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

[WestCoastGal]

I dunno about you but I think these new rules suck. Particularly the impound thing!

[steveegg]

There's only one guy who likes it - Robot (3rd on the speed charts after the Tide Slide slides out a 38.964).

[WestCoastGal]

Whoa Harvick really loose.

DW says he needs a magic wand.

Aggressive shock package. They can adjust them later.

[steveegg]

Boyd's the first victim of race-in (40.013 makes him last of 17 and 6th of 6 field-fillers). That does NOT, however, guarantee Crash (we've got possible Champ provisional users). Meanwhile, the Silver Bullet turns a 38.684, and Andretti just kisses the wall.

[WestCoastGal]

Andretti did pretty well even with that little visit with the wall.

[steveegg]

Andretti sends The Other Sadler home and knocks Crash into the show with a 38.947. Stanton Barrett's now on the bubble.

[steveegg]

That he did. BTW, I should've paid attention; Andretti didn't guarantee Crash a spot, he guaranteed himself a spot.

Guess it ain't the engines; Kyle Petty puts in a horrid lap of 39.347.

[WestCoastGal]

4 cars to Rocket. Then we will see how this new qualifying rule works. Although he hasn't had the pole here before.

[steveegg]

Make that 2 drivers. The dad-to-be turns in a 38.966, and Lepage turns in a 39.668 to guarantee Crash a spot, knock Barrett out, and put himself on the bubble.

[WestCoastGal]

Good run by Labonte. This is a good track for him, he has a pretty good record here.

Blast off!!

[WestCoastGal]

I take that back, he holds the record here. Before I kept notes.

[steveegg]

The Green Machine puts in a 38.710. Rocket 4th (38.614) as a belt comes off.

[WestCoastGal]

Rocket loses some sort of belt.

I've never seen that before.

[WestCoastGal]

Ok my next hope is Front Row Joe. I have Mayfield but that's only 5 points and I feel greedy in 19th place.

We have a reputation to uphold here wheels.

[steveegg]

Mike Wallace in the show with a 39.222.

[WestCoastGal]

Did you hear that about a track that had 60 degree banking?

[steveegg]

That we do (smiles as he considers who he has on his "C" team).

[steveegg]

I can imagine the restrictor plate that Boy Blunder would slap on those cars.

[WestCoastGal]

Ok so you're saying you have the shrub?

How did you come up with that.

Rocket says not a belt but duck tape. Cue the duck!!

[WestCoastGal]