The Pala Casino 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at the Auto Club Speedway in the spring. It has been run since 1997 and is held in conjunction with an Xfinity Series race the preceding day. The race has been sponsored by the Automobile Club of Southern California, which also owns naming rights to the track, since 2003. For the 2011 season, the race was reduced from 500 miles to 400 miles. It is the second race of the Cup Series (after the Daytona 500) and has been since 2022 as well as from 2005 to 2010.
| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) |
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| 1997 | June 22 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | DuPont | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:13:32 | 155.012 | Report |
| 1998 | May 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Valvoline/Cummins | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:33:57 | 140.22 | Report |
| 1999 | May 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | DuPont | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:19:38 | 150.276 | Report |
| 2000 | April 30 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske Kranefuss Racing | Ford | Mobil 1 | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:20:50 | 149.378 | Report |
| 2001 | April 29 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Ford | Miller Lite | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:29:37 | 143.118 | Report |
| 2002 | April 28 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:19:53 | 150.088 | Report |
| 2003 | April 27 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | Rubbermaid | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:34:07 | 140.111 | Report |
| 2004 | May 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | DuPont | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:38:33 | 137.268 | Report |
| 2005 | February 27 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | Post-It/National Guard | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:34:45 | 139.697 | Report |
| 2006 | February 26 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | DeWalt | 251* | 502 (807.89) | 3:23:43 | 147.852 | Report |
| 2007 | February 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Carhartt/DeWalt | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:36:41 | 138.451 | Report |
| 2008 | Feb 24/25* | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Dish Network | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:46:04 | 132.704 | Report |
| 2009 | February 22 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Carhartt | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:40:51 | 135.839 | Report |
| 2010 | February 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools | 250 | 500 (804.672) | 3:31:24 | 141.911 | Report |
| 2011* | March 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's | 200 | 400 (643.737) | 2:39:06 | 150.849 | Report |
| 2012 | March 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | Office Depot/Mobil 1 | 129* | 258 (415.21) | 1:36:39 | 160.166 | Report |
| 2013 | March 24 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 200 | 400 (643.737) | 2:57:19 | 135.351 | Report |
| 2014 | March 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 206* | 412 (663.05) | 3:05:53 | 132.987 | Report |
| 2015 | March 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | Wurth | 209* | 418 (672.706) | 2:58:18 | 140.662 | Report |
| 2016 | March 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Lowe's/Superman | 205* | 410 (659.831) | 2:59:17 | 137.213 | Report |
| 2017 | March 26 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Target/Cottonelle | 202* | 404 (650.175) | 2:57:46 | 136.359 | Report |
| 2018 | March 18 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops/5-Hour Energy | 200 | 400 (643.737) | 2:42:41 | 147.526 | Report |
| 2019 | March 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch* | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 200 | 400 (643.737) | 2:47:42 | 143.113 | Report |
| 2020 | March 1 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Cincinnati | 200 | 400 (643.737) | 2:37:07 | 152.753 | Report |
| 2021* | Race moved to the Daytona road course (O'Reilly Auto Parts 253) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||
| 2022 | February 27 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 200 | 400 (643.737) | 3:03:07 | 114.222 | Report |
| 2023 | February 26 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil | 200 | 400 (643.737) | 3:08:05 | 127.603 | Report |
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