Stock car racing events in the
NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at the
Auto Club Speedway in
Fontana, California since the track's inauguration in
1997
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. The 300-mile (480 km) event is currently named Production Alliance Group 300 for sponsorship reasons since 2019. The race is usually scheduled in late March as the fifth event of the schedule and as a support event for the
NASCAR Cup Series'
Auto Club 400
The Pala Casino 400 is a 400-mile (643.737 km) NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. It is the second race of the Cup Series season (after the Daytona 500) and has been since 2022 as well as f ...
. It has previously been held in October and late April or early May.
Cole Custer
Cole Matthew Custer (born January 23, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 00 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing. He previously drove for the team full- ...
is the defending winner of the event, after winning it in 2022.
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.
Past winners
*2008 Spring: Race postponed from Saturday night to Monday afternoon due to rain.
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*2009 Fall: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime.][
*2010 Spring and 2022: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime.][
*2021: Race canceled and moved to the Daytona road course due to the ]COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
.
Multiple winners
Drivers
Teams
Manufacturer wins
References
External links
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1997 establishments in California
NASCAR Xfinity Series races
NASCAR races at Auto Club Speedway
Recurring sporting events established in 1997
Annual sporting events in the United States
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