THINKS THE EAGLES STOLE ONE
Pepsi 500
Auto Club Speedway
Fontana, Calif.
When: Sunday, 3:15 p.m.
TV/Radio: Channel 6/ ESPN (950-AM), WNPV (1440-AM), WDSD (94.7-FM)
Race course: 2-mile oval
Race distance: 250 laps/500 miles
Last year's race winner: Jimmie Johnson
Last year's pole winner: Jimmie Johnson, 180.397 mph
Track qualifying record: Kyle Busch, 188.425 mph (February 2005)
Track facts: Jimmie Johnson dominated last year's race, leading eight times for 226 laps; Greg Biffle was runner-up; Denny Hamlin was third . . . Matt Kenseth won this year's February race at Fontana. Brian Vickers was the fastest qualifier, 183.439 mph . . . Kenseth, Johnson and Jeff Gordon are three-time winners at the track . . . With 99 points separating the top six Chasers, it's the closest points race after three races since the Chase began in 2004.
2009 wins: Mark Martin, 5; Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart, 4 each; Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne and Denny Hamlin, 2 each; Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Brian Vickers, David Reutimann, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, 1 each.
SPRINT CUP STANDINGS
Prv. Pts. Behind
1. Mark Martin. . . 1 5551 -
2. Jimmie Johnson. . . 2 5533 -18
3. Juan Montoya. . . 3 5500 -51
4. Tony Stewart. . . 5 5484 -67
5. Kurt Busch. . . 4 5460 -91
6. Denny Hamlin. . . 6 5452 -99
7. Jeff Gordon. . . 8 5448 -103
8. Greg Biffle. . . 9 5437 -114
9. Ryan Newman. . . 7 5387 -164
10. Carl Edwards. . . 11 5386 -165
11. Kasey Kahne. . . 12 5361 -190
12. Brian Vickers. . . 10 5301 -250
Up next: Bank of America 500, Oct. 17, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C., 7:25 p.m; TV: Channel 6.
- Bill Fleischman
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