2010: NSCS: Auto Club 500
Sprint Cup Series
Race No. 02 of 36
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Race: Auto Club 500
Track: Auto Club Speedway (Fontana, CA)
Track Length: 2 mile
Race Length: 250 laps, 500 miles
Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Green Flag: 3:17 p.m. ET
TV: FOX, 2:00 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN
2009 Winner: Matt Kenseth
2009 Polesitter: Brian Vickers
Weekend Schedule:
Qualifying Order
Practice 3 Speeds (Happy Hour)
Entry List—Numerical
Pre-Race Loop Data
Track: Auto Club Speedway (Fontana, CA)
Track Length: 2 mile
Race Length: 250 laps, 500 miles
Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Green Flag: 3:17 p.m. ET
TV: FOX, 2:00 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN
2009 Winner: Matt Kenseth
2009 Polesitter: Brian Vickers
Weekend Schedule:
Friday, February 19
3:00 — 4:30 p.m. ET: Practice 1 (SPEED)
6:40 p.m. ET: Qualifying (SPEED)
Saturday, February 20
2:30 – 3:15 p.m. ET: Practice 2 (SPEED)
3:45 — 4:50 p.m. ET: Final Practice (SPEED)
Race Results
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics — Sunday, 2/21/2010 @ 6:55 PM Eastern
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Lap | Pts | BPts | Status | TLd | LLd |
| 1 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 250 | 195 | 10 | Running | 8 | 101 |
| 2 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 250 | 175 | 5 | Running | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 250 | 170 | 5 | Running | 3 | 46 |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 250 | 165 | 5 | Running | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 250 | 155 | Running | |||
| 6 | 12 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 250 | 155 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 250 | 146 | Running | |||
| 8 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 250 | 147 | 5 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet | 250 | 138 | Running | |||
| 10 | 35 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 250 | 134 | Running | |||
| 11 | 13 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 250 | 135 | 5 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 250 | 132 | 5 | Running | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 31 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 250 | 124 | Running | |||
| 14 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 250 | 126 | 5 | Running | 1 | 11 |
| 15 | 11 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota | 250 | 118 | Running | |||
| 16 | 8 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Auto Club Dodge | 250 | 115 | Running | |||
| 17 | 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 250 | 112 | Running | |||
| 18 | 36 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 250 | 109 | Running | |||
| 19 | 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 250 | 106 | Running | |||
| 20 | 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 250 | 108 | 5 | Running | 1 | 11 |
| 21 | 21 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | AAA Insurance Dodge Dodge | 250 | 100 | Running | |||
| 22 | 17 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet | 250 | 97 | Running | |||
| 23 | 15 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 250 | 94 | Running | |||
| 24 | 37 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 249 | 91 | Running | |||
| 25 | 29 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 249 | 88 | Running | |||
| 26 | 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 249 | 85 | Running | |||
| 27 | 33 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 249 | 82 | Running | |||
| 28 | 43 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 249 | 79 | Running | |||
| 29 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 248 | 81 | 5 | Running | 1 | 6 |
| 30 | 39 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver’s Ford | 248 | 73 | Running | |||
| 31 | 38 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 247 | 70 | Running | |||
| 32 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy Juice / National Guard Chevrolet | 238 | 67 | Running | |||
| 33 | 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville Toyota | 230 | 64 | Overheating | |||
| 34 | 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 221 | 61 | Running | |||
| 35 | 26 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Armor All Toyota | 170 | 58 | Overheating | |||
| 36 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 148 | 55 | Engine | |||
| 37 | 2 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 140 | 57 | 5 | Engine | 1 | 29 |
| 38 | 42 | 26 | Boris Said | Sacred Power/Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 67 | 49 | Rear Gear | |||
| 39 | 34 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 64 | 46 | Engine | |||
| 40 | 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Toyota | 48 | 43 | Rear Gear | |||
| 41 | 5 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 43 | 45 | 5 | Engine | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | 30 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 40 | 37 | Engine | |||
| 43 | 24 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | 34 | 34 | Engine |
# = Rookie, Fin = Finish, Str = Start, Pts = Total Points, BPs = Lap Leader Bns Pts, TLd = Times Led, LLd = Laps Led
| Average Speed: 141.911 MPH | Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 31 Mins, 24 Secs. | Margin of Victory: 1.523 Seconds |
| Lead Changes: 26 among 13 drivers | Cautions: 6 for 30 laps | Attendance: 72,000 |
Points Report
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics — Sunday, 2/21/2010 @ 7:09 PM Eastern
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics — Sunday, 2/21/2010 @ 7:09 PM Eastern
| Pos | Driver | BPts | Points | Ldr | Nxt | Chase | Starts | Poles | Wins | T5s | T10s | DNF | PPos | G/L |
| 1. | Kevin Harvick | 15 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2. | Clint Bowyer | 10 | 312 | -19 | -19 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 3. | Greg Biffle | 5 | 304 | -27 | -8 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4. | Jamie McMurray | 5 | 302 | -29 | -2 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| 5. | Jeff Burton | 5 | 300 | -31 | -2 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| 6. | Mark Martin | 10 | 297 | -34 | -3 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 7. | Matt Kenseth | 0 | 288 | -43 | -9 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 8. | David Reutimann | 0 | 273 | -58 | -15 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -2 |
