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[pre-race]

  1. ] LOCATION: our Auto Club Speedway(ACS) track page 
    1. ] details on the track, ] address, ] map, ] links to ACS site for ] tickets, ] directions ] parking ] faq, ] ... 
  2. ] 2013-03-22 - Driver Rankings(aka the Best Pool Picks) for the  Auto Club 400 at ACS
    1. ] by espn.com REPORT on Auto Club 400 -  48, 20, 18, 88, 5
    2. ] by mrn.com - REPORT on Auto Club 400 - 48, 18, 20, 14, 55   
    3. ] @ Vegas Insider - 48,(2,5,20,18) 
    4. ] @ Bovada - 48,18,20,(2, 5) 
    5. ] @ world sports - 48,(18,5,20), 2 
    6. * NOTE - bracketed drivers indicate drivers have the same odds
  3. x] 2013-03-22 who's fast - CUP 
    1. ] Practice-1 - 15,11,51,18,22,16,55,29 (fast lap time = 38.832, spread between top 10 fastest =0.396)
  4. x] 2013-03-22 - NASCAR - CUP 
    1. ] QUALIFYING RESULTS - 11, 16, 2, 18, 20, 22, 56, 14, 55, 78 (fast lap time = 38.410, spread between top 10 fastest =0.367)
    2. ] Starting Lineup -  2, 16 going to back because of engine changes
  5. ] 2013-03-23 who's fast - CUP 
    1. ] Practice 1 - 16, 51, 18, 11, 78, 15, 55,, 88, 56, 22,(fast lap time = 38.657, spread between top 10 fastest =0.326)
    2. ] Practice 2(final) - 55, 15, 20, 48, 2, 5, 51, 16, 1, 42 (fast lap time = 39.269, spread between top 10 fastest =0.298)
  1. ] ARTICLE: GI JOE movie stars to be Grand Marshalls for Auto Club 400
    1. ]  D.J. Cotrona and Adrianne Palicki will handle the Grand Marshall duties for this weekends race. One of Mexico’s most acclaimed and popular actresses, Kate del Castillo, will serve as Honorary Starter.  
  2. ] nascar.com - event preview - Auto Club 400
    1. ] VIDEO what to look for @ACS this weekend with Alan Cavana and Marty Snider
  3. ] Auto Club Speedway - thinking the racing at ACS this weekend may be less than thrilling, check out this
    1. ] VIDEO[03:00] 2011 finish - Jimmie Johnson VS Kyle Busch and then there was three ...

