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7:01 p.m. ET: Kyle Busch took the checkered flag and won the 2023 Pala Casino 400. This is his record fourth victory at the Pala Casino and could very well be the final winner of this race. He opened with +1000 odds to win at DraftKings Sportsbook.
And there it is. Take a bow, Kyle Busch (and RCR). pic.twitter.com/DYzNPoG5vD
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 27, 2023
5:58 p.m. ET: Ross Chastain is your Stage 2 winner on Fontana, CA, and he’s making a bid to for a full sweep this afternoon.
4:49 p.m. ET: Ross Chastain takes Stage 1 at the Pala Casino 400. This is already his second Stage victory of the season.
4:30 p.m. ET: We have out second caution flag of the day with Brad Keselowski spinning out.
Caution for a slide from the No. 6. pic.twitter.com/7vgpv6oQ1J
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) February 26, 2023
NASCAR is running the 2023 Pala Casino 400 on Sunday, February 26. The green flag dropped at 3:30 p.m. ET and the race is airing on Fox, at foxsports.com/live, and on the Fox Sports app. The race has not wrapped as of this initial publication, so you can continue to enjoy the race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.
We’ll be providing live updates of notable moments. There will be wrecks, dramatic passes, and somebody taking the checkered flag just before dinner time on the east coast. We’ll drop in video and provide leaderboard updates where relevant.
Kyle Larson is the defending race champion and is aiming for his third checkered flag at the Auto Club Speedway. He entered race day as the favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook with +650 odds. Chase Elliott follows at +800, Denny Hamlin is +900, and Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, and Christopher Bell are all +1000.
Bell entered the race in the pole position with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. joining him on the front row. Rain washed out qualifying on Saturday and so the starting lineup was determined using a performance metric formula.
2023 Pala Casino 400 starting lineup
Pos | Driver | # |
---|---|---|
Pos | Driver | # |
1 | Christopher Bell | 20 |
2 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 47 |
3 | Joey Logano | 22 |
4 | Alex Bowman | 48 |
5 | Chris Buescher | 17 |
6 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 |
7 | Daniel Suárez | 99 |
8 | Ross Chastain | 1 |
9 | Ryan Blaney | 12 |
10 | Kevin Harvick | 4 |
11 | Cody Ware | 51 |
12 | Corey LaJoie | 7 |
13 | Denny Hamlin | 11 |
14 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 19 |
15 | Kyle Larson | 5 |
16 | Brad Keselowski | 6 |
17 | Aric Almirola | 10 |
18 | Bubba Wallace | 23 |
19 | Austin Cindric | 2 |
20 | Noah Gragson | 42 |
21 | Kyle Busch | 8 |
22 | J.J. Yeley | 15 |
23 | Ty Gibbs | 54 |
24 | Harrison Burton | 21 |
25 | Todd Gilliland | 38 |
26 | Michael McDowell | 34 |
27 | Ryan Preece | 41 |
28 | Austin Dillon | 3 |
29 | Justin Haley | 31 |
30 | B.J. McLeod | 78 |
31 | Chase Briscoe | 14 |
32 | William Byron | 24 |
33 | Chase Elliott | 9 |
34 | Erik Jones | 43 |
35 | Tyler Reddick | 45 |
36 | Ty Dillon | 77 |