▁Cup ▁race ▁this ▁year . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁reason ▁is ▁that ▁Front ▁Row ▁Mot ors ports ▁has ▁susp ended ▁operations ▁and ▁closed ▁its ▁# 3 7 ▁team . ▁ ▁That ▁team ▁made ▁only ▁three ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁races ▁during ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁continu ing ▁spons or ship . ▁ ▁( Y um ! ▁Br ands ▁spons ored ▁select ▁races .) ▁Wonder ▁gave ▁the ▁command , ▁as ▁mentioned ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Also , ▁Island ▁Records ▁recording ▁artist ▁Mel issa ▁E ther idge ▁sang ▁" The ▁USA ▁National ▁Anth em " ▁and ▁two ▁B 2 ▁Ste alth ▁bom bers ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁fly over . ▁The ▁air ▁temperature ▁was ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁green ▁flag ▁time ▁of ▁ 5 : 1 5   p . m . ▁Pacific ▁time . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁southern ▁California ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁heat ▁wave ▁that ▁would ▁last ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁eight ▁days . ▁ ▁Qual ifying ▁Kurt ▁Bus ch ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁pole ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁ed ging ▁out ▁J imm ie ▁Johnson ▁by ▁. 0 0 1 ▁of ▁a ▁second . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁such ▁narrow ▁loss ▁by ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁lost ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁margin ▁to ▁J . J . ▁Ye ley ▁at ▁Michigan ▁two ▁weeks ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Failed ▁to ▁Qual ify : ▁# 1 0 - Sc ott ▁R ig gs ; ▁# 4 - W ard ▁Bur ton ; ▁# 4 4 - D ale ▁Jar rett ▁ ▁Race ▁K yle ▁Bus ch