NASCAR Cup Series

In spite of California’s Auto Club Speedway being admittedly hard hit by the economy, high unemployment, and by NASCAR, losing its second race for the 2011 season, the track put on a surprisingly good show.

Four races into the Chase for the Sprint Cup there are still at least a half-dozen drivers with a legitimate chance at winning the championship.

This is the second in a series of memorable moments in the 63-year history of Martinsville Speedway.

Tony Stewart Wins at Auto Club Speedway; Team Chevy Drivers Claim Top-Three and Four of Top-Five Finishing Positions to Claim 34th Manufacturers' Cup for Chevrolet.

Tony Stewart's win of the Pepsi Max 400 at Auto Club Speedway secured the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers’ Cup for Chevrolet for the 34th time since the inception of the award in 1950.

Denny Hamlin (eighth) was the highest finishing Camry driver in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at California’s Auto Club Speedway.

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/OLD SPICE CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: TALK ABOUT THE GREAT TEAM EFFORT THAT WENT INTO YOUR WIN TODAY: “Oh man, they did an awesome."

SAM HORNISH JR. (No. 77 Mobil 1 Dodge Charger) Finished 15th "It was a long day, that’s for sure. We weren’t very good on a long run. We could go OK for a couple of laps and move our way up."

KASEY KAHNE – No. 9 Budweiser Ford Fusion (Finished 4th) – “We had been loose all day, but we were just a little bit tight there right at the end and those guys were a little better."

GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford Fusion – “We had a great car. We were just a little bit on top of the race track right there. The wind is playing havoc with us and the track is a little slick, but it’s a tough day for us because the engine expired. We felt like we had an opportunity to run up front, for sure.”