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

[BurbankKarl]

They go to the softer tires to have more pitstops....now created other unintended problems.

[steveegg]

Flash really blocked Kenseth, and now Team Roush (6/17/99) gangs up on him.

[Wneighbor]

if you have RoadRunner, it's free

Hey, I didn't know that! When I get moved I'm getting Roadrunner!

[steveegg]

Meanwhile, Front Row Joe has checked out (up 2.5 on JJ, who is up another 1.6 on Happy).

[GRRRRR]

Not a nice move by Kenseth, trying to spin out a fellow competitor....;}

[SouthTexas]

A little banging and Flash gave it back.

[WestCoastGal]

Yes FOX has done really well this year on the re-starts. Hopefully NBC is watching!

Heart failure here with the 24 stunt.

[SouthTexas]

Great catch!

[steveegg]

One of them racing deals. Flash aggressively blocked.

[Eaker]

[SouthTexas]

Think the 17 paid a higher price for the hit.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Eaker!

[GRRRRR]

Looks like that move hurt 17 more than he would have liked...that's gonna upset his aero on that all important front right tar...

[steveegg]

Green slow down the back; flat left-rear. If we get a caution, it will save Rubberhead and Biffle (still on the tail end of the lead lap) and Rocket Man (1st car 1 lap down).

No caution.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I use brighthouse, not rr.

Looks like allot of drivers are going to complain about Goodyear's messing with the tires after this race. Too many flats and cheap rubber on the track.

[steveegg]

Now that's a bump-draft. DW crashing the party.

[tubebender]

Should I call the fire dept or the EPA...

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I don't know about blocked. Too early in the race for that and Kenseth is a pal of his. I think he was getting out of the way and the two tripped over each other.

[steveegg]

Ahhh, nice.

[steveegg]

Like I said, one of them racing deals. Cost Matt about a mph.