Auto Club Speedway has hosted 23 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races with 14 race winners and 15 pole winners. Bobby Labonte has competed in all events collecting four top-five, five top-10 and one pole (2001). He came close to winning two times finishing second on 4/27/03 and 4/30/00. His average start is 24.087 and average finish is 21.043. The 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion has led 33 laps. The Corpus Christi, Texas-native is currently 29th in the points standings, 100 points behind leader Brad Keselowski.
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“We go to Southern California once a year now and I like racing the Charter Toyota Camry at Auto Club Speedway,” said Bobby Labonte. “The fans and competitors look forward to it. We don’t have an option to go there twice like some of the other tracks we visit. It’s a fast track and it’s good to always see the infield filled with campers. We’re hoping for good weather and a good crowd on Sunday.”
“Before heading to Auto Club Speedway, Toyota drivers are dropping by Toyota Motor Sales USA headquarters in Torrance, California,” said Labonte. “There is obviously a lot of tradition, a lot of engines built there, a lot of cars come out of there through the museum that Toyota has been so successful with over the years. We will be meeting the employees and Toyota will have most of their Toyota-powered drivers there and it’s always a fun event.”
“We appreciate the support of Toyota,” Labonte continued. “They are so supportive of their teams and NASCAR. There’s a lot of good things happening there.”
“After struggling in Vegas and Phoenix, our team definitely made the turn last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway giving Bobby a very good race car,” crew chief Brian Burns said. “The motor issues that we experienced took us out of the race. These things are going to happen to everyone, we just wished it didn’t happen on a weekend where we were destined for a solid top-ten finish. We know that we are definitely on the right path with the development of our setups and plan on showing off what we have learned this weekend in Fontana with the No. 47 Charter Toyota Camry.”
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