2 races won from the front row at Auto Club Speedway; one from the pole (2008, Jimmie Johnson)
4 number of drivers that have competed in all 22 races at ACS (Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte and Joe Nemechek)
4 fewest cautions for a Sprint Cup race (twice, most recently 3/27/11)
8 number of jet dryers available for track drying during race weekend
9 most wins by a car owner in previous 22 races (Rick Hendrick)
11 races won from a starting spot outside the top 10
12 most cautions (2/24/08)
14 different winners in previous 22 races
15 different pole winners
16 fewest caution laps (3/27/11)
18 fewest lead changes (three times, most recent 3/27/11)
33 most lead changes (2/24/08)
51 most caution laps (9/5/04)
120 minutes, the amount of time it takes to dry the 2.0-mile track after a significant rainfall
188.245 mph, track qualifying record (Kyle Busch, 1/25/05)
1995 year track construction began on site of the former Kaiser Steel Mill; completed in 1996
1997 year first Sprint Cup race held at the track (6/22/97)
2008 year facility changed name from California Speedway to Auto Club Speedway
2012 Caution Recap
30 cautions in the first four Sprint Cup races; 41 after four races last year
16 of 30 cautions have been for accidents; 24 of 41 for accidents last year
161 of 1,281 laps completed have been under caution; 195 of 1,287 in 2011
217.617 of 1,484.000 miles completed have been under caution; 275.881 of 1,499.000 in 2011
BONUS: Although only two tracks currently host NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, 15 California tracks have hosted a total of 131 Sprint Cup races over the years. Riverside International Raceway had the most 48 with the last event in 1988. Only Riverside, Ontario Motor Speedway (nine) and the two tracks currently on the Sprint Cup schedule Auto Club Speedway (22) and Infineon Raceway (23) have hosted more than six Cup races.(Darnell Communications for SRT Motorsports & Dodge)(3-22-2012)
