Race Lineup
The official 2013 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 24th, 2013
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 135.351
- Cautions: 9 for 35 laps
- Lead Changes: 17
- Green Flag Passes: 3,721 (22.6 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 187.451 | 38.410 | 0.000 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 187.217 | 38.458 | 0.048 | 3M Window Film | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 187.149 | 38.472 | 0.062 | Miller Lite | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 187.130 | 38.476 | 0.066 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 5 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 186.688 | 38.567 | 0.157 | Dollar General | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 186.514 | 38.603 | 0.193 | AAA Southern Cal | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 7 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 186.273 | 38.653 | 0.243 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 185.864 | 38.738 | 0.328 | Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Steve Addington |
| 9 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | 185.792 | 38.753 | 0.343 | Aarons Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 10 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 185.677 | 38.777 | 0.367 | Serta | Barney Visser | Todd Berrier |
| 11 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 185.157 | 38.886 | 0.476 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 185.085 | 38.901 | 0.491 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 13 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 184.876 | 38.945 | 0.535 | 5 Hour Energy | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 184.715 | 38.979 | 0.569 | Jimmy Johns | Richard Childress Racing | Gil Martin |
| 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 184.625 | 38.998 | 0.588 | National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports | Steve Letarte |
| 16 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 184.374 | 39.051 | 0.641 | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick | Kenny Francis |
| 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 184.233 | 39.081 | 0.671 | Bass Pro Shops | Felix Sabates | Bono Manion |
| 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 184.044 | 39.121 | 0.711 | Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundat… | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 184.011 | 39.128 | 0.718 | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 20 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 183.988 | 39.133 | 0.723 | Wix Filters | Stewart-haas Racing | Matt Borland |
| 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 183.852 | 39.162 | 0.752 | MAC Tools | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 183.702 | 39.194 | 0.784 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 23 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 183.697 | 39.195 | 0.785 | Farmland | Richard Petty Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 24 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 183.570 | 39.222 | 0.812 | Subway | Jack Roush | Jimmy Fennig |
| 25 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 183.248 | 39.291 | 0.881 | Bush's Beans | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 26 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 183.113 | 39.320 | 0.910 | Phoenix Construction | Phoenix Racing | Nick Harrison |
| 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 183.020 | 39.340 | 0.930 | Menards/CertainTeed | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 28 | 83 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 182.825 | 39.382 | 0.972 | Burger King/Dr.Pepper | Ron Devine | Pat Tryson |
| 29 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 182.658 | 39.418 | 1.008 | Sany | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Tommy Baldwin Jr |
| 30 | 35 | Josh Wise | Ford | 182.639 | 39.422 | 1.012 | MDS Transport | Front Row Motorsports | Steve Lane |
| 31 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 182.519 | 39.448 | 1.038 | NoS | John Henry | Scott Graves |
| 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 182.473 | 39.458 | 1.048 | Swan Racing | Brandon Davis | Tony Eury Jr |
| 33 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 182.440 | 39.465 | 1.055 | Burger King/Dr.Pepper | Ron Devine | Todd Anderson |
| 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 181.493 | 39.671 | 1.261 | Long John Silvers | Front Row Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 181.087 | 39.760 | 1.350 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb | Gene Nead |
| 36 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 181.087 | 39.760 | 1.350 | Little Joe's Autos | Joe Falk | Scott Naset |
| 37 | 36 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 180.203 | 39.955 | 1.545 | Accell Construction | Allan Heinke | Joe Lax |
| 38 | 44 | Scott Riggs | Ford | 179.829 | 40.038 | 1.628 | No Label Watches | John Cohen | Tony Furr |
| 39 | 32 | Timmy Hill | Ford | 179.471 | 40.118 | 1.708 | Unsponsored | Frank Stoddard, Sr. | Frankie Stoddard |
| 40 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 179.305 | 40.155 | 1.745 | GoDaddy | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 41 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | 178.355 | 40.369 | 1.959 | Plinker Tactical | Randy Humphrey | Peter Sospenzo |
| 42 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 177.813 | 40.492 | 2.082 | Unsponsored | Front Row Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 177.144 | 40.645 | 2.235 | Maddies Place Rocks | Andrea Nemechek | Scott Eggleston |