NASCAR Cup Series

On March 20, 2012, the Chief Appellate Officer heard and considered the appeal of the penalties resulting from the #48 Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team.

As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads west for the Auto Club 400 on Sunday, the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team is looking east.

In 65 overall NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Auto Club Speedway, RCR Chevrolet teams have earned one win (Kevin Harvick - 2011), one pole (Mike Skinner - April 2000), nine top-five and 23 top-10 finishes.

Kenseth on racing at Auto Club Speedway: “Fontana has always has been a track that I really enjoy racing at but it has changed a lot the last few years."

This weekend Roush Fenway moves from short-track racing in the hills of eastern Tennessee to the speed and glam of the two-mile tri-oval of Auto Club Speedway in sunny southern California.

No. 55 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota driver Mark Martin watched last weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway on television. But it wasn’t a peaceful weekend.

Two-time DAYTONA 500 Champion, Matt Kenseth, will sport the primary colors promoting Ford EcoBoost at Auto Club Speedway this upcoming weekend. This is the first time that the No. 17 entry for Roush Fenway Racing will carry the Ford EcoBoost paint scheme and comes at a track where Kenseth has achieved success at in the past; including three Sprint Cup victories.

Bristol is a place where bashing and banging is expected, yet while there was some of that going on, it proved to be just nice to watch last Sunday. Unfortunately, it was not exactly a hang on to your seat kind of affair.

On Saturday, Brad Keselowski tweeted “Cup car for 2morrow is best car i've ever had in cup.” Many questioned Keselowski’s attitude in approaching that, saying it was cocky, or could jinx him.