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Below is a breakdown of how the full 43-car field fared at Auto Club Speedway:
1. Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. "Superman" had his cape tugged on throughout the day, but when it mattered most, the six-time champion took the lead from Kevin Harvick late to earn his 77th career win and surpass Dale Earnhardt on the all-time win list. Grade: A+
2. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Despite an unscheduled stop on Lap 71, Harvick had the best car in the field and led a race-high 142 laps. As the race was pushed into overtime, Harvick could not keep "Superman" Jimmie Johnson at bay. Grade: A+
3. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin was hit with two pit road penalties, had issues with his radio, but overcame it all. As the race entered overtime, Hamlin restarted in the lead on the outside lane, but did not get a great push on the green. As the action spanned out, Hamlin slipped to third. Grade: A-
4. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford, Team Penske. Logano led the way for Team Penske and quietly worked his way to the lead with 37 laps to go in the scheduled 200-lap event. He had a close call with Martin Truex Jr., causing damage to the No. 78 and leading to words with Truex after the race. Grade: A-
5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing. After being fast on Fridays and Saturdays throughout the first four weeks, Stenhouse and the crew finally put it together on Sunday. Stenhouse earned his first top-five finish in almost a year. Grade: A+
6. Chase Elliott, No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Another impressive outing for the rookie driver, as he was a factor at the front of the field for the majority of the afternoon. Grade: A
7. Carl Edwards, No. 19 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Running toward the front of the field for much of the day, Edwards was hit with a pit road speeding penalty under the fourth caution. Edwards was a contender late in the going, but faded with worn tires in the final 10 laps. Grade: B+
8. AJ Allmendinger, No. 47 Chevrolet, JTG Daugherty Racing. 'Dinger started 11th and was inside the top 10 early on, but had an unscheduled stop on Lap 72. Along with Harvick, this put him on a different sequence than the leaders. He recovered for his first top 10 of the season. Grade: A-
9. Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Ford, Team Penske. The Paul Wolfe-led team had a tire violation on the second caution of the day, but Keselowski rebounded to finish inside the top 10. Grade: B+
10. Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. McMurray had a solid weekend all around, starting 10th, finishing 10th and earning his best finish of the year. Grade: A
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. The "Dark Knight" ran into adversity early after contact with Kurt Busch. Earnhardt fell to 27th before the 15th lap of the race. He got back on the lead lap with the free pass on Lap 156 and worked his way almost back to the top 10. Grade: B+
12. Brian Scott, No. 44 Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports. The RPM driver had a strong day after recovering from going a lap down early. Scott and the team never gave up and knocked on the door of the top 10. Grade: B+
13. Brian Vickers, No. 14 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. On Lap 25, Vickers caught the outside wall and was forced to pit road with damage. He was able to recover and earn a top-15 finish. Grade: B+
14. Ryan Newman, No. 31 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. The crew worked on the handling of the No. 31 car throughout the race, but went the wrong direction on the final stop of the day after running in the top 10. Grade: B
15. Paul Menard, No. 27 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. Menard was too fast exiting pit road on Lap 84 and went a lap down. He took the wave around to get back on the lead lap and climbed back to 15th. Grade: B-
16. Landon Cassill, No. 38 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. Earning his best finish of the season, Cassill worked his way up from the 34th starting spot and nearly finished inside the top 15. Grade: B+
17. Casey Mears, No. 13 Chevrolet, Germain Racing. A spark on the left rear tire caused a fire on the No. 13 during the fourth caution of the day, but no one was injured. The team recovered and earned its second top 20 of the season. Grade: B-
18. Clint Bowyer, No. 15 Chevrolet, HScott Motorsports. Running in the top 25, Bowyer had a flat left rear under the third yellow of the day. In addition, the team was over the wall too soon dropping him to 28th on the restart on Lap 115. Still, after a rough start to 2016, Bowyer earned his best finish of the year. Grade: C+