[race] links - go to video highlight clips 

  1. ] LAP# 1 - Start
    1. ] DW new starting command - "Allright folks, c'mon get up off your seat, get up on your feet, Lets go racing boys!! boogity boogity boogity!!! 
    2. ] noticeably less "Danica" talk this weekend, she was hardly even mentioned ...
  2. ] LAP# 30 - Caution# 1 - #30 David Stremme spins, single car,
    1. ] everyone's pitting.
    2. ] josh wise gets lucky dog
  3. ] LAP# 34 - Restart# 1
    1. ] 11, 18,29,15, 22,20 78,55 UP FRONT
    2. ] 78 goes down low on apron to try to gain spots on restart 
    3. ] Biffle gets a little loose, saves it, gets into 24 a bit (just before Hill blows)
  4. ] LAP# # - Caution# 2 - #35 Timmy Hill - engine blows
    1. ] 78 car damaged, 15 slaps wall, suspected both ran thru oil from Hills engine failure
    2. ] more pitting with right side damage, same issue as above -   55, 5, 2, 24 many cars running high groove affected
    3. ] kyle busch complaining about loud noises after going thru oil
  5. ] LAP# 43 - Restart# 2
    1. ] 18, 11, 22, 29, 20,1,17,28, UP FRONT
    2. ] logano leading, ...
    3. ] stewart leading
    4. ] green flag pit stops starting
    5. ] 78, 29 penalized
    6. ] stewart, newman and patrick all staying out longer, strategy = ? fuel mileage ?, giving up 2 seconds a lap on cars with fresh tires 
    7. ] after all stops, kyle leading, 22, 11, 88, 20, 14 
  6. ] LAP# 91 - Caution# 3 - ?? debris ??
    1. ] everyone pitting, 4 tires, fuel,  
    2. ] 2 more stops from here,
    3. ] 2 gets speeding penalty, was 13th now 27th
    4. ] david reutiman gets free pass
  7. ] LAP# 9? - Restart# 3
    1. ] 11, 18, 22, 88, 20, 14, 5, 99, 15,56, 16 ,1 ,29 UP FRONT
    2. ] 11 + 18 battle for lead off restart
    3. ] 18 leading at halfway,
    4. ] 27 menard off pace, into pits
    5. ] 20 unschededuled stop, tire going down, after contact with Biffle, goes a lap down 
  8. ] LAP# 117 - Caution# 4 - #87 joe nemechek brushes wall after lr tire goes down 
    1. ] everyone pitting, 25 cars on lead lap
    2. ] earnhardt had problem in pits on RR, 22 sec stop moves him back from 3rd to 22nd position
    3. ] montoya prb with shifter, broke from gearbox
  9. ] LAP# 120 - Restart# 4
    1. ] 18, 11, 22, 29, 14, 99, 39, 16,  UP FRONT
    2. ] earnhardt from 21st to 12th in a few laps
  10. ] LAP# 130 - Caution# 5 - #9 Marcos Ambrose - l/r tire goes down
    1. ] everyone pitting, 4 tires for most,
    2. ] stewart,15,2,20 take 2 to pick up position 
    3. ] 20 gets his lap back
  11. ] LAP# 135 - Restart# 5
    1. ] 14, 15, 2, 20, 22, 29, 16, 11, 39,18, 88, 5 UP FRONT
    2. ] 78 - back on lead lap. Hill back in race, was oil line that was loose, not engine failure
    3. ] 14 - stewart leading,
    4. ] DW - says "its the hardest he's ever seen Stewart work driving the car"
    5. ] 18 - is up from 10th on restart to 2nd
    6. ] lap#144 - 14, 18, 29, 22, 15, 2, 11, 39, 20,
    7. ] kyle busch gets by 14 for lead
    8. ] jpm goes to garage
    9. ] lap#162 - 88, 55, 56 first group into pits for final green flag stops
    10. ] martin gets speeding penalty 
    11. ] lap#167 - 18 from the lead is one of the last to make final stops
  12. ] LAP# # - Caution# 6 - #9 marcos ambrose - l/r tire blows - (has extreme slow motion view)
    1. ] about 1/2 of lead lap drivers are pitting again after just completing pit stop 
  13. ] LAP# 170 - Restart# 6
    1. ] UP FRONT 18, 29, 22, 5, 2, 11, 39, 14, 88, 24, 20, 16, 15, 99, 78, 27, 51, 31,
    2. ] great restart, 29 has trouble taking off,
  14. ] LAP# 175 - Caution# 7 - #55 mark martin - l/r tire down, hits wall
    1. ] 38 gilliland involved (caught up)
    2. ] 11 hamlin, 39 newman - another pit stop 
    3. ] 11 lost lug nut, has to repit
  15. ] LAP# 180 - Restart# 7
    1. ] UP FRONT - 18, 5, 22, 14, 2, 29, 16, 24, 99, 20, 43, 78, 15, 88, 51
    2. ] great restart again, kahne/stewart battle,  biffle coming, kurt busch coming,
    3. ] 11, 48, 56 coming from back 
  16. ] LAP# 185 - Caution 8 - #15 Bowyer spins after engine failure, from 10th place to the garage
    1. ] pitting - everyone ?? except for 8  cars ?
    2. ] logano reporting water temp @ 300, oil pressure pegged, car is visibly blowing water out
    3. ] newman speeding on pit row
    4. ] 17 staying out ?
  17. ] LAP# 188 - Restart 8
    1. ] UP FRONT 18, 22, 14, 78, 99, 11
    2. ] 88 with a great save
    3. ] "best race ever at ACS" says TV announcer
    4. ] logano into  hamlin straitening him out
    5. ] 22 logano leading / 11 hamlin 2nd, ford VS toyota ,22 still blowing water out
    6. ] 99, 18 ,88 battle for 3rd  
    7. ] hamlin logano wreck each other
    8. ] kyle Busch gets by 11/22 on high side ( see video below)
  18. ] LAP# 200 - Finish -  #18 Kyle Busch wins, moves UP to 6th in season points
    1. ]  Kyle Busch  - first victory in 32 races for Kyle, KB sweeps the weekend with victories in CUP and NNS race, first ever CUP victory for Toyota at ACS race, post race press conference - VIDEO[05:00] explains how the battle for the lead was won, compares to 2011 finish with Harvick winning, ...  

