Who won the NASCAR race today? Pala Casino 400 results, prize money, finishing order

The Pala Casino 400 was run on Sunday for the NASCAR race in Fontana and we look at the winner, finishing order, prize money and more. 

On the Sunday after the Daytona 500, NASCAR made its trip to Southern California — perhaps for the last time with a super-speedway race — to run the Pala Casino 400 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.

Kyle Larson was victorious at the track last year but qualified in 15th coming into Sunday’s race. That wouldn’t have been a problem, though, given the big wreck that took out several drivers at Fontana, including pole-winner Christopher Bell. Meanwhile, both Bubba Wallace and Ty Dillon were unable to finish due to engine issues.

So who won the Pala Casino 400 to pick up a victory in the second race of the 2023 NASCAR season? Let’s take a look at the results.

Who won the NASCAR race today? Pala Casino 400 results, winner, finishing order

Kyle Busch, who entered this NASCAR season with low expectations on a new team, took the lead early and went back and forth. When he took over the No. 1 spot on the 179th lap, though, he never relinquished it, picking up the huge victory at Fontana.

Let’s take a look at the full finishing order for Sunday’s race.

1. Kyle Busch
2. Chase Elliott
3. Ross Chastain
4. Daniel Suarez
5. Kevin Harvick
6. Denny Hamlin
7. Brad Keselowski
8. Alex Bowman
9. Austin Dillon
10. Joey Logano
11. Martin Truex Jr.
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
13. Chris Buescher
14. Corey Lajoie
15. Harrison Burton
16. Ty Gibbs
17. Todd Gilliland
18. Michael McDowell
19. Erik Jones
20. Chase Briscoe
21. Justin Haley
22. Noah Gragson
23. JJ Yeley
24. BJ Mcleod
25. William Byron
26. Ryan Blaney
27. Cody Ware
28. Austin Cindric
29. Kyle Larson
30. Bubba Wallace (OUT – Engine)
31. Ty Dillon (OUT – Engine)
32. Christopher Bell (OUT – Accident)
33. Ryan Preece (OUT – Accident)
34. Tyler Reddick (OUT – Accident)
35. Aric Almirola (OUT – Accident)
36. AJ Allmendinger (OUT – Accident)

NASCAR prize money for the Pala Casino 400

Though we don’t know the payout information for Busch as the winner or the full prize money breakdown, the purse for Sunday’s race was set at $8.484,302.