Auto Club 500
Carl Edwards leads Jeff Gordon during Monday’s conclusion of the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Edwards would eventually win while Gordon, who dominated the first 87 laps on Sunday before the race was delayed by rain, finished third. (Stephen Dunn / Getty Images)
Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson led the Auto Club 500 when he pitted with 26 laps remaining. He’d finish second after Carl Edwards passed him with 13 laps remaining. (Jeff Gross / Getty Images)
Auto Club Speedway workers sweep water away from the pits before the start of the Auto Club 500 race Sunday. (Dave Waters / Associated Press)
Safety workers come to the aid of Sam Hornish Jr. in the No. 77 Dodge and Casey Mears in the No. 5 Chevrolet early in Sunday’s Auto Club 500 race. Mears apparently slid through water on lap 21 and clipped new Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. Behind them, former open-wheel star and Cup rookie Hornish slammed into the rear of Reed Sorenson and then, with his hood blocking his vision, plowed into Mears, turning his car over. (Kent Horner / Getty Images)
