2007 Auto Club 500
Second race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2007 Auto Club 500 was the second stock car race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the 11th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 25, 2007, before an audience of 87,000 in Fontana, California, at California Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Roush Fenway Racing driver Matt Kenseth would manage to dominate a majority of the race to take his 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, both drivers for Hendrick Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 2 of 36 in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
![]() The 2007 Auto Club 500 program cover. | |||
Date | February 25, 2007 | ||
Official name | 11th Annual Auto Club 500 | ||
Location | Fontana, California, California Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Average speed | 138.451 miles per hour (222.815 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 87,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 38.765 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
Laps | 133 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FOX | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |