| 2016 Auto Club 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Mar 20, 2016 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .772 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 59Min 17Sec. | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 26 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 137.218 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 39 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 33 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Austin Dillon A. Dillon | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Crew Chief: | Richard Labbe | |||||
| Laps Led: | 25 of 205 | Pole Speed: | 188.482 MPH | |||||
| Official 2016 Auto Club 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Superman | Running |  | 44 | 205 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's | Running | | 41 | 205 | 142 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Sport Clips | Running |  | 39 | 205 | 2 |
| 4 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | AAA Southern California | Running |  | 38 | 205 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Fastenal | Running | | 36 | 205 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 24 | Chase Elliott (R) | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 36 | 205 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Subway | Running | | 35 | 205 | 9 |
| 8 | 11 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Food 4 Less / Scott Products | Running | | 33 | 205 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Wurth | Running | | 32 | 205 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Running | | 31 | 205 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Nationwide Insurance / Batman | Running | | 30 | 205 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 44 | Brian Scott (R) | Albertson's / White Tail | Running | | 29 | 205 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 14 | Brian Vickers | Janssen Arnie's Army Foundation | Running | | 28 | 205 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Caterpillar | Running | | 27 | 205 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | FVP / Menards | Running | | 26 | 205 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 38 | Landon Cassill | MDS Transport | Running | | 25 | 205 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 24 | 205 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Visine | Running | | 23 | 205 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt | Running | | 23 | 205 | 2 |
| 20 | 7 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Advocare | Running | | 21 | 205 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Running | | 20 | 205 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 23 | David Ragan | Dr. Pepper | Running | | 19 | 205 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 7 | Regan Smith | AIPAC | Running | | 18 | 205 | 0 |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | American Ethanol | Running | | 17 | 205 | 0 |
| 25 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's 75 | Running | | 16 | 205 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters | Running | | 15 | 205 | 0 |
| 27 | 33 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Cosmo Motors | Running | | 14 | 205 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Running | | 13 | 205 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 46 | Michael Annett | Pilot Flying J | Running | | 12 | 205 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | Running | | 11 | 205 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | WRL General Contractors | Running | | 10 | 205 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 78 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Furniture Row | Running | | 10 | 204 | 21 |
| 33 | 16 | 34 | Chris Buescher (R) | Love's Travel Stops | Running | | 8 | 204 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) | Can-Am | Running | | 7 | 200 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 21 | Ryan Blaney (R) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Accident | | 6 | 195 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 30 | Josh Wise | SBC Contractors | Running | | 5 | 195 | 0 |
| 37 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford EcoBoost | Engine | | 4 | 146 | 0 |
| 38 | 31 | 10 | Danica Patrick | TaxAct | Accident | | 3 | 120 | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Target | Accident | | 2 | 46 | 0 |
