Matt Kenseth won the 42nd Annual Windows 10 400 with strategy at Pocono Raceway

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400Credit: 311074Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images. Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway on August 2, 2015 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota won the 42nd Annual Windows 10 400, his 33rd win in 565 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and 13th Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 1st win & 12th Top 10 finish in 32 races at Pocono Raceway. Kenseth’s previous best Pocono finish was 3rd in June of 2003. 2nd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford, started from 9th place, posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Pocono Raceway. It is his 13th Top 10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 24 Jeff Gordon AARP Member Advantages Chevrolet, started from 10th place posted his 32nd Top 10 finish in 46 races at Pocono Raceway.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400Credit: 311076Tim Bradbury/Getty Images. Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, celebrates with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway on August 2, 2015 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

4th Place Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Microsoft Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 5th place Car 16 Greg Biffle Roush Performance Ford, started from 25th place. 6th Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 7th place Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Bush’s Grillin Beans Chevrolet, started from 22nd place 8th Place Car 15 Clint Bowyer Maxwell House Toyota, started from 19th place followed by 9th place Car 14 Tony Stewart Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, started from 5th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota, in 10th place, started from 8th place. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 46 points over Joey Logano.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400Credit: 311056Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet, lead the field at the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway on August 2, 2015 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

The race had 8 Cautions for 32 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 6 for Car 5 Kasey Kahne Aquafina Chevrolet crash into the pit wall [Red Flag: Lap 7, 14:43]. 2nd Caution on lap 17 for Competition. 3rd Caution on lap 21 for Oil on track from Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet this ended Harvick’s day as he blew his engine. 4th Caution on lap 29 for Car 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank Ford, Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford EcoBoost Ford crash in turn 1.
5th Caution on lap 62 for Debris on pit road. 6th Caution on lap 67 for Car 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank Ford, Car 27 Paul Menard Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet, Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet crash in turn 1. 7th Caution on lap 73 for Car 35 Cole Whitt MDS Transportation Ford, Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Microsoft Chevrolet crash in turn 1. 8th Caution on lap 93 for Car 33 Alex Kennedy # MediaCAST Chevrolet crash in turn 1.

2015 Aug 2 Pocono_NSCS_080215_04Credit: 311059Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images. Smoke pours from the Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway on August 2, 2015 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

The race had 18 Lead Changes among 13 drivers. Lap Leaders: Kyle Busch 1-16; K. Harvick 17-19; Kurt Busch 20-32; M. Truex Jr. 33-38; J. Logano 39-51; Kyle Busch 52; D. Hamlin 53-54; B. Keselowski 55-57; D. Patrick 58-62; J. Logano 63-87; M. Kenseth 88; K. Larson 89 -93; J. Logano 94-123; D. Ragan 124; G. Biffle 125-126; J. Gordon 127-128; J. Logano 129-157; Kyle Busch 158-59; M. Kenseth 160;. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): J. Logano 4 times for 97 laps; Kyle Busch 3 times for 19 laps; Kurt Busch 1 time for 13 laps; M. Truex Jr. 1 time for 6 laps; K. Larson 1 time for 5 laps; D. Patrick 1 time for 5 laps; B. Keselowski 1 time for 3 laps; K. Harvick 1 time for 3 laps; M. Kenseth 2 times for 2 laps; D. Hamlin 1 time for 2 laps; G. Biffle 1 time for 2 laps; J. Gordon 1 time for 2 laps; D. Ragan 1 time for 1 lap.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400Credit: 311060Jeff Zelevansky/NASCAR via Getty Images. Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway on August 2, 2015 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Top 16 in Points: K. Harvick – 780; J. Logano – 734; D. Earnhardt Jr. – 717; J. Johnson – 713; M. Truex Jr. – 694; B. Keselowski – 681; M. Kenseth – 662; J. Mcmurray – 631; Kurt Busch – 620; J. Gordon – 617; D. Hamlin – 614; P. Menard – 591; R. Newman – 584; C. Bowyer – 574; K. Kahne – 559; C. Edwards – 553.

