Race Lineup
The official 2019 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 17th, 2019
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Auto Club Speedway
- 23rd Annual Auto Club 400
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Austin Dillon
- Age: 28
- Team : No. 3 - Dow Coatings Chevrolet
- Owner: Richard Childress
- Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
- Austin Dillon won the Pole Award for the 23rd Annual Auto Club 400 with a lap of 39.982 seconds, 180.081 mph.
- This is his fourth pole in 198 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2019.
- This is his second pole in six races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Kevin Harvick (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2019 and his 11th in 26 races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Aric Almirola (third) posted his second top-10 start at Auto Club Speedway. It is his third in five races this season.
- Daniel Hemric (17th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: 02.354 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 47 Minutes 42 Seconds
- Average Speed: 143.113
- Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
- Lead Changes: 18
- Green Flag Passes: 2,956 (16.6 passes per green flag lap)
- Auto Club Speedway
- 23rd Annual Auto Club 400
- Race Winner: Kyle Busch
- Age: 33
- Team : No. 18 - Interstate Batteries Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs
- Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
- Kyle Busch won the 23rd Annual Auto Club 400, his 53rd victory in 504 Monster Energy Cup Series races.
- This is his second victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2019.
- This is his fourth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 22 races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Joey Logano (second) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 14 races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2019.
- Brad Keselowski (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 12 races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Ryan Preece (23rd) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 15 points over Joey Logano.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 180.081 | 39.982 | 0.000 | Dow Coatings | Richard Childress Racing | Danny Stockman |
| 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 179.386 | 40.137 | 0.155 | Jimmy John's | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 179.082 | 40.205 | 0.223 | Farmer John | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 178.895 | 40.247 | 0.265 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 178.891 | 40.248 | 0.266 | AAA Southern California | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 178.607 | 40.312 | 0.330 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 7 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 178.509 | 40.334 | 0.352 | Performance Plus Motor Oil | Rfk Racing | Scott Graves |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 178.412 | 40.356 | 0.374 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 178.359 | 40.368 | 0.386 | Rush Truck Centers / Haas Automatio… | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 178.315 | 40.378 | 0.396 | PPG | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 178.306 | 40.380 | 0.398 | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Kevin Meendering |
| 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 178.196 | 40.405 | 0.423 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 178.006 | 40.448 | 0.466 | Wurth | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 14 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 177.817 | 40.491 | 0.509 | Kroger Flavor Fill Up | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Trent Owens |
| 15 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 177.756 | 40.505 | 0.523 | Credit One Bank | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 16 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 177.677 | 40.523 | 0.541 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 17 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 177.580 | 40.545 | 0.563 | Liberty National | Richard Childress Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 18 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 177.384 | 40.590 | 0.608 | Craftsman | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 19 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 177.283 | 40.613 | 0.631 | MDS Trucking | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 20 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 177.253 | 40.620 | 0.638 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing | Billy Scott |
| 21 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 177.148 | 40.644 | 0.662 | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 22 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 176.761 | 40.733 | 0.751 | Axalta | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 23 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 175.008 | 41.141 | 1.159 | Nationwide Pet Insurance | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 24 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 173.507 | 41.497 | 1.515 | Procore | Leavine Family Racing | Mike Wheeler |
| 25 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 177.629 | 40.534 | 0.552 | Menards / MOEN | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 26 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 177.462 | 40.572 | 0.590 | Kroger | Jtg Daughtery Racing | Tristan Smith |
| 27 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 177.427 | 40.580 | 0.598 | Bass Pro Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | Cole Pearn |
| 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 177.052 | 40.666 | 0.684 | PlanBSales.com | Richard Petty Motorsports | Derek Stamets |
| 29 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 176.151 | 40.874 | 0.892 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 30 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 175.863 | 40.941 | 0.959 | Hartford Gold Group | Go Fas Racing | Randy Cox |
| 31 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 174.936 | 41.158 | 1.176 | Southern California Chevy Dealers | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 32 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Ford | 174.825 | 41.184 | 1.202 | Surface Sunscreen / Tunity | Front Row Motorsports | Mike Kelley |
| 33 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 173.913 | 41.400 | 1.418 | StarCom Racing | Starcom Racing | Joe Williams |
| 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 172.476 | 41.745 | 1.763 | Jacob Companies | Petty Ware Racing | George Church |
| 35 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 169.643 | 42.442 | 2.460 | RimRyderz | Premium Motorsports | Tommy Baldwin |
| 36 | 52 | BJ McLeod | Ford | 168.401 | 42.755 | 2.773 | Mtel-One | Rick Ware Racing | Mike Hillman Sr |
| 37 | 77 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 168.201 | 42.806 | 2.824 | Trophy Tractor | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 38 | 66 | Joey Gase | Toyota | 165.445 | 43.519 | 3.537 | Nevada Donor Network | Motorsports Business Management | Brian Keselowski |