Entry List: 2022 Pennzoil 400
Cup Series entry list for Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Stock Car Scoop: Should NASCAR Still Convert Auto Club to a Short Track?
NASCAR put on a show in its return to Auto Club Speedway on Sunday (Feb. 27), with defending champion Kyle Larson coming to life late and claiming his first victory of 2022. After the Cup Series put on a show Sunday afternoon with a quality race, should NASCAR still convert the Fontana venue into a …
Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2022 Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway
What happened? Reigning NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Larson continued where he left off in 2021 by winning his first race of 2022 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 27. It is his second career NASCAR Cup Series win in the California-based circuit. Following close behind him was Austin Dillon, who held off Erik …
The Underdog House: Erik Jones Returns No. 43 to Former Glory
It had been nearly a decade since Richard Petty’s famous No. 43 had started on the front row for a NASCAR Cup Series race. The last occurrence happened in 2013, when Aric Almirola sat on the pole for the fall Talladega event.
However, the streak came to a halt with the Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway (Feb. 27) when Erik Jones piloted the No. 43 to the outside pole position.
Up to Speed: Kyle Larson & Chase Elliott Tangle at Fontana
In their first year together as teammates at Hendrick Motorsports, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott mostly played nice.
Two races into the 2022 season? Not so much.
With 21 laps to go during Sunday’s race at Auto Club Speedway, both drivers had a shot at victory.
Flat Tire & William Byron Prevent Tyler Reddick From 1st NASCAR Cup Win
Tyler Reddick had the car to beat at Auto Club Speedway, his hometown track on Sunday (Feb. 27). Instead, he finished 24th, one lap down, after watching a potential first win slip away. Reddick had led 90 of the race’s opening 151 laps, won the first two stages and was pulling away from the field …
The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2022 Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club Speedway was the first intermediate track of the 2022 season and the first the NASCAR Cup Series has visited since Kansas Speedway last October. The result, though, wasn’t new at all.
Kyle Larson won the last intermediate track race of 2021 and he won the first of 2022 on Sunday (Feb. 27), taking the top spot in the WISE Power 400.
Kyle Larson Surges Late, Begins NASCAR Title Defense with Auto Club Win
On Sunday (Feb. 27) at Auto Club Speedway, Kyle Larson’s No. 5 came to life late, and the defending champ held off all comers to win his first race of 2022 in the Wise Power 400 and open his title defense.
Fronstretch 2-Minute Drill: Wise Power 400 at Auto Club
NASCAR is back at Auto Club Speedway for the first time in two years. The last time the Cup and Xfinity Series raced in Fontana, the race ended up being the second-to-last before the COVID-19 pandemic shattered any and all forms of scheduling for major sports in 2020, leading to a two-month stoppage for NASCAR. …
Austin Cindric Wins First Career Cup Pole for WISE Power 400
It came down to Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric vs. 2020 series champion Chase Elliott for the pole in Sunday’s WISE Power 400.