Motor Racing | NASCAR Sprint Cup : Kenseth wins Auto Club 500 Feb 24, 2009
Kenseth wins Auto Club 500 - International Herald Tribune ... Kenseth wins Auto Club 500 ... Kenseth followed his victory at the Daytona 500 by winning the Auto Club 500 on Sunday, holding off Jeff Gordon in a rousing duel over the final 38 laps of the 250-lap race and becoming only the second driver since 1977 to win the first two Cup races of the season. (International Herald Tribune)
Lars AndersonINSIDE NASCAR Feb 24, 2009
How Matt Kenseth left Fontana with a win at Auto Club 500 - Lars Anderson - SI.com ... in the Auto Club 500, race No. 2 of the NASCAR season. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Kenseth wins again Feb 24, 2009
FONTANA, California (AP) Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth made it two victories in a row Sunday, holding off a late challenge from Jeff Gordon to win the Auto Club 500. Kenseth took the lead from Gordon in the pits with 38 laps to go in the 250-lap race and stayed ahead in a battle of former NASCAR Sprint Cup champions, pulling away over the last 20 laps. (Pekin Times, IL)
Opinion: Top teams need to heed warning signs Feb 24, 2009
A look inside the numbers after Sunday's Auto Club 500 reveals plenty of danger signs. 19: Jeff Gordon is second in the points standings after two races, but none of his three Hendrick Motorsports teammates stands better than 19th. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Kenseth, NASCAR come out looking strong Feb 24, 2009
By that measure, it's not really a surprise, then, that Matt Kenseth proved his rain-shortened win at Daytona last week was no fluke, coming back Sunday to win in thrilling fashion in the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. No, that's not an oxymoron: Kenseth indeed won a great race at a place that rarely creates much drama. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Kenseth wins again at Fontana Feb 24, 2009
Matt Kenseth leads Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon during the Auto Club 500 race Sunday in Fontana, Calif ... Kenseth held off Gordon to win his third Auto Club 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race one week after winning the sport's crown jewel Daytona 500, giving Kenseth and his new crew chief, Drew Blickensderfer, a perfect start to the season ... The win also tightened the stranglehold that Roush Fenway seems to have over the two-mile Auto Club Speedway, as Roush drivers have now won the Auto Club 500... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Auto Club 500 Results Feb 24, 2009
Matt Kenseth drives to victory lane after winning the Auto Club 500 in Fontana, Calif. Will Lester / AP. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Kenseth doubles up Feb 24, 2009
Matt Kenseth leads Jeff Gordon through turns one and two during the closing laps of the NASCAR Auto Club 500 race Sunday in Fontana, Calif ... Daytona winner holds off Gordon in Auto Club 500. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
What we learned: Left Coast Feb 23, 2009
Matt Kenseth drives to victory lane after winning the NASCAR Auto Club 500 race Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in Fontana, Calif. What we learned: Left Coast. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Notebook: Stewart off to strong start Feb 23, 2009
Stewart said that Sunday's Auto Club 500 was a truer test of where the team is than at Daytona, where engine restrictors produce a whole different style of racing than at most of the other tracks where NASCAR's Sprint Cup series competes. "I was satisfied with the results of it,'' Stewart said. "We seemed to go back and forth on catching up with (the car), so I was pretty happy with the communication today. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Kenseth holds off Jeff Gordon for 2nd straight Feb 23, 2009
Auto Club 500 victory makes driver first since '97 to win first two races. Will Lester / APMatt Kenseth races around the track during the Auto Club 500 on Sunday ... After going through a winless and disappointing 2008, the former NASCAR Sprint Cup champion is 2-0 in 2009, adding a victory in Sundays Auto Club 500 to his win the previous week in the Daytona 500. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Back-to-back Matt Feb 23, 2009
After going throu 00001C44 gh a winless and disappointing 2008, the former NASCAR Sprint Cup champion is 2-0 in 2009, adding a victory in Sunday's Auto Club 500 to his win the previous week in the Daytona 500. COMMENTARY. (CBS News)
Kenseth makes it 2-for-2 Feb 23, 2009
Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth made it two victories in a row Sunday, holding off a late challenge from Jeff Gordon to win the Auto Club 500. Kenseth, of Cambridge, Wis. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Kenseth wins again at Fontana Feb 23, 2009
Matt Kenseth leads Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon during the Auto Club 500 race Sunday in Fontana, Calif ... Kenseth held off Gordon to win his third Auto Club 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race one week after winning the sport's crown jewel Daytona 500, giving Kenseth and his new crew chief, Drew Blickensderfer, a perfect start to the season ... The win also tightened the stranglehold that Roush Fenway seems to have over the two-mile Auto Club Speedway, as Roush drivers have now won the Auto Club 500... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Two in a row for Kenseth Feb 23, 2009
- Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth made it two victories in a row Sunday, holding off a late challenge from Jeff Gordon to win the Auto Club 500 ... Matt Kenseth held off a late challenge from Jeff Gordon to win Sunday's Auto Club 500 ... - Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth made it two victories in a row Sunday, holding off a late challenge from Jeff Gordon to win the Auto Club 500. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Auto racing results Feb 23, 2009
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Lesser access for babies? Feb 23, 2009
Matt Kenseth celebrates after winning the NASCAR Auto Club 500 race Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in Fontana, Calif ... (AP) Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth made it two victories in a row Sunday, holding off a late challenge from Jeff Gordon to win the Auto Club 500. (Yahoo News -- Child Welfare)
Matt Kenseth makes it two in a row, wins Auto Club 500 Feb 23, 2009
Matt Kenseth celebrates after winning the Auto Club 500 ... " The Auto Club 500 at Fontana's Auto Club Speedway seemed doomed in the middle of the afternoon Sunday. Starting later than usual 3:18 p.m. local time with probably no more than 50,000 to 55,000 fans in grandstands that seat 92,000, the first of four rain-related caution flags came out early, from Laps 7-22. But later, under the lights, a stirring bit of racing seldom seen on this 2-mile, D-shaped oval that typically produces little... (USA Today)
2009 Sprint Cup Series Schedule Feb 23, 2009
Feb. 22: Auto Club 500 Auto Club (California). March 1: UAW-Dodge 400 Las Vegas. (Longview Daily News, WA)
NASCAR: Kenseth cruises to win Feb 23, 2009
A week later he got just as much help from his pit crew to win the Auto Club 500. After going winless in 2008, Kenseth is undefeated in 2009. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Notes: Stewart's good start, Biffle regrets gaffe Feb 23, 2009
Stewart said that Sunday's Auto Club 500 was a truer test of where the team is than at Daytona, where engine restrictors produce a whole different style of racing than at most of the other tracks where NASCAR's Sprint Cup series competes. "I was satisfied with the results of it," Stewart said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Sweep: Kyle Busch wins Nationwide, Truck races Feb 22, 2009
What: Auto Club 500, second of 36 races for NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series ... " Busch will try for the unprecedented weekend sweep in Sunday's Auto Club 500 Sprint Cup event. "That would be incredible, but it's going to be tough with Carl and Jimmie (Johnson) to beat," said Busch, who along with Edwards are the only Cup regulars also planning to run the entire Nationwide schedule this year. The victory came in the first race back for crew chief Jason Ratliff, suspended along with fellow crew chief... (USA Today -- Sports)
Cup run begins for real at Fontana (Today) Feb 22, 2009
That has been the prevailing theme this week as the NASCAR Sprint Cup series moves to Southern California for the Auto Club 500 today ... Event: Auto Club 500. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Daytona in past, real season begins today Feb 22, 2009
That's been the prevailing theme this week as the NASCAR Sprint Cup series moves to Southern California for today's Auto Club 500 ... That's been the prevailing theme this week as the NASCAR Sprint Cup series moves to Southern California for today's Auto Club 500. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Kenseth tries to 'tune in' Feb 22, 2009
818 mph for today's Auto Club 500. It's the first time he's slowed down all week. (The Augusta Chronicle)
* Brian Vickers wins, then loses, pole for Auto Club 500 race Feb 22, 2009
Brian Vickers wins, then loses, pole for Auto Club 500 race ... Brian Vickers thought he finally had some good news in qualifying for the Auto Club 500 on Friday to override the controversy of the past week. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Fan's planner Feb 22, 2009
AUTO RACINGNASCAR USA 9 a.m. 650-AMSprint Cup Auto Club 500 4 p.m. WZTV-17, 650-AMNHRA Arizona Nationals 6 p.m.* ESPN2Race Night 7 p.m. 650-AM. BOWLINGPBA Geico Championship Noon ESPN. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
NASCAR ready for whole new world in California Feb 22, 2009
That's been the prevailing theme this week as the NASCAR Sprint Cup series moves to Southern California for Sunday's Auto Club 500. "I think the only thing you can take out of Daytona is momentum and points,'' three-time Auto Club Speedway winner Jeff Gordon said.advertisement | The season-opening Daytona 500 is NASCAR's Super Bowl. But it's also one of only four Cup races run each season with restricted engines. The combination of less horsepower and the big tracks at Daytona and Talladega... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Sports lineup Feb 22, 2009
NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Auto Club 500, FOX, 5 p.m.. (T) NHRA, Arizona Nationals, final eliminations, ESPN2. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Auto Racing Notebook: Vickers claims pole by 0.059 seconds (Yesterday) Feb 22, 2009
