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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 5 of 36
Sunday, March 25, 2012 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
200 laps* on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:36:39
Average speed: 160.166 mph
Pole speed: 186.403 mph
Cautions: 1 for 5 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: 90000
Lead changes: 9
Green flag passes: 1,859 (15.0 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2012 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Denny Hamlin11Toyota38.626   186.403  
2   Kyle Busch18Toyota38.807   185.534  
3   Mark Martin55Toyota38.807   185.534  
4   Greg Biffle16Ford38.812   185.510  
5   Kasey Kahne5Chevrolet38.812   185.510  
6   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet38.850   185.328  
7   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet38.877   185.199  
8   Joey Logano20Toyota38.878   185.195  
9   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet38.880   185.185  
10   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet38.893   185.123  
11   Clint Bowyer15Toyota38.908   185.052  
12   Carl Edwards99Ford38.919   185.000  
13   Martin Truex Jr56Toyota38.977   184.724  
14   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet39.018   184.530  
15   Matt Kenseth17Ford39.062   184.322  
16   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet39.116   184.068  
17   Brad Keselowski2Dodge39.121   184.044  
18   David Reutimann10Chevrolet39.149   183.913  
19   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet39.185   183.744  
20   David Stremme30Toyota39.259   183.397   *
21   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet39.263   183.379  
22   Regan Smith78Chevrolet39.333   183.052  
23   Kurt Busch51Chevrolet39.413   182.681  
24   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet39.439   182.560  
25   A.J. Allmendinger22Dodge39.443   182.542  
26   Bobby Labonte47Toyota39.464   182.445  
27   Paul Menard27Chevrolet39.481   182.366  
28   Aric Almirola43Ford39.540   182.094  
29   Marcos Ambrose9Ford39.559   182.007  
30   Josh Wise26Ford39.760   181.087   *
31   Landon Cassill83Toyota39.812   180.850  
32   Michael McDowell98Ford39.865   180.610   *
33   Casey Mears13Ford39.880   180.542  
34   Dave Blaney36Chevrolet39.904   180.433   *
35   Scott Riggs23Chevrolet39.921   180.356   *
36   J.J. Yeley49Chevrolet39.934   180.297   *
37   Brendan Gaughan33Chevrolet40.087   179.609  
38   David Ragan34Ford40.119   179.466  
39   Mike Bliss19Toyota40.157   179.296   *
40   Reed Sorenson74Chevrolet40.194   179.131   *
41   Travis Kvapil93Toyota40.254   178.864  
42   David Gilliland38Ford40.313   178.602  
43   Robby Gordon7Dodge40.343   178.470   *
44   Joe Nemechek87Toyota40.349   178.443   *
45   Ken Schrader32Ford40.374   178.333   OP
46   Timmy Hill37Ford40.464   177.936   *

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Robby Gordon (#7), Joe Nemechek (#87), Timmy Hill (#37)