Credit: 308125Drew Hallowell/NASCAR via Getty Images. Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 19, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
Starting from pole Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota won the 55th Annual Food City 500 in Support of Steve Byrnes, his 32nd win in 552 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 4th win & 20th Top 10 finish in 31 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet starting from 28th place posted his 15th Top 10 finish in 27 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 24 Jeff Gordon 3M Chevrolet starting from 23rd place posted his 25th Top 10 finish in 45 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Zest Ford starting from 25th place followed by 5th place Car 31 Ryan Newman WIX Chevrolet starting from 18th place. 6th PLace Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet starting from 21st place followed by 7th place Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet starting from 14th place. 8th Place Car 51 Justin Allgaier Auto-Owners Insurance Chevrolet starting from 15th place. 9th Place Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet starting from 26th place notched her 6th career Top 10 finish, the most ever by a female driver. She was previously tied with Janet Guthrie with five top 10s. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet in 10th place, starting from 12th place.
Credit: Sarah Glenn/NASCAR via Getty Images. Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, leads the field through the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 19, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
Car 55 Brett Moffitt Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 17th place was the highest finishing rookie. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet leads the point standings by 30 points over Car 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford.
Credit: 308112Brian Lawdermilk/NASCAR via Getty Images. Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, and Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Autotrader Ford, sit on the apron after an on track incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 19, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
This race had 11 Cautions for 117 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 20 for Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford & Car 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford crash in Turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 62 for Competition caution. 3rd Caution on lap 169 for Fluid in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 266 for Moisture on the track [Red 13:32]. 5th Caution on lap 279 for Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet, Car 34 Chris Buescher(i) CSX/Play It Safe Ford, Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet, Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 312 for Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet, Car 18 David Ragan Snickers Xtreme Toyota, Car 26 Jeb Burton MaximFantasySports.com, Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet crash in Turn 1. 7th Caution on lap 345 for Debris in Turn 1. 8th Caution on lap 368 for Car 26 Jeb Burton MaximFantasySports.com, Car 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevrolet & 42 crash in Turn 1. 9th Caution on lap 474 for Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet, Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota, Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota, Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Zest Ford, Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford crash in Turn 4. 10th Caution on lap 484 for Car 5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips Chevrolet, Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet, Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Bush’s Beans Chevrolet, Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision
Chevrolet crash in Turn 3. 11th Caution on lap 495 for Car 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Nature Blast Ford, Car 19 Carl Edwards Comcast Business Toyota, Car 27 Paul Menard Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet, Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet, Car 51 Justin Allgaier Auto-Owners Insurance Chevrolet crash on the backstretch.
Credit: 308118Brian Lawdermilk/NASCAR via Getty Images. Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Haas Automation Chevrolet, is involved in an on track incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 19, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
The 21 Lead Changes among 6 drivers: M. Kenseth 1-5; K. Harvick 6-62; K. Busch 63; G. Biffle 64-69; K. Busch 70-125; K. Harvick 126-160; K. Busch 161-165; K. Harvick 166-169; K. Busch 170; K. Harvick 171-256; C. Edwards 257-266; K. Busch 267; C. Edwards 268-276; K. Harvick 277; C. Edwards 278-290; K. Harvick 291; C. Edwards 292-345; M. Kenseth 346; K. Larson 347-436; M. Kenseth 437-443; K. Busch 444-477; M. Kenseth 478-511. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Harvick 6 times for 184 laps; K. Busch 6 times for 98 laps; K. Larson 1 time for 90 laps; C. Edwards 4 times for 86 laps; M. Kenseth 4 times for 47 laps; G. Biffle 1 time for 6 laps.
Credit: 308114Jeff Zelevansky/NASCAR via Getty Images. Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet, leads the field to a restart during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 19, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
Chase Grid Outlook: 1.K. Harvick 314 (2 wins);2.J. Johnson 258 (2);3.J. Logano 284 (1);4.B. Keselowski 255 (1);5.M. Kenseth 236 (1);6.D. Hamlin 223 (1);7.M. Truex Jr. 281 (0);8.D. Earnhardt Jr. 241 (0);9.K. Kahne 237 (0);10.J. Gordon 227 (0);11.A. Almirola 226 (0);12.J. Mcmurray 223 (0);13.D. Patrick 211 (0);14.P. Menard 210 (0);15.C. Edwards 203 (0);16.R. Newman 201 (0).
