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NASCAR Xfinity Series at Auto Club Speedway

NASCAR Xfinity Series at Auto Club Speedway
NASCAR Xfinity Series
VenueCalifornia Speedway
LocationFontana, California, United States
First race1997 (1997)
Last race2023 (2023)
Distance300 miles (480 km)
Laps150
Stages 1/2: 35 each
Final stage: 80
Previous namesKenwood Home & Car Audio 300 (1997–1998)
Auto Club 300 (1999–2002)
1-800-Pitshop.com 300 (2003)
Stater Brothers 300 Presented by Gatorade (2004)
Stater Brothers 300 (2005–2010)
Royal Purple 300 (2011–2013)
Treatmyclot.com 300 (2014)
Drive4Clots.com 300 (2015)
Treatmyclot.com 300 by Janssen (2016)
Service King 300 (2017)
Roseanne 300 (2018)
Production Alliance Group 300 (2019-2020, 2022-2023)[1]
Former second race:
Target House 300 (2004)
Ameriquest 300 (2005–2006)
Camping World 300 Presented by RVs.com (2007)
Camping World RV Service 300 Presented by Coleman (2008)
Copart 300 (2009)
CampingWorld.com 300 (2010)
Most wins (driver)Kyle Busch (6)
Most wins (team)Joe Gibbs Racing (11)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford
Toyota (11)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.0 mi (3.2 km)
Turns4

Stock car races in the then-NASCAR Xfinity Series were held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California from 1997 to 2023. The race was held as a 150 lap, 300 mile (480 km) race.

A second race at the track was also held during the fall as support to the Cup fall race from 2004 until the track lost its second Cup date after 2010.

No races have been held since 2023, as the track is currently undergoing demolition of the 2-mile oval.

Past winners

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Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1997 October 19 36 Todd Bodine Team 34 Pontiac 150 300 (482.803) 2:04:04 145.083 Report [2]
1998 July 19 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 150 300 (482.803) 2:01:09 148.576 Report [3]
1999 May 1 17 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Chevrolet 150 300 (482.803) 2:30:03 119.96 Report [4]
2000 April 29 17 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Chevrolet 150 300 (482.803) 2:22:25 126.375 Report [5]
2001 April 28 36 Hank Parker Jr. Cicci-Welliver Racing Chevrolet 150 300 (482.803) 1:55:25 155.957 Report [6]
2002 April 27 10 Scott Riggs ppc Racing Ford 150 300 (482.803) 2:16:59 131.403 Report [7]
2003 April 26 17 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Ford 150 300 (482.803) 2:19:05 129.419 Report [8]
2004 May 1 60 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 150 300 (482.803) 2:09:31 138.978 Report [9]
September 4 60 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 150 300 (482.803) 2:01:45 147.844 Report [10]
2005 February 26 9 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 150 300 (482.803) 2:33:31 117.251 Report [11]
September 3 60 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 150 300 (482.803) 2:09:24 139.104 Report [12]
2006 February 25 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 150 300 (482.803) 2:02:02 147.501 Report [13]
September 2 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 150 300 (482.803) 2:12:26 135.917 Report [14]
2007 February 24 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 150 300 (482.803) 2:20:46 127.871 Report [15]
September 1 29 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 150 300 (482.803) 2:21:02 127.629 Report [16]
2008 February 25* 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 300 (482.803) 2:06:58 141.769 Report [17]
August 30 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 300 (482.803) 2:04:49 144.212 Report [18]
2009 February 21 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 300 (482.803) 2:11:13 137.178 Report [19]
October 10 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 152* 304 (489.24) 2:29:17 122.184 Report [20]
2010 February 20 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 152* 304 (489.24) 2:06:46 143.886 Report [21]
October 9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 300 (482.803) 2:25:33 123.669 Report [22]
2011 March 26 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 300 (482.803) 2:07:52 140.772 Report [23]
2012 March 24 18 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 300 (482.803) 2:06:28 142.33 Report [24]
2013 March 23 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 300 (482.803) 2:07:11 141.528 Report [25]
2014 March 22 42 Kyle Larson Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet 150 300 (482.803) 2:05:03 143.942 Report [26]
2015 March 21 88 Kevin Harvick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 150 300 (482.803) 2:01:51 147.723 Report [27]
2016 March 19 2 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 150 300 (482.803) 2:05:52 143.008 Report [28]
2017 March 25 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 150 300 (482.803) 2:34:00 116.883 Report [29]
2018 March 17 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 150 300 (482.803) 2:21:25 127.283 Report [30]
2019 March 16 00 Cole Custer Stewart–Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 150 300 (482.803) 2:17:43 130.703 Report [31]
2020 February 29 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 300 (482.803) 2:28:15 121.417 Report [32]
2021* Not held [33]
2022 February 26 07 Cole Custer SS-Green Light Racing Ford 165* 330 (531.083) 3:05:05 105.682 Report [34]
2023 February 26* 20 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 300 (482.803) 2:35:53 115.471 Report [35]

