bowyer ... FULL STORY »
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 18th
“We were really strong on the first run for sure. We started to lose the handle on the car after that. It’s difficult to say how fast we were going ... FULL STORY »
MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 DeWalt Ford Fusion – “It was just a quiet day. The track was coming to us a little bit, so we were hoping the race would get going again. This isn’t what we want for ... FULL STORY »
With 71-laps to go and past the half-way point in the 2012 NSCS Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway, rains came and forced NASCAR Officials to call the race officially over, giving the defending series champion, Tony Stewart - ... FULL STORY »
Post Race Highlights:
· Joey Logano won the pole for Saturday’s race in convincing fashion, clocking in nearly fourth-tenths of a second faster than the second-place qualifier. The pole was Logano’s second-straight in 2012 (he won the pole last weekend in ... FULL STORY »
