NASCAR: The Most Successful Driver At Each Active Track
By Cole Mentzel
Auto Club – Jimmie Johnson
- Wins: 6
- Top 5’s: 13
- Top 10’s: 16
- Laps Led: 980
- Poles: 2
Fontana is another track without much history behind it, since the first Cup Series race took place there in 1997.
In his 14-year history with the Cup Series, Johnson has had tons of success at Auto Club with five wins and five second-place finishes. His first win in the Cup Series came at the track, and it was just his 13th race in NASCAR’s best series. One of his most memorable wins at Fontana came back in August of 2008. It was complete domination as Johnson won the race and the pole while leading 228 of the 250 total laps that day.
A few things that sets him apart from the rest, besides all of wins and great finishes, are his driver rating of 120.1 and average running spot of 6.0, both are the best all-time. Also, he has completed 93 percent of his laps in the top 15.
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