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2016 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 20, 2016 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA 200 laps* on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles) Time of race: 2:59:17 Average speed: 137.213 mph Pole speed: 188.482 mph Cautions: 6 for 33 laps Margin of victory: .772 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 26 Green flag passes: 3,346 (19.5 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2016 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Status Led Pts 1 19 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's / Superman   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 205 running 25 44 2 2 4   Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 205 running 142 41 3 3 11   Denny Hamlin Sport Clips   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 205 running 2 39 4 9 22   Joey Logano AAA Southern California   (Roger Penske) Ford 205 running 3 38 5 18 17   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Kimberly-Clark Professional / Fastenal   (Jack Roush) Ford 205 running 0 36 6 8 24   Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 205 running 1 36 7 5 19   Carl Edwards Subway   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 205 running 9 35 8 11 47   A.J. Allmendinger Food4Less / Scott Products / Bush's Best   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Chevrolet 205 running 0 33 9 15 2   Brad Keselowski Wurth   (Roger Penske) Ford 205 running 0 32 10 10 1   Jamie McMurray McDonald's   (Chip Ganassi) Chevrolet 205 running 0 31 11 27 88   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Nationwide Insurance / Batman   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 205 running 0 30 12 21 44   Brian Scott Vons / WhiteTail Club / Ritz Triscuit   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 205 running 0 29 13 24 14   Brian Vickers Janssen / Arnie's Army / Bass Pro Shops   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 205 running 0 28 14 4 31   Ryan Newman Caterpillar   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 205 running 0 27 15 13 27   Paul Menard FVP / Menards   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 205 running 0 26 16 34 38   Landon Cassill MDS Transport   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 205 running 0 25 17 23 13   Casey Mears GEICO   (Germain Racing) Chevrolet 205 running 0 24 18 29 15   Clint Bowyer Visine   (Harry Scott, Jr.) Chevrolet 205 running 0 23 19 20 20   Matt Kenseth DeWalt "Made in the U.S.A."   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 205 running 2 23 20 7 6   Trevor Bayne AdvoCare   (Jack Roush) Ford 205 running 0 21 21 25 43   Aric Almirola Smithfield   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 205 running 0 20 22 35 23   David Ragan Dr. Pepper   (BK Racing) Toyota 205 running 0 19 23 28 7   Regan Smith AIPAC   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.) Chevrolet 205 running 0 18 24 1 3   Austin Dillon American Ethanol E15   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 205 running 0 17 25 6 18   Kyle Busch M&M's 75th Anniversary   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 205 running 0 16 26 36 98   Cole Whitt Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters   (Jay Robinson) Chevrolet 205 running 0 15 27 33 83   Matt DiBenedetto Cosmo Motors   (BK Racing) Toyota 205 running 0 14 28 12 5   Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 205 running 0 13 29 38 46   Michael Annett Pilot / Flying J   (Harry Scott, Jr.) Chevrolet 205 running 0 12 30 26 41   Kurt Busch Haas Automation / Monster Energy   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 205 running 0 11 31 30 95   Michael McDowell WRL General Contractors   (Leavine Family Racing) Chevrolet 205 running 0 10 32 17 78   Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row / Denver Mattress   (Barney Visser) Toyota 204 running 21 10 33 16 34   Chris Buescher Love's Travel Stops   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 204 running 0 8 34 39 32   Jeffrey Earnhardt Can-Am / Kappa   (Archie St. Hilaire) Ford 200 running 0 7 35 14 21   Ryan Blaney Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center   (Wood Brothers) Ford 195 crash 0 6 36 37 30   Josh Wise SBC Contractors / Support Our Troops   (Curtis Key) Chevrolet 195 running 0 5 37 22 16   Greg Biffle Ford EcoBoost   (Jack Roush) Ford 146 engine 0 4 38 31 10   Danica Patrick TaxAct   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 120 crash 0 3 39 32 42   Kyle Larson Target / Cottonelle   (Chip Ganassi) Chevrolet 46 crash 0 2 * Race extended to 205 laps due to overtime.

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Kurt Busch 41 backup car A.J. Allmendinger 47 rear gear change Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 27 27     28 31 4   #34 accident turn 2 #46 32 48 17     49 53 5   #42 accident backstretch #14 54 108 55     109 114 6   #6 accident turn 1 #11 115 121 7     122 130 9   #10 accident turn 1 #44 131 155 25     156 160 5   debris turn 3 #88 161 199 39     200 203 4   #18 debris turn 3 #6 204 205 2       Percent of race run under caution: 16.1%             Average green flag run: 24.6 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Kevin Harvick 1 28 28   Carl Edwards 29 33 5   Kevin Harvick 34 34 1   Carl Edwards 35 36 2   Kevin Harvick 37 52 16   Joey Logano 53 53 1   Kevin Harvick 54 70 17   Martin Truex, Jr. 71 77 7   Jimmie Johnson 78 82 5   Chase Elliott 83 83 1   Matt Kenseth 84 85 2   Kevin Harvick 86 105 20   Jimmie Johnson 106 109 4   Martin Truex, Jr. 110 110 1   Kevin Harvick 111 113 3   Jimmie Johnson 114 123 10   Martin Truex, Jr. 124 136 13   Kevin Harvick 137 157 21   Jimmie Johnson 158 159 2   Carl Edwards 160 161 2   Jimmie Johnson 162 163 2   Joey Logano 164 165 2   Kevin Harvick 166 200 35   Denny Hamlin 201 202 2   Kevin Harvick 203 203 1   Jimmie Johnson 204 205 2 Today's top pit crews: Nbr # Stops Driver Laps Total Time Average Time 20 8   Matt Kenseth 205 301.756Matt Kenseth   37.720   27 7   Paul Menard 205 268.573Paul Menard   38.368   22 7   Joey Logano 205 276.079Joey Logano   39.440   19 7   Carl Edwards 205 276.571Carl Edwards   39.510   48 7   Jimmie Johnson 205 276.786Jimmie Johnson   39.541   Click here for more. . . Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Kevin Harvick 195     2   Jimmie Johnson 184   -11   3   Carl Edwards 171   -24   4   Denny Hamlin 170   -25   4   Kyle Busch 170   -25   6   Joey Logano 165   -30   7   Kurt Busch 148   -47   8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 145   -50   9   Brad Keselowski 142   -53   10   Austin Dillon 139   -56   11   Martin Truex Jr 127   -68   12   Jamie McMurray 125   -70   13   Aric Almirola 120   -75   14   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 119   -76   15   Matt Kenseth 113   -82   16   Ryan Blaney 110   -85   16   Chase Elliott 110   -85   18   Kasey Kahne 109   -86   19   A.J. Allmendinger 108   -87   20   Ryan Newman 95   -100   20   Trevor Bayne 95   -100   Playoff standings after this race: Rank Driver Wins Points 1   Jimmie Johnson 2   184   2   Kevin Harvick 1   195   3   Denny Hamlin 1   170   4   Brad Keselowski 1   142   5   Carl Edwards 0   171   6   Kyle Busch 0   170   7   Joey Logano 0   165   8   Kurt Busch 0   148   9   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 0   145   10   Austin Dillon 0   139   11   Martin Truex Jr 0   127   12   Jamie McMurray 0   125   13   Aric Almirola 0   120   14   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 0   119   15   Matt Kenseth 0   113   16   Ryan Blaney 0   110