| 9. | Joey Logano | 5 | 263 | -68 | -10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 |
| 10. | Carl Edwards | 0 | 262 | -69 | -1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 11. | Kurt Busch | 10 | 254 | -77 | -8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| 12. | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | 253 | -78 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 23 |
| 13. | Kyle Busch | 10 | 252 | -79 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 14. | Brian Vickers | 5 | 250 | -81 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 15. | Scott Speed | 10 | 246 | -85 | -4 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 16. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 5 | 242 | -89 | -4 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -14 |
| 17. | Tony Stewart | 0 | 235 | -96 | -7 | -18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| 18. | Paul Menard | 0 | 233 | -98 | -2 | -20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -4 |
| 19. | David Ragan | 5 | 214 | -117 | -19 | -39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -4 |
| 20. | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 201 | -130 | -13 | -52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -13 |
| 21. | Denny Hamlin | 10 | 198 | -133 | -3 | -55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -4 |
| 22. | Jeff Gordon | 10 | 198 | -133 | 0 | -55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 23. | Juan Pablo Montoya | 10 | 196 | -135 | -2 | -57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -14 |
| 24. | Elliott Sadler | 5 | 187 | -144 | -9 | -66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 25. | Bobby Labonte | 0 | 182 | -149 | -5 | -71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -4 |
| 26. | Sam Hornish Jr. | 0 | 167 | -164 | -15 | -86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 |
| 27. | A J Allmendinger | 5 | 160 | -171 | -7 | -93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| 28. | Brad Keselowski | 0 | 155 | -176 | -5 | -98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 |
| 29. | Travis Kvapil | 5 | 154 | -177 | -1 | -99 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 30. | Regan Smith | 0 | 152 | -179 | -2 | -101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 |
| 31. | Robby Gordon | 5 | 148 | -183 | -4 | -105 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | -4 |
| 32. | Boris Said | 5 | 142 | -189 | -6 | -111 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | -7 |
| 33. | Kasey Kahne | 5 | 139 | -192 | -3 | -114 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | -3 |
| 34. | Mike Bliss | 0 | 134 | -197 | -5 | -119 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 8 |
| 35. | Max Papis | 0 | 122 | -209 | -12 | -131 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 5 |
| 36. | Ryan Newman | 0 | 116 | -215 | -6 | -137 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | -2 |
| 37. | Michael Waltrip | 0 | 109 | -222 | -7 | -144 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -18 |
| 38. | Michael McDowell | 0 | 101 | -230 | -8 | -152 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | -5 |
| 39. | Marcos Ambrose | 0 | 98 | -233 | -3 | -155 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 2 |
| 40. | David Gilliland | 0 | 85 | -246 | -13 | -168 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 |
| 41. | Bill Elliott | 0 | 82 | -249 | -3 | -171 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | -13 |
| 42. | Joe Nemechek | 0 | 77 | -254 | -5 | -176 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 1 |
| 43. | Robert Richardson Jr. | 0 | 70 | -261 | -7 | -183 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | -11 |
| 44. | Kevin Conway # | 0 | 70 | -261 | 0 | -183 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 14 |
| 45. | John Andretti | 0 | 49 | -282 | -21 | -204 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | -7 |
| 46. | Dave Blaney | 5 | 45 | -286 | -4 | -208 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| 47. | Aric Almirola | 0 | 34 | -297 | -11 | -219 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 5 |
| 48. | Johnny Sauter | 0 | 0 | -331 | 0 | -253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6 |
| 49. | Terry Cook | 0 | 0 | -331 | 0 | -253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | -5 |
| 50. | Casey Mears | 0 | 0 | -331 | 0 | -253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5 |
| Pos | Driver | BPts | Points | Ldr | Nxt | Chase | Starts | Poles | Wins | T5s | T10s | DNF | PPos | G/L |
| 51. | Mike Wallace | 0 | 0 | -331 | 0 | -253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | -8 |
| 52. | Derrike Cope | 0 | 0 | -331 | -34 | -253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | -3 |
| 53. | Norm Benning | 0 | 0 | -331 | 0 | -253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | -5 |
| 54. | Todd Bodine | 0 | 0 | -331 | 0 | -253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 55. | Jeff Fuller | 0 | 0 | -331 | 0 | -253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | -4 |
| 56. | Reed Sorenson | 0 | 0 | -331 | 0 | -253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
BPts - Bonus Points, -Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher, PPos = Previous Position, G/L = Points standing gain/loss
Owner Points Following Race # 2
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
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Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
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| Pos | Owner | Car # | Points | Ldr | Nxt | PPos | G/L |
| 1 | Richard Childress | 29 | 331 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2 | Richard Childress | 33 | 312 | -19 | -19 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Jack Roush | 16 | 304 | -27 | -8 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Teresa Earnhardt | 1 | 302 | -29 | -2 | 1 | -3 |
| 5 | Richard Childress | 31 | 300 | -31 | -2 | 12 | 7 |
| 6 | Mary Hendrick | 5 | 297 | -34 | -3 | 11 | 5 |
| 7 | John Henry | 17 | 288 | -43 | -9 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Rob Kauffman | 00 | 273 | -58 | -15 | 6 | -2 |
| 9 | Joe Gibbs | 20 | 263 | -68 | -10 | 20 | 11 |
| 10 | Jack Roush | 99 | 262 | -69 | -1 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Walter Czarnecki | 2 | 254 | -77 | -8 | 22 | 11 |
| 12 | Jeff Gordon | 48 | 253 | -78 | -1 | 35 | 23 |
| 13 | Joe Gibbs | 18 | 252 | -79 | -1 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Dietrich Mateschitz | 83 | 250 | -81 | -2 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | Dietrich Mateschitz | 82 | 246 | -85 | -4 | 18 | 3 |
