Auto Club 500 News

[Shame About Ray]

Jimmie Johnson will sit on the pole for Sunday's Auto Club 500 Sprint Cup race. The No.48 Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Chevrolet gets the top spot after bad weather struck the two-mile Auto Club Speedway at Southern California just before qualifying was scheduled to begin.

Most of the track activities had already been cancelled after an earlier storm hit the area.

Starting on the front row with Johnson will be teammate Jeff Gordon, who finished second last season.

[Sampson]

I was fortunate enough to make it to the race, but unfortunately, the race began early and was still cut off early. It was a great race nonetheles, and I got to come back for free the next day (Monday) to make up for the bad weather. I didn't win any money, but still had a great time.