It seemed just about everybody was conceding the pole for the Auto Club 500 to Jimmie Johnson. Brian Vickers apparently didn't get the word. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Opinion: Earnhardt Jr. needs reality check soon Feb 22, 2009
for the Auto Club 500. There have been 17 races at this track and Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have won six between them. (Alexander City Outlook, AL)
Vickers Wins Pole, But Engine Change Puts Him In Rear Of Field Feb 22, 2009
(Sports Network) - Days after being involved in "the big one" during the Daytona 500, Brian Vickers rebounded by taking the pole for the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway, but he won't start from the front of the field Sunday. Even though Vickers officially won the pole, he will start last in the 43-car field. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Vickers, Earnhardt want to put crash behind them Feb 21, 2009
I was very surprised, Vickers said Thursday ahead of Sunday s Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, the next race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. I just assumed this was going to be my fault it really didn t matter what happened from the fans perspective, Vickers said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
NASCAR-Auto Club 500 Results Feb 21, 2009
Qualifying results Friday for NASCAR's Auto Club 500 on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway (car number in parentheses). Lap length: 2 miles (3. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
AFTER PARTY: NASCAR's real season begins after Daytona Feb 21, 2009
Watch for Carl Edwards to win Auto Club 500 in Fontana - Lars Anderson - SI.com ... So now the circuit moves to California Speedway, a two-mile oval, in Fontana for Sunday's Auto Club 500. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Vickers wins ... then loses pole to engine snafu Feb 21, 2009
(AP) -- Brian Vickers thought he finally had some good news in qualifying for the Auto Club 500 on Friday to override the controversy of the past week. The Red Bull Racing driver won the pole for Sunday's race, barely beating heavily favored Jimmie Johnson. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Junior shakes off rare criticism Feb 21, 2009
NASCAR drivers drive on the track during the NASCAR Auto Club 500 practice at the California Speedway in Fontana,Calif ... " The complaints arose after Earnhardt ignited a 10-car wreck on a restart late during Sunday's Daytona 500, the low point in a race filled with mistakes by the Hendrick Motorsports star. Junior was trying to pass Brian Vickers with both of them a lap down but near the front of the lead pack. Vickers blocked the move by pushing Earnhardt down below the yellow out-of-bounds... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Vickers wins Fontana pole, but won't be in front Feb 21, 2009
The 25-year-old Red Bull Racing driver won the pole for Sundays Auto Club 500, barely beating heavily favored Jimmie Johnson. But, about an hour after taking the sixth pole of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career with a lap of 183. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Earnhardt Jr. shakes off criticism for crash Feb 21, 2009
Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 500 on Friday ... I definitely could have used better judgment coming back up on the racetrack, but its hard to tell, Earnhardt said after the opening practice for Sundays Auto Club 500 at the Southern California track. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Notebook: Waltrip plane makes emergency landing Feb 21, 2009
"But the pilots were flawless. Not to discount the fact that it's a scary situation, but the way the pilots handled it, we landed without incident got on a bus and got here last night.''The four-hour bus trip was without incident.None of the teams drivers were on the plane because all of them had flown out earlier in the week to take part in a meeting at Toyota Racing Development's headquarters in Torrance.---GETTING GOING: The Cup season officially began last week at Daytona, but Carl Edwards... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Venus beats Serena in Dubai semis Feb 21, 2009
The 25-year-old Red Bull Racing driver won the pole for tomorrow's Auto Club 500 at Fontana, Calif. barely beating Jimmie Johnson. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Briefs | NBA: Suns' Amare Stoudemire might be out for season after eye surgery Feb 21, 2009
NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying: Brian Vickers won the pole for Sunday's Auto Club 500, a NASCAR Sprint Cup event in Fontana, Calif. with a lap at 183. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Lodwick and Van win gold for U.S. Feb 21, 2009
Brian Vickers won the pole for Sunday's Auto Club 500 at Fontana, Calif. then lost it to Jimmie Johnson when Vickers found out his team would have to change the engine in his No. 83 Toyota, sending him to the back of the 43-car field. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Morning Tipoff Feb 21, 2009
