| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Auto Club 400 - California Speedway | |||||||||
| March 27, 2011 Race 5 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 150.849 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.144 | Time of Race: 02:39:06 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 76-79, 104-107, 172-174, 187-191 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches | 47/4 | 200 | Running | $331,961 |
| 2 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 43/1 | 200 | Running | $240,786 |
| 3 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 43/2 | 200 | Running | $214,816 |
| 4 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 40/0 | 200 | Running | $172,111 |
| 5 | 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 40/1 | 200 | Running | $159,950 |
| 6 | 18 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 38/0 | 200 | Running | $149,591 |
| 7 | 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Reagan Presidential Foundation's Centennial Celebration / Childress Inst. for Pediatric Trauma | 38/1 | 200 | Running | $144,108 |
| 8 | 19 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 36/0 | 200 | Running | $128,464 |
| 9 | 22 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 35/0 | 200 | Running | $124,408 |
| 10 | 1 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 35/1 | 200 | Running | $144,583 |
| 11 | 32 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 33/0 | 200 | Running | $108,675 |
| 12 | 30 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Amp Energy / National Guard | 32/0 | 200 | Running | $101,325 |
| 13 | 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 32/1 | 200 | Running | $134,083 |
| 14 | 20 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 30/0 | 200 | Running | $127,911 |
| 15 | 7 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 29/0 | 200 | Running | $99,550 |
| 16 | 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Serta / Menards | 28/0 | 200 | Running | $89,475 |
| 17 | 23 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Auto Club | 27/0 | 200 | Running | $134,900 |
| 18 | 29 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 26/0 | 200 | Running | $125,111 |
| 19 | 14 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's / HP Partner of the Year | 25/0 | 200 | Running | $115,283 |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 24/0 | 200 | Running | $95,175 |
| 21 | 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 24/1 | 200 | Running | $93,975 |
| 22 | 6 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS "We Love Logistics" | 22/0 | 200 | Running | $94,300 |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 21/0 | 200 | Running | $120,739 |
| 24 | 28 | 9 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | 0 | 200 | Running | $100,458 |
| 25 | 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 19/0 | 200 | Running | $91,750 |
| 26 | 21 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 18/0 | 199 | Running | $104,658 |
| 27 | 4 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 17/0 | 199 | Running | $108,145 |
| 28 | 13 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 16/0 | 198 | Running | $111,091 |
| 29 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 15/0 | 198 | Running | $81,900 |
| 30 | 27 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 198 | Running | $88,650 |
| 31 | 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 13/0 | 198 | Running | $90,108 |
| 32 | 38 | 71 | Andy Lally * | Chevrolet | Super Eco-Fuel Saver | 12/0 | 198 | Running | $86,750 |
| 33 | 39 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | VA Mortgage Center | 11/0 | 197 | Running | $87,522 |
| 34 | 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy / Food 4 Less | 10/0 | 197 | Running | $76,825 |
| 35 | 36 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 0 | 196 | Running | $76,600 |
| 36 | 42 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | Race Fuel Energy Drink | 8/0 | 190 | Running | $76,450 |
| 37 | 31 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 7/0 | 188 | Engine | $76,225 |
| 38 | 34 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Little Debbie | 6/0 | 182 | Accident | $102,320 |
| 39 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 6/1 | 105 | Engine | $123,880 |
| 40 | 41 | 60 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | Big Red | 0 | 50 | Transmission | $75,675 |
| 41 | 43 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Red Line Oil | 4/1 | 47 | Electrical | $75,505 |
| 42 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 0 | 39 | Transmission | $75,415 |
| 43 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 1/0 | 32 | Electrical | $75,769 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||