2020 Auto Club 400

The 2020 Auto Club 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 1, 2020, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 200 laps on the two-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the third race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2020 Auto Club 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 3 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series
Date March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)
Location Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.22 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 152.753 miles per hour (245.832 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing
Time 40.086
Most laps led
Driver Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 110
Winner
No. 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy and Jeff Gordon
Nielsen Ratings 4.789 million[9]
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dan Hubbard (1 & 2) and Kurt Becker (3 & 4)

Report

Background

Auto Club Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) is a 2 miles (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. It is also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is the only track owned by ISC to have naming rights sold. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
6Ross Chastain (i)Roush Fenway RacingFord
8Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet
14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord
15Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet
17Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
37Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
41Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord
42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Garrett SmithleyPetty Ware RacingChevrolet
52J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
53Joey Gase (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota
77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota
96Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

Alex Bowman was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 40.125 seconds and a speed of 179.439 mph (288.779 km/h).[10]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.125179.439
2 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40.517177.703
3 8Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet40.539177.607
Official first practice results

Final practice

Alex Bowman was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 40.764 seconds and a speed of 176.626 mph (284.252 km/h).[11]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.764176.626
2 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord40.866176.186
3 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet40.868176.177
Official final practice results

Qualifying

Clint Bowyer scored the pole for the race with a time of 40.086 and a speed of 179.614 mph (289.061 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 14Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord40.086
2 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.093
3 88Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.143
4 1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40.233
5 4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord40.250
6 10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord40.280
7 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord40.284
8 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord40.304
9 42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40.341
10 47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet40.351
11 17Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord40.367
12 21Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord40.428
13 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.485
14 43Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet40.487
15 2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord40.491
16 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord40.503
17 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40.516
18 41Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord40.519
19 8Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet40.583
20 37Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet40.587
21 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40.610
22 95Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota40.698
23 38John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord40.699
24 13Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet40.738
25 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40.750
26 32Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord40.761
27 6Ross Chastain (i)Roush Fenway RacingFord40.783
28 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40.790
29 20Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40.955
30 52J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord41.484
31 96Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota41.511
32 15Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet41.819
33 77Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet41.975
34 53Joey Gase (i)Rick Ware RacingFord42.375
35 00Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet42.657
36 51Garrett SmithleyRick Ware RacingChevrolet42.842
37 66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota43.729
38 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
188Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
212Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord9
348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
410Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord7
51Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet6
62Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord5
722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord4
821Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord3
99Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
1018Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
112Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord10
288Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
42Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord7
519Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6
69Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
920Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
104Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 80

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1388Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20059
21718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20040
341Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20040
4139Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20040
5152Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord20044
62811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20034
7248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20046
8610Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord20036
954Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord20029
102920Erik JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20029
11198Tyler Reddick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet20026
12722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord20029
131221Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord20027
143819Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20029
152124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20022
161117Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord20021
17276Ross Chastain (i)Roush Fenway RacingFord2000
181841Cole Custer (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord19919
191612Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord19937
201047Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet19917
21942Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet19916
22834Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord19915
23114Clint BowyerStewart-Haas RacingFord19914
24253Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19913
252338John Hunter Nemechek (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord19912
262413Ty DillonGermain RacingChevrolet19911
271443Bubba WallaceRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet19810
283196Daniel SuárezGaunt Brothers RacingToyota1989
292632Corey LaJoieGo Fas RacingFord1978
302037Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet1977
313052J. J. Yeley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord1970
323215Brennan Poole (R)Premium MotorsportsChevrolet1955
333453Joey Gase (i)Rick Ware RacingFord1930
343651Garrett SmithleyPetty Ware RacingChevrolet1933
353500Quin Houff (R)StarCom RacingChevrolet1922
363377Reed SorensonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet1911
373766Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota1840
382295Christopher Bell (R)Leavine Family RacingToyota801
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 16 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 3 for 13
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 37 minutes and 7 seconds
  • Average speed: 152.753 miles per hour (245.832 km/h)

Media

Television

The race was the 20th race Fox Sports covered at the Auto Club Speedway. Mike Joy and three-time Auto Club winner Jeff Gordon called the race in the booth for Fox. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side. Larry McReynolds and Jamie McMurray provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analysts
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Vince Welch
Matt Yocum
Larry McReynolds
Jamie McMurray

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 2001 race winner Rusty Wallace called the race from the booth when the field raced their way down the front stretch. Dan Hubbard called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field raced their way through turns 1 and 2 & Kyle Rickey called the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field raced their way through turns 3 and 4. Kim Coon, Steve Post and Dillon Welch had the pit road duties for MRN.

MRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Rusty Wallace
Turns 1 & 2: Dan Hubbard
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey
Kim Coon
Steve Post
Dillon Welch

Standings after the race

References

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  3. "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  4. "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  5. "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  6. "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. February 29, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  7. "Auto Club 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  8. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  9. "Auto Club 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. Utter, Jim (February 28, 2020). "Bowman leads first Cup practice at Fontana as Chevys dominate". Motorsport.com. Fontana, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  11. Utter, Jim (February 28, 2020). "Alex Bowman tops final Cup practice; Kyle Busch tags wall". Motorsport.com. Fontana, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  12. Utter, Jim (February 29, 2020). "Bowyer narrowly beats out Johnson for Fontana pole". Motorsport.com. Fontana, California: Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
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