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He's a man who relates to the car junkie tinkering in his garage, and a man who loves his dog. Get to know Alex Bowman after his Auto Club 400 win. View the full article

None of the Toyota drivers excelled in practice or qualifying this weekend at the Fontana, Calif., track but that has not necessarily been a good indicator of their performance on race day. Even Sunday, Kyle Busch finished second – although nearly 9 seconds behind winner Alex Bowman – and both Denny Hamlin and Erik Jones also finished in the top-10. But for the most part, none of the ...Keep reading View the full article

Alex Bowman and crew chief Greg Ives recap the strategy that brought them to Victory Lane at Auto Club Speedway. View the full article

NASCAR will also move from a 15-inch steel to 18-inch aluminum rims. "One of our main goals with the Next Gen car is to provide a vehicle that better replicates what our OEM partners sell in the showroom – both in looks and relevant technology. Moving to an 18” forged aluminum wheel helps do just that," said NASCAR Senior Vice President of Racing Innovation John Probst. "Once the ...Keep reading View the full article

Three races into the season, Blaney leads the series standings. He kicked off the year finishing second in the Daytona 500, inches away from victory. He’s run up front and led laps in all three races and been in contention for the victory. The circumstances of losing out on the win the last two weeks, however, have been difficult ones. At Las Vegas, Blaney was leading when a late-race ...Keep reading View the full article

Alex Bowman started the NASCAR season in the middle of the pack of a strong group of looming free agents View the full article

Alex Bowman, in a contract year, pulled out a big win at the Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, while friction engulfed Martin Truex Jr. and his Toyota teammates. View the full article

Johnson had scored the first of his 83 career NASCAR Cup Series wins at the Fontana, Calif., track in 2002 and appeared in good position Sunday to end what is now a career-worst 98-race winless streak. He ran well in practice and just missed out winning the pole, starting second in Sunday’s race. He remained competitive throughout, leading 10 laps and ended up with seventh-place finish in ...Keep reading View the full article

After a 34th and 15th place finish to start off the year, Busch's second-place run at Auto Club Speedway was his first top-ten of the season. Despite the strong result, the race was a struggle and Busch knows the No. 18 team has a lot of work to do. “Slow, we were slow," Busch admitted. "Just didn’t have the speed overall today for some reason. Then, there at the end felt like the tires ...Keep reading View the full article

Alex Bowman takes home his 2nd career Cup Series win at Auto Club Speedway for the Auto Club 400 View the full article

Full highlights from the Auto Club 400 at California for the NASCAR Cup Series View the full article

Bowman dominated much of Sunday’s Auto Club 400, leading 110 of the 200 laps and easily held off Kyle Busch by nearly nine seconds to claim his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory and first of the 2020 season. Bowman was in position to make a pass for the lead late in last weekend’s race at Las Vegas only to see a late caution shake up the final results. There was no such drama on ...Keep reading View the full article

Hendrick Motorsports' Alex Bowman took his second NASCAR Cup win after claiming victory at Fontana - a venue he previously hadn't finished in the top 10 at View the full article

Alex Bowman raced to his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory by holding off Kyle and Kurt Busch View the full article

8-year-old Malea Emma sings the National Anthem at Auto Club Speedway before the Auto Club 400 for the NASCAR Cup Series View the full article

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was slated to start 10th in the race and his teammate, Ryan Preece, was to start 20th. As a result of the penalty, both drivers will start the race from the rear of the field. In addition, Stenhouse’s crew chief, Brian Pattie, and Preece’s crew chief, Trent Owens, were both ejected from the race. Both teams will receive 10-point driver and owner point ...Keep reading View the full article

Burton, the 19-year-old son of NASCAR veteran Jeff Burton, held off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Riley Herbst, on a wild final restart and brought home the win in Saturday’s PAG 300 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. The victory is Burton’s first in 12 series starts and first as a fulltime driver in the Xfinity Series and all-but locks him into this season’s p layoffs. Burton ...Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson is making his final NASCAR Cup Series start as a full-time driver at Fontana this weekend View the full article

Clint Bowyer has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Fontana this weekend, holding off six-time race champion Jimmie Johnson View the full article

Bowyer bolted to the top of the speed chart late in the qualifying session with an average lap speed of 179.614 mph and held off challenges, first from Alex Bowman – who was fastest in both practice sessions Friday – and hometown favorite Jimmie Johnson. The pole is just the fourth in Bowyer’s career with two coming in the last two seasons. Johnson, who leads all drivers with six wins ...Keep reading View the full article