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• Alex Bowman beats Ricky Stenhouse Jr. to NASCAR Cup pole at Bristol

Alex Bowman earned his seventh career pole and second consecutive at Bristol on Saturday. The Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) driver lapped the half-mile in 14.911s, beating Hyak Motorsports and fellow Chevrolet driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. by 0.014s. This is Stenhouse's first front row start since qualifying second at Auto Club Speedway two years ago."Yeah, it feels really good," said Bowman, who ...Kee...2025
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• Steve Phelps Reveals NASCAR’s Game-Changing $300 Million Investment Plan
NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps gave a huge update on the future of the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana that hosted races for 27 years....2025
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• NASCAR in 'a holding pattern' on Auto Club Speedway

NASCAR remains committed to bringing stock car racing back to Southern California. But it admitted this weekend it is still not sure where and when that will happen. “The market is extremely important to NASCAR,” said Dave Allen, NASCAR‘s West Region president. “So we‘re not abandoning the market. What we don‘t have is a firm […]...2025
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• ‘You Ruined My Day’ — When Denny Hamlin Doubled Down on Bad Blood With Joey Logano Over California Wreck
Denny Hamlin explained why he once had bad blood with Joey Logano after the latter sent him into a wall at the Auto Club Speedway....2025
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• ‘Imma Bust His A**’: Why NASCAR Legend Tony Stewart Threw Hands At Joey Logano
NASCAR Legend Tony Stewart once got into an infamous and heated shoving match with Joey Logano at the Auto Club Speedway....2025
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• NASCAR says it's committed to a southern California race

Thursday during the media conference announcing the 2025 national series schedules, Ben Kennedy was asked about NASCAR’s presence in southern California. Auto Club Speedway has been closed since the 2023 race and definitive plans on a renovation have not been announced. Most recently they have been rumors that NASCAR is looking at a possible street […]...2024

• NASCAR: Chase Elliott has surprising odds to win at Martinsville
After missing six races, Chase Elliott is set to return to NASCAR Cup Series action at Martinsville Speedway this Sunday afternoon. Chase Elliott made his most recent NASCAR Cup Series start at Auto Club Speedway back on Sunday, February 26. The following week, he fractured his left tibia in a Colorado snowboarding accident, sidelining him […] NASCAR: Chase Elliott has surprising odds to win...2023
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• 2023 Production Alliance Group 300 at Fontana Highlights | NASCAR on FOX

NASCAR's Xfinity Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana was suspended on Saturday and postponed to Sunday. Cole Custer finished first in the first and second stage, but placed 27th on the final lap. John H. Nemechek of Joe Gibbs Racing won the final lap followed by Sam Mayer in second and Justin Allgaier in third. Nemechek earned his third career Xfinity Series victory and won the final rac...2023
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• 2023 Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookies

2023 Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookies How’d They Do?Chandler Smith and Family After an impressive top-five finish at his Daytona International Speedway debut, Jordan Anderson Racing’s Parker Retzlaff finds himself second in the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings, just one point behind Chandler Smith, who finished his race in 12th and heads into this weekend leading the rookie class with 34 poin...2023
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• Auto Club Speedway post-race penalties announced
NASCAR has released the post-race penalty report for the XFINITY and Cup races at Auto Club Speedway. There were three lug nut penalties. In Cup, the teams of #8-Tyler Reddick [crew chief Randall Burnett] and #41-Cole Custer [crew chief Mike Shiplett] were penalized. In XFINITY, #18-Riley Herbst [crew chief Dover Rogers] was penalized. The fine […]...2020
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• Kevin Harvick on wreck with Kyle Larson: ‘Just my fault back there’ | 2018 AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY | FOX NASCAR

Kevin Harvick takes blame for his crash against the outside wall after making contact with Kyle Larson at Fontana....2018
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• Kevin Harvick slams into wall after contact with Kyle Larson | 2018 AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY | FOX NASCAR

Kevin Harvick crashes into the outside wall after making contact with Kyle Larson when battling for position at Fontana....2018
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• Stewart-Haas Racing to appeal penalties to Kevin Harvick and No. 4 team
Move will allow crew chief Rodney Childers to be with the team this weekend at Auto Club Speedway instead of serving a one-race suspension....2017
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• NASCAR could lower the boom today on Kyle Busch, Danica Patrick, Cole Pearn
Wednesday is penalty day in NASCAR as late Wednesday afternoon the sanctioning body is expected to announce any infractions or warnings incurred in last weekend's races at Auto Club Speedway....2016
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• Danica Patrick crashes after contact with Kasey Kahne
Danica Patrick is wrecked after attempting to pass Kasey Kahne in the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif....2016
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• Remembering the Fontana fiasco created by Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin
On this Flashback Friday, look back on the chaotic last-lap crash at Auto Club Speedway that sent Denny Hamlin to the hospital....2016
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"NASCAR Legend Tony Stewart once got into an infamous and heated shoving match with Joey Logano at the Auto Club Speedway."

