Auto Club two thousand seventeen NASCAR Race Info

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club Race Info

Richmond Race Information

Safeway sponsoring LaJoie at Richmond

GEICO, Ty Dillon and Germain Racing ink multi-year contract extensions

1000Bulbs.com joins Ragan’s #38 team at Phoenix

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the two thousand seventeen Bojangles’ Southern 500

Driver lineup announced for Tales of the Turtles four hundred weekend

Fresh Hampshire preparing for “wicked joy” weekend

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series two thousand seventeen Darlington Race Info

NASCAR Related Racing Birthdays

Sunday Darlington Notebook

Texas, Earnhardt, Jr. fucking partner for Jr Nation Appreci88ion Party

Talladega and Anheuser-Busch proceed multi-year partnership with Busch Balcony

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup championship trophy unveiled

Roush Fenway named finalist for numerous PR News’ platinum awards

Daytona five hundred Club being renovated

Liberty University sponsoring Byron for twelve races

GMS Racing not running Cup full-time in two thousand eighteen UPDATE

Dover International Speedway’s 12th annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive set for Sept. 11

Dover playmates with “Apache Warrior” film and Lucas Oil for fall Cup race

Motorcraft/Quick Lane returning to Wood Brothers Racing

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club Race Info

THE RACE: Auto Club 400

TRACK: Auto Club Speedway

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #Five of 36

Sections on page:

Date: Sunday, March 26, two thousand seventeen in Fontana, CA

Title Sponsor: Auto Club

Scheduled Green Flag (approx): Three:50pm/et

NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Demonstrate: at 1:30pm/et on FoxSports1

NASCAR Sunday Pre-Race Display: at Three:00pm/et on FOX

Television Race Coverage: FOX, Three:30pm/et

In the Booth: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon

Pit Reporters: Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch, Matt Yocum

In-Race Analyst: Larry McReynolds

Race / Hollywood Hotel Host: Chris Myers

Analysts / Hollywood Hotel: Jeff Gordon, Darrell and Michael Waltrip

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:

Sunday, March twenty six at Ten:30pm/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 6:30am/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 9:30am/et on FS2

TV Listings, Links and Info:

Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90

SiriusXM Internet Radio (available via internet connected device, with subscription)

Event Schedule times are local to the track

Thursday, March 23

7:00 PM MENCS HAULERS Come in

Friday, March 24

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN

9:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING

Ten:30 – 11:55 AM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE

Four:05 PM MENCS QUALIFYING

Saturday, March 25

7:00 AM – Three:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN

8:30 – 9:25 AM MENCS 2ND PRACTICE

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Sunday, March 26

7:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS

Ten:30 AM MENCS DRIVER / Squad CHIEF MEETING

11:50 AM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS

12:30 PM MENCS RACE

MENCS = Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO Switch

All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL track time

(these times in eastern time)

Friday, March 24, 1:30 – Two:55 pm/et, TV-FS1

Saturday, March 25. 11:30 am – 12:20pm/et, TV-FS1

Blessed Hour ‘Final’ practice: Saturday, March 25, Two:30 – Trio:20 pm/et, TV-FS1

Qualifying: qualifying for positions 1-40, Friday, March twenty four at 7:05 pm/et, TV-FS1;

re-air scheduled: Saturday, March twenty five at Ten:30am/et on FS1

TRACK NEWS & LINKS

Track/Race Length: Two.0 mile D-shaped oval, two hundred laps, four hundred miles

Superspeedway: Two.0-mile oval seventy five feet broad with a fifteen foot apron

Banking: turns: 14°; front spread 11°; backstretch 3°

Front Open up: Trio,100feet

Back Open up: Two,500feet

Pit Road: Two,200 feet long with forty four individual pit stalls

Pit Road Speed: 55mph

Rhythm Car Speed: 60mph

Approx: 1,800 Infield RV spaces

Grandstand seating capacity: 68,000 [was 81,000 & 92,000]

Grand Marshal: TBA

Instruction to begin engines: Scott Eastwood

Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: Latin singer Pepe Aguilar

Honorary Tempo Car Driver: Actress Kaitlin Olson

Color Guard: California Army National Guard Color Guard

Invocation: Jeff Hamilton, Official Chaplain of Auto Club Speedway

National Anthem: Skylar Stecker

Flyover: two F-18’s from VFA-14 Lemoore CA

March two thousand sixteen Race Winner: #48-Jimmie Johnson, 137.213mph, began 19th

The Final October two thousand ten Race Winner: #14-Tony Stewart, 131.953, began 22nd

Track Race Record: #14-Tony Stewart, Trio/25/2012, 160.166mph

Slowest Race Record: #38-Elliott Sadler, Sept 2004, 128.324mph

Oldest Winner: #2-Rusty Wallace, forty four years, eight months, fifteen days, Four/29/2001

Youngest Winner: #5-Kyle Busch, twenty years, four months, two days, 9/Four/2005

Worst Commencing Spot to Win: #17-Matt Kenseth, Two/26/2006, embarked 31st

March two thousand sixteen Pole Winner: #3-Austin Dillon, 188.482, finished 24th

The Final October two thousand ten Pole Winner: #1-Jamie McMurray, 185.285, finished 17th

Track Qualifying Record: Denny Hamlin, March 2016, 188.511mph

Oldest Pole Winner: Mike Skinner, forty two years, ten months, two days, Four/30/2000

Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, nineteen years, nine months, twenty five days, Two/27/2005

a look at many fresh, notes and story lines for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway, see the stats on the NASCAR National Series News & Notes — Auto Club Speedway

check out some of the top statistical performers and top-10 driver ratings at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA going into the Auto Club four hundred on March 26, 2017,

RACE RUNDOWN. News & Links

Larson wins at Auto Club: #42-Kyle Larson won the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway for his 1st win of the season, 1st win at Auto Club, and 2nd career win. Larson embarked from the pole and predominated much of the race, leading one hundred nine of the two hundred two laps.

#2-Keselowski finished 2nd followed by #14-Bowyer, #78-Truex, Jr., #22-Logano, #1-McMurray, #19-Saurez, #18-Busch, #21-Blaney, and #24-Elliott.

#42-Larson led at the end of the very first stage, with Truex, Jr 2nd. Truex, Jr. lead at the end of stage Two, with Larson 2nd.

There were seventeen lead switches among eight drivers and seven cautions for twenty nine yellow flag laps.

The average speed was 136.359mph.

Scheduled Race Re-Airs: Sunday, March twenty six at Ten:30pm/et on FS1; Monday, March twenty seven at 6:30am/et on FS1; Monday, March twenty seven at 9:30am/et on FS2

See unofficial race results, awards, laps led, cautions and more at:

See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).(3-26-2017)

Race Recap: After string of seconds, Kyle Larson captures victory in Fontana: What a difference one position makes. After three straight second-place finishes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, polesitter Kyle Larson eventually found Victory Lane, pulling away after an overtime restart to win Sunday’s Auto Club four hundred at Auto Club Speedway. Larson took the checkered flag at the end of the 2nd extra lap as team holder Chip Ganassi celebrated from his perch atop the pit box.[More](3-26-2017)

Editor’s Picks

Jayski: Race Recap: After string of seconds, Kyle Larson captures victory in Fontana

After three straight second-place finishes in the Cup Series, Kyle Larson ultimately found Victory Lane, pulling away after an overtime restart to win Sunday’s Auto Club 400.

