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Denny Hamlin, driver of the #18 Hisense USA Toyota, takes the checkered flag during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Hisense 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Starting from 3rd place Car 18 Denny Hamlin Hisense USA Toyota won the 35th Annual Hisense 300, his 15th win in 154 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. This is Denny Hamlin’s 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2016. This is his 1st win & 7th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 2 Austin Dillon Rheem Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is Dillon’s 9th top-10 finish in 2016. 3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Discount Tire Ford, started from 7th place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Denny Hamlin, driver of the #18 Hisense USA Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Hisense 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
4th Place Car 88 Cole Custer Haas Automation Chevrolet, started from 11th place followed by 5th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Suave Men Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 6th Place Car 42 Kyle Larson ENEOS Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 7th Place Car 33 Brandon Jones Barrett-Jackson/Menards Chevrolet, started from 12th place was the highest finishing rookie. 8th Place Car 3 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 9th place Car 48 Brennan Poole DC Solar Chevrolet, started from 14th place . Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 62 Brendan Gaughan Pit Stops For Hope Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 17th place. Daniel Suarez leads the point standings by 14 points over Elliott Sadler.
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Erik Jones, driver of the #20 GameStop Toyota, and Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 ARRIS Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series Hisense 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The race had 8 Cautions for 54 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 15 for Car 15 Cody Ware JJ Aim Right Gun Shop Ford Spin in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 26 for Car 20 Erik Jones GameStop Toyota, Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota and Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Chevrolet crash in Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 45 for Car 0 Garrett Smithley Instalco/Hero Box Chevrolet and Car 90 Martin Roy Gamache Chevrolet
crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 55 for Debris in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 64 for Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 116 for Debris on pit road. 7th Caution on lap 158 for Debris on Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 200 for Car 20 Erik Jones GameStop Toyota crash in Turn 3
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A view of pit road as drivers pit during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Hisense 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The race had 21 Lead Changes among 10 drivers: Lap Leaders: E. Jones # 1-13; D. Hamlin(i) 14-15; E. Jones # 16; J. Green 17; D. Hamlin(i) 18-49; K. Larson(i) 50-54; D. Wallace Jr. 55-59; R. Chastain 60; D. Hamlin(i) 61-97; K. Larson(i) 98-111; R. Blaney(i) 112 -113; C. Custer(i) 114; D. Suarez 115-116; D. Hamlin(i) 117-120; J. Logano(i) 121-147; K. Larson(i) 148-159; J. Logano(i) 160; K. Larson(i) 161-165; J. Logano(i) 166-194; K. Larson(i) 195-204; J. Logano(i) 205; D. Hamlin(i) 206. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): D. Hamlin(i) 5 times for 76 laps; J. Logano(i) 4 times for 58 laps; K. Larson(i) 5 times for 46 laps; E. Jones # 2 times for 14 laps; D. Wallace Jr. 1 time for 5 laps; D. Suarez 1 time for 2 laps; R. Blaney(i) 1 time for 2 laps; J. Green 1 time for 1 lap; C. Custer(i) 1 time for 1 lap; R. Chastain 1 time for 1 lap. Top 10 in Points: D. Suarez – 376; E. Sadler – 362; J. Allgaier – 353; T. Dillon – 352; B. Gaughan – 336; B. Jones # – 324; E. Jones # – 320; B. Poole # – 314; D. Wallace Jr. – 283; R. Reed – 266.
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Ross Chastain, driver of the #4 Dream Water Chevrolet, leads Denny Hamlin, driver of the #18 Hisense USA Toyota, and Darrell Wallace Jr., driver of the #6 LoudMouth Exhaust Ford, during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Hisense 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) D. Suarez 376;(2) E. Sadler 362;(3) J. Allgaier 353;(4) T. Dillon 352;(5) B. Gaughan 336;(6) B. Jones # 324;(7) E. Jones # 320;(8) B. Poole # 314;(9) D. Wallace Jr. 283;(10) R. Reed 266.
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Brennan Poole, driver of the #48 DC Solar Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Hisense 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Car 18 Denny Hamlin Hisense USA Toyota beat Car 2 Austin Dillon Rheem Chevrolet with a Margin of Victory: 0.291 Seconds. Hamlin took 4 tires on the last Caution & was able to make a last pass to win the race.
