| Official Race Results | ||||||||
| Auto Club 400 - California Speedway | ||||||||
| March 20, 2016 Race 5 of 36 | ||||||||
| Average Speed: 137.2 M.P.H. | ||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .772 | Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 59 Min, 17 Sec | |||||||
| Lead Changes: 26 among 8 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 33 laps | ||||||||
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Status |
| 1 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's/Superman | 44/4 | 205 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's | 41/2 | 205 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Sport Clips | 39/1 | 205 | Running |
| 4 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | AAA Southern California | 38/1 | 205 | Running |
| 5 | 18 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Fastenal | 36/0 | 205 | Running |
| 6 | 8 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 36/1 | 205 | Running |
| 7 | 5 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | Subway | 35/1 | 205 | Running |
| 8 | 11 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Food4Less/Scott Products | 33/0 | 205 | Running |
| 9 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Wurth | 32/0 | 205 | Running |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 31/0 | 205 | Running |
| 11 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Nationwide/Batman | 30/0 | 205 | Running |
| 12 | 21 | 44 | Brian Scott | Ford | Albertsons Co/White Tail | 29/0 | 205 | Running |
| 13 | 24 | 14 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | Janssen Arnie's Army Charitable… | 28/0 | 205 | Running |
| 14 | 4 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 27/0 | 205 | Running |
| 15 | 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | FVP/Menards | 26/0 | 205 | Running |
| 16 | 34 | 38 | Landon Cassill | Ford | MDS Transport | 25/0 | 205 | Running |
| 17 | 23 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | GEICO | 24/0 | 205 | Running |
| 18 | 29 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Visine | 23/0 | 205 | Running |
| 19 | 20 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | DeWalt | 23/1 | 205 | Running |
| 20 | 7 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | AdvoCare | 21/0 | 205 | Running |
| 21 | 25 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 20/0 | 205 | Running |
| 22 | 35 | 23 | David Ragan | Toyota | Dr Pepper | 19/0 | 205 | Running |
| 23 | 28 | 7 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | AIPAC | 18/0 | 205 | Running |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | 17/0 | 205 | Running |
| 25 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's 75 | 16/0 | 205 | Running |
| 26 | 36 | 98 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters | 15/0 | 205 | Running |
| 27 | 33 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | Cosmo Motors | 14/0 | 205 | Running |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 13/0 | 205 | Running |
| 29 | 38 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | 12/0 | 205 | Running |
| 30 | 26 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Haas Automation/Monster Energy | 11/0 | 205 | Running |
| 31 | 30 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | WRL General Contractors | 10/0 | 205 | Running |
| 32 | 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | Furniture Row | 10/1 | 204 | Running |
| 33 | 16 | 34 | Chris Buescher | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 8/0 | 204 | Running |
| 34 | 39 | 32 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Ford | Can-Am | 7/0 | 200 | Running |
| 35 | 14 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire &… | 6/0 | 195 | Accident |
| 36 | 37 | 30 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | SBC Contractors | 5/0 | 195 | Running |
| 37 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | EcoBoost | 4/0 | 146 | Engine |
| 38 | 31 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | TaxAct | 3/0 | 120 | Accident |
| 39 | 32 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | 2/0 | 46 | Accident |