MENCS at California

– Kyle Larson: 2nd career NASCAR Cup Series win (125th driver with numerous MENCS wins)

– Larson: 4th straight top-2 finish; 4th streak of four straight top-2 finishes in NASCAR Playoff Era (since 2004)

– Larson: finished in top two in five of last six races

– Larson: 5th different winner in five MENCS races this season

– Larson: joins Jimmie Johnson (2008) as only drivers to win NASCAR race from the pole at this track (28 races)

– Larson: very first driver to win Cup Series race at California after leading very first lap

– Keselowski: finished 2nd (4th straight top-5 finish); one top five in final seven races of last season

– Clint Bowyer: finished 3rd; very first top five since Bristol in August two thousand fifteen (snapped 52-race streak without top Five)

– Martin Truex Jr.: finished 4th; very first top-5 finish in seventeen career California races

– Daniel Suarez: finished 7th; 2nd straight 7th-place finish after ending 20th or worse in very first three career MENCS races

– Dale Earnhardt Jr.: finished 16th in 600th career Cup Series commence

– Jimmie Johnson: finished 21st; very first time he’s ever gone very first five races of season without top-5 finish

Most Consecutive Top-2 Finishes – NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Era (Since 2004)

2014-15 Kevin Harvick 8

two thousand six Jimmie Johnson Five

two thousand seventeen Kyle Larson Four

two thousand seven Jimmie Johnson Four

Race Quick Facts – Auto Club:

Kyle Larson won the 21st Annual Auto Club 400, his 2nd victory in one hundred sixteen NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.

This is his very first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2017.

This is his very first victory and 2nd top-10 finish in four races at Auto Club Speedway.

Brad Keselowski (2nd) posted his third top-10 finish in nine races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2017.

Clint Bowyer (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in seventeen races at Auto Club Speedway.

Daniel Suarez (seventh) was the highest completing rookie.

Kyle Larson leads the point standings by twenty nine points over Pursue Elliott.

This is the fourth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series weekend sweep at Auto Club Speedway: Kyle Larson (2017), Kyle Busch (2013), Matt Kenseth (2007) and Kasey Kahne (2006).

(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(3-26-2017)

Top-Ten Stage two Results (lap 120) of the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway (lap 120/200):

#78-Truex, Jr., 10pts

Top-Ten Stage one Results (lap 60) of the Camping World 500(k) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway (lap 60/200):

#78-Truex, Jr, 9pts

2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Driver Pursue Standings:

[after Auto Club, race five of 36]

1) #42-Kyle Larson [1 win], 243

Two) #24-Chase Elliott, 214, -29

Three) #78-Martin Truex Jr [1 win], 205, -38

Four) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 179, -64

Five) #22-Joey Logano, 174, -69

6) #1-Jamie McMurray, 162, -81

7) #21-Ryan Blaney, 157, -86

8) #14-Clint Bowyer, 143, -100

9) #4-Kevin Harvick, 137, -106

Ten) #18-Kyle Busch, 136, -107

11) #31-Ryan Newman [1 win], 123, -120

12) #11-Denny Hamlin, 123, -120

13) #5-Kasey Kahne, 122, -121

14) #41-Kurt Busch [1 win], 118, -125

15) #77-Erik Jones, 116, -127

16) #6-Trevor Bayne, 100, -84

See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).

Fortunate Dogs – Who got a lap back on each caution at Auto Club: (and their finish)

Caution 1: none, no one a lap or more down.

Caution Two: #2-Keselowski, 2nd

Caution Trio: #13-Dillon, 18th

Caution Four: #24-Elliott, 10th

Caution Five: #19-Suarez, 7th

Caution 6: #4-Harvick, 13th

Caution 7: #48-Johnson, 21st

See the embarking lineup for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway on the Auto Club four hundred Beginning Lineup Page (pdf).

To the back: #27-Menard (tire switch) #88-Earnhardt, Jr. (tire switch), #38-Ragan (backup), #33-Earnhardt (transmission)

Race Coverage of the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, March 12, 2016.

Television (TV): FOX at Three:30 pm/et; Pre-Race showcase at 1:30pm/et on FS1 and Trio:00pm/et on FOX; green flag approx. Three:50pm/et

Scheduled Race Re-Airs:

Sunday, March twenty six at Ten:30pm/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 6:30am/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 9:30am/et on FS2

Auto Club Speedway Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pre-Race Schedule for Sunday, March 26: (eastern time)

-3:00pm: Driver Introductions

-3:28pm: God Bless America by: Harper Still

-3:30pm: Presentation of Colors: California Army National Guard Color Guard

-3:30pm: Invocation by: Jeff Hamilton, Official Chaplain of Auto Club Speedway

-3:31pm: National Anthem by: Skylar Stecker

-3:32pm: Fly-by: two F-18’s from VFA-14 Lemoore CA

-3:37pm: “Drivers, Commence Your Engines:” Scott Eastwood

-3:47pm: Begin of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club four hundred (200 laps, four hundred miles), FOX / MRN

Wave Around: how the wave around rule works: All vehicles inbetween the leader and the caution vehicle at the embark/finish line when the “one to go” signal is given by the starter are considered “Wave Around” eligible. “Wave Around” vehicles will not be permitted to come in pit road at any time during this yellow flag/caution period. “Wave Around” vehicles must receive the green flag on the race track before being permitted to come in pit road without a penalty. Vehicles under a penalty and the “Free Pass” vehicle will not be eligible to receive a “Wave Around”.

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway have been made.

With the field downsized to forty cars and only thirty nine cars entered, five pit stalls (33,41,42,43,44) have been eliminated, are not in play and don’t count towards driving through more than three pit boxes.

Pole sitter #42-Larson chose pit stall 1, the very first stall available [as do most pole sitters].

Outside pole sitter #11-Hamlin, Jr. took pit stall Two, right behind #42-Larson.

#2-Keslowski, who starts 3rd, took stall 12A, the next with an opening in front of it

The final pit stall (stall 40) was taken by #78-Truex Jr., who starts 4th.

To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart the Pit Stall Selection chart.(3-25-2017)

Links to results, practices, qualifying PDF’s: (will be added as available)

NASCAR Overtime Race Procedure: NASCAR permits a maximum of three restart attempts prior to the White Flag under NASCAR’s Overtime finish rule. If the leader has taken the White Flag and the caution flag is displayed, the field is frozen and the race will not be restarted. Previously, there was only one restart attempt. The procedure applies to all three national series. See rule and notes on the NASCAR Overtime rules/news/stats page.

See Jayski.com’s – two thousand seventeen Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race results page for race track and race information links, pole winner, race and stage winners, links to race results, drivers/owners points, pit stall selections, qualifying results/commencing lineup and practice speeds.

QUALIFYING INFO, PRACTICE SPEED and ENTRIES

Glad Hour (final) practice for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after eighty five scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:

#78-Truex, Jr. 187.378

slowest: #33-Earnhardt 175.910 & #51-Hill 173.269

best ten consecutive lap ave: #24-Elliott 182.180

notes: #24-Elliott and #42-Larson make contact with the outside wall in separate incidents. The teams are repairing the cars. #18-Busch spun off turn two but did not hit anything.

See the fastest speeds, best ten consecutive lap average, laps run on the Blessed Hour Practice speeds page (pdf) (3-25-2017)

Very first Saturday practice for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after fifty five scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:

best ten consecutive lap ave: #77-Jones 183.048

slowest: #55-Cope 171.846 & #51-Hill 172.356

notes: just as practice ended, #38-Ragan had a tire go down and spun and hit the wall, and will go to a backup car. With about ten minutes left in practice, #4-Harvick bounced off the wall, took the car to the garage and the team is working on the car in hopes of not going to a backup car.

See the fastest speeds, best ten consecutive lap average, laps run on the Saturday 1st Practice speeds page (pdf) (3-25-2017)

Larson wins Auto Club pole: #42-Kyle Larson won the Coors Light pole for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway with speed of 187.047mph for his 1st pole of 2017, 1st at Auto Club and 2nd of his career.

