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QUALIFYING for the Auto Club 500 at California

Qualifying is OVER

Cup Qualifying at California: Qualifying for the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway is scheduled to start at 6:05pm/et on Friday, April 25th, will be televised live on Speed Channel and will re-air Saturday, April 26th at 12:00midnight/et

Qualifying can be heard on radio via MRN Radio and XM Satellite - NASCAR Radio - Channel 144 (Subscription Required).

and via the Internet at NASCAR.com's paid service, TrackPass.(4-25-2003)

Track Qualifying Record: Ryan Newman, April 2002, 187.432mph

April 2002 Pole Sitter: #12-Ryan Newman, 187.432, finished 14th

Fastest Practice Speed on Friday: #12-Ryan Newman, 186.591 (goes out 40th of 45th)

Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 2.0-mile oval 75 feet wide with a 15 foot apron
Banking: turns: 14 degrees; frontstretch 11 degrees; backstretch 3 degrees
Front Stretch: 3,100feet
Back Stretch: 2,500feet
Pit Road: 2,200 feet long with 44 individual pit stalls
Grandstand Seats: 92,000
Approx: 1,800 Infield RV spaces

Track Homepage: California Speedway

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Pole Progression at California: (who had the pole first, who got it next and who ended up with it)
#9-Bill Elliott, 1st out to qualify, 186.824, starts 2nd
#1-Steve Park, 37th out, 186.838, on the pole
(4-25-2003)

Rookie of the Year Candidates: how fast were they?
#0-Jack Sprague, 185.366, starts 12th
#14-Larry Foyt, 181.520, starts 42nd provisional
#16-Greg Biffle, 183.786, starts 29th
#41-Casey Mears, 185.128, starts 17th
#42-Jamie McMurray, 184.393, starts 25th
#66-Hideo Fukuyama, 177.458, DNQ
#74-Tony Raines, 183.421, starts 33rd.(4-25-2003)

Some Qualifying Notes: #29-Kevin Harvick had a very slow 1st lap and pulled off the track after the first lap, when he exited the car, Harvick said the car was so loose he couldn't drive it. #22-Ward Burton went out and pulled the car back in with an engine problem, a left engine head head gasket, NASCAR went out and inspected the track.(4-25-2003)

Fastest Qualifier by Manufacturer::
Chevy - #1-Steve Park, 186.838 starts 1st
Dodge - #9-Bill Elliott, 186.824, starts 2nd
Ford - #38-Elliott Sadler, 186.393, starts 5th
Pontiac - #01-Jerry Nadeau, 186.157, starts 6th
Toyota - oops, not yet.......(4-25-2003)

Qualifying after ALL of 45 drivers:

