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2012 Auto Club 400 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart 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: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 38.626   186.403   2   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 38.807   185.534   3   Mark Martin 55 Toyota 38.807   185.534   4   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 38.812   185.510   5   Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet 38.812   185.510   6   Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet 38.850   185.328   7   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 38.877   185.199   8   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 38.878   185.195   9   Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 38.880   185.185   10   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 38.893   185.123   11   Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota 38.908   185.052   12   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 38.919   185.000   13   Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 38.977   184.724   14   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 39.018   184.530   15   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 39.062   184.322   16   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 39.116   184.068   17   Brad Keselowski 2 Dodge 39.121   184.044   18   David Reutimann 10 Chevrolet 39.149   183.913   19   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 39.185   183.744   20   David Stremme 30 Toyota 39.259   183.397   * 21   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 39.263   183.379   22   Regan Smith 78 Chevrolet 39.333   183.052   23   Kurt Busch 51 Chevrolet 39.413   182.681   24   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 39.439   182.560   25   A.J. Allmendinger 22 Dodge 39.443   182.542   26   Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota 39.464   182.445   27   Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 39.481   182.366   28   Aric Almirola 43 Ford 39.540   182.094   29   Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford 39.559   182.007   30   Josh Wise 26 Ford 39.760   181.087   * 31   Landon Cassill 83 Toyota 39.812   180.850   32   Michael McDowell 98 Ford 39.865   180.610   * 33   Casey Mears 13 Ford 39.880   180.542   34   Dave Blaney 36 Chevrolet 39.904   180.433   * 35   Scott Riggs 23 Chevrolet 39.921   180.356   * 36   J.J. Yeley 49 Chevrolet 39.934   180.297   * 37   Brendan Gaughan 33 Chevrolet 40.087   179.609   38   David Ragan 34 Ford 40.119   179.466   39   Mike Bliss 19 Toyota 40.157   179.296   * 40   Reed Sorenson 74 Chevrolet 40.194   179.131   * 41   Travis Kvapil 93 Toyota 40.254   178.864   42   David Gilliland 38 Ford 40.313   178.602   43   Robby Gordon 7 Dodge 40.343   178.470   * 44   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 40.349   178.443   * 45   Ken Schrader 32 Ford 40.374   178.333   OP 46   Timmy Hill 37 Ford 40.464   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)