#11-Hamln will embark 2nd followed by #2-Keselowski, #78-Truex, Jr., #31-Newman, #20-Kenseth, #4-Harvick, #1-McMurray, #18-Busch, #19-Suarez, #3-Dillon, and #5-Kahne.

#48-Johnson did not make a qualifying attempt after the team went to a backup car following an incident in practice. He will embark the race in 37th.

#11-Hamlin was fastest in the 2nd round with a speed of 186.921mph, will begin 2nd

#4-Harvick was fastest in the very first round with a speed of 188.260mph, will commence 7th

Driver(s) who will miss the race: none as thirty nine were entered for forty catches sight of

See round-by-round qualifying results on the Auto Club qualifying results page (pdf) and the finish kicking off lineup on the Auto Club Beginning Lineup page (pdf).(3-24-2017)

Attempting to shed bridesmaid role, points leader Kyle Larson wins pole at Fontana: The driver who has finished 2nd in the last three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races will begin very first on Sunday. Moving up the track for his final run, series points leader Kyle Larson navigated rough, bumpy Auto Club (Fontana, California) Speedway in 38.493 seconds (187.047 mph) on Friday to win the pole for Sunday’s Auto Club four hundred (Three:30 p.m. ET on FOX), the fifth race of the season. The 24-year-old Larson edged Denny Hamlin by .014 seconds, as Hamlin covered the two-mile distance at 186.979 mph. The Coors Light Pole Award was Larson’s very first at Auto Club, very first of the season and 2nd of his career.[More](3-24-2017)

Auto Club Speedway – Qualifying Swift Facts:

Kyle Larson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 21st Annual Auto Club four hundred with a lap of 38.493 seconds, 187.047 mph.

This is his 2nd pole in one hundred sixteen Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.

This is his very first pole and fourth top-10 embark in 2017.

This is his very first pole in four races at Auto Club Speedway.

Denny Hamlin (2nd) posted his third top-10 commence of two thousand seventeen and his 10th in sixteen races at Auto Club Speedway.

Brad Keselowski (third) posted his fourth top-10 embark at Auto Club Speedway. It is his fifth in five races this season.

Daniel Suarez (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

2nd Round of Qualifying for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after ten scheduled minutes.

the rest of the top 12: forty two Nineteen seventy eight Two three Five 31

out of the top twelve and not advancing to round Trio: twenty four 77 forty one 17 fourteen 88 twenty one 37 thirteen Ten twenty seven 47

Very first Round of Qualifying for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after twenty scheduled minutes.

the rest of the top 24: twenty 31 seventy eight Five one 88 fourteen 41 nineteen Ten twenty four 17 thirteen Trio thirty seven 21 twenty seven 47 77;

out of the top twenty four and not advancing to round Two: ninety five 34 thirty eight 15 eighty three 43 fifty five 51 thirty three 23 forty eight 6 twenty two 72 32.

Drivers who will miss the race: none, thirty nine entered

Coverage of Qualifying for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is scheduled for Friday, March 24, two thousand seventeen at 7:05pm/et.

Television (TV): FS1, 7:00pm/et

Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: Saturday, March twenty five at Ten:30am/et on FS1

Qualifying Order for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is posted.

The very first driver to be lined up on pit road will be #33-Earnhardt.

The final driver lined up on pit road will be #11-Hamlin.

The order is set by a random draw, how cars park on pit road before they qualify, held about an hour before the very first practice.

After the very first round, the cars lined up by speed.

Group qualifying under the three-round qualifying format:

• Round one — All entries will have twenty minutes to post a qualifying time, after which the twenty four registering the fastest laps will advance to the 2nd round. Those failing to advance will be sorted based on first-round times in descending order (from fastest to slowest).

• Round two — The twenty four fastest from the very first round will have ten minutes to post a second-round qualifying time, with the twelve fastest advancing to a third round. Those not advancing will earn beginning positions thirteen through twenty four based on time, again in descending order.

• Round three — The final round will be five minutes in length. The fastest times from this session will determine the very first (Coors Light Pole Award) through 12th commencing positions.

There will be a seven-minute break inbetween each round; teams may make adjustments to their entries only during the individual violates. They will not be permitted to jack the vehicle or raise the fetish mask, and once the car or truck comes in the garage, it will no longer be permitted to come back to the track for extra qualifying attempts.

Friday practice for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after eighty five minutes, the top-five and notes:

slowest: #33-Earnhardt 171.895 & #51-Hill 170.446

most laps run: #1-McMurray, #22-Logano, and #14-Bowyer (Legitimate laps)

Just two drivers ran ten consecutive laps during this practice: #42-Larson and #1-McMurray

There was a brief crimson flag during practice when an owl landed on the track and had to be moved away.

#48-Johnson spun in turn four with just over twenty minutes remaining in practice. The car slide down the track and ran the nose into the grass. The team will go to a backup car.

Entry List for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is posted, thirty nine teams/drivers [for forty catches sight of] are listed.

thirty six teams with Charters are assured to make the field. The rest need to make the field via qualifying / qualifying races / rules book (owners attempts/points).

Some of the drivers entered include: #15-Sorenson, #23-Gaulding, #33-JEarnhardt, #51-Hill*, #55-Cope*, #83-LaJoie*

Drivers who presently to not drive for a team with a Charter and need to race into the field: #51-Hill*, #55-Cope*, #83-LaJoie*.

Drivers who would miss the race if qualifying is canceled (least race attempts): none

Since only thirty nine cars are entered, all drivers will make the race.

See the total entry list on the Entry List (pdf)

For qualifying rules and formats, see the Qualifying Rules page

How to Calculate Track Speeds: use the formula Speed = Distance divided by Time. Distance is Track Length, and Lap Time into Hours. Once hour is three thousand six hundred seconds, so the calculation for a forty eight 2nd lap at Daytona(Two.Five miles) would be: Speed = Two.Five x (3600/48), = Two.Five x seventy five = 187.500mph. For a nineteen 2nd lap at Bristol(.533 miles): Speed = .533 x (3600/Nineteen), = .533 x 189.474 = a speed of 100.990mph

TIRE NOTES & FACTS

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

four sets for practice, one set for qualifying/embark of race and ten sets for race;

Xfinity: eight sets for the event

Left-side — D-4650; Right-side — D-4658

Left-side — 87.56 in. (Two,224 mm);

Right-side — 88.39 in. (Two,245 mm)

Minimum Recommended Inflation (Cup):

Left Front — nineteen psi; Left Rear — nineteen psi;

Right Front — forty five psi; Right Rear — forty two psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation (Xfinity):

Left Front — twenty one psi; Left Rear — nineteen psi;

Right Front — forty five psi; Right Rear — forty two psi

Storyline – Tire management will be key at Auto Club Speedway: The worn surface at Auto Club Speedway puts a premium on grip, which is exacerbated further by the downforce reduction on the two thousand seventeen Cup aerodynamic package. The Goodyear tire combination we bring to Auto Club is unique to this track. It is designed to maximize grip while providing the stability and roughness needed for 200+ mph corner entry speeds. Particularly challenging are the requests placed on the left-side tires as teams challenge the nineteen psi recommendation to attempt to maximize grip. This operating condition led to the development of a sturdy left-side tire design, with a compliant sidewall that has become the standard for intermediate speedways. With three seconds of fall-off over the course of a run and a two-set reduction in race sets from 2016, tire strategy will be a key element on Sunday.

