Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Michael Baker International Chevrolet, won the NASCAR Sprint Series 41st Annual GoBowling.com 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA.
Starting in 9th place position, this is his 3rd win and 15th top 10 finish in 2014. He also won the Pocono race in June, giving him his 2nd career season track sweep, and first since 2002 Talladega Superspeedway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the first driver to sweep at Pocono since Denny Hamlin in 2006. This is his 2nd win and 13th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Pocono Raceway. Hendrick Motorsports has now won five consecutive races at Pocono.
Starting out in 6th place, 2nd place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Chevrolet, posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 28 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 10th Top 10 finish in 2014.
3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started in 2nd place, and posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Pocono Raceway.
4th Place Car 15 Clint Bowyer RK Motors Charlotte Toyota started in 14th place, followed by 5th place Car 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford, who started out in 25th place.
6th Place winner Car 24 Jeff Gordon Axalta Chevrolet, started back in 5th place, and led a race-high 63 laps, reaching two ‘laps-led’ milestones during today’s race: 24,000 career laps led in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and 1,000 laps led at Pocono Raceway.
7th place Car 1 Jamie McMurray Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet, started in 8th place, followed by 8th place Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet started way back in 21st place.
9th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota started from 13th place. Last in the Top 10 was Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, who started out in 12th place.
The race had 8 Cautions for 35 Laps:
1st Caution on lap 10 for Debris in turn 2.
2nd Caution on lap 17 for Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet, who crashed in turn 1.
3rd Caution on lap 30 for Car 40 Landon Cassill Newtown Building Supplies Chevrolet, crashing in turn 2.
4th Caution on lap 52 for Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, and Car 66 Joe Nemechek Land Castle Title Toyota, who crashed on the front-stretch.
5th Caution on lap 113 for Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet, for crashing in turn 2.
6th Caution on lap 118 for Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford, Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Chevrolet, Car 7 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet, Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota, Car 14 Tony Stewart Code 3/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota, Car 27 Paul Menard CertainTeed/Menards Chevrolet, Car 43 Aric Almirola GoBowling.com Ford, Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Scott Products Chevrolet, Car 51 Justin Allgaier AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet, Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota, Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet, Car 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford for colossal crash in turn 1.
7th Caution on lap 140 for Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Scott Products Chevrolet, for a crash in turn 1.
8th Caution on lap 154 for Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet for a crash in turn 2.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 10 drivers: 0; J. Logano 1-30; Kurt Busch 31-43; J. Gordon 44-64; Kurt Busch 65-74; A. Allmendinger 75-76; A. Almirola 77; D. Gilliland 78; J. Gordon 79-94; K. Harvick 95; Kurt Busch 96-102; M. Kenseth 103-105; J. Gordon 106-131; K. Harvick 132-135; G. Biffle 136-146; D. Earnhardt Jr. 147-160.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. led the race going into the final restart, and was able to hold off Kevin Harvick on a restart with three laps to go get his 3rd win of the 2014 season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the GoBowling.com 400.
Earnhardt only led the race once, but it was the best time to lead the last 13 laps.
Nice save by Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford to start the race in lap 1 after the down force was lifted off his car. The big crash came on the restart after the 5th Caution on lap 118 which involved 13 cars. Rookie Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet won his 1st NASCAR Sprint Series pole & finished in 11th place.
Chase Grid Outlook: 1.D. Earnhardt Jr. 740 (3 wins);2.B. Keselowski 687 (3);3.J. Johnson 633 (3);4.J. Gordon 757 (2);5.J. Logano 633 (2);6.C. Edwards 618 (2);7.K.
Harvick 608 (2);8.Kyle Busch 611 (1);9. D. Hamlin 532 (1); 10.A. Almirola 506 (1);11.Kurt Busch 488 (1);12.M. Kenseth 668 (0);13.R. Newman 642 (0);14.C. Bowyer 617
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 21
Unofficial Race Results for the 41St Annual Gobowling.Com 400 – Sunday, August 3, 2014
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA – 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 160 Laps – 400 Miles
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 9. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Michael Baker International Chevrolet 160 Running
2. 6. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Chevrolet 160 Running
3. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 160 Running
4. 14. Car 15 Clint Bowyer RK Motors Charlotte Toyota 160 Running
5. 25. Car 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 160 Running
6. 5. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Axalta Chevrolet 160 Running
7. 8. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet 160 Running
8. 21. Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 160 Running
9. 13. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 160 Running
10. 12. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 160 Running
11. 1. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 160 Running
12. 24. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 160 Running
13. 4. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 160 Running
14. 27. Car 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 160 Running
15. 11. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 160 Running
16. 22. Car 51 Justin Allgaier AccuDoc Solutions Chevrolet 160 Running
17. 30. Car 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford 160 Running
18. 23. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fifth Third Bank Ford 159 Running
19. 39. Car 34 David Ragan A&W Root Beer Float/CSX Ford 159 Running
20. 37. Car 83 Ryan Truex Burger King Toyota 159 Running
21. 33. Car 26 Cole Whitt Toyota of Scranton Toyota 159 Running
22. 38. Car 7 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 159 Running
23. 3. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford 159 Running
24. 31. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 159 Running
25. 34. Car 32 Travis Kvapil Ford 158 Running
26. 40. Car 37 Dave Blaney Accell Construction Inc. Chevrolet 158 Running
27. 35. Car 36 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 158 Running
28. 42. Car 33 Alex Kennedy Thunder Coal Chevrolet 158 Running
29. 26. Car 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 157 Running
30. 10. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 156 Running
31. 36. Car 23 Alex Bowman Dr Pepper Toyota 154 Running
32. 19. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 144 Running
33. 29. Car 27 Paul Menard CertainTeed/Menards Chevrolet 143 Running
34. 20. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Scott Products Chevrolet 137 Accident
35. 28. Car 43 Aric Almirola GoBowling.com Ford 125 Accident
36. 16. Car 14 Tony Stewart Code 3/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 124 Running
37. 15. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 116 Accident
38. 18. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 116 Accident
39. 17. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 111 Accident
40. 41. Car 66 Joe Nemechek Land Castle Title Toyota 88 Accident
41. 32. Car 40 Landon Cassill Newtown Building Supplies Chevrolet 28 Accident
42. 7. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 23 Engine
43. 43. Car 93 Johnny Sauter Dr Pepper Toyota 11 Electrical
Race Comments: Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway, his 22nd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 08 Mins, 22 Secs.
Average Speed: 127.411 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.228 Seconds
Caution Flags: 8 for 35 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 10 drivers
3M Lap Leader: Jeff Gordon, #24 63 Laps
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Joey Logano, #22
Coors Light Pole Award: Kyle Larson, #42 183.438 mph
Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Joey Logano, #22 Mahle Clevite
Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #22
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #4
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Ryan Newman, #31 L Lambert, .251 sec
Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Austin Dillon, #3
Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42
Next Race: Aug. 10, 2014 – Watkins Glen International
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