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"With Auto Club Speedway in Fontana no longer on the schedule and the next California stop for the circuit in June, the NASCAR Cup Series' West Coast swing jumps from one desert to another this week."

2023
"NASCAR scrapped practice and qualifying sessions scheduled for Saturday at Auto Club Speedway as heavy rains pelted the 2-mile oval."

2022
"Matt Kenseth was in the Fox NASCAR booth for Sunday’s Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway, but another former driver is set to be in the booth this weekend."

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"One race – at Auto Club Speedway in California – has already been canceled ."

2020
"The infield grass at the Auto Club Speedway will feature the Number 24"

2019
"COM Goodyear will conduct its first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series tire test of 2019 on Wednesday and Thursday at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California."

2018
"Farmer John will be the primary sponsor of Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr and the Number 43 RPM team at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif."

2017
"Check out the results from Friday qualifying for this Sunday's Cup race at Auto Club Speedway."

2016
"ET) at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif."

2015
"Now he looks to put the last-place finish behind him as he heads to Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif."

2014
"announced Monday that Dave Allen has been named president of Auto Club Speedway effective immediately."

• NASCAR: Several key free agents still on the market for 2021
No new deals for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season have been announced since Alex Bowman’s contract extension was confirmed in mid-May. Which key free agents remain on the market? As many expected, especially after his dominant victory at Auto Club Speedway in early March, Alex Bowman signed a one-year extension to continue driving for […] NASCAR: Several key free agents still on the m...2020
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• Frustrated Toyotas and a discouraged Jimmie Johnson all chased Alex Bowman at California
Alex Bowman, in a contract year, pulled out a big win at the Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, while friction engulfed Martin Truex Jr. and his Toyota teammates....2020
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• NASCAR live stream: How to watch Auto Club 400 for free without cable
Here are all the live stream options for Sunday's NASCAR race at Auto Club Speedway, including a few streaming services that offer free trials....2020
• NASCAR Cup: Austin Dillon’s second-round lap scores him pole in Fontana
A 39.982-second/180.081 mph lap during Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on Friday earned Austin Dillon the pole for Sunday’s Auto Club 400. It’s Dillon’s fourth-career Cup Series pole and his second at ACS. Although Friday’s qualifying session went three rounds, Dillon’s pole-winning lap came in the second round. With drafting coming into play F...2019
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• Kyle Larson outduels Joey Logano to win XFINITY race
Larson and Logano wage a spirited battle over the final 20 laps at Auto Club Speedway....2017
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• NASCAR driver loses points lead after Hendrick decision
Ross Chastain has dropped out of the lead of the NASCAR Cup Series point standings after the Hendrick Motorsports ruling. Trackhouse Racing Team’s Ross Chastain, who took the lead of the NASCAR Cup Series point standings for the first time in his career after the 2023 season’s second race at Auto Club Speedway, held onto […] NASCAR driver loses points lead after Hendrick decision...2023
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• 2023 NASCAR Pala Casino 400 at Fontana – Full Race Results
Full race results from the Pala Casino 400 at Auto Club Speedway, won by Kyle Busch....2023
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• NASCAR: Why is Christopher Bell on pole at Fontana?
Christopher Bell didn’t win the Daytona 500 and doesn’t lead the NASCAR point standings. Why is he on pole for Sunday’s race at Fontana? The second race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season is scheduled to take place on Sunday afternoon at Auto Club Speedway after Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session was rained out, as […] NASCAR: Why is Christopher Bell on pole at...2023
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• NASCAR Pala Casino 400 at Fontana - Full Qualifying Results
Full results from qualifying at Auto Club Speedway...2023
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• 2023 Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookies
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• Don Felder to Perform Pre-Race Concert Prior to Pala Casino 400

Don Felder to Perform Pre-Race Concert Prior to Pala Casino 400NASCAR Cup Series’ Pala Casino 400 Runs on Sunday Guitar legend Don Felder already has his name secured in the rock and roll history books as the co-writer of “Hotel California.” On Sunday, Feb. 26, he’ll make NASCAR history as the final pre-race performer at Auto Club Speedway’s 2-mile oval. The track announced today ...2023
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• Could NASCAR hold a points race at the Los Angeles Coliseum? UPDATE Auto Club off schedule in 2024

UPDATE: Auto Club Speedway President Dave Allen said Saturday that the track, in the midst of preparing for its final race on the classic 2-mile oval on Feb. 26, will not be on the 2024 NASCAR schedule. Planning continues for a new half-mile short track located on the current site, along with additional property enhancements. […]...2023
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• Could NASCAR hold a points race at the Los Angeles Coliseum?

