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

[steveegg]

Sure seems like it.

Smoke got loose, Martin now checking out with the lead.

[WestCoastGal]

Don't tell Jr that.

So what would be the difference between the engine Bowyer & Harvick have compared to Stewart? Can Harvicks guys tweak it so it has more hp after they buy it from RCR?

[steveegg]

Just past halfway -

9
33
32 (-3.1; should be pitting soon)
17 (-6.3)
87 (-9.0)
14
41
21
60
2
40
90
47
64
27
22
43
12
25
8
20
44
35
59
5
11
1
10
18
6
34 (-1 lap)
4 (-1 lap)
36 (-1 lap)
28 (-2 laps)
58 (-3 laps)
23 (-3 laps)
49 (-4 laps)
99 (-19 laps)
38 (out; -30 laps)
66 (out; -50 laps)
72 (-58 laps)
0 (out)
7 (out)

[steveegg]

Dunno. Debris saves Shane.

[steveegg]

Paul Wolfe gets the pardon this time, as everyone comes in.

[steveegg]

Race out - 17 9 32 23 33

[WestCoastGal]

Mr Debris always shows up when needed!

[steveegg]

Check that (why can't I remember that Kenny Wallace is the 22 in Busch?) - race out - 17 9 32 22 41 33

[WestCoastGal]

Matt take 4??

[steveegg]

There's the sink for Norm; hot and cold running water, and cold-running beer.

[steveegg]

Yep. Seems he brought his Killer Bees with him.

[steveegg]

Track lights on, pace car lights off. I like that combo.

Green flag.

[WestCoastGal]

Hopefully he's taken that into account in the redo of the kitchen. I'm sure if he's seen it he has.

[steveegg]

4-wide, as Martin passes Kenseth for the lead.

CRANK IT UP, 4-WIDE!

[steveegg]

Boston Reid ends this round of Crank It Up with a Reid spin.

[steveegg]

Now I've seen it all; the right-front tire from Nemechek's car rolls into the driver's door and blocks the jackman.

[WestCoastGal]

Reed catches someone with his rt front and spins.

[WestCoastGal]

I haven't seen that happen before either. Bad luck there.

DW says better show the driver the video on that. lol

[steveegg]

61 to go (and 1 to green) -

9
17
33
32
60
41
21
22
90
14
87
47
2
8
64
20
25
11
27
40
44
59
12
10
43
35
1
18
6
5
34 (pardoned; scored ahead of the 5 on that lap)
4 (-1 lap)
36 (-1 lap)
28 (-2 laps)
58 (-3 laps)
23 (-3 laps)
49 (-4 laps)
99 (out)
38 (out)
66 (out)
72 (out)
0 (out)
7 (out)

[WestCoastGal]

Rain??