Race Lineup
The official 2015 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 22nd, 2015
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Laps Actual: 209 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 140.662
- Cautions: 7 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 19
- Green Flag Passes: 3,509 (19.7 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 185.142 | 38.889 | 0.000 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 185.047 | 38.909 | 0.020 | Jimmy John's / Budweiser | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 3 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 184.966 | 38.926 | 0.037 | DeWalt | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 4 | 18 | David Ragan | Toyota | 184.886 | 38.943 | 0.054 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 184.337 | 39.059 | 0.170 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chris Heroy |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 184.233 | 39.081 | 0.192 | Sports Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 184.087 | 39.112 | 0.223 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 184.063 | 39.117 | 0.228 | Wurth | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 9 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 183.725 | 39.189 | 0.300 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 10 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 183.407 | 39.257 | 0.368 | BlueDEF | Michael Waltrip Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 183.383 | 39.262 | 0.373 | FVP / Serta | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 12 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 183.299 | 39.280 | 0.391 | Furniture Row | Barney Visser | Cole Pearn |
| 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 183.323 | 39.275 | 0.386 | AAA Southern California | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
| 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 183.257 | 39.289 | 0.400 | Lowes Pro Services | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
| 15 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 182.978 | 39.349 | 0.460 | Subway | Joe Gibbs Racing | Darian Grubb |
| 16 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr | Ford | 182.904 | 39.365 | 0.476 | Medallion Bank / Mercury Marine | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 182.848 | 39.377 | 0.488 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 18 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 182.764 | 39.395 | 0.506 | Scott Products | Tad Geschickter | Brian Burns |
| 19 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 182.746 | 39.399 | 0.510 | Time Warner Cable | Linda Hendrick | Keith Rodden |
| 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 182.445 | 39.464 | 0.575 | Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 21 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 182.343 | 39.486 | 0.597 | Dow | Richard Childress Racing | Gil Martin |
| 22 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 182.140 | 39.530 | 0.641 | Aspen Dental | Stewart-haas Racing | Daniel Knost |
| 23 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 181.800 | 39.604 | 0.715 | Smithfield | Richard Petty Motorsports | Trent Owens |
| 24 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 180.397 | 39.912 | 1.023 | Cypress | Hscott Motorsports | Jay Guy |
| 25 | 33 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet | 181.768 | 39.611 | 0.722 | Shore Lodge | Joe Falk | Slugger Labbe |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 181.626 | 39.642 | 0.753 | McDonald's | Felix Sabates | Matt McCall |
| 27 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 181.557 | 39.657 | 0.768 | NOS Energy Drink | John Henry | Nicholas Sandler |
| 28 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 181.433 | 39.684 | 0.795 | Toy State / Nikko | Tommy Baldwin, Jr | Bono Manion |
| 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 181.392 | 39.693 | 0.804 | Clean Harbors | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
| 30 | 34 | Brett Moffitt | Toyota | 181.219 | 39.731 | 0.842 | Dockside Logistics | Jerry Freeze | Derrick Finley |
| 31 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 180.995 | 39.780 | 0.891 | Brandt | Hscott Motorsports | Steve Addington |
| 32 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Ford | 180.560 | 39.876 | 0.987 | Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters | Front Row Motorsports | Randy Cox |
| 33 | Chris Buescher | 180.505 | 39.888 | 0.999 | |||||
| 34 | 26 | Jeb Burton | Toyota | 180.023 | 39.995 | 1.106 | Maxim.com | Anthony Marlowe | Patrick Donahue |
| 35 | 98 | Josh Wise | Ford | 179.775 | 40.050 | 1.161 | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb | Gene Nead |
| 36 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 179.314 | 40.153 | 1.264 | AdvoCare | John Henry | Bob Osborne |
| 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 179.051 | 40.212 | 1.323 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 38 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 178.607 | 40.312 | 1.423 | South Point Hotel & Casino | Jay Robinson | Zach McGowan |
| 39 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Ford | 178.328 | 40.375 | 1.486 | King Taco | Archie St. Hilaire | Clinton Cram |
| 40 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 177.773 | 40.501 | 1.612 | Unsponsored | Mike Hillman, Sr. | Mark Hillman |
| 41 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 176.479 | 40.798 | 1.909 | Dr. Pepper | Ron Devine | Joe Williams |
| 42 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 176.099 | 40.886 | 1.997 | Burger King | Ron Devine | Doug Richert |
| 43 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 175.434 | 41.041 | 2.152 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |