Track facts for Auto Club Speedway:
- Number of previous races: 18.
- First Sprint Cup race: June 22, 1997, won by Jeff Gordon.
- Last Sprint Cup race: February 22, 2009, won by Matt Kenseth.
- Won from pole: 1, by Jimmie Johnson in 2008.
- Worst starting spot for race winner: 31st, by Matt Kenseth in 2006.
- Most laps led: 225, by Jimmie Johnson in 2008.
- Fewest laps led by a race winner: 26, by Jeremy Mayfield in 2000.
- Track records:
- Fastest race: 155.012 mph by Jeff Gordon in 1997.
- Fastest qualifying speed: 187.432 mph by Ryan Newman in 2002.
- Most lead changes: 33 in 2008.
- Closest finish: Greg Biffle's .231 second margin over Jimmie Johnson in 2005.
- Most caution flags: 12 in 2008.
- From 2001-2009 a typical Fontana race had 24.6 lead changes, 8.1 cautions for 36.9 laps, and an average green-flag run of 23.5 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
- Victories by manufacturer: Ford 10, Chevrolet 7, Dodge 1.
- Victories by owner: Rick Hendrick 7, Jack Roush 7, Ray Evernham 1, Michael Kranefuss 1, Roger Penske 1, Robert Yates 1.
Driver Notes:
- The most Fontana races without a:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Win: | Jeff Burton, Bobby Labonte, Joe Nemechek (18 races) |
| Top 5: | Joe Nemechek (18) |
| Top 10: | Reed Sorenson (7) | Kyle Petty (17) |
| Pole: | Jeff Burton (18) |
| Lap led: | Sterling Marlin (14) |
| Lead-lap finish: | Reed Sorenson (7) | Kenny Wallace (7) |
- Top career marks at Fontana:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Races: | Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Joe Nemechek (18) |
| Wins: | Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth (3) |
| Top 5s: | Jeff Gordon (9) |
| Top 10s: | Matt Kenseth (11) |
| Poles: | Kurt Busch (3) |
| Laps: | Jeff Burton (4,486) |
| Laps led: | Jimmie Johnson (597) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Jeff Gordon (14) |
- Best average finish among active drivers at Fontana (3 or more starts):
- Jimmie Johnson (6.2)
- Carl Edwards (6.7)
- Matt Kenseth (9.0)
- Kyle Busch (9.2)
- Jeff Gordon (10.9)
- Kurt Busch (12.9)
- Kasey Kahne (13.0)
- Clint Bowyer (13.0)
- Worst average finish among active drivers at Fontana (3 or more starts):
- Sam Hornish, Jr. (32.3)
- Dave Blaney (29.3)
- Tony Raines (29.2)
- Paul Menard (29.0)
- Todd Bodine (29.0)
- Joe Nemechek (27.5)
- Reed Sorenson (27.3)
- Robby Gordon (27.1)
Chase drivers at Fontana:
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | AvSt | AvFn | Rating |
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| Mark Martin | 16 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3861 | 273 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 94.9 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 13 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3255 | 597 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 119.4 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1245 | 1 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 68.4 |
| Tony Stewart | 16 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3842 | 228 | 14.9 | 15.9 | 98.2 |
| Kurt Busch | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3501 | 226 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 93.1 |
| Denny Hamlin | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1693 | 29 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 90.0 |
| Jeff Gordon | 18 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4458 | 591 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 98.4 |
| Greg Biffle | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3166 | 297 | 13.2 | 17.1 | 100.8 |
| Ryan Newman | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2977 | 11 | 12.8 | 19.2 | 75.1 |
| Carl Edwards | 10 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2502 | 121 | 18.5 | 6.7 | 105.0 |
| Kasey Kahne | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2551 | 268 | 9.4 | 13.0 | 97.3 |
| Brian Vickers | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2739 | 49 | 12.6 | 16.0 | 85.8 |
Driver Rating is based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines "loop data" elements such as average running position, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, etc. There is a maximum of 150 points that a driver can earn for each race. Driver Rating is not available for races prior to 2005.
Trends:
| Driver | Overall Points | Rank | Points in last 6 races | Rank |
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| Mark Martin | 5551 | 1 | 1011 | 1 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 5533 | 2 | 840 | 6 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 5500 | 3 | 864 | 4 |
| Tony Stewart | 5484 | 4 | 760 | 10 |
| Kurt Busch | 5460 | 5 | 815 | 7 |
| Denny Hamlin | 5452 | 6 | 937 | 2 |
| Jeff Gordon | 5448 | 7 | 849 | 5 |
| Greg Biffle | 5437 | 8 | 855 | 3 |
| Ryan Newman | 5387 | 9 | 814 | 8 |
| Carl Edwards | 5386 | 10 | 671 | 16 |
| Kasey Kahne | 5361 | 11 | 737 | 12 |
| Brian Vickers | 5301 | 12 | 715 | 13 |
Drivers trending upward in the points are indicated in green; drivers trending down are indicated in red. Drivers who are generally holding their positions are not shaded, though it should be noted that being at or near the top of the points and merely maintaining that position (there's nowhere to go but down, after all) is evidence of quality performance.
Non-Chase drivers:
Drivers who failed to qualify for the Chase, but who have performed well in the past six races include Kyle Busch (801 points, 9th overall) and David Reutimann (744 points, 11th overall).
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