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NASCAR NEXTEL CUP AUTO CLUB 500 FONTANA CALIFORNIA_____February 27, 2005 2pm ET FOX
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Posted on 02/24/2005 4:05:54 PM PST by 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

Total Site 568 acres
Speedway Interior 130.7 acres
 
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



TOPICS: Extended News; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; fontana; nascar; nextel; nextelcup; racing; wcgnascarthread
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To: WestCoastGal

Thought I heard fog. Pretty much the same deal.


381 posted on 02/26/2005 4:40:42 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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To: WestCoastGal

2-car checkout (9-33 ahead by 1.7), then another 2-car checkout (17-32 ahead by 1.1).


382 posted on 02/26/2005 4:43:38 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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To: steveegg

The Busch cars always have the problem of limited tires.

MM using the scuffs first, sounds like Tony's stratergery as well.


383 posted on 02/26/2005 4:45:42 PM PST by WestCoastGal (From the time I came back, I knew I could race. It seemed like nobody else had confidence/Steve Park)
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To: WestCoastGal
Yep. Looks like Kenseth's out of horsepower; Hmiel's pulled away with 3rd.

Hmiel has 2 sets of stickers, and we've got a couple drops (DW says keep the vortex going).

384 posted on 02/26/2005 4:47:16 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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To: steveegg

Tomorrow's weather is supposed to be ok. Although today's report said that too. Fontana is set up against the mountains there, so any weather tends to scoot right along that front side.


385 posted on 02/26/2005 4:49:24 PM PST by WestCoastGal (From the time I came back, I knew I could race. It seemed like nobody else had confidence/Steve Park)
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To: WestCoastGal
Starting to see more raindrops on the lenses, and it's real dark behind the backstretch.

Martin's checking out (1.1 seconds up on Smoke, 2.2 on Hmiel, 4.5 on Kenseth).

386 posted on 02/26/2005 4:51:31 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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To: WestCoastGal
Grissom black-flagged. We lose another car from the vortex.

41 to go.

387 posted on 02/26/2005 4:52:15 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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To: WestCoastGal

Caution for rain in Turn 4.


388 posted on 02/26/2005 4:52:59 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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To: steveegg

Mist also reported by MRN in Turns 1-2.


389 posted on 02/26/2005 4:54:11 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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To: steveegg
That caution light thingy is cool looking.


390 posted on 02/26/2005 4:55:06 PM PST by WestCoastGal (From the time I came back, I knew I could race. It seemed like nobody else had confidence/Steve Park)
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To: WestCoastGal

Everybody pitting (don't have it on FX because of local commercials).


391 posted on 02/26/2005 4:55:10 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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To: steveegg

Cool - thanks for the update.


392 posted on 02/26/2005 4:56:00 PM PST by alancarp (When does it cease to be "Freedom of the Press" and become outright SEDITION?)
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To: WestCoastGal
It certainly gets your attention :-)

Looks like most people are grabbing 4 and gas.

393 posted on 02/26/2005 4:56:18 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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To: steveegg

It's a tiny little rain blob.... amazing.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1350514/posts?page=32#32


394 posted on 02/26/2005 4:56:51 PM PST by glock rocks (WYGIWYG)
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Wow they did have to pit.


395 posted on 02/26/2005 4:57:58 PM PST by WestCoastGal (From the time I came back, I knew I could race. It seemed like nobody else had confidence/Steve Park)
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396 posted on 02/26/2005 4:58:13 PM PST by al baby (Dick Trickle is not just a medical condition)
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To: glock rocks

That little blob has all the colors in it!


397 posted on 02/26/2005 4:58:58 PM PST by WestCoastGal (From the time I came back, I knew I could race. It seemed like nobody else had confidence/Steve Park)
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To: glock rocks
Just enough, though.

Reid (collects the points), Sauter and Wolfe stay out, and now Reid pits. Race off pit road - 9 59 (fuel only for him) 17 33 32 21 41 60

398 posted on 02/26/2005 4:59:45 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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To: WestCoastGal

Isn't the track west of San Bernadino... under the cross hair symbol... by the little green blob?


399 posted on 02/26/2005 5:00:40 PM PST by glock rocks (WYGIWYG)
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To: WestCoastGal

Sauter now collecting the points; Wolfe also trails him.


400 posted on 02/26/2005 5:00:55 PM PST by steveegg (The secret goal of lieberals - to ensure that no future generation can possibly equal theirs.)
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