It ended with Austin Dillon claiming the pole for Sunday’s Auto Club 400. It’s the Richard Childress Racing driver’s second career pole.

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“To do it at a driver’s race track like Fontana means a lot to me,” Dillon told Fox Sports. “I knew going into that third session if I didn’t make mistakes I’d have a shot.”

Dillon posted a fast lap of 188.482 mph in the final round of qualifying.

Kevin Harvick will start alongside Dillon on the front row. Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman and Carl Edwards rounded out the top five.

Brad Keselowski paced the first round of qualifying with a best speed of 188.482 mph, while Hamlin (188.511 mph) paced the second. Chase Elliott was second in both sessions.

But Dillon was third in the second round of qualifying, and fastest in the final round when it counted.

Dillon’s crew chief, Slugger Labbe, said starting from the pole is nice, but he has his sights set higher.

“We want to get the 3 car to victory lane,” Labbe told Fox Sports.

The Auto Club 400 Sprint Cup race will start about 3:30 p.m. ET. TV coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET on Fox.

As for the bees, USA Today reported that NASCAR officials said, “We have worked to resolve the situation.”

So the bees won’t be a problem for the field Sunday. Finding a way to catch Dillon and the No. 3 RCR Chevrolet will be.

Starting lineup for The Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway:

  1. Austin Dillon 2. Kevin Harvick 3. Denny Hamlin 4. Ryan Newman 5. Carl Edwards 6. Kyle Busch 7. Trevor Bayne 8. Chase Elliott 9. Joey Logano 10. Jamie McMurray 11. AJ Allmendinger 12. Kasey Kahne 13. Paul Menard 14. Ryan Blaney 15. Brad Keselowski 16. Chris Buescher 17. Martin Truex Jr. 18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 19. Jimmie Johnson 20. Matt Kenseth 21. Brian Scott 22. Greg Biffle 23. Casey Mears 24. Brian Vickers 25. Aric Almirola 26. Kurt Busch 27. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 28. Regan Smith 29. Clint Bowyer 30. Michael McDowell 31. Danica Patrick 32. Kyle Larson 33. Matt DiBenedetto 34. Landon Cassill 35. David Ragan 36. Cole Whitt 37. Josh Wise 38. Michael Annett 39. Jeffrey Earnhardt