Clint Bowyer (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) conquistou a pole-position para a Auto Club 400, no Auto Club Speedway, em Fontana, na Califórnia, terceira etapa da NASCAR Cup Series. Foi a primeira pole de Boweyr no ano, e quarta na categoria. Bowyer fez o tempo de 40s086 (179.614 mph).
Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) completa a primeira fila. Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) e Kurt Busch (Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet) dividem a segunda fila.
Kevin Harvick e Aric Almirola, parceiros na Kevin Harvick, formam a terceira fila.
Grid:
1 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 40.086
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40.093
3 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40.143
4 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 40.233
5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 40.250
6 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 40.280
7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 40.284
8 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 40.304
9 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 40.341
10 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 40.351
11 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 40.367
12 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 40.428
13 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40.485
14 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 40.487
15 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 40.491
16 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 40.503
17 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40.516
18 41 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 40.519
19 8 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.583
20 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 40.587
21 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40.610
22 95 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 40.698
23 38 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 40.699
24 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 40.738
25 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.750
26 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 40.761
27 6 Ross Chastain (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 40.783
28 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40.790
29 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40.955
30 52 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 41.484
31 96 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 41.511
32 15 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 41.819
33 77 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 41.975
34 53 Joey Gase (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 42.375
35 00 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 42.657
36 51 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 42.842
37 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 43.729
38 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.000