DID YOU KNOW? … Ford Racing has won the last two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, courtesy of Brad Keselowski (Las Vegas) and Carl Edwards (Bristol). The last time Ford Racing won three consecutive series races was in June 2005 at Dover, Pocono and Michigan. Greg Biffle won the Dover and Michigan events while Edwards took the checkered flag at Pocono.
DID YOU KNOW? … Greg Biffle (2005) and Carl Edwards (2008) are the current Ford Racing drivers who have NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victories at Auto Club Speedway.
DID YOU KNOW? … Greg Biffle is the only driver currently running the full-time schedule who made his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut at Auto Club Speedway. Biffle made his first start in the No. 16 RoushRacing.com Ford Taurus on April 28, 2002 and finished 13th.
DID YOU KNOW? … Car owner Roger Penske has two wins at Auto Club Speedway and both of them came with Ford in back-to-back years when Jeremy Mayfield won in 2000 and Rusty Wallace took the checkered flag in 2001.
DID YOU KNOW? … Elliott Sadler’s win at Auto Club Speedway in 2004 marked the next-to-last NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win for Robert Yates Racing.
DID YOU KNOW? … Ford Racing has swept the NASCAR Nationwide/Sprint Cup weekend five times at Auto Club Speedway and four of those have come from Roush Fenway Racing. The breakdown:
FORD RACING WEEKEND SWEEPS AT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
2003 – Matt Kenseth (NNS) and Kurt Busch (NSCS)
2004 (2) – Greg Biffle (NNS) and Elliott Sadler (NSCS)
2005 (1) – Mark Martin (NNS) and Greg Biffle (NSCS)
2006 (1) – Greg Biffle (NNS) and Matt Kenseth (NSCS)
2007 (1) – Matt Kenseth (NNS) and Matt Kenseth (NSCS)
DID YOU KNOW? … Eight different drivers have contributed to Ford Racing’s 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins at Auto Club Speedway. Matt Kenseth is the lone multiple winner (2006, 2007, 2009) while Mark Martin, Jeremy Mayfield, Rusty Wallace, Kurt Busch, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards all have one each. The breakdown:
FORD RACING AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY WINNERS
1998 – Mark Martin
2000 – Jeremy Mayfield
2001 – Rusty Wallace
2003 – Kurt Busch
2004 – Elliott Sadler
2005 – Greg Biffle
2006 – Matt Kenseth
2007 – Matt Kenseth
2008 – Carl Edwards
2009 – Matt Kenseth
