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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2015 Top 16 at Auto Club Speedway
Rank
|
Driver
|
Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
|
Average Finish
|
Driver Rating
| |
1
|
Kevin Harvick
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21
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
9
|
2
|
16.4
|
94.7
| |
2
|
Joey Logano
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
18.4
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78.1
| |
3
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
20.1
|
75.7
| |
4
|
Kasey Kahne
|
18
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
10
|
3
|
16.0
|
91.5
| |
5
|
AJ Allmendinger
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
19.1
|
71.5
| |
6
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
19.5
|
78.1
| |
7
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
20
|
1
|
5
|
12
|
14
|
0
|
6.7
|
120.1
| |
8
|
Ryan Newman
|
20
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
8
|
3
|
17.4
|
81.4
| |
9
|
Brad Keselowski
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
23.3
|
71.6
| |
10
|
Matt Kenseth
|
22
|
1
|
3
|
9
|
15
|
0
|
9.8
|
106.2
| |
11
|
Paul Menard
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
22.0
|
62.3
| |
12
|
Casey Mears
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
22.3
|
65.8
| |
13
|
Denny Hamlin
|
13
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
19.0
|
90.7
| |
14
|
Aric Almirola
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
31.6
|
49.3
| |
15
|
Clint Bowyer
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
1
|
12.9
|
92.1
| |
16
|
Greg Biffle
|
20
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
3
|
17.8
|
93.7
|
* – Based on last 16 races at Auto Club Speedway (2005 – 2014).
Auto Club Speedway Data
Season Race #: 5 of 36 (03-22-15)
Track Size: 2-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 14 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 11 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 3 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 3,100 feet
Backstretch Length: 2,500 feet
Race Length: 200 laps / 400 miles
Top 10 Driver Rating at Auto Club
Jimmie Johnson........................ 119.6
Kyle Busch............................... 109.2
Matt Kenseth............................. 105.5
Tony Stewart............................. 102.0
Carl Edwards.............................. 98.5
Jeff Gordon................................ 96.2
Kevin Harvick.............................. 95.8
Greg Biffle.................................. 95.5
Clint Bowyer............................... 92.9
Kasey Kahne.............................. 91.4
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2014 races (16 total) among active drivers at Auto Club Speedway
Qualifying/Race Data
2014 pole winner:
Matt Kenseth, Toyota
187.315 mph, 38.438 secs. 03-25-14
2014 race winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
132.987 mph, (3:05:53), 03-27-14
Track qualifying record:
Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
188.245 mph, 38.248 secs. 02-25-05
Track race record:
Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 155.012 mph (3:13:32); 6-22-97
Tony Stewart, Chevrolet
160.166 mph, (1:36:39; rain shortened), 03-25-12
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At Auto Club Speedway:
History
· Groundbreaking for California Speedway, as Auto Club Speedway was originally known, took place in November 1995.
· The first race at Auto Club Speedway was a NASCAR K&N Pro Series, West race won by Ken Schrader on June 21, 1997.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on June 22, 1997 and won by Jeff Gordon.
· September 2004 was the first night race at Auto Club Speedway and that also was the first year both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series ran two races in a season there.
· The track name was changed to Auto Club Speedway (ACS) in February 2008.
Notebook
· There have been 25 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Auto Club Speedway, the track hosted one NSCS race a season from 1997-2003, then two races per season from 2004-2010. In 2011 Auto Club Speedway returned to a single race season.
· 137 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club; 108 in more than one.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Auto Club Speedway with 25.
· Joe Nemechek won the inaugural Coors Light pole (1997) with a speed of 183.015 mph (39.341 secs.).
· 16 drivers have poles at Auto Club Speedway, led by Denny Hamlin and Kurt Busch with three each.
· Denny Hamlin (2011, 2012), Kurt Busch (2006 sweep) and Jamie McMurray (2010 sweep) are the three drivers to win consecutive poles at Auto Club Speedway.
· Youngest ACS pole winner: Kyle Busch (2/27/2005 – 19 years, 9 months, 25 days).
· Oldest ACS pole winner: Mike Skinner (4/30/2000 – 42 years, 10 months, 2 days).
· 14 different drivers have won at ACS, led by Jimmie Johnson (five). Three other drivers have multiple wins at Auto Club Speedway: Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth each have three wins, Tony Stewart has two.
· Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Auto Club Speedway with nine, followed by Roush Fenway Racing with seven and Stewart Haas Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing each have two.
· California-native Jimmie Johnson became the first and only driver to win from the pole at Auto Club Speedway in 2008.
· Only two ACS races have been won from the front row both by six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championJimmie Johnson, fall of 2008 (pole); and the fall of 2007 (second-place).
· Nine of the 25 (36%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Auto Club Speedway have been won from a top-five starting position.
· 13 of the 25 (52%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Auto Club Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Seven of the 24 (28%) races have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started was 31st, by Matt Kenseth in the spring of 2006.
· The most proficient starting position at ACS is pretty random. Three starting positions (third, ninth and 24th) have produced three winners each.
· Youngest ACS winner: Kyle Busch (09/04/2005 – 20 years, 4 months, 2 days).
· Oldest ACS winner: Rusty Wallace (04/29/2001 – 44 years, 8 months, 15 days).
