SPRINT Auto Club 500
Final
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Feb 17, 2009 - 3:32 PMFebruary 22, 2009
California Speedway
Fontana, California
Race 2 of 36 on Sprint Cup circuit
TV: FOX, 5 p.m. EST
Laps: 250 laps
Track length: 2 miles
Race length: 500 miles
Qualifying Record: Ryan Newman, 187.432 mph, 2002
Race Record: Jeff Gordon, 155.012 mph, 1997
2008 Top 10
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1. Carl Edwards (99), Ford
2. Jimmie Johnson (48), Chevrolet
3. Jeff Gordon (24), Chevrolet
4. Kyle Busch (18), Toyota
5. Matt Kenseth (17), Ford
6. Martin Truex Jr. (1), Chevrolet
7. Tony Stewart (20), Toyota
8. Kevin Harvick (29), Chevrolet
9. Kasey Kahne (9), Dodge
10. Ryan Newman (12), Dodge
Past Champions
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2008 Carl Edwards, Ford, 132.704 mph
2007 Matt Kenseth, Ford, 138.451 mph
2006 Matt Kenseth, Ford, 147.852 mph
2005 Greg Biffle, Chevrolet, 139.697 mph
2004 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 137.268 mph
2003 Kurt Busch, Ford, 140.111 mph
2002 Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 150.088 mph
2001 Rusty Wallace, Ford, 143.118 mph
2000 Jeremy Mayfield, Ford, 149.378 mph
1999 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 150.890 mph
1998 Mark Martin, Ford, 140.22 mph
1997 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 155.012 mph