NASCAR Sprint Cup Lineup for the 2011 Auto Club 400

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series swings back to the west coast for a run at the Auto Club Speedway for the 15th Annual Auto Club 400 Sunday, March 27, 2011. The race is schedule for a 3 p.m. start time. Juan Pablo Montoya continued his good start to the 2011 season by taking the pole with a speed of 184.653. Struggling Richard Childress Racing driver Jeff Burton also qualified in the top ten and will start on the inside of the fourth row.

Qualifying for Sunday's race was not without surprises. Recent heavy rain in California caused some track weeping and delayed the cars from hitting the track on time. Sprint Cup point leader Kurt Busch could only muster enough speed for a middle of the field start in the 23rd starting position while Jimmie Johnson who has owned the last several races at Auto Club Speedway could only find enough speed for sixth row start.

The Auto Club 400 promises to be a great race this year, and fans can count on all the starters to run as hard as they can to stay in the top 35 in points. No start and park running for this race. After the race this Sunday, NASCAR will base the guaranteed starting positions on 2011 points. Check the lineup to see where your favorite driver will start.

Pos___Car___Driver ____________Time__Speed
Row 1:
1_____42____Juan Pablo Montoya__38.992 184.653
2_____11____Denny Hamlin ______ 39.073 184.270
Row 2:
3_____20____Joey Logano________39.102 184.134
4_____78____Regan Smith________39.124 184.030
Row 3:
5_____14____Tony Stewart________39.133 183.988
6______6____David Ragan________39.196183.692
Row 4:
7_____31____Jeff Burton_________39.211 183.622
8_____18____Kyle Busch_________39.241 183.482
Row 5:
9_____39____Ryan Newman______39.245 183.463
10_____5____Mark Martin________39.248 183.449
Row 6:
11____17____Matt Kenseth_______ 39.257 183.407
12_____1____Jamie McMurray____ 39.292 183.243
Row 7:
13_____9____Marcos Ambrose____39.317 183.127
14____00____David Reutimann____39.320 183.113
Row 8:
15____27____Paul Menard________39.355 182.950
16____48____Jimmie Johnson_____ 39.359 182.931
Row 9:
17____33____Clint Bowyer________ 39.366 182.899
18____99____Carl Edwards_______ 39.388 182.797
Row 10:
19____83____Brian Vickers_______39.418 182.658
20____43____A J Allmendinger____39.448 182.519
Row 11:
21_____2____Brad Keselowski____39.450 182.510
22_____4____Kasey Kahne_______39.481 182.366
Row 12:
23____22____Kurt Busch________ 39.552 182.039
24____29____Kevin Harvick ______ 39.580 181.910
Row 13:
25____13____Casey Mears_______39.592 181.855
26____56____Martin Truex Jr._____39.602 181.809
Row 14:
27____21____Trevor Bayne_______39.603 181.804
28____09____Landon Cassill(i)____39.627 181.694
Row 15:
29____24____Jeff Gordon________ 39.632 181.671
30____88____Dale Earnhardt Jr.___ 39.662 181.534
Row 16:
31____36____Dave Blaney_______ 39.793 180.936
32____16____Greg Biffle_________39.826 180.786
Row 17:
33____66____Michael McDowell___ 39.866 180.605
34____47____Bobby Labonte_____ 39.925 180.338
Row 18:
35_____7____Robby Gordon ______39.938 180.279
36____38____Travis Kvapil(i)______ 39.997 180.014
Row 19:
37____34____David Gilliland_____ 40.067 179.699
38____71____Andy Lally #_______ 40.233 178.958
Row 20:
39____32____Ken Schrader ______40.463 177.940
40____87____Joe Nemechek(i)____ 40.527 177.659
Row 21:
41____60____Todd Bodine(i)_____ 40.780 176.557
42____37____Tony Raines________40.990 175.653
Row 22:
43 46 J J Yeley

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