Notes: Teams in both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series will run the same tire set-up at Auto Club Speedway this week . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Cup teams ran at this track last year . . . Xfinity teams ran this left-side tire at Auto Club in 2016, but this is their very first time running this multi-zone tread right-side tire . . . in addition to Auto Club, Cup teams ran this left-side tire at Indianapolis and Darlington last season, while Xfinity teams ran it at Pocono and Indianapolis . . . this is the only track at which these teams run this right-side tire . . . this right-side, being a multi-zone tread tire, features two distinct tread compounds on the same tire — one for stamina and fever resistance on the inboard two inches of the tread and one for traction on the outboard ten inches . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run liners in all four tire positions at Auto Club . . . air pressure in those internal liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.

Auto Club two thousand seventeen NASCAR Race Info

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club Race Info

Richmond Race Information

Safeway sponsoring LaJoie at Richmond

GEICO, Ty Dillon and Germain Racing ink multi-year contract extensions

1000Bulbs.com joins Ragan’s #38 team at Phoenix

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the two thousand seventeen Bojangles’ Southern 500

Driver lineup announced for Tales of the Turtles four hundred weekend

Fresh Hampshire preparing for “wicked joy” weekend

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series two thousand seventeen Darlington Race Info

NASCAR Related Racing Birthdays

Sunday Darlington Notebook

Texas, Earnhardt, Jr. playmate for Jr Nation Appreci88ion Party

Talladega and Anheuser-Busch proceed multi-year partnership with Busch Balcony

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup championship trophy unveiled

Roush Fenway named finalist for numerous PR News’ platinum awards

Daytona five hundred Club being renovated

Liberty University sponsoring Byron for twelve races

GMS Racing not running Cup full-time in two thousand eighteen UPDATE

Dover International Speedway’s 12th annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive set for Sept. 11

Dover playmates with “Apache Warrior” film and Lucas Oil for fall Cup race

Motorcraft/Quick Lane returning to Wood Brothers Racing

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club Race Info

THE RACE: Auto Club 400

TRACK: Auto Club Speedway

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #Five of 36

Sections on page:

Date: Sunday, March 26, two thousand seventeen in Fontana, CA

Title Sponsor: Auto Club

Scheduled Green Flag (approx): Three:50pm/et

NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Display: at 1:30pm/et on FoxSports1

NASCAR Sunday Pre-Race Demonstrate: at Three:00pm/et on FOX

Television Race Coverage: FOX, Three:30pm/et

In the Booth: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon

Pit Reporters: Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch, Matt Yocum

In-Race Analyst: Larry McReynolds

Race / Hollywood Hotel Host: Chris Myers

Analysts / Hollywood Hotel: Jeff Gordon, Darrell and Michael Waltrip

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:

Sunday, March twenty six at Ten:30pm/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 6:30am/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 9:30am/et on FS2

TV Listings, Links and Info:

Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90

SiriusXM Internet Radio (available via internet connected device, with subscription)

Event Schedule times are local to the track

Thursday, March 23

7:00 PM MENCS HAULERS Come in

Friday, March 24

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN

9:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING

Ten:30 – 11:55 AM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE

Four:05 PM MENCS QUALIFYING

Saturday, March 25

7:00 AM – Trio:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN

8:30 – 9:25 AM MENCS 2ND PRACTICE

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Sunday, March 26

7:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS

Ten:30 AM MENCS DRIVER / Squad CHIEF MEETING

11:50 AM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS

12:30 PM MENCS RACE

MENCS = Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO Switch

All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL track time

(these times in eastern time)

Friday, March 24, 1:30 – Two:55 pm/et, TV-FS1

Saturday, March 25. 11:30 am – 12:20pm/et, TV-FS1

Glad Hour ‘Final’ practice: Saturday, March 25, Two:30 – Three:20 pm/et, TV-FS1

Qualifying: qualifying for positions 1-40, Friday, March twenty four at 7:05 pm/et, TV-FS1;

re-air scheduled: Saturday, March twenty five at Ten:30am/et on FS1

TRACK NEWS & LINKS

Track/Race Length: Two.0 mile D-shaped oval, two hundred laps, four hundred miles

Superspeedway: Two.0-mile oval seventy five feet broad with a fifteen foot apron

Banking: turns: 14°; front spread 11°; backstretch 3°

Front Open up: Three,100feet

Back Open up: Two,500feet

Pit Road: Two,200 feet long with forty four individual pit stalls

Pit Road Speed: 55mph

Rhythm Car Speed: 60mph

Approx: 1,800 Infield RV spaces

Grandstand seating capacity: 68,000 [was 81,000 & 92,000]

Grand Marshal: TBA

Guideline to embark engines: Scott Eastwood

Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: Latin singer Pepe Aguilar

Honorary Tempo Car Driver: Actress Kaitlin Olson

Color Guard: California Army National Guard Color Guard

Invocation: Jeff Hamilton, Official Chaplain of Auto Club Speedway

National Anthem: Skylar Stecker

Flyover: two F-18’s from VFA-14 Lemoore CA

March two thousand sixteen Race Winner: #48-Jimmie Johnson, 137.213mph, embarked 19th

The Final October two thousand ten Race Winner: #14-Tony Stewart, 131.953, began 22nd

Track Race Record: #14-Tony Stewart, Trio/25/2012, 160.166mph

Slowest Race Record: #38-Elliott Sadler, Sept 2004, 128.324mph

Oldest Winner: #2-Rusty Wallace, forty four years, eight months, fifteen days, Four/29/2001

Youngest Winner: #5-Kyle Busch, twenty years, four months, two days, 9/Four/2005

Worst Beginning Spot to Win: #17-Matt Kenseth, Two/26/2006, commenced 31st

March two thousand sixteen Pole Winner: #3-Austin Dillon, 188.482, finished 24th

The Final October two thousand ten Pole Winner: #1-Jamie McMurray, 185.285, finished 17th

Track Qualifying Record: Denny Hamlin, March 2016, 188.511mph

Oldest Pole Winner: Mike Skinner, forty two years, ten months, two days, Four/30/2000

Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, nineteen years, nine months, twenty five days, Two/27/2005

check out some of the top statistical performers and top-10 driver ratings at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA going into the Auto Club four hundred on March 26, 2017,

RACE RUNDOWN. News & Links

Larson wins at Auto Club: #42-Kyle Larson won the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway for his 1st win of the season, 1st win at Auto Club, and 2nd career win. Larson commenced from the pole and predominated much of the race, leading one hundred nine of the two hundred two laps.

#2-Keselowski finished 2nd followed by #14-Bowyer, #78-Truex, Jr., #22-Logano, #1-McMurray, #19-Saurez, #18-Busch, #21-Blaney, and #24-Elliott.

#42-Larson led at the end of the very first stage, with Truex, Jr 2nd. Truex, Jr. lead at the end of stage Two, with Larson 2nd.

There were seventeen lead switches among eight drivers and seven cautions for twenty nine yellow flag laps.

The average speed was 136.359mph.

Scheduled Race Re-Airs: Sunday, March twenty six at Ten:30pm/et on FS1; Monday, March twenty seven at 6:30am/et on FS1; Monday, March twenty seven at 9:30am/et on FS2

See unofficial race results, awards, laps led, cautions and more at:

See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).(3-26-2017)

Race Recap: After string of seconds, Kyle Larson captures victory in Fontana: What a difference one position makes. After three straight second-place finishes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, polesitter Kyle Larson eventually found Victory Lane, pulling away after an overtime restart to win Sunday’s Auto Club four hundred at Auto Club Speedway. Larson took the checkered flag at the end of the 2nd extra lap as team possessor Chip Ganassi celebrated from his perch atop the pit box.[More](3-26-2017)

Editor’s Picks

Jayski: Race Recap: After string of seconds, Kyle Larson captures victory in Fontana

After three straight second-place finishes in the Cup Series, Kyle Larson ultimately found Victory Lane, pulling away after an overtime restart to win Sunday’s Auto Club 400.

