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2015 Quaker State 400

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 18 of 36
Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:05:42 Average speed: 129.402 mph Pole speed: no time trials	Cautions: 11 for 49 laps Margin of victory: 1.594 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 13
Green flag passes: 2,665 (12.2 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2015 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	9	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Crispy (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	214316	running	163	48
2	4	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil / AutoTrader (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	161118	running	23	43
3	8	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	125335	running	13	42
4	20	19	Carl Edwards	Minions / Xfinity (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	119295	running	1	41
5	16	20	Matt Kenseth	Dollar General (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	142111	running	0	39
6	2	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	140656	running	62	39
7	3	24	Jeff Gordon	AARP Member Advantages / AARP Credit Cards (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	135176	running	0	37
8	15	4	Kevin Harvick	Budweiser (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	267	137640	running	0	36
9	6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Pro Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	132151	running	0	35
10	13	41	Kurt Busch	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	267	102715	running	0	34
11	17	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Fifth Third Bank (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	95890	running	0	33
12	12	43	Aric Almirola	Smithfield (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	267	123951	running	0	32
13	28	6	Trevor Bayne	AdvoCare (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	126790	running	0	31
14	7	1	Jamie McMurray	Cessna / Bad Boy Buggies (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	267	116156	running	0	30
15	14	27	Paul Menard	Quaker State / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	93915	running	0	29
16	27	16	Greg Biffle	Ortho Home Defense (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	116523	running	0	28
17	5	78	Martin Truex Jr	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	267	111035	running	0	27
18	25	55	David Ragan	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	267	111479	running	0	26
19	30	15	Clint Bowyer	Hughes General Contractors / Casey's / Peak (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	267	118123	running	0	25
20	26	31	Ryan Newman	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	121290	running	2	25
21	10	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Nationwide Insurance (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	99365	running	0	23
22	18	9	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Advance Auto Parts Speed Perks (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	267	109660	running	0	22
23	21	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	267	109248	running	0	21
24	32	51	Justin Allgaier	Fraternal Order of Eagles (Harry Scott, Jr.)	Chevrolet	267	106998	running	0	20
25	11	3	Austin Dillon	Dow Styrofoam Insulation (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	119526	running	0	19
26	24	47	A.J. Allmendinger	Kroger / Scott Products / Kingsford / Bush's (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	267	111423	running	0	18
27	19	5	Kasey Kahne	LiftMaster (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	266	97090	running	0	17
28	36	40	Landon Cassill	CRC Brakleen (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	266	82065	running	0	0
29	34	38	David Gilliland	Love's Travel Stops (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	266	101523	running	0	15
30	29	46	Michael Annett	Pilot / Flying J (Harry Scott, Jr.)	Chevrolet	266	83290	running	0	14
31	31	7	Alex Bowman	Advance Auto Parts (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	266	90772	running	2	14
32	38	34	Brett Moffitt	Dockside Logistics (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	266	80115	running	0	12
33	22	14	Tony Stewart	Rush Truck Centers (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	265	105779	running	0	11
34	23	10	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	265	86515	running	0	10
35	1	42	Kyle Larson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	265	112373	running	0	9
36	42	62	Reed Sorenson	Premium Motorsports (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	264	78410	running	1	9
37	33	35	Cole Whitt	KFC (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	264	78352	running	0	7
38	40	32	Will Kimmel	Visone RV Parts / CorvetteParts.net (Archie St. Hilaire)	Ford	263	73752	running	0	6
39	41	23	J.J. Yeley	TraqGear Innovations / Coolshirt Systems (BK Racing)	Toyota	260	69680	running	0	0
40	43	33	Alex Kennedy	Little Joe's Auto (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	247	65680	running	0	4
41	35	26	Jeb Burton	Maxim Fantasy Sports (BK Racing)	Toyota	175	61680	suspension	0	3
42	39	83	Matt DiBenedetto	Anest Iwata (BK Racing)	Toyota	145	57680	crash	0	2
43	37	98	Josh Wise	Big Red / Xyience (Mike Curb)	Ford	17	54180	crash	0	1

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Ryan Blaney	21	Snap-on Tools	Wood Brothers	Ford
45	Michael McDowell	95	Thrivent Financial	Leavine Family Racing	Ford
46	Travis Kvapil	30	The Motorsports Group	Curtis Key	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	19	19
	20	23	4	#23,98 accident turns 3/4	#32
	24	31	8
	32	35	4	competition	#33
	36	81	46
	82	86	5	debris turn 4	none
	87	99	13
	100	104	5	#41 spun turn 4	#6
	105	122	18
	123	128	6	#23 accident turn 4	#11
	129	136	8
	137	140	4	#88 accident turn 3	#51
	141	143	3
	144	146	3	#14,17,26,83 accident turn 2	#13
	147	152	6
	153	156	4	debris turn 4	#62
	157	186	30
	187	191	5	debris turn 3	#34
	192	207	16
	208	212	5	#10 accident turn 4	#46
	213	220	8
	221	224	4	#42 accident turn 2	none
	225	267	43
Percent of race run under caution: 18.4% Average green flag run: 18.2 laps

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Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Brad Keselowski	1	32	32
Reed Sorenson	33	33	1
Kyle Busch	34	94	61
Brad Keselowski	95	124	30
Kyle Busch	125	188	64
Ryan Newman	189	190	2
Kyle Busch	191	208	18
Alex Bowman	209	210	2
Denny Hamlin	211	212	2
Carl Edwards	213	213	1
Denny Hamlin	214	224	11
Joey Logano	225	247	23
Kyle Busch	248	267	20

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
11	8	Denny Hamlin	267	278.395Denny Hamlin	34.799
18	5	Kyle Busch	267	175.310Kyle Busch	35.062
20	6	Matt Kenseth	267	216.238Matt Kenseth	36.040
19	5	Carl Edwards	267	181.065Carl Edwards	36.213
22	5	Joey Logano	267	181.757Joey Logano	36.351
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	692
2	Jimmie Johnson	624	-68
2	Joey Logano	624	-68
4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	616	-76
5	Martin Truex Jr	596	-96
6	Brad Keselowski	559	-133
7	Jamie McMurray	556	-136
8	Kurt Busch	542	-150
9	Matt Kenseth	540	-152
10	Jeff Gordon	537	-155
11	Denny Hamlin	522	-170
12	Kasey Kahne	513	-179
13	Paul Menard	509	-183
14	Ryan Newman	497	-195
15	Clint Bowyer	490	-202
16	Aric Almirola	473	-219
17	Carl Edwards	449	-243
18	Greg Biffle	420	-272
19	Kyle Larson	404	-288
20	Casey Mears	399	-293
21	Austin Dillon	398	-294

Rank	Driver	Wins	Points
Playoff standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	4	624
2	Kevin Harvick	2	692
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2	616
4	Kurt Busch	2	542
5	Joey Logano	1	624
6	Martin Truex Jr	1	596
7	Brad Keselowski	1	559
8	Matt Kenseth	1	540
9	Denny Hamlin	1	522
10	Carl Edwards	1	449
11	Jamie McMurray	0	556
12	Jeff Gordon	0	537
13	Kasey Kahne	0	513
14	Paul Menard	0	509
15	Ryan Newman	0	497
16	Clint Bowyer	0	490