Entry List
The official 2016 Auto Club 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Auto Club Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Auto Club 400
Sunday, March 20th, 2016
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Laps Actual: 205 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 137.213
- Cautions: 6 for 33 laps
- Lead Changes: 26
- Green Flag Passes: 3,346 (19.5 passes per green flag lap)
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 34 | Chevrolet | Food4Less/Scott Products | JTG Daughtery Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 2 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 32 | Ford | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 32 | Ford | Wurth | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 14 | Brian Vickers | Thomasville, NC | Oct 24, 1983 | 32 | Chevrolet | Janassen | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 5 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 36 | Toyota | Subway | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 6 | 13 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 38 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 7 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 36 | Chevrolet | Visine | HScott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 41 | Chevrolet | Nationwide Batman | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 9 | 23 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 30 | Toyota | Dr Pepper | BK Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 35 | Toyota | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 46 | Ford | EcoBoost | RFK Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 39 | Chevrolet | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 40 | Chevrolet | Lowe's Superman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 14 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 25 | Ford | AAA Southern Cal | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 15 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 35 | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 40 | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 17 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 37 | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 18 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 30 | Toyota | M&M's 75 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 19 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 35 | Toyota | Furniture Row | Furniture Row Motorsports | Cole Pearn |
| 20 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 44 | Toyota | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 21 | 93 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 31 | Chevrolet | WRL General Contractors | Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing | Dave Winston |
| 22 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 35 | Chevrolet | FVP/Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 23 | 7 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 32 | Chevrolet | APC | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 24 | 31 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 38 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 25 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 26 | Ford | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 26 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 25 | Ford | AdvoCare | RFK Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 27 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 25 | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 28 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Alpine, CA | Jun 22, 1991 | 24 | Chevrolet | Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |
| 29 | 30 | Josh Wise | Riverside, CA | Feb 7, 1983 | 33 | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | The Motorsports Group | Dave Fuge |
| 30 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 28 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Nicholas Sandler |
| 31 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Beloit, WI | Mar 25, 1982 | 33 | Chevrolet | TaxACT | Stewart-Haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 32 | 44 | Brian Scott | Boise, ID | Jan 12, 1988 | 28 | Ford | Albertsons | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chris Heroy |
| 33 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 23 | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 34 | 46 | Michael Annett | Des Moines, IA | Jun 23, 1986 | 29 | Chevrolet | Pilot/Flying J | HScott Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 35 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 22 | Ford | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 36 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 20 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 37 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 24 | Toyota | Cosmo Motors | BK Racing | Gene Nead |
| 38 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 23 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Osborne |
| 39 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Mooresville, NC | Jun 22, 1989 | 26 | Ford | Can-Am | GO FAS Racing | Wally Rogers |