Qualifying at California:
Driver Year Speed Time
Track Record: Tony Stewart (C) 2/05 185.941 mph 38.722 sec.
Sept. 2004 Race: Casey Mears (D) 182.890 mph 39.368 sec.

California Race Speeds:
Driver Year Speed Time
Track Record: Hank Parker Jr. (C) 2001 155.957 mph 1:55:25
First 2005 Race: Mark Martin (F) 117.251 mph 2:33:31
Sept. 2004 Race: Greg Biffle (F) 147.819 mph 2:01:46

Starting Position of California Race Winners: Last year’s September California winner started 14th.
Start Races
Pole - 0
2nd - 2
Front Row - 2
3rd - 5th - 1
Top Five 3 - 30%
6th - 10th - 2
Top Ten - 5 - 50%
11th - 20th - 3
21st + - 2
Total 10

Leader of the Most Laps at California: Three wins, 1998, 2004 (2), and 2005 (1); nine of 10 in top 10.
Year Driver Laps Led Finish
1997 Bobby Labonte 76 30th (DNF)
1998 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 141 1st
1999 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 81 3rd
2000 Jeff Burton 45 2nd
2001 Greg Biffle 90 6th
2002 Greg Biffle 67 10th
2003 Kevin Harvick 59 3rd
2004 (1) Matt Kenseth 74 4th
2004 (2) Greg Biffle 72 1st
2005 (1) Mark Martin 102 1st

Car Owner Wins at California:
Owner Wins
Robbie Reiser 3
Jack Roush 3
Frank Cicci 1
Dale Earnhardt 1
Greg Pollex 1
Scott Welliver 1

Running at the Finish: One driver has been running at the end of all 10 California races:
Jason Keller. He finished 17th this spring.

Best Finish in 2004 was at California (excludes win):
Driver Date (Finish)
Bruce Bechtel 9/04 (33rd)
Bobby Labonte 9/04 (7th)
Jeremy Mayfield 5/04 (18th)
Casey Mears 9/04 (2nd)
Billy Parker 5/04 (22nd)
David Reutimann 5/04 (15th)
Tony Stewart 5/04 (2nd)

Manufacturer Wins at California: (Last-time) Ford has won the last five
Ford - 5 (02/05, Mark Martin)
Pontiac - 1 (10/97, Todd Bodine)
Chevrolet - 4 (04/01, Hank Parker Jr.)

Season(s) Same Manufacturer Top Three at California:
1998 - Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1st), Kevin Lepage (2nd), Matt Kenseth (3rd)

Milestones at California: (all-time)
First NASCAR Busch Series Win:
Driver Date (# Races)
Hank Parker Jr. 04/01 (73)

First NASCAR Busch Series Start:
Driver Date (Finish)
Bruce Bechtel 04/02 (26th)
Mike Bliss 07/98 (26th)
Carlos Contreras 04/03 (26th)
Eric Norris 02/05 (41st)
Scot Walters 07/98 (43rd)

First NASCAR Busch Series Pole:
Driver Date (# of races)
Steve Park 10/97 (31)

Running at the Finish at California:
Six drivers with more than five starts have been running at the end of all their races at California.

Driver Races
Jason Keller 10
Matt Kenseth 9 - completed all but one lap
Randy LaJoie 9
David Green 8
Kevin Harvick 6 - completed all but one lap
Ashton Lewis Jr. 6

Miscellaneous California Stats:
1. Most Cars Starting a Race: 7/98 - 2/05 - 43 cars
2. Most DNFs in a Race: 5/99 - 12 cars
3. Fewest DNFs in a Race: 7/98; 4/00 - seven cars
4. Most Laps Led by Winner: 7/98 Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 141 laps
5. Most Laps Led by a Non-Winner: 4/01 - Greg Biffle - 90 laps
6. Fewest Laps Led by Winner: 4/01 - Hank Parker Jr - 11 laps
7. Race Top Five All Same Make: None
8. Driver With Most DNFs: Jeff Fuller - five
9. Most Starts in Top Five: Jeff Green - four
10. Average Lead Changes per Race: 12.6
10. Average Leaders Per Race: 7.4
12. Average Cautions Per Race: 24.4

Birthdays:
Michel Jourdain Jr., 29, 09/02
Chad Blount, 26, 09/04
Jeff Green, 43, 09/06

California Fast Facts:
Ford has won the last five California races.
There has not been a repeat pole winner at California.
No California NASCAR Busch Series race has been won from the pole.
Greg Biffle won both 2004 races at California.