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 11
Unofficial Race Results for the 35Th Annual Hisense 300 – Saturday, May 28, 2016
Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, NC – 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 206 Laps – 309 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 3. Car 18 Denny Hamlin(i) Hisense USA Toyota 206 Running
2. 4. Car 2 Austin Dillon(i) Rheem Chevrolet 206 Running
3. 7. Car 22 Joey Logano(i) Discount Tire Ford 206 Running
4. 11. Car 88 Cole Custer(i) Haas Automation Chevrolet 206 Running
5. 8. Car 7 Justin Allgaier Suave Men Chevrolet 206 Running
6. 5. Car 42 Kyle Larson(i) ENEOS Chevrolet 206 Running
7. 12. Car 33 Brandon Jones # Barrett-Jackson/Menards Chevrolet 206 Running
8. 10. Car 3 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 206 Running
9. 14. Car 48 Brennan Poole # DC Solar Chevrolet 206 Running
10. 17. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan Pit Stops For Hope Chevrolet 206 Running
11. 27. Car 43 Jeb Burton Rocky Ridge Custom Trucks Ford 206 Running
12. 2. Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota 206 Running
13. 19. Car 39 Ryan Sieg 360 Tree Stands Chevrolet 206 Running
14. 18. Car 11 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 206 Running
15. 31. Car 0 Garrett Smithley # Instalco/Hero Box Chevrolet 206 Running
16. 13. Car 12 Ryan Blaney(i) Snap-on Ford 205 Running
17. 16. Car 4 Ross Chastain Dream Water Chevrolet 205 Running
18. 20. Car 24 Drew Herring JGL Young Guns Toyota 205 Running
19. 15. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford 204 Running
20. 21. Car 51 Jeremy Clements All South Electric/RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 204 Running
21. 23. Car 28 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Be Greater Toyota 204 Running
22. 26. Car 01 Ryan Preece # Flex Seal Chevrolet 203 Running
23. 25. Car 44 JJ Yeley Zachry Toyota 203 Running
24. 40. Car 97 Harrison Rhodes NC State Univeristy/Vroom Brands Chevrolet 203 Running
25. 30. Car 78 BJ McLeod # Ford 202 Running
26. 35. Car 90 Martin Roy Gamache Chevrolet 202 Running
27. 9. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. LoudMouth Exhaust Ford 201 Running
28. 6. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Chevrolet 200 Running
29. 22. Car 21 Spencer Gallagher(i) Water Pulse Chevrolet 200 Running
30. 34. Car 13 Carl Long Chris Kyle Foundation Toyota 200 Running
31. 1. Car 20 Erik Jones # GameStop Toyota 197 Accident
32. 37. Car 70 Derrike Cope Ashurst American Honey/Circle Track Warehouse Chevrolet 183 Running
33. 36. Car 25 Timmy Hill(i) Sara Balaker Cancer Foundation Chevrolet 130 Suspension
34. 29. Car 14 Jeff Green Toyota 127 Fuel Pump
35. 38. Car 74 Mike Harmon truckersfamilies.org Dodge 91 Accident
36. 33. Car 52 Joey Gase Agri Supply Chevrolet 84 Transmission
37. 32. Car 07 Ray Black Jr. # Scuba Life Chevrolet 27 Oil Line
38. 39. Car 15 Cody Ware # JJ Aim Right Gun Shop Ford 12 Accident
39. 28. Car 93 Josh Wise(i) RSS Racing Chevrolet 5 Rear Gear
40. 24. Car 10 Matt DiBenedetto(i) Toyota 3 Vibration
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 25 and No. 43 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: (2) 40 TJ Bell, 89 Morgan Shepherd. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 41 Mins, 54 Secs. Average Speed: 114.515 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.291 Seconds.
Coors Light Pole Award: Erik Jones, #20 184.546 mph. Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Denny Hamlin, #18. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Joe Gibbs Racing Engines – Mark Cronquist, #18. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Denny Hamlin, #18. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Brandon Jones, #33
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Jun. 4, 2016 – Pocono Raceway
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