Race Lineup
The official 2017 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 26th, 2017
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Laps Actual: 202 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 136.359
- Cautions: 7 for 29 laps
- Lead Changes: 17
- Green Flag Passes: 2,731 (15.8 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 187.047 | 38.493 | 0.000 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 186.979 | 38.507 | 0.014 | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 186.500 | 38.606 | 0.113 | Wurth | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 4 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 186.384 | 38.630 | 0.137 | Bass Pro Shops / TRACKER Boats | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 5 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 186.123 | 38.684 | 0.191 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 6 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 186.037 | 38.702 | 0.209 | Peak | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 185.998 | 38.710 | 0.217 | Busch Beer | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 185.720 | 38.768 | 0.275 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 185.400 | 38.835 | 0.342 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 10 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 184.814 | 38.958 | 0.465 | Subway | Joe Gibbs Racing | Dave Rogers |
| 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 184.710 | 38.980 | 0.487 | American Ethanol | Richard Childress Racing | Slugger Labbe |
| 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 183.960 | 39.139 | 0.646 | Farmers Insurance | Hendrick Motorsports | Keith Rodden |
| 13 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 184.833 | 38.954 | 0.461 | NAPA | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 14 | 77 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 184.743 | 38.973 | 0.480 | Toyota Service Centers | Furniture Row Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 15 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 184.592 | 39.005 | 0.512 | Monster Energy / Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Tony Gibson |
| 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 184.379 | 39.050 | 0.557 | Fastenal 50th Anniversary | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 17 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 183.899 | 39.152 | 0.659 | Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 183.767 | 39.180 | 0.687 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 19 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 183.641 | 39.207 | 0.714 | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire | Wood Brothers Racing | Jeremy Bullins |
| 20 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 183.271 | 39.286 | 0.793 | Bush's Beans | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 21 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 183.104 | 39.322 | 0.829 | Twisted Tea | Germain Racing | Bootie Barker |
| 22 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | 183.015 | 39.341 | 0.848 | Aspen Dental | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 23 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 183.594 | 39.217 | 0.724 | Jack Links / Menards | Richard Childress Racing | Matt Borland |
| 24 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 183.486 | 39.240 | 0.747 | Kroger Clicklist | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Ernie Cope |
| 25 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 182.704 | 39.408 | 0.915 | LFR Woodie | Leavine Family Racing | Todd Parrott |
| 26 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 182.699 | 39.409 | 0.916 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Donnie Wingo |
| 27 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 181.635 | 39.640 | 1.147 | Camping World / Good Sam | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 28 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 181.324 | 39.708 | 1.215 | Unsponsored | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |
| 29 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | 179.874 | 40.028 | 1.535 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Mark Hillman |
| 30 | 83 | Corey Lajoie | Toyota | 179.825 | 40.039 | 1.546 | Bubba Burger | Bk Racing | Ryan Dubois |
| 31 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 175.833 | 40.948 | 2.455 | Smithfield Foods | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 32 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 175.063 | 41.128 | 2.635 | Little Joes Autos / Curtis Key Plum… | Circle Sport | Pat Tryson |
| 33 | 55 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | 173.682 | 41.455 | 2.962 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 34 | 51 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | 172.319 | 41.783 | 3.290 | Unsponsored | Rick Ware Racing | Joe Lax |
| 35 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.493 | AAA Southern California | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 36 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.493 | AdvoCare | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 37 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.493 | Lowe's | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 38 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.493 | Can-Am / Kappa | Go Fas Racing | Gene Nead |
| 39 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.493 | SunFrog.com | Bk Racing | Patrick Donahue |