| 16 | Rick Hendrick | 88 | 242 | -89 | -4 | 2 | -14 |
| 17 | Margaret Haas | 14 | 235 | -96 | -7 | 23 | 6 |
| 18 | George Gillett Jr. | 98 | 233 | -98 | -2 | 14 | -4 |
| 19 | John Henry | 6 | 214 | -117 | -19 | 15 | -4 |
| 20 | Michael Waltrip | 56 | 201 | -130 | -13 | 7 | -13 |
| 21 | J D Gibbs | 11 | 198 | -133 | -3 | 17 | -4 |
| 22 | Rick Hendrick | 24 | 198 | -133 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 23 | Chip Ganassi | 42 | 196 | -135 | -2 | 9 | -14 |
| 24 | George Gillett Jr. | 19 | 187 | -144 | -9 | 24 | 0 |
| 25 | Kevin Buckler | 71 | 182 | -149 | -5 | 21 | -4 |
| 26 | Roger Penske | 77 | 167 | -164 | -15 | 37 | 11 |
| 27 | Richard Petty | 43 | 160 | -171 | -7 | 31 | 4 |
| 28 | Roger Penske | 12 | 155 | -176 | -5 | 36 | 8 |
| 29 | Doug Yates | 38 | 155 | -176 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 30 | Richard Childress | 78 | 152 | -179 | -3 | 39 | 9 |
| 31 | Doug Yates | 37 | 151 | -180 | -1 | 29 | -2 |
| 32 | Robby Gordon | 7 | 148 | -183 | -3 | 27 | -5 |
| 33 | Bill Jenkins | 26 | 142 | -189 | -6 | 25 | -8 |
| 34 | George Gillett Jr. | 9 | 139 | -192 | -3 | 30 | -4 |
| 35 | Tommy Baldwin | 36 | 134 | -197 | -5 | 42 | 7 |
| 36 | Bob Germain | 13 | 122 | -209 | -12 | 40 | 4 |
| 37 | Bob Jenkins | 34 | 122 | -209 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 38 | Tony Stewart | 39 | 116 | -215 | -6 | 34 | -4 |
| 39 | Michael Waltrip | 151 | 109 | -222 | -7 | 19 | -20 |
| 40 | Randy Humphrey | 55 | 101 | -230 | -8 | 33 | -7 |
| 41 | Tad Geschickter | 47 | 98 | -233 | -3 | 41 | 0 |
| 42 | Glen Wood | 21 | 82 | -249 | -16 | 28 | -14 |
| 43 | Andrea Nemechek | 87 | 77 | -254 | -5 | 43 | 0 |
| 44 | Raymond Key | 190 | 62 | -269 | -15 | 44 | 0 |
| 45 | Phil Parsons | 66 | 58 | -273 | -4 | 50 | 5 |
| 46 | James Finch | 09 | 50 | -281 | -8 | 49 | 3 |
| 47 | Dusty Whitney | 46 | 47 | -284 | -3 | 47 | 0 |
| 48 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 127 | 28 | -303 | -19 | 45 | -3 |
| Pos | Owner | Car # | Points | Ldr | Nxt | PPos | G/L |
| 49 | Beth Baldwin | 135 | 28 | -303 | 0 | 55 | 6 |
| 50 | Elizabeth Morgenthau | 49 | 25 | -306 | -3 | 46 | -4 |
| 51 | Derrike Cope | 175 | 19 | -312 | -6 | 48 | -3 |
| 52 | Ralph Braun | 132 | 10 | -321 | -9 | 51 | -1 |
| 53 | Brian Keselowski | 192 | 7 | -324 | -3 | 52 | -1 |
| 54 | Norm Benning | 157 | 4 | -327 | -3 | 53 | -1 |
| 55 | Andrea Nemechek | 197 | 1 | -330 | -3 | 54 | -1 |
Starting Line Up by Row
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
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Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
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| Driver | Date | Time | Speed | |
| Track Race Record: | Jeff Gordon | 06/22/97 | 03:13:32 | 155.012 |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | |
| Row 1: | 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 39.185 | 183.744 |
| 2 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 39.242 | 183.477 | |
| Row 2: | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 39.317 | 183.127 |
| 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 39.363 | 182.913 | |
| Row 3: | 5 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 39.364 | 182.908 |
| 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 39.366 | 182.899 | |
| Row 4: | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 39.368 | 182.890 |
| 8 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Auto Club Dodge | 39.385 | 182.811 | |
| Row 5: | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 39.390 | 182.788 |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 39.400 | 182.741 | |
| Row 6: | 11 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota | 39.431 | 182.597 |
| 12 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 39.497 | 182.292 | |
| Row 7: | 13 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 39.518 | 182.195 |
| 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 39.542 | 182.085 | |
| Row 8: | 15 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 39.566 | 181.974 |
| 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet | 39.586 | 181.882 | |
| Row 9: | 17 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet | 39.615 | 181.749 |
| 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 39.620 | 181.726 | |
| Row 10: | 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 39.632 | 181.671 |
| 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 39.669 | 181.502 | |
| Row 11: | 21 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | AAA Insurance Dodge Dodge | 39.706 | 181.333 |
| 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 39.708 | 181.324 | |
| Row 12: | 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 39.710 | 181.315 |
| 24 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | 39.710 | 181.315 | |
| Row 13: | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 39.713 | 181.301 |
| 26 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Armor All Toyota | 39.729 | 181.228 | |
| Row 14: | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy Juice / National Guard Chevrolet | 39.755 | 181.109 |
| 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 39.767 | 181.055 | |
| Row 15: | 29 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 39.770 | 181.041 |
| 30 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 39.802 | 180.895 | |
| Row 16: | 31 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 39.830 | 180.768 |
| 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Toyota | 39.833 | 180.755 | |
| Row 17: | 33 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 39.870 | 180.587 |
| 34 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 39.884 | 180.524 | |
| Row 18: | 35 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 39.928 | 180.325 |
| 36 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 39.982 | 180.081 | |
| Row 19: | 37 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 40.018 | 179.919 |
| 38 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 40.158 | 179.292 | |
| Row 20: | 39 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver’s Ford | 40.229 | 178.975 |
| 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville Toyota | Owner Points | ||
| Row 21: | 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 26 | Boris Said | Sacred Power/Southern Pride Trucking Ford | Owner Points | ||
| Row 22: | 43 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 39.889 | 180.501 |
Did Not Qualify: # 90 Casey Mears; # 35 Johnny Sauter; # 46 Terry Cook #.
