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Some questions to be answered at Auto Club Speedway:
· Will Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick duel for victory for the third consecutive season?
· Will Johnson or another Hendrick Motorsports driver post the organization’s milestone 200th victory – or will seven-time ACS winner Roush Fenway Racing spoil the party?
· Can Michael Waltrip Racing add to its unprecedented performance surge?
· Which team(s) will be on the outside looking in after owner points are tallied after the Auto Club 400 for 35 guaranteed starting positions at Martinsville Speedway?
· Will there be a fifth consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series points-eligible winner in Victory Lane following Saturday’s Royal Purple 300? Will points leader Elliott Sadler post win No. 3 or will a California driver step up to celebrate in the Golden State?

Marcos Ambrose, driver of the No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion, is coming
off the first win of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career when he won
Monday’s rain-delayed race at Watkins Glen International. Ambrose
talked about the aftermath of that victory as part of NASCAR’s weekly
teleconference this afternoon.

MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion – DO YOU FEEL REDEMPTION
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED IN SONOMA A YEAR AGO? “I was trying hard to
forget about Infineon Raceway, but I have to say winning for the first
time in the Sprint Cup Series is incredible, a huge achievement, and
I’m just very thankful for the opportunity that I’ve been given here
at Richard Petty Motorsports with the help of Stanley and DeWalt.
It’s been a dream weekend for me and I’ve totally erased my memories
of Sonoma from this moment forward.”

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