Credit: 309755Photo by Robert Laberge/NASCAR via Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, approaches the finish-line to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America at Michigan International Speedway on June 13, 2015 in Brooklyn, Michigan.
Starting from 11th place Car 54 Kyle Busch Monster Energy Toyota won the 24th Annual Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America, his series record 71st win in 298 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. Busch won in his 1st start of 2015 in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. This is his 2nd win & 7th Top 10 finish in eight races at Michigan International Speedway.2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet started from 12th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in two races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 11th Top 10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson ParkerStore Chevrolet started from 4th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in three races at Michigan International Speedway.
Credit: 309757Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America at Michigan International Speedway on June 13, 2015 in Brooklyn, Michigan.
4th Place Car 60 Chris Buescher Roush Performance Products Ford started from 20th place followed by 5th place Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford started from 16th place. 6th Place Car 88 Kevin Harvick Morton Buildings Chevrolet started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 22 Joey Logano Discount Tire Ford started from pole. 8th Place Car 98 Aric Almirola Shelby American Ford started from 14th place followed by 9th place Car 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet started from 2nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 20 Denny Hamlin(i) Sun Energy Toyota in 10th place, started from 13th place. Darrell Wallace Jr. (15th) was the highest finishing Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender. Chris Buescher leads the point standings by 25 points over Ty Dillon.
The race had 8 Cautions for 26 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 7 for Car 55 Jeffrey Earnhardt Fronius/Viva Auto Group Chevrolet crash in turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 27 for Competition. 3rd Caution on lap 31 for Car 14 Cale Conley IAVA Toyota spin in turn 3. 4th Caution on lap 46 for Car 01 Landon Cassill Buddie Toys Chevrolet stalled on backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 93 for Debris on pit road. 6th Caution on lap 103 for Car 18 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota crash in turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 108 for Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Ford EcoBoost Ford, Car 44 David Starr Zachry Toyota, Car 55 Jeffrey Earnhardt Fronius/Viva Auto Group Chevrolet crash in turn 3. 8th Caution on lap 113 for Car 14 Cale Conley IAVA Toyota, Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford, Car 33 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Chevrolet, Car 51 Jeremy Clements Diamond Pistons/RepairableVehicles.com crash in turn 4 [Red Flag: Lap 113, 5:44]
Credit: 309750NASCAR via Getty Images. Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, leads a pack of cars during the Great Clips 250 benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 7 drivers: Lap Leaders: J. Logano(i) 1-9; B. Scott 10-15; K. Busch(i) 16-29; B. Scott 30-33; K. Busch(i) 34-42; J. Logano(i) 43-73; P. Menard(i) 74-78; C. Buescher 79-88; A. Almirola(i) 89; J. Logano(i) 90-92; C. Buescher 93-105; J. Logano(i) 106-116; C. Elliott 117-121; K. Busch(i) 122-125. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): J. Logano(i) 4 times for 54 laps; K. Busch(i) 3 times for 27 laps; C. Buescher 2 times for 23 laps; B. Scott 2 times for 10 laps; P. Menard(i) 1 time for 5 laps; C. Elliott 1 time for 5 laps; A. Almirola(i) 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: C. Buescher – 489; T. Dillon – 464; C. Elliott – 454; R. Smith – 434; D. Wallace Jr. # – 428; E. Sadler – 414; B. Scott – 394; R. Reed – 378; B. Gaughan – 378; D. Suarez # – 369.
Credit: 309756Photo by Robert Laberge/NASCAR via Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, waves the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Great Clips 250 Benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America at Michigan International Speedway on June 13, 2015 in Brooklyn, Michigan.
Kyle Busch won his 1st NASCAR XFINITY Series race since his crash & injury at Daytona “It feels good,” Busch said after climbing from his car in Victory Lane. “This is only a preliminary for what we’ve got to do on Sundays (in the Sprint Cup Series), but it’s a start. You’ve got to start somewhere, right?
