Practice #1

The 2020 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 1st, 2020

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 15 Ford
  • 7 Toyota
  • 16 Chevrolet

  • 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.
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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 21 174.651 41.225 1.100 2 16 41.723 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 10 176.035 40.901 0.776 1 21 41.123 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 20 174.834 41.182 1.057 1 19 41.932 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 12 175.803 40.955 0.830 3 27 41.187 42.423 0 0 0 0 169.729 17 26
52 JJ Yeley Ford 32 169.952 42.365 2.240 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 6 176.510 40.791 0.666 1 20 41.059 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
22 Joey Logano Ford 13 175.614 40.999 0.874 2 23 41.351 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 19 174.987 41.146 1.021 2 21 41.432 42.048 0 0 0 0 171.236 11 20
1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 4 177.375 40.592 0.467 23 23 41.110 41.366 41.538 41.725 0 0 174.065 1 10
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 24 174.355 41.295 1.170 4 27 41.856 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 7 176.510 40.791 0.666 20 20 41.231 41.966 0 0 0 0 171.578 7 16
34 Michael McDowell Ford 25 174.288 41.311 1.186 2 23 42.251 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
77 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 34 168.008 42.855 2.730 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 11 175.850 40.944 0.819 3 23 41.302 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 8 176.449 40.805 0.680 2 22 41.168 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
66 Timmy Hill Toyota 38 159.215 45.222 5.097 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 2 177.703 40.517 0.392 17 17 41.270 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 1 179.439 40.125 0.000 23 23 40.751 41.081 0 0 0 0 175.278 1 10
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 9 176.117 40.882 0.757 3 28 41.048 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
32 Corey Lajoie Ford 30 172.583 41.719 1.594 2 18 42.441 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
53 Joey Gase Ford 35 166.647 43.205 3.080 2 14 44.225 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 15 175.293 41.074 0.949 1 14 42.235 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 26 174.224 41.326 1.201 3 33 41.970 43.002 0 0 0 0 167.443 24 33
21 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 5 176.609 40.768 0.643 3 24 40.888 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
17 Chris Buescher Ford 28 173.010 41.616 1.491 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
20 Erik Jones Toyota 23 174.558 41.247 1.122 2 22 41.438 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
37 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 17 175.076 41.125 1.000 2 18 41.296 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
96 Daniel Suarez Toyota 33 168.658 42.690 2.565 1 15 43.916 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
6 Ross Chastain Ford 14 175.490 41.028 0.903 19 19 41.737 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 16 175.123 41.114 0.989 3 19 41.998 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
24 William Byron Chevrolet 18 174.991 41.145 1.020 3 27 41.319 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
15 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 31 169.976 42.359 2.234 3 24 42.922 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
41 Cole Custer Ford 22 174.605 41.236 1.111 2 24 41.488 41.820 0 0 0 0 172.183 1 10
51 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 36 166.209 43.319 3.194 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 3 177.607 40.539 0.414 21 21 41.083 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
00 Quin Houff Chevrolet 37 165.479 43.510 3.385 2 19 44.007 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
38 John Hunter Nemechek Ford 27 173.548 41.487 1.362 1 21 42.198 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
95 Christopher Bell Toyota 29 172.600 41.715 1.590 2 22 42.076 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0