May 17, 2008
With qualifying rained out, Hendrick takes top spots
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FONTANA, Calif. - Qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway was rained out yesterday, with the 43-car field determined by the rulebook instead of laps on the two-mile oval.
NASCAR uses car owner points from the past season for the first five races of each year, so two-time reigning Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motor- sports teammate Jeff Gordon, who finished second in 2007, will start from the front in tomorrow's Auto Club 500.
"There's more pressure on the crew chiefs than on the drivers at this point," Johnson said. "A lot of guys came out here with different setups than in testing, and that makes it a lot tougher for the guys who work on the cars."
Clint Bowyer will start third. Matt Kenseth, winner of the past two February races here, will be fourth.
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