| Manufacturer | Starting Lineup | DNQs | Manufacturer | Starting Lineup | DNQs |
| Chevrolet | 15 | 2 | Ford | 12 | 0 |
| Dodge | 3 | 1 | Toyota | 13 | 0 |
Qualifying Order
Qualifying Order & Worksheet
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
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| Driver | Date | Time | Speed | |
| Track Qualifying Record: | Kyle Busch | 02/27/05 | 38.248 | 188.245 |
| # | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | ||||
| 2 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | ||||
| 3 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | ||||
| 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | ||||
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | ||||
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | ||||
| 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | ||||
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | ||||
| 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | ||||
| 11 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver’s Ford | ||||
| 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | ||||
| 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | ||||
| 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | ||||
| 15 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Armor All Toyota | ||||
| 16 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | ||||
| 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | ||||
| 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | ||||
| 19 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | ||||
| 20 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | ||||
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | ||||
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | ||||
| 23 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | ||||
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet | ||||
| 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | ||||
| 26 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Auto Club Dodge | ||||
| 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | ||||
| 28 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy Juice / National Guard Chevrolet | ||||
| 29 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | AAA Insurance Dodge Dodge | ||||
| 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | ||||
| 31 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota | ||||
| 32 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | ||||
| 33 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | ||||
| 34 | 26 | Boris Said | Sacred Power/Southern Pride Trucking Ford | ||||
| 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville Toyota | ||||
| 36 | 82 | * Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | ||||
| 37 | 35 | * Johnny Sauter | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | ||||
| 38 | 55 | * Michael McDowell | Prism Motorsports Toyota | ||||
| 39 | 36 | * Mike Bliss | Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet | ||||
| 40 | BLANK | ||||||
| 41 | 09 | * Aric Almirola | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | ||||
| 42 | 90 | * Casey Mears | Keyed-Up Motorsports Chevrolet | ||||
| 43 | 71 | * Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | ||||
| 44 | 87 | * Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Toyota | ||||
| 45 | 13 | * Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | ||||
| 46 | 66 | * Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | ||||
| 47 | 46 | * Terry Cook # | Whitney Motorsports Dodge |
* Required to qualify on timeBack to the top
Practice 3 Speeds (Happy Hour)
NSCS Practice 2
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
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Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sat, February 20, 2010 @ 03:17 PM Eastern
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 39.444 | 182.537 | 1 | 25 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 39.521 | 182.182 | 1 | 18 | -0.077 | -0.077 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 39.663 | 181.529 | 1 | 19 | -0.219 | -0.142 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 39.887 | 180.510 | 1 | 17 | -0.443 | -0.224 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 39.903 | 180.438 | 1 | 19 | -0.459 | -0.016 |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 39.905 | 180.429 | 2 | 12 | -0.461 | -0.002 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 39.923 | 180.347 | 1 | 24 | -0.479 | -0.018 |
| 8 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 39.926 | 180.334 | 1 | 22 | -0.482 | -0.003 |
| 9 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 39.936 | 180.288 | 1 | 24 | -0.492 | -0.010 |
| 10 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 39.970 | 180.135 | 1 | 25 | -0.526 | -0.034 |
| 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 39.979 | 180.095 | 1 | 19 | -0.535 | -0.009 |
| 12 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet | 40.001 | 179.996 | 1 | 21 | -0.557 | -0.022 |
| 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 40.010 | 179.955 | 2 | 22 | -0.566 | -0.009 |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 40.035 | 179.843 | 2 | 24 | -0.591 | -0.025 |
| 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 40.046 | 179.793 | 1 | 16 | -0.602 | -0.011 |
| 16 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 40.068 | 179.695 | 1 | 27 | -0.624 | -0.022 |
| 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 40.074 | 179.668 | 2 | 23 | -0.630 | -0.006 |
