Edwards, Roush Fenway Take over Sprint Cup Points Lead at California
Matt Kenseth drove to an impressive fourth-place finish in the waning laps of Sunday’s Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race to lead three Roush Fenway cars in the top 11 of the event, but it was Carl Edwards who used a sixth-place finish to claim the Sprint Cup points lead;Continue Reading
Three Drivers To Make Milestone Starts In Goody’s Fast Relief 500
In an odd racing coincidence, three drivers will be celebrating milestone starts in Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500. Mark Martin, Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray will all be making historic starts in their careers. Ironically Biffle and McMurray will both be celebrating their 300th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts. ThatContinue Reading
Bayne Still Optimistic After Qualifying 27th at Auto Club Speedway
For Trevor Bayne and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion crew didn’t quite get the qualifying result they were hoping for on Friday at Auto Club Speedway, but that doesn’t mean Bayne’s worried about being able to drive toward the front in Sunday’s Auto Club 400. In qualifying, BayneContinue Reading
Juan Montoya Wins Pole at Auto Club Speedway
Juan Pablo Montoya, in the No. 42 Target Chevrolet, captured the Auto Club 400 Coors Light Pole Friday afternoon in qualifying at Auto Club Speedway. Montoya’s 38.99 time earned him his first pole at Auto Club Speedway and his fourth consecutive Top Five start at the track. “We went outContinue Reading
Smith Continues Qualifying Prowess; 4th Fastest in California
Regan Smith posted another strong qualifying effort in his No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet. By posting the fourth fastest speed in Friday’s time trials at Auto Club Speedway, it marks the fourth time in the first five races of the 2011 season that Smith will have a top-five starting position. He startedContinue Reading
Auto Club 400 Qualifying Results
Robby Gordon California Preview
As Robby Gordon and his No. 7 SPEED Energy team head to the Auto Club Speedway for this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race, they are hoping to overcome the struggles of recent weeks. After running out of fuel with only handful of laps to go at Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayContinue Reading
Roush Fenway hopes to continue strong start to season this week in California
Fresh off a strong showing last weekend in Bristol, Roush Fenway Racing will look to continue it’s fast start in 2011 at one the team’s most successful race tracks, Auto Club Speedway. The organization placed three teams in the top eight in last week’s Sprint Cup race and if historyContinue Reading
Bayne, Wood Brothers Return to One of Their Bread-and-Butter Race Tracks
Trevor Bayne and the Wood Brothers No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion head back this weekend to the kind of track they run best this weekend as the Sprint Cup circuit runs the Auto Club 400 at the two-mile Auto Club Speedway. Bayne and his fellow Ford drivers have combinedContinue Reading