2018 Fontana - Auto Club 400 - Pre Race Thread

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THE RACE: Auto Club 400
TRACK: Auto Club Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #5 of 36

Date: Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fontana, CA
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:46 pm/et

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TELEVISION COVERAGE


NASCAR RaceDay: 2:00pm/et on FS1
NASCAR Sunday Pre-Race Show: 3:00pm/et on Fox
Television Race Coverage: Fox, 3:30pm/et

Practices:
Friday, March 16, 2:35pm-3:25pm/et, TV-FS1;
Saturday, March 17, 12:35pm - 1:25pm/et, TV-FS1;
Saturday, March 17, 3:30pm - 4:20pm/et, TV-FS1

Qualifying for positions 1-40, Friday, March 16 at 7:15 pm/et, TV-FS1;
re-air scheduled: TBA
 
Weather might be a challenge
 
Elliott gave Hendrick their first top 5 of the year at Phoenix, who'd a thunk it would be that slim for that bunch. Penske's aren't nothing to write home about either. Nothing but desperation moves out of the 2 car that didn't work. Elliott isn't laying down, I bet he gets another top 5 at Cali. I thought Larson had a handle on the new Chev, that was an eye opener. I'm thinking the same bunch will shoot it out for the win, maybe Larson too.
 
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Reed Sorensen is back, he drove the Target car way back when
 
2 mile track, going to interesting to see how the new changes Nascar has made works out on a big track, so far so good.
 
Snappy D said:
I don’t think my memory betrays me when I say he wasn’t very good at Ganassi. He drove for them before Juan Montoya I believe
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A Georgia boy but unfortunately he hasn't been as good as we would have liked him to be. :(
 
Weather seems to be less and less of a concern but there is a system on Tues/Wednesday that’s worth keeping an eye on.
 
Note: All times are ET

Friday, March 16
2:35-3:25 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, FS1 (Follow live)
3:35-4:25 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, FS1 (Follow live)
5:35-6:25 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1 (Follow live)
7:15 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, FS1 (Follow live)

Saturday, March 17
12:35-1:25p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, FS1 (Follow live)
1:35 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, FS1 (Follow live)
3:30-4:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1 (Follow live)
5 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Auto Club (150 laps, 300 miles), FS1 (Follow live)

Press Pass (Watch live)
7:15 p.m.: Post-Xfinity Series race

Sunday, March 18
3:30 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 (200 laps, 400 miles), FOX (Follow live)

Press Pass (Watch live)
6:30 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race
 
not going to this race but will be in martinsville next weeken.. got tickets in old dominion for 45 bucks a piece lol.. and people call in and complain all day about ticket prices for races hahaha, i felt like it was a joke or something.
 
Isn't this Harvicks home track? We could very well witness something historical on Sunday. Only 8 drivers in the history of the series have amassed four straight wins (Jimmie Johnson was the last one to do it 11 years ago). Out of those eight, five won the championship.
 
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