| 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 40.074 | 179.668 | 1 | 20 | -0.630 | -0.000 |
| 19 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Armor All Toyota | 40.097 | 179.565 | 2 | 27 | -0.653 | -0.023 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy Juice / National Guard Chevrolet | 40.134 | 179.399 | 1 | 20 | -0.690 | -0.037 |
| 21 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 40.140 | 179.372 | 1 | 18 | -0.696 | -0.006 |
| 22 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 40.165 | 179.261 | 1 | 13 | -0.721 | -0.025 |
| 23 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota | 40.169 | 179.243 | 1 | 25 | -0.725 | -0.004 |
| 24 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 40.171 | 179.234 | 1 | 19 | -0.727 | -0.002 |
| 25 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 40.258 | 178.846 | 1 | 29 | -0.814 | -0.087 |
| 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 40.267 | 178.806 | 1 | 22 | -0.823 | -0.009 |
| 27 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 40.299 | 178.664 | 2 | 21 | -0.855 | -0.032 |
| 28 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 40.315 | 178.594 | 5 | 22 | -0.871 | -0.016 |
| 29 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | AAA Insurance Dodge Dodge | 40.352 | 178.430 | 14 | 33 | -0.908 | -0.037 |
| 30 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Auto Club Dodge | 40.357 | 178.408 | 2 | 26 | -0.913 | -0.005 |
| 31 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 40.424 | 178.112 | 1 | 22 | -0.980 | -0.067 |
| 32 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 40.661 | 177.074 | 1 | 8 | -1.217 | -0.237 |
| 33 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet | 40.713 | 176.848 | 2 | 11 | -1.269 | -0.052 |
| 34 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 40.782 | 176.548 | 10 | 11 | -1.338 | -0.069 |
| 35 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver’s Ford | 40.856 | 176.229 | 1 | 15 | -1.412 | -0.074 |
| 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Toyota | 40.872 | 176.160 | 3 | 3 | -1.428 | -0.016 |
| 37 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 40.912 | 175.987 | 6 | 9 | -1.468 | -0.040 |
| 38 | 09 | Aric Almirola | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | 41.008 | 175.575 | 3 | 15 | -1.564 | -0.096 |
| 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 41.023 | 175.511 | 2 | 19 | -1.579 | -0.015 |
| 40 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 41.137 | 175.025 | 2 | 12 | -1.693 | -0.114 |
| 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville Toyota | 41.141 | 175.008 | 4 | 9 | -1.697 | -0.004 |
| 42 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 41.248 | 174.554 | 2 | 23 | -1.804 | -0.107 |
| 43 | 26 | Boris Said | Sacred Power/Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 41.968 | 171.559 | 9 | 15 | -2.524 | -0.720 |
*Required to qualify on time
NSCS Practice 1
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, February 19, 2010 @ 04:34 PM Eastern
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, February 19, 2010 @ 04:34 PM Eastern
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Lap # | # Laps | -Fastest | -Next |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 39.360 | 182.927 | 20 | 20 | —.— | —.— |
| 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 39.463 | 182.449 | 20 | 20 | -0.103 | -0.103 |
| 3 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 39.491 | 182.320 | 14 | 16 | -0.131 | -0.028 |
| 4 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 39.589 | 181.869 | 17 | 17 | -0.229 | -0.098 |
| 5 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 39.639 | 181.639 | 13 | 13 | -0.279 | -0.050 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 39.649 | 181.593 | 15 | 15 | -0.289 | -0.010 |
| 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 39.653 | 181.575 | 9 | 9 | -0.293 | -0.004 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 39.655 | 181.566 | 20 | 20 | -0.295 | -0.002 |
| 9 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 39.690 | 181.406 | 1 | 13 | -0.330 | -0.035 |
| 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 39.753 | 181.118 | 22 | 22 | -0.393 | -0.063 |
| 11 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Auto Club Dodge | 39.809 | 180.864 | 34 | 34 | -0.449 | -0.056 |
| 12 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 39.883 | 180.528 | 37 | 37 | -0.523 | -0.074 |
| 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 39.904 | 180.433 | 20 | 20 | -0.544 | -0.021 |
| 14 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | AAA Insurance Dodge Dodge | 39.904 | 180.433 | 23 | 23 | -0.544 | -0.000 |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 39.938 | 180.279 | 20 | 22 | -0.578 | -0.034 |
| 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 39.939 | 180.275 | 19 | 19 | -0.579 | -0.001 |
| 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 39.960 | 180.180 | 19 | 21 | -0.600 | -0.021 |
| 18 | *36 | Mike Bliss | Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet | 39.982 | 180.081 | 9 | 9 | -0.622 | -0.022 |
| 19 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota | 39.995 | 180.023 | 11 | 11 | -0.635 | -0.013 |
| 20 | *82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 40.002 | 179.991 | 17 | 17 | -0.642 | -0.007 |
| 21 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Armor All Toyota | 40.015 | 179.933 | 17 | 19 | -0.655 | -0.013 |
