| Venue |
Auto Club Speedway |
| Sponsor |
Automobile Club of Southern California |
| First race |
1997 |
| Distance |
400 miles (643.737 km) |
| Laps |
200 |
| Previous names |
California 500 Presented by NAPA (1997–1999)
NAPA Auto Parts 500 (2000–2002)
Auto Club 500 (2003–2010) |
Auto Club 400
Sun, March 27, 2011
Auto Club Speedway
Fontana, CA
After nearly a decade, 1997 saw the return of NASCAR to Southern California with the inaugural Auto Club 500, although it was then known as the California 500. Until 2010 the race's lenght was 500 miles but the 2011 event will be 400 miles or 200 laps competition. This year's race was also moved from February to March, the race had been raced in February since 2005.After being pleased with the results of the reduction of the track's former fall race date, the Pepsi Max 400, from 500 to 400 miles Auto Club Speedway decided to do the same thing to its spring race.
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Besides having to contend with other drivers trying their best to take the lead, each and every driver must literally have nerves of steel to compete efficiently in this race.The Auto Club Speedway has a length of about 2 miles and with a D shaped oval and sharp turns at 14 degrees, one can see why many a driver would have some problems navigating the turns at the bottom half. his track also has an infield road course which has been used for the other races as well. The track has a front stretch of about 3100 feet and a back stretch of about 2500 feet, wrapping the front end at 11 degrees and the back end at 3 degrees.
2010 Auto Club 500 Results
For the fifth time Jimmie Johnson shows up as the winner of the 2-mile long track at Fontana. Now he acchieves 48 winnings on his career. Jeff Burton ran third, followed by Mark Martin and Joey Logano. Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer, Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle completed the top 10.
We can see the whole to ten winners of the race. Jimmie Johnson is now 15 points ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the general standings chart and he is promising more good results for the rest of the year that just barely started.
POS DRIVER CAR MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS
1 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 195/10
2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 175/5
3 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 170/5
4 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 165/5
5 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 155/0
6 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 155/5
7 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal 146/0
8 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 147/5
9 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 138/0
10 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 134/0
Past winners
| Year |
Date |
Driver |
Car Make |
Winner's Prize
(USD) |
Distance
Laps/MilesKm |
Average Speed
mph |
Race Time |
| California 500 Presented by NAPA |
| 1997 |
June 22 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
$144,600 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
155.012 |
3:13:32 |
| 1998 |
May 3 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
$141,375 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
140.22 |
3:33:57 |
| 1999 |
May 2 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
$155,890 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
150.276 |
3:19:38 |
| NAPA Auto Parts 500 |
| 2000 |
April 30 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
Ford |
$125,925 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
149.378 |
3:20:50 |
| 2001 |
April 29 |
Rusty Wallace |
Ford |
$195,090 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
143.118 |
3:29:37 |
| 2002 |
April 28 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
$176,750 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
150.088 |
3:19:53 |
| Auto Club 500 |
| 2003 |
April 27 |
Kurt Busch |
Ford |
$213,150 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
140.111 |
3:34:07 |
| 2004 |
May 2 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
$318,628 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
137.268 |
3:38:33 |
| 2005 |
February 27 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
$288,650 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
139.697 |
3:34:45 |
| 2006 |
February 26 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
$324,911 |
251 / 502 (807.89) |
147.852 |
3:23:43 |
| 2007 |
February 25 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
$342,316 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
138.451 |
3:36:41 |
| 2008 |
February 24/25 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
$340,500 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
132.704 |
3:46:04 |
| 2009 |
February 22 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
$346,615 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
135.839 |
3:40:51 |
| 2010 |
February 21 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
$332,803 |
250 / 500 (804.672) |
141.911 |
3:31:24 |
| Auto Club 400 |
| 2011 |
March 27 |
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$ |
200 / 400 (643.737) |
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