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2020 Auto Club 400

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NASCAR Cup Series race number 3 of 36
Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:37:07 Average speed: 152.753 mph Pole speed: 179.614 mph	Cautions: 3 for 13 laps Margin of victory: 8.904 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 16
Green flag passes: 3,968 (21.2 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2020 NASCAR Cup Series results / 2020 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	3	88	Alex Bowman	Cincinnati (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	running	110	59	6
2	17	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	0	40	0
3	4	1	Kurt Busch	Monster Energy (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	40	0
4	13	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	40	0
5	15	2	Brad Keselowski	Discount Tire / America's Tire (Roger Penske)	Ford	200	running	6	44	0
6	28	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	0	34	0
7	2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Ally (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	running	10	46	0
8	6	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	200	running	0	36	0
9	5	4	Kevin Harvick	Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	200	running	0	29	0
10	29	20	Erik Jones	Reser's Fine Foods (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	0	29	0
11	19	8	Tyler Reddick	I Am Second (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	running	0	26	0
12	7	22	Joey Logano	AAA Southern California (Roger Penske)	Ford	200	running	0	29	0
13	12	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Menards / Quaker State (Wood Brothers)	Ford	200	running	0	27	0
14	38	19	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats & ATVs (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	running	3	29	0
15	21	24	William Byron	Axalta Kobe Bryant Tribute (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	running	1	22	0
16	11	17	Chris Buescher	Fastenal / Wypall (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	running	0	21	0
17	27	6	Ross Chastain	Castrol (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	running	0	0	0
18	18	41	Cole Custer	Haas / Production Alliance Group (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	199	running	0	19	0
19	16	12	Ryan Blaney	Body Armor Kobe Bryant Tribute (Roger Penske)	Ford	199	running	54	37	1
20	10	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Kroger / Cheerios / Healthy Choice (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	199	running	6	7	0
21	9	42	Kyle Larson	McDonald's (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	199	running	0	16	0
22	8	34	Michael McDowell	Love's Travel Stops / Speedco (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	199	running	0	15	0
23	1	14	Clint Bowyer	Rush Truck Centers / Haas CNC (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	199	running	10	14	0
24	25	3	Austin Dillon	Dow Coatings / Kilz (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	199	running	0	13	0
25	23	38	John H. Nemechek	Fire Alarm Services (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	199	running	0	12	0
26	24	13	Ty Dillon	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	199	running	0	11	0
27	14	43	Bubba Wallace	Victory Junction (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Chevrolet	198	running	0	10	0
28	31	96	Daniel Suarez	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles (Gaunt Brothers)	Toyota	198	running	0	9	0
29	26	32	Corey LaJoie	Pala Casino (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	197	running	0	8	0
30	20	37	Ryan Preece	Cottonelle (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	197	running	0	-3	0
31	30	52	J.J. Yeley	Jacob Companies (Rick Ware)	Ford	197	running	0	0	0
32	32	15	Brennan Poole	Choc Kids (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	195	running	0	5	0
33	34	53	Joey Gase	One Legacy (Rick Ware)	Ford	193	running	0	0	0
34	36	51	Garrett Smithley	Rick Ware Racing (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	193	running	0	3	0
35	35	00	Quin Houff	Victory Weekend (StarCom Racing)	Chevrolet	192	running	0	2	0
36	33	77	Reed Sorenson	Spire Motorsports (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	191	running	0	1	0
37	37	66	Timmy Hill	Manscaped / LasVegas.net (Carl Long)	Toyota	184	running	0	0	0
38	22	95	Christopher Bell	Rheem / Procore (Leavine Family Racing)	Toyota	80	engine	0	1	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #88, 12, 48, 10, 1, 2, 22, 21, 9, 18
Top 10 in Stage 2: #12, 88, 48, 2, 19, 9, 18, 11, 20, 4

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Denny Hamlin	11	unapproved adjustments
Ryan Preece	37	post-qualifying penalty
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	47	post-qualifying penalty

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	61	61
	62	66	5	end of stage 1	#34
	67	93	27
	94	95	2	#14 accident turn 1	#96
	96	121	26
	122	127	6	end of stage 2	#42
	128	200	73
Percent of race run under caution: 6.5% Average green flag run: 46.8 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Clint Bowyer	1	10	10
Alex Bowman	11	29	19
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	30	35	6
Alex Bowman	36	63	28
Jimmie Johnson	64	68	5
Ryan Blaney	69	70	2
Jimmie Johnson	71	71	1
Ryan Blaney	72	91	20
William Byron	92	92	1
Ryan Blaney	93	123	31
Jimmie Johnson	124	127	4
Ryan Blaney	128	128	1
Alex Bowman	129	129	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	130	132	3
Alex Bowman	133	160	28
Brad Keselowski	161	166	6
Alex Bowman	167	200	34

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Ryan Blaney	122
2	Joey Logano	111	-11
3	Alex Bowman	110	-12
3	Kevin Harvick	110	-12
5	Jimmie Johnson	106	-16
6	Chase Elliott	105	-17
7	Denny Hamlin	94	-28
8	Matt DiBenedetto	87	-35
9	Kyle Larson	86	-36
10	Aric Almirola	84	-38
11	Chris Buescher	82	-40
11	Brad Keselowski	82	-40
13	Martin Truex Jr	79	-43
14	Austin Dillon	76	-46
15	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	73	-49
16	Clint Bowyer	70	-52
17	Bubba Wallace	69	-53
18	Erik Jones	67	-55
19	Kyle Busch	65	-57
20	William Byron	60	-62
21	Kurt Busch	59	-63

Rank	Driver	Wins	Points
Playoff standings after this race:
1	Joey Logano	1	111
2	Alex Bowman	1	110
3	Denny Hamlin	1	94
4	Ryan Blaney	0	122
5	Kevin Harvick	0	110
6	Jimmie Johnson	0	106
7	Chase Elliott	0	105
8	Matt DiBenedetto	0	87
9	Kyle Larson	0	86
10	Aric Almirola	0	84
11	Brad Keselowski	0	82
11	Chris Buescher	0	82
13	Martin Truex Jr	0	79
14	Austin Dillon	0	76
15	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	0	73
16	Clint Bowyer	0	70