Rodney Childers, Crew Chief No. 00 Toyota, on Auto Club Speedway Changing from 500 to 400 Miles

RODNEY CHILDERS, CREW CHIEF No. 00 TOYOTA   ON TODAY’S AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCEMENT THAT ITS SPRING RACE WILL MOVE FROM 500 TO 400 MILES:  “I think it’s a good thing.  If you watch some of the races out there they can get pretty long and drawn out just like Michigan. California is a place where you have engine failures and things like that because we run a really high RPM on the long straight-aways. Shortening this race will kind of even things out engine wise as it compares to everywhere else that we race. I think it’s a good thing for everyone. Now we have to go a little bit harder, earlier, and that should make for a better show for the fans and that’s what matters the most.”