Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Auto Club 400
A look at some of the top statistical performers at Auto Club Speedway going into the Auto Club four hundred on March 26, 2017.
Top ten Active Driver Ratings at Auto Club Speedway:
#48-Jimmie Johnson. 119.7
#18-Kyle Busch. 109.0
#24-Chase Elliott. 105.1
#20-Matt Kenseth. 105.0
#4-Kevin Harvick. 99.Four
#11-Denny Hamlin. 92.Three
#41-Kurt Busch. 90.0
#5-Kasey Kahne. 88.6
#14-Clint Bowyer. 88.Three
#22-Joey Logano. 84.0
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2016 races (Eighteen total) among active drivers at Auto Club Speedway.
· Groundbreaking for California Speedway, as Auto Club Speedway was originally known, took place in November 1995.
· The very first race at Auto Club Speedway was a NASCAR K&N Pro Series, West race won by Ken Schrader on June 21, 1997.
· The very first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was held on June 22, one thousand nine hundred ninety seven and won by Jeff Gordon.
· September two thousand four was the very first night race at Auto Club Speedway and that also was the very first year both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and NASCAR XFINITY Series ran two races in a season there.
· The track name was switched to Auto Club Speedway (ACS) in February of 2008.
· There have been twenty seven Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Auto Club Speedway, the track hosted one race a season from 1997-2003, then two races per season from 2004-2010. In 2011, Auto Club Speedway returned to a single-race season.
· one hundred forty four drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway; one hundred eighteen in more than one.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Auto Club Speedway with 26.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers in starts at Auto Club Speedway with twenty four each.
· Chris Buescher (2015), Kevin Conway (2010), J.J. Yeley (2004), Shane Hmiel (2004), Greg Biffle (2002) and Mike Dillon (1998) all made their very first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career commence at Auto Club Speedway.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in average kicking off position at Auto Club Speedway with a 9.909
· Joe Nemechek won the inaugural MENCS Coors Light pole (1997) at Auto Club Speedway with a speed of 183.015 mph (39.341 secs.).
· seventeen drivers have won the Coors Light pole at Auto Club Speedway, led by Kurt Busch with four (2015, two thousand seven and two thousand six sweep).
· Denny Hamlin (2012, 2013), Kurt Busch (2006 sweep) and Jamie McMurray (2010 sweep) are the only three drivers to win consecutive poles at Auto Club Speedway.
· Three drivers have posted their very first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light pole at Auto Club Speedway: Carl Edwards (9/Four/2005), Kyle Busch (Two/27/2005) and Joe Nemechek (6/22/1997).
· Kyle Busch won his very first pole (Two/27/05) and very first series win (9/Four/05) at ACS in 2005.
· fifteen different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Auto Club Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with six victories (2016, two thousand ten spring, two thousand nine fall, two thousand eight fall, two thousand seven fall and 2002).
· Five drivers have posted numerous Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins at Auto Club Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (six), Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth each have three wins, Tony Stewart has two.
· Jimmie Johnson (2009-2010) and Kyle Busch (2013-2014) are the only two drivers to win consecutive MENCS races at Auto Club Speedway.
· Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Auto Club Speedway with Ten, followed by Roush Fenway Racing with seven and Stewart Haas Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske each have two.
· California-native Jimmie Johnson became the very first and only driver to win from the pole at Auto Club Speedway in two thousand eight (0.04%).
· Only two of the twenty seven (7.4%) ACS races have been won from the front row, both by seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champ Jimmie Johnson, fall of two thousand eight (pole); and the fall of two thousand seven (second-place).
· Nine of the twenty seven (33.3%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Auto Club Speedway have been won from a top-five embarking position.
· fourteen of the twenty seven (51.8%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Auto Club Speedway have been won from a top-10 kicking off position.
· Seven of the twenty seven (25.9%) races have been won from a commencing position outside the top 20.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has commenced is 31st, by Matt Kenseth in the spring of 2006.
· The most skilled embarking position at ACS is pretty random. Three commencing positions (third, ninth and 24th) have produced three winners each.
· Jimmie Johnson (2002) and Kyle Busch (2005) posted their very first series career win at Auto Club Speedway.
· thirteen of the fifteen Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers who have won at Auto Club Speedway participated in at least two or more races at the track before visiting Victory Lane.
o Jeff Gordon (1997 – inaugural event) and Jimmie Johnson (2002) are the only drivers to win at ACS in their very first appearance.
· Tony Stewart competed at Auto Club Speedway eighteen times before winning in the fall of 2010; the longest span of any the fifteen winners. Only Stewart (Legal) and Kevin Harvick (17) have made ten or more attempts before their very first win at Auto Club Speedway.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Auto Club Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 24.
