NASCAR at Fontana 2016: Start time, lineup, TV schedule
FONTANA, Calif. — It's NASCAR race day at Auto Club Speedway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for Sunday’s Auto Club 400.
START TIME: Actor Eric Dane is scheduled to instruct drivers to start their engines at 3:38 p.m. ET (12:38 p.m. local) today. If you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 3:47 p.m. ET for the green flag.
RACE DISTANCE: The Auto Club 400 is 200 laps around the 2-mile track for a total of 400 miles.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Jon Foreman will sing the anthem at 3:32 p.m. ET.
TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: Fox will broadcast today's race. The pre-race show is scheduled at 3 p.m. ET (noon local). Motor Racing Network will call the race on the radio.
WEATHER: Sunday’s forecast is excellent — partly cloudy skies with a high of 80 and almost no chance of rain.
LAST TIME: Brad Keselowski passed Kurt Busch on the final lap to win last year’s Auto Club 400, a race extended nine laps past the scheduled 200.
STARTING LINEUP: Austin Dillon scored an upset win of sorts Friday by grabbing the pole with a speed of 188.482 mph. Following in the top five will be Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman and Carl Edwards.
Here's the starting lineup for today's NASCAR race at Auto Club Speedway (car number in parentheses):
1. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet
3. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
4. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet
5. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota
6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota
7. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford
8. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
9. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
10. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet
11. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
12. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet
13. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet
14. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford
15. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford
16. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford
17. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
18. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford
19. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
20. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota
21. (44) Brian Scott, Ford
22. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford
23. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet
24. (14) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet
25. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford
26. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
27. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet
28. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet
29. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet
30. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
31. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet
32. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
33. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota
34. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford
35. (23) David Ragan, Toyota
36. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet
37. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet
38. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet
39. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford