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Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club 400
March 27, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 36
15TH ANNUAL AUTO CLUB "400"
AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
Fontana, CA - March 27, 2011
2-Mile Oval
200 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $5,716,005
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 200 | 47 | 4 | 112.7 | $331,961 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 200 | 43 | 1 | 110.4 | 240,786 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 200 | 43 | 2 | 143.4 | 214,816 | Running | 5 | 151 |
| 4 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 200 | 40 | 0 | 104 | 172,111 | Running | ||
| 5 | 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevy | 200 | 40 | 1 | 107.9 | 159,950 | Running | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 18 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 200 | 38 | 0 | 94.2 | 149,591 | Running | ||
| 7 | 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Ronald Reagan Foundation's Centennial Chevy | 200 | 38 | 1 | 109.6 | 144,108 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 19 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 200 | 36 | 0 | 111.8 | 128,464 | Running | ||
| 9 | 22 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 200 | 35 | 0 | 79.4 | 124,408 | Running | ||
| 10 | 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 200 | 35 | 1 | 96.3 | 144,583 | Running | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | 32 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 200 | 33 | 0 | 85.5 | 108,675 | Running | ||
| 12 | 30 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 200 | 32 | 0 | 82 | 101,325 | Running | ||
| 13 | 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 200 | 32 | 1 | 117.3 | 134,083 | Running | 4 | 11 |
| 14 | 20 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 200 | 30 | 0 | 72.3 | 127,911 | Running | ||
| 15 | 7 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 200 | 29 | 0 | 90.8 | 99,550 | Running | ||
| 16 | 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Serta/Menards Chevy | 200 | 28 | 0 | 80.7 | 89,475 | Running | ||
| 17 | 23 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Southern California AAA Dodge | 200 | 27 | 0 | 66.1 | 134,900 | Running | ||
| 18 | 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevy | 200 | 26 | 0 | 77.1 | 125,111 | Running | ||
| 19 | 14 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's/HP Partner of the Year Toyota | 200 | 25 | 0 | 73.3 | 115,283 | Running | ||
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 200 | 24 | 0 | 80.6 | 95,175 | Running | ||
| 21 | 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Toyota | 200 | 24 | 1 | 85 | 93,975 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 6 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 200 | 22 | 0 | 70.4 | 94,300 | Running | ||
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy | 200 | 21 | 0 | 66.2 | 120,739 | Running | ||
| 24 | 28 | 9 | Landon Cassill | Security Benefit Chevy | 200 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 100,458 | Running | ||
| 25 | 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 200 | 19 | 0 | 64.5 | 91,750 | Running | ||
| 26 | 21 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 199 | 18 | 0 | 55.4 | 104,658 | Running | ||
| 27 | 4 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 199 | 17 | 0 | 55.4 | 108,145 | Running | ||
| 28 | 13 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 198 | 16 | 0 | 55.7 | 111,091 | Running | ||
| 29 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 198 | 15 | 0 | 46.6 | 81,900 | Running | ||
| 30 | 27 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 198 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 88,650 | Running | ||
| 31 | 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 198 | 13 | 0 | 41.5 | 90,108 | Running | ||
| 32 | 38 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Eco-Fuel Saver Chevy | 198 | 12 | 0 | 36.5 | 86,750 | Running | ||
| 33 | 39 | 32 | Ken Schrader | VA Mortgage Company Ford | 197 | 11 | 0 | 32.7 | 87,522 | Running | ||
| 34 | 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy/Food 4 Less Dodge | 197 | 10 | 0 | 42.2 | 76,825 | Running | ||
| 35 | 36 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 196 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 76,600 | Running | ||
| 36 | 42 | 37 | Tony Raines | Race Fuel Energy Ford | 190 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 76,450 | Running | ||
| 37 | 31 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Accell Construction Chevy | 188 | 7 | 0 | 35.9 | 76,225 | Engine | ||
| 38 | 34 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Little Debbie Toyota | 182 | 6 | 0 | 47.5 | 102,320 | Accident | ||
| 39 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 105 | 6 | 1 | 78.7 | 123,880 | Engine | 1 | 15 |
| 40 | 41 | 60 | Todd Bodine | Big Red Toyota | 50 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 | 75,675 | Transmission | ||
| 41 | 43 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Red Line Chevy | 47 | 4 | 1 | 40.6 | 75,505 | Electrical | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 39 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 75,415 | Transmission | ||
| 43 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 32 | 1 | 0 | 32.4 | 75,769 | Electrical | ||
Failed to qualify: n/a
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 88,000, Kevin Harvick won the Auto Club 400, his 15th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #20, 36, 46 (engine changes).
TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 39 minutes, 6 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:150.849 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.144 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya (184.653 mph. 38.992 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Kurt Busch
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Kyle Busch (crew chief Dave Rogers)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Ryan Newman (180.737 mph, Lap 81)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Mark Cronquist (#18)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick (crew chief Gil Martin, 0.202 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $60,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Kevin Harvick (23 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
Caution Flags: 4 cautions for 16 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets/Lucky Dog]
76-79 (Debris On Track [78]);
104-107 (Debris On Track [11]);
172-174 (Car #71 Spin Turn 4 [09]);
187-191 (Car #47 Accident Turn 2 [22]).
Lap Leaders: 18 lead changes among 10 drivers.
Montoya 1-6, Hamlin 7-21, Ky. Busch 22-31, Montoya 32, Bowyer 33, Johnson 34, Yeley 35-36, Ky. Busch 37-66, Truex Jr 67, Stewart 68-69, Ky. Busch 70-76, Stewart 77-79, Newman 80-87, Stewart 88-91, Ky. Busch 92-137, Stewart 138-139, Ky. Busch 140-197, Johnson 198-199, Harvick 200.
Driver Rating: Formula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race. Must have raced in 75% of scheduled point-paying races.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race
from NASCAR Statistics
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted ABOVE sometime Monday
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 36
Unofficial Race Results for the 15Th Annual Auto Club 400 - Sunday, March 27, 2011
Auto Club Speedway - Fontana, CA - 2 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 400 Miles - Purse: $5,716,005
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 200 | 47 | 4 | 112.7 | $331,961 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 200 | 43 | 1 | 110.4 | $240,786 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 200 | 43 | 2 | 143.4 | $214,816 | Running | 5 | 151 |
| 4 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 200 | 40 | 104 | $172,111 | Running | |||
| 5 | 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevy | 200 | 40 | 1 | 107.9 | $159,950 | Running | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | 18 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 200 | 38 | 94.2 | $149,591 | Running | |||
| 7 | 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Ronald Reagan Fndtn's Centennial Chevy | 200 | 38 | 1 | 109.6 | $144,108 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 19 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 200 | 36 | 111.8 | $128,464 | Running | |||
| 9 | 22 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 200 | 35 | 79.4 | $124,408 | Running | |||
| 10 | 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 200 | 35 | 1 | 96.3 | $144,583 | Running | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | 32 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 200 | 33 | 85.5 | $108,675 | Running | |||
| 12 | 30 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 200 | 32 | 82 | $101,325 | Running | |||
| 13 | 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 200 | 32 | 1 | 117.3 | $134,083 | Running | 4 | 11 |
| 14 | 20 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 200 | 30 | 72.3 | $127,911 | Running | |||
| 15 | 7 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 200 | 29 | 90.8 | $99,550 | Running | |||
| 16 | 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Serta/Menards Chevy | 200 | 28 | 80.7 | $89,475 | Running | |||
| 17 | 23 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Southern California AAA Dodge | 200 | 27 | 66.1 | $134,900 | Running | |||
| 18 | 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevy | 200 | 26 | 77.1 | $125,111 | Running | |||
| 19 | 14 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's/HP Partner of the Year Toyota | 200 | 25 | 73.3 | $115,283 | Running | |||
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 200 | 24 | 80.6 | $95,175 | Running | |||