LOADING Feb 21, 2009 - 04:05:37 CST Trivia answer. From 1D: Ralph Kaplowitz played in the first NBA game and helped win the championship that same season. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Profox Auto Race Suits Feb 21, 2009
After a controversial end to his Daytona run last week, Brian Vickers led the way in qualifying for Sunday's Auto Club 500. Manufacturer of Premium Racing Gear. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Saturday's TV Sports Schedule Feb 21, 2009
3 p.m. -- NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Auto Club 500, at Fontana, Calif. SPEED. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Edwards is readytorepeat win out West Feb 20, 2009
Carl Edwards and the No. 99 Ford of Roush Fenway Racing arent California dreamin' over a second straight win in the Auto Club 500 on Sunday in Fontana, Calif. Theyre confident and primed to get the job done, and Edwards is my pick to make it to Victory Lane just like he did last February at the 2-mile, D-shaped oval. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Today's Sports Menu Feb 20, 2009
Sprint Cup: Auto Club 500 practice, Speednoon ... Sprint Cup: Auto Club 500 pole qualifying, Speed3:30 p.m.. (Modesto Bee, CA)
AUTO RACING CHALLENGE 2009: Next race - Auto Club 500 Feb 20, 2009
Friday 20 February, 2009. Due to frequent updates to the final results by NASCAR, UPICKEM has decided to postpone posting the winners until Tuesdays at 7 a.m.. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto racing glance Feb 20, 2009
Last year: Carl Edwards charged past Jimmie Johnson with 13 laps remaining to win the rain-delayed Auto Club 500. Next race: Shelby 427, March 1, Las Vegas. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Kyle Busch looks only ahead Feb 20, 2009
Busch heads into Sunday's Auto Club 500 fresh off a 41st-place finish in the 500, but that was not indicative of how he was running. Until he became an unwitting victim of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s on-track battle with Brian Vickers that collected nine cars, Busch had led a race-high 88 laps. (News & Observer -- Sports)
This weekend on TV, radio Feb 20, 2009
5 p.m. - Sprint Cup: Auto Club 500 practice, Speed ... SUNDAYAUTO RACING 5 p.m. - Sprint Cup: Auto Club 500, Ch. (Boston Globe)
Sports calendar Feb 19, 2009
NASCAR Sprint, Auto Club 500 qualifying. Speed. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Five things to look for at Sunday's Auto Club 500 Feb 19, 2009
this weekend for the Auto Club 500, and here are five things to watch for ... The Auto Club 500 starts Sunday at 3 p.m. There also is practice and qualifying Friday and a racing doubleheader Saturday: The San Bernardino County 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at noon, followed by the Stater Bros. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Richard O'BrienINSIDE NASCAR Feb 18, 2009
"This changed my plans a little, as far as travel on Monday and Tuesday," admitted Kenseth, "but we'll be right back at the race track later this week [for Sunday's Auto Club 500 in Fontana]. I was very optimistic heading into Daytona, and even though Daytona doesn't always mean that much as far as the rest off the season goes, I'm still really optimistic.". He has every reason to be. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Henry, Dee provide Red Sox spark at Daytona Feb 17, 2009
Kenseth, who delivered Roush his first championship as a NASCAR owner in 2003, was the first driver to win under the Roush Fenway Racing banner when he won the second race of the 2007 season, the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway. The trophy sits in FSG's offices overlooking the corner of Yawkey Way and Brookline Avenue along with the trophy Greg Biffle won last September in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which, Dee said, "was the first for Roush Fenway on New England... (Boston Globe)
Raining champ Feb 16, 2009
At the Auto Club 500. Thanks to rain, it took a staggering 21 hours to complete that race, the checkered flag in Fontana coming just past 2 a.m. No doubt, that was something NASCAR took into consideration in Daytona Beach Sunday night, when it quickly nixed any notion of trying to squeeze another 120 miles out of what is supposed to be a 500-mile race. (Florida Today)
Kenseth soaks in unlikely win Feb 16, 2009
--- Despite being soaked by a mixture of rain, tears and champagne, Matt Kenseth didn't want an umbrella in Victory Lane Sunday night. He chose to celebrate his improbable win in the Daytona 500 amid the natural elements of rain and raw emotion, drenched by the implausible combination of factors that led to the biggest win of his life. (The Augusta Chronicle)
On the Air: TV and Radio Feb 13, 2009
3 p.m. NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Auto Club 500, SPEED ... 6:30 p.m. NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Auto Club 500, SPEED ... 5 p.m. NASCAR, Sprint Cup, "Happy Hour Series," final practice for Auto Club 500, SPEED. (News & Observer -- Sports)
2009 Sprint Cup Series Schedule Feb 13, 2009
Feb. 22: Auto Club 500 Auto Club (California). March 1: UAW-Dodge 400 Las Vegas. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Auto racing: At a glance Feb 12, 2009
Next race: Auto Club 500, Feb. 22, Fontana, Calif. NATIONWIDE. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
