‘¢ Tony Stewart won the Pepsi Max 400 at Auto Club Speedway. It was his 39th Cup series victory in his 422nd start, tying Tim Flock for 17th on NASCAR’s all-time wins list.
‘¢ Stewart became the fourth different Chase winner in four Chase races in 2010. It was Stewart’s sixth Chase victory overall.
‘¢ The driver leading the points after Chase race No. 4 went on to win the championship in four of the six Chases.
‘¢ Only one of the past 31 Chase races has been won by a non-Chaser — Jamie McMurray at Talladega in October 2009.
‘¢ Stewart has won on all but two active tracks (Darlington and Las Vegas). It was Stewart’s first California victory in 19 races.
‘¢ Stewart led three times for 27 laps, including the final 12.
‘¢ Mark Martin led the most laps (41).
‘¢ Stewart-Haas Racing posted its seventh Cup series win and third victory in 2010. It was the first owner/driver victory at Auto Club Speedway.
‘¢ Chevrolet posted its 16th win in 2010 and clinched the manufacturers’ championship. Toyota has 10 wins, Dodge two and Ford two.
‘¢ The top 10 included seven Chevrolets, two Toyotas and one Ford. A Toyota has never won at California.
‘¢ Nine of 12 Chase drivers had problems Sunday. Stewart, Johnson and Bowyer were the only Chase drivers who did not have a problem at California.
‘¢ The 11 speeding penalties tie the record for the most this season (Infineon).
‘¢ Thirty cars finished on the lead lap, a record for California.
‘¢ Clint Bowyer finished second in his 175th career start. Bowyer posted his best finish in 10 California races. He has scored top-10 finishes in the past three California races.
‘¢ Jimmie Johnson (third) scored his eighth straight top-10 finish at California — the longest current streak — and seven of those were finishes of third or better.
‘¢ Johnson finished on the lead lap in all 16 of his California races, the longest current streak. He has led at least one lap in the past eight California races, also the longest current streak.
‘¢ Kasey Kahne (fourth) posted his best finish and first top-10 in the past six races.
‘¢ Ryan Newman (fifth) posted his first top-5 in the past 12 races at California.
‘¢ Kevin Harvick (eighth) scored his third straight top-10 finish at California. Harvick leads all drivers with 14 top-10 finishes in 20 superspeedway races.
‘¢ Jeff Gordon (ninth) scored top-10 finishes in three of the past four California races.
‘¢ Regan Smith (12th) posted his best finish of the season.
‘¢ Carl Edwards (34th) posted his worst finish at California. Edwards was the only driver to lead in the first three Chase races, but he did not lead at California.(ESPN)(10-12-2010)
