Fontana start time, TV, live stream, lineup

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Southern California for a points race for the first time since 2020 with the WISE Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway. 

Since 1997, the Fontana, California, track had hosted at least one Cup race a year before the 2021 race was canceled and moved to the Daytona International Speedway road course because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fresh off his Daytona 500 victory, Austin Cindric will start on the pole in Sunday’s race after posting the fastest time in the brand new knockout qualifying introduced this season. Erik Jones, who notched the second-fastest time in the final round of qualifying, will start alongside on the front row.

Here is all the information you need to get ready for Sunday’s WISE Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California:

What time does the Cup race at Fontana start?

The WISE Power 400 starts at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. local) at Auto Club Speedway. 

What TV channel is the Cup race at Fontana on?

Fox is broadcasting the WISE Power 400 and has a pre-race show beginning at 3 p.m. ET (Noon local).

Fox Sports 1 will also have an earlier pre-race show beginning at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. local).