Joey Logano won the 14th Royal Purple 300, his 10th victory in 92 NASCAR Nationwide Series races and his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in seven races at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana. Logano's first Nationwide victory came on October 10, 2010.

This is Joe Gibbs Racing's eighth consecutive victory in the series at
Auto Club Speedway.

Race results

1. #18 Joey Logano Toyota 150 laps 2h 08m 27s (0pts)
2. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 150 laps + 1.066s (43/1 pts)
3. #22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 150 laps + 1.903s (0pts)
4. #11 Brian Scott Toyota 150 laps + 5.223s (40/0 pts)
5. #3 Austin Dillon * Chevrolet 150 laps + 5.429s (39/0 pts)
6. #38 Brad Sweet Chevrolet 150 laps + 5.481s (38/0 pts)
7. #09 Kenny Wallace Toyota 150 laps + 6.991s (37/0 pts)
8. #54 Kyle Busch Toyota 150 laps + 7.624s (0pts)
9. #2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 150 laps + 8.738s (36/1 pts)
10. #33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 150 laps + 9.433s (0pts)
11. #43 Michael Annett Ford 150 laps + 10.325s (33/0 pts)
12. #30 James Buescher Chevrolet 150 laps + 11.190s (0pts)
13. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 150 laps + 12.814s (31/0 pts)
14. #60 Trevor Bayne Ford 150 laps + 15.252s (31/1 pts)
15. #81 Jason Bowles * Toyota 150 laps + 15.281s (29/0 pts)
16. #19 Tayler Malsam Toyota 150 laps + 18.971s (28/0 pts)
17. #44 Mike Bliss Toyota 150 laps + 19.202s (27/0 pts)
18. #01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 150 laps + 19.491s (26/0 pts)
19. #87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 150 laps + 1 lap (25/0 pts)
20. #51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 148 laps + 2 laps (24/0 pts)
21. #23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet 148 laps + 2 laps (23/0 pts)
22. #124 Benny Gordon * Chevrolet 148 laps + 2 laps (22/0 pts)
23. #39 Joey Gase * Ford 148 laps + 2 laps (21/0 pts)
24. #40 Erik Darnell Chevrolet 147 laps + 3 laps (20/0 pts)
25. #41 Blake Koch Chevrolet 147 laps + 3 laps (19/0 pts)
26. #14 Eric McClure Toyota 146 laps + 4 laps (18/0 pts)
27. #50 T.J. Bell Ford 145 laps + 5 laps (17/0 pts)
28. #4 Daryl Harr Chevrolet 145 laps + 5 laps (16/0 pts)
29. #52 Tim Schendel Chevrolet 145 laps + 5 laps (15/0 pts)
30. #88 Cole Whitt * Chevrolet 142 laps In Pit (14/0 pts)
31. #70 David Green Dodge 139 laps In Pit (13/0 pts)
32. #31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 112 laps Out of Race (13/1 pts)
33. #28 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 82 laps In Pit (11/0 pts)
34. #89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 66 laps Out of Race (10/0 pts)
35. #7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 63 laps Out of Race (9/0 pts)
36. #108 Tim Andrews Ford 22 laps In Pit (8/0 pts)
37. #15 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 9 laps In Pit (0pts)
38. #46 Chase Miller Chevrolet 8 laps In Pit (6/0 pts)
39. #42 Josh Wise Chevrolet 6 laps Out of Race (0pts)
40. #174 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 5 laps In Pit (4/0 pts)
41. #47 Scott Speed Chevrolet 4 laps In Pit (0pts)
42. #172 John Jackson Toyota 3 laps In Pit (2/0 pts)
43. #10 Jeff Green Toyota 2 laps In Pit (1/0 pts)

Qualifying times

Joey Logano took pole position in qualifying earlier on Saturday afternoon with a lap of 40.227s (178.984 mph.) It's Logano's 18th pole in 92 NASCAR Nationwide Series races; he also won pole for last week's race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

This is Logano's third pole in seven races at Auto Club Speedway, the most recent being two years ago.