Chase Grid Outlook: 1.J. Johnson 713 (4 wins);2.K. Harvick 780 (2);3.D. Earnhardt Jr. 717 (2);4.M. Kenseth 662 (2); 5.Ku. Busch 620 (2); 6.J. Logano 734 (1);7.M. Truex Jr. 694 (1);8.B. Keselowski 681 (1);9.D. Hamlin 614 (1);10.C. Edwards 553 (1);11.J. Mcmurray 631 (0);12.J. Gordon 617 (0);13.P. Menard 591 (0);14.R. Newman 584 (0);15.C. Bowyer 574 (0);16.K. Kahne 559 (0)

2015 Aug 2 Pocono_NSCS_080215_09Credit: 311064Nick Laham/Getty Images. Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 AARP Member Advantages Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway on August 2, 2015 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota Wins At Pocono As Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Crispy Toyota, Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford & Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet Runs Out Of Fuel.

“Man, that’s a bummer,” said Busch, who ran out of fuel on the Long Pond straightaway approaching the Tunnel Turn, less than a mile-and-a-half from the finish line. “I wish I would’ve saved a little more there that last run.

“I wish I would’ve known that the 22 (Logano) was that far away from making it. He was way far away from making it. Man, that was just a shame that we weren’t able to get it done there.”

Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford also ran out of fuel as he approached the finish line. Keselowski came back from a penalty for sliding through his pit, knocking his jack man & his front tire carrier in the air. His jack man was thrown, then had the jack fall on him, his front tire carrier had his tire knocked out of his hands as he was hit by the front of the car.

2015 Aug 2 official pocono logo

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 21
Unofficial Race Results for the 42Nd Annual Windows 10 400 – Sunday, August 2, 2015
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA – 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 160 Laps – 400 Miles – Purse: $5,084,726

2015 Aug 2 310754

Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 7. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 160 Running
2. 9. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford 160 Running
3. 10. Car 24 Jeff Gordon AARP Member Advantages Chevrolet 160 Running
4. 15. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Microsoft Chevrolet 160 Running
5. 25. Car 16 Greg Biffle Roush Performance Ford 160 Running
6. 12. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 160 Running
7. 22. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Bush’s Grillin Beans Chevrolet 160 Running
8. 19. Car 15 Clint Bowyer Maxwell House Toyota 160 Running
9. 5. Car 14 Tony Stewart Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 160 Running
10. 8. Car 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota 160 Running
11. 18. Car 27 Paul Menard Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet 160 Running
12. 27. Car 42 Kyle Larson Suave Men Chevrolet 160 Running
13. 4. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 160 Running
14. 29. Car 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevrolet 160 Running
15. 17. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Lexar Chevrolet 160 Running
16. 20. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 160 Running
17. 24. Car 55 David Ragan Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 160 Running
18. 21. Car 43 Aric Almirola United States Air Force Ford 160 Running
19. 13. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet 160 Running
20. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 160 Running
21. 1. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Crispy Toyota 159 Running
22. 11. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 159 Running
23. 14. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 159 Running
24. 31. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Fraternal Order of Eagles/Switch Hitch Chevrolet 159 Running
25. 28. Car 7 Alex Bowman FW1 Wash and Wax Chevrolet 159 Running
26. 39. Car 46 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 159 Running
27. 33. Car 35 Cole Whitt MDS Transportation Ford 159 Running
28. 26. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 159 Running
29. 36. Car 83 Matt DiBenedetto # Burger King Toyota 159 Running
30. 35. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) Dr Pepper Toyota 159 Running
31. 32. Car 34 Brett Moffitt # A&W All American Food Ford 158 Running
32. 40. Car 32 Travis Kvapil(i) Skuttle Tight Ford 158 Running
33. 37. Car 38 David Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 158 Running
34. 41. Car 98 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 157 Running
35. 38. Car 26 Jeb Burton # Maxim Toyota 157 Running
36. 43. Car 62 Timmy Hill(i) Ford 156 Running
37. 6. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 150 Running
38. 42. Car 33 Alex Kennedy # MediaCAST Chevrolet 126 Running
39. 30. Car 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank Ford 123 Running
40. 23. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 91 Overheating
41. 34. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford EcoBoost Ford 27 Accident
42. 2. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet Engine
43. 16. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Aquafina Chevrolet 3 Accident

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 26 (backup car); No. 31 (rear gear). Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 01 Mins, 36 Secs. Average Speed: 132.159 MPH Margin of Victory: 9.012 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among 13 drivers.

3M Lap Leader: Kyle Busch, #18 19 Laps American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Joey Logano, #22 Coors Light Pole Award: Kyle Busch, #18 178.416 mph Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Kyle Busch, #18 Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Jeff Gordon, #24 15 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: Brad Keselowski, #2 P Wolfe, .674 sec Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch, #18 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Matt DiBenedetto, #83. (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: Aug. 9, 2015 – Watkins Glen International

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