| 21 | 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 200 | 24 | 1 | 85 | $93,975 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 6 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 200 | 22 | 70.4 | $94,300 | Running | |||
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevy | 200 | 21 | 66.2 | $120,739 | Running | |||
| 24 | 28 | 09 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit Chevy | 200 | 0 | 57 | $100,458 | Running | |||
| 25 | 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 200 | 19 | 64.5 | $91,750 | Running | |||
| 26 | 21 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 199 | 18 | 55.4 | $104,658 | Running | |||
| 27 | 4 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 199 | 17 | 55.4 | $108,145 | Running | |||
| 28 | 13 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 198 | 16 | 55.7 | $111,091 | Running | |||
| 29 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 198 | 15 | 46.6 | $81,900 | Running | |||
| 30 | 27 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 198 | 0 | 50.1 | $88,650 | Running | |||
| 31 | 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 198 | 13 | 41.5 | $90,108 | Running | |||
| 32 | 38 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Eco-Fuel Saver Chevy | 198 | 12 | 36.5 | $86,750 | Running | |||
| 33 | 39 | 32 | Ken Schrader | VA Mortgage Company Ford | 197 | 11 | 32.7 | $87,522 | Running | |||
| 34 | 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy/Food 4 Less Dodge | 197 | 10 | 42.2 | $76,825 | Running | |||
| 35 | 36 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 196 | 0 | 33.1 | $76,600 | Running | |||
| 36 | 42 | 37 | Tony Raines | Race Fuel Energy Ford | 190 | 8 | 28 | $76,450 | Running | |||
| 37 | 31 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Accell Construction Chevy | 188 | 7 | 35.9 | $76,225 | Engine | |||
| 38 | 34 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Little Debbie Toyota | 182 | 6 | 47.5 | $102,320 | Accident | |||
| 39 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 105 | 6 | 1 | 78.7 | $123,880 | Engine | 1 | 15 |
| 40 | 41 | 60 | Todd Bodine(i) | Big Red Toyota | 50 | 0 | 27.3 | $75,675 | Transmission | |||
| 41 | 43 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Chevy | 47 | 4 | 1 | 40.6 | $75,505 | Electrical | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 39 | 0 | 29.1 | $75,415 | Transmission | |||
| 43 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 32 | 1 | 32.4 | $75,769 | Electrical |
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 88,000, Kevin Harvick won the Auto Club 400, his 15th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following cars dropped to the rear (reason): #20,36,46 (engine changes)
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 39 Mins, 06 Secs.
Average Speed: 150.849 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.144 Seconds
Caution Flags: 4 for 16 laps: Laps: 76-79 (Debris on track [78]); 104-107 (Debris on track [11]); 172-174 (#71 spin Turn 4 [09]); 187-191 (#47 accident Turn 2 [22]).
Lead Changes: 18 among 10 drivers: J. Montoya 1-6; D. Hamlin 7-21; Kyle Busch 22-31; J. Montoya 32; C. Bowyer 33; J. Johnson 34; J. Yeley 35-36; Kyle Busch 37-66; M. Truex Jr. 67; T. Stewart 68-69; Kyle Busch 70-76; T. Stewart 77-79; R. Newman 80-87; T. Stewart 88-91; Kyle Busch 92-137; T. Stewart 138-139; Kyle Busch 140-197; J. Johnson 198-199; K. Harvick 200;
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Kurt Busch, #22
Coors Light Pole Award : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 184.653 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18 crew chief Dave Rogers
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Ryan Newman, #39 180.737 mph, Lap 81
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Mark Cronquist, #18
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #29
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #29 ccGil Martin,0.202 sec
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Kevin Harvick, #29 23 places
Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Andy Lally, #71
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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