September 21, 2014
New Hampshire Motor Speedway – London, NH
Starting from 7th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won the 18th Annual SYLVANIA 300, his 7th win in 211 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 17th Top 10 finish in 2014. This is also his 2nd win & 5th Top 10 finish in 13 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet started from 10th place posted his second Top 10 finish in two races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2014 & was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Designate a Driver Chevrolet started from 3rd place & posted his 14th Top 10 finish in 28 races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 1 Jamie McMurray Belkin/WEMO Chevrolet started from 2nd place followed by 5th place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford started from 21st place followed by 7th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford started from pole. 8th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota started from 5th place followed by 9th place Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet started from 11th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota in 10th place started from 12th place.
The race had lots of action with 15 Cautions for 63 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 37 for Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 106 for Debris Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 171 for Debris Turn 3. 4th Caution on lap 181 for Car 26 Cole Whitt Rinnai Toyota, Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet, Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota, 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 189 for Car 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet, Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet, Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota, Car 1 Jamie McMurray Belkin/WEMO Chevrolet crash on the Backstretch. 6th Caution on lap 195 for Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford, Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 202 for Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. EcoPower Oil Ford, Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet crash in Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 212 for Debris Backstretch. 9th Caution on lap 223 for Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet crash in Turn 3. 10th Caution on lap 247 for Debris Backstretch. 11th Caution on lap 258 for Car 77 Corey Lajoie Fochler Veterans Law Ford Spin in Turn 2. 12th Caution on lap 265 for Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. EcoPower Oil Ford crash in Turn 1. 13th Caution on lap 271 for Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota, Car 27 Paul Menard Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet crash in Turn 4. 14th Caution on lap 293 for Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet crash in Turn 1. 15th Caution on lap 299 for Car 14 Tony Stewart Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, Car 38 David Gilliland Clean Harbors Ford crash in Turn 4
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 6 drivers. Lap Leaders: B. Keselowski 1-37; D. Gilliland 38; D. Hamlin 39-70; K. Harvick 71-106; J. Logano 107; K. Harvick 108-170; J. Logano 171-212; B. Vickers 213-227; B. Keselowski 228-268; K. Harvick 269-273; J. Logano 274-303. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Harvick 3 times for 104 laps; B. Keselowski 2 times for 78 laps; J. Logano 3 times for 73 laps; D. Hamlin 1 time for 32 laps; B. Vickers 1 time for 15 laps; D. Gilliland 1 time for 1 lap.
After winning the 1st 2 races of the chase, Team Penske Fords are a force to be reckoned with as Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won the 18Th Annual Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Logano’s team mate 7th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford started from pole did not have a good day after a spin but still finished in 7th place. During the last restart Joey Logano was able to keep the lead & win the race with a Margin of Victory: 1.150 Seconds over 2nd place Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet.
Kyle Larson was on move again with his 2nd place finish & 3rd place finish in the last race, if I was to pick any non chaser to win before the end of the season, it would be him. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson Car Target Chevrolet was a Jeff Gordon fan when he was a kid and now Jeff Gordon has become a fan of this young driver reminding him of his self.
Brad Keselowski leads the point standings by 1 point over Joey Logano.
Top 16 Driver Points: (1) B. Keselowski 2,097;(2) J. Logano 2,096;(3) K. Harvick 2,090;(4) J. Johnson 2,080;(5) Kyle Busch 2,077;(6) D. Earnhardt Jr. 2,077;(7) J. Gordon 2,070;(8) M. Kenseth 2,057;(9) C. Edwards 2,057;(10) A. Allmendinger 2,056;(11) K. Kahne 2,055;(12) R. Newman 2,055;(13) D. Hamlin 2,049;(14) G. Biffle 2,049;
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 28
Unofficial Race Results for the 18Th Annual Sylvania 300 – Sunday, September 21, 2014
New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, NH – 1.058 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 303 Laps – 320.574 Miles
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 7. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 303 Running
2. 10. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 303 Running
3. 3. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Designate a Driver Chevrolet 303 Running
4. 2. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Belkin/WEMO Chevrolet 303 Running
5. 6. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 303 Running
6. 21. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 303 Running
7. 1. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 303 Running
8. 5. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 303 Running
9. 11. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet 303 Running
10. 12. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 303 Running
11. 22. Car 3 Austin Dillon Cheerios Chevrolet 303 Running
12. 32. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 303 Running
13. 27. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Bush’s Beans Chevrolet 303 Running
14. 14. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Toyota 303 Running
15. 23. Car 27 Paul Menard Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet 303 Running
16. 26. Car 16 Greg Biffle Ortho Ford 303 Running
17. 8. Car 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 303 Running
18. 9. Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 303 Running
19. 18. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 303 Running
20. 24. Car 51 Justin Allgaier PlanBSales.com Chevrolet 303 Running
21. 16. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 303 Running
22. 25. Car 13 Casey Mears Geico Chevrolet 303 Running
23. 17. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet 303 Running
24. 20. Car 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 303 Running
25. 30. Car 40 Landon Cassill Snap Fitness Chevrolet 303 Running
26. 13. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 303 Running
27. 34. Car 38 David Gilliland Clean Harbors Ford 301 Running
28. 35. Car 23 Alex Bowman Dr Pepper Toyota 301 Running
29. 38. Car 7 Michael Annett Feed the Children/Golden Corral Chevrolet 301 Running
30. 28. Car 14 Tony Stewart Code 3 Associates/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 301 Running
31. 37. Car 36 Reed Sorenson American Muscle Driving Experience Chevrolet 300 Running
32. 40. Car 83 Travis Kvapil Burger King Toyota 300 Running
33. 39. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 297 Running
34. 42. Car 66 Mike Wallace Royal Teak Collection Toyota 296 Running
35. 43. Car 32 Timmy Hill US Chrome Ford 295 Running
36. 15. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 268 Running
37. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 265 Running
38. 31. Car 26 Cole Whitt Rinnai Toyota 264 Running
39. 19. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. EcoPower Oil Ford 263 Accident
40. 36. Car 33 David Stremme Little Joe’s Autos Chevrolet 228 Running
41. 41. Car 77 Corey Lajoie Fochler Veterans Law Ford 201 Running
42. 29. Car 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford 177 Accident
43. 33. Car 93 Clay Rogers Iowa City Capital Partners Toyota 45 Overheating
Race Comments: Joey Logano won the SYLVANIA 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, his seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field.
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 14 Mins, 53 Secs. Average Speed: 98.697 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.150 Seconds
3M Lap Leader: Kevin Harvick, #4 104 Laps
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Joey Logano, #22 Coors Light Pole Award: Brad Keselowski, #2 140.598 mph
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #4 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42 C. Heroy, 0.319 secs Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Brian Vickers, #55 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42
Next Race: Sep. 28, 2014 – Dover International Speedway