AUTO CLUB 500
AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
Fontana, Calif. – Feb. 21, 2010
2-Mile Oval
500 M – 250 L – Purse: $6,004,818
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Fin. Str. Car NSCS Bonus Driver
Pos Pos No. Driver Team Laps Points Points Rating Winnings Status
1 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 250 195 **10 141.8 $333,103 Running
2 6 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 250 175 *5 117.0 248,651 Running
3 14 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 250 170 *5 119.3 213,265 Running
4 10 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 250 165 *5 118.0 151,475 Running
5 19 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota 250 155 85.9 158,315 Running
6 12 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 250 155 *5 95.3 161,973 Running
7 20 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 250 146 94.0 152,201 Running
8 3 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 250 147 *5 114.6 113,650 Running
9 16 14 Tony Stewart Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet 250 138 88.5 138,673 Running
10 35 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 250 134 90.6 116,175 Running
11 13 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota 250 135 *5 74.0 117,023 Running
12 23 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 250 132 *5 102.1 134,973 Running
13 31 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 250 124 82.1 134,148 Running
14 9 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 250 126 *5 97.5 139,531 Running
15 11 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 250 118 81.2 125,781 Running
16 8 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Auto Club Dodge 250 115 74.2 102,325 Running
17 1 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 250 112 75.7 138,654 Running
18 36 98 Paul Menard Energizer/Menards Ford 250 109 61.0 101,025 Running
19 22 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 250 106 59.9 99,975 Running
20 28 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 250 108 *5 86.9 141,226 Running
21 21 12 Brad Keselowski AAA Insurance Dodge 250 100 66.0 117,435 Running
22 17 36 Mike Bliss Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet 250 97 56.6 86,300 Running
23 15 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 250 94 61.3 98,975 Running
24 37 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Ford 249 91 47.2 96,650 Running
25 29 43 AJ Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 249 88 56.3 125,776 Running
26 41 38 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford 249 85 43.1 105,710 Running
27 33 71 Bobby Labonte TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 249 82 49.4 87,250 Running
28 43 13 Max Papis GEICO Toyota 249 79 35.6 82,650 Running
29 25 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 248 81 *5 63.1 102,525 Running
30 39 34 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver's Ford 248 73 41.5 86,700 Running
31 38 37 Kevin Conway # Extenze Ford 247 70 31.9 103,073 Running
32 27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy Juice/National Guard Chevrolet 238 67 57.8 90,075 Running
33 40 7 Robby Gordon Warner Music Nashville Toyota 230 64 35.5 97,098 Overheating
34 4 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Ford 221 61 72.7 124,140 Running
35 26 47 Marcos Ambrose Armor All Toyota 170 58 46.0 101,498 Overheating
36 18 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevrolet 148 55 72.9 108,904 Engine
37 2 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 140 57 *5 89.9 122,156 Engine
38 42 26 Boris Said Sacred Power/Southern Pride Trucking Ford 67 49 25.8 80,525 Rear Gear
39 34 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Toyota 64 46 57.4 80,405 Engine
40 32 87 Joe Nemechek FrontRowJoe.com Toyota 48 43 31.0 80,250 Rear Gear
41 5 66 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 43 45 *5 38.4 80,080 Engine
42 30 55 Michael McDowell Prism Motorsports Toyota 40 37 34.6 79,990 Engine
43 24 09 Aric Almirola Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 34 34 30.4 80,347 Engine
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.
Failed to qualify: (3) #90 Casey Mears, #35 Johnny Sauter, #46 Terry Cook.
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 72,000, Johnson won the Auto Club 500, his 48th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. To start the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 11 (engine change).
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 31 minutes, 24 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 141.911 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.523 seconds
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Jamie McMurray (183.744 mph, 39.185 secs.)
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Gil Martin (crew chief for Kevin Harvick)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK BELTS FASTEST LAP AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya (181.164 mph, Lap 2)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson
MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Todd Berrier (crew chief for Jeff Burton)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $30,000 at Las Vegas++
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS AWARD: Greg Biffle (25 places)
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Kevin Conway
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson
TISSOT “PIT ROAD PRECISION” AWARD: Jeff Gordon (257.809 sec.)
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jeff Burton (46 laps)
CAUTION FLAGS: 6 cautions for 30 laps. [Beneficiary] 59-61 (Debris, Turn 1-2 [43]); 94-97 (#9-Spin Turn 4 [47]); 141-145 (Fluid on Track [6]); 149-153 (Fluid on Track [71]); 194-200 (Rain [12]); 225-230 (#12-Spin Frontstretch [33]).
