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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 2 of 36
Sunday, February 25, 2007 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:36:41
Average speed: 138.451 mph
Pole speed: 185.735 mph
Cautions: 9 for 37 laps
Margin of victory: .679 sec
Attendance: 87000
Lead changes: 28
Green flag passes: 2,934 (13.8 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup results   /   2007 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet38.765   185.735  
2   Kasey Kahne9Dodge38.810   185.519  
3   Mark Martin01Chevrolet38.814   185.500  
4   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet38.830   185.424  
5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.8Chevrolet38.834   185.405  
6   Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet38.960   184.805  
7   Martin Truex Jr1Chevrolet39.009   184.573  
8   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet39.058   184.341  
9   Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge39.084   184.219  
10   Casey Mears25Chevrolet39.098   184.153  
11   Tony Stewart20Chevrolet39.099   184.148  
12   Kyle Busch5Chevrolet39.101   184.139  
13   Greg Biffle16Ford39.145   183.932  
14   Dave Blaney22Toyota39.146   183.927  
15   Brian Vickers83Toyota39.162   183.852   *
16   Jeff Green66Chevrolet39.184   183.748  
17   Denny Hamlin11Chevrolet39.205   183.650  
18   Kurt Busch2Dodge39.210   183.627  
19   Ryan Newman12Dodge39.230   183.533  
20   Reed Sorenson41Dodge39.244   183.468  
21   Carl Edwards99Ford39.266   183.365  
22   Paul Menard15Chevrolet39.275   183.323   *
23   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet39.280   183.299  
24   David Stremme40Dodge39.315   183.136  
25   Matt Kenseth17Ford39.359   182.931  
26   Joe Nemechek13Chevrolet39.372   182.871   *
27   Sterling Marlin14Chevrolet39.375   182.857   *
28   Bobby Labonte43Dodge39.404   182.723  
29   J.J. Yeley18Chevrolet39.422   182.639  
30   Scott Riggs10Dodge39.428   182.611  
31   Johnny Sauter70Chevrolet39.432   182.593   *
32   John Andretti37Dodge39.452   182.500   *
33   David Reutimann00Toyota39.467   182.431   *
34   Michael Waltrip55Toyota39.500   182.278   *
35   Ricky Rudd88Ford39.541   182.089  
36   Ward Burton4Chevrolet39.555   182.025   *
37   Jeremy Mayfield36Toyota39.555   182.025   *
38   A.J. Allmendinger84Toyota39.561   181.997   *
39   Jamie McMurray26Ford39.572   181.947  
40   Ken Schrader21Ford39.629   181.685  
41   Kyle Petty45Dodge39.630   181.681  
42   Elliott Sadler19Dodge39.647   181.603  
43   David Ragan6Ford39.664   181.525   OP
44   David Gilliland38Ford39.687   181.420   OP
45   Tony Raines96Chevrolet39.697   181.374   OP
46   Brandon Whitt72Chevrolet39.801   180.900   *
47   Mike Bliss49Dodge39.849   180.682   *
48   Robby Gordon7Ford39.953   180.212   OP
49   Kenny Wallace78Chevrolet40.200   179.104   *
50   Dale Jarrett44Toyota     OP
51   Kevin Lepage34Dodge     *

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Michael Waltrip (#55), Ward Burton (#4), Jeremy Mayfield (#36), A.J. Allmendinger (#84), Brandon Whitt (#72), Mike Bliss (#49), Kenny Wallace (#78), Kevin Lepage (#34), Scott Wimmer (#33-WD), Regan Smith (#39-WD), Derrike Cope (#74-WD)