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Source: NASCAR Statistics
Date: 02/25/2007
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
Auto Club 500
Fast Facts
California Speedway
Race Winner: Matt Kenseth
Age: 34
Car: No. 17 Carhartt/DeWalt Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
Owner: Jack Roush
Crew Chief: Chip Bowlin
- Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500, his 15th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory in 258 races.
- Kenseth had the top California Speedway Driver Rating (110.1) coming into this race.
- This is Kenseth’s first win since the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 26, 2006.
- This is Kenseth’s second consecutive win at the Auto Club 500, and second career California Speedway victory.
- Kenseth’s starting position of 25th is tied for second lowest starting position by a California Speedway race winner
(Kenseth holds the record with a 31st place start last year).
- Kenseth’s win makes it two consecutive weeks of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup-NASCAR Busch Series sweeps. (The
same occurred last season when Kasey Kahne won the Busch Series and NEXTEL Cup races at California on
Sept. 2-3, followed by Kevin Harvick winning the Busch and NEXTEL Cup races at Richmond the following
weekend on Sept. 8-9.)
- This is Kenseth’s second weekend sweep (Bristol, 8/26-26, 2006)
- Kenseth now joins Jeff Gordon (3) as the only drivers with more than one California Speedway win.
- Kenseth now has four straight top 10s at California Speedway.
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