Auto Club 400

Discussion in 'Motorsports' started by Mike S., Mar 17, 2014.

  1. Mike S.

    Mike S. GIF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Staff Member

    Race Preview courtesy of Jayski.com

    TRACK: Auto Club Speedway

    NASCAR Sprint Cup Race No. 5 of 36 for the 2014 season

    Race: Sunday, March 23, 2014 in Fontana, California
    Title Sponsor: Auto Club
    Scheduled Green Flag: 3:16pm/et
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    Television Coverage/Re-air/TV Team

    FoxSports1's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 1:30pm/et with John Roberts, Kyle Petty & Kenny Wallace
    NASCAR Pre-Race: FOX - 2:30pm/et
    Television Race Coverage: FoxSports, 3:00pm/et

    In the Booth: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds
    Pit Reporters: Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Krista Voda
    Hollywood Hotel: Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip
    Virtual Garage: Jeff Hammond

    Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times: Wednesday, March 26 at 3:00am/et on FS1 & Wednesday, March 26 at 8:00pm/et on FS2
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    Radio Coverage This Week:

    Motor Racing Network
    Sirius XM Satellite Radio Channel 90
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    Practices:

    Friday, March 21, 3:00 - 4:30 pm/et, TV-FS1
    Saturday, March 22, 12:30 - 1:20 pm/et, TV-FS1

    Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, March 22, 3:30 - 4:30pm/et, TV-FS1

    Qualifying: groups for positions 1-36, Friday, March 21 at 7:35 pm/et, TV-FS1, no re-air scheduled.
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    Track Specifications:

    Track Length: 2.0 mile D-shaped oval
    Race Length: 200 laps, 400 miles
    Superspeedway: 2.0-mile oval 75 feet wide with a 15 foot apron
    Banking: turns: 14°; front stretch 11°; backstretch 3°
    Front Stretch: 3,100feet
    Back Stretch: 2,500feet
    Pit Road: 2,200 feet long with 44 individual pit stalls
    Pit Road Speed: 55mph
    Pace Car Speed: 60mph
    Approx: 1,800 Infield RV spaces
    Grandstand seating capacity: 84,000
    Opened: 1997
     
  2. Mike S.

    Mike S. GIF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Staff Member

    Auto Club 400 Starting Lineup courtesy of Jayski.com

    Pos Car Driver Sponsor Make Speed Time
    1 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 187.315 38.438
    2 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford 187.105 38.481
    3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Spring is Calling Chevy 186.935 38.516
    4 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chevy 186.901 38.523
    5 15 Clint Bowyer PEAK Toyota 186.461 38.614
    6 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevy 186.384 38.630
    7 22 Joey Logano AAA Southern California Ford 186.273 38.653
    8 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 186.013 38.707
    9 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford 185.878 38.735
    10 14 Tony Stewart Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevy 185.792 38.753
    11 42 Kyle Larson* Target Chevy 185.773 38.757
    12 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevy 185.725 38.767
    13 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 185.323 38.851
    14 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 185.314 38.853
    15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevy 185.290 38.858
    16 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevy 185.209 38.875
    17 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevy 185.166 38.884
    18 47 A.J. Allmendinger Charter Chevy 184.715 38.979
    19 55 Brian Vickers TreatMyClot.com/Aaron's Toyota 184.521 39.020
    20 3 Austin Dillon* Cheerios Chevy 183.960 39.139
    21 43 Aric Almirola Farmland Ford 183.955 39.140
    22 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford EcoBoost Ford 183.861 39.160
    23 7 Michael Annett* Pilot/Flying J Chevy 183.491 39.239
    24 16 Greg Biffle 3M Aerospace Ford 185.095 38.899
    25 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevy 184.525 39.019
    26 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevy 184.322 39.062
    27 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy/Get Found Chevy 184.299 39.067
    28 51 Justin Allgaier* Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevy 183.983 39.134
    29 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 183.922 39.147
    30 27 Paul Menard Duracell/Menards Chevy 183.641 39.207
    31 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 183.580 39.220
    32 30 Parker Kligerman* Swan Energy Toyota 182.918 39.362
    33 35 David Reutimann MDS Transport Ford 182.219 39.513
    34 26 Cole Whitt* Swan Energy Toyota 181.525 39.664
    35 32 Travis Kvapil SK Hand Tools Ford 181.507 39.668
    36 36 Reed Sorenson Unsponsored Chevy 181.365 39.699
    37 33 Brian Scott (i) Whitetail Chevy 181.246 39.725
    38 98 Josh Wise Trench Shoring Company Chevy 181.059 39.766
    39 83 Ryan Truex* Borla Exhaust Toyota 180.659 39.854
    40 23 Alex Bowman* Dr.Pepper Toyota 180.619 39.863

