17th Annual Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.

Pictures from throughout the day from beginning to END.

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  • 730am
  • Preparing Danica's ride
  • Brett Bodine ran us around the track in a Toyota Camry at 115mph inches from the wall.
  • Brad's ride prior to tech inspection
  • Gillian Zucker, ACS President
  • Dusty Brandel, AARWBA President was happy w/Gillian's 'big crowd expected.' It was TRUE!!
  • Grand Marshalls: Adrianne Palicki and DJ Controna - actors in GI Joe: Retaliation
  • National Anthem sung by the TENORS!
  • Shav Glick Award presented to Mrs. Collene Campbell (Sister of Mickey Thompson)

  • Honorary Starter Kate Del Castillo; star of Arranque de Pasion. A Latino feature film on NASCAR w/NASCAR's approval and involvement.

  • Morning Services attended by many.
  • Naval Re-enlistment procedure.
  • Gillian Zucker, ACS President FIRING UP THE CROWD.
  • Receiving the Shav Glick Award on behalf of Mickey Thompson is Collene Campell. Gary Campbell, husband and Ed Justice, Jr. flank her. Collene is the sister to the late Mickey Thompson.
  • All the players.... prior to race start and driver introduction.
  • Danica Patrick
  • Jimmie Johnson
  • Juan Pablo Montoya
  • Kevin Harvick
  • Martin Truex, Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
  • Brad Keselowski
  • Jeff Gordon's helmet
  • Jeff Gordon and kids
  • Tony Stewart
  • Jimmie Johnson
  • Brad Keselowski
  • Three ship of area police / sheriff helos
  • Pace lap and checking rpm's for 55mph w/pace car.
  • The start
  • Brad slows to let EVERYONE pass him for Friday's "engine change-out."

  • First completing lap
  • Force and Hight in AAA Suite
  • A Dale pit stop; part 1
  • Dale's pit stop: part 2 - bye.
  • Brad's pit pass thru for an infraction.
  • Kyle Busch in the Winner's Circle.
  • Kyle's body work capability
  • Dale Earnhardt and 3rd place.
  • Kurt Busch - 2nd place.

  • Smoke NOT HAPPY w/Joey Logano and last lap crash and what precipitated it.
  • Kyle Busch - WINNER of the 17th Annual Auto Club Speedway 400

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