NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Official Race Results from Auto Club Speedway

Race Comments: Kyle Busch won the Auto Club 400, his 25th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: #2, 16 (engine changes).   And look who took over the points standings after all was said and done!

NEXT EVENT: April 7, 2013 - 64th Annual STP Gas Booster 500, Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA (263 Miles) (500 Laps)


NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 5
17TH ANNUAL AUTO CLUB "400"
AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY

Fontana, CA - March 24, 2013
2-Mile Oval
200 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $5,899,231

Fin	Car			Series	Bonus		Leader
Pos	No	Driver	Laps	Points	Points	Status	Times	Laps
1	18	Kyle Busch	200	48	5	Running	7	125
2	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr	200	42	0	Running
3	22	Joey Logano	200	42	1	Running	3	41
4	99	Carl Edwards	200	40	0	Running
5	78	Kurt Busch	200	39	0	Running
6	16	Greg Biffle	200	38	0	Running
7	20	Matt Kenseth	200	38	1	Running	1	10
8	27	Paul Menard	200	36	0	Running
9	5	Kasey Kahne	200	35	0	Running
10	39	Ryan Newman	200	34	0	Running
11	24	Jeff Gordon	200	33	0	Running
12	48	Jimmie Johnson	200	32	0	Running
13	29	Kevin Harvick	200	32	1	Running	1	1
14	43	Aric Almirola	200	30	0	Running
15	13	Casey Mears	200	29	0	Running
16	51	AJ Allmendinger	200	28	0	Running
17	31	Jeff Burton	200	27	0	Running
18	56	Martin Truex Jr	200	26	0	Running
19	1	Jamie McMurray	200	25	0	Running
20	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr #	200	24	0	Running
21	7	Dave Blaney	200	23	0	Running
22	14	Tony Stewart	200	23	1	Running	2	18
23	2	Brad Keselowski	200	21	0	Running
24	34	David Ragan	200	21	1	Running	1	1
25	11	Denny Hamlin	199	20	1	Accident	1	3
26	10	Danica Patrick #	199	18	0	Running
27	36	J.J. Yeley	199	17	0	Running
28	47	Bobby Labonte	198	16	0	Running
29	38	David Gilliland	198	15	0	Running
30	33	Landon Cassill	194	14	0	Running
31	30	David Stremme	193	13	0	Running
32	87	Joe Nemechek	193	0	0	Running
33	83	David Reutimann	192	11	0	Oil Leak
34	93	Travis Kvapil	188	11	1	Running	1	1
35	15	Clint Bowyer	184	9	0	Engine
36	9	Marcos Ambrose	182	8	0	Running
37	55	Mark Martin	179	7	0	Running
38	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	169	6	0	Running
39	32	Timmy Hill #	108	5	0	Rear Gear
40	35	Josh Wise	103	0	0	Overheating
41	44	Scott Riggs	66	3	0	Vibration
42	98	Michael McDowell	60	2	0	Vibration
43	19	Mike Bliss	44	0	0	Fuel Pump

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TIME OF RACE:  2 hours, 57 minutes, 19 seconds   AVERAGE SPEED:  135.351 mph   MARGIN OF VICTORY:  Under Caution

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Denny Hamlin (187.451 mph. 38.410 secs.)

3M LAP LEADER: Kyle Busch (125 Laps)

AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Kyle Busch

DURALAST BRAKES "BRAKE IN THE RACE" AWARD: Kevin Harvick

FREESCALE "WIDE OPEN": Carl Edwards

MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Toyota Racing Development (#18)

MOBIL 1 DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kyle Busch

MOOG STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Ryan Newman (crew chief Matt Borland, 0.354 seconds)

NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $60,000 at next event++

SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Ricky Stenhouse Jr

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Caution Flags: 9 cautions for 35 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
30-33 (Car #30 Spin Turn 2 [35]);
38-42 (Fluid On Track [36]);
92-95 (Debris [83]);
118-121 (Car #87 Accident Turn 2 [20]);
132-136 (Debris [78]);
171-174 (Debris [83]);
177-180 (Car #38,55 Accident Backstretch [None]);
186-189 (Car #15 Spin Turn 3 [7]);
200 (Car #11,22 Accident Turn 4 [None]).

