All you need to know NASCAR weekend at Auto Club Speedway

NASCAR WEEKEND

Auto Club Speedway

Race schedule

Friday

10:30 a.m. – Sprint Cup practice (85 minutes)

Noon – Xfinity practice (85 minutes)

2:30 p.m. – Xfinity practice (55 minute)

4:45 p.m. – Sprint Cup qualifying

Saturday

8 a.m. – Sprint Cup practice (55 minutes)

9:15 a.m, – Xfinity qualifying

11:30 a.m. – Sprint Cup practice (55 minutes)

1 p.m – Xfinity TreatMyClot300 race (150 laps, 300 miles)

Sunday

11:50 a.m. – Sprint Cup introductions

12:30 p.m. – Sprint Cup Auto Club 400 (200 laps, 400 miles)

TICKETS

Sprint Cup Auto Club 400

Tickets: $39-59-79-99-109; garage tour pack $169

Qualifying: $20 general admission; $30 reserved

Xfinity Series Drive4Clots.com

Race tickets: $30-50-60

GRANDSTAND ADMISSIONS

Sunday -- Auto Club 400

$155 -- Premium (Club area)

$115 -- Upper grandstands (rows 41-48)

$105 -- Upper grandstands (rows 34-40)

$85 -- Upper grandstands (rows 24-33)

$65 -- Lower grandstands (rows 15-23)

$45 -- Lower grandstands (rows 1-14)

Saturday -- Xfinity TreatMyClots.com 300

$65-- Premium

$55 -- Upper Reserved (rows 24-48)

$35 -- General admission (rows 11-23)

Friday

$30 -- Premium

$20 -- General admission

Ticket packages

$175 -- Garage Tour Pack (3 days)

$139 -- Bud Block Party

$ 899 -- Budweiser Lounge/Skybox

SCHEDULE

Thursday

5 p.m. – St. Paddy’s Day FanFest, finish of hauler parade

5-5:45 p.m. The Relatives perfor

7:30-8:30 p.m. The Joshua Tree (U2 tribute band) performs

Friday

8:30 a.m. – Parking lots open

9 a.m.-- Fan Zone gates open

9:40 am. – Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony – Kyle Busch, 2014 Auto Club 400 wier – outside Gate B

10:30-11:55 a.m. – Sprint Cup practice

Noon-1:25 p.m. – Xfinity Series practice

1 p.m. – Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony – Brad Keselowski, 2015 Auto Club 400 race wier – outside Gate B

2:30-3:25 p.m. – Final Xfinity practice

4:15-5:30 p.m. – Xfinity driver autograph session at the Fan Zone Main Stage

4:45 p.m.– Sprint Cup qualifying

Saturday

6 a.m. – Parking lots open to public

8-8:55 a.m. – Sprint Cup practice

8:30-9:15 a.m. – The Aviators - main stage

9 a.m. – NonSense motocross exhibition

9 a.m. – Lucha Libre Wrestling - Viva La Fiesta area

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9 a.m. – Mariachi Los Reyes – main stage

9 a.m. – Stage Games/Balloons at Lefty’s Fun Zone

9:15 a.m. – Xfinity Series qualifying (two rounds)

9:30-10:30 a.m. – The Dose – main stage

9:30 a.m. – Q & A w/ Lefty at Lefty’s Fun Zone

10:30 a.m. – Mariachi Los Reyes - Viva La Fiesta

10:40 a.m.-- NonSense motocross exhibition

11-12:15 p.m. – Bobby McClendon –main stage

11 a.m. – Mariachi Los Reyes – Main Stage

11:15 a.m. – Lucha Libre Wrestling Exhibition - Viva La Fiesta

11:30 a.m.-12:25 p.m. – Final Sprint Cup practice

12:30 p.m. – Xfinity Series driver introductions

1 p.m, – Xfinity TreatMyClots.com 300 (150 laps, 300 miles)

Sunday

5 a.m. – Parking lots open to public

7-7:45a.m. - Sonrise Service with Switchfoot and NASCAR drivers Matt Kenseth and Trevor Bayne

8:30 a.m. – Q & A w/ Lefty – Lefty’s Fun Zone

8:45-9:45 a.m. – Kevin Ortiz, Fan Zone main stage

9 a.m. – Mariachi Los Reyes – Main Stage

9 a.m. – Driver Story Time with David Ragan – Lefty’s Fun Zone

9:30 a.m. – Lucha Libre Wresting Exhibition with Blue Demon Jr – Viva La Fiesta

9:30 a.m. – Mariachi Los Reyes - Viva La Fiesta

10:15-11:15 a.m. – Switchfoot pre-race concert, Fan Zone

10:15 a.m. – Stage Games/Balloons – Lefty’s Fun Zone

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Lucha Libre with Blue Demon Jr. – Viva La Fiesta

