
NASCAR at California 2015: Start Time, Live Stream, TV Schedule and More
Drive, win, burnout and repeat. That's been the schedule for Kevin Harvick over the last two weeks during NASCAR's West Coast tour. In the final leg, the Sprint Cup heads to a track where Harvick has enjoyed plenty of successโgo figure.
Just behind Harvick in the standings is a collection of drivers hoping to prove they are here to stay.
Joey Logano, sitting in second, has nothing to complain about after finishing fourth in 2014 and winning the Daytona 500. Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne and A.J. Allmendinger fill out the final five spots, making for an interesting battle ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Unlike Logano and Harvick, those other four drivers are still searching for their first win of the season. With the field now set, here's a look at the full schedule, Chase Grid and preview for the Auto Club 400.
Race Information
Where: Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California
When: Sunday, March 22
Start Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: Fox
Live Stream:ย Fox Sports Go
Radio:ย Motor Racing Network
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 182 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Joey Logano | 160 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 124 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 155 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | 132 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | AJ Allmendinger | 127 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 126 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Ryan Newman | 123 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 116 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Matt Kenseth | 113 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Paul Menard | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Casey Mears | 111 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Denny Hamlin | 108 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Aric Almirola | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | 101 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 101 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Preview
On Friday, the NASCAR world found out that Brian Vickers is suffering from blood clots yet again. The Michael Waltrip Racing driver had offseason heart surgeryย and made his return in Las Vegas, but will miss time yet again.
Marty Smith of ESPN and Alan Cavanna of Fox Sports offered the latest on Vickers' situation:
Brett Moffitt filled in for Vickers in Atlanta and finished eighth during his lone race with MWR. While it's upsetting to see Vickers leaving the Sprint Cup again, Moffitt has a chance to prove his value in a quality car at the highest level.
Moffitt qualified 30th on Friday night while his replacement in the No. 34 car Chris Buescher will start 33rd. Buescher is currently second in the Xfinity standings and is making his first start at the Sprint Cup level.
At the top of that leaderboard was none other than Kurt Busch, making his second start of the season following his suspension being lifted. Busch finished in the top five in his first race back with Stewart-Haas Racing.
During his post-race interview, Busch kept things simple by thanking Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner Gene Haas.
"Thank you Gene for believing in me," he said. "41 car up front, feels good."
Haas could have given up on Busch after the suspension, but he didn't. Now, Busch is on the pole in his second race back and eyeing his second win at Auto Club Speedway. His brother Kyle Busch won the event the last two years, but Kurt can keep the streak alive on Sunday.
Just behind Busch will be teammate Harvick followed by Matt Kenseth, David Ragan and Kyle Larson. Kenseth has been dominant. Ragan is in the same car the Kyle Busch has won two races at Fontana in. Larson finished second at the track last year.
Suffice to say, it won't be easy for Busch to win. With a spot in the Chase potentially on the line after just two races, a win would already make the comeback complete for Busch on Sunday.
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