This time last year, Zach Germain was looking forward to the start of his NASCAR racing career. The Columbus, OH, native, saw the Greenville-Pickens Speedway season debut as a test on so many levels. Now he looks forward to the kick off of his sophomore season with a sense ofContinue Reading
When we say “don’t blink, you might miss a great finish at Auto Club Speedway,” we really mean it. Or maybe Clint Bowyer said it best following October’s NASCAR Sprint Cup event: “They say you’re only as good as your last race. Well, for this place, that was a heckContinue Reading
Auto Club Speedway, site of Sunday’s Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race, has been a good fit for Regan Smith, which was evident by his two solid performances last season at the two-mile oval. During the 2010 February race at the Fontana, Calif. facility, Smith’s was running solidly in theContinue Reading
Just five short months ago, Tony Stewart held off Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson for his first Auto Club Speedway win and his 39th career Sprint Cup victory in what many have hailed as the “best race ever” at ACS. Forward fast to 2011. Does Stewart, who’s slate so farContinue Reading
G&K Services return to the primary sponsorship positions on the JD Motorsports #01 Chevrolet this weekend at Auto Club Speedway. The car will sport the familiar orange paint scheme that fans will recognize from previous events. G&K Services, a uniform and facility services company, was founded in 1902 in MinneapolisContinue Reading
For about two hours Tuesday, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton and Paul Menard talked about every racing topic under the sun as the trio of NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers were interviewed by about 30 media members. While the three Richard Childress Racing drivers covered many different subjects, they agreed on oneContinue Reading
Remaining within striking distance of the top 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship standings, Bobby Labonte and his JTG Daugherty Racing team are only eight points out of tenth place entering the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway with the No. 47 Little Debbie Toyota Camry. “I would loveContinue Reading
Richmond International Raceway and Chesterfield, Virginia’s Denny Hamlin are joining forces to run the fourth annual Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown to benefit the Denny Hamlin Foundation on Thursday night, April 28 at America’s Premier Short Track. The event will feature several NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers and celebrities battlingContinue Reading
Tickets for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew ChallengeTM presented by Craftsman, featuring a family-friendly, pit-crew competition between the top-24 NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTM pit crews, are on sale March 23. Tickets may be purchased online at www.pitcrewchallenge.com or by calling Time Warner Cable Arena box office at (800) 745-3000Continue Reading
As anticipation builds for this year’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, it’s time again for fans to help vote one eligible driver into the annual event, which airs live on SPEED, Saturday, May 21, from Charlotte Motor Speedway. The Sprint Fan Vote kicks off at 12:01 a.m. ET on March 23Continue Reading