Current Busch Series Consecutives:
Category Driver Streak
Races Competed In Jason Keller 262 (started 9/97 at Richmond)
Top Five Finish Ryan Newman. three (started at Watkins Glen)
Top 10 Finish Martin Truex Jr. four (started at IRP)
Running at Finish Jason Keller 22 (started at Atlanta)
Finish in Lead Lap J.J. Yeley eight (started at Chicago)

Nextel Cup Regulars in the Busch Series:
Kevin Harvick has a 7.3 average finish in his 15 races this season; Matt Kenseth has an average 6.3 for his eight races. Many other Nextel Cup regulars have not fared so well in the Busch Series in 2005 – average finish, five or more races: Kasey Kahne, 17.9; Sterling Marlin, 21.6; Jeremy Mayfield, 23.7; Jamie McMurray, 19.9; Joe Nemechek, 15.3; Tony Stewart, 18.0; Michael Waltrip, 23.5.

2005 Busch Series Points Race: The Top Three Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidates are in the Top Five.

1st place Martin Truex Jr. finished sixth at Bristol and lost 10 points of his lead. He has finished in the top 10 in 16 of the last 18 races. He was fourth at Michigan, fifth at Watkins Glen and won his sixth race of 2005 at IRP. He has won at: Mexico, Talladega, Dover, Daytona 2, Loudon and IRP. 15 races ago, Truex was 318 behind first, in fourth place. Average 2005 finish, 10.2. In three California NBS races, he has one top 10, sixth, (9/04). He finished 30th in the first 2005 NBS California race.

2nd place (-194) Clint Bowyer finished fourth at Bristol and gained 10 points on first place. It was his first top 10 in three races. He was 30th at Michigan, losing 82 points to first place. Bowyer finished 15th at Watkins Glen, ending a streak of consecutive top 10 finishes at three. He was second at IRP, eighth at Gateway, and second, from the pole, at Pikes Peak. He has eight top fives and 16 top 10s in 2005. Average 2005 finish, 10.8. He finished fourth in the February California, his first race at the track.

Head to Head
First vs. Second Place
Truex Bowyer
Top fives 14 8
Top 10s 18 16
Wins 6 1
Poles 1 1
Races Led 15 8
Laps Led 609 414
Average Finish 10.2 10.8
Lead Lap Fin. 19 23
Bonus Points 100 55
Run at End 23 25

3rd place (-344) Reed Sorenson finished 11th at Bristol after starting 42nd due to being designated a DNS in qualifying. It was his third race without a top 10. He was 36th (engine) at Michigan, his second consecutive finish worse than 35th and his fifth finish worse than 30th this season. He had his worst finish of 2005 at Watkins Glen, 41st (engine), ending a streak of consecutive top 10 finishes at three. He has 14 top 10 finishes in 2005 and 16 top 10 finishes in 27 races. Average 2005 finish, 12.9. Sorenson finished fifth in the February NBS California race, his first event at the track.

4th place (-425) Carl Edwards finished 29th at Bristol. He has finished outside the top 10 in four of the last five races. He was third at Michigan, 11th at Watkins Glen, 20th at IRP and third at Gateway, his ninth top five and 14th top 10 of 2005. Edwards did not compete at Nashville and lost the lead in the standings. He has two poles and three wins in 2005 (Atlanta, Richmond, Kentucky). Average 2005 finish, 12.7. He finished sixth in the February California, his first race at the track.

5th place (-574) Denny Hamlin finished 13th at Bristol and gained a position in the standings to his best NBS ranking. He was eighth at Michigan, 33rd at Watkins Glen, and sixth at IRP. Hamlin has one top five (third, Loudon) and eight top 10s. Average finish, 14.4. He finished 18th in the February California, his first race at the track.