Photos: Denny Hamlin wins pole for NASCAR Auto Club 400 in Fontana
March 22, 2013
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin (right) speaks with team member Kyle Busch Friday. Hamlin won the pole position for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
0323_NWS_IDB_L-ECONOMY-02-WL (Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR fan Evan Shortle (left), 4 from Seal Beach, wears the uniform of his favorite driver Kyle Busch while his older brother Easton, 5, sports a Jimmie Johnson uniform, while they wait for their favorite drivers to drive by Friday March 22, 2013 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. ( 0323_NWS_IDB_L-ECONOMY-02-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) A fan watches as a car heads towards the track at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana for the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) Kyle Busch exits his race car after qualifying Friday. NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin won the pole position for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kyle Larson, 20, gets ready inside his race car for the first practice session of the weekend Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
0323_NWS_IDB_L-ECONOMY-01-WL (Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Danica Patrick pulls out of the garage for practice Friday March 22, 2013 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. ( 0323_NWS_IDB_L-ECONOMY-01-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) Kyle Busch exits his race car after qualifying Friday. NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin won the pole position for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Tony Stewart races down the front straightaway during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth races down the front straightaway during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) Jimmie Johnson exits his race car after qualifying Friday. NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin won the pole position for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Carl Edwards races down the front straightaway during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick races down the front straightaway during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Dave Blaney leaves the garage for practice Friday. Drivers and fans at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana for the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Kyle Busch waits in the garage for his car to be prepared during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson races down the front straightaway during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson waits in the garage for his car to be prepared during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Kyle Busch races down the front straightaway during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. waits in the garage for his car to be prepared during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski races down the front straightaway during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR fan Easton Shortle, 5 from Seal Beach, wears the uniform of his favorite driver Jimmie Johnson as he waves to Johnson as he drives by Friday March 22, 2013 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Danica Patrick races down the front straightaway during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) A NASCAR official greets fans Evan Shortle (left), 4 from Seal Beach, and his older brother Easton, 5, Friday March 22, 2013 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Danica Patrick waits in the garage for his car to be prepared during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Danica Patrick pulls off the race track during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin (right) speaks with team member Kyle Busch Friday. Hamlin won the pole position for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson speaks with crew chief Chad Knaus as he waits in the garage for his car to be prepared during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin (left) speaks with Matt Kenseth (right) after qualifying Friday. Hamlin won the pole position for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson races down the front straightaway during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
BS23-NASACARLARSON-002-WL (Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kyle Larson, 20, gets ready inside his race car for the first practice session of the weekend Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARLARSON-002-WL )
0323_NWS_IDB_L-ECONOMY-05-WL (Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR fan Evan Shortle (left), 4 from Seal Beach, wears the uniform of his favorite driver Kyle Busch while his older brother Easton, 5, sports a Jimmie Johnson uniform, while they wait for their favorite drivers to drive by Friday March 22, 2013 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. ( 0323_NWS_IDB_L-ECONOMY-05-WL )
BS23-NASACARLARSON-001-WL (Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Kyle Larson, 20, gets ready inside his race car for the first practice session of the weekend Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARLARSON-001-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne races down the front straightaway during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) A crew member waits for NASCAR Nationwide Series practice to start at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana for the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) Joey Logano exits his race car after qualifying Friday. NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin won the pole position for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer talks with a crew member as he waits in the garage for his car to be prepared during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
(Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya waits in the garage for his car to be prepared during the opening practice session for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-WL )
BS23-NASACARFONTANA-077-WL (Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin races across the front straightaway during the morning practice session Friday. Hamlin later won the pole position for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-077-WL )
BS23-NASACARFONTANA-060-WL (Will Lester/Staff Photographer) Car owner Jack Rousch signs autographs for fans Friday in Fontana. NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin won the pole position for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-060-WL )
BS23-NASACARFONTANA-071-WL (Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin (right) shares a laugh with Matt Kenseth after Hamlin's pole winning run for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-071-WL )
BS23-NASACARFONTANA-065-WL (Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin won the pole position for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-065-WL )
BS23-NASACARFONTANA-069-WL (Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin (right) shares a laugh with Matt Kenseth after Hamlin's pole winning run for Sunday's Auto Club 400 Friday March 22, 2013. Hamlin lapped the 2-mile super speedway in 38.410 seconds at an average speed of 187.451mph. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-069-WL )
BS23-NASACARFONTANA-066-WL (Will Lester/Staff Photographer) NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon signs autographs for fans as he heads to his race car for qualifying Friday March 22, 2013 for Sunday's Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. ( BS23-NASACARFONTANA-066-WL )
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