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Some teams having tire problems:

A Goodyear official said there were 10 incidents with tires during practice at Auto Club Speedway the past two days as some Sprint Cup teams struggled to adapt setups. With new suspension rules leading to increased speeds and downforce, tires were facing more stress...

Open wheel split caused Toyota to look to NASCAR:

Had the CART-IRL split of the mid-1990s never occurred, Toyota might still be racing open-wheelers instead of having a huge presence in NASCAR. But according to Toyota's U.S. racing boss, the split diluted the value of Indy car racing so badly that it ceased being ...

Pit Stall Selections:

The selections of pit stalls for the Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway have been made. Pole sitter #20-Kenseth chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters]. Outside pole sitter #2-Keselowski took pit stall 12a, with an opening in front of it...

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 speed of 187.3015mph for his 1st pole of 2014, 1st at Auto Club Speedway and 12th of his career. #2-Keselowski is on the outside pole, followed by #48-Johnson, #4-...

Friday practice:

for the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway is over after 90 scheduled minutes. The top 5, slowest, and notes: #48-Johnson 188.664 #24-Gordon 188.5113 #15-Bowyer 187.774 #88-Earnhardt, Jr. 187.740 #2-Keselowski 187.003 slowest: #66-Nemechek 177.607 & #40-Cassill...

Qualifying Order

for the Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is posted. 44 cars/drivers are listed. This is the order drivers can go through inspection. The first of the drivers listed is #24-Gordon. The final driver is #27-Crafton. Fastest in Friday practice...

Final Bristol TV Ratings:

FOX aired only a pittance of live NASCAR racing on Sunday, but the numbers still held up well compared to last year. Abbreviated coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Food City 500 from Bristol earned a 4.5 final rating and 7.3 million viewers on FOX, according to Nielsen...

Crafton to sub for Menard Friday:

Matt Crafton will substitute for #27-Paul Menard in practice and qualifying Friday at Auto Club Speedway as Menard remains in North Carolina with his wife and newborn daughter. Menard, whose daughter was born on Tuesday, will arrive in California in time for practice...

SK Hand Tool sponsoring Go FAS Racing in Auto Club 400

SK Hand Tool will sponsor the #32 car and Go FAS Racing team in the Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup Series race this weekend. The #32 car will sport a wrap displaying SK's well-known Made-in-USA wrench design on the side of the Ford Fusion. The #32 car will continue to be...

Phil Parsons Racing gets Auto Club sponsor:

Trench Shoring Company, a leader within the construction industry that provides customers the finest shoring equipment and services, will extend their marketing reach through a strategic partnership with Phil Parsons Racing and driver Josh Wise. The company will serve...

Dillon fastest in happy hour:

#3-Ty Dillon was quickest during happy hour for the TreatMyClot.com 300 with a speed of 176.462 mph. He was followed by: #9-Chase Elliott, #99-James Buescher, #31-Dylan Kwasniewski, #2-Brian Scott, #54-Kyle Busch, #6-Trevor Bayne, #22-Joey Logano, #5-Kevin Harvick, ...

Busch fastest in first practice:

#54-Kyle Busch was fastest during opening practice at Auto Club Speedway with a speed of 174.157mph. #5-Kevin Harvick was second, followed by: #22-Joey Logano, #20-Matt Kenseth, #6-Trevor Bayne, #9-Chase Elliott, #31-Dylan Kwasniewski, #2-Brian Scott, #98-David Ragan...

ANP Lighting joins Clements:

ANP Lighting, a leading producer of lighting fixtures for residential and commercial use, will sponsor Jeremy Clements and the #51 Chevy for Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway. ANP Lighting has the manufacturing, engineering and design expertise...

ROUSH Performance Parts to sponsor 10 races for Buescher:

ROUSH Performance Parts has announced it will serve as the primary partner on the #60 Ford Mustang piloted by NASCAR Nationwide Series rookie Chris Buescher for 10 races during the 2014 season. RPP will make its debut on Buescher's Ford Mustang at Auto Club Speedway...

Gresham joins GMS:

GMS Racing is pleased to announce the team has signed 2011 K&N Pro Series East Champion Max Gresham to pilot the #23 AmWINS Chevy Silverado for five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events in 2014. Gresham is coming off his first full NCWTS season, where the 20...

Congrats to Paul Menard:

and his wife Jennifer on the birth of their daughter, Remi Barbara Christine Menard. Remi was born Tuesday night.(3-20-2014)...

NASCAR ok with Fox moving Bristol race to FoxSports 1:

Fox Sports didn't break any agreements with NASCAR in moving the rain-delayed race at Bristol to Fox Sports 1 Sunday night. Once the Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway went past 7:00pm/et, Fox had the option of moving the remainder of the event to Fox Sports...

EcoPower joins Roush; will sponsor Stenhouse, Jr.:

Fresh off its one-two finish at Bristol Motor Speedway last weekend, Roush Fenway Racing announced a multi-year team-wide partnership with Safety-Kleen and its premium re-refined motor oil brand, EcoPower. EcoPower will serve as the official oil partner of NASCAR's...

Brooke Werner steps down as Miss Sprint Cup:

Miss Sprint Cup Brooke Werner announced Wednesday on her Facebook page that she is resigning as Miss Sprint Cup due to personal reasons. Werner posted the following message on Facebook on Wednesday. 'Hey fans, difficult decisions are always tough to communicate to ...

‘Spring is Calling’ on the #48:

To commemorate the first day of spring, March 20, Johnson's #48 Lowe's Spring Is Calling Chevy SS will have some additional character during the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup weekends. The Lowe's marketing campaign bird and green accents will adorn the #48 Chevy SS ...