Auto Racing Glance

[February 27, 2020]  NASCAR CUP SERIES: AUTO CLUB 400 (200 laps, 400 miles around a two-mile tri-oval), Auto Club Speedway; Fontana, Calif.

TV: Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Green flag approximately 3:46 p.m. ET) -- Fox (Radio: Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: After two races so far this season, Ford and Toyota each have one win. But after a down season in 2019, Chevrolet is showing some speed while Toyota struggled in Las Vegas. Toyota driver Denny Hamlin won at Daytona for Joe Gibbs Racing, but Ford's Joey Logano broke through last week for Team Penske at Las Vegas. ... It was a gratifying day for the 2018 Cup champion, who also won the spring race at Las Vegas last year, but he's winless at Auto Club Speedway despite running well there over the years. He would like to finally get in Victory Lane there. "Auto Club Speedway has been a great racetrack for me in the past," he said. "Yet to get a win; that's the part that stinks. There's a big goose egg in the win column over there. Got to try to get the other side of that." ... This will be the third of 36 races on the season, and will be the 31st run at Auto Club, which opened in 1997. ... Kyle Busch won this race last year after starting from the pole, with Logano coming in second. ... Five Fords are in the top 10 in the standings, with four Chevrolets and a Toyota. ... Ryan Blaney leads the Cup standings with 85 points, followed by *Logano (82), Kevin Harvick (81), Kyle Larson (70), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (66), Chase Elliott (65), Austin Dillon (63), Chris Buescher (61), *Hamlin (60) and Matt DiBenedetto (60) rounding out the top 10.

*Denotes race winner and playoff berth. Standings per NASCAR.com.

BEST BETS: Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch enter Sunday at 5/1 with Joey Logano at 6/1 and Brad Keselowski at 7/1. Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr. come in at 15/2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is a solid long shot at 50/1.

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: PRODUCTION ALLIANCE GROUP 300 (150 laps, 300 miles around a two-mile tri-oval), Auto Club Speedway; Fontana, Calif.

TV: Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (Green flag approximately 4:16 p.m. ET) -- FS1 (Radio: Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: This is the third of 33 races this season and the 31st Xfinity race at Auto Club Speedway. ... Cole Custer won this race last year. ... Chase Briscoe won last week at Las Vegas after starting second. ... Chevrolet is performing well in the series, with Chevy drivers holding six of the top 10 spots, with two Ford's and two Toyotas mixed in. ... *Briscoe leads the Xfinity standings with 92 points, followed by *Noah Gragson (85), Harrison Burton (80), Michael Annett (77), Brandon Jones (76), Austin Cindric (75), Ryan Sieg (73), Justin Haley (73), Justin Allgaier (70) and Brandon Brown (61).

*Denotes race winner and playoff berth. Standings per NASCAR.com.

NASCAR GANDER OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES

THIS WEEK: The Trucks are on their first of two weeks off before returning March 14 for the third of 23 races on the season, that one at Atlanta Motor Speedway. ... Kyle Busch won last week at Las Vegas. ... Austin Hill leads the Truck standings (82 points), followed by Johnny Sauter (73), Ben Rhodes (60), Brett Moffitt (59), Sheldon Creed (58), Zane Smith (57), *Grant Enfinger (56), Christian Eckes (55), Todd Gilliland (54) and Codie Rohrbaugh (53).

*Denotes race winner and playoff berth. Standings per NASCAR.com.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES

THIS WEEK: The 2020 season starts March 15 in St. Petersburg, Fla.

FORMULA ONE

THIS WEEK: The 2020 season starts March 15 in Melbourne, Australia.

NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION

THIS WEEK: The hot rod set is taking two weeks off after two of 24 events this season before returning to action in Florida for the famed Gatornationals from March 12-15. ... Winners last week in Arizona were Steve Torrence in Top Fuel, Tommy Johnson Jr. in Funny Car and Erica Enders in Pro Stock. Pro Stock Motorcycle makes its season debut at the Gatornationals. ... Doug Kalitta leads the Top Fuel points with 212, followed by Brittany Force (153) and Leah Pruett (137). ... Jack Beckman leads Funny Car (220) with Johnson (175) and John Force (173) giving chase. ... Enders leads in Pro Stock (203), followed by Jeg Coughlin Jr. (197) and Jason Line (168).

*Stats and standings per NHRA.com.

--By K. Lee Davis, Field Level Media

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