Credit: 306900Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images. Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s/ Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates after winning after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series CampingWorld.com 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 15, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona.
Starting from pole Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet won the 11th Annual CampingWorld.com 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. This is Harvick’s 2nd win and 4th Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 7th win & 14th Top 10 finish in 25 races at Phoenix International Raceway. Harvick is the first driver to win four straight races at a single track Phoenix since Jimmie Johnson won four straight at Charlotte from 2004 – 2005. Harvick is the 1st driver to finish in the Top 2 7 consecutive times since NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty did it in 1975. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 22 points over Joey Logano.
2nd Place Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet starting from 3rd place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 24 races at Phoenix International Raceway. It is McMurray’s 1st Top 10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet starting from 5th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 26 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
4th Place Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet starting from 9th place. 5th Place Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet starting from 8th place had a great race for his 1st race of 2015. 6th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford starting from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet starting from 15th place. 8th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford starting from 2nd place. 9 Place Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet starting from 10th place finally had a better result in the race. Lastly in the Top 10 Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet in the 10th place, starting from 12th place.
Credit: 306894Christian Petersen/Getty Images. Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 NATIONWIDE Chevrolet, is involved in an on-track incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series CampingWorld.com 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 15, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona.
The race had 10 Cautions for 53 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota, Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet crash on the Frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 16 for Car 33 Alex Kennedy # Dream Factory Chevrolet crash Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 68 for Debris in Turn 1. 4th Caution on lap 118 for Car 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank/Camping World Ford Spin on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 182 for Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 201 for Debris on the Frontstretch. 7th Caution on lap 228 for Debris on the Backstretch. 8th Caution on lap 238 for Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, Car 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet crash in Turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 290 for Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet crash on the Frontstretch. 10th Caution on lap 297 for Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet, Car 18 David Ragan Snickers Xtreme Toyota crash in Turn 4.
Credit: 306892Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images. Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford, leads the field to a restart during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series CampingWorld.com 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 15, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona.
The race had 8 Lead Changes among 4 drivers: Lap Leaders: K. Harvick 0; J. Logano 1-25; K. Harvick 26-118; B. Keselowski 119-170; K. Harvick 171-188; J. Logano 189-198; K. Harvick 199-294; J. McMurray 295; K. Harvick 296-312. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Harvick 4 times for 224 laps; B. Keselowski 1 time for 52 laps; J. Logano 2 times for 35 laps; J. McMurray 1 time for 1 lap.
Credit: 306887Robert Laberge/NASCAR via Getty Images. Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s/ Budweiser Chevrolet, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series CampingWorld.com 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 15, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona.
Chase Grid Outlook Top 16 in Points: K. Harvick – 182; J. Logano – 160; M. Truex Jr. – 155; K. Kahne – 132; A. Allmendinger – 127; D. Earnhardt Jr. -126; J. Johnson – 124; R. Newman – 123; B. Keselowski – 116; M. Kenseth – 113; P. Menard – 112; C. Mears – 111; D. Hamlin – 108; A. Almirola – 105; C. Bowyer – 101; G. Biffle – 101.
Credit: 306903Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images. DeLana Harvick, Keelan Harvick and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevrolet celebrate in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series CampingWorld.com 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 15, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona.
Keelan, Kevin Harvick’s son was asked how dad was going to do at the before the start of race, he held help the number 1 finger. Then Kevin Harvick was holding Keelan in his arms in victory lane after he won the race. Harvick was dominate through-out the weekend, winning the Coors Light Pole Award, leading the 224 laps & winning the race.
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Unofficial Race Results for the 11Th Annual Campingworld.Com 500 – Sunday, March 15, 2015. Phoenix International Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 312 Laps – 312 Miles – Purse: $5,107,970
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet 312 Running
2. 3. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 312 Running
3. 5. Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 312 Running
4. 9. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 312 Running
5. 8. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 312 Running
6. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford 312 Running
7. 15. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet 312 Running
8. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 312 Running
9. 10. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 312 Running
10. 12. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 312 Running
11. 20. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 312 Running
12. 14. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 312 Running
13. 7. Car 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota 312 Running
14. 21. Car 27 Paul Menard Serta/Menards Chevrolet 312 Running
15. 11. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet 312 Running
16. 4. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 312 Running
17. 22. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kingsford Charcoal Chevrolet 312 Running
18. 28. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 312 Running
19. 32. Car 43 Aric Almirola Eckrich Ford 312 Running
20. 24. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 312 Running
21. 13. Car 18 David Ragan Snickers Xtreme Toyota 312 Running
22. 33. Car 40 Landon Cassill(i) CRC 1 Tank Renew Chevrolet 312 Running
23. 25. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 312 Running
24. 30. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 312 Running
25. 39. Car 35 Cole Whitt Sprouts Farmer’s Market/Harvest Meats Ford 312 Running
26. 23. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 312 Running
27. 19. Car 16 Greg Biffle Ortho Ford 312 Running
28. 36. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 309 Running
29. 29. Car 38 David Gilliland MDS Transport Ford 309 Running
30. 26. Car 7 Alex Bowman Nikko/Toy State Chevrolet 309 Running
31. 40. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) Dr Pepper Toyota 309 Running
32. 38. Car 34 Brett Moffitt Dockside Logistics Ford 309 Running
33. 37. Car 32 Mike Bliss(i) DraftDemons.com Ford 308 Running
34. 41. Car 26 Jeb Burton # Maxim.com Toyota 307 Running
35. 35. Car 83 Matt DiBenedetto Burger King Toyota 307 Running
36. 34. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 306 Running
37. 42. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan(i) Chevrolet 306 Running
38. 43. Car 33 Alex Kennedy # Dream Factory Chevrolet 304 Running
39. 17. Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 282 Accident
40. 27. Car 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank/Camping World Ford 277 Running
41. 18. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 230 Running
42. 31. Car 46 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 202 Running
43. 16. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 179 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #47 (engine Change). Failed to Qualify: N/A Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 57 Mins, 01 Secs. Average Speed: 105.753 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.153 Seconds. (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
3M Lap Leader: Kevin Harvick, #4 225 Laps Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Paul Menard, #27 4 positions Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the
Race: Hendrick Engines, #4 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kevin Harvick, #4 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Kurt
Busch, #41 0.087 secs Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Matt Kenseth, #20 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Jeb Burton, #26
Next Race: Mar. 22, 2015 – Auto Club Speedway
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