After not racing at Auto Club Speedway in 2021, the NASCAR Cup Series is heading back to Fontana, California this Sunday.
The WISE Power 400 will be the first NASCAR race at the track since March of 2020. It will be fun to watch what happens on the wide track this year. A rookie won the Daytona 500 to start the 2022 last season. The seventh version of the Next Gen Car appeared to level the playing field between large teams and small teams. This could all lead to high-speed action for fans to enjoy.
Here is the data for the track and race that the drivers and teams will be facing.
Auto Club Speedway Data
Track Size: 2-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 14 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 11 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 3 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 3,100 feet
Backstretch Length: 2,500 feet
WISE Power 400 Data
Season Race #: 2 of 36 (02-27-22)
Race Length: 200 laps / 400 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 65 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 70 laps
These are the top 10 active drivers in overall driver rating at Auto Club Speedway in NASCAR’s top division.
- Kyle Busch – 111.4
- Chase Elliott – 96.2
- Kevin Harvick – 95.6
- Ryan Blaney – 95.3
- Denny Hamlin – 93.4
- Erik Jones – 91.4
- Joey Logano – 90.1
- Kurt Busch – 89.5
- Greg Biffle – 89.2
- Brad Keselowski – 87.7
* Based on last 22 races at Auto Club Speedway (2005 – 2022)
Here are the active drivers that have won a Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway.
Kyle Busch – 4 Wins (2005, 2013, 2014, 2019)
Alex Bowman – 1 Win (2020)
Martin Truex Jr. – 1 Win (2018)
Kyle Larson – 1 Win (2017)
Brad Keselowski – 1 Win (2015)
Kevin Harvick – 1 Win (2011)
Kurt Busch – 1 Win (2003)
Will there be another win from one of the veterans with plenty of experience at racing at the track? Will there be another win by a rookie or a less experienced driver at Auto Club Speedway? We will find out this Sunday, February 27 at 2:30 p.m. CT (3:30 p.m. ET) when the WISE Power 400 takes place at Auto Club Speedway.
By: Buck Stevens
