Practice #1

The 2019 Auto Club 400 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Auto Club Speedway.

Auto Club 400

Sunday, March 17th, 2019

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 15 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 17 Chevrolet

  • 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.
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Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 30- 10-LAP FRM TO
10 Aric Almirola Ford 11 177.646 40.530 0.393 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 6 178.399 40.359 0.222 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 14 177.567 40.548 0.411 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
38 David Ragan Ford 15 177.445 40.576 0.439 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 5 178.767 40.276 0.139 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 1 179.386 40.137 0.000 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
22 Joey Logano Ford 25 176.380 40.821 0.684 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 13 177.602 40.540 0.403 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 22 177.039 40.669 0.532 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 4 178.802 40.268 0.131 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 16 177.405 40.585 0.448 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
34 Michael McDowell Ford 26 176.358 40.826 0.689 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
21 Paul Menard Ford 19 177.148 40.644 0.507 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
27 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 36 167.236 43.053 2.916 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
6 Ryan Newman Ford 18 177.344 40.599 0.462 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 30 175.473 41.032 0.895 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 2 179.350 40.145 0.008 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 27 176.255 40.850 0.713 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 10 177.686 40.521 0.384 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 24 176.414 40.813 0.676 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 23 176.848 40.713 0.576 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
32 Corey Lajoie Ford 29 175.940 40.923 0.786 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
66 Joey Gase Toyota 37 165.677 43.458 3.321 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 12 177.642 40.531 0.394 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 7 178.390 40.361 0.224 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 9 178.020 40.445 0.308 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 3 178.975 40.229 0.092 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
20 Erik Jones Toyota 17 177.357 40.596 0.459 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
52 BJ McLeod Ford 38 165.236 43.574 3.437 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 28 176.203 40.862 0.725 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
41 Daniel Suarez Ford 20 177.126 40.649 0.512 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 34 169.635 42.444 2.307 3 5 42.987 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 33 172.998 41.619 1.482 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 31 174.927 41.160 1.023 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 21 177.048 40.667 0.530 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
24 William Byron Chevrolet 8 178.108 40.425 0.288 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
77 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 35 168.354 42.767 2.630 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
36 Matt Tifft Ford 32 173.461 41.508 1.371 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0