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THIRTY-EIGHT COLOR PHOTOS: PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN CORDES/ICON SMI It All Ads UpThese 38 starters (from the field of 43) carried their corporatecolors into NASCAR's Auto Club 500, which was run on May 2 at theCalifornia Speedway in Fontana. The race was won by Jeff Gordon(24), sporting the fiery Dupont logo.