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Auto Club 400 - Mar. 26
By: Staff Writer - StatFox
Published: 3/23/2017  at  5:00:00 AM
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Auto Club 400

Sunday, Mar. 26 – 3:45 p.m. EDT
Auto Club Speedway – Fontana, CA

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California will host the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series when the drivers compete in the Auto Club 400 on Sunday. Both Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson will be ecstatic to be in Fontana for this one, as each of them has won the Auto Club 400 three times in their careers. That ties both of them with Jeff Gordon for the most all-time wins in this race, so the two of them will definitely have a bit of a rivalry on Sunday. Each of them will want to take over sole possession of that record, but Kyle Busch will also have some extra incentive to win. Busch has won this race twice, and he would definitely love to tie both Gordon and Kenseth this weekend. The hottest driver coming into this race would, however, be Ryan Newman. Newman started in 22nd before the Camping World 500, but he ended up winning that race. He only led for six laps, but that won’t bother him. The team that has been most successful in Fontana is Roush Fenway Racing, as they have seven wins at the Auto Club 400. The manufacturer with the most success is Ford, though. The winner of this race has driven a Ford 10 times and Chevrolet is the second most successful make here, as a Chevy driver has won eight times. With that out of the way, let’s now take a look at who could be winning this thing on Sunday:

Joey Logano (13-to-2) - Joey Logano is still searching for his first win of the year, and there’s a good chance he gets it on Sunday. Logano was driving extremely well before a disastrous result in Phoenix last week. He had finished inside the top-10 in three straight races before finishing in 31st at the Camping World 500, but he should get back on track here. Logano has done well at Auto Club Speedway recently, finishing seventh here in 2015 and fourth last year. At 13-to-2, look for Logano to really make a run in this event.

Chase Elliott (7-to-1) - Elliott has not yet won a race in his short NASCAR career, but he is clearly one of the better drivers on the Monster Energy circuit and it’s only a matter of time before he finally wins. This could be the race, as Elliott finished in sixth here a year ago and also happens to be driving well this season. Elliott came in 12th at the Camping World 500 last week, and he finished inside the top-five at each of the previous two races as well. At 7-to-1, he is worth taking a shot on because you don’t want to miss out when he finally gets to victory road.

Jimmie Johnson (15-to-2) - Jimmie Johnson won the Auto Club 400 in 2016, and he’ll now look to make it two in a row on a track he has really dominated in his career. As previously mentioned, Johnson has won this race three times in his career and will clearly be out to set himself apart from Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch on Sunday. It’s definitely worth taking a shot on him to do so at 15-to-2, as Johnson could badly use a win right now and also happens to be coming off of his best finish of the season in Phoenix.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (100-to-1) - When looking for a dark horse to win this race, Stenhouse Jr. is one of the drivers that stands out. The 29-year-old is coming off of his best finish of the season, as he came in fourth at the Camping World 500 last week. Not only is he riding that momentum, but Stenhouse Jr. also happens to have finished in fifth at the Auto Club 400 last year. His confidence will be extremely high on Sunday, and that’s the type of guy you want to be backing.


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