Practice #2

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.
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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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 13 175.302 41.072 0.308 13 30 41.263 41.443 41.631 41.774 0 0 173.739 11 20
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 7 175.588 41.005 0.241 2 44 41.176 41.497 41.733 41.880 0 0 173.520 1 10
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 6 175.678 40.984 0.220 1 25 41.254 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 26 174.014 41.376 0.611 2 39 41.561 41.751 41.877 0 0 0 172.453 24 33
52 JJ Yeley Ford 32 169.097 42.579 1.815 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 21 174.550 41.249 0.485 18 33 41.466 41.659 41.836 0 0 0 172.838 16 25
22 Joey Logano Ford 16 175.131 41.112 0.348 21 37 41.243 41.342 41.498 0 0 0 174.159 21 30
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 18 174.838 41.181 0.416 2 35 41.302 41.451 41.794 41.962 0 0 173.701 1 10
1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 4 175.816 40.952 0.188 26 47 41.112 41.404 41.567 41.671 0 0 173.909 25 34
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 10 175.328 41.066 0.302 21 37 41.239 41.482 41.619 0 0 0 173.576 19 28
19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 19 174.774 41.196 0.432 27 39 41.315 41.393 41.532 0 0 0 173.944 24 33
34 Michael McDowell Ford 24 174.414 41.281 0.517 18 26 41.539 41.820 0 0 0 0 172.177 17 26
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 27 173.905 41.402 0.638 26 40 41.473 41.592 41.745 0 0 0 173.112 25 34
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 23 174.414 41.281 0.517 1 23 41.517 41.761 41.929 0 0 0 172.419 1 10
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 8 175.426 41.043 0.279 22 39 41.256 41.421 41.598 42.055 0 0 173.829 22 31
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 1 176.626 40.764 0.000 23 32 40.966 41.069 0 0 0 0 175.317 21 30
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 2 176.186 40.866 0.102 2 41 41.152 41.395 41.530 41.659 0 0 173.939 23 32
32 Corey Lajoie Ford 29 172.882 41.647 0.883 15 25 41.881 42.186 0 0 0 0 170.680 15 24
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 28 173.812 41.424 0.660 17 32 41.670 42.103 42.329 0 0 0 171.035 17 26
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 17 175.080 41.124 0.360 2 28 41.362 41.668 41.817 0 0 0 172.806 1 10
21 Matt DiBenedetto Ford 9 175.396 41.050 0.285 1 37 41.209 41.477 41.679 41.865 0 0 173.601 1 10
17 Chris Buescher Ford 12 175.306 41.071 0.307 17 29 41.261 41.459 0 0 0 0 173.670 16 25
20 Erik Jones Toyota 22 174.537 41.252 0.488 23 35 41.423 41.591 0 0 0 0 173.119 22 31
37 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 25 174.136 41.347 0.583 1 29 41.709 41.977 0 0 0 0 171.534 18 27
96 Daniel Suarez Toyota 31 170.851 42.142 1.378 16 26 42.406 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
6 Ross Chastain Ford 11 175.323 41.067 0.303 20 32 41.347 41.989 42.150 0 0 0 171.489 1 10
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 3 176.177 40.868 0.104 22 22 41.667 42.400 0 0 0 0 169.817 11 20
24 William Byron Chevrolet 15 175.140 41.110 0.346 20 26 41.185 41.416 0 0 0 0 173.853 17 26
41 Cole Custer Ford 20 174.630 41.230 0.465 27 40 41.437 41.685 41.922 42.147 42.297 0 172.734 1 10
8 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 14 175.174 41.102 0.337 1 34 41.245 41.428 41.844 0 0 0 173.803 25 34
00 Quin Houff Chevrolet 33 166.455 43.255 2.491 9 16 43.563 43.995 0 0 0 0 163.675 7 16
38 John Hunter Nemechek Ford 30 172.824 41.661 0.897 1 28 41.748 41.980 0 0 0 0 171.520 17 26
95 Christopher Bell Toyota 5 175.695 40.980 0.215 1 30 41.584 41.811 42.003 0 0 0 172.208 16 25