19. Matt Kenseth, No. 20 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. One of the best cars in the field early, Kenseth was in the top five and contending for the lead by Lap 60. However, Kenseth's day came apart on pit road with a speeding penalty and another penalty for an uncontrolled tire. Grade: C
20. Trevor Bayne, No. 6 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing. Bayne hit the wall a few times and rode the blue SAFER barrier to bring out the caution at Lap 108. Grade: C
21. Aric Almirola, No. 43 Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports. Almirola admitted Sunday's finish was "disappointing," as they fought the handling of the car much of the day. Grade: C
22. David Ragan, No. 23 Toyota, BK Racing. After starting 35th, Ragan went a lap down, but took the wave around to get back on the lead lap by the end of the day. Grade: C+
23. Regan Smith, No. 7 Chevrolet, Tommy Baldwin Racing. Smith narrowly avoided Danica Patrick’s wildly spinning car, which would have been disastrous for the Tommy Baldwin Racing driver. Grade: C
24. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. After starting on the pole and winning the XFINITY Series race in dramatic fashion, Dillon had a lackluster day in the No. 3 Chevrolet. Grade: C-
25. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Coming off a rough finish to the day on Saturday, Busch hit pit road early on Lap 20 with a vibration after contact with the wall. He fell to 35th, one lap down, but recovered to contend for the win late. Chasing Harvick for the lead, Busch lost a tire and hit the outside wall on Lap 199 and heavily damaged the car. Grade: B-
26. Cole Whitt, No. 98 Chevrolet, Premium Motorsports. Whitt started 36th, but moved up throughout the day to earn the best finish of his season so far. Grade: C+
27. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 83 Toyota, BK Racing. A penalty for removing equipment brought DiBenedetto back to pit road under green. He later bounced the car off the wall. Grade: C-
28. Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. A melted bead on the left rear brought Kahne to pit road early and put him a lap down. He was also called to the NASCAR hauler after the race for his contact with Danica Patrick. Grade: F
29. Michael Annett, No. 46 Chevrolet, HScott Motorsports. Starting 38th, Annett took the wave around to get back on the lead lap and climbed to 29th by the time the checked flag flew. Grade: C
30. Kurt Busch, No. 41 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. In a backup car after hitting the wall in practice, Busch suffered damage early after contact with Dale Jr., fell to 36th and pitted on Lap 17 with smoke in the car. A rough weekend for the No. 41 bunch. Grade: C
31. Michael McDowell, No. 95 Chevrolet, Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing. McDowell finished one spot ahead of where he started and was the last car on the lead lap. Grade: C
32. Martin Truex Jr., No. 78 Toyota, Furniture Row Racing. Truex had one of the strongest cars all day, but as his tires went away with 50 laps to go he had a close call with Joey Logano, which put the No. 78 into the wall. Truex was also hit with a pit road speeding penalty on Lap 154. Grade: B-
33. Chris Buescher, No. 34 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. Buescher got into the wall early and damaged the right side of the car, which was disappointing after starting 16th. Grade: C-
34. Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 32 Ford, Go Fas Racing. Earnhardt started shotgun on the field and finished five laps down, but still made gains on the day. Grade: C-
35. Ryan Blaney, No. 21 Ford, Wood Brothers Racing. After an appearance on "American Idol," Blaney ran in the top 10 early, but faded into the top 20 in the closing stages of the race. He caught the wall with late and ended the West Coast swing on a sour note. Grade: C-
36. Josh Wise, No. 30 Chevrolet, The Motorsports Group. Wise gained one spot on the day, but that was in large part to the troubles of others ahead of him. Grade: D.
37. Greg Biffle, No. 16 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing. With less than 70 laps to go, the motor began to go sour on Biffle’s car. He brought the car to the garage with just over 50 laps to go. Grade: D
38. Danica Patrick, No. 10 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Patrick was running 18th when she was hit from the right rear by Kasey Kahne. Her car made hard contact with the outside wall, bringing out the fourth caution of the day. Grade: B
39. Kyle Larson, No 42 Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. After struggling with the handling, the left rear tire went down and Larson took a wild ride that ended in a head-on hit hard into the inside wall, lifting the car into the air. Thankfully for the SAFER barrier, Larson walked away unharmed. Grade: C
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