Nascar Sprint Cup Auto Club 400 at California Speedway - Sunday 3-27-11 - FOX 3pm ET

Nascar.com ^ | 3/22/11

[NormsRevenge]

Off to a wild start this year and now it's off to Southern California.. where it never rains, but then sometimes, Ohhh, does it pour.. ;-)

As always, this thread is dedicated to the US Armed Forces and the Republic it defends around the globe 24 by 7.

[NormsRevenge]

Welcome to the weekly Nascar at FR thread!

This Week - The Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway

March 27, 2011



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Sprint Cup --- Auto Club 400 - 03|27|11 - FOX Sun. 3pm ET
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Qualifying 03|25|11 Fri. 7pm ET SPeed

Nationwide --- Royal Purple 300 - 03|26|11 - ESPN2 Sat. 5pm ET
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Qualifying 03|26|11 Sat. 1pm ET SPeed

Trucks are off 'til next month at Martinsville, April 2.

FRFL'ers: Deadline to select your drivers is Mar 25 2:00am PDT

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California Speedway
TUNE IN NASCAR Broadcast Schedule

California Auto Club Speedway has a history that you might expect a track just 50 miles from Hollywood to have.

The speedway sits on a 568-acre site that once hosted the first steel mill located west of the Rocky Mountains, Kaiser Steel Mill.

The mill produced the steel that helped build the Liberty ships used by the Allies to win World War II.

Click to visit web site




Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 14 degrees
Distance: 2.0 miles
Shape: D-shaped Oval

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The FR Canteen
24 by 7

[NormsRevenge]

California race thread is up.. Ping!!

[umgud]

I’m in.

[SouthTexas]

Badda bump!

[NormsRevenge]

Walmart signs up to offer $99 ticket special
http://www.nascar.com/news/110321/walmart-ticket-special/index.html

Walmart is taking its low-price promise to NASCAR this season, partnering with nearly a dozen tracks to sponsor a special ticket package that includes four tickets, four soft drinks, four hot dogs and one souvenir program for $99.

The ticket promotion, which will be offered for 18 of 38 Sprint Cup races in 2011, serves as the first example of how Walmart plans to activate its new licensing agreement with NASCAR.

The world’s largest retailer signed an agreement earlier this year that allows it to develop apparel, home goods and other products bearing NASCAR, driver and team imagery and marks. It is promoting that affiliation at stores and on SPEED, and NASCAR officials anticipate Walmart also will spend on promotions at the track and team level.

[23 Everest]

As a post season ticket holder and a local, Fontana is not my favorite track. Yes the track is fabulous, the view is terrific but traffic to/from the track and the actually race leaves a lot to be desired. We've been to Talladega, camped out in the Pecan Grove, been to Daytona, have relatives there and TMS, froze our butts off on the aluminum seats in turn 3.

[umgud]

BTW, I’m in, but not motivated. This is the most boring race of the year. It ain’t much better from the grandstand either.

[umgud]

BTW, I’m in, but not motivated. This is the most boring race of the year. It ain’t much better from the grandstand either.

[NormsRevenge]

I miss all the day bree flags for hot dog wrappers

[afnamvet]

Fontana Bump!

[vox_freedom]

Thanks for the thread & ping!

[umgud]

Yeah, all the wrappers heat things up.

[NormsRevenge]

Pack wet gear this year.. we are looking at a moist week ahead..

[23 Everest]

Slept in a tent on a air mattress in a thunder storm at Talladega one year. Know the drill! :-)

[MtnClimber]

Can some rookie car spin off and launch into the Californa politician/union VIP box? Just wishing on them what they are doing to the rest of us!

[happydogx2]

Thanks for the thread, Norm.

‘bout 70 degrees forecast for the track on race day. A two miler, hmmmmmm.

[tubebender]

Sure... the minute I step out on the deck for a warm glass of Bob’s Really Good Red you post the thread. Breaking news here on the waterfront... It didn’t rain today!

[NormsRevenge]

We’re wetter than ducks in a hot tub here.

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

I held season tix the first five years and agree about the traffic and about the view but I got burned out on the races there, most were yawn fests. I would much rather spend my money at Irwindale on a Saturday night.

[Niteflyr]

I’ll be there on Sunday...woo hoo!!...:oP