Cooler start to Pepsi 500 this year

Everything was cool at the start of the Pepsi 500 - or at least considerably cooler than a year ago. At the 5 p.m. PDT start Sunday, the temperature was 85 degrees at Auto Club Speedway, 22 degrees below the stifling heat at the beginning of the 2007 race. This time, the temperature was expected to drop into the mid 70s late in the race, to the relief of the drivers who had to endure the scorching heat last year. "This is one of the toughest tracks that we come to as far as that. Read More