Matt Kenseth won his 12th career pole for Sunday’s Auto Club 400 with a lap of 187.32mph. Kenseth will lead the field to the green flag this Sunday for the first time in his career at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Points leader Brad Keselowski will start outside of Kenseth in the 2nd starting spot with Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, and Clint Bowyer rounding out the Top 5. Check out the starting lineup for the Auto Club 400 below:
| Starting Position | Car No. | Driver | Car Description | Speed (mph) | Time (secs) |
| 1 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Dollar General Toyota | 187.315 | 38.438 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Wurth Ford | 187.105 | 38.481 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s Spring is Calling Chevy | 186.935 | 38.516 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John’s Chevy | 186.901 | 38.523 |
| 5 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | PEAK Toyota | 186.461 | 38.614 |
| 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevy | 186.384 | 38.63 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | AAA Southern California Ford | 186.273 | 38.653 |
| 8 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 186.013 | 38.707 |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Subway Ford | 185.878 | 38.735 |
| 10 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevy | 185.792 | 38.753 |
| 11 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Target Chevy | 185.773 | 38.757 |
| 12 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Chevy | 185.725 | 38.767 |
| 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 185.323 | 38.851 |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 185.314 | 38.853 |
| 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard Chevy | 185.29 | 38.858 |
| 16 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Caterpillar Chevy | 185.209 | 38.875 |
| 17 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Haas Automation Chevy | 185.166 | 38.884 |
| 18 | 47 | A.J. Allmendinger | Charter Chevy | 184.715 | 38.979 |
| 19 | 55 | Brian Vickers | TreatMyClot.com/Aaron’s Toyota | 184.521 | 39.02 |
| 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Cheerios Chevy | 183.96 | 39.139 |
| 21 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Farmland Ford | 183.955 | 39.14 |
| 22 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford EcoBoost Ford | 183.861 | 39.16 |
| 23 | 7 | Michael Annett | Pilot/Flying J Chevy | 183.491 | 39.239 |
| 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Aerospace Ford | 185.095 | 38.899 |
| 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald’s Chevy | 184.525 | 39.019 |
| 26 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Time Warner Cable Chevy | 184.322 | 39.062 |
| 27 | 10 | Danica Patrick | GoDaddy/Get Found Chevy | 184.299 | 39.067 |
| 28 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt Professional Agriculture Chevy | 183.983 | 39.134 |
| 29 | 38 | David Gilliland | Love’s Travel Stops Ford | 183.922 | 39.147 |
| 30 | 27 | Paul Menard | Duracell/Menards Chevy | 183.641 | 39.207 |
| 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Chevy | 183.58 | 39.22 |
| 32 | 30 | Parker Kligerman | Swan Energy Toyota | 182.918 | 39.362 |
| 33 | 35 | David Reutimann | MDS Transport Ford | 182.219 | 39.513 |
| 34 | 26 | Cole Whitt | Swan Energy Toyota | 181.525 | 39.664 |
| 35 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | SK Hand Tools Ford | 181.507 | 39.668 |
| 36 | 36 | Reed Sorenson | Chevy | 181.365 | 39.699 |
| 37 | 33 | Brian Scott | Whitetail Chevy | 181.246 | 39.725 |
| 38 | 98 | Josh Wise | Trench Shoring Company Chevy | 181.059 | 39.766 |
| 39 | 83 | Ryan Truex | Borla Exhaust Toyota | 180.659 | 39.854 |
| 40 | 23 | Alex Bowman | Dr.Pepper Toyota | 180.619 | 39.863 |
| 41 | 34 | David Ragan | Taco Bell Ford | 180.284 | 39.937 |
| 42 | 66 | Joe Nemechek | Land Castle Title Toyota | 180.009 | 39.998 |
| 43 | 40 | Landon Cassill | CRC Brakleen/FiberLock Chevy | 0 | 0 |
