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Auto Club Race Notes & Facts:

Auto Club Race Notes & Facts:

March 21, 2016
-There have been 26 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Auto Club Speedway, the track hosted one NSCS race a season from 1997-2003, then two races per season from 2004-2010. In 2011 Auto Club Speedway returned to a single race season. -Hendrick Motorsports leads the

Auto Club Driver Notes & Facts:

Auto Club Driver Notes & Facts:

March 15, 2016
-141 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club; 116 in more than one. -Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Auto Club Speedway with 26. -Dale Earnhardt Jr and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers in start at Auto Club Speedway

Closest Sprint Cup Race Finishes:

Closest Sprint Cup Race Finishes:

March 14, 2016
Margin Winner Runner-up Track Date .002 Ricky Craven, Kurt Busch, Darlington, March 16, 2003 .002 Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Talladega, April 7, 2011 .005 Jamie McMurray, Kyle Busch, Daytona, July 7, 2007 .005 Dale Earnhardt, Ernie Irvan, Talladega, July 25, 1993

Car Numbers that have produced three or more Daytona 500 victories:

Car Numbers that have produced three or more Daytona 500 victories:

February 21, 2016
Car Number (wins) - Drivers (years) o #43(7) - Richard Petty (1964, '66, '71, '73, '74, '79, '81) o #21(5) - Tiny Lund (1963), Cale Yarborough (1968), A.J. Foyt (1972), David Pearson (1976) and Trevor Bayne (2011) o #28(5) - Fred Lorenzen (1965), Buddy Baker (1980),

Track / Daytona 500 Specific Stats:

Track / Daytona 500 Specific Stats:

February 21, 2016
-NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty has led the most laps in a single Daytona 500; leading 184 laps in the 1964 Daytona 500. -Jamie McMurray has led the fewest laps in a Daytona 500 and won - in 2010, McMurray only led two laps on his way to win the Daytona 500. -2011

DHS And NASCAR Release New ‘If You See Something, Say Something’ PSA:

DHS And NASCAR Release New ‘If You See Something, Say Something’ PSA:

February 21, 2016
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 'If You See Something, Say Something' public awareness campaign and NASCAR today released two new Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and new campaign materials. The new PSAs, which feature Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt

Jeff Gordon would consider racing at Le Mans:

Jeff Gordon would consider racing at Le Mans:

February 20, 2016
Jeff Gordon may be recently retired but has not given up on the idea of one day competing in the Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race. 'I've always said that if the right opportunity came along I would like to,' Gordon, who will be a member of Fox's broadcast team for

NASCAR’s Highest-Paid Drivers:

NASCAR’s Highest-Paid Drivers:

February 18, 2016
NASCAR has undergone big changes over the past decade with how the sport crowns a champion, sells its merchandise and broadcasts its races on TV. The latest overhaul is a 'charter' system that transforms 36 Sprint Cup teams into franchises, with similarities to other

Kahne was close to running the 2016 Indy 500:

Kahne was close to running the 2016 Indy 500:

February 17, 2016
#5-Kasey Kahne met with members of the media at Media Day at Daytona International Speedway on Tuesday, a few of the Q&A;'s: Q) YOUR NAME COMES UP ABOUT RUNNING THE INDY 500, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS YEAR BEING THE 100TH. Kahne: 'I actually thought it would be really

Daytona Qualifying Fast Facts:

Daytona Qualifying Fast Facts:

February 14, 2016
#24-Chase Elliott won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award for the 58th Annual Daytona 500 with a lap of 45.845 seconds, 196.314 mph. This is his first pole in six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2016. This is his first pole at

Stewart talks about ATV accident and future:

Stewart talks about ATV accident and future:

February 13, 2016
Tony Stewart, using the streaming platform Periscope, talked to his fans '” and showed the six scars on his back '” while rehabbing on a treadmill Friday morning just prior to his Stewart-Haas Racing team conducting a news conference naming Brian Vickers as his replacement

Fox teaming with SI to cross promote Daytona 500, Swimsuit Issue:

Fox teaming with SI to cross promote Daytona 500, Swimsuit Issue:

February 7, 2016
Fox Sports and SI announced they are joining forces to cross promote the Feb. 21 Daytona 500 and '16 SI swimsuit issue, which comes out Feb. 15. A major facet of the deal will come the night before the race, when new Fox analyst Jeff Gordon will co-host a 200-person

Consistency, humility, skill carry Labonte to NASCAR Hall of Fame:

Consistency, humility, skill carry Labonte to NASCAR Hall of Fame:

January 18, 2016
Some label Terry Labonte the NASCAR premier series' least flamboyant champion. Perhaps it just seemed that way, when measuring Labonte alongside such colorful contemporaries as NASCAR Hall of Famers Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip. His calm, quiet demeanor at least

NMPA honors Hall of Fame inductees:

NMPA honors Hall of Fame inductees:

January 18, 2016
Rick Hendrick, Joe Gibbs and Al Unser Sr. were inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame on Saturday night. The trio was recognized for their outstanding contributions to the motor sports world through-out the course of their illustrious

Gordon to appear on ‘˜FOX NFL Sunday’:

Gordon to appear on ‘˜FOX NFL Sunday’:

January 16, 2016
FOX NASCAR analyst and four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon joins the 'FOX NFL Sunday' crew in-studio on Sunday, Jan. 17 on FOX. Co-hosts Curt Menefee and Terry Bradshaw and analysts Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long and Michael Strahan welcome the newest