Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed heads to his home track of Auto Club Speedway (ACS) in Fontana, Calif. this weekend. Reed is originally from Bakersfield, Calif. and still has many family and friends in the area. Heading to Fontana this weekend holds a special place in his heart.
Straight out of Concord, Roush Fenway Racing would like to welcome everybody to the “Wild, Wild, West” as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) returns to the Golden State for the third leg of the West coast swing at Auto Club Speedway (ACS) in Fontana, Calif. a track that has seen Roush Fenway “cruisin’ down the street” in their Fords to victory lane 15 times.
Even though the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion has been fast at each of the four tracks on which it has raced so far this season, the results have been up and down. The Wood Brothers Racing Team is looking to rebound from a down week in Phoenix when it travels to Fontana for the Auto Club 400 this weekend.
In 83 overall Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Auto Club Speedway, RCR Chevrolet teams have earned one win (Kevin Harvick - 2011), one pole award (Mike Skinner - April 2000), 12 top-five and 28 top-10 finishes. RCR has a 19.9 average starting position and a 16.4 average finishing position at the moderately-banked D-shaped race track.
Fond of Fontana: "I always enjoy Fontana," Allmendinger said. "Auto Club Speedway has been a great racetrack for us. I always look forward to going back there because it’s slick, it’s a tough race track. Although it is in southern California, I’m a northern California native, you can’t get those two mixed up. It’s a place that I really enjoy going to.”
When Auto Club Speedway opened the gates on June 22, 1997 for its inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race, Martin Truex Jr. – one week shy of turning 17 -- was racing go-karts in his home state of New Jersey.
“California is so wide, so big and you have all kinds of racing room. It’s one of my tougher tracks, and it used to be one of my best tracks. The last few years it’s been one of my toughest tracks just to understand where to put the car. Hopefully, this year we will do a better job of that and it will be much easier to make it work.” Kasey Kahne on racing at Fontana
SPONSOR THIS WEEKEND: “We’re really fortunate to run BUSH’S Beans for a second time this season on the hood this weekend in Fontana,” Buescher said. “Spring is right around the corner, and BUSH’S ‘Grillin’ Beans flavor is perfect for a warm spring weekend outside."
Stenhouse has four Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at Auto Club with an average starting position of 24.5 and average finishing position of 18.5.
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Champion Racing Association officials have announced the official 2026 schedule for the ASA/CRA Super Series, marking the 30th season of competition for one of the nation’s premier Super Late Model touring series.
