NASCAR: Fontana, Round 2
25th February 2008 - Auto Club 500
Qualifying
Pos No Driver Make
1. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
2. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
3. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet
4. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford
5. 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet
6. 20 Tony Stewart Toyota
7. 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge
8. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet
9. 99 Carl Edwards Ford
10. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
11. 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet
12. 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota
13. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge
14. 16 Greg Biffle Ford
15. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
16. 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet
17. 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet
18. 26 Jamie McMurray Ford
19. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge
20. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge
21. 42 Juan Montoya Dodge
22. 18 Kyle Busch Toyota
23. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge
24. 6 David Ragan Ford
25. 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota
26. 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge
27. 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge
28. 7 Robby Gordon Dodge
29. 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet
30. 28 Travis Kvapil Ford
31. 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet
32. 38 David Gilliland Ford
33. 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet
34. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota
35. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge
36. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge
37. 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota
38. 21 Bill Elliott Ford
39. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota
40. 00 David Reutimann Toyota
41. 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota
42. 34 John Andretti Chevrolet
43. 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet
DNQ 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota
DNQ 49 Ken Schrader Dodge
DNQ 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge
DNQ 27 Mike Skinner Toyota
DNQ 08 Burney Lamar Dodge
Starting positions set by owners points - qualifying abandoned due to rain
Practice
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 40.096 0.000 0.000 179.569 0.000 0.000
2. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 40.183 0.087 0.087 179.180 0.389 0.389
3. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 40.244 0.061 0.148 178.909 0.271 0.660
4. 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet 40.248 0.004 0.152 178.891 0.018 0.678
5. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 40.264 0.016 0.168 178.820 0.071 0.749
6. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 40.318 0.054 0.222 178.580 0.240 0.989
7. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 40.330 0.012 0.234 178.527 0.053 1.042
8. 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 40.342 0.012 0.246 178.474 0.053 1.095
9. 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 40.395 0.053 0.299 178.240 0.234 1.329
10. 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 40.400 0.005 0.304 178.218 0.022 1.351
11. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 40.445 0.045 0.349 178.020 0.198 1.549
12. 6 David Ragan Ford 40.453 0.008 0.357 177.984 0.036 1.585
13. 42 Juan Montoya Dodge 40.490 0.037 0.394 177.822 0.162 1.747
14. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 40.507 0.017 0.411 177.747 0.075 1.822
15. 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 40.527 0.020 0.431 177.659 0.088 1.910
16. 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 40.548 0.021 0.452 177.567 0.092 2.002
17. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 40.552 0.004 0.456 177.550 0.017 2.019
18. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 40.611 0.059 0.515 177.292 0.258 2.277
19. 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 40.644 0.033 0.548 177.148 0.144 2.421
20. 00 David Reutimann Toyota 40.676 0.032 0.580 177.009 0.139 2.560
21. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 40.686 0.010 0.590 176.965 0.044 2.604
22. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 40.692 0.006 0.596 176.939 0.026 2.630
23. 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 40.756 0.064 0.660 176.661 0.278 2.908
24. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 40.789 0.033 0.693 176.518 0.143 3.051
25. 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 40.799 0.010 0.703 176.475 0.043 3.094
26. 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 40.872 0.073 0.776 176.160 0.315 3.409
27. 38 David Gilliland Ford 40.919 0.047 0.823 175.957 0.203 3.612
28. 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 40.924 0.005 0.828 175.936 0.021 3.633
29. 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 40.947 0.023 0.851 175.837 0.099 3.732
30. 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 41.005 0.058 0.909 175.588 0.249 3.981
31. 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 41.054 0.049 0.958 175.379 0.209 4.190
32. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 41.090 0.036 0.994 175.225 0.154 4.344
33. 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge 41.128 0.038 1.032 175.063 0.162 4.506
34. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 41.163 0.035 1.067 174.914 0.149 4.655
35. 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota 41.186 0.023 1.090 174.817 0.097 4.752
36. 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 41.223 0.037 1.127 174.660 0.157 4.909
37. 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge 41.231 0.008 1.135 174.626 0.034 4.943
38. 21 Bill Elliott Ford 41.276 0.045 1.180 174.436 0.190 5.133
39. 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet 41.334 0.058 1.238 174.191 0.245 5.378
40. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 41.368 0.034 1.272 174.048 0.143 5.521
