NASCAR-Auto Club 500 Results

Results Sunday from NASCAR's Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway (starting position in parentheses):

Lap length: 2 miles (3.2 kilometers)

1. (24) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 250 laps, 131.4 rating, 195 points.

2. (6) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 250, 133.7, 175.

3. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 250, 110.1, 165.

4. (5) Greg Biffle, Ford, 250, 122.1, 165.

5. (4) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 250, 111, 160.

6. (23) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 250, 99.9, 150.

7. (25) Carl Edwards, Ford, 250, 102.3, 151.

8. (11) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 250, 101.9, 147.

9. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 250, 121.3, 143.

10. (1) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 250, 85.2, 134.

11. (15) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 250, 90.5, 135.

12. (22) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 250, 82.1, 127.

13. (38) David Stremme, Dodge, 250, 78.6, 129.

14. (7) David Reutimann, Toyota, 250, 81, 121.

15. (42) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 250, 72.6, 118.

16. (3) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 250, 89.1, 115.

17. (13) David Ragan, Ford, 249, 85.8, 112.

18. (37) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 249, 65.9, 109.

19. (21) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 249, 70.4, 106.

20. (16) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 249, 61.5, 103.

21. (17) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 249, 51.4, 100.

22. (14) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 249, 68.4, 97.

23. (26) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 249, 72.3, 94.

24. (29) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 249, 44.2, 91.

25. (20) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 249, 50.7, 88.

26. (34) Joey Logano, Toyota, 249, 40.6, 85.

27. (33) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 249, 53.2, 82.

28. (28) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 248, 57.6, 79.

29. (8) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 248, 59.2, 76.

30. (12) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 248, 44.6, 73.

31. (40) John Andretti, Dodge, 248, 32.8, 75.

32. (41) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 247, 35.5, 67.

33. (32) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 246, 37.2, 64.

34. (39) Jeremy Mayfield, Toyota, 245, 28.9, 61.

35. (31) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, engine, 242, 45, 58.

36. (36) Scott Riggs, Toyota, 240, 45.8, 55.

37. (27) Paul Menard, Ford, 221, 46.7, 52.

38. (19) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, accident, 207, 71.9, 49.

39. (35) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, engine, 205, 54.9, 46.

40. (18) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, engine, 179, 73, 48.

41. (9) Scott Speed, Toyota, engine, 172, 34, 40.

42. (30) Dave Blaney, Toyota, fuel pump, 50, 29.9, 37.

43. (43) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, fuel pump, 36, 25.8, 34.

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Race Statistics-

Average Speed of Race Winner: 135.839 mph (218.612 kph).

Time of Race: 3 hours, 40 minutes, 51 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 1.463 seconds.

Caution Flags: Five for 43 laps.

Lead Changes: 19 among 11 drivers.

Lap Leaders: J.Johnson 1-43; J.Andretti 44; Ku.Busch 45-46; J.Johnson 47-77; J.Gordon 78-85; G.Biffle 86; C.Edwards 87; J.Gordon 88-127; G.Biffle 128-142; J.Gordon 143; J.Montoya 144; M.Kenseth 145-170; J.Gordon 171; T.Stewart 172-174; M.Martin 175; M.Kenseth 176-195; J.Gordon 196-209; D.Stremme 210-212; M.Kenseth 213-250.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Kenseth, 3 times for 84 laps; J.Johnson, 2 times for 74 laps; J.Gordon, 5 times for 64 laps; G.Biffle, 2 times for 16 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 3 laps; D.Stremme, 1 time for 3 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 2 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Montoya, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Andretti, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Martin, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. M.Kenseth, 385. 2. J.Gordon, 304. 3. Ku.Busch, 294. 4. T.Stewart, 294. 5. G.Biffle, 268. 6. C.Bowyer, 266. 7. M.Waltrip, 264. 8. D.Ragan, 262. 9. C.Edwards, 260. 10. J.Montoya, 256. 11. E.Sadler, 248. 12. D.Reutimann, 248.

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NASCAR Driver Rating Formula

A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.