Line up for the Auto Club Speedway

The following is the unofficial starting lineup for the Auto Club 400:

Denny Hamlin
Greg Biffle – to the rear (engine change)
Brad Keselowski – to the rear (engine change)
Kyle Busch
Matt Kenseth
Joey Logano
Martin Truex Jr.
Tony Stewart
Mark Martin
Kurt Busch
Casey Mears
Juan Pablo Montoya
Clint Bowyer
Kevin Harvick
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Kasey Kahne
Jamie McMurray
Jimmie Johnson
Jeff Gordon
Ryan Newman
Marcos Ambrose
Jeff Burton
Aric Almirola
Carl Edwards
Bobby Labonte
AJ Allmendinger
Paul Menard
David Reutimann
Dave Blaney
Josh Wise
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
David Stremme
Travis Kvapil
David Gilliland
Michael McDowell
Landon Cassill
JJ Yeley
Scott Riggs
Timmy Hill
Danica Patrick
Mike Bliss
David Ragan
Joe Nemechek

NASCAR Driver Press Conference Schedule - Auto Club Speedway

NASCAR schedules driver press conferences at every race weekend event. These normally include the Top 12 drivers in championship points in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, along with other drivers of note. The press conferences will last approximately 15 minutes each and may be viewed at NASCAR.com. Times listed are local time.

Friday, March 22:

10 a.m. – Kyle Larson (No. 32 Eveready Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series) – Media Center/Deadline Room

10:15 a.m. – Clint Bowyer (No. 15 5-Hour Energy Toyota), 4th in points (128) - Media Center/Deadline Room

10:15 a.m. – Danica Patrick (No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet) - #10 hauler

10:30 a.m. – Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet), 3rd in points (151) – Media Center/Deadline Room

10:45 a.m. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet), 2nd in points (157) – Media Center/Deadline Room

11 a.m. – Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Ford), 1st in points (166) – Media Center/Deadline Room

1:30 p.m. – Tony Stewart (No. 14Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet) - #14 hauler

2 p.m. – Kasey Kahne (No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet), 7th in points (124) – #5 hauler

2:30 p.m. – Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet) - #24 hauler


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TONY STEWART - Auto Club 400 Race Advance Defining ‘Rush’ in Southern California

From: Stewart Haas Racing

Multiple-meaning words – terms that can have different meanings depending on how they are used in a sentence – can be tricky for students of the English language. “Light,” “crash,” and “oil” are just a few that appear on a very long list of words that can be used as verbs, nouns and even adjectives depending upon the context and conjugation.

Take the word “rush”. While it is typically used in reference to the notions of haste or urgency, rush can be used as a verb, adjective or noun. The word commonly appears in the English language when referencing heavy traffic patterns such as the morning or evening rush hours. As a verb, it appears when explaining that someone has to hurry to an intended designation. The ways in which the word is used as a noun are numerous, from its appearance in historical anecdotes about the California Gold Rush to the “rush” that is achieved through a surge of adrenaline.

This weekend at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Tony Stewart intends to make popular yet another form of the word “rush,” and that is its existence as a proper noun.

Rush Truck Centers makes its sponsorship debut during this weekend’s Auto Club 400 where the premier solutions provider to the commercial vehicle industry will serve as the primary sponsor for the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) team. It’s the first of three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in which Stewart will carry the colors of Rush Truck Centers, and while it marks their first time competing in the capacity of primary sponsor for the No. 14 team, Rush Truck Centers is far removed from playing the role of a rookie.

Auto Club Speedway Race Schedule

Times are listed in EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME

Friday, March 22nd:

• 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice – SPEED Channel
• 4:40 pm - 7:00 pm - NASCAR Nationwide Series First and Final Practice - SPEED Channel
• 7:10 pm – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying – SPEED Channel

Saturday, March 23rd:

• 12:30 pm – 1:25 pm – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Practice – SPEED Channel
• 1:35 pm - NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying - SPEED Channel
• 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Final Practice – SPEED Channel
• 5:18 pm - NASCAR Nationwide Series Royal Purple 300 Race (150 Laps, 300 Miles) - ESPN

Sunday, March 24th:

• 3:16 pm – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 Race from the Auto Club Speedway (200 Laps, 400 Miles) – FOX

Entry List For Auto Club 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Auto Club Speedway with 43 cars entered

Here's the entry list for the Auto Club 400, 3 p.m. ET Sunday at Auto Club Speedway:

