Credit: 311691Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images. Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 22, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
Starting from 5th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford won the 55th Annual IRWIN Tools Night Race, his 11th win in 243 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is Logano’s 3rd win & 18th Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 2nd win & 4th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevrolet started from 7th place posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is Harvick’s 21st top-10 finish in 2015. 3rd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota started from pole posted his 9th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Credit: 311689Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images. Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 22, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
4th Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Pro Services Chevrolet started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5- hour Energy Toyota started from 9th place. 6th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota started from 3rd place. 8th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Toyota started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet started from 20th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 18th place. Brett Moffitt (30th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 43 points over Joey Logano.
Credit: 311682Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images. Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, lead the field past the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 22, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
The race had 8 Cautions for 52 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 53 for Debris in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 127 for Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 147 for Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford and Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Bush’s Grillin Beans Chevrolet crash on the frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 251 for Debris in Turn 3. 5th Caution on lap 360 for Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet crash on the frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 372 for Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota, Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Pro Services Chevrolet and Car 55 David Ragan Aaron’s Online Dream Machine Toyota crash on the backstretch. 7th
Caution on lap 385 for Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford, Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford and Car 78 Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet crash on the frontstretch. 8th Caution on lap 431 for Debris on the backstretch.
Credit: 311686Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images. Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 22, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 5 drivers. Lap Leaders: D. Hamlin 1-26; Kyle Busch 27-52; D. Hamlin 53; Kyle Busch 54-127; D. Hamlin 128-154; Kyle Busch 155-224; J. Logano 225-252; C. Edwards 253-280; Kyle Busch 281-302; C. Edwards 303-345; J. Logano 346-350; C. Edwards 351-353; J. Logano 354-432; B. Keselowski 433-436; J. Logano 437-500. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): Kyle Busch 4 times for 192 laps; J. Logano 4 times for 176 laps; C. Edwards 3 times for 74 laps; D. Hamlin 3 times for 54 laps; B. Keselowski 1 time for 4 laps.
Credit: 311692Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images. Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 22, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford held of Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevrolet with a Margin of Victory: 0.220 Seconds.
Chase Grid Outlook: 1.J. Johnson 792 (4 wins); 2. Kyle Busch 433 (4 wins);3.J. Logano 865 (3);4.M. Kenseth 753 (3);5.K. Harvick 908 (2);6.D. Earnhardt Jr. 819 (2);7.Kurt Busch 713 (2);8.B. Keselowski 793 (1);9.M. Truex Jr 771 (1);10.D. Hamlin 712 (1);11.C. Edwards 666 (1);12.J. Mcmurray 696 (0);13.R. Newman 683 (0);14.P. Menard 674 (0);15.J. Gordon 672 (0);16.C. Bowyer 655 (0).
Credit: 311685Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images. Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 22, 2015 in Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 24
Unofficial Race Results for the 55Th Annual Irwin Tools Night Race – Saturday,
August 22, 2015 Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, TN – .533 Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 500 Laps – 266.5 Miles – Purse: $6,366,322
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 5. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 500 Running
2. 7. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 500 Running
3. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 500 Running
4. 10. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Pro Services Chevrolet 500 Running
5. 9. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 500 Running
6. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 500 Running
7. 3. Car 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota 500 Running
8. 2. Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Toyota 500 Running
9. 20. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 500 Running
10. 18. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 500 Running
11. 21. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s/Cessna Chevrolet 500 Running
12. 14. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 500 Running
13. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet 500 Running
14. 11. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 499 Running
15. 22. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 498 Running
16. 19. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips Chevrolet 498 Running
17. 31. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 497 Running
18. 26. Car 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Blue Emu Ford 497 Running
19. 40. Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 497 Running
20. 24. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Axalta Chevrolet 496 Running
21. 8. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 496 Running
22. 15. Car 21 Ryan Blaney(i) SKF Ford 496 Running
23. 28. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 496 Running
24. 29. Car 27 Paul Menard Knauf/Menards Chevrolet 496 Running
25. 17. Car 16 Greg Biffle Cheez-It Ford 496 Running
26. 25. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Bush’s Grillin Beans Chevrolet 495 Running
27. 32. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 495 Running
28. 23. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet 495 Running
29. 33. Car 35 Cole Whitt Speed Stick Ford 495 Running
30. 27. Car 34 Brett Moffitt # No Escape Ford 495 Running
31. 30. Car 95 Michael McDowell Thrivent Financial Ford 495 Running
32. 36. Car 7 Alex Bowman Accell Construction Chevrolet 494 Running
33. 42. Car 83 Matt DiBenedetto # Cosmo Motors Toyota 493 Running
34. 38. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) VooDoo BBQ & Grill Toyota 492 Running
35. 34. Car 32 Josh Wise Visone RV Parts Ford 491 Running
36. 37. Car 38 David Gilliland Cash Cash Ford 488 Running
37. 43. Car 33 Mike Bliss(i) Chevrolet 486 Running
38. 39. Car 40 Landon Cassill(i) Carsforsale.com Chevrolet 480 Running
39. 41. Car 98 Timmy Hill(i) Premium Motorsports Ford 476 Running
40. 4. Car 55 David Ragan Aaron’s Online Dream Machine Toyota 443 Accident
41. 12. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 356 Accident
42. 13. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 110 Engine
43. 35. Car 46 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 0 Engine
Race Comments: No cars dropped to the rear of the field prior to the start of the race.
Failed to Qualify: (3) 30 Travis Kvapil(i), 26 Jeb Burton #, 62 Reed Sorenson.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 45 Mins, 02 Secs. Average Speed: 96.890 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.220 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 52 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 5 drivers.
3M Lap Leader: Kyle Busch, #18 192 Laps American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Joey Logano, #22. Coors Light Pole Award : Denny Hamlin, #11 131.407 mph. Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race” : Kyle Busch, #18. Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Aric Almirola, #43 2 positions. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development (TRD), #11 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kevin Harvick, #4 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Dale Earnhardt Jr, #88 crew chief Greg Ives, 0.123 seconds. Sherwin- Williams Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch, #18. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Brett Moffitt, #34
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Sep. 6, 2015 – Darlington Raceway
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