· Three reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champions have gone on to win at Auto Club Speedway the following season: Tony Stewart (2012), Jeff Gordon (1999) and Jimmie Johnson – the only driver to do it numerous times (2007, 2008, two thousand nine and 2010).
· Two drivers have won at Auto Club Speedway and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship in the same season: Jeff Gordon (1997) and Jimmie Johnson (2007, 2008, 2009, two thousand ten and 2016).
· Only three car numbers have produced three or more Auto Club Speedway MENCS wins:
Car Number – Drivers – (Years)
o No. Forty eight – Jimmie Johnson (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, two thousand ten and 2016)
o No. Seventeen – Matt Kenseth (2006, two thousand seven and 2009)
o No. Twenty four – Jeff Gordon (1997, one thousand nine hundred ninety nine and 2004)
Extra Completing Position
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up finishes at Auto Club Speedway with five; followed by Jeff Gordon with four and Kevin Harvick with three. Johnson has finished 2nd or better in eleven of his twenty two ACS starts (50%).
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-five finishes at Auto Club Speedway with 13; followed by Jeff Gordon (Ten), Matt Kenseth (nine), Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch (eight each).
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-10 finishes with 16; followed by Matt Kenseth (15), Carl Edwards (15) and Tony Stewart (13).
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in average completing position at ACS with a 6.500.
· Jimmie Johnson (6.Five) is the only active driver with more than one commence with an average finish inwards the top ten at Auto Club Speedway.
Track / Specific Event
· There have been five finishes at Auto Club Speedway resulting in NASCAR Overtime: two thousand five (250/254), two thousand six (250/251), two thousand fourteen (200/206), two thousand fifteen (200/209), and two thousand sixteen (200/205).
· Since the advent of electronic scoring (1993) the closest margin of victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Auto Club Speedway was the March 27, two thousand eleven race won by Kevin Harvick with a MOV of 0.144 2nd over Jimmie Johnson.
· The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race at ACS has only been postponed to another date due to weather once – the two thousand eight February race – Scheduled date: Two/24/08; Actual Date: Two/25/08.
· Coors Light Pole Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather at ACS twice – one thousand nine hundred ninety nine and two thousand eight (spring) races.
· Two female drivers have competed at Auto Club Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick.
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· There has been a total of one hundred ninety five NASCAR national series races among seventeen different tracks in the state of California.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Auto Club four hundred
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Auto Club 400
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Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Auto Club 400
A look at some of the top statistical performers at Auto Club Speedway going into the Auto Club four hundred on March 26, 2017.
Top ten Active Driver Ratings at Auto Club Speedway:
#48-Jimmie Johnson. 119.7
#18-Kyle Busch. 109.0
#24-Chase Elliott. 105.1
#20-Matt Kenseth. 105.0
#4-Kevin Harvick. 99.Four
#11-Denny Hamlin. 92.Trio
#41-Kurt Busch. 90.0
#5-Kasey Kahne. 88.6
#14-Clint Bowyer. 88.Trio
#22-Joey Logano. 84.0
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2016 races (Legal total) among active drivers at Auto Club Speedway.
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· Groundbreaking for California Speedway, as Auto Club Speedway was originally known, took place in November 1995.
· The very first race at Auto Club Speedway was a NASCAR K&N Pro Series, West race won by Ken Schrader on June 21, 1997.
· The very first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was held on June 22, one thousand nine hundred ninety seven and won by Jeff Gordon.
· September two thousand four was the very first night race at Auto Club Speedway and that also was the very first year both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and NASCAR XFINITY Series ran two races in a season there.
· The track name was switched to Auto Club Speedway (ACS) in February of 2008.
· There have been twenty seven Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Auto Club Speedway, the track hosted one race a season from 1997-2003, then two races per season from 2004-2010. In 2011, Auto Club Speedway returned to a single-race season.
· one hundred forty four drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway; one hundred eighteen in more than one.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in starts at Auto Club Speedway with 26.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers in starts at Auto Club Speedway with twenty four each.
· Chris Buescher (2015), Kevin Conway (2010), J.J. Yeley (2004), Shane Hmiel (2004), Greg Biffle (2002) and Mike Dillon (1998) all made their very first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career commence at Auto Club Speedway.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in average kicking off position at Auto Club Speedway with a 9.909
· Joe Nemechek won the inaugural MENCS Coors Light pole (1997) at Auto Club Speedway with a speed of 183.015 mph (39.341 secs.).
· seventeen drivers have won the Coors Light pole at Auto Club Speedway, led by Kurt Busch with four (2015, two thousand seven and two thousand six sweep).
· Denny Hamlin (2012, 2013), Kurt Busch (2006 sweep) and Jamie McMurray (2010 sweep) are the only three drivers to win consecutive poles at Auto Club Speedway.