1. #18 Joey Logano Toyota 40.227s (Leader) 178.984mph
2. #31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 40.633s (-0.406) 177.196mph
3. #22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 40.653s (-0.426) 177.109mph
4. #3 Austin Dillon* Chevrolet 40.695s (-0.468) 176.926mph
5. #2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 40.700s (-0.473) 176.904mph
6. #09 Kenny Wallace Toyota 40.850s (-0.623) 176.255mph
7. #11 Brian Scott Toyota 40.884s (-0.657) 176.108mph
8. #33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 40.888s (-0.661) 176.091mph
9. #60 Trevor Bayne Ford 40.928s (-0.701) 175.919mph
10. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 41.032s (-0.805) 175.473mph
11. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 41.089s (-0.862) 175.229mph
12. #88 Cole Whitt* Chevrolet 41.243s (-1.016) 174.575mph
13. #81 Jason Bowles* Toyota 41.253s (-1.026) 174.533mph
14. #38 Brad Sweet Chevrolet 41.280s (-1.053) 174.419mph
15. #54 Kyle Busch Toyota 41.287s (-1.060) 174.389mph
16. #43 Michael Annett Ford 41.395s (-1.168) 173.934mph
17. #30 James Buescher Chevrolet 41.444s (-1.217) 173.728mph
18. #44 Mike Bliss Toyota 41.512s (-1.285) 173.444mph
19. #01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 41.535s (-1.308) 173.348mph
20. #87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 41.560s (-1.333) 173.243mph
21. #7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 41.623s (-1.396) 172.981mph
22. #19 Tayler Malsam Toyota 41.780s (-1.553) 172.331mph
23. #47 Scott Speed Chevrolet 41.819s (-1.592) 172.171mph
24. #41 Blake Koch Chevrolet 41.867s (-1.640) 171.973mph
25. #14 Eric McClure Toyota 42.014s (-1.787) 171.371mph
26. #10 Jeff Green Toyota 42.030s (-1.803) 171.306mph
27. #50 T.J. Bell Ford 42.038s (-1.811) 171.274mph
28. #51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 42.120s (-1.893) 170.940mph
29. #108 Tim Andrews Ford 42.133s (-1.906) 170.887mph
30. #42 Josh Wise Chevrolet 42.255s (-2.028) 170.394mph
31. #40 Erik Darnell Chevrolet 42.325s (-2.098) 170.112mph
32. #39 Joey Gase* Ford 42.564s (-2.337) 169.157mph
33. #124 Benny Gordon* Chevrolet 42.637s (-2.410) 168.867mph
34. #52 Tim Schendel Chevrolet 43.111s (-2.884) 167.011mph
35. #23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet 43.115s (-2.888) 166.995mph
36. #46 Chase Miller Chevrolet 43.174s (-2.947) 166.767mph
37. #89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 43.193s (-2.966) 166.694mph
38. #28 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 43.378s (-3.151) 165.983mph
39. #4 Daryl Harr Chevrolet 43.517s (-3.290) 165.453mph
40. #70 David Green Dodge 44.034s (-3.807) 163.510mph
41. #174 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 44.077s (-3.850) 163.350mph
42. #172 John Jackson Toyota 44.121s (-3.894) 163.188mph
43. #15 Scott Riggs Chevrolet -s (-) -mph

Friday practice

A re-jigged two and a half hour single Nationwide practice session on Friday saw rookie Austin Dillon go fastest with the only sub-41s lap of the day with a laptime of 40.889s (176.087 mph)

