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Everything you need to know about Sunday's race at Fontana
NASCAR Cup Series

Everything you need to know about Sunday's race at Fontana

Published Mar. 20, 2016 9:00 a.m. ET

It's race day at Auto Club Speedway!

Here's everything you need to know about Sunday's Auto Club 400, Race No. 5 of 36 on the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule.

Green flag: 3:46 p.m. ET

Tune-in:

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1:30 p.m. ET: "NASCAR RaceDay" (FS2)

3 p.m. ET: Sprint Cup Series race (FOX)

10:30 p.m. ET: "NASCAR Victory Lane" (FS1)

In the booth: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Jeff Gordon

Pit reporters: Jamie Little, Chris Neville, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum

In-race analyst: Larry McReynolds

Race distance: 200 laps, 400 miles (2-mile track)

Grid size: 39 cars

Forecast: Sunny with a few clouds, high of 78, zero percent chance of rain

National anthem and pre-race concert: American alternative rock band Switchfoot

Grand marshal: Eric Dane, the star of TNT's "The Last Ship"

Honorary race official and pace-car driver: Super Bowl champion and 15-year NFL veteran John Lynch

Defending race winner: Brad Keselowski

Starting lineup:

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