| 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet | 40.037 | 179.834 | 31 | 31 | -0.677 | -0.022 |
| 23 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 40.053 | 179.762 | 30 | 30 | -0.693 | -0.016 |
| 24 | *66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 40.064 | 179.712 | 9 | 9 | -0.704 | -0.011 |
| 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy Juice / National Guard Chevrolet | 40.070 | 179.686 | 25 | 25 | -0.710 | -0.006 |
| 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 40.074 | 179.668 | 19 | 21 | -0.714 | -0.004 |
| 27 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 40.084 | 179.623 | 1 | 29 | -0.724 | -0.010 |
| 28 | *13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 40.093 | 179.582 | 13 | 13 | -0.733 | -0.009 |
| 29 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | 40.102 | 179.542 | 15 | 17 | -0.742 | -0.009 |
| 30 | *09 | Aric Almirola | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | 40.104 | 179.533 | 9 | 9 | -0.744 | -0.002 |
| 31 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 40.166 | 179.256 | 13 | 13 | -0.806 | -0.062 |
| 32 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | 40.201 | 179.100 | 1 | 16 | -0.841 | -0.035 |
| 33 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 40.218 | 179.024 | 13 | 14 | -0.858 | -0.017 |
| 34 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Toyota | 40.253 | 178.869 | 10 | 10 | -0.893 | -0.035 |
| 35 | *71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | 40.277 | 178.762 | 11 | 11 | -0.917 | -0.024 |
| 36 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 40.464 | 177.936 | 2 | 17 | -1.104 | -0.187 |
| 37 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver’s Ford | 40.500 | 177.778 | 16 | 16 | -1.140 | -0.036 |
| 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville Toyota | 40.511 | 177.730 | 9 | 9 | -1.151 | -0.011 |
| 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 40.553 | 177.545 | 18 | 18 | -1.193 | -0.042 |
| 40 | *90 | Casey Mears | Keyed-Up Motorsports Chevrolet | 40.610 | 177.296 | 6 | 6 | -1.250 | -0.057 |
| 41 | *35 | Johnny Sauter | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | 40.666 | 177.052 | 1 | 9 | -1.306 | -0.056 |
| 42 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | 40.794 | 176.497 | 20 | 20 | -1.434 | -0.128 |
| 43 | *55 | Michael McDowell | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 40.800 | 176.471 | 1 | 10 | -1.440 | -0.006 |
| 44 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 40.980 | 175.695 | 11 | 11 | -1.620 | -0.180 |
| 45 | *46 | Terry Cook # | Whitney Motorsports Dodge | 40.989 | 175.657 | 6 | 6 | -1.629 | -0.009 |
| 46 | 26 | Boris Said | Sacred Power/Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 42.691 | 168.654 | 7 | 11 | -3.331 | -1.702 |
*Required to qualify on time
Entry List—Numerical
Entry List – Numerical
Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, February 19, 2010 @ 01:17 PM Eastern
| Car | Driver | Team Name | Owner | Crew Chief | |
| 1 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota | Rob Kauffman | Rodney Childers |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | Teresa Earnhardt | Kevin Manion |
| 3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | Walter Czarnecki | Steve Addington |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | Mary Hendrick | Alan Gustafson |
| 5 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | John Henry | Donnie Wingo |
| 6 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Warner Music Nashville Toyota | Robby Gordon | Iain Watt |
| 7 | *09 | Aric Almirola | Phoenix Racing Chevrolet | James Finch | Marc Reno |
| 8 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Ford | George Gillett, Jr | Kenny Francis |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | J.D. Gibbs | Mike Ford |
| 10 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | AAA Insurance Dodge Dodge | Roger Penske | Jay Guy |
| 11 | *13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | Bob Germain | Robert Barker |
| 12 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet | Margaret Haas | Darian Grubb |
| 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | Jack Roush | Greg Erwin |
| 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | John Henry | Todd Parrott |
| 15 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | Joe Gibbs | Dave Rogers |
| 16 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Ford | George Gillett, Jr | Wally Rogers |
| 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | Joe Gibbs | Greg Zipadelli |
| 18 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | Rick Hendrick | Steve Letarte |
| 19 | 26 | Boris Said | Sacred Power/Southern Pride Trucking Ford | Bill Jenkins | Frankie Stoddard |
| 20 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | Richard Childress | Gil Martin |
| 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | Richard Childress | Todd Berrier |
| 22 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | Richard Childress | Shane Wilson |
| 23 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver’s Ford | Bob Jenkins | Steven Lane |
| 24 | *35 | Johnny Sauter | Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet | Beth Baldwin | Tommy Baldwin, Jr |
| 25 | *36 | Mike Bliss | Wave Energy Drink Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Kevin Buskirk |
| 26 | 37 | Kevin Conway # | Extenze Ford | Doug Yates | Peter Sospenzo |
