NASCAR Monster Energy Cup-Auto Club 400 Results By The Associated Press Sunday At Auto Club Speedway Fontana, Calif. Lap length: 2.00 miles (Start position in parentheses)

finish in 52 races. Martin Truex Jr. was fourth after challenging Larson aggressively, and Joey Logano roared up to fifth.

Larson added to his other career victory, which came on NASCAR’s other 2-mile oval at Michigan.

After an early NASCAR season full of dominant cars getting stung at the finish, Larson wasted none of his advantage.

“He’s on a really nice roll, and it takes everything,” said Keselowski, who surged into second after two outstanding late restarts.

“This is a sport of speed, execution and luck, and when you’re on a roll like that, you’ve got all three on your side.”

Ganassi credited the win to his young driver’s increasing maturity, along with his fast car, of course. Larson is a former Earnhardt Ganassi Racing development driver who landed with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2014, showing steady promise that built to this spectacular season to date.

“I think he’s got a lot of runway, and we don’t even have the engines pulled up yet,” Ganassi said of Larson’s potential. “I think he’s got a long way to go. I have no idea what he’s capable of. Your guess is as good as mine.”

Larson is only the second driver in Fontana history to win from the pole, joining six-time race champion Jimmie Johnson, who did it in 2008. Johnson finished 21st after starting near the back in his backup car.

Johnson, Keselowski and Phoenix winner Ryan Newman all sustained minor damage early on, but Larson was fast from the start.

Larson won the first stage of 60 laps, earning his first stage victory of the season, but lost his lead during a slow stop after getting too close to the wall on pit road. Truex won the second stage, but Larson slipped past him to reclaim the lead on the first lap of the final stage. 1. (1) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 202 laps, 0 rating, 59 points. 2. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 202, 0, 36. 3. (17) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 202, 0, 46. 4. (4) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 202, 0, 52. 5. (35) Joey Logano, Ford, 202, 0, 39. 6. (8) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 202, 0, 43. 7. (10) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 202, 0, 30. 8. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 202, 0, 39. 9. (19) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 202, 0, 30. 10. (13) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 202, 0, 43. 11. (11) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 202, 0, 26. 12. (14) Erik Jones, Toyota, 202, 0, 34. 13. (7) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 202, 0, 24. 14. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 202, 0, 26. 15. (5) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 202, 0, 22. 16. (18) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 202, 0, 21. 17. (24) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 202, 0, 20. 18. (21) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 202, 0, 19. 19. (31) Aric Almirola, Ford, 202, 0, 18. 20. (12) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 202, 0, 17. 21. (37) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 202, 0, 16. 22. (16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 202, 0, 15. 23. (36) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 202, 0, 14. 24. (15) Kurt Busch, Ford, 201, 0, 13. 25. (20) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 201, 0, 12. 26. (22) Danica Patrick, Ford, 200, 0, 11. 27. (26) Landon Cassill, Ford, 200, 0, 10. 28. (23) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, 0, 9. 29. (38) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 200, 0, 8. 30. (30) Corey LaJoie, Toyota, 200, 0, 7. 31. (27) David Ragan, Ford, 199, 0, 6. 32. (28) Cole Whitt, Ford, 199, 0, 5. 33. (25) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 198, 0, 4. 34. (29) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 197, 0, 3. 35. (34) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 193, 0, 0. 36. (6) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, accident, 184, 0, 1. 37. (39) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, accident, 173, 0, 1. 38. (33) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 117, 0, 1. 39. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, engine, 99, 0, 1. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 136.370 mph. Time of Race: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 46 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.779 seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 29 laps. Lead Changes: 17 among 8 drivers. Lap Leaders: K.Larson 1-5; P.Menard 6-7; K.Larson 8-32; C.Elliott 33-34; J.Logano 35; M.Truex 36-47; K.Larson 48-63; M.Truex 6490; C.Elliott 91-92; M.Truex 93-122; K.Larson 123; M.Truex 124-127; K.Larson 128-155; Ky.Busch 156-162; T.Dillon 163; K.Larson 164192; D.Hamlin 193-196; K.Larson 197-202 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Larson, 7 times for 103 laps; M.Truex, 4 times for 69 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 6 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 3 laps; C.Elliott, 2 times for 2 laps; P.Menard, 1 time for 1 lap; T.Dillon, 1 time for 0 laps; J.Logano, 1 time for 0 laps. Wins: Ku.Busch, 1; B.Keselowski, 1; K.Larson, 1; R.Newman, 1; M.Truex, 1. Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Larson, 243; 2. C.Elliott, 214; 3. M.Truex, 205; 4. B.Keselowski, 179; 5. J.Logano, 174; 6. J.McMurray, 162; 7. R.Blaney, 157; 8. C.Bowyer, 143; 9. K.Harvick, 137; 10. Ky.Busch, 136; 11. D.Hamlin, 123; 12. R.Newman, 123; 13. K.Kahne, 122; 14. Ku.Busch, 118; 15. E.Jones, 116; 16. T.Bayne, 114. NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.