| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Auto Club 500 - California Speedway | |||||||||
| February 21, 2010 Race 2 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 141.911 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.523 | Time of Race: 03:31:24 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 26 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 59-61, 94-97, 141-145, 149-153, 194-200, 225-230 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 195/10 | 250 | Running | $333,103 |
| 2 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 175/5 | 250 | Running | $248,651 |
| 3 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 170/5 | 250 | Running | $213,265 |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 165/5 | 250 | Running | $151,475 |
| 5 | 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 155/0 | 250 | Running | $158,351 |
| 6 | 12 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 155/5 | 250 | Running | $161,973 |
| 7 | 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 146/0 | 250 | Running | $152,201 |
| 8 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 147/5 | 250 | Running | $113,650 |
| 9 | 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Old Spice / Office Depot | 138/0 | 250 | Running | $138,673 |
| 10 | 35 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 134/0 | 250 | Running | $116,175 |
| 11 | 13 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 135/5 | 250 | Running | $117,023 |
| 12 | 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 132/5 | 250 | Running | $134,973 |
| 13 | 31 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac "You don't know quack" | 124/0 | 250 | Running | $134,148 |
| 14 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 126/5 | 250 | Running | $139,531 |
| 15 | 11 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 118/0 | 250 | Running | $125,781 |
| 16 | 8 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Auto Club | 115/0 | 250 | Running | $102,325 |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 112/0 | 250 | Running | $138,654 |
| 18 | 36 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Energizer / Menards | 109/0 | 250 | Running | $101,025 |
| 19 | 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 106/0 | 250 | Running | $99,975 |
| 20 | 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 108/5 | 250 | Running | $141,226 |
| 21 | 21 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | AAA Insurance | 100/0 | 250 | Running | $117,435 |
| 22 | 17 | 36 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Wave Energy Drink | 97/0 | 250 | Running | $86,300 |
| 23 | 15 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 94/0 | 250 | Running | $98,975 |
| 24 | 37 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Stanley | 91/0 | 249 | Running | $96,650 |
| 25 | 29 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 88/0 | 249 | Running | $125,776 |
| 26 | 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 85/0 | 249 | Running | $105,710 |
| 27 | 33 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com | 82/0 | 249 | Running | $87,250 |
| 28 | 43 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | GEICO | 79/0 | 249 | Running | $82,650 |
| 29 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 81/5 | 248 | Running | $102,525 |
| 30 | 39 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 73/0 | 248 | Running | $86,700 |
| 31 | 38 | 37 | Kevin Conway * | Ford | Extenze | 70/0 | 247 | Running | $103,073 |
| 32 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Amp Energy Juice / National Guard | 67/0 | 238 | Running | $90,075 |
| 33 | 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Warner Music Nashville / Whitney Duncan | 64/0 | 230 | Overheating | $97,098 |
| 34 | 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | Budweiser / Team USA | 61/0 | 221 | Running | $124,140 |
| 35 | 26 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Armor All | 58/0 | 170 | Overheating | $101,498 |
| 36 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 55/0 | 148 | Engine | $108,904 |
| 37 | 2 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 57/5 | 140 | Engine | $122,156 |
| 38 | 42 | 26 | Boris Said | Ford | Sacred Power / Southern Pride Trucking | 49/0 | 67 | Rear Gear | $80,525 |
| 39 | 34 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 46/0 | 64 | Engine | $80,405 |
| 40 | 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | FrontRowJoe.com | 43/0 | 48 | Rear Gear | $80,250 |
| 41 | 5 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 45/5 | 43 | Engine | $102,100 |
| 42 | 30 | 55 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 37/0 | 40 | Engine | $79,990 |
| 43 | 24 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | Phoenix Racing | 34/0 | 34 | Engine | $102,417 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||