· Three drivers have posted their very first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light pole at Auto Club Speedway: Carl Edwards (9/Four/2005), Kyle Busch (Two/27/2005) and Joe Nemechek (6/22/1997).
· Kyle Busch won his very first pole (Two/27/05) and very first series win (9/Four/05) at ACS in 2005.
· fifteen different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Auto Club Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with six victories (2016, two thousand ten spring, two thousand nine fall, two thousand eight fall, two thousand seven fall and 2002).
· Five drivers have posted numerous Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins at Auto Club Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (six), Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth each have three wins, Tony Stewart has two.
· Jimmie Johnson (2009-2010) and Kyle Busch (2013-2014) are the only two drivers to win consecutive MENCS races at Auto Club Speedway.
· Hendrick Motorsports leads the series in wins at Auto Club Speedway with Ten, followed by Roush Fenway Racing with seven and Stewart Haas Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske each have two.
· California-native Jimmie Johnson became the very first and only driver to win from the pole at Auto Club Speedway in two thousand eight (0.04%).
· Only two of the twenty seven (7.4%) ACS races have been won from the front row, both by seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champ Jimmie Johnson, fall of two thousand eight (pole); and the fall of two thousand seven (second-place).
· Nine of the twenty seven (33.3%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Auto Club Speedway have been won from a top-five commencing position.
· fourteen of the twenty seven (51.8%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Auto Club Speedway have been won from a top-10 embarking position.
· Seven of the twenty seven (25.9%) races have been won from a embarking position outside the top 20.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has began is 31st, by Matt Kenseth in the spring of 2006.
· The most skilled beginning position at ACS is pretty random. Three beginning positions (third, ninth and 24th) have produced three winners each.
· Jimmie Johnson (2002) and Kyle Busch (2005) posted their very first series career win at Auto Club Speedway.
· thirteen of the fifteen Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers who have won at Auto Club Speedway participated in at least two or more races at the track before visiting Victory Lane.
o Jeff Gordon (1997 – inaugural event) and Jimmie Johnson (2002) are the only drivers to win at ACS in their very first appearance.
· Tony Stewart competed at Auto Club Speedway eighteen times before winning in the fall of 2010; the longest span of any the fifteen winners. Only Stewart (Legal) and Kevin Harvick (17) have made ten or more attempts before their very first win at Auto Club Speedway.
· Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads all active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Auto Club Speedway without visiting Victory Lane at 24.
· Three reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champions have gone on to win at Auto Club Speedway the following season: Tony Stewart (2012), Jeff Gordon (1999) and Jimmie Johnson – the only driver to do it numerous times (2007, 2008, two thousand nine and 2010).
· Two drivers have won at Auto Club Speedway and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship in the same season: Jeff Gordon (1997) and Jimmie Johnson (2007, 2008, 2009, two thousand ten and 2016).
· Only three car numbers have produced three or more Auto Club Speedway MENCS wins:
Car Number – Drivers – (Years)
o No. Forty eight – Jimmie Johnson (2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, two thousand ten and 2016)
o No. Seventeen – Matt Kenseth (2006, two thousand seven and 2009)
o No. Twenty four – Jeff Gordon (1997, one thousand nine hundred ninety nine and 2004)
Extra Ending Position
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in runner-up finishes at Auto Club Speedway with five; followed by Jeff Gordon with four and Kevin Harvick with three. Johnson has finished 2nd or better in eleven of his twenty two ACS starts (50%).
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-five finishes at Auto Club Speedway with 13; followed by Jeff Gordon (Ten), Matt Kenseth (nine), Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch (eight each).
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in top-10 finishes with 16; followed by Matt Kenseth (15), Carl Edwards (15) and Tony Stewart (13).
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series in average completing position at ACS with a 6.500.
· Jimmie Johnson (6.Five) is the only active driver with more than one commence with an average finish inwards the top ten at Auto Club Speedway.
Track / Specific Event
· There have been five finishes at Auto Club Speedway resulting in NASCAR Overtime: two thousand five (250/254), two thousand six (250/251), two thousand fourteen (200/206), two thousand fifteen (200/209), and two thousand sixteen (200/205).
· Since the advent of electronic scoring (1993) the closest margin of victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Auto Club Speedway was the March 27, two thousand eleven race won by Kevin Harvick with a MOV of 0.144 2nd over Jimmie Johnson.
· The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race at ACS has only been postponed to another date due to weather once – the two thousand eight February race – Scheduled date: Two/24/08; Actual Date: Two/25/08.
· Coors Light Pole Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather at ACS twice – one thousand nine hundred ninety nine and two thousand eight (spring) races.
· Two female drivers have competed at Auto Club Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick.
NASCAR in California
· There has been a total of one hundred ninety five NASCAR national series races among seventeen different tracks in the state of California.