NASCAR Race California Auto Club 400 2016 Fontana, California GALLERY - SPRINT CUP
NASCAR Race California Auto Club 400 2016 Fontana, California Photos and Stories.
GALLERY - SPRINT CUP 2016-03-18 - 2016-03-20
Photos provided by George McClure Contact Photographer for Information.
GALLERY - SPRINT CUP
GALLERY - Xfinity Series
GALLERY - Prologue
Jimmie Johnson out ran Kevin Harvick in overtime by .772 seconds at Auto Club Speedway. Johnson shouted "Awesome teamwork, boys!" on his radio after the pass.
FONTANA, Calif. -- Jimmie Johnson won the battle between hometown heroes on Sunday, outdueling Kevin Harvick in overtime at Auto Club Speedway. This is Johnson's 77th checkered flag of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, breaking a tie with the late Dale Earnhardt for seventh on the all-time victory list.
Kyle Busch blew a tire and hit the Turn 3 wall on Lap 198 setting up the sixth and final caution of the afternoon sending the race into overtime.
Second place finisher Harvick described the late-race caution as a "worst-case scenario."
"We weren't very good on restarts for four or five laps, unless we were all by ourselves," said Harvick, who still leads the series by 11 points over Johnson. "The No. 48 was able to hang with us, and we just weren't able to drive it in like I needed to, just didn't have the front tires turning and the back wouldn't grip.
Hamlin came home third, with radioproblems. Joey Logano ran fourth, followed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who finished in his first top five since last year at Bristol.
Race Result Summary:
1- 48 Jimmie Johnson - Started; 19 •
2- 4 Kevin Harvick - Started; 2 •
3- 11 Denny Hamlin - Started; 3 •
4- 22 Joey Logano - Started; 9 •
5- 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr - Started; 18 •
6- 24 Chase Elliott - Started; 8 •
7- 19 Carl Edwards - Started; 5 •
8- 47 AJ Allmendinger - Started; 11 •
9- 2 Brad Keselowski - Started; 15 •
10- 1 Jamie McMurray - Started; 10 •
11- 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr - Started; 27 •
12- 44 Brian Scott - Started; 21 •
13- 14 Brian Vickers - Started; 24 •
14- 31 Ryan Newman - Started; 4 •
15- 27 Paul Menard - Started; 13 •
16- 38 Landon Cassill - Started; 34 •
17- 13 Casey Mears - Started; 23 •
18- 15 Clint Bowyer - Started; 29 •
19- 20 Matt Kenseth - Started; 20 •
20- 6 Trevor Bayne - Started; 7 •
21- 43 Aric Almirola - Started; 25 •
22- 23 David Ragan - Started; 35 •
23- 7 Regan Smith - Started; 28 •
24- 3 Austin Dillon - Started; 1 •
25- 18 Kyle Busch - Started; 6 •
26- 98 Cole Whitt - Started; 36 •
27- 83 Matt DiBenedetto - Started; 33 •
28- 5 Kasey Kahne - Started; 12 •
29- 46 Michael Annett - Started; 38 •
30- 41 Kurt Busch - Started; 26 •
31- 95 Michael McDowell - Started; 30 •
32- 78 Martin Truex Jr - Started; 17 •
33- 34 Chris Buescher - Started; 16 •
34- 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt - Started; 39 •
35- 21 Ryan Blaney - Started; 14 •
36- 30 Josh Wise - Started; 37 •
37- 16 Greg Biffle - Started; 22 •
38- 10 Danica Patrick - Started; 31 •
39- 42 Kyle Larson - Started; 32 •
10 Danica Patrick
13 Casey Mears
14 Brian Vickers
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr
21 Ryan Blaney
21 Ryan Blaney
22 Joey Logano
22 Joey Logano
23 David Ragan
27 Paul Menard
3 Austin Dillon
3 Austin Dillon
34 Chris Buescher
4 Kevin Harvick
4 Kevin Harvick
4 Kevin Harvick
4 Kevin Harvick
41 Kurt Busch
44 Brian Scott
44 Brian Scott
48 Jimmie Johnson
48 Jimmie Johnson
48 Jimmie Johnson
83 Matt DiBenedetto
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr
95 Michael McDowell
98 Cole Whitt
Dale Earnhardt Jr
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