Credit: 311672Photo by Jeff Curry/NASCAR via Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 21, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
Starting from 2nd place Car 54 Kyle Busch Monster Energy Toyota won the 34th Annual Food City 300, his 73rd win in 302 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is Kyle Busch’s 3rd win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 8th win & 18th Top 10 finish in 22 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson ENEOS Chevrolet, started from 7th place posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is Larson’s 6th top-10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 20 Denny Hamlin Hisense Toyota, started from pole posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 8 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Credit: 311671Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 21, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
4th Place Car 3 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 5th Place Car 18 Daniel Suarez Juniper Toyota, started from 9th place was the highest finishing rookie. 6th Place Car 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet, started from 4th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 88 Kevin
Harvick(i) Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 9th place Car 7 Regan Smith Dale’s Pale Ale Chevrolet, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 15th place. Chris Buescher leads the point standings by 19 points over Ty Dillon.
Credit: 311669Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images). Denny Hamlin, driver of the #20 Hisense Toyota, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, lead the field past the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 21, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
The race had 8 Cautions for 52 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 54 for Car 90 Mario Gosselin Bucked Up/Habitations Dany Lagace Inc. Chevrolet crash in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 130 for Debris in Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 140 for Car 25 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s Chevrolet & Car 52 Joey Gase Donate Life Tennessee Chevrolet crash in Turn 1. 4th Caution on lap 193 for Car 14 Cale Conley IAVA Toyota Spin in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 215 for Car 28 JJ Yeley JGL Racing Toyota & Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford crash in Turn 2 6th Caution on lap 251 for Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford & Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet crash in Turn 2.
7th Caution on lap 259 for Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford, Car 25 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s Chevrolet & Car 97 Dylan Kwasniewski VroomBrands Chevrolet crash in Turn 1. 8th Caution on lap 296 for Car 0 Harrison Rhodes Flex Seal Chevrolet & Car 13 Brad Teague SCAG Lawn Mowers/JD Metals Toyota crash in Turn 4.
Credit: 311676Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 21, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 4 drivers: Lap Leaders: D. Hamlin(i) 1-2; K. Busch(i) 3-12; D. Hamlin(i) 13-26; K. Busch(i) 27-54; D. Hamlin(i) 55; K. Busch(i) 56-104; D. Hamlin(i) 105-124; K. Harvick(i) 125; D. Hamlin(i) 126-194; C. Buescher 195-300; K. Busch(i) 301-302. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): D. Hamlin(i) 5 times for 106 laps; C. Buescher 1 time for 106 laps; K. Busch(i) 4 times for 89 laps; K. Harvick(i) 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: C. Buescher – 800; T. Dillon – 781; C. Elliott – 777; R. Smith – 749; E. Sadler – 718; D. Suarez # – 697; D. Wallace Jr. # – 697; B. Scott – 681; B. Gaughan – 676; R. Reed – 606.
Credit: 311674Photo by Matt Sullivan/NASCAR via Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 21, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
Kyle Busch took advantage when Chris Buescher’s Ford sputtered on the last green-white-checkered restart. The race went 2 laps over as Buescher faded due to fuel pick up.
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 22
Unofficial Race Results for the 34Th Annual Food City 300 – Friday, August 21, 2015
Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, TN – .533 Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 302 Laps – 160.966 Miles – Purse: $1,404,150
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 302 Running
2. 7. Car 42 Kyle Larson(i) ENEOS Chevrolet 302 Running
3. 1. Car 20 Denny Hamlin(i) Hisense Toyota 302 Running
4. 11. Car 3 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 302 Running
5. 9. Car 18 Daniel Suarez # Juniper Toyota 302 Running
6. 4. Car 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet 302 Running
7. 10. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 302 Running
8. 3. Car 88 Kevin Harvick(i) Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet 302 Running
9. 12. Car 7 Regan Smith Dale’s Pale Ale Chevrolet 302 Running
10. 15. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 302 Running
11. 5. Car 60 Chris Buescher Roush Performance Products Ford 302 Running
12. 14. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Ford EcoBoost Ford 302 Running
13. 13. Car 33 Brandon Jones(i) Tide/Menards Chevrolet 302 Running
14. 27. Car 51 Jeremy Clements St. Clair Cafe/AllSouthElectric.com Chevrolet 302 Running
15. 16. Car 01 Landon Cassill GK Services Chevrolet 302 Running
16. 19. Car 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 302 Running
17. 21. Car 4 Ross Chastain # Flex Shot Chevrolet 302 Running
18. 20. Car 14 Cale Conley # IAVA Toyota 301 Running
19. 18. Car 28 JJ Yeley JGL Racing Toyota 299 Running
20. 32. Car 44 David Starr Zachry Toyota 298 Running
21. 29. Car 8 Blake Koch Ingersoll Rand Toyota 298 Running
22. 6. Car 22 Ryan Blaney Discount Tire Ford 297 Running
23. 24. Car 25 John Wes Townley(i) Zaxby’s Chevrolet 297 Running
24. 22. Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford 297 Running
25. 17. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford 295 Running
26. 40. Car 13 Brad Teague SCAG Lawn Mowers/JD Metals Toyota 291 Running
27. 33. Car 52 Joey Gase Donate Life Tennessee Chevrolet 289 Running
28. 37. Car 15 Ryan Ellis(i) Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 288 Running
29. 25. Car 26 Hermie Sadler III Virginia Lottery Toyota 287 Running
30. 36. Car 70 Derrike Cope To The Point Apparel Chevrolet 275 Running
31. 8. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford 254 Accident
32. 28. Car 97 Dylan Kwasniewski VroomBrands Chevrolet 253 Accident
33. 34. Car 24 Eric McClure Reynolds Wrap Toyota 252 Running
34. 23. Car 0 Harrison Rhodes # Flex Seal Chevrolet 247 Accident
35. 30. Car 90 Mario Gosselin Bucked Up/Habitations Dany Lagace Inc. Chevrolet 180 Handling
36. 38. Car 74 Jordan Anderson(i) Skin and Bones Inc. Dodge 170 Running
37. 26. Car 66 Benny Gordon SmrstRgnlWtrRsrcs/VSI Racing Toyota 65 Electrical
38. 39. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 28 Brakes
39. 35. Car 40 Carl Long Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge 22 Handling
40. 31. Car 19 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 Vibration
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following car dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 90 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: N/A Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 51 Mins, 57 Secs. Average Speed: 86.270 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.426 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 52 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 4 drivers.
3M Lap Leader: Denny Hamlin, #20 106 Laps Coors Light Pole Award: Denny Hamlin, #20 126.896 mph. Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Kyle Busch, #54 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Joe Gibbs Racing Engines – Mark Cronquist, #20 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Chris Buescher, #60. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Daniel Suarez, #18
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Aug. 29, 2015 – Road America
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