Race Lineup

The official 2016 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 20th, 2016

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 21 Chevrolet
  • 11 Ford
  • 7 Toyota

  • 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)
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
James GilbertGetty Images
Race lineup for the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 188.482 38.200 0.000 American Ethanol Richard Childress Racing Slugger Labbe
2 4 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 188.329 38.231 0.031 Jimmy John's Stewart-haas Racing Rodney Childers
3 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 187.637 38.372 0.172 Sport Clips Joe Gibbs Racing Mike Wheeler
4 31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 187.276 38.446 0.246 Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing Luke Lambert
5 19 Carl Edwards Toyota 187.222 38.457 0.257 Subway Joe Gibbs Racing Dave Rogers
6 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 187.212 38.459 0.259 M&M's 75 Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
7 6 Trevor Bayne Ford 186.916 38.520 0.320 AdvoCare Rfk Racing Matt Puccia
8 24 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 186.795 38.545 0.345 NAPA Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
9 22 Joey Logano Ford 186.557 38.594 0.394 AAA Southern Cal Team Penske Todd Gordon
10 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 186.345 38.638 0.438 McDonald's Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
11 47 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 185.687 38.775 0.575 Food4Less/Scott Products Jtg Daughtery Racing Randall Burnett
12 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 187.642 38.371 0.171 Farmers Insurance Hendrick Motorsports Keith Rodden
13 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 187.495 38.401 0.201 FVP/Menards Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
14 21 Ryan Blaney Ford 187.480 38.404 0.204 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto C… Wood Brothers Racing Jeremy Bullins
15 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 187.232 38.455 0.255 Wurth Team Penske Paul Wolfe
16 34 Chris Buescher Ford 187.154 38.471 0.271 Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Bob Osborne
17 78 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 187.028 38.497 0.297 Furniture Row Furniture Row Motorsports Cole Pearn
18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 186.528 38.600 0.400 Fastenal Rfk Racing Nicholas Sandler
19 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 186.297 38.648 0.448 Lowe's Superman Hendrick Motorsports Chad Knaus
20 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 186.268 38.654 0.454 DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
21 44 Brian Scott Ford 186.176 38.673 0.473 Albertsons Richard Petty Motorsports Chris Heroy
22 16 Greg Biffle Ford 186.075 38.694 0.494 EcoBoost Rfk Racing Brian Pattie
23 13 Casey Mears Chevrolet 185.773 38.757 0.557 GEICO Germain Racing Bootie Barker
24 14 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 185.581 38.797 0.597 Janassen Stewart-haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
25 43 Aric Almirola Ford 186.398 38.627 0.427 Smithfield Richard Petty Motorsports Trent Owens
26 41 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 186.095 38.690 0.490 Monster Energy Stewart-haas Racing Tony Gibson
27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 186.080 38.693 0.493 Nationwide Batman Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
28 7 Regan Smith Chevrolet 185.696 38.773 0.573 APC Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin Jr
29 15 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 185.639 38.785 0.585 Visine Hscott Motorsports Steve Addington
30 93 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 185.486 38.817 0.617 WRL General Contractors Circle Sport-leavine Family Racing Dave Winston
31 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 185.099 38.898 0.698 TaxACT Stewart-haas Racing Billy Scott
32 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 184.990 38.921 0.721 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Chad Johnston
33 83 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 184.611 39.001 0.801 Cosmo Motors Bk Racing Gene Nead
34 38 Landon Cassill Ford 184.186 39.091 0.891 MDS Transport Front Row Motorsports Donnie Wingo
35 23 David Ragan Toyota 183.052 39.333 1.133 Dr Pepper Bk Racing Patrick Donahue
36 98 Cole Whitt Chevrolet 182.348 39.485 1.285 Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters Premium Motorsports Mark Hillman
37 30 Josh Wise Chevrolet 181.951 39.571 1.371 Curtis Key Plumbing The Motorsports Group Dave Fuge
38 46 Michael Annett Chevrolet 180.610 39.865 1.665 Pilot/Flying J Hscott Motorsports Jay Guy
39 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt Ford 180.415 39.908 1.708 Can-Am Go Fas Racing Wally Rogers