Nascar Rules

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This is BK's 1st California win!

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BK says they stole one today...

Enjoy the rest of the night race fans...

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Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch looked to be the fastest two cars on the track early in Sunday's race.

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Brian Vickers announced Sunday he expects to miss the next three months of racing, but he was at Auto Club to support substitute driver Brett Moffitt.

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David Ragan took a spin early on, and his loss in position was later compounded by an controlled tire violation on pit road.

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BRIAN VICKERS GIVES UPDATE ON LATEST MEDICAL SETBACK

Driver to be on blood thinners for next three months
FONTANA, Calif. -- Brian Vickers, driver of the No. 55 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota, addressed the media on Sunday at Auto Club Speedway for the first time since team ownerMichael Waltrip announced Friday that Vickers will not race in the Sprint Cup SeriesAuto Club 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX).

Vickers explained that he will have to be on blood thinners for three months because of recurring blood clots that were discovered on his lungs in a CT scan on Thursday. The driver said he cannot drive while he's on blood thinners.

"I have not been on a blood thinner since the end of 2013," Vickers said in a press conference on Sunday.
While Vickers gave no specific timetable for his return, he said he remains hopeful about resuming his
racing career and is far from crossing that bridge.

Vickers has been dealing with frequent blood clots in his leg and lungs that caused him to miss the first two races of the year while recovering from heart surgery he had in December. NASCAR kept Vickers Chase for the NASCARSprint Cup-eligible. This is the fourth time since 2010 that Vickers has missed had to sit out due to medical reasons.

"I've been told a thousand times I'll never race again," Vickers said. "And I've raced the last two weeks."

In the only two races that Vickers participated in this season (Las Vegas, Phoenix) he finished 15th and 41st, respectively.

Waltrip explained on Friday when the news was announced that he had spent time with Vickers in New Orleans recently and that when he last saw his driver, there was no indication that Vickers was experiencing health issues. It wasn't until 1 a.m. local time on Friday that the MWR team received a call from Vickers detailing his situation.

Filling in for Vickers in the No. 55 will be 22-year-old Brett Moffitt. This will be Moffitt's first time ever racing on the 2-mile speedway in California. Moffitt had been piloting the No. 34Front Row Motorsports Ford for David Ragan as he filled in for injured No. 18 Kyle Busch. NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Chris Buescher will be behind the wheel of the No. 34 Sprint Cupcar.

When asked if the North Carolina native is worried that his medical condition could push him into an early retirement he responded with confidence.

"Am I worried? Yeah, of course," Vickers said. "Have I given up hope? No.

"Whatever happens next I couldn't have been happier to be in that car for the last two weeks," Vickers said.

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Next week, Nascar is in Martinsville, West Virginia, starting at 1pm.
See you all there.

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Don't let Siri read the Chase for the Sprint Cup standings...

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The King vs. The Closer.




Tale of the tape: Richard Petty vs. Kevin Harvick
Comparing two of NASCAR's greatest streaks

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HAMLIN'S THOUGHTS WITH J.D. GIBBS

Denny Hamlin talks about the recent announcement on J.D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing, saying that he will be starting treatment for symptoms impacting areas of brain function.

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J.D. Gibbs, the president of Joe Gibbs Racing and son of three-time Super Bowl champion Joe Gibbs, is beginning treatment for symptoms impacting areas of his brain function, the team announced Wednesday.
Gibbs, 46, has experienced what the team describes as a "gradual onset of symptoms that includes speech and processing issues" and underwent tests to learn more. His doctors believe head injuries from earlier in his life are responsible, though the team said there was no specific event identified.
Gibbs, who has served as JGR president since October 1997, is a former football player and race car driver who also has participated in mountain biking, snowboarding and other extreme-type sports, the team said.​
Gibbs played defensive back and quarterback at The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., from 1987-90. He did not play in the NFL.

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The starting line up;

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A great start for Tony-6th

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