| 27 | 38 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | Doug Yates | Randy Seals |
| 28 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | Tony Stewart | Tony Gibson |
| 29 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi | Brian Pattie |
| 30 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | Richard Petty | Mike Shiplett |
| 31 | *46 | Terry Cook # | Whitney Motorsports Dodge | Dusty Whitney | Buddy Sisco |
| 32 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Armor All Toyota | Tad Geschickter | Frank Kerr |
| 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 34 | *55 | Michael McDowell | Prism Motorsports Toyota | Randy Humphrey | Zachary McGowan |
| 35 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Pat Tryson |
| 36 | *66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | Phil Parsons | Bill Henderson |
| 37 | *71 | Bobby Labonte | TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet | Kevin Buckler | Doug Randolph |
| 38 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Auto Club Dodge | Roger Penske | Travis Geisler |
| 39 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | Richard Childress | Ryan Coniam |
| 40 | *82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | Dietrich Mateschitz | Jimmy Elledge |
| 41 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | Dietrich Mateschitz | Ryan Pemberton |
| 42 | *87 | Joe Nemechek | FrontRowJoe.com Toyota | Andrea Nemechek | Phillippe Lopez |
| 43 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy Juice / National Guard Chevrolet | Rick Hendrick | Lance McGrew |
| 44 | *90 | Casey Mears | Keyed-Up Motorsports Chevrolet | Raymond Key | Doug Richert |
| 45 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | George Gillett, Jr | Richard Labbe |
| 46 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | Jack Roush | Bob Osborne |
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Pre-Race Loop Data
| Pre-Race Box Score |
| Number of Races:10 |
| Auto Club 500 For Auto Club 500 in past four years. Auto Club Speedway |
| Car No. | Driver | Avg Start | Avg Mid Race | Avg Finish | Avg Pos | Pass Diff. | Green Pass | Green Times Passed | Quality Passes | % of Quality Passes | # of Fastest Laps | Laps in Top 15 | % of Laps in Top 15 | Laps Led | % of Laps Led | Total Races | Driver Rating | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 6.4 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 137 | 596 | 459 | 479 | 80.4 | 382 | 2380 | 95.0 | 623 | 24.9 | 10 | 122.3 | 1663 |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | 21.4 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 22 | 700 | 678 | 413 | 59.0 | 117 | 2056 | 82.1 | 333 | 13.3 | 10 | 109.7 | 1552 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | 17.7 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 170 | 684 | 514 | 456 | 66.7 | 140 | 1983 | 79.2 | 121 | 4.8 | 10 | 104.3 | 1542 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 12.2 | 12.2 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 125 | 712 | 587 | 470 | 66.0 | 124 | 1909 | 76.2 | 228 | 9.1 | 10 | 102.9 | 1455 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | 9.5 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 47 | 744 | 697 | 512 | 68.8 | 161 | 1984 | 79.2 | 187 | 7.5 | 10 | 100.3 | 1377 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 9.1 | 12.2 | 14.2 | 11.0 | -26 | 659 | 685 | 388 | 58.9 | 207 | 1818 | 72.6 | 269 | 10.7 | 10 | 99.8 | 1299 |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | 16.1 | 10.9 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 136 | 721 | 585 | 489 | 67.8 | 134 | 1857 | 74.1 | 133 | 5.3 | 10 | 97.6 | 1275 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 14.3 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 10.9 | -68 | 478 | 546 | 302 | 63.2 | 91 | 1490 | 74.3 | 19 | .9 | 8 | 97.4 | 1049 |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | 12.2 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 13.8 | 136 | 733 | 597 | 437 | 59.6 | 96 | 1633 | 65.2 | 152 | 6.1 | 10 | 94.8 | 1209 |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | 11.7 | 18.1 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 26 | 710 | 684 | 448 | 63.1 | 86 | 1808 | 72.2 | 94 | 3.8 | 10 | 94.1 | 1275 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 12.0 | 12.4 | 16.9 | 14.5 | -10 | 448 | 458 | 326 | 72.8 | 36 | 1324 | 66.2 | 50 | 2.5 | 8 | 90.7 | 930 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | 16.4 | 13.4 | 15.5 | 13.4 | 81 | 706 | 625 | 403 | 57.1 | 40 | 1763 | 70.4 | 27 | 1.1 | 10 | 89.0 | 1198 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | 17.8 | 13.7 | 17.4 | 15.1 | 55 | 776 | 721 | 454 | 58.5 | 55 | 1465 | 58.5 | 22 | .9 | 10 | 83.5 | 1153 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | 16.4 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 73 | 759 | 686 | 349 | 46.0 | 30 | 1292 | 51.6 | 4 | .2 | 10 | 83.4 | 1167 |
| 33 | Clint Bowyer | 16.0 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 15.6 | 32 | 678 | 646 | 230 | 33.9 | 10 | 912 | 45.6 | 2 | .1 | 8 | 83.3 | 1028 |