41. 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet 41.442 0.074 1.346 173.737 0.311 5.832
42. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 41.490 0.048 1.394 173.536 0.201 6.033
43. 34 John Andretti Chevrolet 41.506 0.016 1.410 173.469 0.067 6.100
Race Result
Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Winnings Status
1. 9 99 Carl Edwards Ford 190 5 250 340,500 Running
2. 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 180 10 250 252,336 Running
3. 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 170 5 250 214,186 Running
4. 22 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 165 5 250 154,050 Running
5. 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 160 5 250 169,841 Running
6. 11 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 150 0 250 144,308 Running
7. 6 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 146 0 250 158,061 Running
8. 10 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 147 5 250 148,761 Running
9. 20 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 143 5 250 133,616 Running
10. 13 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 139 5 250 143,625 Running
11. 39 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 130 0 250 98,700 Running
12. 8 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 132 5 250 142,258 Running
13. 36 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 124 0 250 92,800 Running
14. 24 6 David Ragan Ford 121 0 250 104,850 Running
15. 14 16 Greg Biffle Ford 123 5 250 104,350 Running
16. 16 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet 115 0 250 128,208 Running
17. 32 38 David Gilliland Ford 112 0 250 111,508 Running
18. 28 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 114 5 250 116,708 Running
19. 3 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 106 0 250 106,150 Running
20. 21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge 103 0 250 121,508 Running
21. 31 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 100 0 250 104,708 Running
22. 18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 102 5 250 97,850 Running
23. 40 00 David Reutimann Toyota 94 0 249 101,758 Running
24. 27 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 91 0 249 114,770 Running
25. 19 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 88 0 249 125,136 Running
26. 38 21 Bill Elliott Ford 85 0 249 105,345 Running
27. 29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 82 0 248 94,300 Running
28. 41 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 79 0 248 92,247 Running
29. 25 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota 76 0 248 93,500 Running
30. 34 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 73 0 248 85,250 Running
31. 17 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet 70 0 248 91,575 Running
32. 26 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge 72 5 248 89,875 Running
33. 37 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota 69 5 247 82,600 Running
34. 43 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 61 0 246 81,450 Running
35. 42 34 John Andretti Chevrolet 63 5 245 81,225 Running
36. 30 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 55 0 242 108,289 Running
37. 23 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 52 0 240 108,064 Running
38. 35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 49 0 236 80,600 Running
39. 33 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet 46 0 231 80,480 Running
40. 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 43 0 203 88,325 Running
41. 12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 40 0 193 115,191 Running
42. 5 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 37 0 20 98,110 Accident
43. 7 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge 34 0 20 125,539 Accident
Average Speed: 132.704 mph
Margin of Victory: Caution
Time of Race: 03:02:04
Lead Changes: 33
Cautions: 16-18, 22-25, 41-47, 57-59, 64-65, 71-73, 83-90, 136-138, 151-153, 171,
221-224, 250-250
Race started on the 24th but stopped after accident caused by a damp track.
Championship Standings
Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings
1. Kyle Busch 335 2 0 2 2 806,988
2. Ryan Newman 329 2 1 1 2 1,686,670
3. Tony Stewart 316 2 0 1 2 1,144,110
4. Kurt Busch 299 2 0 1 1 1,192,570
5. Carl Edwards 296 2 1 1 1 704,020
6. Kasey Kahne 294 2 0 0 2 567,820
7. Kevin Harvick 268 2 0 0 1 470,985
8. Jimmie Johnson 267 2 0 1 1 646,442
9. Greg Biffle 262 2 0 0 1 451,013
10. Jeff Burton 261 2 0 0 0 465,754
11. Brian Vickers 257 2 0 0 0 383,945
12. Martin Truex Jr. 253 2 0 0 1 480,104
13. Elliott Sadler 241 2 0 0 1 544,785
14. Jeff Gordon 221 2 0 1 1 588,285
15. Matt Kenseth 220 2 0 1 1 477,970
16. Bobby Labonte 218 2 0 0 0 454,892
17. Reed Sorenson 212 2 0 1 1 707,023
18. David Reutimann 203 2 0 0 0 392,979
19. Clint Bowyer 202 2 0 0 0 430,695
20. Scott Riggs 200 2 0 0 0 392,636
21. David Gilliland 191 2 0 0 0 425,154
22. Jamie McMurray 187 2 0 0 0 406,556
23. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 186 2 0 0 1 656,245
24. Mark Martin 185 2 0 0 0 477,054
25. Dale Jarrett 184 2 0 0 0 400,813
26. Paul Menard 179 2 0 0 0 373,595
27. Juan Montoya 170 2 0 0 0 412,261
28. J.J. Yeley 164 2 0 0 0 408,595
29. Michael Waltrip 160 2 0 0 0 410,382
30. David Ragan 158 2 0 0 0 372,613
31. Denny Hamlin 157 2 0 0 0 502,607
32. Robby Gordon 156 2 0 0 1 469,629
33. Sam Hornish Jr.* 152 2 0 0 0 445,384
34. Jeremy Mayfield 140 2 0 0 0 351,700
35. Dario Franchitti* 136 2 0 0 0 360,488
36. Travis Kvapil 128 2 0 0 0 399,491
37. Dave Blaney 127 2 0 0 0 392,813
38. Regan Smith* 122 2 0 0 0 358,670
39. Kyle Petty 110 2 0 0 0 340,920
40. John Andretti 106 2 0 0 0 339,838
41. Joe Nemechek 101 2 0 0 0 339,920
42. Casey Mears 95 2 0 0 0 433,055
43. Bill Elliott 85 1 0 0 0 159,433
44. Kenny Wallace 34 1 0 0 0 256,735
45. A.J. Allmendinger 0 0 0 0 0 22,345
46. Ken Schrader 0 0 0 0 0 62,038
47. Patrick Carpentier* 0 0 0 0 0 23,013
48. Boris Said 0 0 0 0 0 22,170
49. Mike Skinner 0 0 0 0 0 0
50. Burney Lamar 0 0 0 0 0 0
51. Eric McClure 0 0 0 0 0 22,988
52. Sterling Marlin 0 0 0 0 0 22,095
53. Jacques Villeneuve* 0 0 0 0 0 22,863
54. Stanton Barrett 0 0 0 0 0 22,813
55. Carl Long 0 0 0 0 0 21,920
* Series rookie