[post-race]

  1. ] ARTICLE: Race Summary BY: AP
    1. ] DESCRIPTION: summary of events during this race won by Kyle Busch  - ] lap by lap - Auto Club 400
  2. ] ARTICLE: Results Final @mrn.com
    1. ] DESCRIPTION:  final results for this race, complete list of finishing positions
  3. ] VIDEOs:[01:47] Race highlights packages
    1. [03:00] espn [03:47] speed tv -  [11:37] nascar - extended highlights pkg
  4. ] VIDEO:[142:39] Race - complete 
    1. ] Auto Club 400

  1. ] Driver Reports
    1. ] nascar.com - driver reports page after the Auto Club - where they stand, who's up, who's down
  2. [ Best of the Rest ]   
    1. ] Dale Earnhardt Jr - #88 -2nd place, moves UP to 1st in season points 
      1. a good race for Dale Jr, making a good recovery from a botched pit stop that move him back into the middle of the pack and a great slide recovery that enabled Jr to also extend his season long streak of top 10 finishes to 5, his best ever start to the season  post race press conference - talks about - botched pit stop, teamwork, has suggestion for track owners about repaving a couple of lanes on the back stretch only. post race team report
    2. ] Joey Logano - #22 - 3rd place, 9th in season points 
      1. Joey raced hard at the front of the pack all day, late in the race the car was overheating but still running at the front, on the last restart he threw a major block on 14 who was trying to get underneath him and then was involved in a fierce battle for the lead with arch rival Denny Hamlin, which ended up with the 11 going hard into the inside retaining wall and Logano capturing 3rd spot.
      2. says he wasn't trying to wreck Hamlin
      3. and that he will call stewart - 
    3. ] Carl Edwards - 4th place, 4th in season points,
      1.  cousin carl says it all in his post race interview -  "now thats entertainment, we had it all this afternoon,we had racin, we had wrecking, we had ..." post race team report
    4. x] Kurt Busch - 5th place, 13th in season points,  
      1. - post race press conference - talks about the different lanes, the "amazing racing", attempting the late race pass on brother Kyle and more ..
    5. ] Greg Biffle - 6th place - 5th in standings,  
      1. ] came from the back of the feild after an engine change after qualifying. post race team report
    6. ] Matt Kenseth - 7th place - 11th in standings, 
      1. ] another good solid run for Kenseth in the JGR Toyota, post race team report, on the last restart Ricky Stenhouse Jr ran into the back of Matt causing him to lose about 8 spots
    7. ] Paul Menard - 8th place - 8th in standings - 
      1. Menard started in 27th position and ended with his 4th top 10 finish in 5 races, also on a career best start of the season, and leading the RCR crew this year post race team report
    8. ] Kasey Kahne - 9th place - 7th in standings 
      1. ] - great finish for Kahne who battle back after getting damage from contact with the wall early in the race (after the T.Hill Caution ) post race team report 
    9. ] Ryan Newman - 10th place - 20th standings  
      1. ] 2nd week in a row with a top 10, best of the SHR group today, go get your free Blooming onion at the Outback today!! post race team report
  3. [ What happened to ...  ]   
    1. ] Jeff Gordon - 11th place, 18th in standings, up 3 spots 
      1. ] recovered from contact with the wall, post race team report
    2. ] Jimmie Johnson - 12th place, 3rd in standings - 
      1. ] Johnson not really a factor at all in this race, surprising given his previous domination at this track
    3. ] Jamie McMurray - 19th place, 16th in standings 
      1. ] good run for EGR, teammate JP Montoya is in the garage again  
    4. ] Tony Stewart - 22nd place finish, 22nd in standings 
      1. ] was running up front with a shot at the win, at the final restart, got blocked by Logano and ended up going backwards and finishing 22nd, after the race Stewart was involved in a post race conflict, see ... 