11:50 – Sprint Cup Series driver introductions

12:30 p.m. – Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 (200 Laps, 400 Miles)

PARKING

All parking is free. However, every vehicle entering in NASCAR must have a color-coded parking pass that corresponds with a designated access gate. Parking permits are assigned at the time of ticket purchase and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

TRACK INFO

Length: 2 miles

Race length: 400 Miles (200 laps)

Grandstand seating: 68,000

Banking: 14 degrees in tus, 11 degrees on frontstretch, 3 degrees on backstretch

Frontstretch: 3,100 feet

Backstretch: 2,500 feet

Pit road: 2,200 feet long with 44 individual pit stalls Garages: Three garages with 100 spaces Pit road speed: 55 mph Pace car speed: 60 mph

Pit stalls: Length: 42 feet; width: 20 feet

RECORDS

SPRINT CUP SERIES

Qualifying: Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 188.245 mph (38.248 sec.); Feb. 25, 2005

Race: Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 155.012 mph (3:13:32); June 22, 1997

Most wins: 5, Jimmie Johnson

Most poles: 3, Kurt Busch, Dey Hamlin

Most top fives: 12, Jimmie Johnson

Most top 10s: 15, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson

Most lead changes: 35, March 23, 2014

Fewest lead changes: 9, March 25, 2012

Most leaders: 16, Sept 2, 2007

Fewest leaders: 5, March 25, 2012

Most cautions: 12, Feb. 25, 2008

Fewest cautions: 1, March 25, 2012

Most caution laps: 51, Sept. 5, 2004

Fewest caution laps: 5, March 25, 2012

Most on lead lap: 32, March 22, 2015

Fewest on lead lap: 9, 2 times, most recently May 2, 1999

Most ruing at finish: 43, March 22, 2015

Fewest ruing at finish: 31, Oct. 11, 1999

Most laps led by wier: 228, Aug. 31, 2008

Fewest laps led by wier: 1, March 27, 2011; March 22, 2015

Most wins by a Manufacturer: 12,– Chevrolet

Closest margin of victory: 0.144 seconds, March 27, 2011

Greatest margin of victory: 12.871 seconds, May 2, 2004

Margins of victory under electronic timing since 1993

Race wiers

1997 Califoia 500 – Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet

1998 Califoia 500 -- Mark Martin, Ford

1999 Califoia 500 – Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet

2000 Napa 500 – Jeremy Mayfield, Ford

2001 NAPA 500 – Rusty Wallace, Ford

2002 NAPA 500 – Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet

2003 Auto Club 500 – Kurt Busch, Ford

2004 Auto Club 500 – Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet

2004 Pop Secret 500 – Elliott Sadler, Ford

2005 Auto Club 500 – Greg Biffle, Ford

2005 Sony HD 500 – Kyle Busch, Chevrolet

2006 Auto Club 500 – Matt Kenseth, Ford

2006 Sony HD 500 – Kasey Kahne, Dodge

2007 Auto Club 500 – Matt Kenseth, Ford

2007 Sharp Aquos 500 – Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet

2008 Auto Club 500 – Carl Edwards, Ford

2008 Pepsi 500 – Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet

2009 Auto Club 500 – Matt Kenseth, Ford

2009 Pepsi 500 – Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet

2010 Auto Club 500 – Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet

2020 Pepsi Max 400 – Tony Stewart, Chevrolet

2011 Auto Club 400 – Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet

2012 Auto Club 400 – Tony Stewart, Chevrolet

2013 Auto Club 400 – Kyle Busch, Toyota

2014 Auto Club 400 – Kyle Busch, Toyota

2015 – Brad Keslowski, Ford

Pole wiers

4 – Kurt Busch

3 – Dey Hamlin

2 – Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray, Brian Vickers

1 – Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Juan Pablo Montoya, Joe Nemechek, Ryan Newman, Steve Park, Mike Skier