Notes

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Multiple winners

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Drivers

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# Wins Driver Years won
6 Kyle Busch Spring: 2009–2011, 2013
Fall: 2008, 2010
4 Matt Kenseth Spring: 1999–2000, 2003, 2007
3 Greg Biffle Spring: 2004, 2006
Fall: 2004
Joey Logano Spring: 2012, 2018
Fall: 2009
2 Kyle Larson Spring: 2014, 2017
Cole Custer Spring: 2019, 2022

Teams

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# Wins Team Years won
11 Joe Gibbs Racing Spring: 2008–2013, 2020, 2023
Fall: 2008–2010
6 RFK Racing Spring: 2004–2007
Fall: 2004–2005
3 Reiser Enterprises Spring: 1999–2000, 2003
2 Cicci-Welliver Racing Spring: 1997, 2001
Richard Childress Racing Spring: 2016
Fall: 2007

Manufacturer wins

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# Wins Make Years won
11 Ford Spring: 2002–2007, 2018–2019, 2022
Fall: 2004–2005
Toyota Spring: 2008–2013, 2020, 2023
Fall: 2008–2010
9 Chevrolet Spring: 1998–2001, 2014–2017
Fall: 2007
1 Pontiac Spring: 1997
Dodge Fall: 2006

References

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  1. ^ "Production Alliance Group named title sponsor of NASCAR Xfinity 300 race at Auto Club Speedway". Auto Club Speedway. March 6, 2019. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "1997 Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "1998 Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "1999 Auto Club 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "2000 Auto Club 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "2001 Auto Club 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "2002 Auto Club 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "2003 1-800-Pit-Shop.com 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "2004 Stater Brothers 300 Presented by Gatorade". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "2004 Target House 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "2005 Stater Brothers 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  12. ^ "2005 Ameriquest 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  13. ^ "2006 Stater Brothers 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "2006 Ameriquest 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "2007 Stater Brothers 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "2007 Camping World 300 presented by RVS.com". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "2008 Stater Brothers 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "2008 Camping World RV Service 300 presented by Coleman". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  19. ^ "2009 Stater Brothers 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  20. ^ a b "2009 Copart 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  21. ^ a b "2010 Stater Brothers 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  22. ^ "2010 CampingWorld.com 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  23. ^ "2011 Royal Purple 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  24. ^ "2012 Royal Purple 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  25. ^ "2013 Royal Purple 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  26. ^ "2014 TreatMyClot.com 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  27. ^ "2015 Drive4Clots.com 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  28. ^ "2016 TreatMyClot.com 300 by Janssen". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  29. ^ "2017 Service King 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  30. ^ "2018 Roseanne 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  31. ^ "2019 Production Alliance Group 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  32. ^ "2020 Production Alliance Group 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  33. ^ a b Crandall, Kelly (December 8, 2020). "Fontana dropped, Daytona races added to 2021 NASCAR schedule". Racer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  34. ^ "2022 Production Alliance Group 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  35. ^ a b "2023 Production Alliance Group 300". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series at Auto Club Speedway

Stock car races in the then-NASCAR Xfinity Series were held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California from 1997 to 2023. The race was held as a 150 lap, 300 mile (480 km) race. A second race at the track was also held during the fall as support to the Cup fall race from 2004 until the track lost its second Cup date after 2010. No races have been held since 2023, as the track is currently undergoing demolition of the 2-mile oval.

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Auto Club Speedway

Auto Club Speedway (known as California Speedway before and after the 2008–2023 corporate sponsorship by the Automobile Club of Southern California) was a 2.000 mi (3.219 km), D-shaped oval superspeedway in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California, United States, near Fontana. It hosted National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) racing annually from 1997 until 2023. It was also previously used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack was located 47 mi (76 km) east of Los Angeles and was near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was last owned and operated by NASCAR. The speedway was served by the nearby Interstates 10 and 15 as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch. Construction of the track, on the site of the former Kaiser Steel Mill, began in 1995 and was completed in late 1996. The speedway's main grandstand had a capacity of 68,000. Additionally it featured 28 skyboxes and had a total capacity of 122,000. In 2006, a fanzone was added behind the main grandstand. Lights were added to the speedway in 2004 with the addition of a second annual NASCAR weekend. From 2011 to 2023, the track hosted only one NASCAR weekend each year. A 500-mile American open-wheel car race was held under Championship Auto Racing Teams sanctioning from 1997 to 2002. The current IndyCar sanctioning body ran a 400-mile race from 2002 to 2005 and a 500-mile race from 2012 to 2015, which was usually the season finale. Its last IndyCar race was the 2015 MAVTV 500. In 2023, the track was closed for reconstruction as part of the Next Gen California project and demolition started in October 2023. However, high costs and other priorities have prevented the project from beginning. NASCAR has since held races in Southern California at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with the Busch Clash from 2022 to 2024, and held a street race at Naval Base Coronado in June 2026.

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NASCAR Cup Series at Auto Club Speedway

Stock car races in the NASCAR Cup Series have been held at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California since 1997. A second race was held between 2004 and 2010.

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2003 Auto Club 500

The 2003 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on April 27, 2003, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Steve Park of DEI won the pole. Kurt Busch of Roush Racing won the race. This was also the last race for Jerry Nadeau. His career ended with an injury during practice at Richmond.

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