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2018 Auto Club 400

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 5 of 36
Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:42:41 Average speed: 147.526 mph Pole speed: 186.567 mph	Cautions: 5 for 21 laps Margin of victory: 11.685 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 16
Green flag passes: 3,399 (19.0 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup results / 2018 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	1	78	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / 5-hour Energy (Barney Visser)	Toyota	200	running	125	60	7
2	3	42	Kyle Larson	DC Solar (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	43	0
3	2	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	62	51	0
4	11	2	Brad Keselowski	Wurth (Roger Penske)	Ford	200	running	0	49	0
5	6	22	Joey Logano	AAA Southern California (Roger Penske)	Ford	200	running	9	45	0
6	25	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	1	39	0
7	4	20	Erik Jones	SiriusXM (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	0	39	0
8	8	12	Ryan Blaney	PPG (Roger Penske)	Ford	200	running	0	29	0
9	33	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's for Pros (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	38	0
10	5	3	Austin Dillon	Dow Coatings / Kilz (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	27	0
11	26	14	Clint Bowyer	Rush Truck Centers (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	199	running	0	30	0
12	27	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	199	running	0	25	0
13	28	88	Alex Bowman	Nationwide Insurance (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	199	running	0	24	0
14	7	41	Kurt Busch	Haas Automation / Monster Energy (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	199	running	0	27	0
15	29	24	William Byron	Axalta (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	199	running	1	23	0
16	31	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	199	running	0	21	0
17	15	1	Jamie McMurray	McDonald's (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	199	running	1	20	0
18	16	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Ford (Jack Roush)	Ford	199	running	0	19	0
19	14	21	Paul Menard	Menards / FVP (Wood Brothers)	Ford	199	running	0	18	0
20	19	43	Bubba Wallace	Farmer John (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Chevrolet	199	running	0	17	0
21	9	31	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet Accessories (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	199	running	0	16	0
22	32	47	A.J. Allmendinger	Kroger ClickList / Marie Callender's (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	199	running	0	15	0
23	30	19	Daniel Suarez	Arris / Ruckus (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	199	running	0	14	0
24	34	95	Kasey Kahne	WRL General Contractors (Leavine Family Racing)	Chevrolet	199	running	1	13	0
25	21	38	David Ragan	1000Bulbs.com (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	199	running	0	12	0
26	22	34	Michael McDowell	Love's Travel Stops / Speedco (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	199	running	0	11	0
27	17	13	Ty Dillon	Twisted Tea (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	198	running	0	10	0
28	37	72	Cole Whitt	Southern California Chevy Dealers (Bryan Smith)	Chevrolet	198	running	0	9	0
29	36	15	Ross Chastain	Low T Centers (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	198	running	0	0	0
30	12	37	Chris Buescher	Healthy Choice Power Bowls / Bush's (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	197	running	0	7	0
31	18	32	Matt DiBenedetto	Can-Am / Wholey (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	196	running	0	6	0
32	20	23	Gray Gaulding	Earthwater (BK Racing)	Toyota	194	running	0	5	0
33	35	51	Timmy Hill	Bubba Burgers (Rick Ware)	Toyota	193	running	0	0	0
34	24	55	Reed Sorenson	Premium Motorsports (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	193	running	0	0	0
35	10	4	Kevin Harvick	Busch Beer (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	191	running	0	2	0
36	23	00	Jeffrey Earnhardt	VRX Simulators (StarCom Racing)	Chevrolet	189	running	0	1	0
37	13	6	Trevor Bayne	Performance Plus Motor Oil (Jack Roush)	Ford	108	crash	0	1	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #78, 18, 22, 2, 48, 42, 41, 20, 14, 11
Top 10 in Stage 2: #78, 2, 18, 11, 20, 22, 48, 42, 14, 24

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Daniel Suarez	19	backup car
Gray Gaulding	23	engine change
Michael McDowell	34	rear gear change
Alex Bowman	88	engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	38	38
	39	42	4	#4 accident turn 2	#37
	43	61	19
	62	66	5	end of stage 1	#15
	67	109	43
	110	113	4	#6 accident turn 4	#31
	114	121	8
	122	126	5	end of stage 2	#21
	127	129	3
	130	132	3	#38 accident turn 2	#13
	133	200	68
Percent of race run under caution: 10.5% Average green flag run: 29.8 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Martin Truex, Jr.	1	10	10
Kyle Busch	11	28	18
Jamie McMurray	29	29	1
Kyle Busch	30	30	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	31	63	33
Joey Logano	64	72	9
Martin Truex, Jr.	73	89	17
Kyle Busch	90	93	4
Martin Truex, Jr.	94	123	30
Kyle Busch	124	130	7
Kasey Kahne	131	131	1
William Byron	132	132	1
Kyle Busch	133	160	28
Martin Truex, Jr.	161	163	3
Denny Hamlin	164	164	1
Kyle Busch	165	168	4
Martin Truex, Jr.	169	200	32

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex Jr	216
2	Kyle Busch	207	-9
3	Joey Logano	197	-19
4	Brad Keselowski	183	-33
5	Ryan Blaney	181	-35
6	Denny Hamlin	176	-40
7	Kyle Larson	174	-42
8	Kevin Harvick	170	-46
9	Clint Bowyer	155	-61
10	Aric Almirola	148	-68
11	Kurt Busch	144	-72
12	Austin Dillon	141	-75
13	Erik Jones	132	-84
14	Ryan Newman	117	-99
15	Paul Menard	115	-101
15	Alex Bowman	115	-101
17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	107	-109
18	Jimmie Johnson	97	-119
19	Bubba Wallace	94	-122
20	William Byron	91	-125
21	Chase Elliott	87	-129

Rank	Driver	Wins	Points
Playoff standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	2	170
2	Martin Truex Jr	1	216
3	Austin Dillon	1	141
4	Kyle Busch	0	207
5	Joey Logano	0	197
6	Brad Keselowski	0	183
7	Ryan Blaney	0	181
8	Denny Hamlin	0	176
9	Kyle Larson	0	174
10	Clint Bowyer	0	155
11	Aric Almirola	0	148
12	Kurt Busch	0	144
13	Erik Jones	0	132
14	Ryan Newman	0	117
15	Alex Bowman	0	115
15	Paul Menard	0	115