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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 8 of 36
Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps* on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:37:54
Average speed: 74.997 mph
Pole speed: 128.632 mph
Cautions: 11 for 117 laps
Margin of victory: .287 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 21
Green flag passes: 1,880 (4.8 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2015 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 120   Matt Kenseth Dollar General   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota511217961running4747
22848   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet511170011running042
32324   Jeff Gordon 3M   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet511160861running041
42517   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Zest   (Jack Roush)Ford511131075running040
51831   Ryan Newman Wix Filters   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet511135275running039
62114   Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet511131129running038
71442   Kyle Larson Target   (Chip Ganassi)Chevrolet511133423running9038
81551   Justin Allgaier Auto Owners Insurance   (Harry Scott, Jr.)Chevrolet511126723running036
92610   Danica Patrick GoDaddy   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet511107365running035
10123   Austin Dillon Dow   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet511136351running034
11 927   Paul Menard Sylvania LED / Menards   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet511106340running033
123715   Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota511131773running032
133043   Aric Almirola Smithfield   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford511134176running031
14101   Jamie McMurray McDonald's   (Chip Ganassi)Chevrolet510126831running030
15 741   Kurt Busch Haas Automation   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet510112175running9830
161388   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Mountain Dew Dewshine   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet509112300running028
172455   Brett Moffitt Aaron's Dream Machine   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota509124864running027
183238   David Gilliland MDS Transport   (Bob Jenkins)Ford508120533running026
19399   Sam Hornish, Jr. Nature Blast   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford508121995running025
20407   Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)Chevrolet508110033running024
212283   Matt DiBenedetto Dustless Blasting   (BK Racing)Toyota508103708running023
221995   Michael McDowell Thrivent Financial   (Leavine Family Racing)Ford50791875running022
233646   Michael Annett PhilMor Mugs / Pilot / Flying J   (Harry Scott, Jr.)Chevrolet50791700running021
24 319   Carl Edwards Comcast Business   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota50791825running8621
253834   Chris Buescher CSX "Play It Safe"   (Bob Jenkins)Ford50591325running00
26 511   Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota505109200running018
274235   Cole Whitt Tweaker Energy Shot   (Bob Jenkins)Ford504103572running017
28316   Trevor Bayne AdvoCare   (Jack Roush)Ford504135450running016
291678   Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row / Denver Mattress   (Barney Visser)Chevrolet504120120running015
303316   Greg Biffle Ortho Fire Ant Killer   (Jack Roush)Ford504124458running615
314132   Mike Bliss Visone RV Parts / CorvetteParts.net   (Archie St. Hilaire)Ford50290625running00
322923   J.J. Yeley Dr. Pepper "I'm a Pepper"   (BK Racing)Toyota49689550running00
334333   Alex Kennedy MediaCast   (Joe Falk)Chevrolet49089500running011
342047   A.J. Allmendinger Bush's Beans / Kingsford / Scott Products   (JTG-Daugherty Racing)Chevrolet489107450crash010
35 22   Brad Keselowski Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Ford489138341running09
362713   Casey Mears GEICO   (Germain Racing)Chevrolet48797350crash08
37 85   Kasey Kahne Great Clips   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet482107289crash07
38 44   Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet468148512running1848
393598   Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing   (Mike Curb)Ford46680415crash05
40 622   Joey Logano Autotrader   (Roger Penske)Ford452123623running04
411118   David Ragan Snickers Xtreme   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota435117406running03
423426   Jeb Burton Maxim Fantasy Sports   (BK Racing)Toyota41668415crash02
431740   Landon Cassill Link-Belt Mid-Atlantic   (Joe Falk)Chevrolet28864915crash00
* Race extended to 511 laps due to green/white/checker.

To the back:
NameNbrReason
Michael McDowell95unapproved adjustments

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
44Brendan Gaughan62Vydox PlusJay RobinsonChevrolet
45Ron Hornaday, Jr.30The Motorsports GroupCurtis KeyChevrolet

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
11919  
203415   #2,22 accident turn 2#23
356127  
62687   competition#98
69168100  
1691757   fluid turn 2#51
17626590  
26627712   rain#31
2782781  
27929113   #10,34,41,48 accident turn 4none
29231120  
31232413   #4,18,26,48 accident turn 1#24
32534420  
3453495   debris turn 1#48
35036718  
36838013   #26,40,42 accident turn 1#10
38147393  
4744818   #1,11,15,17,98 accident turn 4#43
4824832  
4844929   #5,13,14,47,78 accident turn 3#42
4934942  
49550915   #9,19,27,41,51 accident backstretch#10
5105112  
  Percent of race run under caution: 22.9%             Average green flag run: 32.8 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Matt Kenseth155
  Kevin Harvick66257
  Kurt Busch63631
  Greg Biffle64696
  Kurt Busch7012556
  Kevin Harvick12616035
  Kurt Busch1611655
  Kevin Harvick1661694
  Kurt Busch1701701
  Kevin Harvick17125686
  Carl Edwards25726610
  Kurt Busch2672671
  Carl Edwards2682769
  Kevin Harvick2772771
  Carl Edwards27829013
  Kevin Harvick2912911
  Carl Edwards29234554
  Matt Kenseth3463461
  Kyle Larson34743690
  Matt Kenseth4374437
  Kurt Busch44447734
  Matt Kenseth47851134

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Kevin Harvick 314    
2   Joey Logano 284   -30  
3   Martin Truex Jr 281   -33  
4   Jimmie Johnson 258   -56  
5   Brad Keselowski 255   -59  
6   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 241   -73  
7   Kasey Kahne 237   -77  
8   Matt Kenseth 236   -78  
9   Jeff Gordon 227   -87  
10   Aric Almirola 226   -88  
11   Denny Hamlin 223   -91  
11   Jamie McMurray 223   -91  
13   Danica Patrick 211   -103  
14   Paul Menard 210   -104  
15   Carl Edwards 203   -111  
16   Ryan Newman 201   -113  
17   Clint Bowyer 200   -114  
18   David Ragan 197   -117  
19   Casey Mears 186   -128  
20   Greg Biffle 180   -134  
21   Austin Dillon 177   -137  
Playoff standings after this race:
RankDriverWinsPoints
1   Kevin Harvick 2   314  
2   Jimmie Johnson 2   258  
3   Joey Logano 1   284  
4   Brad Keselowski 1   255  
5   Matt Kenseth 1   236  
6   Denny Hamlin 1   223  
7   Martin Truex Jr 0   281  
8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 0   241  
9   Kasey Kahne 0   237  
10   Jeff Gordon 0   227  
11   Aric Almirola 0   226  
12   Jamie McMurray 0   223  
13   Danica Patrick 0   211  
14   Paul Menard 0   210  
15   Carl Edwards 0   203  
16   Ryan Newman 0   201