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Pos	Sched Qual Pos	Actual Qual Pos	Car#	Driver	Manu	Qual Speed	Best Friday Practice Speed	Prac Speed Rank	Diff Qual vs Prac	Provisional Rank
1	37	37	1	Steve Park	Chevy	186.838	186.504	2	0.334	27
2	1	1	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge	186.824	183.267	28	3.557	29
3	42	42	20	Tony Stewart	Chevy	186.732	184.933	7	1.799	7
4	40	40	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	186.649	186.591	1	0.058	20
5	16	16	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	186.393	185.385	5	1.008	10
6	7	7	01	Jerry Nadeau	Pontiac	186.157	186.157	3	0	33
7	8	8	2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	185.830	184.431	14	1.399	16
8	14	14	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevy	185.706	184.525	12	1.181	2
9	28	28	25	Joe Nemechek	Chevy	185.510	184.563	11	0.947	17
10	19	19	99	Jeff Burton	Ford	185.414	184.819	8	0.595	18
11	39	39	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	185.390	184.412	15	0.978	32
12	45	45	0	Jack Sprague	Pontiac	185.366	183.169	31	2.197	39
13	23	23	43	John Andretti	Dodge	185.362	183.847	18	1.515	34
14	2	2	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevy	185.257	184.139	16	1.118	3
15	43	43	32	Ricky Craven	Pontiac	185.136	183.183	30	1.953	9
16	9	9	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	185.128	184.781	9	0.347	5
17	30	30	41	Casey Mears	Dodge	185.128	181.951	41	3.177	37
18	34	34	77	Dave Blaney	Ford	185.123	183.071	33	2.052	24
19	5	5	18	Bobby Labonte	Chevy	185.109	184.459	13	0.65	11
20	36	36	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	184.734	183.979	17	0.755	4
21	15	15	5	Terry Labonte	Chevy	184.653	185.648	4	-0.995	22
22	21	21	6	Mark Martin	Ford	184.511	183.622	23	0.889	15
23	38	38	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	184.478	185.113	6	-0.635	1
24	22	22	7	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	184.469	183.805	19	0.664	28
25	10	10	42	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	184.393	182.205	39	2.188	30
26	6	6	31	Robby Gordon	Chevy	184.148	183.641	22	0.507	14
27	17	17	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevy	184.139	183.566	25	0.573	8
28	3	3	4	Mike Skinner	Pontiac	183.795	183.589	24	0.206	40
29	33	33	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	183.786	184.753	10	-0.967	21
30	26	26	40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	183.669	183.744	20	-0.075	12
31	4	4	23	Kenny Wallace	Dodge	183.655	182.338	38	1.317	23
32	12	12	10	Johnny Benson	Pontiac	183.458	182.741	35	0.717	26
33	32	32	74	Tony Raines	Chevy	183.421	183.267	27	0.154	41
34	41	41	54	Todd Bodine	Ford	183.127	182.769	34	0.358	38
35	25	25	21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	182.992	183.164	32	-0.172	19
36	11	11	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	182.992	183.430	26	-0.438	36
37	35	35	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	182.690	183.248	29	-0.558	13
38	44	44	30	Jeff Green	Chevy	182.570	181.077	43	1.493	31
39	20	20	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	182.274	182.630	37	-0.356	35
40	31	31	83	Kerry Earnhardt	Chevy	181.772	182.043	40	-0.271	51
41	13	13	14	Larry Foyt	Dodge	181.520	181.100	42	0.42	42
42	24	24	37	Derrike Cope	Chevy	181.415	180.637	44	0.778	45
43	27	27	66	Hideo Fukuyama	Ford	177.458	179.879	45	-2.421	47
44	18	18	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	170.523	182.644	36	-12.121	6
45	29	29	22	Ward Burton	Dodge	0.000	183.744	21	X	25

PROVISIONALS and MISSES (DNQ)

Prov Spot or DNQ	Sched Qual Pos	Actual Qual Pos	Car#	Driver	Manu	Qual Speed	Friday Practice Speed	Practice Speed Rank	Diff Qual vs Prac	Provisional Rank
37	18	18	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	170.523	182.644	36	-12.121	6
38	35	35	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	182.690	183.248	29	-0.558	13
39	29	29	22	Ward Burton	Dodge	0.000	183.744	21	X	25
40	44	44	30	Jeff Green	Chevy	182.570	181.077	43	1.493	31
41	20	20	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	182.274	182.630	37	-0.356	35
42	13	13	14	Larry Foyt	Dodge	181.520	181.100	42	0.42	42
43	24	24	37	Derrike Cope	Chevy	181.415	180.637	44	0.778	45
DNQ	27	27	66	Hideo Fukuyama	Ford	177.458	179.879	45	-2.421	47
DNQ	31	31	83	Kerry Earnhardt	Chevy	181.772	182.043	40	-0.271	51

STARTING SPOTS AFTER TEAMS FALL TO REAR OF FIELD

To the Back - 6 drivers: so far only #22-Ward Burton, who lost a engine in qualifying will fall to the rear of the field before the start of the Auto Club 500 at California. Burton was to start 39th, using a provisional. #10-Johnny Benson (was to start 32nd) and #40-Sterling Marlin (was to start 30th) both are going to backup cars after Benson lost an engine and crashed and Marlin was involved. #37-Derrike Cope supposedly lost an engine during Happy Hour, but was supposed to started 43rd anyway. Also #30-Jeff Green [was to start 40th] and #01-Jerry Nadeau's [was to start 6th] teams changed engines and will have to fall to the rear of the field before the green flag, that makes 6 drivers to the rear.(4-26-2003)

Drivers fall back by the row they are in and the drivers behind them move up in that row, not one-by-one. So a driver who was to start 6th and has to fall to the rear of the field due to a driver/car/engine change, goes to the rear of that row and the driver who was to start 8th, moves to 6th...an so on. BUT in the results of the race, the driver is still credited with the original starting spot.

