Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 5
Race Results for the 23rd Annual Auto Club 400 - Sunday, March 17, 2019
Auto Club Speedway - Fontana, CA - 2. - Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 400. Miles
Stage 1 Stage 2 Playoff
Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pos Pos Pts Status Tms Laps Pts
1 4 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 200 1 1 60 Running 7 134 7
2 5 22 Joey Logano AAA Southern California Ford 200 2 4 51 Running 2 3
3 13 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford 200 2 43 Running 2 42
4 2 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Ford 200 4 6 45 Running
5 10 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford 200 9 3 42 Running 1 2
6 21 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 200 8 34 Running
7 6 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 200 3 9 40 Running 3 8
8 27 19 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops Toyota 200 29 Running
9 3 10 Aric Almirola Farmer John Ford 200 5 5 40 Running 1 7
10 1 3 Austin Dillon Dow Coatings Chevrolet 200 27 Running
11 8 9 Chase Elliott NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet 200 10 27 Running
12 15 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 200 25 Running
13 20 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 200 7 28 Running
14 12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fastenal Ford 200 23 Running 1 1
15 22 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 200 22 Running 1 3
16 14 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Flavor Fill Up Chevrolet 200 21 Running
17 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 200 8 23 Running
18 24 95 Matt DiBenedetto Procore Toyota 200 19 Running
19 18 20 Erik Jones Craftsman Toyota 200 6 7 27 Running
20 25 21 Paul Menard Menards/MOEN Ford 200 17 Running
21 23 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Pet Insurance Chevrolet 200 16 Running
22 7 6 Ryan Newman Performance Plus Motor Oil Ford 199 15 Running
23 26 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Flavor Fill Up Chevrolet 199 14 Running
24 29 34 Michael McDowell Loves's Travel Stops Ford 198 13 Running
25 19 38 David Ragan MDS Trucking Ford 198 12 Running
26 32 36 Matt Tifft # Surface Sunscreen/Tunity Ford 197 11 Running
27 16 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 197 10 Running
28 31 15 Ross Chastain(i) Southern California Chevy Dealers Chev. 195 0 Running
29 33 00 Landon Cassill Manscaped Chevrolet 195 8 Running
30 28 43 Bubba Wallace PlanBSales.com Chevrolet 194 7 Running
31 30 32 Corey LaJoie Hartford Gold Group Ford 193 6 Running
32 34 51 Cody Ware # Jacob Companies Chevrolet 192 5 Running
33 17 8 Daniel Hemric # Liberty National Chevrolet 192 10 5 Running
34 35 27 * Reed Sorenson RimRyderz Chevrolet 192 3 Running
35 38 66 * Joey Gase(i) Nevada Donor Network Toyota 188 0 Running
36 37 77 Garrett Smithley(i) Chevrolet 188 0 Running
37 36 52 BJ McLeod(i) Mtel-One Ford 172 0 Running
38 9 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Ford 130 1 Overheating
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 47 Mins, 42 Secs. Average Speed: 143.113 MPH Margin of Victory: 2.354 Seconds
Stage 1 Top 10: 18, 22, 11, 4, 10, 20, 41, 48, 12, 8
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 2, 12, 22, 10, 4, 20, 1, 11, 9
Race Comments: Kyle Busch won the 23rd Annual Auto Club 400, his 53rd victory in 504 Monster Energy Cup Series races. Prior to the start of the race, the following car(s)
dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #36 (engine change) and #34 (twice failed inspection).
Failed to Qualify: None.
Caution Flags: 4 for 22 laps; Laps: 57-59 (#3 Debris Turn 1 [37]); 61-68 (#17, #19, #20, #42 Incident Turn 2 (Stage 1 Conclusion) [47]); 122-127 (Stage 2 Conclusion [17]);
165-169 (#43 Debris Turn 1 [1]).
Lead Changes: 18 among 9 drivers; A. Dillon 0; D. Hamlin 1-2; A. Almirola 3-9; D. Hamlin 10-12; K. Busch 13-30; W. Byron 31-33; K. Busch 34-56; D. Hamlin 57-59; K.
Busch 60-69; J. Logano 70-71; K. Busch 72-122; B. Keselowski 123-160; K. Busch 161-165; R. Stenhouse Jr 166; R. Blaney 167-168; K. Busch 169; B.
Keselowski 170-173; J. Logano 174; K. Busch 175-200.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 24, 2019 - Martinsville Speedway
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