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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 14, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona.
Starting from pole Car 22 Joey Logano Discount Tire Ford won the 11th Annual Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200, for his 22nd win in 137 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is his first win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 2nd win & 9th Top 10 finish in nine races at Phoenix International Raceway. 2nd Place Car 20 Matt Kenseth Resers Toyota 200 started from 4th place posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 88 Kevin Harvick TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 200 started from 2nd place posted his 19th Top 10 finish in 23 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
4th Place Car 33 Austin Dillon(i) Rheem Chevrolet 200 started from 5th place followed by 5th Place Car 54 Erik Jones(i) Monster Energy Toyota 200 started from 3rd place. 6th Car 3 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 200 started from 11th place followed by 7th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 200 started from 9th place followed by 9th Place Car 7 Regan Smith Axalta Cromax Chevrolet 200 started from 8th place. Lastly in the Top 10 wasCar 2 Brian Scott Albertsons/Sanderson Farms Chevrolet in 10th place who started from 12th place. Car 18 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota 11th place was the highest finishing rookie. Ty Dillon leads the point standings by 14 points over Chris Buescher.
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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Axalta Faster.
Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 14, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona.
The race had 4 Cautions for 26 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 50 for Debris in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 95 for Car 01 Landon Cassill GKÂ Services Chevrolet crash in Turn 3.3rd Caution on lap 124 for Fluid On The Track From Car 97 Peyton Sellers Obaika Racing Chevrolet. 4th Caution on lap 140 for Car 9Â Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, Car 3 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet crash in Turn 2.
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Ty Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at
Phoenix International Raceway on March 14, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona.
The race had 7 Lead Changes among 4 drivers: J. Logano 1-50; M. Kenseth 51-61; J. Logano 62-96; A. Dillon 97-100; J. Logano 101-126;Â B. Poole 127-132; M. Kenseth 133-135; J. Logano 136-200. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): J. Logano 4 times for 176Â laps; M. Kenseth 2 times for 14 laps; B. Poole 1 time for 6 laps; A. Dillon 1 time for 4 laps.
Car 22 Joey Logano Discount Tire Ford Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. Logano finished 2nd in his last 4 XFINITY Series starts, the last 3 after winning the pole. And the driver of the Car 22 Team Penske Ford hadn’t had a win in the series since Sept. 28, 2013 at Dover International Speedway.
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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR XFINITY Series Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 14, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) T. Dillon 157;(2) C. Buescher 143;(3) R. Reed 135;(4) C. Elliott 132;(5) D. Wallace Jr. # 132;(6) B. Gaughan 122;(7) R. Smith 121;(8) E. Sadler 114;(9) D. Starr 106;(10) D. Suarez # 103.
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race – Axalta Faster Tougher Brighter 200
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 4
Unofficial Race Results for the 11Th Annual Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter.
200 – Saturday, March 14, 2015
Phoenix International Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 200 Miles – Purse: $1,209,621
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano(i) Discount Tire Ford 200 Running
2. 4. Car 20 Matt Kenseth(i) Resers Toyota 200 Running
3. 2. Car 88 Kevin Harvick(i) TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 200 Running
4. 5. Car 33 Austin Dillon(i) Rheem Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 3. Car 54 Erik Jones(i) Monster Energy Toyota 200 Running
6. 11. Car 3 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 200 Running
7. 7. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 Running
8. 9. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 200 Running
9. 8. Car 7 Regan Smith Axalta Cromax Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 12. Car 2 Brian Scott Albertsons/Sanderson Farms Chevrolet 200 Running
11. 6. Car 18 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota 200 Running
12. 10. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford 200 Running
13. 17. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford 200 Running
14. 13. Car 60 Chris Buescher Roush Performance Products Ford 200 Running
15. 16. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Ford EcoBoost Ford 199 Running
16. 18. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 199 Running
17. 15. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Huntinator Chevrolet 199 Running
18. 14. Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford 199 Running
19. 23. Car 25 Dylan Lupton Zaxby’s Chevrolet 199 Running
20. 20. Car 19 Mike Bliss Holiday Inn Club Vacations Toyota 197 Running
21. 25. Car 44 David Starr Zachry Toyota 197 Running
22. 26. Car 14 Cale Conley # IAVA Toyota 197 Running
23. 29. Car 0 Harrison Rhodes # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 197 Running
24. 24. Car 28 JJ Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Toyota 197 Running
25. 19. Car 8 Blake Koch Alliance BioEnergy Toyota 197 Running
26. 21. Car 42 Brennan Poole DC Solar Chevrolet 196 Running
27. 27. Car 4 Ross Chastain # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 196 Running
28. 28. Car 55 Jamie Dick Viva Auto Group Chevrolet 196 Running
29. 31. Car 24 Eric McClure Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota 195 Running
30. 40. Car 56 Charles Lewandoski Ole Energy Chevrolet 195 Running
31. 30. Car 52 Joey Gase Donate Life Chevrolet 193 Running
32. 39. Car 13 Carl Long Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge 193 Running
33. 35. Car 70 Derrike Cope Charlie’s Soap/Swae Chevrolet 192 Running
34. 37. Car 15 Enrique Contreras Chevrolet 191 Running
35. 38. Car 74 Mike Harmon Dodge 165 Suspension
36. 34. Car 97 Peyton Sellers Obaika Racing Chevrolet 118 Engine
37. 22. Car 01 Landon Cassill GK Services Chevrolet 91 Accident
38. 32. Car 90 Mario Gosselin Chevrolet 59 Brakes
39. 33. Car 40 Derek White Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge 7 Brakes
40. 36. Car 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 Vibration
Race Comments: The following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #13 and #40 (driver change); #56Â (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (1) 89 Morgan Shepherd.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 109.141 mph. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 49 Mins, 57 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.293 Seconds.
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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford (left) poses with Miss Coors Light Rachel Rupert after winning the Coors Light pole
award for the NASCAR XFINITY Series AXALTA Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 14, 2015 in
Avondale, Arizona.
3M Lap Leader: Matt Kenseth, #20 14 Laps Coors Light Pole Award: Joey Logano, #22 135.201 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: Elliott Sadler, #1
Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Daniel Suarez, #18
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Mar. 21, 2015 – Auto Club Speedway
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