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2019 Auto Club 400

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race number 5 of 36
Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:47:42 Average speed: 143.113 mph Pole speed: 180.081 mph	Cautions: 4 for 22 laps Margin of victory: 2.354 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 18
Green flag passes: 2,956 (16.6 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup results / 2019 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	4	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	134	60	7
2	5	22	Joey Logano	AAA Southern California (Roger Penske)	Ford	200	running	3	51	0
3	13	2	Brad Keselowski	Wurth (Roger Penske)	Ford	200	running	42	43	0
4	2	4	Kevin Harvick	Jimmy John's (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	200	running	0	45	0
5	10	12	Ryan Blaney	PPG (Roger Penske)	Ford	200	running	2	42	0
6	21	1	Kurt Busch	Monster Energy (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	34	0
7	6	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	8	40	0
8	27	19	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker ATVs (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	0	29	0
9	3	10	Aric Almirola	Farmer John (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	200	running	7	40	0
10	1	3	Austin Dillon	Dow (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	27	0
11	8	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	27	0
12	15	42	Kyle Larson	Credit One Bank (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	25	0
13	20	41	Daniel Suarez	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	200	running	0	28	0
14	12	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Fastenal / Louisville Ladders (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	running	1	23	0
15	22	24	William Byron	Axalta (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	running	3	22	0
16	14	37	Chris Buescher	Kroger Flavor Fill Up / Slim Jim / Velveeta (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	21	0
17	11	48	Jimmie Johnson	Ally (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	23	0
18	24	95	Matt DiBenedetto	Procore (Leavine Family Racing)	Toyota	200	running	0	19	0
19	18	20	Erik Jones	Craftsman (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	0	27	0
20	25	21	Paul Menard	Menards / Moen (Wood Brothers)	Ford	200	running	0	17	0
21	23	88	Alex Bowman	Nationwide Pet Insurance (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	16	0
22	7	6	Ryan Newman	Performance Plus Motor Oil (Jack Roush)	Ford	199	running	0	15	0
23	26	47	Ryan Preece	Kroger.com / Pringles / Klondike (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	199	running	0	14	0
24	29	34	Michael McDowell	Love's Travel Stops (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	198	running	0	13	0
25	19	38	David Ragan	MDS Trucking (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	198	running	0	12	0
26	32	36	Matt Tifft	Surface Sunscreen / Tunity (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	197	running	0	11	0
27	16	13	Ty Dillon	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	197	running	0	10	0
28	31	15	Ross Chastain	Southern California Chevy Dealers (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	195	running	0	0	0
29	33	00	Landon Cassill	Manscaped / Goodwin & Son's Market (StarCom Racing)	Chevrolet	195	running	0	0	0
30	28	43	Bubba Wallace	PlanBSales.com (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Chevrolet	194	running	0	7	0
31	30	32	Corey LaJoie	Hartford Gold Group (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	193	running	0	6	0
32	34	51	Cody Ware	Jacob Companies (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	192	running	0	5	0
33	17	8	Daniel Hemric	Liberty National (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	192	running	0	5	0
34	35	27	Reed Sorenson	Rim Ryderz (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	192	running	0	3	0
35	38	66	Joey Gase	Nevada Donor Network (Carl Long)	Toyota	188	running	0	0	0
36	37	77	Garrett Smithley	CDF Benevolent Foundation (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	188	running	0	0	0
37	36	52	B.J. McLeod	Mtel-One (Rick Ware)	Ford	172	running	0	0	0
38	9	14	Clint Bowyer	Rush Truck Centers / Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	130	overheating	0	1	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #18, 22, 11, 4, 10, 20, 41, 48, 12, 8
Top 10 in Stage 2: #18, 2, 12, 22, 10, 4, 20, 1, 11, 9

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Michael McDowell	34	failed inspection two times
Matt Tifft	36	engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	56	56
	57	59	3	#3 debris turn 1	#37
	60	60	1
	61	68	8	#17,19,20,42 accident turn 2	#47
	69	121	53
	122	127	6	end of stage 2	#17
	128	164	37
	165	169	5	#43 debris turn 1	#1
	170	200	31
Percent of race run under caution: 11.0% Average green flag run: 35.6 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Denny Hamlin	1	2	2
Aric Almirola	3	9	7
Denny Hamlin	10	12	3
Kyle Busch	13	30	18
William Byron	31	33	3
Kyle Busch	34	56	23
Denny Hamlin	57	59	3
Kyle Busch	60	69	10
Joey Logano	70	71	2
Kyle Busch	72	122	51
Brad Keselowski	123	160	38
Kyle Busch	161	165	5
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	166	166	1
Ryan Blaney	167	168	2
Kyle Busch	169	169	1
Brad Keselowski	170	173	4
Joey Logano	174	174	1
Kyle Busch	175	200	26

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	237
2	Joey Logano	222	-15
3	Kevin Harvick	213	-24
4	Denny Hamlin	205	-32
5	Brad Keselowski	176	-61
6	Aric Almirola	174	-63
7	Martin Truex Jr	169	-68
8	Kyle Larson	163	-74
9	Kurt Busch	160	-77
10	Ryan Blaney	155	-82
11	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	146	-91
12	Chase Elliott	135	-102
13	Erik Jones	133	-104
14	Jimmie Johnson	121	-116
15	Clint Bowyer	119	-118
16	Alex Bowman	110	-127
17	Ryan Newman	107	-130
18	Daniel Suarez	105	-132
19	William Byron	104	-133
20	Austin Dillon	103	-134
21	Paul Menard	98	-139

Rank	Driver	Wins	Points
Playoff standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	2	237
2	Joey Logano	1	222
3	Denny Hamlin	1	205
4	Brad Keselowski	1	176
5	Kevin Harvick	0	213
6	Aric Almirola	0	174
7	Martin Truex Jr	0	169
8	Kyle Larson	0	163
9	Kurt Busch	0	160
10	Ryan Blaney	0	155
11	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	0	146
12	Chase Elliott	0	135
13	Erik Jones	0	133
14	Jimmie Johnson	0	121
15	Clint Bowyer	0	119
16	Alex Bowman	0	110