Wiing car owners

9 – Rick Hendrick

7 – Jack Roush

2 – Joe Gibbs, Tony Stewart, Roger Penske

1 – Richard Childress, Ray Eveham, Michael Kranefuss, Robert Yates

XFINITY SERIES

Qualifying: Tony Stewart, Chevrolet; 185.941 mph (38.722 sec.); Feb. 26, 2005

Race: Hank Parker Jr., Chevrolet; 155.957 mph (1:55:25); April 28, 2001

Most wins: 6 , Kyle Busch

Most poles: 3,– Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Joey Logano

Most top fives: 11, Kevin Harvick

Most top 10s: 15, Kevin Harvick

Most lead changes: 23, Feb 25, 2006

Fewest lead changes: 6, Feb. 21, 2009

Most leaders: 12, April 28, 2001

Fewest leaders: 3, Feb. 21, 2009

Most cautions: 10, Sept. 10, 2009

Fewest cautions: 2, April 28, 2001

Most caution laps: 43, Feb. 26, 2005

Fewest caution laps: 8, April 28, 2001

Most finishers on lead lap: 30, Feb. 24, 2007

Fewest finishers on lead lap: 5, Sept. 10, 1997

Most ruing at finish: 39, 2 times, most recently Sept. 2, 2006

Fewest ruing atfinish: 26, Sept. 1, 2007

Most laps led by wier: 144, Aug. 30, 2008

Fewest laps led by wier: 4, Feb. 20, 2010

Most wins by a manufacturer: 9, Toyota

Closest margin of victory: .051 seconds, Feb. 20, 2010

Greatest margin of victory: 15.903 seconds, Sept. 10, 1997

Margins of victory under electronic timing since 1993.

Race wiers

1997 Kenwood 300 – Todd Bodine, Pontiac u20291998 Kenwood 300 – Dale Eahardt Jr., Chevrolet

1999 Auto Club 300 – Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet

2000 Auto Club 300 – Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet

2001 Auto Club 300 – Hank Parker Jr., Chevrolet

2002 Auto Club 300 – Scott Riggs, Ford

2003 1-800-PitStop.com – Matt Kenseth, Ford

2004 Stater Bros. 300 – Greg Biffle, Ford

2004 Target House 300 – Greg Biffle, Ford

2005 Stater Bros. 300 – Mark Martin, Ford

2005 AmeriQuest 300 – Carl Edwards, Ford

2006 Stater Bros. 300 – Greg Biffle, Ford

2006 Ameriquest 300 – Kasey Kahne, Dodge

2007 Stater Brothers 300 – Matt Kenseth, Ford

2007 Camping World 300 – Jeff Burton, Chevrolet

2008 Stater Bros. 300 – Tony Stewart, Toyota

2008 Camping World 300 – Kyle Busch, Toyota

2009 Stater Bros. 300 – Kyle Busch, Toyota

2009 Copart 300 – Joey Logano, Toyota

2010 Stater Bros. 300 – Kyle Busch, Toyota

2010 CampingWorld.com 300 – Kyle Busch, Toyota

2011 Royal Purple 300 – Kyle Busch, Toyota

2012 Royal Purple 300 – Joey Logano, Toyota

2013 Royal Purple 300 – Kyle Busch, Toyota

2014 Treatmyclot300.com – Kyle Larson, Chevrolet

2015 Treatmyclot300.com – Kevin Harvick, Chevroley

Pole sitters

3 – Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Joey Logano

2 – Clint Bowyer

1 – Dave Blaney, Jeff Green, Bobby Hamilton Jr. , Dey Hamlin, Kevin Harvick , Jason Leffler , Casey Mears , Steve Park, Robert Pressley, Elliott Sadler, Tony Stewart, Erik Jones

Car owners

8 – Joe Gibbs

6 – Jack Roush

2 – Robbie Reiser., Scott Welliver, Dale Eahart

1 – Kyle Busch, Richard Childress, Ray Eveham, Greg Pollex, John Reiser.

Television

Friday

4 p.m. – FS1, Sprint qualifying

Saturday

12:30 p.m. – FS1, Xfinity Series race

Sunday

11:30 – KTTV/Chael 11, Sprint Cup Auto Club 400

Radio

Sunday – Sirius, NASCAR Chael 90, 11 a.m.

SMOKING

There is a non-smoking policy as passed by San Beardino County (Ordinance 31.0215). Auto Club Speedway offers clearly marked “smoking areas” away from the seating areas.

CARRY-IN ITEM

Fans may enter Auto Club Speedway with the following:

Lightweight backpacks similar to those used by school students, no larger than 17 inches

One soft-sided cooler that measures approximately 6x6x12 (soft-sided insulated cooler, scaer bag, fay pack, purse or diaper bag. The soft-sided insulated cooler may contain ice. No hard-sided coolers, regardless of size, are allowed. One clear plastic bag, no larger than 18x18x4 inches. Clear plastic bags may not contain ice.

Binoculars, scaers, headsets, cameras, (not in a bag, wo separately over the neck or on the belt) and seat cushions carried separately are allowed.

Seat cushion bags with compartments will be reviewed on an individual basis.

Strollers will be permitted in FanZone, but will not be allowed into the grandstand seating areas.

Flags are acceptable, provided they are not attached to poles and they do not obstruct other fans’ viewing of racing activities.