Brad Keselowski heads into Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway with a nine point lead in the Sprint Cup Series standings over Dale Earnhardt Jr. Keselowski's move to the top spot this week is the first time Ford has led in 2013, but last season either Matt Kenseth or Greg Biffle were leading the points after 22 of the first 26 races with Biffle holding the top spot after Richmond before the points were reset for the Chase. In 2011, Carl Edwards led the standings for 21 weeks and was the series leader after 15 of the first 26 events. Keselowski spoke about the lead and more during his media time at the track Friday afternoon.
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 1st - How was your qualifying lap? "It was fast. I told my crew I could pretty much guarantee the pole had we qualified -- anywhere 20th or later. I knew our car was just ridiculous fast in qualifying trim. They're dragging qualifying out so long right now for TV that it's going to get fast here at the end."
TALK ABOUT YOUR LAP OUT THERE TODAY. “That was a spectacular lap considering everything we did today. We were fortunate enough to get an extra hour of practice here and unfortunately we had about eight minutes of practice today before qualifying."
TALK ABOUT YOUR LAP OUT THERE TODAY. “That was a spectacular lap considering everything we did today. We were fortunate enough to get an extra hour of practice here and unfortunately we had about eight minutes of practice today before qualifying."
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion (Qualified 3rd) – “The Miller Lite Ford is pretty fast. I am not a really good qualifier so you know if we qualify well we are going to be a threat. It is a good sign.”
DALE EARNHARDT JR., NO. 88 NATIONAL GUARD CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Auto Club Speedway, and discussed challenges of racing at Auto Club Speedway, the start to his 2013 season and other topics.
NEMCO-JRR Motorsports is proud to announce that MaddiesPlaceRocks.com will be the primary on the #87 NEMCO-JRR Toyota for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 race on FOX this Sunday and an associate partner on the #87 NEMCO Toyota for Royal Purple 300 NNS race on ESPN this Saturday.
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Auto Club Speedway, and discussed the challenges of the first four races, the tire situation at Bristol and other topics.
KASEY KAHNE, NO. 5 FARMERS INSURANCE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media in Fontana and discussed his new tattoo, racing at a 2.0-mile track and many other topics.
In an 11th hour agreement, Bebida Beverage Company (BeBevCo.) announced today that investors of the KOMA Unwind® Liquid Relaxation (@KOMAUnwindNews) brand and supporters of NASCAR driver Carl Long have agreed to sponsor the No. 23 Ford Mustang in tomorrow’s Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club (Calif.) Speedway.
NASCAR veteran J.J. Yeley will drive the No. 5 Jobber Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Hettinger Racing in the Ag-Pro 300 Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
One-point-one seconds made the difference for Alex Palou to exit pit lane ahead of Felix Rosenqvist and score the victory on the streets of Long Beach.
It was a challenging day for Josh Berry and the No. 21 DEX team at Kansas Speedway, ending in a 27th-place finish in Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 after starting 30th.
