NASCAR Cup Fontana starting lineup: Cindric on pole
In yet another session slowed by several spins, rookie Austin Cindric triumphed in qualifying to take pole position at Auto Club Speedway.
The Team Penske driver is fresh off his first career win in the season-opening Daytona 500, beating out GMS Petty's Erik Jones for the top spot in qualifying.
Several drivers including Chase Elliott, William Byron, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Aric Almirola had incidents during the session as these new cars continue to prove themselves difficult to drive.
| Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | Austin Cindric |
| 2 | Erik Jones |
| 3 | Kyle Busch |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin |
| 5 | Daniel Hemric |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney |
| 7 | Joey Logano |
| 8 | Chase Elliott |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski |
| 10 | William Byron |
| 11 | Tyler Reddick |
| 12 | Martin Truex Jr. |
| 13 | Kyle Larson |
| 14 | Alex Bowman |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez |
| 16 | Austin Dillon |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 18 | Ty Dillon |
| 19 | Christopher Bell |
| 20 | Chris Buescher |
| 21 | Cole Custer |
| 22 | Harrison Burton |
| 23 | Michael McDowell |
| 24 | Chase Briscoe |
| 25 | Corey LaJoie |
| 26 | Todd Gilliland |
| 27 | Cody Ware |
| 28 | Josh Bilicki |
| 29 | Garrett Smithley |
| 30 | BJ McLeod |
| 31 | Aric Almirola |
| 32 | Kevin Harvick |
| 33 | Ross Chastain |
| 34 | Bubba Wallace |
| 35 | Justin Haley |
| 36 | Kurt Busch |
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