AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo is LIVE at the Auto Club Speedway for the 24th annual Auto Club 400 NASCAR Cup Series race. Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson led the pack at the start of the race. There were light showers during the pre-race ceremony but the weather was OK to get underway. Stay tuned for more photos throughout the day. Hit refresh for the latest photos from Southern California…
Welcome to Auto Club Speedway! 
Toyota Trucks lined up 
Race cars in the garage area 
Ty Dillon’s No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet 
Race cars in the garage area 
Corey LaJoie’s No. 32 in the Garage 
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Ty Dillon’s No. 13 is pushed into the inspection area 
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Two kids dressed as Richard Petty & Dale Earnhardt 
Fans on pit road 
Fans gathering for the pre-race ceremony 
Fan signs the start-finish line 
Track drying truck 
Getting ready for the pre-race ceremony 
Fans buying NASCAR gear 
Pre-Race Ceremony 
Auto Club Speedway President Dave Allen 
Dave takes a photo for a fan 
National anthem singer Malea Emma 
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Actor David Boreanaz from “Seal Team” 
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Martin Truex Jr. started in 38th 
Timmy Hill started in 37th 
Garrett Smithley started in 36th 
Quin Houff started in 35th 
Joey Gase started in 34th 
Reed Sorenson started in 33rd 
Brennan Poole started in 32nd 
Daniel Suarez started in 31st 
He wore a Kobe Bryant jersey over his uniform 
J.J. Yeley started in 30th 
Erik Jones started in 29th 
Ross Chastain started in 27th 
Corey LaJoie started in 26th 
Austin Dillon started in 25th 
Ty Dillon started in 24th 
John Hunter Nemechek started in 23rd 
Christopher Bell started in 22nd 
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William Byron started in 21st 
Ryan Preece started in 20th 
Tyler Reddick started in 19th 
Cole Custer started in 18th 
Las Vegas native Kyle Busch started in 17th 
He got some cheers and some boos from the fans 
Ryan Blaney started in 16th 
Brad Keselowski threw some t-shirts to the fans 
The Michigan native started in 15th 
Bubba Wallace started in 14th 
Chase Elliott started in 13th 
Matt DiBenedetto started in 12th 
Chris Buescher started in 11th 
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. started in 10th 
Kyle Larson started in 9th 
Michael McDowell started in 8th 
Joey Logano started in 7th 
Aric Almirola started in 6th 
Kevin Harvick started in 5th 
Kurt Busch started in 4th 
Kurt saluting the fans 
Alex Bowman started in 3rd 
Jimmie Johnson started in 2nd 
Jimmie Johnson and his family 
This was his final race at his hometown track 
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Pole winner Clint Bowyer 
He led the pack in the Auto Club 400 
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Cars lined up on pit road before the race 
Teams praying during the invocation 
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Service members carrying the giant American flag 
Fans and media gathered around Jimmie Johnson’s car 
Goodyear blimp 
Toyota pace car and SUVs 
No. 14 Clint Bowyer starts in front 
Start of the Auto Club 400…