Race Results : Auto Club Speedway
California 500 Presented by NAPA
Auto Club Speedway , Fontana, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 150.276
- Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
- Lead Changes: 28
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 1 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 185 | 175 | 250 | 151 | 0 | running |
| 2 | 1 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 175 | 170 | 250 | 57 | 0 | running |
| 3 | 4 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | 170 | 165 | 250 | 14 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 7 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | 165 | 160 | 250 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 2 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 160 | 155 | 250 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 11 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | 155 | 150 | 250 | 7 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 14 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | 151 | 146 | 250 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 22 | 25 | Wally Dallenbach Jr | Chevrolet | 142 | 142 | 250 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 143 | 138 | 250 | 3 | 0 | running |
| 10 | 10 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | 139 | 134 | 249 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | 130 | 130 | 249 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 132 | 127 | 249 | 2 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 25 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr | Ford | 124 | 124 | 249 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 13 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | 121 | 121 | 249 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 28 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | 118 | 118 | 248 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 17 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 115 | 115 | 248 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 12 | 43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | 112 | 112 | 248 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 27 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | 109 | 109 | 248 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 19 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 106 | 106 | 248 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 33 | 9 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | 103 | 103 | 248 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 39 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 100 | 100 | 248 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 16 | 97 | Chad Little | Ford | 102 | 97 | 248 | 1 | 0 | running |
| 23 | 15 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 94 | 94 | 248 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 24 | 30 | 1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | 91 | 91 | 248 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 25 | 40 | 41 | David Green | Chevrolet | 88 | 88 | 247 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 26 | 32 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 85 | 85 | 247 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 27 | 23 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 247 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 28 | 29 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | 79 | 79 | 247 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 29 | 35 | 75 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | 76 | 76 | 246 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | 73 | 73 | 246 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 31 | 21 | 98 | Rick Mast | Ford | 70 | 70 | 246 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 32 | 37 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Pontiac | 67 | 67 | 244 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 33 | 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 243 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 34 | 41 | 58 | Ricky Craven | Ford | 61 | 61 | 238 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 35 | 26 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | 58 | 58 | 212 | 0 | 0 | running |
| 36 | 20 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | 55 | 55 | 209 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 37 | 34 | 60 | Geoff Bodine | Chevrolet | 57 | 52 | 202 | 1 | 0 | engine |
| 38 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 54 | 49 | 196 | 10 | 0 | engine |
| 39 | 31 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | 46 | 46 | 182 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 40 | 38 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 43 | 43 | 143 | 0 | 0 | handling |
| 41 | 36 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 40 | 40 | 129 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 42 | 43 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | 37 | 37 | 47 | 0 | 0 | engine |
| 43 | 24 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr | Ford | 34 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | crash |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.