MENCS at California

– Kyle Larson: 2nd career NASCAR Cup Series win (125th driver with numerous MENCS wins)

– Larson: 4th straight top-2 finish; 4th streak of four straight top-2 finishes in NASCAR Playoff Era (since 2004)

– Larson: finished in top two in five of last six races

– Larson: 5th different winner in five MENCS races this season

– Larson: joins Jimmie Johnson (2008) as only drivers to win NASCAR race from the pole at this track (28 races)

– Larson: very first driver to win Cup Series race at California after leading very first lap

– Keselowski: finished 2nd (4th straight top-5 finish); one top five in final seven races of last season

– Clint Bowyer: finished 3rd; very first top five since Bristol in August two thousand fifteen (snapped 52-race streak without top Five)

– Martin Truex Jr.: finished 4th; very first top-5 finish in seventeen career California races

– Daniel Suarez: finished 7th; 2nd straight 7th-place finish after completing 20th or worse in very first three career MENCS races

– Dale Earnhardt Jr.: finished 16th in 600th career Cup Series begin

– Jimmie Johnson: finished 21st; very first time he’s ever gone very first five races of season without top-5 finish

Most Consecutive Top-2 Finishes – NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Era (Since 2004)

2014-15 Kevin Harvick 8

two thousand six Jimmie Johnson Five

two thousand seventeen Kyle Larson Four

two thousand seven Jimmie Johnson Four

Race Swift Facts – Auto Club:

Kyle Larson won the 21st Annual Auto Club 400, his 2nd victory in one hundred sixteen NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.

This is his very first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2017.

This is his very first victory and 2nd top-10 finish in four races at Auto Club Speedway.

Brad Keselowski (2nd) posted his third top-10 finish in nine races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2017.

Clint Bowyer (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in seventeen races at Auto Club Speedway.

Daniel Suarez (seventh) was the highest ending rookie.

Kyle Larson leads the point standings by twenty nine points over Pursue Elliott.

This is the fourth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series weekend sweep at Auto Club Speedway: Kyle Larson (2017), Kyle Busch (2013), Matt Kenseth (2007) and Kasey Kahne (2006).

(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(3-26-2017)

Top-Ten Stage two Results (lap 120) of the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway (lap 120/200):

#78-Truex, Jr., 10pts

Top-Ten Stage one Results (lap 60) of the Camping World 500(k) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway (lap 60/200):

#78-Truex, Jr, 9pts

2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Driver Pursue Standings:

[after Auto Club, race five of 36]

1) #42-Kyle Larson [1 win], 243

Two) #24-Chase Elliott, 214, -29

Three) #78-Martin Truex Jr [1 win], 205, -38

Four) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 179, -64

Five) #22-Joey Logano, 174, -69

6) #1-Jamie McMurray, 162, -81

7) #21-Ryan Blaney, 157, -86

8) #14-Clint Bowyer, 143, -100

9) #4-Kevin Harvick, 137, -106

Ten) #18-Kyle Busch, 136, -107

11) #31-Ryan Newman [1 win], 123, -120

12) #11-Denny Hamlin, 123, -120

13) #5-Kasey Kahne, 122, -121

14) #41-Kurt Busch [1 win], 118, -125

15) #77-Erik Jones, 116, -127

16) #6-Trevor Bayne, 100, -84

See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).

Fortunate Dogs – Who got a lap back on each caution at Auto Club: (and their finish)

Caution 1: none, no one a lap or more down.

Caution Two: #2-Keselowski, 2nd

Caution Three: #13-Dillon, 18th

Caution Four: #24-Elliott, 10th

Caution Five: #19-Suarez, 7th

Caution 6: #4-Harvick, 13th

Caution 7: #48-Johnson, 21st

See the beginning lineup for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway on the Auto Club four hundred Commencing Lineup Page (pdf).

To the back: #27-Menard (tire switch) #88-Earnhardt, Jr. (tire switch), #38-Ragan (backup), #33-Earnhardt (transmission)

Race Coverage of the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, March 12, 2016.

Television (TV): FOX at Trio:30 pm/et; Pre-Race showcase at 1:30pm/et on FS1 and Three:00pm/et on FOX; green flag approx. Three:50pm/et

Scheduled Race Re-Airs:

Sunday, March twenty six at Ten:30pm/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 6:30am/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 9:30am/et on FS2

Auto Club Speedway Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pre-Race Schedule for Sunday, March 26: (eastern time)

-3:00pm: Driver Introductions

-3:28pm: God Bless America by: Harper Still

-3:30pm: Presentation of Colors: California Army National Guard Color Guard

-3:30pm: Invocation by: Jeff Hamilton, Official Chaplain of Auto Club Speedway

-3:31pm: National Anthem by: Skylar Stecker

-3:32pm: Fly-by: two F-18’s from VFA-14 Lemoore CA

-3:37pm: “Drivers, Commence Your Engines:” Scott Eastwood

-3:47pm: Commence of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club four hundred (200 laps, four hundred miles), FOX / MRN

Wave Around: how the wave around rule works: All vehicles inbetween the leader and the caution vehicle at the embark/finish line when the “one to go” signal is given by the starter are considered “Wave Around” eligible. “Wave Around” vehicles will not be permitted to inject pit road at any time during this yellow flag/caution period. “Wave Around” vehicles must receive the green flag on the race track before being permitted to inject pit road without a penalty. Vehicles under a penalty and the “Free Pass” vehicle will not be eligible to receive a “Wave Around”.

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway have been made.

Pole sitter #42-Larson chose pit stall 1, the very first stall available [as do most pole sitters].

Outside pole sitter #11-Hamlin, Jr. took pit stall Two, right behind #42-Larson.

#2-Keslowski, who starts 3rd, took stall 12A, the next with an opening in front of it

The final pit stall (stall 40) was taken by #78-Truex Jr., who starts 4th.

To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart the Pit Stall Selection chart.(3-25-2017)

Links to results, practices, qualifying PDF’s: (will be added as available)

QUALIFYING INFO, PRACTICE SPEED and ENTRIES

Blessed Hour (final) practice for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after eighty five scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:

#78-Truex, Jr. 187.378

slowest: #33-Earnhardt 175.910 & #51-Hill 173.269

best ten consecutive lap ave: #24-Elliott 182.180

notes: #24-Elliott and #42-Larson make contact with the outside wall in separate incidents. The teams are repairing the cars. #18-Busch spun off turn two but did not hit anything.

See the fastest speeds, best ten consecutive lap average, laps run on the Glad Hour Practice speeds page (pdf) (3-25-2017)

Very first Saturday practice for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after fifty five scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:

best ten consecutive lap ave: #77-Jones 183.048

slowest: #55-Cope 171.846 & #51-Hill 172.356

See the fastest speeds, best ten consecutive lap average, laps run on the Saturday 1st Practice speeds page (pdf) (3-25-2017)

#11-Hamln will begin 2nd followed by #2-Keselowski, #78-Truex, Jr., #31-Newman, #20-Kenseth, #4-Harvick, #1-McMurray, #18-Busch, #19-Suarez, #3-Dillon, and #5-Kahne.

#48-Johnson did not make a qualifying attempt after the team went to a backup car following an incident in practice. He will commence the race in 37th.

