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California preview: The real season begins at Fontana

By John Schwarb
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, February 19, 2009

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Don't count out Jimmie Johnson, who's got two wins, a second and a third the past two seasons at Cali. Start Your Engines The Auto Club 500 is the anti-Daytona 500. One week after the sold-out (with discounts) Super Bowl of NASCAR, the Sprint Cup Series crosses the country to Fontana, Calif., where let's just say fan interest isn't quite at a fever pitch. One week after restrictor-plate racing where pack racing is the game, the plates are off and it's back ...

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