March 25, 2017
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- Happy Hour (final) practice for the Auto Club 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#24-Elliott 187.480
#78-Truex, Jr. 187.378
#21-Blaney 187.066
#77-Jones 186.994
#42-Larson 186.814
slowest: #33-Earnhardt 175.910 & #51-Hill 173.269
best 10 consecutive lap ave: #24-Elliott 182.180
notes: #24-Elliott and #42-Larson make contact with the outside wall in separate incidents. The teams are repairing the cars. #18-Busch spun off turn 2 but did not hit anything.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Happy Hour Practice speeds page (pdf) (3-25-2017) - First Saturday practice for the Auto Club 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after 55 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#77-Jones 187.251
#24-Elliott 186.843
#31-Newman 186.732
#48-Johnson 186.384
#2-Keselowski 186.292
best 10 consecutive lap ave: #77-Jones 183.048
slowest: #55-Cope 171.846 & #51-Hill 172.356
notes: just as practice ended, #38-Ragan had a tire go down and spun and hit the wall, and will go to a backup car. With about 10 minutes left in practice, #4-Harvick bounced off the wall, took the car to the garage and the team is working on the car in hopes of not going to a backup car.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Saturday 1st Practice speeds page (pdf) (3-25-2017) - Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Auto Club 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway have been made.
With the field downsized to 40 cars and only 39 cars entered, five pit stalls (33,41,42,43,44) have been eliminated, are not in play and don’t count towards driving through more than three pit boxes.
Pole sitter #42-Larson chose pit stall 1, the first stall available [as do most pole sitters].
Outside pole sitter #11-Hamlin, Jr. took pit stall 2, right behind #42-Larson.
#2-Keslowski, who starts 3rd, took stall 12A, the next with an opening in front of it
The final pit stall (stall 40) was taken by #78-Truex Jr., who starts 4th.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart the Pit Stall Selection chart.(3-25-2017) - Johnson working on contract extension: #48-Jimmie Johnson was asked about the status of his contract during his media availability on Friday at Auto Club Speedway. “We are always talking and working on the details. We don’t have anything ready yet, but I’m sure we will announce before long.”[More](3-25-2017)
- Kurt Busch files countersuit against agent: Kurt Busch has filed a countersuit against former agent Jon Caponigro, whose firm sued Busch for $1.4 million for unpaid and future fees after Busch terminated the deal last year. Busch, in a court filing Friday, said he had paid Caponigro’s firm $1.3 million since 2011 and is asking to be awarded “millions” in damages.[More](3-25-2017)
- Larson wins Auto Club XFINITY race: #42-Kyle Larson won the Service King 300 at Auto Club Speedway. It is his sixth XFINITY Series win and first of the year. Pole-sitter #22-Joey Logano finished second after leading a race-high 70 laps, followed by #18-Kyle Busch, #20-Erik Jones, #9-William Byron, #6-Darrell Wallace, Jr., #1-Elliott Sadler, #48-Brennan Poole, #7-Justin Allgaier, and #3-Ty Dillon.
There were seven cautions for 43 laps and 18 lead changes among 6 leaders.
The average speed was 116.883 mph.
Complete results are on the Auto Club race results page (pdf). (3-25-2017)
Race stage winners:
Stage 1 – lap 35 – #18-Kyle Busch
Stage 2 – lap 70 – #18-Kyle Busch
Stage 3 – lap 150 – #42-Kyle Larson - Auto Club XFINITY Race Fast Facts:
Kyle Larson(i) won the 19th Annual Service King 300, his sixth victory in 94 NASCAR XFINITY Series
races.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2017.
This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in five races at Auto Club Speedway.
Joey Logano(i) (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in nine races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his
second top-10 finish in 2017.
Kyle Busch(i) (third) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 18 races at Auto Club Speedway.
William Byron (fifth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 17 points over William Byron #.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(3-25-2017) - XFINITY Driver standings following Auto Club:
1) #1-Elliott Sadler, 189
2) #9-William Byron, 172, -17
3) #7-Justin Allgaier, 143, -46
4) #16-Ryan Reed, 143, -46
5) #6-Darrell Wallace Jr., 140, -49
6) #48-Brennan Poole, 133, -56
7) #21-Daniel Hemric, 131, -58
8) #5-Michael Annett, 113, -76
9) #19-Matt Tifft, 111, -78
10) #11-Blake Koch, 106, -83
See complete owner and driver standings on the driver standings(pdf) and owner standings page (pdf).(3-25-2017) - Logano on XFINITY pole at Auto Club: #22-Joey Logano won the Coors Light pole for the Service King 300 at Auto Club Speedway with a speed of 182.556mph. #21-Daniel Hemric will start second. The rest of the top 10: #20-Erik Jones, #00-Cole Custer, #2-Paul Menard, #9-William Byron, #42-Kyle Larson, #33-Brandon Jones, #3-Ty Dillon, and #6-Darrell Wallace, Jr.
Did Not Qualify: none.
The starting lineup is posted on the Auto Club starting lineup page (pdf).(3-25-2017) - Auto Club XFINITY Qualifying Notes:
Joey Logano(i) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 19th Annual Service King 300 with a lap of
39.440 seconds, 182.556 mph.
This is his 32nd pole in 161 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2017.
This is his fourth pole in nine races at Auto Club Speedway.
Daniel Hemric (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2017 and his first at Auto Club Speedway.
Erik Jones(i) (third) posted his third top-10 start at Auto Club Speedway. It is his second in three races
this season.
Daniel Hemric (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(3-25-2017) - Bristol to treat track surface again: The track applied the treatment last year to the lower groove in the four turns and coming out of the straightaways to help rubber stick to the track.[More](3-25-2017)
- Dover to ‘Light It Up Blue’ for Autism Awareness Month: Dover Downs Hotel & Casino and Dover International Speedway will continue their support for increasing understanding and acceptance of autism by participating in the global “Light It Up Blue” campaign, organized by Autism Speaks, in April. Two of Delaware’s most famous landmarks, the Monster Monument at Victory Plaza presented by Smithfield, as well as the Dover Downs Hotel, will be illuminated in blue light throughout April, coinciding with Autism Awareness Month.[More](3-25-2017)
- Happy Hour (final) practice for the Auto Club 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
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