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Although Joey Logano was fastest in the first round, Christopher Bell starts on pole for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Roseanne 300 at Auto Club Speedway. This is Bell's third pole in the last four races.

CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 GameStop Turtle Beach Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - How do you feel about racing at Auto Club Speedway for the first time? “Just trying to learn as much as I can. This place is unique. There’s not another race track out there that’s similar to this. Michigan is another two-mile track, but the pavement doesn’t really relate at all, so just going to go out there and try to learn as much as I can throughout the two practice sessions. My GameStop Camry will be really fast, so I’ve just got to do my job and try a put it up front.”

Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed heads to his home track of Auto Club Speedway (ACS) in Fontana, Calif. this weekend. Reed is originally from Bakersfield, Calif. and still has many family and friends in the area. Reed watched his Dad race there growing up and it also the track where he got his first autograph. His first autograph happened to come from Dale Earnhardt Jr. and is the only die cast car Reed has in his collection besides cars he has raced.

Cindric on Fontana “I’ve never raced there; it’s one of three tracks that I’ll visit for the first time this season; The other two being Richmond and Darlington. Michigan is similar in size and shape to Fontana and I’ve had some success there. In 2017, I was able to lead a lot of laps and battled for the win. I’ve spent some time on the sim prepping for Fontana and even got some advice from Mark Martin when he was at the shop the other day. He described Fontana as a hybrid mix between Atlanta and Michigan. It’s got the characteristics of Atlanta, but the size and shape of Michigan and it’s all about momentum.”

Reed at Auto Club Speedway - Reed has competed at Auto Club Speedway (ACS) four times in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and has never finished lower than 17th.

Richard Childress Racing's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series History at Auto Club Speedway ... In 86 overall Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Auto Club Speedway, RCR Chevrolet teams have earned one win (Kevin Harvick - 2011), two pole awards (Mike Skinner - April 2000, Austin Dillon - 2016), 12 top-five and 28 top-10 finishes. RCR has a 19.6 average starting position and a 16.5 average finishing position at the moderately-banked D-shaped race track.

Gallagher and the No. 23 Allegiant team will utilize chassis No. 222; this chassis was ran twice last year, first in the fall at Richmond Raceway (Start:23rd/Finish:22nd) and then again in the fall at Dover International Speedway (Start:20th/Finish:24th).

Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 22 car for Team Penske, overcame a stage two pit road speeding penalty and multiple weather delays to outlast the field in the DC Solar 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) race at ISM Raceway. With Keselowski’s victory, Roger Penske, owner of Team Penske, became the winningest team owner in ISM Raceway history with 15 including six in NASCAR.

BRANDON JONES, No. 19 Juniper Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What are your thoughts about being here at Phoenix this weekend? “Phoenix has always been one of those track I have to put a lot effort into to get really good at. That’s been one of the awesome things about my switch to Toyota this year is using those resources in the simulator program that they have there."

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series go onto the second leg of the NASCAR Goes West part of the schedule, heading to ISM Raceway at Phoenix. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off. Check out the tentative full schedule below, subject to change.