Prior to 2005, the race was held in late April or early May. When the NASCAR Realignment of that year was made, the race was moved to February. Squeezing right in between the Daytona 500 and the Shelby 427 on the NASCAR schedule, this race has seen some of the biggest names in NASCAR cruise to the finish line. Matt Kenseth took it in 2006 and 2007, Greg Biffle in 2005, and Jeff Gordon in 2004.

This race is for all of the 500 miles and consists of about 250 laps. Besides having to contend with other drivers trying their best to take the lead, each and every driver must literally have nerves of steel to compete efficiently in this race.
The Auto Club Speedway has a length of about 2 miles and with a D shaped oval and sharp turns at 14 degrees, one can see why many a driver would have some problems navigating the turns at the bottom half. This race first began in 1997 and ever since then, there have been a few fatalities on this track as a result of which certain modifications have taken place here. The end result is a track that is so easy to drive fast in but one that certainly starts telling on the driver after a matter of a few laps. This track also has an infield road course which has been used for the other races as well. The track has a front stretch of about 3100 feet and a back stretch of about 2500 feet, wrapping the front end at 11 degrees and the back end at 3 degrees.

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