Auto Club 500 | | | Venue | California Speedway | | Corporate sponsor | Automobile Club of Southern California | | First race | 1997 | | Distance | 500 miles (805 km) | | Number of laps | 250 | | Previous names | California 500 Presented by NAPA(1997-1999) NAPA Auto Parts 500 (2000-2002) The following is a list of race tracks used by NASCAR as part of its Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series, and/or Craftsman Truck Series. ...
The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. ...
To sponsor something is to support an event, activity, person or organization by providing money or other resources in exchange for something, usually advertising or publicity, and always access to an audience. ...
The Automobile Club of Southern California, or Auto Club was founded December 15, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nations first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. ...
1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
| The Auto Club 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the California Speedway in Fontana, California. This is one of two races hels at the California Speedway, the other being the Sony HD 500. NASCAR logo The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...
The Nextel Cup Series is NASCARs premier stock car racing series. ...
This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ...
The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. ...
Fontana is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. ...
State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd) - Land 404,298 km² - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...
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Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon (top) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. ...
Kurt Busch (left) talks with team owner Jack Roush. ...
Jimmie Johnson (born September 17, 1975 in El Cajon, California) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup race car driver who currently drives the #48 Lowes Kobalt Chevrolet Monte Carlo owned by teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Rick Hendricks Hendrick Motorsports. ...
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Jeremy Mayfield (born May 27, 1969) in Owensboro, Kentucky is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver. ...
Mark Martin Mark Martin (near) makes a tight turn at the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. ...
| Previous race: Daytona 500 The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...
| Current NASCAR Races | Next race: UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 The following is a list of current (as of 2005) NASCAR races from the Nextel Cup, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series, along with their venues. ...
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