AmericaJR.com’s Jason Rzucidlo is LIVE at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. for the 2016 running of the Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The green flag is set to wave at 12:46 p.m. PT/3:46 p.m. ET. Roger Penske opened the race track back in 1996 and would like to get another win in southern California. His driver and last year’s winner, Brad Keselowski, is looking for a repeat victory. In addition, El Cajon’s Jimmie Johnson has won here five times and would like to get another. Who knows what will happen? Keep checking back as more photos will be added to this page throughout the day…
Goodyear tires
U.S. Air Force recruits
Auto Club Speedway President Dave Allen
Celebrating 50 Years of Penske Racing
Team Owner Roger Penske. He’s one of the founders of Auto Club Speedway.
Ed Iskendarian, winner of the 17th Annual Justice Brothers-Shav Glick award
Toyota Tundra pickup trucks lined up
Jimmie Johnson started 19th today
Brad Keselowski starts in 15th position today.
Austin Dillon won the Coors Light Pole Award for qualifying 1st.
Jon Foreman, lead singer of rock band Switchfoot
A member of Switchfoot signs the start-finish line
They sang “God Bless America”
Jon Foreman singing the national anthem
Getting ready for the most famous words in auto racing…
Actor Eric Dane preparing to say “Drivers, Start Your Engines!”
The green flag drops
The 2016 Auto Club 400 is underway!
Race cars passing the start-finish line
The Etiwanda Power Station in the background
Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch passing the start-finish line
Race cars going around the backstretch
Jan’s tow truck
A Denny Hamlin crew member checking the tires. (Jason Rzucidlo/AmericaJR.com)