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Jimmie Johnson was driving a Superman car and wearing a cape the last time he saw Victory Lane at Auto Club Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series' stop there in 2016. It's appropriate since he almost owns the place.
Johnson has six wins at Auto Club, spanning a decade and a half. He also has five runner-up finishes, an impressive average finishing place of 6.5 and has led 980 laps around the 2-mile circuit in Fontana, California.
Roger Penske has a stake in the place as well, having been one of the architects, alongside Les "Coach" Richter. The track officially opened June 22, 1997, and it's celebrating its 20th anniversary as NASCAR returns to Fontana this weekend for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and XFINITY Series racing.
Penske got his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win at the track on April 29, 2001 with Rusty Wallace piloting the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford. Brad Keselowski put Team Penske back in Victory Lane at Auto Club Speedway in 2015. Penske's open wheel drivers also have had success at the track.
Penske built a fast race track, leading to some stout stats in the speedway's lore:
-- A 188.511 mph qualifying speed record set by Denny Hamlin in 2016
-- A 155.012 mph race speed record set by Jeff Gordon in 1997
Digging into the numbers a bit more:
-- Hendrick Motorsports has 10 wins, the most of any team
-- Ford has 11 wins at the track, and Chevrolet has 13. Kyle Busch has taken home two Auto Club 400 trophies for Toyota in back-to-back races in 2013-14.
-- Farthest back in the field a winning driver started: 31st, Matt Kenseth, spring of 2006
-- Pole-sitting winners: Only one, Johnson in 2008
-- The closest margin of victory was 0.144 seconds, as Kevin Harvick edged Johnson in 2011