Credit: 312785Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series FURIOUS 7 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
Starting from pole Car 54 Kyle Busch Monster Energy Toyota 200 won the 15th Annual Furious 7 300, his series record extending 74th victory in 305 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is Busch’s 4th win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 4th win & 8th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Chicagoland Speedway. 2nd Place Car 20 Matt Kenseth Reser’s Main Street Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 9 races at Chicagoland Speedway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. Roush Performance Ford, started from 12th place posted a career-best finish and his 2nd Top 10 finish in two races at Chicagoland Speedway. Darrell Wallace Jr was the highest finishing Rookie His previous best finish was 5th (twice).
Credit: 312782Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series FURIOUS 7 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
4th Place Car 33 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 3 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet, started from 4th place. 6th Place Car 18 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota, started by from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 60 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford, started from 19th place followed by 9th place Car 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer Bowl Chevrolet, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevroletin 10th place, started from 11th place. Chris Buescher leads the point standings by 25 points over Ty Dillon.
Credit: 312787Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series FURIOUS 7 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
The race had 5 Cautions for 22 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 23 for Debris on the backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 89 for Debris in turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 104 for Car 22 Ryan Blaney Discount Tire Ford crash in turn 3. 4th Caution on lap 133 for Debris in turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 143 for Oil on track from Car 01 Landon Cassill Gerber Collision & Glass Chevrolet.
Credit: 312788Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR XFINITY Series FURIOUS 7 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 19, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 7 drivers: Lap Leaders: K. Busch(i) 1-23; R. Chastain # 24; B. Scott 25-29; K. Busch(i) 30-40; M. Kenseth(i) 41-73; D. Suarez # 74-75; J. Townley(i) 76; M. Kenseth(i) 77-92; K. Busch(i) 93-136; M. Kenseth(i) 137-144; D. Wallace Jr. # 145-147; B. Scott 148-149; M. Kenseth(i) 150-175; K. Busch(i) 176; M. Kenseth(i) 177; K. Busch(i) 178-200. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Busch(i) 5 times for 102 laps; M. Kenseth(i) 5 times for 84 laps; B. Scott 2 times for 7 laps; D. Wallace Jr. # 1 time for 3 laps; D. Suarez # 1 time for 2 laps; J. Townley(i) 1 time for 1 lap; R. Chastain # 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) C. Buescher 945;(2) T. Dillon 920;(3) C. Elliott 917;(4) R. Smith 894;(5) E. Sadler 839;(6) D. Wallace Jr. # 838;(7) D. Suarez # 830;(8) B. Scott 825;(9) B. Gaughan 798;(10) R. Reed 716.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 136.709 mph.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 11 Mins, 40 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.791 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 5 for 22 laps.
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 26
Unofficial Race Results for the 15Th Annual Furious 7 300 – Saturday, September 19, 2015
Chicagoland Speedway – Joliet, IL – 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300 Miles – Purse: $1,470,945
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 200 Running 102
2. 2. Car 20 Matt Kenseth(i) Reser’s Main Street Toyota 200 Running
3. 12. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Roush Performance Ford 200 Running
4. 7. Car 33 Paul Menard(i) Richmond/Menards Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 4. Car 3 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 200 Running
6. 3. Car 18 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota 200 Running
7. 8. Car 60 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 200 Running
8. 19. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford 200 Running
9. 9. Car 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer Bowl Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 11. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 200 Running
11. 10. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford 200 Running
12. 14. Car 88 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 200 Running
13. 16. Car 25 John Wes Townley(i) Zaxby’s Chevrolet 199 Running
14. 17. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 199 Running
15. 18. Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford 199 Running
16. 25. Car 4 Ross Chastain # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 199 Running
17. 13. Car 2 Brian Scott Jewel-Osco/Kraft Singles Chevrolet 199 Running
18. 26. Car 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 199 Running
19. 22. Car 28 JJ Yeley JGL Racing Toyota 199 Running
20. 15. Car 51 Jeremy Clements AllSouthElectric.com/RepairableVehicles.com Chev 199 Running
21. 23. Car 8 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Toyota 199 Running
22. 6. Car 42 Kyle Larson(i) ENEOS Chevrolet 199 Running
23. 30. Car 44 David Starr Zachry Toyota 196 Running
24. 32. Car 97 Mason Mingus(i) Vroom Brands Chevrolet 195 Running
25. 27. Car 0 Michael Self Auto Remote Warehouse Chevrolet 194 Running
26. 31. Car 15 Jimmy Weller Engine Parts Plus Chevrolet 194 Running
27. 34. Car 24 Eric McClure Reynolds Wrap Toyota 193 Running
28. 33. Car 52 Joey Gase Donate Life Chevrolet 193 Running
29. 37. Car 90 Martin Roy Gamache Truck Center Chevrolet 190 Running
30. 39. Car 13 Josh Reaume # Braille Battery/Grafoid Chevrolet 182 Running
31. 35. Car 70 Derrike Cope Delta-Therm/The Champagne Lodge Chevrolet 174 Running
32. 21. Car 01 Landon Cassill Gerber Collision & Glass Chevrolet 142 Engine
33. 20. Car 14 Cale Conley # IAVA Toyota 140 Overheating
34. 38. Car 74 Mike Harmon Dodge 129 Engine
35. 5. Car 22 Ryan Blaney Discount Tire Ford 108 Accident
36. 24. Car 66 Benny Gordon SomersetRegionalWaterResources/MotorHoney Toyota 105 Rear Gear
37. 40. Car 40 Derek White Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge 14 Electrical
38. 36. Car 26 TJ Bell(i) JGL Racing Toyota 13 Vibration
39. 28. Car 92 Dexter Bean Chevrolet 6 Suspension
40. 29. Car 19 Jeff Green Premier Barter Exchange Toyota 3 Vibration
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: Nos. 1, 92 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (1) 89 Morgan Shepherd. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 11 Mins, 40 Secs. Average Speed: 136.709 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.791 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 22 laps: Laps
3M Lap Leader: Kyle Busch, #54 102 Laps. Coors Light Pole Award: Kyle Busch, #54 180.959 mph. Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Kyle Busch, #54 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Joe Gibbs Racing Engines, #54. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Darrell Wallace Jr, #6. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Darrell Wallace Jr, #6.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Sep. 26, 2015 – Kentucky Speedway
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