LAP LEADERS: 26 lead changes among 13 drivers. McMurray-pole, Montoya 1-29, Johnson 30-37, Vickers 38-39, Blaney 40-42, Johnson 43-55, Harvick 56-59, Johnson 60-61, Harvick 62-81, Johnson 82-86, Harvick 87-89, Johnson 90-97, Martin 98-100, Johnson 101-134, Ku. Busch 135, Johnson 136-142, J. Gordon 143-153, Burton 154, Ky. Busch 155-165, Burton 166-181, Bowyer 182-183, Martin 184-185, Vickers 186-188, Hamlin 189-194, Speed 195-197, Burton 198-226, Johnson 227-250.
++Rollover money awarded at year’s end, amount not included in race winnings.
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins)
1 –Kevin Harvick 331 (0)
2 –Clint Bowyer 312 (0)
3 –Greg Biffle 304 (0)
4 –Jamie McMurray 302 (1)
5 –Jeff Burton 300 (0)
6 –Mark Martin 297 (0)
7 –Matt Kenseth 288 (0)
8 –David Reutimann 273 (0)
9 –Joey Logano 263 (0)
10–Carl Edwards 262 (0)
11–Kurt Busch 254 (0)
12–Jimmie Johnson 253 (1)
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jamie McMurray (# 1) 1
Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Kevin Conway 11
Terry Cook 2
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts Wins
Chevrolet 18 2
Toyota 10 0
Ford 9 0
Dodge 7 0
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jamie McMurray (# 1) 1
Kurt Busch (# 2) 1
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS AWARD
Car # Pts.
Greg Biffle (#16) 1
Jeff Burton (#31) 1
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD
Mark Martin 1
Jamie McMurray 1
MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER OF RACE
AWARD Car # Pts.
Todd Berrier (#31) 1
Lance McGrew (#88) 1
GOODYEAR GATORBACK BELTS FASTEST
LAP AWARD Car # Pts.
Juan Pablo Montoya (#42) 1
Kasey Kahne (# 9) 1
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Earnhardt/Childress (#29) 28
Earnhardt/Childress (#33) 21
Earnhardt/Childress (# 1) 21
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Kevin Harvick (#29) 1
Jeff Burton (#31) 1
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR
Car # Pts.
Gil Martin (#29) 2
TISSOT “PIT ROAD PRECISION” AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jeff Gordon (#24) 1
Juan Pablo Montoya (#42) 1
NEXT EVENT: Feb. 28 – Shelby American, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev. (400.5 M) (267 L)
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (2/22/10)
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 2/21/10
RACE #2: AUTO CLUB 500 PRINTOUT DATE: 2/22/10
POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON
1 KEVIN HARVICK 331 2 0 1 2 872804
2 CLINT BOWYER 312 2 0 1 2 762195
3 GREG BIFFLE 304 2 0 1 2 945379
4 JAMIE MCMURRAY 302 2 1 1 1 1704937
5 JEFF BURTON 300 2 0 1 1 586759
6 MARK MARTIN 297 2 0 1 1 495529
7 MATT KENSETH 288 2 0 0 2 562556
8 DAVID REUTIMANN 273 2 0 1 1 659507
9 JOEY LOGANO 263 2 0 1 1 520145
10 CARL EDWARDS 262 2 0 0 1 522125
11 KURT BUSCH 254 2 0 0 1 508550
12 JIMMIE JOHNSON 253 2 1 1 1 722795
13 KYLE BUSCH 252 2 0 0 0 528541
14 BRIAN VICKERS 250 2 0 0 0 496875
15 SCOTT SPEED 246 2 0 0 0 413916
16 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 242 2 0 1 1 1225904
17 TONY STEWART 235 2 0 0 1 509425
18 PAUL MENARD 233 2 0 0 0 395920
19 DAVID RAGAN 214 2 0 0 0 388670
20 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 201 2 0 0 1 483950
21 DENNY HAMLIN 198 2 0 0 0 445904
22 JEFF GORDON 198 2 0 0 0 506231
23 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 196 2 0 0 1 524166
24 ELLIOTT SADLER 187 2 0 0 0 385470
25 BOBBY LABONTE 182 2 0 0 0 395304
26 SAM HORNISH, JR 167 2 0 0 0 374470
27 A J ALLMENDINGER 160 2 0 0 0 431322
28 BRAD KESELOWSKI 155 2 0 0 0 409265
