race held february california contested laps second race sprint cup series season race won finished second clinched driver maintained lead corner outsider took lead lap afterward johnson leader eventually lead race high laps final pit stops johnson pit lane caution flag came burton led race johnson pit stop pass johnson lap johnson retained position completion pit stops final lap gaining johnson johnson maintained position win race season caution flags lead changes different drivers course race result moved johnson spots tenth drivers championship points leader ahead chevrolet maintained lead manufacturers championship points ahead toyota ahead ford races remaining season report background hold nascar races standard track turn miles long track turns banked fourteen degrees stretch location finish line banked degrees stretch degrees banking race led drivers championship points stood second points drivers championship points fourth points fifth points manufacturers championship chevrolet leading points points ahead rival ford toyota points point ahead dodge battle practices qualifying practice sessions held sunday race friday saturday practice session fastest drivers second practice session martin quickest times martin johnson led final practice session qualifying cars entered able race nascar qualifying procedure clinched pole position best lap time seconds joined row grid qualified took fourth started fifth drivers failed qualify race summary race second total thirty season began est televised live united_states fox pre race ceremonies began motor racing outreach giving invocation season runner turned rca_records recording artist performed national anthem actor gave traditional command gentlemen start engines race moved starting grid team changed engines qualifying run est led car field green flag lead short lived passed lap lead lap lap passed lead laps teams green flag pit stops pit stop high speed racing continues stayed lead parking car lap allowing johnson regain lead lap caution period race called debris track surface restart lap led johnson passed lead lap second caution flag lap collided lap johnson brought field green flag passed johnson lap passed laps drivers began heading pit stops lap lap caution came engine failed causing turn wall lap green flag leader fourth caution caused expired engine came lap restart gordon led field green flag restart fast passed lap lap passed burton lead laps burton returned favor passing lead following laps drivers pit stops fifth caution flag lap light rain moving area leader time restart lap burton brought field green flag called collided outside wall turn brought sixth caution restart lap leader ensuing laps increased lead second placed fewer laps began gaining johnson laps finish burton caught johnson johnson held burton win race post race appeared victory lane victory lap start celebrating win season fifth 48th overall following win added way got lucky able beat car leader scoring line half car length lap burton leading near end race caution issued johnson exiting pit lane gave burton chance johnson lap johnson entered track ahead burton subsequent press conference johnson said fortunate came way going lie fact pit row gave track position drove butt johnson expressed enjoyment winning race stating today great race nascar great race track know got spread good racing saw yes today got huge gift running fourth fifth time caution like totally backed thing hold kevin burton finished stated weren slowing ran low line kevin ran high line got kevin got better end far best car finished second said moved got tight caught wall little bit doesn gets passed pretty easily supposed line away exactly race result left leading driver championship total points finished second points ahead ahead stood fifth points manufacturers championship chevrolet maintained lead points toyota moved second points ford followed points points ahead dodge fourth race results qualifying race results standings race note positions included sets standings
2010 Auto Club 500