Credit: 311811Jonathan Moore/NASCAR via Getty Images. Paul Menard, driver of the #33 Richmond/Menards Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag at the end of the Xfinity Series Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville on at Road America on August 29, 2015 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Started from 8th place Car 33 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Chevrolet won the 6th Annual Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville, his 3rd win in 197 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This Paul Menard’s is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in two races at Road America. 2nd Place Car 22 Ryan Blaney Discount Tire Ford started from 3rd place, posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Road America. It is his 7th Top 10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet started from 5th place, posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Road America.
Credit: 311812Jonathan Moore/NASCAR via Getty Images. Paul Menard, driver of the #33 Richmond/Menards Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after taking first in the Xfinity Series Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville on at Road America on August 29, 2015 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet started from 2nd place. 5th Place Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Ford EcoBoost Ford started from 17th place was the highest finishing rookie. 6th Place Car 54 Boris Said Monster Energy Toyota started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 42 Justin Marks Ganassi Sound Garage Chevrolet started from 4th place. 8th Place Car 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet started from 12th place followed by 9th place Car 60 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford started from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 3 Ty Dillon Wesco Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 13th place. Chris Buescher leads the point standings by 16 points over Chase Elliott.
Credit: 311807Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images. Ben Rhodes, driver of the #88 Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet, and Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, lead the field at the start of the NASCAR XFINITY Series Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville at Road America on August 29, 2015 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
The race had 3 Cautions for 11 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 2 for Car 26 Tomy Drissi Arthritis Foundation/Straight Outta Compton Toyota off track in Turn 5. 2nd Caution on lap 24 for Fluid on the track. 3rd Caution on lap 36 for Car 88 Ben Rhodes Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet incident in Turn 7.
The race had 9 Lead Changes among 6 drivers: Lap Leaders: 0; C. Elliott 1-12; T. Dillon 13; B. Gaughan 14-15; C. Elliott 16-26; B. Scott 27-29; B. Gaughan 30-31; P. Menard(i) 32-34; B. Koch 35-39; P. Menard(i) 40-45. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): C. Elliott 2 times for 23 laps; P. Menard 2 times for 9 laps; B. Koch 1 time for 5 laps; B. Gaughan 2 times for 4 laps; B. Scott 1 time for 3 laps; T. Dillon 1 time for 1 lap.
Credit: 311808Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images. Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, leads the field in a restart during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville at Road America on August 29, 2015 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Top 10 in Points: C. Buescher – 835; C. Elliott – 819; T. Dillon – 816; R. Smith – 785; E. Sadler – 750; D. Wallace Jr. # – 736; B. Scott – 723; D. Suarez # – 717; B. Gaughan – 705; R. Reed – 631.
Car 33 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Chevrolet won the 6th Annual Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville for his 3rd career XFINITY win at his hometown track.
Next up for the NASCAR XFINITY Series is a trip to the track dubbed “Too Tough To Tame” at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway for the VFW Sport Clips Help A Hero 200 on Sept. 5 (3:30 p.m. ET on NBC).
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 23
Unofficial Race Results for the 6Th Annual Road America 180 Fired Up By
Johnsonville – Saturday, August 29, 2015
Road America – Elkhart Lake, WI – 4.048 Mile Road
Total Race Length – 45 Laps – 182.16 Miles – Purse: $1,118,322
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 8. Car 33 Paul Menard(i) Richmond/Menards Chevrolet 45 Running
2. 3. Car 22 Ryan Blaney Discount Tire Ford 45 Running
3. 5. Car 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet 45 Running
4. 2. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 45 Running
5. 17. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Ford EcoBoost Ford 45 Running
6. 7. Car 54 Boris Said Monster Energy Toyota 45 Running
7. 4. Car 42 Justin Marks Ganassi Sound Garage Chevrolet 45 Running
8. 12. Car 7 Regan Smith TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 45 Running
9. 6. Car 60 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 45 Running
10. 13. Car 3 Ty Dillon Wesco Chevrolet 45 Running
11. 26. Car 4 Michael Self Auto Remote Warehouse Chevrolet 45 Running
12. 9. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford 45 Running
13. 25. Car 25 Dylan Lupton Zaxby’s Chevrolet 45 Running
14. 14. Car 20 Kenny Habul SunEnergy 1 Toyota 45 Running
15. 15. Car 90 Andy Lally Anderson’s Maple Syrup Chevrolet 45 Running
16. 16. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 45 Running
17. 33. Car 15 Kevin O’Connell Gemini Southern Chevrolet 45 Running
18. 23. Car 0 Lawson Aschenbach teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 45 Running
19. 24. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford 45 Running
20. 27. Car 44 David Starr Zachry Toyota 45 Running
21. 22. Car 8 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Toyota 45 Running
22. 20. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Uncle Bob’s Self Storage Chevrolet 45 Running
23. 28. Car 24 Eric McClure Reynolds Wrap Toyota 45 Running
24. 10. Car 18 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota 45 Running
25. 34. Car 13 Tim Cowen Cowen Trucking Ford 45 Running
26. 40. Car 17 Stanton Barrett Barcodemedia.net Ford 45 Running
27. 32. Car 01 Ross Chastain # GK Services Chevrolet 44 Running
28. 11. Car 51 Jeremy Clements AllSthElctrc.com/RprbleVhcls.com Chevrolet 44 Running
29. 35. Car 52 Joey Gase Donate Life/Cobblestone Inn Chevrolet 44 Running
30. 36. Car 70 Derrike Cope MAPCO Chevrolet 43 Running
31. 37. Car 74 Roger Reuse WIC Parts Chevrolet 43 Running
32. 1. Car 88 Ben Rhodes Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet 41 Running
33. 18. Car 97 Dylan Kwasniewski Vroom Brands Chevrolet 41 Running
34. 19. Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford 41 Running
35. 21. Car 28 JJ Yeley JGL Racing Toyota 35 Running
36. 29. Car 26 Tomy Drissi Arthritis Foundation/Straight Outta Compton Toyota 35 Running
37. 31. Car 14 Cale Conley # IAVA Toyota 22 Rear Gear
38. 38. Car 40 Derek White Braille Battery/Grafoid Dodge 22 Transmission
39. 39. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 7 Brakes
40. 30. Car 19 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 2 Transmission
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field. Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 20 Mins, 21 Secs. Average Speed: 77.874 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.572 Seconds. Caution Flags: 3 for 11 laps. Lead Changes: 9 among 6 drivers.
3M Lap Leader: Chase Elliott, #9 23 Laps. Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Justin Marks, #42. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #9. 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. 5, 2015 – Darlington Raceway
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