Pepsi 500 - NASCAR Race

Name of Race:	Pepsi 500
Name of Track:	California Speedway
Date:	August 31st

Satellite View of California Speedway.

The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval speedway in Fontana, California, similar to that of Michigan International Speedway, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill.

It is a relatively new race track, opening in early 1997, and has additional configurations and facilities to accommodate "road" races, motorcycle races, vehicle testing, and drag races (Auto Club Dragway), even though the track cannot host NHRA national events, because of International Speedway Corporation's corporatewide deal with Pepsi. (The NHRA has a policy prohibiting certain Pepsi brands to be advertised anywhere at their national events as part of a deal with Coca-Cola.)

This racetrack is a stones throw from the old Ontario Motor Speedway and the old Riverside International Raceway.

After Riverside's closure in 1988, Southern California did not host a NASCAR race from 1988 to 1997, when the new California Speedway was opened.

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Pepsi 500 NASCAR Race Results

Below are the race results for Pepsi 500, in order of finishing place.

Fin	Driver	Num	Start	Money	Laps	Pts	Status	Sponsor
1	Jimmie Johnson	48	1	$314,611	250	195	running	Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation
2	Greg Biffle	16	15	$185,375	250	175	running	3M
3	Denny Hamlin	11	21	$178,091	250	165	running	FedEx Ground
4	Kevin Harvick	29	33	$170,786	250	160	running	Shell / Pennzoil
5	Matt Kenseth	17	37	$169,941	250	160	running	R+L Carriers
6	Carl Edwards	99	26	$153,300	250	150	running	Aflac
7	Kyle Busch	18	11	$120,225	250	146	running	M&M's
8	Kasey Kahne	9	4	$141,691	250	142	running	Budweiser
9	David Reutimann	44	12	$108,075	250	143	running	UPS Store / Toys for Tots Literacy Program
10	Clint Bowyer	7	31	$120,150	250	134	running	Jack Daniel's
11	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	88	18	$108,750	250	130	running	AMP Energy / National Guard
12	Brian Vickers	83	19	$107,825	250	127	running	Red Bull
13	David Ragan	6	22	$108,475	250	129	running	AAA Insurance
14	A.J. Allmendinger	84	2	$98,225	250	126	running	Red Bull
15	Jeff Gordon	24	3	$143,636	250	123	running	Pepsi / DuPont
16	Ryan Newman	12	17	$135,225	250	115	running	Kodak
17	Jeff Burton	31	27	$137,508	250	117	running	AT&T Mobility
18	Patrick Carpentier	10	5	$96,700	250	109	running	Sears Auto Center / Valvoline
19	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	7	$125,458	250	106	running	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
20	Juan Montoya	42	23	$124,033	250	103	running	Texaco / Havoline
21	Bobby Labonte	43	24	$130,086	250	100	running	Cheerios / Betty Crocker
22	Tony Stewart	20	14	$137,936	250	97	running	Subway / Home Depot
23	David Gilliland	38	42	$111,608	249	94	running	CitiFinancial
24	Jamie McMurray	26	13	$99,725	249	91	running	Crown Royal
25	Scott Riggs	66	39	$107,958	249	88	running	State Water Heaters
26	Casey Mears	5	16	$105,800	249	85	running	Cheez-It / CARQUEST
27	Reed Sorenson	41	41	$117,964	249	82	running	Target
28	Travis Kvapil	28	34	$117,739	249	79	running	Hitachi \"Inspire the Next\"
29	Dave Blaney	22	8	$104,583	249	76	running	Caterpillar
30	Aric Almirola	8	10	$124,533	249	73	running	U.S. Army
31	Sam Hornish, Jr.	77	32	$132,900	249	70	running	Penske Truck Rental
32	Marcos Ambrose	21	40	$105,595	249	67	running	Little Debbie
33	Michael Waltrip	55	30	$99,808	249	69	running	NAPA AUTO PARTS
34	Elliott Sadler	19	6	$113,495	249	61	running	McDonald's
35	Mike Skinner	0	35	$96,647	249	58	running	Affliction \"Day of Reckoning\"
36	Regan Smith	1	25	$95,050	249	55	running	DEI / Principal Financial Group
37	Paul Menard	15	29	$95,000	249	52	running	Johns Manville / Menards
38	Kyle Petty	45	38	$86,950	249	49	running	Wells Fargo
39	Kurt Busch	2	9	$86,900	248	46	running	Miller Lite
40	Robby Gordon	7	36	$94,850	248	43	running	Monster Energy
41	Ken Schrader	96	28	$94,805	247	40	running	DLP HDTV
42	Johnny Sauter	8	43	$86,740	161	37	Overheating	FUBAR All Natural Drink
43	Joe Nemechek	78	20	$86,212	67	34	Accident	Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com