Credit: 308122Sarah Glenn/NASCAR via Getty Images. Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 19, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota wins a Rain Soaked & Delayed at Bristol Motor Speedway. “It feels good to be back here,” Kenseth said, sitting at the dais for the winner’s press conference. “Really, honestly, it does, it wears on you a little bit. We had such a good 2013 (7 wins), we came a little short of the ultimate prize there, but we had such a great season, and last year there were some races we had some chances to win and just things wouldn’t line up for us. “We just couldn’t get it to happen. Tonight was kind of the opposite. Everything worked out. We had a good car on the short run, not so good on the last 40 or 50 laps of the run, and we had all them cautions and short runs at the end that really benefitted us.”
Credit: 308116Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images. Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Comcast Business Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 19, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race went 11 laps past its scheduled distance of 500 laps, making it the longest race in the history of the .533-mile short track. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota crossed the finish line .287 seconds ahead of 2nd Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet. The race took 9 hours to complete, from when the green flag was dropped , due to rain delays.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 8
Unofficial Race Results for the 55Th Annual Food City 500 In Support Of
Steve Byrnes – Sunday, April 19, 2015
Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, TN – .533 Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 511 Laps – 272.363 Miles – Purse: $5,628,518
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 511 Running
2. 28. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 511 Running
3. 23. Car 24 Jeff Gordon 3M Chevrolet 511 Running
4. 25. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Zest Ford 511 Running
5. 18. Car 31 Ryan Newman WIX Chevrolet 511 Running
6. 21. Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 511 Running
7. 14. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 511 Running
8. 15. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Auto-Owners Insurance Chevrolet 511 Running
9. 26. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 511 Running
10. 12. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet 511 Running
11. 9. Car 27 Paul Menard Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet 511 Running
12. 37. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 511 Running
13. 30. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 511 Running
14. 10. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet 510 Running
15. 7. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 510 Running
16. 13. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mountain Dew Dewshine Chevrolet 509 Running
17. 24. Car 55 Brett Moffitt # Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 509 Running
18. 32. Car 38 David Gilliland MDS Transport Ford 508 Running
19. 39. Car 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Nature Blast Ford 508 Running
20. 40. Car 7 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 508 Running
21. 22. Car 83 Matt DiBenedetto Dustless Blasting Toyota 508 Running
22. 19. Car 95 Michael McDowell Thrivent Financial Ford 507 Running
23. 36. Car 46 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 507 Running
24. 3. Car 19 Carl Edwards Comcast Business Toyota 507 Running
25. 38. Car 34 Chris Buescher(i) CSX/Play It Safe Ford 505 Running
26. 5. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 505 Running
27. 42. Car 35 Cole Whitt Tweaker Energy Shots Ford 504 Running
28. 31. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 504 Running
29. 16. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet 504 Running
30. 33. Car 16 Greg Biffle Ortho Ford 504 Running
31. 41. Car 32 Mike Bliss(i) Keen Parts/Visone RV Ford 502 Running
32. 29. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) Dr Pepper I’m a Pepper Toyota 496 Running
33. 43. Car 33 Alex Kennedy # Media Cast Chevrolet 490 Running
34. 20. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Bush’s Beans Chevrolet 489 Accident
35. 2. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 489 Running
36. 27. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 487 Accident
37. 8. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips Chevrolet 482 Accident
38. 4. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet 468 Running
39. 35. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 466 Accident
40. 6. Car 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford 452 Running
41. 11. Car 18 David Ragan Snickers Xtreme Toyota 435 Running
42. 34. Car 26 Jeb Burton # MaximFantasySports.com Toyota 416 Accident
43. 17. Car 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevrolet 288 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the No. 95 dropped to the rear of the field for unapproved adjustments. Failed to Qualify: (2) 62 Brendan Gaughan(i), 30 Ron Hornaday Jr.. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 37 Mins, 54 Secs. Average Speed: 74.997 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.287 Seconds Caution Flags: 11 for 117 laps
3M Lap Leader: Kevin Harvick, #4 184 Laps Coors Light Pole Award: Matt Kenseth, #20 128.632 mph Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Kyle Larson, #42 11 positions Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development (TRD), #20 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Matt Kenseth, #20 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Ricky Stenhouse Jr, #17 crew chief Nicholas Sandler, 0.238 Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Matt Kenseth, #20 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Brett Moffitt, #55.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Apr. 25, 2015 – Richmond International Raceway
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