NASCAR NEXTEL CUP AUTO CLUB 500 FONTANA CALIFORNIA_____February 27, 2005 2pm ET FOX

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[WestCoastGal]

AUTO CLUB 500 CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2005 2pm ET

Busch Race- Stater Bros. 300 FX Sat. 5:30 p.m.
Auto Club 500 Bud Pole qualifying FX Sat. 3 p.m.
Truck Race American Racing Wheels 200 SPEED Fri. 9 p.m.

All Times are ET

CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY, FONTANA CALIFORNIA

Track Facts

Land
Total Site	568 acres
Speedway Interior	130.7 acres
Track Information
Track Size	Two-mile D-shaped oval
Track Width	75 feet wide with 15-foot apron
Turns 1-2; 3-4	14-degree banking
Front Stretch	11-degree banking; 3100 feet in length
Back Straightaway	3-degree banking; 2500 feet in length
	21 turns, 2.36 miles
Garages	3 garages with 100 spaces
Composition	Asphalt track, pit lane and parking areas; concrete pit stalls
Pit Road	2200 feet in length with 44 individual pit areas

[tubebender]

Well hell...there's my problem

[WestCoastGal]

I just changed mine about 5 times as practice went on.

I may not be done yet.

California was my worst track last year scoring in the league.

[SouthTexas]

I got problems with race choices. I am a diehard Jeff Gordon fan, so why do I only get 9 chances to choose him? Just don't seem right.

And with this new format, the drivers don't know what they want to do so how are we supposed to make a decision? Is it race set-up or is it qualifying set-up? Better to start in the front and tweak it to stay there than start in the back and get taken out before you can advance. Sort of like Gordon was doing earlier. Funny how that takes me back to the first question isn't it?

[WestCoastGal]

Speaking of Skinner. On the pole for the truck race coming up.

[WestCoastGal]

I think you will see the same guys qualify well that did last year.

Those may be famous last words, but I made my picks based on that theory. Even Jack concurs with my decision and that's all that matters to me. Woof! :)

[glock rocks]

HAHAHAHAHAHA.... rookie jitters?

Ya pays yer money, and ya takes yer chances!

Trust me, I know. I'm an old pro in this stuff.

Rookie year last year, 48th place out of the gate this year! WOOOO!!

[WestCoastGal]

Ok, screeen caps are on, I wonder if we will have anyone doing the triple flip and half gainer this week?

[SouthTexas]

I figure they will too, just agitated that I can't pick Gordon for all the races. Actually had all Dodges and Fords until Gordon's last run. DW started that bing, bing, bing.

HEY we got trucks crankin'!!!

[NYTexan]

Granted rule changes add a twist to the situation, but if ya need a benchmark, there's always the guy's in Vegas! *L*

(I guess they make a living out of it)

[Pete-R-Bilt]

I just looked and yahoos all up and running as it should be

[WestCoastGal]

Yahooo!!

I like your tagline. I want to be the windshield for awhile I'm tired of being the bug. :)

[SouthTexas]

I'd say it's some of that.LOL

I "thought" I was a fairly knowledgeable fan, blew the h*ll out of that assumption didn't I?

I know what you're doing, same thing as Jeff in Daytona, just teasin' everyone. :)

[tubebender]

Who is the Nerd sitting next to Phil Parsons?

[NYTexan]

wOO hOO! Tied for 12th!

[tubebender]

Thanks? Goodby cruel world as I jump off the dog house...

[glock rocks]

A Bodine for the first caution!

nevermind.

[SouthTexas]

I'll have to look at the Vegas guys. Was watching the online oddsmakers during the election and the odds flipped far too much. Looked like it was knee-jerk, so I gave up.

[Roccus]

I DO like the trucks on these big tracks!.

[WestCoastGal]

Sheesh took me forever to do one picture. Bodine and ?? (I forgot the other one) lol

[NYTexan]

See post 63