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It's no secret that Jack Roush has amazing results at Auto Club Speedway. Cup Series, Nationwide Series, Truck Series -- Roush Fenway Racing has visited Victory Lane at least twice in each series when it visits the 2-mile venue outside Fontana, Calif.
The owner's results are so strong, others have openly wondered how the team is so successful each and every race.
| Sprint Cup | Nationwide | Truck | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Wins | Owner | Wins | Owner | Wins | ||
| Jack Roush | 6 | Jack Roush | 6 | J./M. Smith | 4 | ||
| Rick Hendrick | 6 | Robbie Reiser | 3 | Jack Roush | 2 | ||
| Roger Penske | 2 | 7 tied at | 1 | J./R. Hendrick | 2 | ||
| Ray Evernham | 1 | 3 tied at | 1 | ||||
| Robert Yates | 1 |
Interestingly, when the green flies in the Camping World RV Service 300 on Saturday (9:45 p.m. ET, ESPN2), the owner will have three cars out there, but he will be without the services of his top-two drivers in the series at the track -- Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle.
In 23 Nationwide starts between the two in Fontana, they have seven wins, 12 top-fives, 17 top-10s and are ranked 1-2 all time in laps led at the track (Biffle: 353; Kenseth: 244).
Roush's two full-time drivers -- Carl Edwards and David Ragan -- will be in the race, but Jamie McMurray will drive the No. 17 Ford instead of Kenseth or Biffle, and even though he hasn't won at the track, he has been pretty strong out West, especially in Roush equipment.
| Year | Start | Finish | Status | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27 | 37 | vibration | Clarence Brewer |
| 2002 | 15 | 11 | running | Clarence Brewer |
| 2003 | 25 | 6 | running | James Finch |
| 2004 | 20 | 5 | running | Rusty Wallace |
| 2005 | 15 | 7 | running | Rusty Wallace |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | running | Rusty Wallace |
| 2006 | 10 | 17 | running | Rusty Wallace |
| 2007 | 17 | 15 | running | Clarence Brewer |
| 2007 | 22 | 8 | running | Jack Roush |
| 2008 | 10 | 6 | running | Jack Roush |
Ten races at Fontana, McMurray has two top-fives, six top-10s and only one finish worse than 17th. Unfortunately for McMurray, he hasn't seen that kind of success in his limited run in Nationwide races this season.
In five races this season, McMurray's best finish was fifth in Texas and the last two races have been DNF's, one due to a crash in Phoenix and the other due to an oil pump issue at Gateway.
When it comes to predicting who will be successful at California, the Michigan race run two weeks ago provides a pretty accurate barometer. The tracks are both two miles in length, with similar banking and speeds. Of course, it's no surprise that Roush cars run extremely well at Michigan, as well.
| Pos. | Driver | Laps | Laps Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Carl Edwards | 125 | 71 | running |
| 5. | Greg Biffle | 125 | 0 | running |
| 36. | David Ragan | 51 | 0 | crash |
"It's easy to look back on Michigan and say that we will have a good run at California because of how well [Roush Fenway] ran there a couple weeks ago, and I certainly hope that is true," McMurray said. "Typically, when you look at the guys who were fast at the Michigan race just a few weeks ago, it usually carries over into this race. The tracks are similar, but still have a lot of different characteristics to them."
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| Year | Winner | Start | Make |
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| 1997 | Todd Bodine | 28 | Pontiac |
| 1998 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2 | Chevrolet |
| 1999 | Matt Kenseth | 2 | Chevrolet |
| 2000 | Matt Kenseth | 8 | Chevrolet |
| 2001 | Hank Parker Jr. | 26 | Chevrolet |
| 2002 | Scott Riggs | 6 | Ford |
| 2003 | Matt Kenseth | 19 | Ford |
| 2004 | Greg Biffle | 15 | Ford |
| Greg Biffle | 14 | Ford | |
| 2005 | Mark Martin | 3 | Ford |
| Carl Edwards | 4 | Ford | |
| 2006 | Greg Biffle | 3 | Ford |
| Kasey Kahne | 4 | Dodge | |
| 2007 | Matt Kenseth | 2 | Ford |
| Jeff Burton | 5 | Chevrolet | |
| 2008 | Tony Stewart | 2 | Toyota |