Press Conference Schedule, Martinsville

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, April 5:

10 a.m. – NASCAR Green Clean Air Tree Planting Program Delivered by UPS – Speedway Blvd. & 47th St. near display area outside track

10:20 a.m. – Danica Patrick (No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet) - #10 hauler

10:30 a.m. – Brian Vickers (No. 55 Jet Edge Toyota) – Media center

11 a.m. – Mark Martin (No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota) – Media center

11:15 a.m. – Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) – Media center

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

2 p.m. – James Buescher (No. 31 Rheem Chevrolet in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series) & Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (No. 17 Fifth Third Ford) – Media center (special presentation)

2:15 p.m. – Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet) – Media center

2:30 p.m. – Jeff Burton (No. 31Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma Chevrolet) – Media center

Post-Qualifying: Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Ford) will come into the media center following the conclusion of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying (begins Friday at 3:40 p.m.)



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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#