Now there is talk of the Clash becoming a points race instead of an exhibition in 2024. The only points race in SoCal in 2023 is the Pala Casino 400 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana on Feb. 26. The two-mile oval is scheduled to undergo a reconstruction, however, that will reduce it to […]...2023
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• Aric Almirola is 40/1 to win 2023 Busch Light Clash
ARIC ALMIROLA Busch Light Clash at The ColiseumNo. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing Event Overview ● Event: Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum● Time/Date: 5 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 5● Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum● Layout: Quarter-mile oval● Format: 150-lap Feature with a 27-car field set by Hea...2023
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• The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2022 Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club Speedway was the first intermediate track of the 2022 season and the first the NASCAR Cup Series has visited since Kansas Speedway last October. The result, though, wasn’t new at all. Kyle Larson won the last intermediate track race of 2021 and he won the first of 2022 on Sunday (Feb. 27), taking the top spot in the WISE Power 400....2022
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• Pala Casino 400 highlights: Top moments from Auto Club Speedway on FOX

The final race of the NASCAR Cup Series' February lineup, the Pala Casino 400, is underway on FOX. Here are the top moments!...2023
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• Xfinity Series Going Back to Cali

Xfinity Series Going Back to CaliAuto Club Speedway Up Today After an action-packed race to kick off the season, the NASCAR Xfinity Series will be making its way back to the West Coast to keep the momentum flowing. Drivers will take the grid for the Production Alliance 300 at Auto Club Speedway on Saturday, February 25 at 5 p.m. ET, airing on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR radio. In cas...2023
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• Michael Rooker Named Grand Marshal for Pala Casino 400

Michael Rooker Named Grand Marshal for Pala Casino 400"grateful for the chance to give the command" All puns intended, the final command to start engines at Auto Club Speedway’s historic 2-mile oval will be a “Rowdy” one to remember. That’s because Michael Rooker will serve as the Grand Marshal for the Pala Casino 400 on Sunday. The actor known for his role as Rowdy Burns in “Days...2023
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• Aric Almirola is 40/1 to win 2023 Busch Light Clash
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• NASCAR: Harrison Burton’s maiden win sets a weird family trend
Harrison Burton secured his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Auto Club Speedway, setting a weird family trend in doing so. Joe Gibbs Racing rookie Harrison Burton secured the first victory of his NASCAR Xfinity Series career in the third race of the 2020 season at Auto Club Speedway, the Production Alliance Group 300, […] NASCAR: Harrison Burton’s maiden win sets a weird f...2020
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• Home Field Advantage for Custer in Fontana
Cole Custer will make his first appearance at his hometown track behind the wheel of the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford Mustang this weekend. Despite having 51 starts in NASCAR’s top three series, he’d never raced on the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana California. “It means a lot. I’ve never raced there before, so it will definitely be cool. I’ve had some friends come out for a couple of races on the W...2017
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• 11 biggest NASCAR moments at Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club Speedway has produced some big-time moments....2017
• Best photos from Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway
Relive some of the best moments from Sunday's Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 in photos....2016
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• Kyle Busch undergoes successful surgery on left foot
Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch underwent successful surgery on his left foot on Thursday morning, Joe Gibbs Racing announced in a team release. The driver of the No. 18 JGR Toyota is expected to make a full recovery in time for the start of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season in February. JGR said in Thursday's release that the surgery was planned and was performed to relieve a recurring sour...2014
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• 2014 Season Review: Matt Kenseth & 2015 Season Previews: Carl Edwards & Matt Kenseth
Matt Kenseth entered the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season with a very successful year in 2013 with the Joe Gibbs Racing organization. The Wisconsin native had a stellar performance in his first year at Joe Gibbs Racing, earning seven victories, 12 top-five and 20 top-10 finishes. It turned out to be his best season by far since joining the series full-time in 2000. With the strong performance ...2014
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• Connect live: Fans can weigh in on RaceDay questions now
Fans can vote now on RaceDay questions prior to Sunday's Auto Club 400 (FOX, 3 p.m. ET) at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif....2016
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. looks ahead to Fontana after Phoenix fiasco
Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to be more aggressive this season, but that approach cost him a bit last Sunday in Phoenix. Now he looks to put the last-place finish behind him as he heads to Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., for this Sunday's Auto Club 400....2015
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• Did phantom caution cost Kurt Busch win at Auto Club Speedway?
Was Kurt Busch robbed by a phantom debris caution just as he appeared to win the Auto Club 400 Sunday at Auto Club Speedway? ...2015
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• Kurt Busch continues impressive comeback with Fontana pole
Kurt Busch won the pole for Sunday's Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway, blistering the 2-mile track with a lap of 185.142 miles per hour in his No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet....2015
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• Frustrated Dale Jr. sounds off about late debris caution at Fontana
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was unhappy about NASCAR's decision to throw the caution for debris late in Sunday's Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway....2015
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• Will NASCAR penalize Danica Patrick for post-incident actions?
NASCAR will decide this week whether or not to take action against Danica Patrick for getting out of her car and gesturing toward Kasey Kahne after he wrecked her during Sunday's Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.That's the word from NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell, who appeared Monday morning on Sirius/XM NASCAR Radio to discuss the Kahne-Pat...2016
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• Brian Vickers sidelined with blood clots; Brett Moffitt returns to No. 55
Brett Moffitt will replace Brian Vickers in Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 55 Toyota this weekend at Auto Club Speedway after MWR announced Friday that Vickers has experienced a reoccurrence of blood clots....2015
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• Is Kevin Harvick virtually unbeatable at Auto Club Speedway?
I don't see how anyone could go to the betting window and not bet on Kevin Harvick at Auto Club Speedway....2015
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• Steve Phelps Reveals NASCAR’s Game-Changing $300 Million Investment Plan
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• NASCAR says it's committed to a southern California race
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• Toss-the-trophy trend alive as NASCAR jumps to Phoenix

