ovaltrack.com: NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Track Statistics: California

Summary			Track Data
Races:	15
Most Wins:	3	(Jeff Gordon)
Best Top Five %:	71%	(Carl Edwards)
Best Top Ten %:	86%	(Carl Edwards)
Most Poles:	3	(Kurt Busch)


Nextel Cup Qualifying Record
Ryan Newman: 187.432mph, 2002

Nextel Cup Race Record
Jeff Gordon: 155.012mph, Sunday, June 22, 1997

Data for active drivers only
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Only drivers with four or more races are considered for Top Five and Top Ten stats

Driver Statistics

(Active Drivers Only)

	Driver	Ave. Fin	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	DNF	Poles
1	Jimmie Johnson	6.80	10	2	6	6	0	0
2	Carl Edwards	7.57	7	0	5	6	0	1
3	Matt Kenseth	10.33	12	2	4	8	0	0
4	Clint Bowyer	10.75	4	0	1	2	0	0
5	Kyle Busch	11.14	7	1	2	5	0	1
6	Kurt Busch	11.27	11	1	3	5	0	3
7	Jeff Gordon	11.80	15	3	7	7	2	2
8	Denny Hamlin	12.00	4	0	0	1	0	0
9	Jamie McMurray	12.78	9	0	3	5	0	0
10	Mark Martin	13.07	14	1	4	7	3	0
11	Rusty Wallace	13.55	11	1	2	6	1	0
12	David Ragan	14.00	2	0	0	0	0	0
13	Kasey Kahne	14.25	8	1	3	5	2	1
14	Jeff Burton	16.00	15	0	5	6	1	1
15	Tony Stewart	16.69	13	0	3	6	2	0
16	Bobby Labonte	17.40	15	0	4	5	1	1
17	Brian Vickers	17.88	8	0	1	3	0	1
18	A.J. Allmendinger	18.00	1	0	0	0	0	0
19	Dale Jarrett	18.29	14	0	1	6	2	0
20	Jeremy Mayfield	18.62	13	1	3	4	3	0
21	Ricky Rudd	18.69	13	0	3	5	3	0
22	Ryan Newman	19.50	10	0	2	3	2	1
23	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	19.83	12	0	3	4	4	0
24	Kevin Harvick	20.09	11	0	0	2	1	0
25	Greg Biffle	20.10	10	1	2	2	2	0
26	Martin Truex Jr.	20.25	4	0	0	1	1	0
27	Terry Labonte	20.50	12	0	2	4	1	0
28	Mike Wallace	20.50	2	0	0	0	0	0
29	Casey Mears	21.33	9	0	0	2	0	0
30	Sterling Marlin	21.93	14	0	0	3	2	0
31	Paul Menard	22.00	2	0	0	0	0	0
32	Elliott Sadler	22.46	13	1	1	2	2	0
33	Johnny Sauter	23.00	3	0	0	0	0	0
34	Jeff Green	23.33	12	0	0	1	1	0
35	Mike Bliss	24.67	3	0	0	0	0	0
36	J.J. Yeley	24.83	6	0	0	1	1	0
37	Joe Nemechek	25.00	15	0	0	1	3	1
38	John Andretti	25.20	10	0	0	1	2	0
39	Scott Riggs	25.43	7	0	0	1	3	0
40	Michael Waltrip	25.64	14	0	0	2	3	0
41	Bill Elliott	25.92	12	0	2	2	4	0
42	Robby Gordon	26.45	11	0	0	1	3	0
43	Reed Sorenson	26.50	4	0	0	0	1	0
44	Ken Schrader	26.86	14	0	0	0	4	0
45	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	27.00	3	0	0	0	0	0
46	David Gilliland	27.33	3	0	0	0	0	0
47	Jason Leffler	27.50	2	0	0	0	1	0
48	Scott Wimmer	27.83	6	0	0	0	2	0
49	Dave Blaney	28.00	10	0	0	1	2	0
50	Tony Raines	29.20	5	0	0	0	0	0
51	Juan Montoya	29.50	2	0	0	0	0	0
52	Kyle Petty	29.87	15	0	0	0	4	0
53	Boris Said	30.00	2	0	0	0	0	0
54	Travis Kvapil	30.33	3	0	0	0	0	0
55	David Stremme	30.50	4	0	0	0	0	0
56	Kevin Lepage	30.67	6	0	0	0	1	0
57	Aric Almirola	31.00	1	0	0	0	0	0
58	Kenny Wallace	31.57	7	0	0	0	1	0
59	David Reutimann	32.50	2	0	0	0	1	0
60	Brent Sherman	37.00	1	0	0	0	0	0
61	Mike Garvey	37.50	2	0	0	0	0	0
62	Randy LaJoie	39.00	2	0	0	0	2	0
63	Stanton Barrett	40.00	2	0	0	0	1	0
64	Hermie Sadler	41.50	2	0	0	0	2	0
65	Stuart Kirby	43.00	1	0	0	0	1	0

Winners

Date	Race	Driver	Fin	St	Car	Make	Pts	Laps	Winnings	Pole Sitter
9/2/2007	Sharp AQUOS 500	Jimmie Johnson	1	2	#48	Chevrolet	190/5	250	$289,411	Kurt Busch
2/25/2007	Auto Club 500	Matt Kenseth	1	25	#17	Ford	195/10	250	$342,316	Jeff Gordon
9/3/2006	Sony HD 500	Kasey Kahne	1	9	#9	Dodge	190/10	250	$279,214	Kurt Busch
2/26/2006	Auto Club 500	Matt Kenseth	1	31	#17	Ford	185/5	251	$324,991	Kurt Busch
9/4/2005	Sony HD 500	Kyle Busch	1	25	#5	Chevrolet	190/10	254	$241,065	Carl Edwards
2/27/2005	Auto Club 500	Greg Biffle	1	5	#16	Ford	185/5	250	$288,650	Kyle Busch
9/5/2004	Pop Secret 500	Elliott Sadler	1	17	#38	Ford	185/5	250	$279,398	Brian Vickers
5/2/2004	Auto Club 500	Jeff Gordon	1	16	#24	Chevrolet	190/10	250	$318,628	Kasey Kahne
4/27/2003	Auto Club 500	Kurt Busch	1	16	#97	Ford	180/5	250	$213,150	Steve Park
4/28/2002	NAPA Auto Parts 500	Jimmie Johnson	1	4	#48	Chevrolet	180/5	250	$176,750	Ryan Newman
4/29/2001	NAPA Auto Parts 500	Rusty Wallace	1	19	#2	Ford	185/10	250	$195,090	Bobby Labonte
4/30/2000	NAPA Auto Parts 500	Jeremy Mayfield	1	24	#12	Ford	180/5	250	$125,925	Mike Skinner
5/2/1999	California 500 presented by NAPA	Jeff Gordon	1	5	#24	Chevrolet	185/10	250	$155,890	Jeff Burton
5/3/1998	California 500 presented by NAPA	Mark Martin	1	3	#6	Ford	185/10	250	$141,375	Jeff Gordon
6/22/1997	California 500	Jeff Gordon	1	3	#24	Chevrolet	185/10	250	$144,600	Joe Nemechek

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Track Statistics

California

Summary

Driver Statistics

Winners