Another Strong Run for Larson at Pocono Raceway
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Results (with starting position) from the Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway 1. (7) Matt Kenseth, No. 20 Toyota 2. (9) Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Ford 3. (10) Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Chevrolet 12. (27) No. 42 Suave Men Chevrolet SS (Larson) 15. (17) No. 1 Lexar Chevrolet SS (McMurray) Another Strong Run for Larson at Pocono Raceway The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) stopped in Eastern Pennsylvania this weekend for the second and final stop of the season at Pocono Raceway, a track where Kyle Larson has enjoyed several good runs. The Target team, racing the Suave Men Chevy at the Tricky Triangle, steadily improved throughout the weekend to put together a strong race on Sunday, finishing 12th after a 27th place start. During the first day on track as they prepared for qualifying, the team worked to find more speed in a car that was tight handling to start. Unfortunately, during qualifying the handling issues went the other way for Larson, as he fought a loose handling car during the opening round and earned a 27th place start. On Saturday, the team hit on some adjustments to help the car and made solid gains that looked to have Larson in a spot to move up from the back and be competitive. Although he would start the race in 27th, Larson steadily improved his position and managed to get inside the top-10 by Lap 35. Throughout the day, the Suave Men Chevy showed good balance and speed as Larson handily maintained a spot in the top-10 until the final laps of the race when he was forced to pit for fuel. As the race concluded, several other cars in front of Larson ran out of fuel coming to the checkered flag, allowing him to gain a few spots for a 12th place finish. With the finish, Larson moves up to 19th in the NSCS driver point standings, 68 points out of 16th place. NOTES OF INTEREST: • Larson led five laps during the 160-lap race • Larson had the second most green flag passes, with 118 • There were 18 lead changes among 13 drivers • Seven of the eight cautions during the 160-lap race came before the halfway mark TCGRFS QUOTEBOARD Kyle Larson, Driver, No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS – “We had a really strong Suave Men Chevy today, but just got unlucky there at the end. Our car was fast all day and the pit crew had some really quick stops, which helped us gain track position early. We were really competitive coming to the end of the race, but with about five to go we ran out of fuel trying to stretch the mileage and had to pit. Wish we could have finished where we ran for most of the day, but glad we were able to get the finish we did. The Target team worked hard this weekend, and it showed today.” McMurray Stretches Fuel Run for 15th-Place Finish at Pocono For the second time in less than 60 days the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) visited Pocono Raceway, this time for the Windows 10 400 at the “Tricky Triangle”. As the season winds down to the last six races before the cutoff to make the 2015 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup (Chase), the No. 1 Lexar team looked to secure a spot in the field. Jamie McMurray started from the 17th position and stretched fuel mileage after the final pit stop of the day to record a 15th-place result. From the drop of the green-flag, McMurray and team worked on the handling of the No. 1 Lexar Chevrolet and started working their way into the top-10. As pit stops began to cycle through just past halfway of the 160-lap race, McMurray was running second when the final caution flag of the day came on lap-93. Most of the lead lap cars had already pitted, placing the No. 1 behind a majority of the lead lap cars on the ensuing restart. The No. 1 team worked to regain the lost track-positon as the remainder of the race ran under green-flag conditions. Following the final pit stop of the day on a lap-123, the Lexar Chevy stretched fuel mileage to the end, running out of fuel on the last lap en route to the 15th- place finish. With his finish, McMurray gained one position, moving up to eighth-place in the NSCS point standings. NOTES OF INTEREST McMurray remains the highest seeded driver currently without a win in the Chase standings, with just five races left before the cutoff This was the first race in his last four starts at Pocono where McMurray has failed to finish in the top-10 The Windows 10 400 was slowed by caution eight times for 32 laps CGRFS Quote board: Jamie McMurray – No. 1 Lexar Chevrolet SS: – “Long day for the No. 1 team today. I think our car was better than where we finished. We got caught on a long green flag run when the caution came out and it cycled us back behind a lot of other cars. We played catch-up the rest of the afternoon and even attempted to stretch fuel mileage at the end, but things just didn't go our way. Great effort by everybody on this Lexar Chevrolet today.” NSCS teams will run the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Sunday, Aug. 9. NBC Sports Network, Sirius XM NASCAR Channel 90 and MRN Radio will have live coverage at 2 p.m. EDT. About Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Chip Ganassi has been a fixture in the auto racing industry for over 25 years and is considered one of the most successful as well as innovative owners the sport has anywhere in the world. Today his teams include four cars in the IndyCar Series, two cars in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and one Prototype in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Overall his teams have 17 championships and over 160 victories, including four Indianapolis 500s, a Daytona 500, a Brickyard 400 and six Rolex 24 At Daytonas and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Ganassi boasts state-of-the-art race shop facilities in Indianapolis and Brownsburg, Ind. and Concord, N.C., with a corporate office in Pittsburgh, Pa. For more information log onto chipganassiracing.com .