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• NASCAR race at Dodger Stadium?

NASCAR Holdings has held discussions with the Dodgers about holding a NASCAR race at the historic Dodger Stadium in the coming years, according to people familiar with the matter, one of the options that‘s been evaluated in Southern California. With the Fontana-based Auto Club Speedway now partially demolished and some believing NASCAR‘s L.A. Coliseum experiment […]...2024
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• Busch "didn’t think the outside would prevail" in Atlanta finish

Busch won the second race of the 2023 season at Auto Club Speedway, and was hoping to have a repeat performance in the second race of the 2024 season at Atlanta Motor SpeedwayThe Richard Childress Racing driver started off the weekend off right with a victory in the Truck Series race, driving for Spire Motorsports. On the final lap of a dramatic Cup race, he was in contention again and sent it ......2024
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• Lucas Oil Products Expands RCR Relationship

Lucas Oil Products Expands RCR Relationship With Richard Childress Racing and Kyle Busch in 2024 Partnership includes Support of Kyle Busch Micro Sprint Races Lucas Oil Products, a long-time partner of both Richard Childress Racing and ECR Engines, will expand their partnership with Richard Childress Racing and Kyle Busch in 2024, the companies announced today. The Indianapolis, Ind., based...2024
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• NASCAR: ‘Major’ 2024 schedule change to be confirmed
Iowa Speedway is rumored to be the replacement for the Auto Club Speedway on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, with an announcement expected on Tuesday. Iowa Speedway is one of the handful of tracks at which many NASCAR drivers and fans have long hoped to see the Cup Series race, and now they may get […] NASCAR: ‘Major’ 2024 schedule change to be confirmed - Beyond the Flag - Beyon...2023
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• NASCAR: Chase Elliott has surprising odds to win at Martinsville
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• NASCAR: Date, race confirmed for Chase Elliott’s return
Chase Elliott is set to make his NASCAR Cup Series return this Sunday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway after missing six races with a broken leg. Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott has not competed in a NASCAR Cup Series race since late February, when he finished in second place at Auto Club Speedway. The following week, he […] NASCAR: Date, race confirmed for Chase Elliott’s ...2023
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• NASCAR: Chase Elliott’s unofficial return window opens
Chase Elliott was ruled out for at least six NASCAR Cup Series races, and he has now missed six races. But his return has not yet been confirmed. Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott hasn’t competed in a NASCAR Cup Series race since the 2023 season’s second race at Auto Club Speedway in late February, as he […] NASCAR: Chase Elliott’s unofficial return window opens - B...2023
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• Aric Almirola is 40/1 to win 2023 Busch Light Clash
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• Social media buzzing Saturday at Auto Club Speedway
See what your favorite teams and drivers are posting via social media from California....2017
• 3 things we learned on Friday at Fontana, including don't mess with bees
On a day buzzing with activities of all sorts at Auto Club Speedway, here are three things we learned....2016

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