| 6 | David Ragan | 27.0 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 17.5 | 47 | 624 | 577 | 249 | 39.9 | 5 | 493 | 32.9 | 1 | .1 | 6 | 79.9 | 750 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 19.0 | 17.2 | 18.8 | 17.1 | 1 | 469 | 468 | 209 | 44.6 | 46 | 764 | 50.9 | 79 | 5.3 | 6 | 78.4 | 660 |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 12.4 | 24.0 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 23 | 615 | 592 | 292 | 47.5 | 22 | 830 | 41.5 | 8 | .4 | 8 | 75.8 | 859 |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | 17.7 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 18.7 | -49 | 831 | 880 | 302 | 36.3 | 8 | 1042 | 41.6 | 4 | .2 | 10 | 74.9 | 1043 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 22.2 | 20.4 | 24.3 | 21.4 | 16 | 709 | 693 | 373 | 52.6 | 98 | 1022 | 40.8 | 24 | 1.0 | 10 | 74.3 | 941 |
| 00 | David Reutimann | 27.0 | 17.5 | 21.5 | 19.1 | 56 | 514 | 458 | 145 | 28.2 | 2 | 558 | 37.2 | 4 | .3 | 6 | 72.2 | 603 |
| 26 | Jamie McMurray | 24.7 | 21.0 | 18.9 | 21.0 | 12 | 712 | 700 | 204 | 28.7 | 7 | 833 | 33.3 | 2 | .1 | 10 | 69.8 | 1085 |
| 44 | AJ Allmendinger | 10.0 | 26.0 | 23.5 | 20.8 | -49 | 287 | 336 | 110 | 38.3 | 9 | 351 | 35.1 | 1 | .1 | 4 | 68.6 | 375 |
| 07 | Casey Mears | 19.1 | 25.2 | 22.4 | 23.1 | -10 | 708 | 718 | 258 | 36.4 | 25 | 700 | 27.9 | 1 | .0 | 10 | 68.5 | 967 |
| 10 | Patrick Carpentier | 5.0 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 23.6 | 11 | 62 | 51 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 65.8 | 109 |
| 96 | Bobby Labonte | 24.4 | 24.5 | 22.1 | 24.1 | -78 | 735 | 813 | 101 | 13.7 | 3 | 360 | 14.4 | 4 | .2 | 10 | 61.4 | 972 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | 20.0 | 24.0 | 20.0 | 26.0 | -13 | 157 | 170 | 31 | 19.7 | 1 | 96 | 19.2 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 60.5 | 206 |
| 19 | Elliott Sadler | 22.6 | 27.2 | 23.5 | 25.6 | -18 | 788 | 806 | 96 | 12.2 | 5 | 317 | 12.7 | 8 | .3 | 10 | 58.4 | 933 |
| 14 | Sterling Marlin | 19.2 | 25.4 | 26.0 | 25.0 | -26 | 273 | 299 | 75 | 27.5 | 1 | 362 | 28.8 | 0 | .0 | 5 | 57.9 | 425 |
| 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 21.8 | 29.5 | 27.3 | 28.4 | -11 | 244 | 255 | 7 | 2.9 | 1 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 57.3 | 325 |
| 47 | Marcos Ambrose | 27.0 | 22.0 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 6 | 237 | 231 | 47 | 19.8 | 4 | 123 | 16.4 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 57.2 | 258 |
| 43 | Reed Sorenson | 27.9 | 26.1 | 27.8 | 27.4 | 70 | 653 | 583 | 109 | 16.7 | 10 | 266 | 13.3 | 8 | .4 | 8 | 56.2 | 643 |
| 12 | David Stremme | 28.2 | 27.8 | 25.2 | 27.9 | 27 | 427 | 400 | 35 | 8.2 | 4 | 122 | 8.1 | 3 | .2 | 6 | 55.0 | 530 |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | 22.1 | 29.6 | 31.7 | 29.6 | -143 | 419 | 562 | 138 | 32.9 | 37 | 501 | 20.0 | 63 | 2.5 | 10 | 54.7 | 690 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | 29.9 | 27.1 | 32.6 | 28.8 | 17 | 838 | 821 | 92 | 11.0 | 6 | 243 | 9.7 | 3 | .1 | 10 | 52.4 | 662 |
| 09 | Mike Bliss | 23.7 | 25.3 | 27.3 | 29.1 | -13 | 116 | 129 | 24 | 20.7 | 4 | 152 | 20.2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 52.3 | 243 |
| 55 | Michael Waltrip | 32.3 | 29.1 | 28.1 | 29.8 | -1 | 524 | 525 | 77 | 14.7 | 4 | 256 | 11.4 | 4 | .2 | 9 | 51.2 | 718 |
| 98 | Paul Menard | 28.0 | 27.5 | 28.7 | 28.0 | -41 | 495 | 536 | 56 | 11.3 | 4 | 95 | 6.3 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 50.8 | 462 |
| 71 | David Gilliland | 30.0 | 31.9 | 28.1 | 29.2 | -25 | 478 | 503 | 42 | 8.8 | 3 | 124 | 7.1 | 0 | .0 | 7 | 50.6 | 550 |
| 28 | Travis Kvapil | 34.7 | 29.0 | 28.8 | 30.0 | 8 | 330 | 322 | 25 | 7.6 | 2 | 73 | 4.9 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 49.0 | 459 |
| 66 | Dave Blaney | 27.7 | 31.2 | 33.3 | 31.2 | -7 | 617 | 624 | 90 | 14.6 | 0 | 141 | 5.6 | 0 | .0 | 10 | 48.9 | 631 |
| 96 | Ken Schrader | 33.8 | 29.7 | 28.5 | 30.3 | 22 | 407 | 385 | 5 | 1.2 | 2 | 14 | .9 | 0 | .0 | 6 | 46.9 | 465 |
| 82 | Scott Speed | 15.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | -13 | 161 | 174 | 20 | 12.4 | 1 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 46.3 | 140 |
| 8 | Aric Almirola | 27.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 30.1 | -36 | 262 | 298 | 13 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | .5 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 45.7 | 201 |
| 44 | Terry Labonte | 26.7 | 35.3 | 36.7 | 32.7 | -34 | 100 | 134 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 45.1 | 159 |
| 96 | Tony Raines | 37.3 | 32.3 | 28.8 | 31.8 | -21 | 204 | 225 | 8 | 3.9 | 2 | 11 | 1.1 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 43.2 | 307 |
| 34 | John Andretti | 36.8 | 32.5 | 30.8 | 32.3 | 17 | 303 | 286 | 30 | 9.9 | 4 | 27 | 1.8 | 5 | .3 | 6 | 40.4 | 443 |
| 78 | Regan Smith | 22.7 | 32.3 | 31.7 | 33.1 | -85 | 208 | 293 | 8 | 3.8 | 5 | 2 | .3 | 0 | .0 | 3 | 39.4 | 204 |
| 21 | Bill Elliott | 27.8 | 33.0 | 35.4 | 34.8 | -65 | 208 | 273 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 6 | .5 | 1 | .1 | 5 | 38.9 | 289 |
| 4 | Mike Wallace | 33.0 | 31.0 | 25.0 | 31.5 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 3 | 1.2 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 37.4 | 88 |
| 36 | Boris Said | 26.0 | 37.0 | 30.0 | 35.6 | -12 | 19 | 31 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 36.5 | 73 |
| 00 | Mike Skinner | 35.0 | 36.0 | 35.0 | 35.5 | -19 | 70 | 89 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 34.0 | 58 |
| 51 | Mike Garvey | 35.5 | 40.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | -6 | 51 | 57 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 31.2 | 101 |
| 13 | Max Papis | 15.0 | 36.0 | 35.0 | 36.3 | -20 | 16 | 36 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 29.8 | 58 |
| 36 | Michael McDowell | 43.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | .0 | 1 | 27.9 | 43 |