29 TRAVIS KVAPIL 154 2 0 0 0 373693
30 REGAN SMITH 152 2 0 0 0 376145
31 ROBBY GORDON 148 2 0 0 0 385691
32 BORIS SAID 142 2 0 0 0 362995
33 KASEY KAHNE 139 2 0 0 0 570369
34 MIKE BLISS 134 2 0 0 0 348845
35 MAX PAPIS 122 2 0 0 0 345645
36 RYAN NEWMAN 116 2 0 0 0 431787
37 MICHAEL WALTRIP 109 1 0 0 0 298704
38 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 101 2 0 0 0 347485
39 MARCOS AMBROSE 98 2 0 0 0 384241
40 DAVID GILLILAND 85 1 0 0 0 127905
41 BILL ELLIOTT 82 1 0 0 0 270070
42 JOE NEMECHEK 77 2 0 0 0 341674
43 ROBERT RICHARDSON, JR 70 1 0 0 0 289505
44 KEVIN CONWAY 70 1 0 0 0 103073
45 JOHN ANDRETTI 49 1 0 0 0 286779
46 DAVE BLANEY 45 1 0 0 0 124120
47 ARIC ALMIROLA 34 1 0 0 0 124487
48 CASEY MEARS 0 0 0 0 0 22270
49 TODD BODINE 0 0 0 0 0 22245
50 JOHNNY SAUTER 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 TERRY COOK 0 0 0 0 0 22145
52 DERRIKE COPE 0 0 0 0 0 40954
53 REED SORENSON 0 0 0 0 0 21995
54 MIKE WALLACE 0 0 0 0 0 21995
55 NORM BENNING 0 0 0 0 0 21970
56 JEFF FULLER 0 0 0 0 0 21920
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 2/21/10
RACE #2: AUTO CLUB 500 PRINTOUT DATE: 2/22/10
QUALIFYING
POS CAR # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS
1 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 331 2 0 1 2 2
2 33 RICHARD CHILDRESS 33 312 2 0 1 2 2
3 16 JACK ROUSH 16 304 2 0 1 2 2
4 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 302 2 1 1 1 2
5 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 300 2 0 1 1 2
6 5 MARY HENDRICK 5 297 2 0 1 1 2
7 17 JOHN HENRY 17 288 2 0 0 2 2
8 00 ROB KAUFFMAN 00 273 2 0 1 1 2
9 20 JOE GIBBS 20 263 2 0 1 1 2
10 99 JACK ROUSH 99 262 2 0 0 1 2
11 2 WALTER CZARNECKI 2 254 2 0 0 1 2
12 48 JEFF GORDON 48 253 2 1 1 1 2
13 18 JOE GIBBS 18 252 2 0 0 0 2
14 83 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 83 250 2 0 0 0 2
15 82 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 82 246 2 0 0 0 2
16 88 RICK HENDRICK 88 242 2 0 1 1 2
17 14 MARGARET HAAS 14 235 2 0 0 1 2
18 98 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 98 233 2 0 0 0 2
19 6 JOHN HENRY 6 214 2 0 0 0 2
20 56 MICHAEL WALTRIP 56 201 2 0 0 1 2
21 11 J D GIBBS 11 198 2 0 0 0 2
22 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 198 2 0 0 0 2
23 42 CHIP GANASSI 42 196 2 0 0 1 2
24 19 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 19 187 2 0 0 0 2
25 71 KEVIN BUCKLER 71 182 2 0 0 0 2
26 77 ROGER PENSKE 77 167 2 0 0 0 2
27 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 160 2 0 0 0 2
28 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 155 2 0 0 0 2
29 38 DOUG YATES 38 155 2 0 0 0 2
30 78 RICHARD CHILDRESS 78 152 2 0 0 0 2
31 37 DOUG YATES 37 151 2 0 0 0 2
32 7 ROBBY GORDON 7 148 2 0 0 0 2
33 26 BILL JENKINS 26 142 2 0 0 0 2
34 9 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 9 139 2 0 0 0 2
35 36 TOMMY BALDWIN 36 134 2 0 0 0 2
36 13 BOB GERMAIN 13 122 2 0 0 0 2
37 34 BOB JENKINS 34 122 2 0 0 0 2
38 39 TONY STEWART 39 116 2 0 0 0 2
39 151 MICHAEL WALTRIP 151 109 1 0 0 0 1
40 55 RANDY HUMPHREY 55 101 2 0 0 0 2
41 47 TAD GESCHICKTER 47 98 2 0 0 0 2
42 21 GLEN WOOD 21 82 1 0 0 0 1
43 87 ANDREA NEMECHEK 87 77 2 0 0 0 2
44 190 RAYMOND KEY 190 62 0 0 0 0 2
45 66 PHIL PARSONS 66 58 1 0 0 0 2
46 09 JAMES FINCH 09 50 1 0 0 0 2
47 46 DUSTY WHITNEY 46 47 0 0 0 0 2
48 127 KIRK SHELMERDINE 127 28 0 0 0 0 1
49 135 BETH BALDWIN 135 28 0 0 0 0 1
50 49 ELIZABETH MORGENTHAU 49 25 0 0 0 0 1
51 175 DERRIKE COPE 175 19 0 0 0 0 1
52 132 RALPH BRAUN 132 10 0 0 0 0 1
53 192 BRIAN KESELOWSKI 192 7 0 0 0 0 1
54 157 NORM BENNING 157 4 0 0 0 0 1
55 197 ANDREA NEMECHEK 197 1 0 0 0 0 1
