Results
The 2016 Auto Club 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Auto Club Speedway race.
Auto Club 400
Sunday, March 20th, 2016
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Laps Actual: 205 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 137.213
- Cautions: 6 for 33 laps
- Lead Changes: 26
- Green Flag Passes: 3,346 (19.5 passes per green flag lap)
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | BNS PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 8 | 11 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 33 | 33 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 25 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 20 | 20 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 32 | 32 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 24 | 14 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 28 | 28 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 5 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 35 | 34 | 1 | 205 | 9 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 23 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 24 | 24 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 29 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 30 | 30 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 35 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | 19 | 19 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 39 | 38 | 1 | 205 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 4 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 31 | 31 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 44 | 40 | 4 | 205 | 25 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 38 | 37 | 1 | 205 | 3 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 41 | 39 | 2 | 205 | 142 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 26 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 16 | 16 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 10 | 9 | 1 | 204 | 21 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 20 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 23 | 22 | 1 | 205 | 2 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 26 | 26 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 28 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 4 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 34 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | 25 | 25 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 7 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 36 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 37 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 18 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 36 | 36 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 31 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 12 | 21 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | 29 | 29 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 32 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 29 | 38 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 14 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 6 | 6 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 6 | 8 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 36 | 35 | 1 | 205 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 33 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 14 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 16 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 8 | 8 | 0 | 204 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 39 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | 7 | 7 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.