$35 tickets remain for NASCAR’s West Coast Premiere – Auto Club 500

San Bernardino County, Calif. (February 20, 2009) – NASCAR fans from all 50 states are set to enjoy weekend festivities at Auto Club Speedway as sunny skies are forecast for fans ready to kick off two days of NASCAR premier racing.

Saturday’s schedule has Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 51 Miccosukee Resort/Tundra Toyota, on the pole for the San Bernardino County 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race scheduled to begin at Noon (local time). Prior to the race, NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying for the Stater Bros. 300 is set to get underway at 9:30 a.m. with the race scheduled to run at 4:45 p.m. that same day. Kids 12 and under are free all day Saturday with a paid adult..

On Sunday, the culmination of weekend activities is the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, the Auto Club 500, set to go green at 3 p.m. with Brian Vickers (No. 83 Red Bull Toyota) on the pole.

“It’s great to see fans from all 50 states coming to Southern California to enjoy NASCAR racing at its best,” said Speedway President Gillian Zucker. “Auto Club Speedway and the greatest fans in sports continue to provide enormous economic impact to the region.”