{"id":18188,"date":"2018-03-16T09:05:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T13:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=18188"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:10:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T19:10:06","slug":"nascar-at-fontana-2018-auto-club-speedway-weekend-schedule-race-start-time-and-tv-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2018\/03\/16\/nascar-at-fontana-2018-auto-club-speedway-weekend-schedule-race-start-time-and-tv-info\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR at Fontana: 2018 Auto Club Speedway Weekend Schedule, Race Start time and tv info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18189\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2018\/03\/autoclubspeedway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2018\/03\/autoclubspeedway.jpg 497w, https:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2018\/03\/autoclubspeedway-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The final leg of NASCAR Goes West concludes this weekend at Auto Club Speedway for both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series.<\/p>\n<p>Track activity begins on Friday with practice sessions and Cup Series qualifying. On Sunday tehre is Xfinity Series qualifying sandwiched in between two Cup practice sessions before the day ends with the Xfinity Series event. Then on Sunday the Cup Series concludes the weekend with the annual running of the Auto Club 400.<\/p>\n<p>The Camping World Truck Series is not in action this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Auto Club Speedway first opened in 1997 and can seat up to 122,000 race fans.\u00a0The four turn D-shaped oval measures a total of 2 miles around with 14 degree banking in the turns, 11 degress on the front stretch and 3 degress on the backstretch.<\/p>\n<h2>NASCAR at Auto Club Speedway Weekend Schedule<\/h2>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6139055459619465\" data-ad-slot=\"1074330605\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Friday, March 16<\/strong><br \/>\n2:35-3:25 pm: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, FS1<br \/>\n3:35-4:25 pm: NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, FS1<br \/>\n5:35-6:25 pm: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1<br \/>\n7:15 pm: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, FS1 <a href=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2018\/03\/16\/martin-truex-jr-wins-nascar-pole-at-auto-club-fontana-qualifying-results\/\">Christopher Bell on pole, qualifying results<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, March 17<\/strong><br \/>\n12:35-1:25pm: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, FS1<br \/>\n1:35 pm: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, FS1 <a href=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2018\/03\/17\/christopher-bell-wins-xfinity-series-pole-at-auto-club-full-qualifying-results-from-fontana\/\">Christopher Bell on pole, qualifying results<\/a><br \/>\n3:30-4:20 pm: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1<br \/>\n5 pm: NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Auto Club (150 laps, 300 miles), FS1\u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000;\">Green Flag: 5:18 pm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, March 18<\/strong><br \/>\n3:30 pm: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 (200 laps, 400 miles), FOX\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #808000;\">Green Flag: 3:46 pm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>All times are Eastern<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Previous Winners<\/h2>\n<p>Kyle Larson won both the Xfinity and Cup Series events at Fontana last year.<\/p>\n<h2>Weather<\/h2>\n<p>NASCAR fans will have to watch out for a chance of rain on Saturday. Aside from that temperatures should approach 60 with some clouds in the sky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final leg of NASCAR Goes West concludes this weekend at Auto Club Speedway for both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series. Track activity begins on Friday with practice sessions and Cup Series qualifying. 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