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ON THE GROUND WITH VIP: Rusty Wallace Edition
Mar 22 2014 - 5:15pm

ON THE GROUND WITH VIP: Rusty Wallace Edition

Whenever you're in the garage with the ONMC, you never know who you'll run into. Today, our VIP Garage Tour group ran into Rusty Wallace.As always, Rusty was gracious and signed some things for our peeps...Thanks, Rusty!

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NEWS: Tire Troubles Loom; Kyle Busch Fails Pre-Qual Tech
Mar 22 2014 - 3:25pm

NEWS: Tire Troubles Loom; Kyle Busch Fails Pre-Qual Tech

By Ron Lemasters Jr.FONTANA, Calif. – The surface at Auto Club Speedway is older, and that means rougher than the pave at other tracks.It also means the tires the teams use are being put to the test.Martin Truex Jr. and AJ Allmendinger, among others,...

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iNSIDE SCOOP: California Dreamin'
Mar 22 2014 - 12:48pm

iNSIDE SCOOP: California Dreamin'

FONTANA, Calif. -- If you're a Toyota driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, you want to win at Auto Club Speedway in California. It's like a Ford or Chevrolet driver wanting to win at Michigan; it's where your manufacturer is located.Judging by the...

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Mar 21 2014 - 9:10pm

Kenseth wins Auto Club pole

#20-Matt Kenseth won the pole for the Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway with a speed of 187.315 mph..........

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AUTO CLUB NOTEBOOK: Johnson Not Worried With No Victories Yet
Mar 21 2014 - 7:12pm

AUTO CLUB NOTEBOOK: Johnson Not Worried With No Victories Yet

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire ServiceFONTANA, Calif.—From Jimmie Johnson’s point of view, it’s far too early to worry.True, Johnson is 0-for-4 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this year, but the mini drought hasn’t raised any red flags for the six-time...

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Mar 21 2014 - 5:21pm

Tire problem at Bristol not "our fault," Jimmie Johnson says

     Jimmie Johnson’s chance at a victory or good finish in last weekend’s Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol, Tenn., was cut short after his left-front tire shred and came apart midway early in the event, putting him several laps down.    Goodyear...

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Crafton In Menard's Car Today at Auto Club
Mar 21 2014 - 1:06pm

Crafton In Menard's Car Today at Auto Club

To heir is human, and so is finding people to cover for you when you are so blessed.Matt Crafton will substitute for Paul Menard in practice and qualifying today at Auto Club Speedway as Menard remains in North Carolina with his wife and newborn...

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Stewart In a Rush to Stay Strong at ACS
Mar 20 2014 - 8:19pm

Stewart In a Rush to Stay Strong at ACS

Tony Stewart is coming off a season-best fourth-place finish at Bristol. Now they carry that momentum to Fontana, a track where Stewart is already a two-time Sprint Cup winner, the most recent of which came in 2012 in a rain-shortened race around the...

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Mar 20 2014 - 12:21pm

Miss Sprint Cup, Brooke Werner, resigning for 'personal reasons'

     Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner posted the following message on her Facebook page announcing she was resigning from the Miss Sprint Cup program for 'personal reasons':   Here was the message:   "Hey fans, difficult decisions are always tough to...

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iNSIDE SCOOP: So What Now?
Mar 19 2014 - 3:18pm

iNSIDE SCOOP: So What Now?

As the mobile motorsports rodeo called NASCAR rolls west toward L.A., the question we have to ask ourselves is…is it going to rain again?It never rains in Southern California, the song says, but if NASCAR is in town, I don’t want to put a lot of money...

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