Pos	Official Start Pos	Car#	Driver	Manu	Qualifying Speed	Friday Practice Speed	Practice Rank	Diff Qual vs Prac	Prov Rank
1	1	1	Steve Park	Chevy	186.838	186.504	2	0.334	27
2	2	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge	186.824	183.267	28	3.557	29
3	3	20	Tony Stewart	Chevy	186.732	184.933	7	1.799	7
4	4	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	186.649	186.591	1	0.058	20
5	5	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	186.393	185.385	5	1.008	10
6	8*	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevy	185.706	184.525	12	1.181	2
7	7	2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	185.830	184.431	14	1.399	16
8	10	99	Jeff Burton	Ford	185.414	184.819	8	0.595	18
9	9	25	Joe Nemechek	Chevy	185.510	184.563	11	0.947	17
10	12	0	Jack Sprague	Pontiac	185.366	183.169	31	2.197	39
11	11	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	185.390	184.412	15	0.978	32
12	14	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevy	185.257	184.139	16	1.118	3
13	13	43	John Andretti	Dodge	185.362	183.847	18	1.515	34
14	16	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	185.128	184.781	9	0.347	5
15	15	32	Ricky Craven	Pontiac	185.136	183.183	30	1.953	9
16	18	77	Dave Blaney	Ford	185.123	183.071	33	2.052	24
17	17	41	Casey Mears	Dodge	185.128	181.951	41	3.177	37
18	20	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	184.734	183.979	17	0.755	4
19	19	18	Bobby Labonte	Chevy	185.109	184.459	13	0.65	11
20	22	6	Mark Martin	Ford	184.511	183.622	23	0.889	15
21	21	5	Terry Labonte	Chevy	184.653	185.648	4	-0.995	22
22	24	7	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	184.469	183.805	19	0.664	28
23	23	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	184.478	185.113	6	-0.635	1
24	26	31	Robby Gordon	Chevy	184.148	183.641	22	0.507	14
25	25	42	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	184.393	182.205	39	2.188	30
26	28	4	Mike Skinner	Pontiac	183.795	183.589	24	0.206	40
27	27	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevy	184.139	183.566	25	0.573	8
28	34	54	Todd Bodine	Ford	183.127	182.769	34	0.358	38
29	29	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	183.786	184.753	10	-0.967	21
30	36	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	182.992	183.430	26	-0.438	36
31	31	23	Kenny Wallace	Dodge	183.655	182.338	38	1.317	23
32	38P	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	182.690	183.248	29	-0.558	13
33	33	74	Tony Raines	Chevy	183.421	183.267	27	0.154	41
34	42P	14	Larry Foyt	Dodge	181.520	181.100	42	0.42	42
35	35	21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	182.992	183.164	32	-0.172	19
36	6	01	Jerry Nadeau	Pontiac	186.157	186.157	3	0	33
37	37P	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	170.523	182.644	36	-12.121	6
38	30	40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	183.669	183.744	20	-0.075	12
39	41P	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	182.274	182.630	37	-0.356	35
40	32	10	Johnny Benson	Pontiac	183.458	182.741	35	0.717	26
41	39P	22	Ward Burton	Dodge	0.000	183.744	21	X	25
42	40P	30	Jeff Green	Chevy	182.570	181.077	43	1.493	31
43	43P	37	Derrike Cope	Chevy	181.415	180.637	44	0.778	45

* a late engine change on Sunday morning, will start just behind Jerry Nadeau,
all other drivers in that row move up a spot (even numbered starters)