    41 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford 180.284 39.937
    42 66 Joe Nemechek (i) Land Castle Title Toyota 180.009 39.998
    43 40 Landon Cassill(i) CRC Brakleen/FiberLock Chevy 000.000 00.000


    * Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate
    (i) = Driver not running for 2014 Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points
     
  3. Mike S.

    Mike S. GIF Hall Of Fame Class Of 2007 Staff Member

    Auto Club 400 Results courtesy of ESPN.com

    POS DRIVER MANUFACTURER LAPS EARNINGS START LED PTS BONUS PENALTY
    1 Kyle Busch Toyota 206 $324,531 14 5 47 4 0
    2 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 206 $233,450 11 0 42 0 0
    3 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 206 $169,905 17 2 42 1 0
    4 Matt Kenseth Toyota 206 $207,891 1 19 41 1 0
    5 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 206 $159,538 10 0 39 0 0
    6 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 206 $148,559 25 0 38 0 0
    7 Brian Vickers Toyota 206 $144,370 19 1 38 1 0
    8 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 206 $127,853 18 0 36 0 0
    9 Paul Menard Chevrolet 206 $134,309 30 0 35 0 0
    10 Carl Edwards Ford 206 $121,270 9 0 34 0 0
    11 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 206 $148,846 20 0 33 0 0
    12 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 206 $111,360 15 0 32 0 0
    13 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 206 $145,096 6 23 32 1 0
    14 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 206 $109,210 27 0 30 0 0
    15 Casey Mears Chevrolet 206 $125,968 31 0 29 0 0
    16 Clint Bowyer Toyota 206 $140,001 5 2 29 1 0
    17 Sam Hornish Jr. Toyota 206 $107,410 13 0 0 0 0
    18 Cole Whitt Toyota 206 $94,610 34 0 26 0 0
    19 Michael Annett Chevrolet 206 $111,768 23 0 25 0 0
    20 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 206 $106,110 16 3 25 1 0
    21 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 206 $107,868 36 1 24 1 0
    22 Alex Bowman Toyota 206 $105,057 40 0 22 0 0
    23 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 206 $122,718 12 0 21 0 0
    24 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 206 $155,521 3 104 22 2 0
    25 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 205 $90,960 43 4 0 0 0
    26 Brad Keselowski Ford 205 $140,343 2 38 19 1 0
    27 David Ragan Ford 205 $100,235 41 1 18 1 0
    28 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 205 $99,535 28 0 16 0 0
    29 David Reutimann Ford 205 $91,335 33 1 16 1 0
    30 Marcos Ambrose Ford 205 $117,430 8 0 14 0 0
    31 Ryan Truex Toyota 205 $88,885 39 0 13 0 0
    32 Joe Nemechek Toyota 205 $95,685 42 1 0 0 0
    33 Travis Kvapil Ford 205 $87,460 35 0 11 0 0
    34 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 204 $123,085 22 0 10 0 0
    35 Brian Scott Chevrolet 204 $87,035 37 0 0 0 0
    36 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 204 $127,928 4 0 8 0 0
    37 Josh Wise Chevrolet 204 $86,664 38 0 7 0 0
    38 David Gilliland Ford 202 $88,915 29 1 7 1 0
    39 Joey Logano Ford 195 $116,906 7 0 5 0 0
    40 Greg Biffle Ford 193 $117,490 24 0 4 0 0
    41 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 180 $88,315 26 0 3 0 0
    42 Parker Kligerman Toyota 85 $64,915 32 0 2 0 0
    43 Aric Almirola Ford 68 $98,351 21 0 1 0 0