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2007 Auto Club 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart 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: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 38.765   185.735   2   Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge 38.810   185.519   3   Mark Martin 01 Chevrolet 38.814   185.500   4   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 38.830   185.424   5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 8 Chevrolet 38.834   185.405   6   Clint Bowyer 07 Chevrolet 38.960   184.805   7   Martin Truex Jr 1 Chevrolet 39.009   184.573   8   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 39.058   184.341   9   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Dodge 39.084   184.219   10   Casey Mears 25 Chevrolet 39.098   184.153   11   Tony Stewart 20 Chevrolet 39.099   184.148   12   Kyle Busch 5 Chevrolet 39.101   184.139   13   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 39.145   183.932   14   Dave Blaney 22 Toyota 39.146   183.927   15   Brian Vickers 83 Toyota 39.162   183.852   * 16   Jeff Green 66 Chevrolet 39.184   183.748   17   Denny Hamlin 11 Chevrolet 39.205   183.650   18   Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 39.210   183.627   19   Ryan Newman 12 Dodge 39.230   183.533   20   Reed Sorenson 41 Dodge 39.244   183.468   21   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 39.266   183.365   22   Paul Menard 15 Chevrolet 39.275   183.323   * 23   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 39.280   183.299   24   David Stremme 40 Dodge 39.315   183.136   25   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 39.359   182.931   26   Joe Nemechek 13 Chevrolet 39.372   182.871   * 27   Sterling Marlin 14 Chevrolet 39.375   182.857   * 28   Bobby Labonte 43 Dodge 39.404   182.723   29   J.J. Yeley 18 Chevrolet 39.422   182.639   30   Scott Riggs 10 Dodge 39.428   182.611   31   Johnny Sauter 70 Chevrolet 39.432   182.593   * 32   John Andretti 37 Dodge 39.452   182.500   * 33   David Reutimann 00 Toyota 39.467   182.431   * 34   Michael Waltrip 55 Toyota 39.500   182.278   * 35   Ricky Rudd 88 Ford 39.541   182.089   36   Ward Burton 4 Chevrolet 39.555   182.025   * 37   Jeremy Mayfield 36 Toyota 39.555   182.025   * 38   A.J. Allmendinger 84 Toyota 39.561   181.997   * 39   Jamie McMurray 26 Ford 39.572   181.947   40   Ken Schrader 21 Ford 39.629   181.685   41   Kyle Petty 45 Dodge 39.630   181.681   42   Elliott Sadler 19 Dodge 39.647   181.603   43   David Ragan 6 Ford 39.664   181.525   OP 44   David Gilliland 38 Ford 39.687   181.420   OP 45   Tony Raines 96 Chevrolet 39.697   181.374   OP 46   Brandon Whitt 72 Chevrolet 39.801   180.900   * 47   Mike Bliss 49 Dodge 39.849   180.682   * 48   Robby Gordon 7 Ford 39.953   180.212   OP 49   Kenny Wallace 78 Chevrolet 40.200   179.104   * 50   Dale Jarrett 44 Toyota     OP 51   Kevin Lepage 34 Dodge     * 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)