Race Lineup

The official 2012 Auto Club 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Auto Club Speedway.

Auto Club 400

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 3 Dodge
  • 12 Ford
  • 13 Toyota
  • 18 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 129 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 160.166
  • Cautions: 1 for 5 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,859 (15.0 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 186.403 38.626 0.000 FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing
2 55 Mark Martin Toyota 185.533 38.807 0.181 Aaron's Dream Machine Bill Jenkins
3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 185.533 38.807 0.181 Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing
4 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 185.510 38.812 0.186 Quaker State Linda Hendrick
5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 185.510 38.812 0.186 3M Jack Roush
6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 185.328 38.850 0.224 U.S. Army Stewart-haas Racing
7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 185.199 38.877 0.251 Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches Richard Childress Racing
8 20 Joey Logano Toyota 185.195 38.878 0.252 Dollar General Joe Gibbs Racing
9 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 185.185 38.880 0.254 Office Depot / Mobil 1 Stewart-haas Racing
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 185.123 38.893 0.267 Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundat… Jeff Gordon
11 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 185.052 38.908 0.282 5-hour Energy Michael Waltrip Racing
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford 185.000 38.919 0.293 Subway Jack Roush
13 56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 184.724 38.977 0.351 NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip Racing
14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 184.530 39.018 0.392 Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard Hendrick Motorsports
15 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 184.322 39.062 0.436 Roush Fenway Racing John Henry
16 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 184.068 39.116 0.490 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Dale Earnhardt Inc
17 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 184.044 39.121 0.495 Miller Lite Team Penske
18 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet 183.913 39.149 0.523 Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin Racing
19 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 183.744 39.185 0.559 Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing
20 30 David Stremme Toyota 183.397 39.259 0.633 Inception Motorsports The Racers Group
21 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 183.379 39.263 0.637 Drive to End Hunger Hendrick Motorsports
22 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 183.052 39.333 0.707 Furniture Row / Farm American Barney Visser
23 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 182.681 39.413 0.787 Phoenix Construction Services Phoenix Racing
24 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 182.560 39.439 0.813 Target Chip Ganassi Racing
25 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 182.542 39.443 0.817 Southern California AAA Walter Czarnecki
26 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 182.445 39.464 0.838 Charter Tad Geschickter
27 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 182.366 39.481 0.855 CertainTeed / Menards Richard Childress Racing
28 43 Aric Almirola Ford 182.094 39.540 0.914 Medallion Financial Richard Petty Motorsports
29 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 182.007 39.559 0.933 Dewalt Richard Petty Motorsports
30 26 Josh Wise Ford 181.087 39.760 1.134 1-800LoanMart Jerry Freeze
31 83 Landon Cassill Toyota 180.850 39.812 1.186 Burger King / Dr Pepper Thomas Ueberall
32 98 Michael McDowell Ford 180.610 39.865 1.239 Curb Records Dusty Whitney
33 13 Casey Mears Ford 180.542 39.880 1.254 GEICO Germain Racing
34 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 180.433 39.904 1.278 Tommy Baldwin Racing Allan Heinke
35 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 180.356 39.921 1.295 North Texas Pipe Robert Richardson
36 249 JJ Yeley Toyota 180.298 39.934 1.308 America Israel Racing Jay Robinson
37 33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 179.609 40.087 1.461 South Point Hotel & Casino Richard Childress Racing
38 34 David Ragan Ford 179.466 40.119 1.493 Front Row Motorsports Front Row Motorsports
39 119 Mike Bliss Toyota 179.296 40.157 1.531 Humphrey Smith Racing Randy Humphrey
40 Reed Sorenson 179.131 40.194 1.568
41 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 178.864 40.254 1.628 Burger King / Dr Pepper Thomas Ueberall
42 38 David Gilliland Ford 178.602 40.313 1.687 Front Row Motorsports Front Row Motorsports
43 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 178.470 40.343 1.717 Speed Energy Robby Gordon