Entry List
The official 2020 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 1st, 2020
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Auto Club Speedway
- 24th Annual Auto Club 400
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Clint Bowyer
- Age: 40
- Team : No. 14 - Rush/HAAS CNC Ford
- Owner: Gene Haas
- Crew Chief: John Klausmeier
- Clint Bowyer won the Pole Award for the 24th Annual Auto Club 400 with a lap of 40.086 seconds, 179.614 mph.
- This is his fourth pole in 508 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2020.
- This is his first pole in 20 races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2020 and his 14th in 26 races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Alex Bowman (third) posted his first top-10 start at Auto Club Speedway. It is his second in three races this season.
- Cole Custer (18th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: 08.904 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 37 Minutes 7 Seconds
- Average Speed: 152.753
- Cautions: 3 for 13 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 3,968 (21.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Auto Club Speedway
- 24th Annual Auto Club 400
- Race Winner: Alex Bowman
- Age: 26
- Team : No. 88 - Cincinnati Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Greg Ives
- Alex Bowman won the 24th Annual Auto Club 400, his second victory in 156 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in five races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Kyle Busch (second) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 22 races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2020.
- Kurt Busch (third) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 27 races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Tyler Reddick (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Ryan Blaney leads the point standings by 11 points over Joey Logano.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 35 | Ford | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 36 | Ford | Discount Tire / Americas Tire | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 40 | Ford | Rush / Haas CNC | Stewart-Haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 39 | Toyota | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 5 | 52 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 43 | Ford | JACOB Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 44 | Chevrolet | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 29 | Ford | AAA Southern California | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 44 | Ford | Mobil 1 | Stewart-Haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 9 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 41 | Chevrolet | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 34 | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 39 | Toyota | Bass Pros Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |
| 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 35 | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 13 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 34 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 29 | Chevrolet | Dow Coatings | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 15 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Olive Branch, MS | Oct 2, 1987 | 32 | Chevrolet | Kroger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 16 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 27 | Toyota | Manscaped/LasVegas.net | Motorsports Business Management | Steven Idol |
| 17 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 27 | Chevrolet | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 18 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Tuscon, AZ | Apr 25, 1993 | 26 | Chevrolet | Cincinnati | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | High Point, NC | Dec 31, 1993 | 26 | Ford | BodyArmnor | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 20 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Kannapolis, NC | Sep 25, 1991 | 28 | Ford | Pala Casino | GO FAS Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 21 | 53 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 27 | Ford | One Legacy | Rick Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |
| 22 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 28 | Chevrolet | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 23 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 24 | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 24 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Grass Valley, CA | Jul 27, 1991 | 28 | Ford | Menards / Quaker State | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 25 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Prosper, TX | Oct 29, 1992 | 27 | Ford | Fastenal | RFK Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 26 | 20 | Erik Jones | Byron, MI | May 30, 1996 | 23 | Toyota | Reser's Fine Foods | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 27 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Berlin, CT | Oct 25, 1990 | 29 | Chevrolet | Cottonelle | JTG Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 28 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 28 | Toyota | Toyota Certified Used Vehicles | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 29 | 6 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 27 | Ford | Castrol | RFK Racing | Scott Graves |
| 30 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Mobile, AL | Oct 8, 1993 | 26 | Chevrolet | Victory Junction | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 31 | 24 | William Byron | Charlotte, NC | Nov 29, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Axalta 24 Tribute | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 32 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Sacramento, CA | Apr 11, 1991 | 28 | Chevrolet | CHOC Kids | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 33 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 22 | Ford | Alliance Group / Haas | Stewart-Haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 34 | 51 | Garrett Smithley | Ligonier, PA | Apr 27, 1992 | 27 | Chevrolet | Unsponsored | Petty Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 35 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 24 | Chevrolet | I Am Second | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 36 | 00 | Quin Houff | Weyers Cave, VA | Sep 15, 1997 | 22 | Chevrolet | Victory Weekend | StarCom Racing | George Church |
| 37 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mooresville, NC | Jun 11, 1997 | 22 | Ford | Fire Alarm Services | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 38 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 25 | Toyota | Rheem | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |