Gordon and Kenseth take wins

California on Sunday. Gordon not only took the his second win in theCalifornia 500 Presented by NAPA at California Speedway, he literally
dominated the entire 250 laps. Jeff Burton finished second, nearly 4.5
seconds behind the rainbow-colored #24 DuPont Chevrolet. Gordon now has 45
wins to his credit since he moved to the Winston Cup Series in 1993.

On a weekend when competitors were lined up according to owner points
standings due to heavy rains that fell on the Speedway on Friday, Gordon
started from the fifth spot. He quickly made his way to the front, and
despite being caught in the pits when Ricky Rudd crashed moving him deep into
the field, Gordon quickly sprung back. He is credited with leading 148 of the
250 laps run.

The Roush power teams suffered a disappointing day other than Burton's second
place effort. Mark Martin, the defending race winner, ended the day in 38th
place. Johnny Benson lost the handle on just the third circuit and destroyed
his ride. Kevin Lepage and Chad Little were still running at the end, albeit
two laps down to Gordon.

Conversely, Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Bobby Labonte and Rookie contender Tony
Stewart finished third and fourth, respectively, followed by Dale Jarrett,
Ward Burton, Jeremy Mayfield, Wally Dallenbach, Terry Labonte and Mike
Skinner.

The NASCAR Winston Cup Series will now take a weekend off in honor of Mother's
Day and will be back in action under the lights at Richmond International
Speedway on Saturday, May 15.

On Saturday, Matt Kenseth picked up his second win of the season with the
caution flag waving over the Auto Club 300 for the NASCAR Busch Series.

The 1998 Series champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. was clearly the dominating driver
until a spin to the grass on Lap 120 left him one lap behind. Earnhardt
showed he was the likely winner, despite losing third gear, when he made up
the lap to finish in the third spot just behind Jeff Burton. Burton was
following in Earnhardt's tire tracks when the spin occurred, but made it
through without contact.

Rookie contender Adam Petty finished a strong fourth, followed by Winston Cup
regular Elliott Sadler, still driving for recovering Andy Santerre.

The NASCAR Busch Series heads for New Hampshire International Speedway,
Loudon, New Hampshire next Sunday before joining the Winston Cup Series in
Richmond the following weekend.

FONTANA, CA. -- Unofficial results of the California 500 Presented by NAPA
NASCAR Winston Cup Series, May 2, California Speedway:

1. (5) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 250

2. (1) Jeff Burton, Ford, 250

3. (4) Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 250

4. (7) Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 250

5. (2) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 250

6. (11) Ward Burton, Pontiac, 250

7. (14) Jeremy Mayfield, Ford, 250

8. (22) Wally Dallenbach, Chevrolet, 250

9. (8) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 250

10. (10) Mike Skinner, Chevrolet, 249

11. (6) Rusty Wallace, Ford, 249

12. (9) Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 249

13. (25) Kenny Irwin, Ford, 249

14. (13) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 249

15. (28) Darrell Waltrip, Ford, 248

16. (17) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 248

17. (12) John Andretti, Pontiac, 248

18. (27) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 248

19. (19) Bill Elliott, Ford, 248

20. (33) Jerry Nadeau, Ford, 248

21. (39) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 248

22. (16) Chad Little, Ford, 248

23. (15) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 248

24. (30) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 248

25. (40) David Green, Chevrolet, 247

26. (32) Kyle Petty, Pontiac, 247

27. (23) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 247

28. (29) Brett Bodine, Ford, 247

29. (35) Ted Musgrave, Ford, 246

30. (18) Bobby Hamilton, Chevrolet, 246

31. (21) Rick Mast, Ford, 246

32. (37) Rich Bickle, Pontiac, 244

33. (42) Dave Marcis, Chevrolet, 243

34. (41) Ricky Craven, Ford, 238

35. (26) Ernie Irvan, Pontiac, 212

36. (20) Jimmy Spencer, Ford, 209, Engine

37. (34) Geoffrey Bodine, Chevrolet, 203, Engine

38. (3) Mark Martin, Ford, 196, Engine

39. (31) Robert Pressley, Ford, 182, Engine

40. (38) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 143, Too slow

41. (36) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 129, Engine

42. (43) Derrike Cope, Pontiac, 47, Engine

43. (24) Johnny Benson, Ford, 3, Accident

Time of race: 3 hr, 19 min, 38 sec

Margin of victory: 4.492 sec

Average speed: 150.280 mph

Lead changes: 28 among 13 drivers

Caution laps: 5 for 23 laps

Lap Leaders: Jarrett 1, B.Labonte 2-12, Gordon 13-22, J.Burton 23-30, Little
31, W.Burton 32-35, J.Burton 36-56, Gordon 57-66, J.Burton 67-70, Gordon
71-81, Skinner 82, Earnhardt 83-84, G.Bodine 85, Gordon 86-103, J.Burton
104-127, Gordon 128-130, Martin 131-133, Gordon 134-137, Martin 138, B.Labonte
139-141, Gordon 142-150, Martin 151-156, T.Labonte 157-159, Mayfield 160,
W.Burton 161-163, Gordon 164-207, Stewart 208, Gordon 209-250