(i)=ineligible for points, #=rookie

1 1 Jamie McMurray

2 2 Brad Keselowski

3 5 Kasey Kahne

4 7 Dave Blaney

5 9 Marcos Ambrose

6 10 Danica Patrick#

7 11 Denny Hamlin

8 13 Casey Mears

9 14 Tony Stewart

10 15 Clint Bowyer

11 16 Greg Biffle

12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.#

13 18 Kyle Busch

14 19 Mike Bliss(i)

15 20 Matt Kenseth

16 22 Joey Logano

17 24 Jeff Gordon

18 27 Paul Menard

19 29 Kevin Harvick

20 30 David Stremme

21 31 Jeff Burton

22 32 Timmy Hill

23 33 Landon Cassill

24 34 David Ragan

25 35 Josh Wise(i)

26 36 J.J. Yeley

27 38 David Gilliland

28 39 Ryan Newman

29 42 Juan Pablo Montoya

30 43 Aric Almirola

31 44 Scott Riggs

32 47 Bobby Labonte

33 48 Jimmie Johnson

34 51 AJ Allmendinger

35 55 Mark Martin

36 56 Martin Truex Jr.

37 78 Kurt Busch

38 83 David Reutimann

39 87 Joe Nemechek(i)

40 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

41 93 Travis Kvapil

42 98 Michael McDowell

43 99 Carl Edwards

Entry List For Royal Purple 300

NASCAR Nationwide Series heads into Auto Club Speedway with 43 cars entered

Here's the entry list for the Royal Purple 300, 5 p.m. ET Saturday at Auto Club Speedway:

(i)= ineligible for points, #=rookie

1 00 Jason White
2 01 Mike Wallace
3 2 Brian Scott
4 3 Austin Dillon
5 4 Daryl Harr
6 5 Brad Sweet
7 6 Trevor Bayne
8 7 Regan Smith
9 10 Jeff Green
10 11 Elliott Sadler
11 12 Sam Hornish Jr.
12 14 Eric McClure
13 15 Juan Carlos Blum#
14 19 Mike Bliss
15 20 Brian Vickers
16 22 Brad Keselowski(i)
17 23 TBA
18 24 Blake Koch
19 27 Michael McDowell(i)
20 30 Nelson Piquet Jr.#
21 31 Justin Allgaier
22 32 Kyle Larson#
23 33 Dakoda Armstrong(i)
24 40 Josh Wise
25 42 J.J. Yeley(i)
26 43 Reed Sorenson
27 44 Hal Martin#
28 46 Chase Miller
29 47 Scott Riggs(i)
30 51 Jeremy Clements
31 52 Joey Gase
32 54 Kyle Busch(i)
33 55 Jamie Dick
34 60 Travis Pastrana
35 70 Johanna Long
36 74 Mike Harmon
37 77 Parker Kligerman
38 79 Pauie Harraka
39 87 Joe Nemechek
40 92 Dexter Stacey#
41 98 Kevin Swindell
42 99 Alex Bowman#

Paint Scheme Preview for Auto Club Speedway

Got some of the info from: NASCAR

Check out the awesome paint scheme's colors that will hit the two-mile track in Fontana, this weekend.

Below Newman's car are some of the special paint schemes you're be see at the Royal Purple 300 and the Auto Club 400.

Marcos Ambrose will drive the No. 9 MAC Tools Ford.

Tony Stewart will drive the No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet.

Greg Biffle will drive the No. 16 3M Window Film Ford.

Joey Logano will drive the No. 22 Auto Club of Southern California Ford.

Ryan Newman will drive the No. 39 Wix Filters Chevrolet.

Jimmie Johnson will drive the No. 48 Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet.

Sam Hornish Jr. will drive the No. 12 Wurth Ford in the Nationwide Series race.

Food City 500 Entry List Revealed

Entry list includes 44 cars for Sunday's race at Bristol Motor Speedway

Here's the entry list for the Food City 500, 1 p.m. ET Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway:

