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Articles tagged ‘Auto Club Speedway’

Oct 11
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Robert Richardson Jr. rolls to 26th-place finish in California on Saturday

R3 Motorsports CHINA GROVE, N.C. (October 10, 2010) – Robert Richardson, Jr. and the No. 23 Chevrolet of R3 Motorsports had an interesting path to their 26th-place finish at Auto Club Speedway during the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday. Taking on the two-mile oval of ACS is tough enough on its own. However, throw in some long, green-flag runs and untimely cautions and it can take the matter from a molehill to a mountain. Such was the case after Richardson rolled off the starting grid in 39th-place for the 150-lap event. In the early going, Richardson was battling a tight handling condition in the relatively flat turns with very little front grip, as well. The first pit stop on lap 42 took ... FULL STORY »

Tony Stewart Gives WIX Filters 20th Victory of Season

WIX Filters Gastonia, N.C. (October 11, 2010) – The wins just keep coming for WIX Filters. Tony Stewart ran away from Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson in a two-lap dash to the finish to win the Pepsi MAX 400 Sunday ... FULL STORY »

Mike Bliss Scores Top-10 at Auto Club Speedway in Unsponsored Key Motorsports Chevrolet

Jeff Green Piloting No. 40 Sponsorless Key Motorsports Chevrolet at Gateway Highest Finishing Independent Team in CampingWorld.com 300 Mooresville, NC (October 11, 2010) -- Mike Bliss enjoyed a good weekend at Auto Club Speedway, the veteran driver capitalizing on a strong effort by the Key Motorsports team that resulted ... FULL STORY »

Hometown Boy Does Good: Mears Nets Second Consecutive Top-25

2010 NSCS No. 13 GEICO Toyota Camry - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR Fontana, CA (October 10, 2010) – After the checkered flag had been displayed in Kansas last weekend, GEICO driver Casey Mears was quick to pack up his things and board a flight with his wife and daughter ... FULL STORY »

Smith Finishes 12th in California; Best Result of Season for Furniture Row Racing

2010 NSCS Regan Smith - Photo Credit: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images for NASCAR Fontana, Calif. (Oct. 10, 2010) -- Regan Smith and Furniture Row Racing came back from two pit-road speeding penalties to post their best finish of the season -- a 12th-place result in Sunday's Pepsi Max 400 Sprint Cup race at ... FULL STORY »

Tony Stewart Wins at Auto Club Speedway

Tony Stewart celebrates his 39th career victory in his 422nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. - Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR Team Chevy Drivers Claim Top-Three and Four of Top-Five Finishing Positions to Claim 34th Manufacturers' Cup for Chevrolet FONTANA, CALIF. (OCTOBER 10, 2010) - Tony Stewart powered his way to the front of the field to lead the ... FULL STORY »

Tony Stewart Takes the Pepsi MAX 400 at Auto Club Speedway

Tony Stewart in Auto Club Speedway Victory Lane SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (Oct. 10, 2010) – Tony Stewart fought off Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson for his first Auto Club Speedway win on Sunday, taking the checkered flag at the Pepsi MAX 400 for his ... FULL STORY »



NSCS No. 39 Tornados Chevy (Ryan Newmaon) - Photo Credit: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
Newman’s Bold Moves Lead to Top-Five at Fontana
Posted 10.11.10
Tornados Driver Finishes Fifth at Sponsor’s Home Track Date: October 10, 2010 Event: Pepsi Max 400 (Round 30 of 36) Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Location: Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. (2-mile oval) Start/Finish: 14th/5th (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps) Winner:  Tony Stewart of Stewart-Haas Racing (Chevrolet) Ryan Newman certainly ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2010 NSCS Pepsi MAX 400 Race Recaps
Posted 10.10.10
Denny Hamlin (eighth) was the highest finishing Camry driver in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at California's Auto Club Speedway. David Reutimann (10th), Joey Logano (11th) and Martin Truex Jr. (18th) also finished in the top-20 in the 200-lap race at the two-mile Southern California oval. Other Toyota drivers ...FULL STORY »
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Team Chevy, 2010 NSCS Pepsi MAX 400 Race Recaps
Posted 10.10.10
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/OLD SPICE CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: TALK ABOUT THE GREAT TEAM EFFORT THAT WENT INTO YOUR WIN TODAY: “Oh man, they did an awesome. They did an unbelievable job in the pits that got us an opportunity again. Both races we have ...FULL STORY »
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Dodge Motorsports, 2010 NSCS Pepsi MAX 400 Race Recaps
Posted 10.10.10
SAM HORNISH JR. (No. 77 Mobil 1 Dodge Charger) Finished 15th "It was a long day, that’s for sure.  We weren’t very good on a long run.  We could go OK for a couple of laps and move our way up.  We just stayed out of trouble and ...FULL STORY »
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Ford Racing, 2010 NSCS Pepsi MAX 400 Race Recaps
Posted 10.10.10
GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford Fusion (Finished 41st) – “We had a great car. We were just a little bit on top of the race track right there. The wind is playing havoc with us and the track is a little slick, but it’s a tough day for ...FULL STORY »
Tony Stewart celebrates in Victory Lane - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR
2010 NSCS Pepsi MAX 400 Race Results
Posted 10.10.10
On a green-white-checkered restart, Tony Stewart was able to keep Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson behind him, to claim victory in the NSCS Pepsi MAX 400 at Auto Club Speedway. This was Stewart's first series win at Auto Club Speedway, his 39th series career win and his 2nd series win of ...FULL STORY »
Kyle Busch celebrates his fourth NASCAR Nationwide Series win at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday in Fontana, Calif. - Photo Credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR
Speedy Kyle Busch Continues Auto Club Speedway Dominance with CampingWorld.com 300 Victory
Posted 10.10.10
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (Oct. 9, 2010) – Kyle Busch’s dominance at Auto Club Speedway continued on Saturday with his record-extending 12th victory in the NASCAR Nationwide Series in 2010 as he took the checkered flag at the CampingWorld.com 300 despite a speeding penalty that ...FULL STORY »
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2010 NNS CampingWorld.com 300 Race Results
Posted 10.09.10
Kyle Busch, who at one time was penalized to the back of the line of the lead lap for speeding down pit road, came back to take the lead and capture the NNS CampingWorld.com 300 victory at Auto Club Speedway (this was the third time this season that Busch has ...FULL STORY »
Jimmie Johnson with daughter Genevieve Marie Johnson - Photo Credit: Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR
2010 NSCS Pepsi MAX 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
Posted 10.09.10
It was the current NSCS points leader, Jimmie Johnson, with a lap speed of 179.587 mph, showing the fastest way around Auto Club Speedway during the final Pepsi MAX 400 practice session. Johnson's fellow Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jeff Gordon, with a lap speed of 179.560 mph, was second fastest, followed by ...FULL STORY »


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