California Qualifying Results/Race Lineup at:
ThatsRacin.com
MotorsportsOne
NASCAR.com (4-25-2003)

Friday Practice at California Speedway is over. #12-Ryan Newman was the fastest at 186.591mph, followed by #1-Steve Park at 186.504 and #01-Jerry Nadeau at 186.157. Track record is 187.432mph, held by Newman last year. Slowest were #66-Fukuyama at 179.879 and #37-Derrike Cope at 180.637.
For speeds, see ThatsRacin.com - Friday Practice speeds.(4-25-2003)

Qualifying Orders links have beem posted, see my Auto Club 500 Race Info page for them. 45 drivers/teams are listed. First scheduled out is #9-Bill Elliott, last and 45th scheduled out is #0-Jack Sprague. 43 cars make the field (why 43? see my Racing FAQ page for answer), two drivers must make the field per speed and are not high enough in the provisional ranking to make the race, #66-Hideo Fukuyama (47th in owners points) and #83-Kerry Earnhardt (51st in owners points).(4-25-2003)

Pre-Race Press Releases: many Winston Cup team/driver pre-race press release links (and Marketing and Sponsorship links) at the Press Release Page, links posted on 4-25-2003: Greg Biffle, Ricky Craven, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kark Martin, Jimmy Spencer;
AND posted on 4-24-2003: Dave Blaney, Ward Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Robby Gordon, Jeff Green, Kevin Harvick, Dale Jarrett(2), Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Jerry Nadeau(2), Ryan Newman, Steve Park, Elliott Sadler, Tony Stewart(3), Kenny Wallace, Rusty Wallace;
AND posted on 4-22-2003: John Andretti, Johnny Benson, Dave Blaney, Todd Bodine, Jamie McMurray, Kyle Petty, Ricky Rudd, Ken Schrader, Jack Sprague and others

45 Drivers Entered: for the Auto Club 500, 42 full time drivers, plus #37-Derrike Cope, #66-Hideo Fukuyama and #83-Kerry Earnhardt. See my Auto Club 500 Race Info page for the links.(4-21-2003)

The Next Race Info Page: Auto Club 500 Race Info page in Fontana, CA at California Speedway, 3:00pm/et on Sunday, April 27th - TV: Fox (pre-race show at 2:30pm/et)
Included on the informational page is: California ODDs, Goodyear Tire Notes, Purse/Race Awards, Entry List Link, Odds links, Happy Hour tape delay on FX, Qualifying live on Speed, Winston Cup leader bonus = $100,000, Provisional Rules, Race Facts, Security, Scanners, Practice and Qualifying times, Qualifying Draw time, Race Re-Air dates and times (if avail), Weather forecast links, Satellite/backhaul link, Radio and Newspaper links, Television/Radio Information, Camping Info, Info Links, Race Track Specs, Driver/Team News, Track Reviews, Site Links for Fans going to the race, Speed Conversion Calculation to get MPH from Time.
This page is updated when needed until raceday.
For the last race, see my Virginia 500 Race Info page (past races are linked to on the 2003 Cup Schedule page and on the 2003 Results Page)

Some stats pages:
Provisional Land/Standings
2003 Provisonals Used
Did Not Qualify (DNQ)
Budweiser Shootout 2004

Results: for results, links, owners/drivers points (after each race back thru the season), see my 2003 Winston Cup Race Results

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Qualifying after ALL of 45 drivers:

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PROVISIONALS and MISSES (DNQ)

STARTING SPOTS AFTER TEAMS FALL TO REAR OF FIELD

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Qualifying after ALL of 45 drivers:

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PROVISIONALS and MISSES (DNQ)

STARTING SPOTS AFTER TEAMS FALL TO REAR OF FIELD

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Born On Date: August 26, 1996

Made in the U.S.A.(NJ)

This page designed by Jayski LLC, 1996-2009� All Rights Reserved. Jayski's� is a registered trademark of Jayski LLC Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form without permission or credit.

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Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form without permission or credit.