1.) 1 Jamie McMurray
2.) 2 Brad Keselowski
3.) 5 Kasey Kahne
4.) 7 Dave Blaney
5.) 9 Marcos Ambrose
6.) 10 Danica Patrick#
7.) 11 Denny Hamlin
8.) 13 Casey Mears
9.) 14 Tony Stewart
10.) 15 Clint Bowyer
11.) 16 Greg Biffle
12.) 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.#
13.) 18 Kyle Busch
14.) 19 Mike Bliss(i)
15.) 20 Matt Kenseth
16.) 22 Joey Logano
17.) 24 Jeff Gordon
18.) 27 Paul Menard
19.) 29 Kevin Harvick
20.) 30 David Stremme
21.) 31 Jeff Burton
22.) 32 Terry Labonte
23.) 33 Landon Cassill
24.) 34 David Ragan
25.) 35 Josh Wise(i)
26.) 36 J.J. Yeley
27.) 38 David Gilliland
28.) 39 Ryan Newman
29.) 42 Juan Pablo Montoya
30.) 43 Aric Almirola
31.) 44 Scott Riggs
32.) 47 Bobby Labonte
33.) 48 Jimmie Johnson
34.) 51 AJ Allmendinger
35.) 55 Brian Vickers(i)
36.) 56 Martin Truex Jr.
37.) 78 Kurt Busch
38.) 83 David Reutimann
39.) 87 Joe Nemechek(i)
40.) 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
41.) 93 Travis Kvapil
42.) 95 Scott Speed
43.) 98 Michael McDowell
44.) 99 Carl Edwards

(i)=ineligible for points, #=rookie

Entry List For Jeff FoxWorthy's Grit Chips 300

NASCAR Nationwide Series heads to Bristol with 43 cars entered

Here's the entry list for Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300, 2 p.m. ET Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway:

1.) 00 Jason White
2.) 01 Mike Wallace
3.) 2 Brian Scott
4.) 3 Austin Dillon
5.) 4 Danny Efland
6.) 5 Brad Sweet
7.) 6 Trevor Bayne
8.) 7 Regan Smith
9.) 10 Jeff Green
10.) 11 Elliott Sadler
11.) 12 Sam Hornish Jr.
12.) 14 Eric McClure
13.) 15 Juan Carlos Blum#
14.) 16 Chris Buescher
15.) 19 Mike Bliss
16.) 20 Brian Vickers
17.) 22 Brad Keselowski(i)
18.) 23 Robert Richardson Jr.
19.) 24 Blake Koch
20.) 25 John Wes Townley(i)
21.) 27 Michael McDowell(i)
22.) 30 Nelson Piquet Jr.#
23.) 31 Justin Allgaier
24.) 32 Kyle Larson#
25.) 33 Kevin Harvick(i)
26.) 40 Josh Wise
27.) 42 J.J. Yeley(i)
28.) 43 Reed Sorenson
29.) 44 Hal Martin#
30.) 46 Chase Miller
31.) 51 TBA
32.) 52 Joey Gase
33.) 54 Kyle Busch(i)
34.) 55 Jamie Dick
35.) 60 Travis Pastrana
36.) 70 Brad Teague
37.) 74 Mike Harmon
38.) 77 Parker Kligerman
39.) 79 Jeffrey Earnhardt#
40.) 87 Joe Nemechek
41.) 92 Dexter Stacey#
42.) 99 Alex Bowman#
43.) 51 Jeremy Clements

(i)=ineligible for points, #=rookie

Matt Kenseth get's win on his birthday at Las Vega

Matt Kenseth held off Kasey Kahne over the final 26 laps of Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400 to win his first race with Joe Gibbs Racing on his 41st birthday.

Kahne car was strongest through out the day, leading a race high of 114 laps, but Kenseth found himself out front after he won the race off of pit road with 41 laps to go. Why? Well, because crew chief Jason Ratcliff had made the call to take no tires while most of the rest of the leaders took two.

On the last caution, Kahne had to wait to leave his pit stall as Tony Stewart was entering his pit directly in front of Kahne's. That meant that Kahne restarted in sixth, but his car was strong enough that he was able to work his way back up to second.

"I was real nervous, all day (Kahne) had the best car," Kenseth said in victory lane. "I told (crew chief Jason Ratcliff) with about 12 to go, I'm like 'I'm sorry man, we're going to get beat.'"

Kenseth is just the third NASCAR driver to win on his birthday, joining Cale Yarborough - who did it twice - and Busch.


Defending Vegas champion Tony Stewart finished 11th, while Gibbs driver Denny Hamlin was 15th after an eventful week featuring a $25,000 fine from NASCAR for criticizing the new Gen-6 race car.

The win was the 50th for Toyota in Sprint Cup Series competition. Kenseth is just the third NASCAR driver to win on his birthday, joining Cale Yarborough -- who did it twice -- and Busch.

"I showed them a fake ID when they hired me," Kenseth said with a laugh. "Told them I was 28, going to be 29 this year."