#11-Hamlin was fastest in the 2nd round with a speed of 186.921mph, will begin 2nd

#4-Harvick was fastest in the very first round with a speed of 188.260mph, will commence 7th

Driver(s) who will miss the race: none as thirty nine were entered for forty catches sight of

See round-by-round qualifying results on the Auto Club qualifying results page (pdf) and the finish commencing lineup on the Auto Club Commencing Lineup page (pdf).(3-24-2017)

Attempting to shed bridesmaid role, points leader Kyle Larson wins pole at Fontana: The driver who has finished 2nd in the last three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races will embark very first on Sunday. Moving up the track for his final run, series points leader Kyle Larson navigated rough, bumpy Auto Club (Fontana, California) Speedway in 38.493 seconds (187.047 mph) on Friday to win the pole for Sunday’s Auto Club four hundred (Three:30 p.m. ET on FOX), the fifth race of the season. The 24-year-old Larson edged Denny Hamlin by .014 seconds, as Hamlin covered the two-mile distance at 186.979 mph. The Coors Light Pole Award was Larson’s very first at Auto Club, very first of the season and 2nd of his career.[More](3-24-2017)

Auto Club Speedway – Qualifying Swift Facts:

Kyle Larson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 21st Annual Auto Club four hundred with a lap of 38.493 seconds, 187.047 mph.

This is his 2nd pole in one hundred sixteen Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.

This is his very first pole and fourth top-10 embark in 2017.

This is his very first pole in four races at Auto Club Speedway.

Denny Hamlin (2nd) posted his third top-10 commence of two thousand seventeen and his 10th in sixteen races at Auto Club Speedway.

Brad Keselowski (third) posted his fourth top-10 embark at Auto Club Speedway. It is his fifth in five races this season.

Daniel Suarez (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

2nd Round of Qualifying for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after ten scheduled minutes.

the rest of the top 12: forty two Nineteen seventy eight Two three Five 31

out of the top twelve and not advancing to round Trio: twenty four 77 forty one 17 fourteen 88 twenty one 37 thirteen Ten twenty seven 47

Very first Round of Qualifying for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after twenty scheduled minutes.

the rest of the top 24: twenty 31 seventy eight Five one 88 fourteen 41 nineteen Ten twenty four 17 thirteen Three thirty seven 21 twenty seven 47 77;

out of the top twenty four and not advancing to round Two: ninety five 34 thirty eight 15 eighty three 43 fifty five 51 thirty three 23 forty eight 6 twenty two 72 32.

Drivers who will miss the race: none, thirty nine entered

Coverage of Qualifying for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is scheduled for Friday, March 24, two thousand seventeen at 7:05pm/et.

Television (TV): FS1, 7:00pm/et

Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: Saturday, March twenty five at Ten:30am/et on FS1

Qualifying Order for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is posted.

The very first driver to be lined up on pit road will be #33-Earnhardt.

The final driver lined up on pit road will be #11-Hamlin.

The order is set by a random draw, how cars park on pit road before they qualify, held about an hour before the very first practice.

After the very first round, the cars lined up by speed.

Group qualifying under the three-round qualifying format:

• Round two — The twenty four fastest from the very first round will have ten minutes to post a second-round qualifying time, with the twelve fastest advancing to a third round. Those not advancing will earn kicking off positions thirteen through twenty four based on time, again in descending order.

• Round three — The final round will be five minutes in length. The fastest times from this session will determine the very first (Coors Light Pole Award) through 12th embarking positions.

There will be a seven-minute break inbetween each round; teams may make adjustments to their entries only during the individual cracks. They will not be permitted to jack the vehicle or raise the rubber hood, and once the car or truck comes in the garage, it will no longer be permitted to comeback to the track for extra qualifying attempts.

Friday practice for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after eighty five minutes, the top-five and notes:

slowest: #33-Earnhardt 171.895 & #51-Hill 170.446

most laps run: #1-McMurray, #22-Logano, and #14-Bowyer (Legal laps)

Just two drivers ran ten consecutive laps during this practice: #42-Larson and #1-McMurray

There was a brief crimson flag during practice when an owl landed on the track and had to be moved away.

#48-Johnson spun in turn four with just over twenty minutes remaining in practice. The car slide down the track and ran the nose into the grass. The team will go to a backup car.

Entry List for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is posted, thirty nine teams/drivers [for forty catches sight of] are listed.

thirty six teams with Charters are ensured to make the field. The rest need to make the field via qualifying / qualifying races / rules book (owners attempts/points).

Some of the drivers entered include: #15-Sorenson, #23-Gaulding, #33-JEarnhardt, #51-Hill*, #55-Cope*, #83-LaJoie*

Drivers who presently to not drive for a team with a Charter and need to race into the field: #51-Hill*, #55-Cope*, #83-LaJoie*.

Drivers who would miss the race if qualifying is canceled (least race attempts): none

Since only thirty nine cars are entered, all drivers will make the race.

See the total entry list on the Entry List (pdf)

For qualifying rules and formats, see the Qualifying Rules page

TIRE NOTES & FACTS

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials

four sets for practice, one set for qualifying/begin of race and ten sets for race;

Xfinity: eight sets for the event

Left-side — D-4650; Right-side — D-4658

Left-side — 87.56 in. (Two,224 mm);

Right-side — 88.39 in. (Two,245 mm)

Minimum Recommended Inflation (Cup):

Left Front — nineteen psi; Left Rear — nineteen psi;

Right Front — forty five psi; Right Rear — forty two psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation (Xfinity):

Left Front — twenty one psi; Left Rear — nineteen psi;

Right Front — forty five psi; Right Rear — forty two psi

Auto Club two thousand seventeen NASCAR Race Info

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club Race Info

Richmond Race Information

Safeway sponsoring LaJoie at Richmond

GEICO, Ty Dillon and Germain Racing ink multi-year contract extensions

1000Bulbs.com joins Ragan’s #38 team at Phoenix

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the two thousand seventeen Bojangles’ Southern 500

Driver lineup announced for Tales of the Turtles four hundred weekend

Fresh Hampshire preparing for “wicked joy” weekend

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series two thousand seventeen Darlington Race Info

NASCAR Related Racing Birthdays

Sunday Darlington Notebook

Texas, Earnhardt, Jr. playmate for Jr Nation Appreci88ion Party

Talladega and Anheuser-Busch proceed multi-year partnership with Busch Balcony

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup championship trophy unveiled

Roush Fenway named finalist for numerous PR News’ platinum awards

Daytona five hundred Club being renovated

Liberty University sponsoring Byron for twelve races

GMS Racing not running Cup full-time in two thousand eighteen UPDATE

Dover International Speedway’s 12th annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive set for Sept. 11

Dover fucking partners with “Apache Warrior” film and Lucas Oil for fall Cup race

Motorcraft/Quick Lane returning to Wood Brothers Racing

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club Race Info

THE RACE: Auto Club 400

TRACK: Auto Club Speedway

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #Five of 36

Sections on page:

Date: Sunday, March 26, two thousand seventeen in Fontana, CA

Title Sponsor: Auto Club

Scheduled Green Flag (approx): Three:50pm/et

NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Showcase: at 1:30pm/et on FoxSports1

NASCAR Sunday Pre-Race Showcase: at Three:00pm/et on FOX

Television Race Coverage: FOX, Three:30pm/et

In the Booth: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon

Pit Reporters: Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch, Matt Yocum

In-Race Analyst: Larry McReynolds

Race / Hollywood Hotel Host: Chris Myers

Analysts / Hollywood Hotel: Jeff Gordon, Darrell and Michael Waltrip

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:

Sunday, March twenty six at Ten:30pm/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 6:30am/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 9:30am/et on FS2

TV Listings, Links and Info:

Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90

SiriusXM Internet Radio (available via internet connected device, with subscription)

Event Schedule times are local to the track

Thursday, March 23

7:00 PM MENCS HAULERS Come in

Friday, March 24

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN

9:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING

Ten:30 – 11:55 AM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE

Four:05 PM MENCS QUALIFYING

Saturday, March 25

7:00 AM – Trio:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN

8:30 – 9:25 AM MENCS 2ND PRACTICE

11:30 AM – 12:20 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Sunday, March 26

7:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS

Ten:30 AM MENCS DRIVER / Squad CHIEF MEETING

11:50 AM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS

12:30 PM MENCS RACE

MENCS = Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO Switch

All event schedule times above are listed in LOCAL track time

(these times in eastern time)

Friday, March 24, 1:30 – Two:55 pm/et, TV-FS1

Saturday, March 25. 11:30 am – 12:20pm/et, TV-FS1

Blessed Hour ‘Final’ practice: Saturday, March 25, Two:30 – Three:20 pm/et, TV-FS1

Qualifying: qualifying for positions 1-40, Friday, March twenty four at 7:05 pm/et, TV-FS1;

re-air scheduled: Saturday, March twenty five at Ten:30am/et on FS1

TRACK NEWS & LINKS

Track/Race Length: Two.0 mile D-shaped oval, two hundred laps, four hundred miles

Superspeedway: Two.0-mile oval seventy five feet broad with a fifteen foot apron

Banking: turns: 14°; front open up 11°; backstretch 3°

Front Spread: Trio,100feet

Back Spread: Two,500feet

Pit Road: Two,200 feet long with forty four individual pit stalls

Pit Road Speed: 55mph

Tempo Car Speed: 60mph

Approx: 1,800 Infield RV spaces

Grandstand seating capacity: 68,000 [was 81,000 & 92,000]

Grand Marshal: TBA

Directive to begin engines: Scott Eastwood

Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: Latin singer Pepe Aguilar

Honorary Tempo Car Driver: Actress Kaitlin Olson

Color Guard: California Army National Guard Color Guard

Invocation: Jeff Hamilton, Official Chaplain of Auto Club Speedway

National Anthem: Skylar Stecker

Flyover: two F-18’s from VFA-14 Lemoore CA

March two thousand sixteen Race Winner: #48-Jimmie Johnson, 137.213mph, embarked 19th

The Final October two thousand ten Race Winner: #14-Tony Stewart, 131.953, embarked 22nd

Track Race Record: #14-Tony Stewart, Trio/25/2012, 160.166mph

Slowest Race Record: #38-Elliott Sadler, Sept 2004, 128.324mph

Oldest Winner: #2-Rusty Wallace, forty four years, eight months, fifteen days, Four/29/2001

Youngest Winner: #5-Kyle Busch, twenty years, four months, two days, 9/Four/2005

Worst Embarking Spot to Win: #17-Matt Kenseth, Two/26/2006, embarked 31st

March two thousand sixteen Pole Winner: #3-Austin Dillon, 188.482, finished 24th

The Final October two thousand ten Pole Winner: #1-Jamie McMurray, 185.285, finished 17th

Track Qualifying Record: Denny Hamlin, March 2016, 188.511mph

Oldest Pole Winner: Mike Skinner, forty two years, ten months, two days, Four/30/2000

Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, nineteen years, nine months, twenty five days, Two/27/2005

check out some of the top statistical performers and top-10 driver ratings at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA going into the Auto Club four hundred on March 26, 2017,

RACE RUNDOWN. News & Links

#2-Keselowski finished 2nd followed by #14-Bowyer, #78-Truex, Jr., #22-Logano, #1-McMurray, #19-Saurez, #18-Busch, #21-Blaney, and #24-Elliott.

#42-Larson led at the end of the very first stage, with Truex, Jr 2nd. Truex, Jr. lead at the end of stage Two, with Larson 2nd.

There were seventeen lead switches among eight drivers and seven cautions for twenty nine yellow flag laps.

The average speed was 136.359mph.

Scheduled Race Re-Airs: Sunday, March twenty six at Ten:30pm/et on FS1; Monday, March twenty seven at 6:30am/et on FS1; Monday, March twenty seven at 9:30am/et on FS2

See unofficial race results, awards, laps led, cautions and more at:

See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).(3-26-2017)

Race Recap: After string of seconds, Kyle Larson captures victory in Fontana: What a difference one position makes. After three straight second-place finishes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, polesitter Kyle Larson ultimately found Victory Lane, pulling away after an overtime restart to win Sunday’s Auto Club four hundred at Auto Club Speedway. Larson took the checkered flag at the end of the 2nd extra lap as team possessor Chip Ganassi celebrated from his perch atop the pit box.[More](3-26-2017)

Editor’s Picks

Jayski: Race Recap: After string of seconds, Kyle Larson captures victory in Fontana

After three straight second-place finishes in the Cup Series, Kyle Larson eventually found Victory Lane, pulling away after an overtime restart to win Sunday’s Auto Club 400.

MENCS at California

– Kyle Larson: 2nd career NASCAR Cup Series win (125th driver with numerous MENCS wins)

– Larson: 4th straight top-2 finish; 4th streak of four straight top-2 finishes in NASCAR Playoff Era (since 2004)

– Larson: finished in top two in five of last six races

– Larson: 5th different winner in five MENCS races this season

– Larson: joins Jimmie Johnson (2008) as only drivers to win NASCAR race from the pole at this track (28 races)

– Larson: very first driver to win Cup Series race at California after leading very first lap

– Keselowski: finished 2nd (4th straight top-5 finish); one top five in final seven races of last season

– Clint Bowyer: finished 3rd; very first top five since Bristol in August two thousand fifteen (snapped 52-race streak without top Five)

– Martin Truex Jr.: finished 4th; very first top-5 finish in seventeen career California races

– Daniel Suarez: finished 7th; 2nd straight 7th-place finish after completing 20th or worse in very first three career MENCS races

– Dale Earnhardt Jr.: finished 16th in 600th career Cup Series embark

– Jimmie Johnson: finished 21st; very first time he’s ever gone very first five races of season without top-5 finish

Most Consecutive Top-2 Finishes – NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Era (Since 2004)

2014-15 Kevin Harvick 8

two thousand six Jimmie Johnson Five

two thousand seventeen Kyle Larson Four

two thousand seven Jimmie Johnson Four

Race Rapid Facts – Auto Club:

Kyle Larson won the 21st Annual Auto Club 400, his 2nd victory in one hundred sixteen NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.

This is his very first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2017.

This is his very first victory and 2nd top-10 finish in four races at Auto Club Speedway.

Brad Keselowski (2nd) posted his third top-10 finish in nine races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2017.

Clint Bowyer (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in seventeen races at Auto Club Speedway.

Daniel Suarez (seventh) was the highest completing rookie.

Kyle Larson leads the point standings by twenty nine points over Pursue Elliott.

This is the fourth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series weekend sweep at Auto Club Speedway: Kyle Larson (2017), Kyle Busch (2013), Matt Kenseth (2007) and Kasey Kahne (2006).

(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(3-26-2017)

Top-Ten Stage two Results (lap 120) of the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway (lap 120/200):

#78-Truex, Jr., 10pts

Top-Ten Stage one Results (lap 60) of the Camping World 500(k) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway (lap 60/200):

#78-Truex, Jr, 9pts

2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Driver Pursue Standings:

[after Auto Club, race five of 36]

1) #42-Kyle Larson [1 win], 243

Two) #24-Chase Elliott, 214, -29

Trio) #78-Martin Truex Jr [1 win], 205, -38

Four) #2-Brad Keselowski [1 win], 179, -64

Five) #22-Joey Logano, 174, -69

6) #1-Jamie McMurray, 162, -81

7) #21-Ryan Blaney, 157, -86

8) #14-Clint Bowyer, 143, -100

9) #4-Kevin Harvick, 137, -106

Ten) #18-Kyle Busch, 136, -107

11) #31-Ryan Newman [1 win], 123, -120

12) #11-Denny Hamlin, 123, -120

13) #5-Kasey Kahne, 122, -121

14) #41-Kurt Busch [1 win], 118, -125

15) #77-Erik Jones, 116, -127

16) #6-Trevor Bayne, 100, -84

See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).

