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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 3 of 36
Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:53:55
Average speed: 138.17 mph
Pole speed: 196.328 mph
Cautions: 6 for 36 laps
Margin of victory: .675 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 20
Green flag passes: 2,210 (9.6 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2016 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsStatusLedPts
1 42   Brad Keselowski Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Ford267running2444
2 222   Joey Logano Shell / Pennzoil   (Roger Penske)Ford267running7440
31148   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's / Kobalt Tools   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet267running7640
42318   Kyle Busch M&M's 75th Anniversary   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota267running3838
5 53   Austin Dillon Dow Energy & Water / Intellifresh   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet267running237
61421   Ryan Blaney Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center   (Wood Brothers)Ford267running035
7 64   Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet267running135
82088   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Nationwide Insurance   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet267running033
9 141   Kurt Busch Monster Energy / Haas Automation   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet267running3133
10 85   Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet267running031
111078   Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row / Denver Mattress   (Barney Visser)Toyota267running030
121617   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Armstrong Industries Hand Tools / Fastenal   (Jack Roush)Ford267running029
132131   Ryan Newman Caterpillar   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet267running028
141247   A.J. Allmendinger Smith's / Kingsford / Bush's Beans   (JTG-Daugherty Racing)Chevrolet267running027
151527   Paul Menard Dutch Boy / Menards   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet267running026
16291   Jamie McMurray Cessna / Beechcraft   (Chip Ganassi)Chevrolet267running025
17286   Trevor Bayne AdvoCare   (Jack Roush)Ford267running024
182419   Carl Edwards Arris   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota267running023
19 911   Denny Hamlin FedEx Office   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota267running1023
202616   Greg Biffle Cheez-It   (Jack Roush)Ford267running021
211810   Danica Patrick Nature's Bakery   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet267running020
223515   Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy   (Harry Scott, Jr.)Chevrolet267running019
232213   Casey Mears GEICO   (Germain Racing)Chevrolet267running018
24 743   Aric Almirola Smithfield   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford266running017
25337   Regan Smith Road Rippers Street Beatz   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)Chevrolet266running117
262534   Chris Buescher Love's Travel Stops   (Bob Jenkins)Ford266running015
273244   Brian Scott Albertson's / Whitetail Club / Kraft Singles   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford266running014
282738   Landon Cassill MDS Transport   (Bob Jenkins)Ford266running013
293095   Michael McDowell WRL General Contractors / Monte Carlo   (Leavine Family Racing)Chevrolet266running012
303746   Michael Annett Pilot / Flying J   (Harry Scott, Jr.)Chevrolet265running011
313483   Matt DiBenedetto Cosmo Motors   (BK Racing)Toyota263running010
323123   David Ragan Dr. Pepper   (BK Racing)Toyota262running09
333832   Jeffrey Earnhardt Can-Am / Kappa   (Archie St. Hilaire)Ford262running08
341742   Kyle Larson Target / Cottonelle   (Chip Ganassi)Chevrolet262running07
353930   Josh Wise Key Realty Group   (Curtis Key)Chevrolet259running06
361914   Brian Vickers Mobil 1   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet257running05
37 320   Matt Kenseth DeWalt "Made in the U.S.A."   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota224crash105
381324   Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet224crash03
393698   Cole Whitt Speed Stick   (Jay Robinson)Chevrolet115vibration02

To the back:
NameNbrReason
Jamie McMurray1backup car
Carl Edwards19backup car
Paul Menard27alternator change

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
13131  
32354   competition#46
369964  
1001045   debris frontstretch#6
10517874  
1791857   debris turn 1#6
18619813  
1992035   #42,47 accident turn 2none
20421512  
2162238   #7,42 accident turn 4#16
2242252  
2262327   #19,20,24,41 accident turn 2#13
23326735  
  Percent of race run under caution: 13.5%             Average green flag run: 33.0 laps

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Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Kurt Busch13131
  Joey Logano32321
  Regan Smith33331
  Denny Hamlin344310
  Joey Logano448239
  Kevin Harvick83831
  Austin Dillon84852
  Brad Keselowski869914
  Joey Logano1001001
  Jimmie Johnson10113131
  Joey Logano1321321
  Jimmie Johnson13314816
  Joey Logano1491502
  Brad Keselowski1511544
  Jimmie Johnson15517622
  Joey Logano17719923
  Matt Kenseth20020910
  Jimmie Johnson2102167
  Joey Logano2172237
  Kyle Busch22426138
  Brad Keselowski2622676

Today's top pit crews:
Nbr# StopsDriverLapsTotal TimeAverage Time
1812   Kyle Busch267465.545Kyle Busch   38.795  
412   Kevin Harvick267465.687Kevin Harvick   38.807  
1114   Denny Hamlin267545.549Denny Hamlin   38.968  
1713   Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.267507.736Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.   39.057  
4812   Jimmie Johnson267469.458Jimmie Johnson   39.122  
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Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Kyle Busch 116    
2   Jimmie Johnson 110   -6  
3   Kevin Harvick 109   -7  
4   Joey Logano 104   -12  
5   Kurt Busch 102   -14  
6   Brad Keselowski 98   -18  
7   Carl Edwards 96   -20  
8   Denny Hamlin 93   -23  
9   Martin Truex Jr 90   -26  
9   Austin Dillon 90   -26  
11   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 79   -37  
12   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 78   -38  
13   Kasey Kahne 77   -39  
14   Ryan Blaney 73   -43  
15   Aric Almirola 72   -44  
16   Jamie McMurray 69   -47  
17   Ryan Newman 66   -50  
18   Paul Menard 62   -54  
19   Regan Smith 57   -59  
20   Kyle Larson 56   -60  
20   Greg Biffle 56   -60  
Playoff standings after this race:
RankDriverWinsPoints
1   Jimmie Johnson 1   110  
2   Brad Keselowski 1   98  
3   Denny Hamlin 1   93  
4   Kyle Busch 0   116  
5   Kevin Harvick 0   109  
6   Joey Logano 0   104  
7   Kurt Busch 0   102  
8   Carl Edwards 0   96  
9   Martin Truex Jr 0   90  
9   Austin Dillon 0   90  
11   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 0   79  
12   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 0   78  
13   Kasey Kahne 0   77  
14   Ryan Blaney 0   73  
15   Aric Almirola 0   72  
16   Jamie McMurray 0   69