Starting in 7th place, Car 2 Brad Keselowski Redd’s Ford won the 22nd Annual Camping World RV Sales 301 – his 13th win in 180 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win and 10th Top-10 finish in 2014. He is now tied with Jimmie Johnson for the 2014 series wins lead. This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in ten races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
There have now been 13 different winners in the last 13 races at New Hampshire, which ties a record for the longest streak of different winners at a race track (Texas Motor Speedway). Ford has now won four consecutive races, its longest streak since 2001.
2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries started from pole has now scored 3 consecutive runner-up finishes at New Hampshire. It was his 9th Top 10 finish in 19 races at New Hampshire. It is his 8th Top 10 finish in 2014.
3rd Place Rookie Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet started in 13th place & posted his 4th career Top 5 finish.
4th Place 15. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota started in 15th place followed by 5th place Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet started in 24th place.
6th Place Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Toyota started from 8th place followed by 7th place winner, Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 Chevrolet who started in 4th place.
8th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota started in 3rd place, followed by 9th place holder, Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Wegmans/Cargill Ford, who started in 22nd place.
Last in the Top 10 was Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet in 10th place, who started from way back in 28th place.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski have clinched a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, assuming they attempt to qualify for the remaining 7 races in the regular season.
There was action in the race but no big ones like what happened at a Daytona. 7 Cautions for 35 laps. 1st Caution on lap 15 for Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet crash in turn 1, 2nd Caution on lap 113 for Debris in turn 3, 3rd Caution on lap 154 for Debris on backstretch. 4th Caution on lap 178 for Debris in turn 1, 5th Caution on lap 213 for Car 22 Joey Logano AutoTrader.com Ford & Car 33 Morgan Shepherd Thunder Coal Chevrolet crash in turn 4, 6th Caution on lap 250 for Debris in turn 3, 7th Caution on lap 299 for Car 51 Justin Allgaier AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet crash in turn 4.
18 Lead Changes among 9 drivers: Kyle Busch 1-62; D. Hamlin 63-73; B. Keselowski 74-78; K. Larson # 79; Kurt Busch 80; D. Hamlin 81-89; B. Keselowski 90-113; K. Larson # 114-126; M. Kenseth 127-138; B. Keselowski 139-154; J. Logano 155-157; C. Bowyer 158-176; B. Keselowski 177-180; C. Bowyer 181; B. Keselowski 182-213; C. Bowyer 214-229; B. Keselowski 230-250; J. Gordon 251-269; B. Keselowski 270-305.
Car 2 Brad Keselowski Redd’s Ford showed dominance through out the race leading 138 of the last 232 laps to win Sunday’s Camping World RV Sales 301 for his third Sprint Cup win of 2014. The race ended with a green white checker flag ending because car 51 Justin Allgaier AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet crashed on lap 299, which made it intense as cars were about to run out of fuel. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet ran out of fuel just before the restart & Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet ran out right after the green flag. The amazing thing is 2nd place Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries pitted on the same lap as Gordon & Harvick but did not run of fuel & was still able to pressure Brad Keselowski to the checker. 3rd Place Rookie Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet did quite well & had fought with Kyle Busch for the lead. Being so young Kyle Larson will be a force to reckon with.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 19
Unofficial Race Results for the 22Nd Annual Camping World Rv Sales 301
– Sunday, July 13, 2014 New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, NH – 1.058 Mile Paved Oval Total Race Length – 305 Laps – 322.69 Miles
Finished Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 7. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Redd’s Ford 305 Running
2. 1. Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 305 Running
3. 13. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 305 Running
4. 15. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 305 Running
5. 24. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 305 Running
6. 8. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Toyota 305 Running
7. 4. Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 Chevrolet 305 Running
8. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 305 Running
9. 22. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Wegmans/Cargill Ford 305 Running
10. 28. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet 305 Running
11. 10. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips/Shark Week Chevrolet 305 Running
12. 9. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 305 Running
13. 14. Car 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 305 Running
14. 23. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 305 Running
15. 27. Car 16 Greg Biffle NESN 30th Anniversary Ford 305 Running
16. 5. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet 305 Running
17. 18. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 305 Running
18. 20. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kingsford Charcoal Chevrolet 305 Running
19. 16. Car 27 Paul Menard Duracell/Menards Chevrolet 305 Running
20. 30. Car 66 Jeff Burton Toyota Let’s Go Places Toyota 305 Running
21. 17. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 305 Running
22. 29. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 305 Running
23. 19. Car 43 Aric Almirola Charter Ford 305 Running
24. 33. Car 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford 305 Running
25. 26. Car 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford 305 Running
26. 11. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 305 Running
27. 21. Car 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 304 Running
28. 35. Car 26 Cole Whitt TapOut Muscle Recovery Toyota 304 Running
29. 32. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 304 Running
30. 12. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 304 Running
31. 36. Car 23 Alex Bowman Dr Pepper Toyota 303 Running
32. 39. Car 7 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 303 Running
33. 37. Car 36 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 302 Running
34. 34. Car 40 Landon Cassill Newtown Building Supplies Chevrolet 301 Running
35. 40. Car 32 Eddie MacDonald tryandrozene.com Ford 300 Running
36. 38. Car 83 Ryan Truex Burger King Toyota 300 Running
37. 25. Car 51 Justin Allgaier AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet 296 Accident
38. 31. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 292 Running
39. 43. Car 33 Morgan Shepherd Thunder Coal Chevrolet 278 Running
40. 6. Car 22 Joey Logano AutoTrader.com Ford 211 Accident
41. 42. Car 87 Timmy Hill Toyota 76 Electrical
42. 2. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 11 Accident
43. 41. Car 93 Mike Bliss Dr Pepper Toyota 6 Electrical
Race Comments: Brad Keselowski won the Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway; his 13th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following car dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #43 (backup car).
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 58 Mins, 03 Secs.
Average Speed: 108.741 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.750 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 7 for 35 laps: Laps: 15-20 (#48 accident turn 1 [None]); 113-118 (Debris turn 3 [43]); 154-157 (Debris backstretch [66]); 178-181 (Debris turn 1 [3]); 213-218 (22, 33 accident turn 4 [51]); 250-253 (Debris turn 3 [38]); 299-303 (#51 accident trun 4 [38]). Lead Changes: 18 among 9 drivers: 3M Lap Leader : Kyle Busch, #18 62 Laps American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Brad Keselowski, #2 Coors Light Pole Award : Kyle Busch, #18 138.13 mph Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Tony Stewart, #14 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #2 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kyle Busch, #18 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Brad Keselowski, #2 P. Wolfe, .069 secs Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Denny Hamlin, #11 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42
Next Race: Jul. 27, 2014 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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