“I can’t say enough about this team. (Crew chief) Chris Gayle did an awesome job today with this race car. We messed up a little bit today on a pit call, but we made up for it. Hard racing today, man. It was crazy, the side-by-side action we got here. The track’s kind of widening out, lending itself to some cool action.”
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 13
Unofficial Race Results for the 24Th Annual Great Clips 250 Benefiting
Paralyzed Veterans Of America – Saturday, June 13, 2015
Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, MI – 2 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 125 Laps – 250 Miles – Purse: $1,145,097
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 11. Car 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 125 Running
2. 12. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 125 Running
3. 4. Car 42 Kyle Larson(i) ParkerStore Chevrolet 125 Running
4. 20. Car 60 Chris Buescher Roush Performance Products Ford 125 Running
5. 16. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford 125 Running
6. 7. Car 88 Kevin Harvick(i) Morton Buildings Chevrolet 125 Running
7. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano(i) Discount Tire Ford 125 Running
8. 14. Car 98 Aric Almirola(i) Shelby American Ford 125 Running
9. 2. Car 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet 125 Running
10. 13. Car 20 Denny Hamlin(i) Sun Energy Toyota 125 Running
11. 8. Car 7 Regan Smith Suave Men Chevrolet 125 Running
12. 6. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 125 Running
13. 9. Car 3 Ty Dillon Red Kap/Arrow Uniform Chevrolet 125 Running
14. 15. Car 25 Alex Bowman(i) Zaxby’s Chevrolet 125 Running
15. 3. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Ford EcoBoost Ford 125 Running
16. 18. Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford 125 Running
17. 17. Car 39 Ryan Sieg JoeUSA.com Chevrolet 125 Running
18. 5. Car 33 Paul Menard(i) Richmond/Menards Chevrolet 125 Running
19. 19. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford 124 Running
20. 10. Car 18 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota 124 Running
21. 23. Car 4 Ross Chastain # Rally’s/Checker’s Chevrolet 124 Running
22. 22. Car 0 Harrison Rhodes # Vecoplan Chevrolet 124 Running
23. 32. Car 24 Eric McClure Hefty Toyota 124 Running
24. 33. Car 97 Peyton Sellers # VroomBrands Chevrolet 123 Running
25. 24. Car 28 JJ Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota 122 Running
26. 29. Car 14 Cale Conley # IAVA Toyota 122 Running
27. 35. Car 52 Joey Gase Gift of Life Michigan/DB Sales Chevrolet 122 Running
28. 34. Car 90 Martin Roy Gamache Truck Center Chevrolet 122 Running
29. 36. Car 13 Josh Reaume # Braille Battery/Grafoid Chevrolet 121 Running
30. 37. Car 15 Jimmy Weller Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 120 Running
31. 27. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Diamond Pistons/RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 111 Accident
32. 40. Car 74 Mike Harmon Dodge 107 Running
33. 21. Car 44 David Starr Zachry Toyota 105 Accident
34. 26. Car 55 Jeffrey Earnhardt Fronius/Viva Auto Group Chevrolet 105 Accident
35. 28. Car 01 Landon Cassill Buddie Toys Chevrolet 79 Running
36. 25. Car 8 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Toyota 74 Electrical
37. 38. Car 70 Derrike Cope Jackson Coffee Co./Sammi’s Best Chevrolet 32 Transmission
38. 39. Car 40 Carl Long Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge 31 Vibration
39. 31. Car 19 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 2 Vibration
40. 30. Car 26 CJ Faison JGL Graphics Toyota 0 Electrical
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following car dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 26 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 53 Mins, 09 Secs. Average Speed: 132.567 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.477 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 26 laps.
3M Lap Leader: Kyle Busch, #54 27 Laps Coors Light Pole Award : Joey Logano, #22 193.637 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: Chris Buescher, #60. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Darrell Wallace Jr, #6.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Jun. 20, 2015 – Chicagoland Speedway
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