Practice #3

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 4 176.168 40.870 0.111 22 43 41.127 41.495 41.671 41.835 0 0 173.534 22 31
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 1 176.648 40.759 0.000 27 47 41.081 41.361 41.470 41.632 0 0 174.088 26 35
14 Clint Bowyer Ford 20 175.127 41.113 0.354 18 37 41.237 41.492 41.683 42.041 0 0 173.537 1 10
38 David Ragan Ford 30 174.056 41.366 0.607 9 22 42.072 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 14 175.623 40.997 0.238 30 45 41.241 41.463 41.737 0 0 0 173.656 16 25
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 18 175.434 41.041 0.282 3 52 41.179 41.424 41.573 41.794 42.172 0 173.822 1 10
22 Joey Logano Ford 6 176.082 40.890 0.131 2 47 41.224 41.501 41.605 41.671 41.846 0 173.501 1 10
4 Kevin Harvick Ford 17 175.481 41.030 0.271 28 42 41.183 41.437 41.727 0 0 0 173.766 28 37
1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 13 175.653 40.990 0.231 22 42 41.210 41.538 41.770 41.964 0 0 173.350 22 31
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 11 175.820 40.951 0.192 1 40 41.240 41.421 41.576 0 0 0 173.831 1 10
19 Martin Truex Jr Toyota 19 175.315 41.069 0.310 21 39 41.311 41.429 41.546 0 0 0 173.797 21 30
34 Michael McDowell Ford 24 174.804 41.189 0.430 16 25 41.518 41.892 0 0 0 0 171.891 15 24
21 Paul Menard Ford 27 174.512 41.258 0.499 2 34 41.487 41.818 0 0 0 0 172.186 1 10
27 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 35 164.009 43.900 3.141 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
6 Ryan Newman Ford 7 176.052 40.897 0.138 2 20 41.218 41.566 41.939 0 0 0 173.235 1 10
00 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 32 172.138 41.827 1.068 1 16 42.219 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 9 175.940 40.923 0.164 24 36 41.158 41.479 0 0 0 0 173.595 23 32
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford 10 175.906 40.931 0.172 1 31 41.140 41.534 41.843 0 0 0 173.369 1 10
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 16 175.563 41.011 0.252 20 35 41.135 41.429 41.599 0 0 0 173.804 20 29
88 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 8 175.940 40.923 0.164 2 40 41.062 41.372 41.602 0 0 0 174.041 1 10
12 Ryan Blaney Ford 5 176.130 40.879 0.120 25 43 41.136 41.355 41.564 41.673 0 0 174.111 23 32
32 Corey Lajoie Ford 25 174.800 41.190 0.431 1 19 41.746 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
66 Joey Gase Toyota 36 158.541 45.414 4.655 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
13 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 29 174.241 41.322 0.563 12 20 41.606 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 22 174.970 41.150 0.391 35 45 41.292 41.478 41.744 0 0 0 173.593 32 41
95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 23 174.812 41.187 0.428 2 32 41.444 41.682 41.949 0 0 0 172.743 1 10
37 Chris Buescher Chevrolet 21 175.029 41.136 0.377 28 31 41.361 41.819 0 0 0 0 172.180 1 10
20 Erik Jones Toyota 12 175.700 40.979 0.220 3 39 41.163 41.395 41.522 41.709 0 0 173.943 1 10
52 BJ McLeod Ford 34 164.189 43.852 3.093 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
47 Ryan Preece Chevrolet 26 174.584 41.241 0.482 15 19 41.494 41.803 0 0 0 0 172.246 1 10
41 Daniel Suarez Ford 3 176.293 40.841 0.082 1 48 41.149 41.457 41.710 41.946 42.113 0 173.687 1 10
15 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 33 170.555 42.215 1.456 1 18 42.974 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
43 Bubba Wallace Chevrolet 28 174.317 41.304 0.545 1 31 41.805 42.046 42.244 0 0 0 171.248 14 23
8 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 2 176.548 40.782 0.023 2 38 40.907 41.159 0 0 0 0 174.940 1 10
24 William Byron Chevrolet 15 175.584 41.006 0.247 17 38 41.270 41.664 0 0 0 0 172.823 26 35
36 Matt Tifft Ford 31 172.732 41.683 0.924 9 18 42.087 42.411 0 0 0 0 169.785 8 17