Before the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season began, Tony Stewart claimed that it takes about four or five races to identify productive teams and for offseason work to show up in results.  Both Stewart and teammate Ryan Newman are among the top-five point leaders going into Auto Club Speedway for the Auto Club 400.  Maybe Stewart had a hunch or two.   Race five will take place Sunday on the 2.00-mile oval with 14 degree banking and will be vastly different from the racing on the high banks of the half-mile Bristol Motor Speedway last week. Also, this year, the Auto Club 400 race has been reduced by 100 miles to provide a faster show with 400 miles (200 laps) that will air live at 3 p.m. ET on FOX.  A shorter race means d...

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Before the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season began, Tony Stewart claimed that it takes about four or five races to identify productive teams and for offseason work to show up in results.  Both Stewart and teammate Ryan Newman are among the top-five point leaders going into Auto Club Speedway for the Auto Club 400.  Maybe Stewart had a hunch or two.   Race five will take place Sunday on the 2.00-mile oval with 14 degree banking and will be vastly different from the racing on the high banks of the half-mile Bristol Motor Speedway last week. Also, this year, the Auto Club 400 race has been reduced by 100 miles to provide a faster show with 400 miles (200 laps) that will air live at 3 p.m. ET on FOX.  A shorter race means d...

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