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The Auto Club 500 is a long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race
Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
 held at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana
Fontana, California

Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California, California, United States. Located in the heart of the Inland Empire region of southern California, the City of Fontana is a fast-growing community known for its varied and colorful history, and for some of its important new local landmarks....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. This is one of two races held at the Auto Club Speedway, the other being the Pepsi 500. Prior to 2005
2005 in sports

2005 in sports describes events in world sport in 2005....
, the race was held in May. When the NASCAR Realignment
NASCAR Realignment

NASCAR Realignment refers to changes in the schedule of NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series. In a January 2003 press conference, NASCAR's Chair , Bill France, Jr., caused a stir when he interrupted the conference to announce big changes for 2004....
 of that year was made, the race was moved to February.

r nearly a decade, NASCAR came back to Southern California
Southern California

Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population centers on the cities of Los Angeles, California, San Diego, California, San Bernardino, California, and Riverside, California....
 on June 22, 1997 with the inaugural California 500.






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The Auto Club 500 is a long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race
Stock car racing

Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and Brazil. Traditionally, races are run on oval track racing measuring approximately ? mile to 2.66 miles length, but are also raced on road courses....
 held at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana
Fontana, California

Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California, California, United States. Located in the heart of the Inland Empire region of southern California, the City of Fontana is a fast-growing community known for its varied and colorful history, and for some of its important new local landmarks....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. This is one of two races held at the Auto Club Speedway, the other being the Pepsi 500. Prior to 2005
2005 in sports

2005 in sports describes events in world sport in 2005....
, the race was held in May. When the NASCAR Realignment
NASCAR Realignment

NASCAR Realignment refers to changes in the schedule of NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series. In a January 2003 press conference, NASCAR's Chair , Bill France, Jr., caused a stir when he interrupted the conference to announce big changes for 2004....
 of that year was made, the race was moved to February.

History

After nearly a decade, NASCAR came back to Southern California
Southern California

Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its population centers on the cities of Los Angeles, California, San Diego, California, San Bernardino, California, and Riverside, California....
 on June 22, 1997 with the inaugural California 500. The race featured 21 lead changes among a dozen different drivers. Jeff Gordon passed Mark Martin with 11 laps remaining and sped to victory. Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte

Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....
 took second, giving Hendrick Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports

Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....
 another 1-2 finish.

Gordon has won this race three times and Matt Kenseth has three wins, making them the only drivers to win it more than once. Roush Fenway Racing has won each of the last five Auto Club 500 races.

Past winners

Auto Club 500
  • 2009 Matt Kenseth
    Matt Kenseth

    Matthew Roy Kenseth is an American stock car racing driver. Matt currently drives the #17 DeWalt Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing....
  • 2008 Carl Edwards
    Carl Edwards

    Carl Michael Edwards, II is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing.In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards drives the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion ....
  • 2007 Matt Kenseth
  • 2006 Matt Kenseth (251 laps / 502 miles due to green-white-checker finish
    Green-white-checker finish

    The green-white-checker finish is a rule implemented into many levels of automobile racing in the United States. When the race would otherwise end during a yellow-flag "caution" condition , this rule gives the field an attempt to finish the race under a green-flag, "racing" condition....
    )
  • 2005 Greg Biffle
    Greg Biffle

    Gregory Jack Biffle is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing. He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina....
  • 2004 Jeff Gordon
    Jeff Gordon

    Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
  • 2003 Kurt Busch
    Kurt Busch

    Kurt Thomas Busch is a professional United States race car driver. He drives the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....
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  • 2002 Jimmie Johnson
    Jimmie Johnson

    Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
  • 2001 Rusty Wallace
    Rusty Wallace

    Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels....
  • 2000 Jeremy Mayfield
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  • 1999 Jeff Gordon
  • 1998 Mark Martin
    Mark Martin (NASCAR)

    Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports....
  • 1997 Jeff Gordon


Manufacturer wins

RankManufacturerWins
1Ford9
2Chevrolet
Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
4

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