Read more about the article Johnson powers past Harvick for win at Fontana
during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 20, 2016 in Fontana, California.

Johnson powers past Harvick for win at Fontana

March 20, 2016 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. – Jimmie Johnson won the battle between hometown heroes on Sunday, outdueling Kevin Harvick in overtime at Auto Club Speedway. “Awesome teamwork, boys!” Johnson shouted on his radio after taking the 77th checkered flag of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt for seventh on the all-time victory list. “There’s nothing like winning at home.” The six-time series champion from El Cajon got the chance he needed when Kyle Busch blew a tire and hit the Turn 3 wall on Lap 198 of a…

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Read more about the article Austin Dillon saves fuel, wins XFINITY race at Fontana
during the NASCAR Xfinity Series TreatMyClot.com 300 at Auto Club Speedway on March 19, 2016 in Fontana, California.

Austin Dillon saves fuel, wins XFINITY race at Fontana

March 19, 2016 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service FONTANA, Calif. – Seconds after crossing the finish line .715 seconds ahead of runner-up Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon summed up Saturday’s TreatMyClot.com 300 by Janssen in one short sentence. “I’d rather be lucky than good,” Dillon chortled on his team radio after ending evading Busch’s last-ditch attempt to pinch the winning No. 2 Chevrolet into the outside wall at Auto Club Speedway. And that was just the final stanza of a crazy final lap that saw: 1) Busch slow to a crawl, short on fuel; 2) Daniel Suárez take the lead from his…

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What We Know From Phoenix: Harvick is Unstoppable

By Jared Turner The JGR train continues While Joe Gibbs Racing’s Carl Edwards losing to Kevin Harvick by a margin of just .01 seconds at the finish line was a tough defeat for JGR to swallow in the Good Sam 500, it was still a terrific day overall for the organization at Phoenix International Raceway as JGR’s Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch finished 2-3-4, respectively. With four races in the books this season, JGR has three drivers in the top six in Sprint Cup Series points. While the Huntersville, North Carolina-based company’s only win of 2016 so far came courtesy of…

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Auto Club Offers Young Drivers a Chance to Win

By Jerry Bonkowski Kyle Larson, Danica Patrick, Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell, Landon Cassill, Michael Annett, Matt DiBenedetto, Chris Buescher, Josh Wise and Cole Whitt. Tell me, what do all those drivers have in common? They are all still looking for their first career Sprint Cup win. Some have been waiting longer than others. Patrick and Stenhouse are in their fourth season of waiting. Larson is in his third. The others have varying amounts of time spent waiting to take that elusive first checkered flag. They make up roughly one-third of the regular drivers in the…

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Available Now: Auto Club Speedway Edition

NASCAR Pole Position Auto Club Speedway edition is now available. Please head to Walmart, or other area retailers that offer free magazines, to pick up your free copy. You can find a list of preferred retailers distributing NASCAR Pole Position here. Magazines were shipped to area Walmarts that feature Tire & Lube Express departments. Be sure to tell them NASCAR Pole Position sent you! And remember the magazine is free for all race fans! If you are not in the race market, you can get a subscription to NASCAR Pole Position here right now. WANT A FREE WEEKLY NASCAR MAGAZINE? ROAR! is a digitally-delivered, weekly magazine that reviews…

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