NASCAR Hauler Parade to Roll Through the Inland Empire

~ NASCAR Drivers Jamie McMurray, Tony Stewart to visit Bass Pro Shops ~
~ Several merchandise haulers including Danica Patrick, Junior Nation, Auto Club Speedway and NASCAR on site ~

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (March 11, 2013) – Everyone loves a parade – especially a NASCAR Hauler parade.

To help get the Auto Club 400 Weekend underway, March 22-24, the spectacle of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hauler Parade will make its way to Auto Club Speedway from Citizens Business Bank Arena (4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario) through Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana, beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 21.

Along the parade route, NASCAR drivers Jamie McMurray and Tony Stewart will make an appearance at the NASCAR Hauler Parade Festival at Bass Pro Shops (7777 Victoria Gardens Ln, Rancho Cucamonga).  In addition, several merchandise haulers including Danica Patrick, Junior Nation, Tony Stewart, NASCAR and Auto Club Speedway will be on site.

Stretching nearly an entire mile from the first hauler to the last, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hauler Parade will make its way to Auto Club Speedway around 7 p.m.  The convoy will travel:

From Citizens Business Bank Arena:

·         East on Concourse St. to Milliken Ave.

·         North on Milliken Ave. to Church St.

·         East on Church St. to Day Creek Blvd.

·         South on Day Creek Blvd. to Victoria Gardens Ln.

·         East on Victoria Gardens Ln. to Baseline Rd.

·         East on Baseline Rd. to Cherry Ave.

·         South on Cherry Ave. to Auto Club Speedway

Fans are expected to greet the haulers along the 11-mile parade route, until the haulers make their final approach to Auto Club Speedway.  View the parade route at http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/HaulerParade

Prime viewing spots along the parade route include:

·         Citizens Business Bank Arena, 4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario

Haulers will be staged by 5 p.m. for fans to take photos and to talk with available Hauler Drivers

·         Bass Pro Shops, 7777 Victoria Gardens Ln, Rancho Cucamonga

·         Auto Club Speedway, 9300 Cherry Ave, Fontana

The final destination of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hauler Parade

For more information about the Hauler Parade and to purchase tickets to the Auto Club 400, call 800-944-RACE (7223), or visit www.autoclubspeedway.com.

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About Auto Club Speedway:  Located 50 miles east of Los Angeles in Fontana, California, Auto Club Speedway is California’s premier motorsports facility, hosting over 320 days of track activity each year including the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 weekend in March and the MAVTV 500 INDYCAR World Championships Finale weekend in October.  The two-mile D-shaped oval is one of the fastest tracks on the INDYCAR and NASCAR circuits.  The Speedway is also home to numerous movies, television and commercial productions, photo shoots, new car testing, club racing and a variety of racing schools. For more information on events at Auto Club Speedway call 1-800-944-RACE (7223) or visit www.autoclubspeedway.com .  For more information on event lodging, visit the Hilton Garden Inn, Fontana, the official hotel partner of Auto Club Speedway and Auto Club Dragway.