Lap Leaders: 17 lead changes among 8 drivers.
Hamlin-pole, Kenseth 1-10, Ky. Busch 11-30, Kvapil 31,
Ky. Busch 32-43, Logano 44-67, Ky. Busch 68, Harvick 69,
Stewart 70-75, Ky. Busch 76-92, Hamlin 93-95, Ky. Busch 96-121,
Logano 122-132, Ragan 133, Stewart 134-145, Ky. Busch 146-193,
Logano 194-199, Ky. Busch 200.

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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12
Driver	Points	Wins
1 - Dale Earnhardt Jr	199	(0)
2 - Brad Keselowski	187	(0)
3 - Jimmie Johnson	183	(1)
4 - Carl Edwards	164	(1)
5 - Greg Biffle	164	(0)
6 - Kyle Busch	163	(1)
7 - Kasey Kahne	159	(1)
8 - Paul Menard	154	(0)
9 - Joey Logano	146	(0)
10 - Denny Hamlin	145	(0)
11 - Matt Kenseth	141	(1)
12 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr	139	(0)

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Owners Points After the Auto Club 400

POS	Car #	Owner	Points	Starts	Wins	Top5	Top10
1	88	RICK HENDRICK	199	5	0	3	5
2	2	ROGER PENSKE	187	5	0	4	4
3	48	JEFF GORDON	183	5	1	2	3
4	99	JACK ROUSH	164	5	1	3	3
5	16	JACK ROUSH	164	5	0	0	2
6	18	JOE GIBBS	163	5	1	3	3
7	5	LINDA HENDRICK	159	5	1	2	3
8	27	RICHARD CHILDRESS	154	5	0	0	3
9	51	JAMES FINCH	153	5	0	0	1
10	22	WALTER CZARNECKI	146	5	0	1	1
11	11	J D GIBBS	145	5	0	1	1
12	20	JOE GIBBS	141	5	1	1	3
13	17	JOHN HENRY	139	5	0	0	0
14	55	MICHAEL WALTRIP	138	5	0	1	2
15	78	BARNEY VISSER	137	5	0	2	2
16	15	ROB KAUFFMAN	137	5	0	1	2
17	29	RICHARD CHILDRESS	130	5	0	0	1
18	1	FELIX SABATES	125	5	0	0	1
19	43	RICHARD PETTY	125	5	0	0	0
20	24	RICK HENDRICK	123	5	0	0	1
21	56	MICHAEL WALTRIP	122	5	0	0	1
22	39	TONY STEWART	121	5	0	1	3
23	13	BOB GERMAIN	118	5	0	0	0
24	14	MARGARET HAAS	108	5	0	0	1
25	9	RICHARD PETTY	107	5	0	0	0
26	31	RICHARD CHILDRESS	105	5	0	0	1
27	36	ALLAN HEINKE	92	5	0	0	1
28	7	TOMMY BALDWIN	89	5	0	0	0
29	10	GENE HAAS	87	5	0	0	1
30	30	BRANDON DAVIS	86	5	0	0	0
31	42	CHIP GANASSI	83	5	0	0	0
32	47	TAD GESCHICKTER	82	5	0	0	0
33	83	RON DEVINE	74	5	0	0	0
34	34	BOB JENKINS	74	5	0	0	0
35	38	BRAD JENKINS	64	5	0	0	0
36	32	FRANK STODDARD JR.	59	5	0	0	0
37	93	RON DEVINE	57	5	0	0	0
38	33	JOE FALK	52	5	0	0	0
39	87	ANDREA NEMECHEK	45	5	0	0	0
40	35	JERRY FREEZE	44	5	0	0	0

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NEXT EVENT: April 7, 2013 - 64th Annual STP Gas Booster 500, Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA (263 Miles) (500 Laps)


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