2008 Auto Club 500
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The 2008 Auto Club 500 was the second race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and started on February 24, 2008, at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California in Fontana, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The race was telecast on Fox starting at 3:30 PM US EST/12:30 PM PST, with MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio's broadcast starting at 2:45 PM EST/11:45 AM PST. Rain stopped the race on Lap 87 and the race would continue on Monday, February 25 at 1 PM US EST/10 AM PDT.[2]
Race details | |||
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Race 2 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Date | February 24, 2008 (2008-February-24)–February 25, 2008 (2008-February-25) | ||
Location | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km) | ||
Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures approaching an average of 53.3 °F (11.8 °C); wind speeds up to 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)[1] | ||
Average speed | 132.704 miles per hour (213.566 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
Time | 2007 Owner's Points | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 76 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
Nielsen Ratings | 1.6/3 (1.4) (Final) |
This race was the first time that the Car of Tomorrow raced at Fontana, as many people (since the shift from the North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina following the Ferko lawsuit in 2004) claim that it is the first "real race" of the season, following the running of the Daytona 500 with its restrictor plates in use.