1. #3 Austin Dillon* Chevrolet 40.889s (Leader) 176.087 mph
2. #31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 41.251s (-0.362) 174.541 mph
3. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 41.266s (-0.377) 174.478 mph
4. #22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 41.390s (-0.501) 173.955 mph
5. #38 Brad Sweet Chevrolet 41.392s (-0.503) 173.947 mph
6. #18 Joey Logano Toyota 41.472s (-0.583) 173.611 mph
7. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 41.579s (-0.690) 173.164 mph
8. #88 Cole Whitt* Chevrolet 41.632s (-0.743) 172.944 mph
9. #81 Jason Bowles* Toyota 41.655s (-0.766) 172.848 mph
10. #09 Kenny Wallace Toyota 41.661s (-0.772) 172.824 mph
11. #43 Michael Annett Ford 41.676s (-0.787) 172.761 mph
12. #33 Brendan Gaughan Chevrolet 41.680s (-0.791) 172.745 mph
13. #30 James Buescher Chevrolet 41.720s (-0.831) 172.579 mph
14. #60 Trevor Bayne Ford 41.725s (-0.836) 172.558 mph
15. #54 Kyle Busch Toyota 41.857s (-0.968) 172.014 mph
16. #11 Brian Scott Toyota 41.901s (-1.012) 171.834 mph
17. #2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 41.966s (-1.077) 171.568 mph
18. #44 Mike Bliss Toyota 42.053s (-1.164) 171.212 mph
19. #19 Tayler Malsam Toyota 42.073s (-1.184) 171.131 mph
20. #87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 42.202s (-1.313) 170.608 mph
21. #01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 42.281s (-1.392) 170.289 mph
22. #7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 42.415s (-1.526) 169.751 mph
23. #39 Joey Gase* Ford 42.554s (-1.665) 169.197 mph
24. #47 Scott Speed Chevrolet 42.608s (-1.719) 168.982 mph
25. #41 Blake Koch Chevrolet 42.740s (-1.851) 168.460 mph
26. #10 Jeff Green Toyota 42.805s (-1.916) 168.205 mph
27. #46 Chase Miller Chevrolet 42.840s (-1.951) 168.067 mph
28. #108 Tim Andrews Ford 42.842s (-1.953) 168.059 mph
29. #51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 42.847s (-1.958) 168.040 mph
30. #14 Eric McClure Toyota 42.923s (-2.034) 167.742 mph
31. #23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet 43.021s (-2.132) 167.360 mph
32. #124 Benny Gordon* Chevrolet 43.087s (-2.198) 167.104 mph
33. #50 T.J. Bell Ford 43.194s (-2.305) 166.690 mph
34. #15 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 43.290s (-2.401) 166.320 mph
35. #42 Josh Wise Chevrolet 43.364s (-2.475) 166.036 mph
36. #40 Erik Darnell Chevrolet 43.466s (-2.577) 165.647 mph
37. #89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 43.537s (-2.648) 165.377 mph
38. #28 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 43.592s (-2.703) 165.168 mph
39. #4 Daryl Harr Chevrolet 43.855s (-2.966) 164.177 mph
40. #70 David Green Dodge 44.004s (-3.115) 163.622 mph
41. #174 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 44.117s (-3.228) 163.202 mph
42. #52 Tim Schendel Chevrolet 44.407s (-3.518) 162.137 mph
43. #172 John Jackson Toyota 46.520s (-5.631) 154.772 mph

Nationwide Series championship standings

1. (--) Elliott Sadler 214pts
2. (--) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 196pts (-18pts)
3. (+1) Austin Dillon* 187pts (-27pts)
4. (-1) Trevor Bayne 180pts (-34pts)
5. (+1) Sam Hornish Jr. 160pts (-54pts)
6. (-1) Cole Whitt* 151pts (-63pts)
7. (+1) Michael Annett 148pts (-66pts)
8. (-1) Tayler Malsam 144pts (-70pts)
9. (--) Justin Allgaier 126pts (-88pts)
10. (--) Mike Bliss 119pts (-95pts)
11. (--) Jeremy Clements 112pts (-102pts)
12. (+1) Benny Gordon* 105pts (-109pts)
13. (+1) Joe Nemechek 105pts (-109pts)
14. (+4) Kenny Wallace 104pts (-110pts)
15. (--) Mike Wallace 103pts (-111pts)
16. (+6) Brian Scott 97pts (-117pts)
17. (-5) Danica Patrick 96pts (-118pts)
18. (+1) Jason Bowles* 93pts (-121pts)
19. (-3) Eric McClure 92pts (-122pts)
20. (-3) Blake Koch 91pts (-123pts)
21. (--) T.J. Bell 75pts (-139pts)
22. (+1) Erik Darnell 70pts (-144pts)
23. (+1) Joey Gase* 70pts (-144pts)
24. (-4) Johanna Long* 63pts (-151pts)
25. (+6) Robert Richardson Jr. 53pts (-161pts)
26. (+1) Tim Schendel 51pts (-163pts)
27. (-2) Ryan Truex 47pts (-167pts)
28. (+4) Daryl Harr 45pts (-169pts)
29. (-3) Jamie Dick 43pts (-171pts)
30. (--) Brad Sweet 38pts (-176pts)
31. (+2) Morgan Shepherd 38pts (-176pts)
32. (-4) Casey Roderick* 35pts (-179pts)
33. (-4) Kyle Fowler 32pts (-182pts)
34. (-4) Danny Efland 31pts (-183pts)
35. (--) Kevin Lepage 24pts (-190pts)
36. (+5) David Green 22pts (-192pts)
37. (-3) Jeffrey Earnhardt 18pts (-196pts)
38. (--) Chase Miller 18pts (-196pts)
39. (-2) Brad Teague 12pts (-202pts)
40. (-4) Derrike Cope 12pts (-202pts)
41. (-2) Reed Sorenson 10pts (-204pts)
42. (-2) Charles Lewandoski 10pts (-204pts)
43. (--) Mike Harmon 9pts (-205pts)
44. (-2) Jeff Green 9pts (-205pts)
45. (--) Tim Andrews 8pts (-206pts)
46. (--) John Jackson 2pts (-212pts)

* Denotes Rookie
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