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2012 Auto Club 400 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

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 9 14   Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 129 323450 running 42 47 2 2 18   Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 129 259698 running 80 44 3 14 88   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 129 170165 running 0 41 4 7 29   Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 129 181551 running 0 40 5 12 99   Carl Edwards Subway   (Jack Roush) Ford 129 161056 running 0 39 6 4 16   Greg Biffle 3M   (Jack Roush) Ford 129 119590 running 0 38 7 6 39   Ryan Newman U.S. Army   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 129 146448 running 0 37 8 13 56   Martin Truex Jr NAPA Auto Parts   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 129 131504 running 0 36 9 23 51   Kurt Busch Phoenix Construction   (James Finch) Chevrolet 129 138898 running 0 35 10 10 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 129 142201 running 2 35 11 1 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 129 149771 running 2 34 12 3 55   Mark Martin Aaron's   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 129 96355 running 0 32 13 11 15   Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 129 122469 running 0 31 14 5 5   Kasey Kahne Quaker State   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 129 102105 running 0 30 15 25 22   A.J. Allmendinger Southern California AAA   (Roger Penske) Dodge 129 134330 running 0 29 16 15 17   Matt Kenseth Ford EcoBoost   (Jack Roush) Ford 129 138866 running 0 28 17 24 42   Juan Pablo Montoya Target   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) Chevrolet 128 122096 running 0 27 18 17 2   Brad Keselowski Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 128 125250 running 0 26 19 27 27   Paul Menard Menards / CertainTeed   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 128 98705 running 0 25 20 22 78   Regan Smith Furniture Row / Denver Mattress   (Barney Visser) Chevrolet 128 114163 running 0 24 21 29 9   Marcos Ambrose DeWalt / Stanley Tools   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 128 118388 running 0 23 22 19 31   Jeff Burton Caterpillar   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 128 127180 running 0 22 23 33 13   Casey Mears GEICO   (Germain Racing) Ford 128 102163 running 0 21 24 8 20   Joey Logano Dollar General   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 128 95280 running 0 20 25 28 43   Aric Almirola Medallion Financial   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 128 124016 running 0 19 26 21 24   Jeff Gordon AARP / Drive to End Hunger   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 128 130566 running 3 19 27 18 10   David Reutimann Accell Construction   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.) Chevrolet 127 85230 running 0 17 28 26 47   Bobby Labonte Charter Communications   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Toyota 127 104188 running 0 16 29 40 93   Travis Kvapil Burger King / Dr. Pepper   (BK Racing) Toyota 127 101777 running 0 15 30 41 38   David Gilliland 1-800-LoanMart   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 127 85480 running 0 14 31 38 34   David Ragan Front Row Motorsports   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 127 83280 running 0 13 32 16 1   Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Allstate   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) Chevrolet 126 111613 running 0 12 33 34 36   Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.) Chevrolet 126 80355 running 0 11 34 42 32   Ken Schrader U.S. Chrome / 1 Less Than 2 Ltd.   (Frank Stoddard) Ford 125 88155 running 0 10 35 36 49   J.J. Yeley America Israel Racing   (Robinson-Blakeney Racing) Chevrolet 125 79930 running 0 9 36 31 83   Landon Cassill Burger King / Dr. Pepper   (BK Racing) Toyota 124 106125 running 0 8 37 30 26   Josh Wise MDS Transport   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 51 79555 vibration 0 7 38 32 98   Michael McDowell Curb Records   (Mike Curb) Ford 40 79307 vibration 0 6 39 20 30   David Stremme @TheNascarFans   (Timothy McSweeney) Toyota 36 75855 rear gear 0 5 40 39 19   Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing   (Mark Smith) Toyota 18 75675 transmission 0 0 41 35 23   Scott Riggs North Texas Pipe   (Robert Richardson, Sr.) Chevrolet 17 75505 vibration 0 3 42 43 74   Reed Sorenson Turn One Racing   (Stacy Compton) Chevrolet 6 75415 vibration 0 0 43 37 33   Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel & Casino   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 1 83769 engine 0 1 * Race shortened to 129 laps due to rain.

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Ken Schrader 32 transmission change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Robby Gordon 7 Speed Energy Robby Gordon Dodge 45 Joe Nemechek 87 AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Joe Nemechek Toyota 46 Timmy Hill 37 Poynt.com Rick Ware Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 124 124     125 129 5   rain #22   Percent of race run under caution: 3.9%             Average green flag run: 124.0 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Denny Hamlin 1 1 1   Kyle Busch 2 67 66   Denny Hamlin 68 68 1   Jeff Gordon 69 69 1   Jimmie Johnson 70 70 1   Kyle Busch 71 84 14   Tony Stewart 85 104 20   Jimmie Johnson 105 105 1   Jeff Gordon 106 107 2   Tony Stewart 108 129 22 Today's top pit crews: Nbr # Stops Driver Laps Total Time Average Time 18 6   Kyle Busch 129 206.266Kyle Busch   34.378   39 6   Ryan Newman 129 209.113Ryan Newman   34.852   14 6   Tony Stewart 129 211.900Tony Stewart   35.317   88 6   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 129 214.411Dale Earnhardt, Jr.   35.735   16 6   Greg Biffle 129 215.070Greg Biffle   35.845   Click here for more. . . Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Greg Biffle 195     2   Kevin Harvick 188   -7   3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 178   -17   4   Tony Stewart 177   -18   5   Martin Truex Jr 175   -20   6   Matt Kenseth 173   -22   7   Denny Hamlin 171   -24   8   Clint Bowyer 157   -38   9   Jimmie Johnson 156   -39   10   Ryan Newman 155   -40   11   Paul Menard 148   -47   12   Carl Edwards 146   -49   12   Joey Logano 146   -49   14   Kyle Busch 143   -52   15   Jeff Burton 142   -53   16   Brad Keselowski 139   -56   17   Mark Martin 129   -66   18   Juan Pablo Montoya 123   -72   19   Regan Smith 118   -77   20   Bobby Labonte 108   -87   21   Aric Almirola 107   -88