San Bernardino County, Calif. (Oct. 2 , 2009) – Auto Club Speedway announced today that Dancing with the Stars celebrity contestant Kelly Osbourne will serve as Honorary Starter for the Copart 300, NNS race on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1:30 p.m.

From the top of the flag stand on the Speedway’s start/finish line, Osbourne will wave the Green Flag to get the Copart 300 underway – the prelude to Auto Club Speedway’s inaugural Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race – the Pepsi 500, on Sunday, Oct. 11.

Osbourne, 24 has achieved in the last 24 months what many artists fail to accomplish throughout their entire careers. In September 2007, Osbourne made the bold decision to take on four completely different projects in television, radio, musical theatre and fashion – and went on to win awards and recognition for each one.

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San Bernardino County, Calif. (Oct. 2 , 2009) – Audrina Patridge who stars on the hit MTV series The Hills has been named Honorary Starter for the much-anticipated Inaugural Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race – the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, October 11 at 12 p.m. PT.

As Honorary Starter for the Pepsi 500, Patridge will wave the Green Flag from the top of the flag stand on the Speedway’s start/finish line, to get the Pepsi 500 underway.

Patridge made her television debut in 2005 as the fun and outgoing friend on The Hills, a reality show that documents the lives of four young girls vying for success in the fast pace, energetic city of Los Angeles. She recently made her big screen debut in the horror film Sorority Row. In 2010 Patridge will star in her own reality series that follows her personal and professional life.

Fans can take advantage of many Pepsi 500 weekend ticket offers starting as low as $35 and including ticket packages to celebrate Hendrick Motorsports 25th Anniversary with Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; a ticket deal to see the stars of NASCAR and the stars of TNA Wrestling’s Bound for Glory 2009; the chance to get up close and personal to Jimmie Johnson and so much more.

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Race Fast Facts Kansas Speedway
Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sun, October 04, 2009 @ 04:26 PM Central
Race Winner: Tony Stewart
Age: 38 Team : No. 14 – Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet
Owner: Margaret Haas Crew Chief: Darian Grubb
Tony Stewart won the Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods, his 37th victory in 385 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

This is his fourth victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2009.
This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Kansas Speedway.
There were a track record 26 lead changes in this race. The previous record was 24 in 2004.
There were a track record 14 leaders in this race. The previous record was 13 in 2006.
Jeff Gordon (second) posted his seventh top-10 finish in nine races at Kansas Speedway. It is his 20th top-10 finish in 2009.
Greg Biffle (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Kansas Speedway. Mark Martin leads the point standings by 18 points over Jimmie Johnson.

KANSAS CITY, KS. (Oct. 4, 2009) — Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart took two tires on his final pit stop and held off hard-charging Jeff Gordon, a four-time champion himself, at the finish to win the Price Chopper 400 at Kansas Speedway Sunday afternoon.

Stewart, a first-year car owner/driver, raced hard all afternoon with the frontrunners and gambled with crew chief Darian Grubb on the two-tire strategy at the end.

When asked if he saw Gordon in his rear view mirror, Stewart quipped, “He was getting bigger every lap.”

PHOTO CREDIT: CIA STOCK PHOTO

Trailing Stewart and Gordon across the finish line were Greg Biffle, Juan Pablo Montoya, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, David Reutimann, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards.

All of the top-10 drivers except Reutimann are battling in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup during the season’s final 10 races. Martin, the 50-year-old favorite of older fans, still leads the championship chase with three-time champion Johnson second in the standings. Montoya, with his third consecutive top-five finish in as many races, moved into third place.

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RACE RECAP | KANSAS | RACE #3 IN THE CHASE
10 Carl Edwards
9 Jimmie Johnson led a bunch of laps
8 David Reutimann
7 Mark Martin
6 Kasey Kahne
5 Denny Hamlin
4 Juan Pablo Montoya
3 Greg Biffle led the most laps
2 Jeff Gordon moves to 7th in points

VICTORY LANE

1 Tony Stewart picks up his 4th win of the season, his second at Kansas, and cliches the manufactures championship for Chevrolet.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Joey Logano spun on lap 2, but received no damage

-A wreck involving a spin from Paul Menard, also included Bobby Labonte, and David Ragan

-Dale Earnhardt Jr. was leading (41 laps) when he came into the pits for the first round, and his crew dropped a lug nut sending his 88 machine a lap down, he later had engine problems and finished 36th

-Carl Edwards was caught speeding on pit road

-Ryan Newman was also caught speeding

-Brian Vickers had a rough day, ultimately ending with a blown motor and finishes 37th

-Other Chase Drivers finished like this: Kurt Busch 11th, Ryan Newman 22nd, Brian Vickers 37th