Race: Auto Club 400
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Race 5 of 36
Date: March 18, 2018
Track: Auto Club Speedway
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Auto Club 400 Race Information
| Winner | Martin Truex Jr | Car | No. 78 Toyota |
| Team / Owner | Furniture Row Racing | Sponsor | Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY |
| Winner Start | 1st | Winner Laps Led | 125 |
| Started First | Martin Truex Jr | Most Laps Led | Martin Truex Jr (125) |
| Race Distance | 400.0 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2 miles |
| Track Type | Paved Tri-Oval | Starters | 37 |
| Different Leaders | 7 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 10 |
| Average Speed | 147.526 mph | Lead Changes | 16 |
| Cautions | 5 for 21 laps | Pole Speed |
Auto Club 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 200 | 125 | Running | 60 |
| 2 | 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 62 | Running | 51 |
| 4 | 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Wurth | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 49 |
| 5 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Auto Club of Southern California | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 9 | Running | 45 |
| 6 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 1 | Running | 39 |
| 7 | 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | SiriusXM | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 8 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | PPG | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's for Pros | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow Coating | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 26 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush Truck Centers | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 12 | 27 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 28 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Nationwide | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 7 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation/Monster Energy | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 15 | 29 | 24 | William Byron | AXALTA | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 1 | Running | 23 |
| 16 | 31 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 1 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 16 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 14 | 21 | Paul Menard | Menards/FVP | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 19 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr | Farmer John | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 9 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet Accessories | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 32 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Kroger ClickList | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 30 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | ARRIS | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 34 | 95 | Kasey Kahne | WRL General Contractors | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 1 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 21 | 38 | David Ragan | 1000Bowls.com | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 17 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Twisted Tea | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 37 | 72 | Cole Whitt | SoCal Chevy | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 15 | Ross Chastain (i) | LowT Center | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Healthy Choice Power Bowls | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 18 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Can-Am/Wholey | GO FAS Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 20 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Earthwater | BK Racing | Toyota | 194 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 35 | 51 | Timmy Hill (i) | Bubba Burgers | Rick Ware Racing | Toyota | 193 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 34 | 24 | 55 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Running | 3 | |
| 35 | 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Beer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 191 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 23 | 00 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | VRX Simulators | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | Running | 1 |
| 37 | 13 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Perfomance Plus | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 108 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
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