Frustrating Finish for Stewart at FontanaOffice Depot/Mobil 1 Driver Fades from Third to 13th in Final Nine Laps Date: March 27, 2011Event: Auto Club 400 (Round 5 of 36)Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesLocation: Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. (2-mile oval)Start/Finish: 5th/13th (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps)Winner: Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet)
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Tony Stewart On Fontana: “It sure races like an old, worn-out track”
Tony Stewart has not experienced a great level of success at Fontana. Smoke went winless in 18 Sprint Cup starts, before finally finding victory lane last October. He has run well early on in '11, coming up just short of victory at Vegas after leading 163 laps. Smoke looks to build on that finish at the similarly laid out Auto Club Speedway. Smoke has been dominant at times so far in '11 "Fontana is so momentum driven, and when it’s as slick as it was back in October, it puts it back in the driver’s hands, and I think that’s always going to be to my advantage." The two time Cup champion Stewart said. "But, you’re right, I’ve just been