"I'm not a huge goal person, but my goal was to win, and to win early," Kenseth said. "Nobody has put any pressure on me except for myself, but I also know that Coach hired me to come in there, climb in that car and win races. You certainly want to do that, and you don't want to disappoint people. I'm glad we got a win, but it's still only Week 3. I feel like this is the beginning."

Line up for Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vega

Due to a rained qualifying today Brad Keselowski will bring to field to the green for Sunday race.

Driver will line up in owners points from 2012.

The race is scheduled to roll off at 3 p.m. Eastern (TV: Fox).

1.) 2 Brad Keselowski
2.) 15 Clint Bowyer
3.) 48 Jimmie Johnson
4.) 5 Kasey Kahne
5.) 16 Greg Biffle
6.) 11 Denny Hamlin
7.) 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
8.) 29 Kevin Harvick
9.) 14 Tony Stewart
10.) 24 Jeff Gordon
11.) 56 Martin Truex Jr.
12.) 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
13.) 18 Kyle Busch
14.) 39 Ryan Newman
15.) 55 Mark Martin
16.) 99 Carl Edwards
17.) 27 Paul Menard
18.) 20 Matt Kenseth
19.) 9 Marcos Ambrose
20.) 31 Jeff Burton
21.) 22 Joey Logano
22.) 43 Aric Almirola
23.) 1 Jamie McMurray
24.) 78 Kurt Busch
25.) 42 Juan Pablo Montoya
26.) 47 Bobby Labonte
27.) 51 Austin Dillon
28.) 93 Travis Kvapil
29.) 34 David Ragan
30.) 13 Casey Mears
31.) 38 David Gilliland
32.) 83 David Reutimann
33.) 7 Dave Blaney
34.) 32 Ken Schrader
35.) 36 JJ Yeley
36.) 21 Trevor Bayne
37.) 10 Danica Patrick
38.) 30 David Stremme
39.) 98 Michael McDowell
40.) 95 Scott Speed
41.) 33 Landon Cassill
42.) 87 Joe Nemechek
43.) 35 Josh Wise

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Schedule

Wednesday, March 6:

• 5 p.m. – Gates open at the Dirt Track for World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars (racing at 6 p.m.).
• 6 p.m. – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series hauler parade on Las Vegas Blvd.

Thursday, March 7:

• 8:30 a.m.–Noon – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice.
• 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice.
• 5 p.m. – Gates open at the Dirt Track for World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars (racing at 6 p.m.).
• 5 p.m. – Speedway Children’s Charities NASCAR Driver Auction at Sam’s Town Live! in Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino.

Friday, March 8 – Stratosphere Pole Day:

• 9-11:50 a.m. – Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series practice.
• Noon-1:30 p.m. – Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice.
• 1:40-3:30 p.m. – Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series final practice.
• 3:40 p.m. – Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stratosphere Pole day qualifying (2 laps, all positions).

Saturday, March 9 – Sam’s Town 300

• 9-9:50 a.m. – Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice.
• 10:05 a.m. – Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying (2 laps, all positions).
• 11:35 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice.
• 12:40 p.m. – Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series driver introductions.
• 1:15 p.m. – Sam’s Town 300 (NASCAR Nationwide Series, 200 laps, 300 miles).

Sunday, March 10 – Kobalt Tools 400:

• 11:30 a.m. – Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver introductions.
• Noon – Kobalt Tools 400 (NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 267 laps, 400.5 miles).

Line up for The Subway Fresh Fit 500

1. Mark Martin 

2. Kasey Kahne 

3. Jimmie Johnson 

4. Kyle Busch 

5. Jeff Gordon 

6. Tony Stewart 

7. Kevin Harvick 

8. Denny Hamlin 

9. Matt Kenseth 

10. Ryan Newman 

11. Brad Keselowski 

12. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. 

13. Clint Bowyer 

14. Martin Truex, Jr. 

15. Carl Edwards 

16. Paul Menard 

17. Greg Biffle 

18. Aric Almirola 

19. Jamie McMurray 

20. Jeff Burton 

21. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 

22. Marcos Ambrose 

23. A.J Allmendinger 

24. David Ragan 

25. Kurt Busch 

26. Dave Blaney 

27. J.J Yeley 

28. Scott Speed 

29. Juan Pablo Montoya 

30. Travis Kvapil 

31. David Gilliland 

32. Joey Logano 

33. Bobby Labonte 

34. David Reutimann 

35. Mike Bliss 

36. Josh Wise 

37. David Stremme 

38. Landon Cassill 

39. Scott Riggs 

40. Danica Patrick 

41. Joe Nemechek 

42. Ken Schrader 

43. Casey Mears