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Auto Club Speedway's Lone Race Reduced to 400 Miles

A California diet continued at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana with the announcement Tuesday that the track's sole NASCAR Sprint Cup race in March this year has been shortened from 500 to 400 miles. The announcement comes as the Southern California speedway begins to promote its only Sprint Cup race of 2011 after seven...

Struggling Auto Club Speedway Returns to One Annual NASCAR Race

FONTANA, Calif. -- Roger Penske described exactly what sat in this area of unincorporated San Bernardino County before construction of Auto Club Speedway began here nearly two decades ago. "Old slag piles, bail bondsmen and trailers," the business and racing tycoon told FanHouse. "Now, there are real businesses. It's been...

Danica Patrick Can Expect True Test in Saturday's Race

The second stop on NASCAR's "Danica Live Tour" is at Auto Club Speedway of California this weekend and really, is there any more appropriate setting than the land of red carpets and bright spotlights for Danica Patrick to meet her next racing challenge? In a place that rewards fame as much as substance, Patrick is intent...

Is DEI Giving Junior Horses or Hamsters?

What do you suppose DEI pulled out of the Garage Mahal and put under Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s hood this weekend?Will he get an engine that lays all it's cylinders on the track up front and craps out before the halfway mark like in Fontana? Or will he get a teaser that takes him all the way to the end providing hope of a top 5...

Mears to the No. 5, Eury Jr. Stays With Junior

The Hendrick Motorsports public relations staff wasted no time Tuesday morning. Could it be because they had Monday off for Labor Day?Regardless of the reason, Hendrick announced two important pieces to the Dale Earnhardt Jr. puzzle.First, crew chief Tony Eury Jr. will follow his driver and cousin Dale Earnhardt Jr. from...

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04/09/12 International Speedway Corp. Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL The Daytona International Speedway Corporation was formed on November 8, 1957 to secure land on which to build the 2.5-mile speedway, which hosts the Daytona 500, among other races.
10/14/11 Barry Briggs surprise visitor to California's Speedway... Source: Reading Evening Post - Reading - Berkshire - UK Four-time world speedway champion Barry Briggs was a surprise visitor to California Park last Sunday.
08/28/11 International Speedway Corp. Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL The Daytona International Speedway Corporation was formed on November 8, 1957 to secure land on which to build the 2.5-mile speedway, which hosts the Daytona 500, among other races.
04/11/11 International Speedway Corp Source: Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL The Daytona International Speedway Corporation was formed on November 8, 1957 to secure land on which to build the 2.5-mile speedway, which hosts the Daytona 500, among other races.
03/21/11 Garrett Leight California Speedway Source: Plunder Guide Son follows dad's footsteps in designing a classy and beautiful Aviator sunglasses.

Background on california speedway

Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is a two-mile (3 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. The track was also used for open wheel racing events until 2005. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway.

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