| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Auto Club 400 - California Speedway | |||||||||
| March 24, 2013 Race 5 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 135.351 M.P.H. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: Caution | Time of Race: 2 Hrs., 57 Mins., 19 Secs. | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 among 8 drivers | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9 for 35 laps | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 48/5 | 200 | Running | 334,233 |
| 2 | 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard | 42/0 | 200 | Running | 212,340 |
| 3 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | AAA Southern California | 42/1 | 200 | Running | 193,673 |
| 4 | 24 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | SUBWAY | 40/0 | 200 | Running | 176,615 |
| 5 | 10 | 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Serta | 39/0 | 200 | Running | 146,585 |
| 6 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Window Film | 38/0 | 200 | Running | 130,740 |
| 7 | 5 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | 38/1 | 200 | Running | 146,631 |
| 8 | 27 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / CertainTeed | 36/0 | 200 | Running | 138,156 |
| 9 | 16 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 35/0 | 200 | Running | 119,365 |
| 10 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | WIX Filters | 34/0 | 200 | Running | 144,148 |
| 11 | 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 33/0 | 200 | Running | 145,616 |
| 12 | 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation | 32/0 | 200 | Running | 146,666 |
| 13 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's | 32/1 | 200 | Running | 143,816 |
| 14 | 23 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Farmland | 30/0 | 200 | Running | 136,516 |
| 15 | 11 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 29/0 | 200 | Running | 126,338 |
| 16 | 26 | 51 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 28/0 | 200 | Running | 122,488 |
| 17 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 27/0 | 200 | Running | 105,280 |
| 18 | 7 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 26/0 | 200 | Running | 128,655 |
| 19 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 25/0 | 200 | Running | 122,225 |
| 20 | 31 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | NOS | 24/0 | 200 | Running | 142,816 |
| 21 | 29 | 7 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SANY | 23/0 | 200 | Running | 108,738 |
| 22 | 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Rush Truck Centers / MOBIL 1 | 23/1 | 200 | Running | 137,405 |
| 23 | 3 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 21/0 | 200 | Running | 143,421 |
| 24 | 42 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | 21/1 | 200 | Running | 112,313 | |
| 25 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 20/1 | 199 | Accident | 120,080 |
| 26 | 40 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 18/0 | 199 | Running | 88,105 |
| 27 | 37 | 36 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 17/0 | 199 | Running | 90,705 |
| 28 | 25 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Charter | 16/0 | 198 | Running | 107,552 |
| 29 | 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Long John Silver's | 15/0 | 198 | Running | 89,705 |
| 30 | 36 | 33 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Autos / Precon Marine | 14/0 | 194 | Running | 90,955 |
| 31 | 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Swan Energy / Lean1 | 13/0 | 193 | Running | 88,755 |
| 32 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | MaddiesPlaceRocks.com | 0/0 | 193 | Running | 86,055 |
| 33 | 28 | 83 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 11/0 | 192 | Oil Leak | 85,830 |
| 34 | 33 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 11/1 | 188 | Running | 93,630 |
| 35 | 13 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 9/0 | 184 | Engine | 128,038 |
| 36 | 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | MAC Tools | 8/0 | 182 | Running | 112,479 |
| 37 | 9 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 7/0 | 179 | Running | 93,034 |
| 38 | 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 6/0 | 169 | Running | 106,524 |
| 39 | 39 | 32 | Timmy Hill | Ford | OXY Water | 5/0 | 108 | Rear Gear | 75,310 |
| 40 | 30 | 35 | Josh Wise | Ford | MDS Transport | 0/0 | 103 | Overheating | 71,310 |
| 41 | 38 | 44 | Scott Riggs | Ford | No Label | 3/0 | 66 | Vibration | 67,310 |
| 42 | 35 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 2/0 | 60 | Vibration | 63,310 |
| 43 | 41 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | G-Oil / Plinker Tactical / Doubletree | 0/0 | 44 | Fuel Pump | 59,810 |