Race Lineup
The official 2020 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 1st, 2020
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Auto Club Speedway
- 24th Annual Auto Club 400
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Clint Bowyer
- Age: 40
- Team : No. 14 - Rush/HAAS CNC Ford
- Owner: Gene Haas
- Crew Chief: John Klausmeier
- Clint Bowyer won the Pole Award for the 24th Annual Auto Club 400 with a lap of 40.086 seconds, 179.614 mph.
- This is his fourth pole in 508 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2020.
- This is his first pole in 20 races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2020 and his 14th in 26 races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Alex Bowman (third) posted his first top-10 start at Auto Club Speedway. It is his second in three races this season.
- Cole Custer (18th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: 08.904 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 37 Minutes 7 Seconds
- Average Speed: 152.753
- Cautions: 3 for 13 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 3,968 (21.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Auto Club Speedway
- 24th Annual Auto Club 400
- Race Winner: Alex Bowman
- Age: 26
- Team : No. 88 - Cincinnati Chevrolet
- Owner: Rick Hendrick
- Crew Chief: Greg Ives
- Alex Bowman won the 24th Annual Auto Club 400, his second victory in 156 NASCAR Cup Series races.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2020.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in five races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Kyle Busch (second) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 22 races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2020.
- Kurt Busch (third) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 27 races at Auto Club Speedway.
- Tyler Reddick (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Ryan Blaney leads the point standings by 11 points over Joey Logano.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 179.614 | 40.086 | 0.000 | Rush / Haas CNC | Stewart-haas Racing | Johnny Klausmeier |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 179.582 | 40.093 | 0.007 | Ally | Hendrick Motorsports | Cliff Daniels |
| 3 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 179.359 | 40.143 | 0.057 | Cincinnati | Hendrick Motorsports | Greg Ives |
| 4 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 178.958 | 40.233 | 0.147 | Monster Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing | Matt McCall |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 178.882 | 40.250 | 0.164 | Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | Rodney Childers |
| 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 178.749 | 40.280 | 0.194 | Smithfield | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Bugarewicz |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 178.731 | 40.284 | 0.198 | AAA Southern California | Team Penske | Paul Wolfe |
| 8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 178.642 | 40.304 | 0.218 | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Drew Blickensderfer |
| 9 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 178.478 | 40.341 | 0.255 | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chad Johnston |
| 10 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 178.434 | 40.351 | 0.265 | Kroger | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Brian Pattie |
| 11 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 178.364 | 40.367 | 0.281 | Fastenal | Rfk Racing | Luke Lambert |
| 12 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 178.094 | 40.428 | 0.342 | Menards / Quaker State | Wood Brothers Racing | Greg Erwin |
| 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 177.844 | 40.485 | 0.399 | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Alan Gustafson |
| 14 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 177.835 | 40.487 | 0.401 | Victory Junction | Richard Petty Motorsports | Jerry Baxter |
| 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 177.817 | 40.491 | 0.405 | Discount Tire / Americas Tire | Team Penske | Jeremy Bullins |
| 16 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 177.765 | 40.503 | 0.417 | BodyArmnor | Team Penske | Todd Gordon |
| 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 177.708 | 40.516 | 0.430 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Adam Stevens |
| 18 | 41 | Cole Custer | Ford | 177.694 | 40.519 | 0.433 | Alliance Group / Haas | Stewart-haas Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 19 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 177.414 | 40.583 | 0.497 | I Am Second | Richard Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 20 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 177.397 | 40.587 | 0.501 | Cottonelle | Jtg Daugherty Racing | Trent Owens |
| 21 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 177.296 | 40.610 | 0.524 | Axalta 24 Tribute | Hendrick Motorsports | Chad Knaus |
| 22 | 95 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 176.913 | 40.698 | 0.612 | Rheem | Leavine Family Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 23 | 38 | John Hunter Nemechek | Ford | 176.909 | 40.699 | 0.613 | Fire Alarm Services | Front Row Motorsports | Seth Barbour |
| 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 176.739 | 40.738 | 0.652 | GEICO | Germain Racing | Matt Borland |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 176.687 | 40.750 | 0.664 | Dow Coatings | Richard Childress Racing | Justin Alexander |
| 26 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 176.639 | 40.761 | 0.675 | Pala Casino | Go Fas Racing | Ryan Sparks |
| 27 | 6 | Ross Chastain | Ford | 176.544 | 40.783 | 0.697 | Castrol | Rfk Racing | Scott Graves |
| 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 176.514 | 40.790 | 0.704 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 29 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 175.803 | 40.955 | 0.869 | Reser's Fine Foods | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gayle |
| 30 | 52 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 173.561 | 41.484 | 1.398 | JACOB Companies | Rick Ware Racing | Mark Hillman |
| 31 | 96 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 173.448 | 41.511 | 1.425 | Toyota Certified Used Vehicles | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Dave Winston |
| 32 | 15 | Brennan Poole | Chevrolet | 172.171 | 41.819 | 1.733 | CHOC Kids | Premium Motorsports | Pat Tryson |
| 33 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 171.531 | 41.975 | 1.889 | Spire Motorsports | Spire Motorsports | Peter Sospenzo |
| 34 | 53 | Joey Gase | Ford | 169.912 | 42.375 | 2.289 | One Legacy | Rick Ware Racing | Lee Leslie |
| 35 | 00 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 168.788 | 42.657 | 2.571 | Victory Weekend | Starcom Racing | George Church |
| 36 | 51 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 168.059 | 42.842 | 2.756 | Unsponsored | Petty Ware Racing | Jason Houghtaling |
| 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 164.650 | 43.729 | 3.643 | Manscaped/LasVegas.net | Motorsports Business Management | Steven Idol |
| 38 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 40.086 | Bass Pros Shops | Joe Gibbs Racing | James Small |