Race Lineup
The official 2018 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 18th, 2018
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 37
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: 11.685 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 42 Minutes 41 Seconds
- Average Speed: 147.526
- Cautions: 5 for 21 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 3,399 (19.0 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 186.567 | 38.592 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops / 5-Hour Energy | Furniture Row Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 186.437 | 38.619 | 0.027 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 186.128 | 38.683 | 0.091 | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 186.047 | 38.700 | 0.108 | Sirius XM | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 185.711 | 38.770 | 0.178 | Dow Coatings | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 185.577 | 38.798 | 0.206 | AAA Southern California | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 185.185 | 38.880 | 0.288 | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 185.076 | 38.903 | 0.311 | PPG | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 9 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 184.848 | 38.951 | 0.359 | Chevrolet Accessories | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 184.436 | 39.038 | 0.446 | Busch Beer | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 184.360 | 39.054 | 0.462 | Wurth | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 12 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 184.341 | 39.058 | 0.466 | Healthy Choice Power Bowls | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 13 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 184.743 | 38.973 | 0.381 | Ford Performance Plus | Rfk Racing | Matt Puccia |
| 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 184.596 | 39.004 | 0.412 | Menards / FVP | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 15 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 184.115 | 39.106 | 0.514 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 183.819 | 39.169 | 0.577 | Ford | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 17 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 183.683 | 39.198 | 0.606 | Twisted Tea | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 18 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 183.397 | 39.259 | 0.667 | Can-Am / Wholey | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 19 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 182.848 | 39.377 | 0.785 | Farmer John | Richard Petty Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 20 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 175.161 | 41.105 | 2.513 | Earthwater | Bk Racing | Rick Bourgeois |
| 21 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 183.870 | 39.158 | 0.566 | 1000Bulbs.com | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 183.603 | 39.215 | 0.623 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Derrick Finley |
| 23 | 00 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 176.043 | 40.899 | 2.307 | VRX Simulators | Starcom Racing | Tony Furr |
| 24 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 133.735 | 53.838 | 15.246 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Todd Parrott |
| 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 26 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 27 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 28 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 29 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | AXALTA | Hendrick Motorsports | Darian Grubb |
| 30 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Scott Graves |
| 31 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 32 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | Kroger ClickList | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 34 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | WRL Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Travis Mack |
| 35 | 51 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | Bubba Burgers | Rick Ware Racing | Ken Evans |
| 36 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | Unsponsored | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 37 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 38.592 | SoCal Chevy | Tristar Motorsports | Frank Kerr |