      2. ] Stewart VS Logano  
    5. ] Brad Keselowski  - 23rd place finish, 2nd in standings - moves DOWN (-12) 
      1. ] A day of adversity for Brad ends his streak of 4(four) top 5 finishes to start the season and moves him out of the points lead. After being forced to start at the back of the pack due to an engine change, getting a speeding penalty and then having  engine overheating issues, Brad did have the car up front for a good portion of the day but ultimately the race did not finish well.
    6. ] Denny Hamlin - 25th place finish, DOWN to10th place in season points  
      1. ] raced up front for most of the day, overcame pit road miscue, battling for the win on the final laps with Logano and ended up wrecking, took a hard head on hit into the infield wall, collapsed after exiting car and sent to local hospital for further evaluation. 
      2. ] released from Hospital - foxsports story, usatoday story discusses injury and wreck with Logano
      3. ] ARTICLE: Hamlin out for at least six weeks 
    7. ] Danica Patrick - 26th place finish, 29th in points 
      1. ] finished the race, no wrecks, only 1 lap down, and currently only 21 points behind teamate and team owner T.Stewart in points standings
    8. ] Clint Bowyer - 35th place finish, DOWN to 14th place in standings 
      1. ] great run, engine failure  post race team report
  4. x] Television(TV) coverage and Ratings (Auto Club Speedway, ) 
    1. ] This site has full stats for the TV broadcast on FOX, which indicated that 146 minutes of the total 197 minutes of the TV broadcast was RACE COVERAGE (74.11%) and the balance was COMMERCIALS(25.89%). 
    2. ] The race averaged a 4.5/## in the overnight ratings. That's up +  32% over last year's 3.4/## for the same race.(rain shortened in 2012) For the weekend, the Auto Club 500 was the top non-NCAA sporting event by a wide margin
    3. ] So far this year, 4/5 races broadcast on FOX have posted a year-to-year increase. 
    4. ] In 5 races this season, the NASCAR TV ratings are UP 16 %.
  5. ] Attendance - although NASCAR no longer provides their unofficial guess estimated attendance figures, 
    1. ] A local newspaper is reporting that about 85k turned out on Sunday after an effective marketing effort by ACS staff.
    2. ] with some people(see above) guess estimating the crowd at about (90+%) of the 92K seat speedway capacity.
    3. ] Last years announced attendance at this race was something like 60k. 
    4. ] the grandstands at the ACS race were noticebly - x] 3/4  ] full 
  6. ] NOW lets talk about "the racing" at the Auto Club 400
    1. ] Awesome! In his un-official survey of having fans grade the race, the Auto Club 400 recieved exceedingly high grades according to Richard Allen at Racing with Rich.com

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a NASCAR fan with some serious photography skills attends his first NASCAR race, some great shots here and downloadable desktop backgrounds as well

  1.  ] PHOTO ESSAY - Auto club 400 - BY:Sean Klingelhoefer @:speedhunters.com  from tech inspection to race action, flying parts and more, Sean captures the event through the eyes of a fan (with some really good photo skills) and documents his day along with the photos.
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NAME: NASCAR-CUP-race-05-California-Auto-Club-400

DESCRIPTION: RACE RECAP - ] Starting Grid, ] Race Summary ] Finishing Results ] VIDEO Highlights for the NASCAR sprint cup Series Race 5 @ Auto Club Speedway WON by Kyle Busch 2)Earnhardt 3)Logano 4)Edwards 5) Kurt Busch

START DATE TIME: 2013-03-24 12:00:00

EST DURATION: 04:00:00

END DATE TIME: 2013-03-24 16:00:00

STATUS: Completed

PRIORITY: -5

OWNER ID: 1

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