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up finishes at Auto Club Speedway with five; followed by his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon with four.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-five finishes at Auto Club Speedway with 12; followed by Jeff Gordon(10), Matt Kenseth (nine), Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch (eight each).
· Matt Kenseth leads the series in top-10 finishes with 15; followed by Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards (14 each) and Tony Stewart (13).
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in average finish at ACS with a 6.650.
· Jimmie Johnson (6.6), Carl Edwards (8.5) and Matt Kenseth (9.8) are the only three active drivers with an average finish in the top 10 at Auto Club Speedway.
· There have been three green-white-checkered finishes at Auto Club Speedway: 2005 (250/254), 2006 (250/251) and 2014 (200/206).
· Three active drivers have posted their first NSCS Coors Light pole at Auto Club Speedway: Carl Edwards(9/4/2005) and Joe Nemechek (6/22/1997). Kyle Busch won his first pole (2/27/05) and first series win (9/4/05) at ACS in 2005.
· Greg Biffle (4/28/02) and J.J. Yeley (9/5/04) made their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career starts at Auto Club Speedway.
· Jimmie Johnson posted his first series career win at Auto Club Speedway on April 28, 2002.
· Jimmie Johnson (fall of 2009 – spring of 2010) and Kyle Busch (2013, 2014) are the only drivers to win consecutive races at Auto Club Speedway.
· 12 of the 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers who have won at Auto Club Speedway participated in at least two or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Jeff Gordon (1997 – inaugural event) and Jimmie Johnson (2002) are the only drivers to win at ACS in their first appearance.
· Tony Stewart competed at Auto Club Speedway 18 times before winning in the fall of 2010; the longest span of any the 14 winners. Only Stewart (18) and Kevin Harvick (17) have made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Auto Club Speedway.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Auto Club Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 22.
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Auto Club Speedway was the (3/27/2011) race won by Kevin Harvick with a MOV of 0.144 second over Jimmie Johnson.
· Three reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions have gone on to win at Auto Club Speedway the following season: Tony Stewart (2012), Jeff Gordon (1999) and Jimmie Johnson - the only one to do it multiple times(2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010).
· Two drivers have won at Auto Club Speedway and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in the same season: Jeff Gordon (1997) and Jimmie Johnson (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010).
· Two female drivers have competed at Auto Club Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick. **Note: Robinson first attempted to qualify for the race at ACS on 4/29/2001 but failed to make the event.
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
Date
|
Shawna Robinson
|
43
|
42
|
4/28/2002
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Danica Patrick
|
40
|
26
|
3/24/2013
|
Danica Patrick
|
27
|
14
|
3/23/2014
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· Only three car numbers have produced three or more Auto Club Speedway NSCS wins:
Car Number – Drivers – (Years)
o No. 48 – Jimmie Johnson (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010)
o No. 17 – Matt Kenseth (2006, 2007 and 2009)
o No. 24 – Jeff Gordon (1997, 1999 and 2004)
NASCAR in California
· There have been 137 NASCAR Sprint Cup races among 15 different tracks in California.
· Auto Club Speedway has hosted the second most NSCS events among active California tracks.
Track Name
|
City
|
NSCS
|
Riverside International Raceway
|
Riverside
|
48
|
Sonoma Raceway
|
Sonoma
|
26
|
Auto Club Speedway
|
Fontana
|
25
|
Ontario Motor Speedway
|
Ontario
|
9
|
California State Fairgrounds
|
Sacramento
|
6
|
Carrell Speedway
|
Gardena
|
4
|
Ascot Stadium
|
Los Angeles
|
3
|
Bay Meadows Race Track
|
San Mateo
|
3
|
Marchbanks Speedway
|
Hanford
|
3
|
Oakland Stadium
|
Oakland
|
3
|
Redwood Speedway
|
Eureka
|
2
|
Willow Springs Speedway
|
Lancaster
|
2
|
Capitol Speedway
|
Sacramento
|
1
|
Merced Fairgrounds
|
Merced
|
1
|
Santa Clara Fairgrounds
|
San Jose
|
1
|
NASCAR in California
· 431 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as California.
· 39 drivers from California have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series. 25 of the 39 California native NASCAR winners have won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Driver
|
NSCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
Jeff Gordon
|
92
|
5
|
0
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
71
|
1
|
0
|
Kevin Harvick
|
30
|
45
|
14
|
Marvin Panch
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
Ernie Irvan
|
15
|
3
|
0
|
Dick Rathmann
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
Dan Gurney
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
Eddie Gray
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Parnelli Jones
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Eddie Pagan
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Robby Gordon
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
Ray Elder
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Danny Letner
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Marvin Porter
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
AJ Allmendinger
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
Dick Brooks
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Marvin Burke
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Jim Cook
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Lou Figaro
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Danny Graves
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Johnny Mantz
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Casey Mears
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Bill Norton
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
John Soares
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Danny Weinberg
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Ron Hornaday Jr
|
0
|
4
|
51
|
Kyle Larson
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Jason Leffler
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
David Gilliland
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Ryan Reed
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Joe Ruttman
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
Boris Said
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Mike Skinner
|
0
|
1
|
28
|
Matt Crafton
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
Cole Custer
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Justin Lofton
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Tyler Reddick
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Scott Speed
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Brandon Whitt
|
0
|
0
|
1
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