Brad Keselowski won the 19th Annual Kobalt 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Starting from 4th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford won the 19th Annual Kobalt 400, his 18th win in 236 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2016. This is his 2nd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 2nd place, makes a 1st & 2nd finish for Penske Motorsports. Joey Logano posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway & is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2016. 3rd Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s 75 Toyota, started from 23rd place followed by
5th place Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Energy & Water/Intellifresh Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 21 Ryan Blaney # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford, started from 14th place was the highest finishing rookie. 7th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Nationwide Chevrolet, started from 20th place followed by 9. 1. Car 41 Kurt Busch Monster Energy/Haas Automation Chevrolet, started from pole. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 8th place.

Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Monster Energy / Haas Automation Chevrolet, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Koblat 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The race had 6 Cautions for 36 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Competition caution.
2nd Caution on lap 100 for Debris on the frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 179 for Debris in Turn 1. 4th Caution on lap 199 for Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet and Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Smith’s/Kingsford Chevrolet crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 216 for Car 7 Regan Smith Road Rippers Street Beatz Chevrolet and Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 226 for Car 19 Carl Edwards ARRIS Toyota, Car 21 Ryan Blaney # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford, Car 24 Chase Elliott # NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet and Car 41 Kurt Busch Monster Energy/Haas Automation Chevrolet crash in Turn 2.

Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Kobalt Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The race had 20 Lead Changes among 10 drivers: Lap Leaders: # Car Driver Times Laps: 1st 48 J. Johnson (4) 76. 2nd 22 J. Logano (7) 74. 3rd 18 Kyle Busch (1) 38. 4th 41 Kurt Busch (1) 31. 5th 2 B. Keselowski (3) 24. 6th 20 M. Kenseth (1) 10. 7th 11 D. Hamlin (1) 10. 8th 3 A. Dillon (1) 2. 9th 4 K. Harvick (1) 1. 10th 7 R. Smith (1) 1.

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s 75 Toyota, comes in for a pit stop during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Race Results Las Vegas Motor Speedway 19th Annual Kobalt 400
UNOFFICIAL Provided by NASCAR Statistics Sunday, 3/6/2016 @ 7:15 PM US UNOFFICIAL

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 267 Running
2. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running
3. 11. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Chevrolet 267 Running
4. 23. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s 75 Toyota 267 Running
5. 5. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Energy & Water/Intellifresh Chevrolet 267 Running
6. 14. Car 21 * Ryan Blaney # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 267 Running
7. 6. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 267 Running
8. 20. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Nationwide Chevrolet 267 Running
9. 1. Car 41 Kurt Busch Monster Energy/Haas Automation Chevrolet 267 Running
10. 8. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 267 Running
11. 10. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row Toyota 267 Running
12. 16. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fastenal Ford 267 Running
13. 21. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 267 Running
14. 12. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Smith’s/Kingsford Chevrolet 267 Running
15. 15. Car 27 Paul Menard Dutch Boy/Menards Chevrolet 267 Running
16. 29. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 267 Running
17. 28. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 267 Running
18. 24. Car 19 Carl Edwards ARRIS Toyota 267 Running
19. 9. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 267 Running
20. 26. Car 16 Greg Biffle Cheez-It Ford 267 Running
21. 18. Car 10 Danica Patrick Nature’s Bakery Chevrolet 267 Running
22. 35. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Chevrolet 267 Running
23. 22. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 267 Running
24. 7. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 266 Running
25. 33. Car 7 Regan Smith Road Rippers Street Beatz Chevrolet 266 Running
26. 25. Car 34 Chris Buescher # Love’s Travel Stops Ford 266 Running
27. 32. Car 44 Brian Scott # Albertsons Co/White Tail Ford 266 Running
28. 27. Car 38 Landon Cassill MDS Transport Ford 266 Running
29. 30. Car 95 Michael McDowell WRL General Contractors Chevrolet 266 Running
30. 37. Car 46 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 265 Running
31. 34. Car 83 Matt DiBenedetto Cosmo Motors Toyota 263 Running
32. 31. Car 23 David Ragan Dr Pepper Toyota 262 Running
33. 38. Car 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt # Can-Am Ford 262 Running
34. 17. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 262 Running
35. 39. Car 30 * Josh Wise Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet 259 Running
36. 19. Car 14 Brian Vickers Mobil 1 Chevrolet 257 Running
37. 3. Car 20 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Toyota 224 Accident
38. 13. Car 24 Chase Elliott # NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 224 Accident
39. 36. Car 98 * Cole Whitt Speed Stick Chevrolet 115 Vibration

# = Rookie, Fin = Finish, Str = Start, Pts = Total Points, BPs = Lap Leader Bns Pts, TLd = Times Led, LLd = Laps Led.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Average Speed: 138.170 MPH. Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 53 Mins, 55 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.675 Seconds. Lead Changes 20 among 10 drivers. Cautions: 6 for 36 laps.

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