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Kevin Harvick, driver of the #88 Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series
Hisense 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 28, 2015 in Hampton, Georgia.
Starting from 8th Car 88 Kevin Harvick Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet won the Hisense 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway his 45th win in the NASCAR XFINITY. This is Harvick’s first 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2015. This is also his 4th win & 11th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Discount Tire Ford starting from pole posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is also his first top-10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 3 Ty Dillon WESCO Chevrolet starting from 17th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 60 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford starting from 18th place leads the point standings by 0 points over Ty Dillon. 5th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet starting from 9th place followed by 6th place Car 33 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Chevrolet starting from 11th place. 7th Place Car 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet starting from 2nd place followed by 8th place Car 20 Matt Kenseth Resers Toyota starting from 5th place. 9th Place Car 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet starting from 3rd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 42 Kyle Larson ENEOS Chevrolet in 10th place, starting from 4th place.
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Jeffrey Earnhardt, driver of the #55 Fronius USA/Viva Auto Group Chevrolet, spins out during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Hisense 250Â at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 28, 2015 in Hampton, Georgia.
Darrell Wallace Jr. (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 3 Cautions for 12 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 9 for Car 55 Jeffrey Earnhardt Fronius USA/Viva Auto Group Chevrolet spin in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 87 for Debris on Turn 3 and the frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 135 for Fluid on the backstretch.
The race had 4 Lead Changes among 3 drivers: J. Logano(i) 1-49; M. Kenseth(i) 50-52; K. Harvick(i) 53-126; J. Logano(i) 127-136; K. Harvick(i) 137-163.
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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, leads the field past the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series Hisense 250
at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 28, 2015 in Hampton, Georgia.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) C. Buescher 83;(2) T. Dillon 83;(3) R. Reed 75;(4) D. Wallace Jr. # 66;(5) D. Armstrong 57;(6) D. Starr 56;(7) B. Scott 56;(8) C. Elliott 55;(9) R. Chastain # 55;(10) J. Clements 53.
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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying for the NASCAR XFINITY
Series Hisense 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 28, 2015 in Hampton, Georgia.
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 2
Unofficial Race Results for the 24Th Annual Hisense 250 – Saturday, February 28, 2015
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 163 Laps – 251.02 Miles – Purse: $1,112,550
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 8. CaR 88 Kevin Harvick(i) Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet 163 Running
2. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano(i) Discount Tire Ford 163 Running
3. 17. Car 3 Ty Dillon WESCO Chevrolet 163 Running
4. 18. Car 60 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 163 Running
5. 9. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 163 Running
6. 11. Car 33 Paul Menard(i) Richmond/Menards Chevrolet 163 Running
7. 2. Car 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet 163 Running
8. 5. Car 20 Matt Kenseth(i) Resers Toyota 163 Running
9. 3. Car 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 163 Running
10. 4. Car 42 Kyle Larson(i) ENEOS Chevrolet 163 Running
11. 23. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Ford EcoBoost Ford 162 Running
12. 6. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 162 Running
13. 12. Car 54 Erik Jones(i) Monster Energy Toyota 161 Running
14. 21. Car 18 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota 161 Running
15. 10. Car 98 Sam Hornish Jr.(i) Carroll Shelby Engine Co. Ford 161 Running
16. 19. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford 161 Running
17. 27. Car 01 Landon Cassill Flex Seal Chevrolet 161 Running
18. 14. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford 160 Running
19. 15. Car 28 JJ Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota 160 Running
20. 20. Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford 160 Running
21. 22. Car 51 Jeremy Clements AllSouthElectric.com/BRT Extrusions Chevrolet 160 Running
22. 25. Car 8 Blake Koch Celsius Negative Calorie Cola Toyota 160 Running
23. 7. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Uncle Bob’s Self Storage Chevrolet 159 Running
24. 26. Car 4 Ross Chastain # Flex Shot Chevrolet 159 Running
25. 16. Car 19 Mike Bliss Holiday Inn Club Vacations Toyota 159 Running
26. 30. Car 44 David Starr Zachry Toyota 159 Running
27. 13. Car 25 John Wes Townley(i) Zaxby’s Chevrolet 156 Running
28. 29. Car 24 Eric McClure Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota 156 Running
29. 37. Car 15 Chris Cockrum Advanced Communications Group Chevrolet 156 Running
30. 31. Car 52 Joey Gase LifeLink/DB Sales Chevrolet 155 Running
31. 36. Car 13 Cody Ware(i) Braille Battery Grafoid Dodge 153 Running
32. 34. Car 55 Jeffrey Earnhardt Fronius USA/Viva Auto Group Chevrolet 144 Running
33. 28. Car 90 Jimmy Weller Geneva Liberty Steel Chevrolet 140 Running
34. 35. Car 0 Harrison Rhodes # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 130 Running
35. 24. Car 14 Cale Conley # Toyota 128 Engine
36. 33. Car 70 Derrike Cope Wade Tractor/Adrenalin Power Sports Chevrolet 128 Running
37. 38. Car 74 Mike Harmon JR Peters Roadside Auto Dodge 92 Front Hub
38. 32. Car 97 Josh Reaume # Obaika Racing Chevrolet 28 Electrical
39. 39. Car 40 Carl Long Braille Battery Grafoid Toyota 19 Vibration
40. 40. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Courtney Construction Chevrolet 2 Suspension
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, # Rookie this season for NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #14 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (7) 35 Cole Whitt, 7 Alex Bowman, 40 Landon Cassill(i), 66 Mike Wallace, 83 Matt DiBenedetto, 46 Michael Annett, 29 Reed Sorenson.
Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 40 Mins, 32 Secs. Average Speed: 149.813 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.207 Seconds
3M Lap Leader: Kevin Harvick, #88 101 Laps Coors Light Pole Award: Joey Logano, #22 184.162 mph Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the
Race: Hendrick Engines, #88 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Chris Buescher, #60 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Darrell Wallace Jr, #6.
Next Race: Mar. 7, 2015 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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