NASCAR Cup Series

The torrid early-season pace continues for Ryan Newman, who posted a fifth-place finish in Sunday's Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race.

It was a not-so-kind Murphy's Law day for Regan Smith and the Furniture Row Racing team.

Kevin Harvick won the battle with Jimmie Johnson and took the win at Auto Club Speedway in last corner on the last lap of the race.

Kevin Harvick got to sample the sweet taste of winning in his home state of California by scoring his first career victory at Auto Club Speedway. The Bakersfield native only led one lap in his No. 29 Jimmy John's Chevrolet, but it was the one that counted.

Kyle Busch (third) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Auto Club Speedway.

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 JIMMY JOHNS CHEVROLET - RACE WINNER: GIVE US THE RUNDOWN ON THE FINAL PASS ON THE LAST LAP: "You know those guys (Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson) started racing and they got side-by-side and we were able to pull up in there."

Don't expect Hendrick Motorsports drivers, and NASCAR champions, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson to hang up their helmets in order to become movie and television stars.

Kevin Harvick led one lap in Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway and it was the most important one, the last one.

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Auto Club Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 17th "A tough weekend for the Auto Club Dodge Charger."

Matt Kenseth drove to an impressive fourth-place finish in the waning laps of Sunday’s Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race to lead three Roush Fenway cars in the top 11 of the event"