Results
The 2019 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 17th, 2019
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- 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.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
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| 9 | 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 40 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Running |
| 3 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 43 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Running |
| 38 | 9 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Overheating |
| 25 | 19 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 40 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Running |
| 17 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 51 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Running |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 45 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Running |
| 6 | 21 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 34 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 1 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 67 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 200 | 134 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Running |
| 8 | 27 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 29 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 25 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 35 | 27 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 7 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 33 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 15 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 23 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 42 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Running |
| 31 | 30 | 32 | Corey Lajoie | Ford | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 38 | 66 | Joey Gase | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 16 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Running |
| 18 | 24 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 14 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 18 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | Running |
| 37 | 36 | 52 | BJ McLeod | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 26 | 47 | Ryan Preece | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 20 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 34 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 31 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 17 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 22 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 37 | 77 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 32 | 36 | Matt Tifft | Ford | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Michael McDowell | Pre-Race to the Rear Failed inspection two times | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Matt Tifft | Pre-Race to the Rear Engine change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Austin Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 56 | 59 | Yellow |
| Kyle Larson | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 60 | 68 | Yellow |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 60 | 68 | Yellow |
| Austin Dillon | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 62 | 68 | Yellow |
| Clint Bowyer | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 62 | 68 | Yellow |
| Bubba Wallace | Speed-Exiting pits | Pass Thru | 92 | 96 | Green |
| Corey Lajoie | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 119 | 127 | Green/Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 120 | 127 | Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 120 | 127 | Yellow |
| Daniel Hemric | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 122 | 127 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 123 | 127 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 123 | 127 | Yellow |
| Martin Truex Jr | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 124 | 127 | Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 126 | 127 | Yellow |
| Corey Lajoie | Speed-Exiting pits | Pass Thru | 161 | 163 | Green |
| Bubba Wallace | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 164 | 169 | Green/Yellow |