Fortunate Dogs – Who got a lap back on each caution at Auto Club: (and their finish)

Caution 1: none, no one a lap or more down.

Caution Two: #2-Keselowski, 2nd

Caution Three: #13-Dillon, 18th

Caution Four: #24-Elliott, 10th

Caution Five: #19-Suarez, 7th

Caution 6: #4-Harvick, 13th

Caution 7: #48-Johnson, 21st

See the embarking lineup for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway on the Auto Club four hundred Embarking Lineup Page (pdf).

To the back: #27-Menard (tire switch) #88-Earnhardt, Jr. (tire switch), #38-Ragan (backup), #33-Earnhardt (transmission)

Race Coverage of the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, March 12, 2016.

Television (TV): FOX at Three:30 pm/et; Pre-Race demonstrate at 1:30pm/et on FS1 and Trio:00pm/et on FOX; green flag approx. Three:50pm/et

Scheduled Race Re-Airs:

Sunday, March twenty six at Ten:30pm/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 6:30am/et on FS1;

Monday, March twenty seven at 9:30am/et on FS2

Auto Club Speedway Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pre-Race Schedule for Sunday, March 26: (eastern time)

-3:00pm: Driver Introductions

-3:28pm: God Bless America by: Harper Still

-3:30pm: Presentation of Colors: California Army National Guard Color Guard

-3:30pm: Invocation by: Jeff Hamilton, Official Chaplain of Auto Club Speedway

-3:31pm: National Anthem by: Skylar Stecker

-3:32pm: Fly-by: two F-18’s from VFA-14 Lemoore CA

-3:37pm: “Drivers, Embark Your Engines:” Scott Eastwood

-3:47pm: Begin of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club four hundred (200 laps, four hundred miles), FOX / MRN

Wave Around: how the wave around rule works: All vehicles inbetween the leader and the caution vehicle at the commence/finish line when the “one to go” signal is given by the starter are considered “Wave Around” eligible. “Wave Around” vehicles will not be permitted to come in pit road at any time during this yellow flag/caution period. “Wave Around” vehicles must receive the green flag on the race track before being permitted to come in pit road without a penalty. Vehicles under a penalty and the “Free Pass” vehicle will not be eligible to receive a “Wave Around”.

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway have been made.

Pole sitter #42-Larson chose pit stall 1, the very first stall available [as do most pole sitters].

Outside pole sitter #11-Hamlin, Jr. took pit stall Two, right behind #42-Larson.

#2-Keslowski, who starts 3rd, took stall 12A, the next with an opening in front of it

The final pit stall (stall 40) was taken by #78-Truex Jr., who starts 4th.

To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart the Pit Stall Selection chart.(3-25-2017)

Links to results, practices, qualifying PDF’s: (will be added as available)

QUALIFYING INFO, PRACTICE SPEED and ENTRIES

#78-Truex, Jr. 187.378

slowest: #33-Earnhardt 175.910 & #51-Hill 173.269

best ten consecutive lap ave: #24-Elliott 182.180

notes: #24-Elliott and #42-Larson make contact with the outside wall in separate incidents. The teams are repairing the cars. #18-Busch spun off turn two but did not hit anything.

See the fastest speeds, best ten consecutive lap average, laps run on the Glad Hour Practice speeds page (pdf) (3-25-2017)

Very first Saturday practice for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after fifty five scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:

best ten consecutive lap ave: #77-Jones 183.048

slowest: #55-Cope 171.846 & #51-Hill 172.356

See the fastest speeds, best ten consecutive lap average, laps run on the Saturday 1st Practice speeds page (pdf) (3-25-2017)

#11-Hamln will begin 2nd followed by #2-Keselowski, #78-Truex, Jr., #31-Newman, #20-Kenseth, #4-Harvick, #1-McMurray, #18-Busch, #19-Suarez, #3-Dillon, and #5-Kahne.

#48-Johnson did not make a qualifying attempt after the team went to a backup car following an incident in practice. He will commence the race in 37th.

#11-Hamlin was fastest in the 2nd round with a speed of 186.921mph, will commence 2nd

#4-Harvick was fastest in the very first round with a speed of 188.260mph, will embark 7th

Driver(s) who will miss the race: none as thirty nine were entered for forty catches sight of

See round-by-round qualifying results on the Auto Club qualifying results page (pdf) and the accomplish commencing lineup on the Auto Club Commencing Lineup page (pdf).(3-24-2017)

Attempting to shed bridesmaid role, points leader Kyle Larson wins pole at Fontana: The driver who has finished 2nd in the last three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races will commence very first on Sunday. Moving up the track for his final run, series points leader Kyle Larson navigated rough, bumpy Auto Club (Fontana, California) Speedway in 38.493 seconds (187.047 mph) on Friday to win the pole for Sunday’s Auto Club four hundred (Trio:30 p.m. ET on FOX), the fifth race of the season. The 24-year-old Larson edged Denny Hamlin by .014 seconds, as Hamlin covered the two-mile distance at 186.979 mph. The Coors Light Pole Award was Larson’s very first at Auto Club, very first of the season and 2nd of his career.[More](3-24-2017)

Auto Club Speedway – Qualifying Rapid Facts:

Kyle Larson won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 21st Annual Auto Club four hundred with a lap of 38.493 seconds, 187.047 mph.

This is his 2nd pole in one hundred sixteen Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.

This is his very first pole and fourth top-10 embark in 2017.

This is his very first pole in four races at Auto Club Speedway.

Denny Hamlin (2nd) posted his third top-10 commence of two thousand seventeen and his 10th in sixteen races at Auto Club Speedway.

Brad Keselowski (third) posted his fourth top-10 commence at Auto Club Speedway. It is his fifth in five races this season.

Daniel Suarez (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

2nd Round of Qualifying for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after ten scheduled minutes.

the rest of the top 12: forty two Nineteen seventy eight Two three Five 31

out of the top twelve and not advancing to round Trio: twenty four 77 forty one 17 fourteen 88 twenty one 37 thirteen Ten twenty seven 47

Very first Round of Qualifying for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after twenty scheduled minutes.

the rest of the top 24: twenty 31 seventy eight Five one 88 fourteen 41 nineteen Ten twenty four 17 thirteen Three thirty seven 21 twenty seven 47 77;

out of the top twenty four and not advancing to round Two: ninety five 34 thirty eight 15 eighty three 43 fifty five 51 thirty three 23 forty eight 6 twenty two 72 32.

Drivers who will miss the race: none, thirty nine entered

Coverage of Qualifying for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is scheduled for Friday, March 24, two thousand seventeen at 7:05pm/et.

Television (TV): FS1, 7:00pm/et

Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: Saturday, March twenty five at Ten:30am/et on FS1

Qualifying Order for the Auto Club four hundred Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is posted.

The very first driver to be lined up on pit road will be #33-Earnhardt.

The final driver lined up on pit road will be #11-Hamlin.

The order is set by a random draw, how cars park on pit road before they qualify, held about an hour before the very first practice.

After the very first round, the cars lined up by speed.

Group qualifying under the three-round qualifying format:

• Round two — The twenty four fastest from the very first round will have ten minutes to post a second-round qualifying time, with the twelve fastest advancing to a third round. Those not advancing will earn kicking off positions thirteen through twenty four based on time, again in descending order.

• Round three — The final round will be five minutes in length. The fastest times from this session will determine the very first (Coors Light Pole Award) through 12th kicking off positions.