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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 22 30TH ANNUAL CHEEZ-IT 355 AT THE GLEN WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL Watkins Glen, NY - August 9, 2015 2.45-Mile Paved Road Course 90 Laps - 220.5 Miles Purse: $4,960,524 TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 24 minutes, 43 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 91.42 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 5.273 second(s) Fin Str Car Bns Driver Lead Pos Pos No Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps 1 16 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 90 47 4 118.2 $263,723 Running 1 1 2 8 18 Kyle Busch M&M Crispy Toyota 90 43 1 124.0 205,441 Running 1 3 3 4 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevrolet 90 43 2 132.7 195,075 Running 1 29 4 26 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 90 41 1 95.3 153,761 Running 1 2 5 14 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 90 39 96.5 125,200 Running 6 18 15 Clint Bowyer Maxwell House Toyota 90 38 90.0 139,273 Running 7 11 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite/Luke Bryan Ford 90 38 1 108.9 140,406 Running 1 27 8 15 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota 90 36 95.4 87,740 Running 9 24 9 Sam Hornish Jr Medallion Bank Ford 90 35 88.3 112,510 Running 10 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 90 34 81.4 128,626 Running 11 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Nationwide Chevrolet 90 33 104.9 99,340 Running 12 6 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 90 32 99.4 110,873 Running 13 28 27 Paul Menard Libman/Menards Chevrolet 90 31 66.7 89,640 Running 14 25 16 Greg Biffle Cheez-It Ford 90 30 70.1 111,873 Running 15 20 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 90 29 75.7 111,640 Running 16 21 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 90 28 69.8 120,451 Running 17 22 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 90 27 64.7 86,690 Running 18 29 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 90 26 65.8 104,048 Running 19 12 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 90 25 70.0 101,673 Running 20 31 95 Michael McDowell K-Love Radio Ford 90 24 60.3 74,315 Running 21 33 35 Cole Whitt Tweaker Energy Shots Ford 90 24 1 57.7 91,123 Running 1 2 22 34 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 90 22 53.4 117,890 Running 23 19 55 David Ragan Aaron's Dream Machine Online Version Toyota 90 21 81.8 103,604 Running 24 1 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger/Bush's Beans Chevrolet 90 21 1 96.5 114,073 Running 2 21 25 2 78 Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet 90 20 1 91.5 102,335 Running 1 5 26 27 83 Matt DiBenedetto # Burger King/Cosmo Motors Toyota 90 18 50.7 86,787 Running 27 13 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 90 17 72.9 90,390 Running 28 35 33 Alex Kennedy # Dream Factory Chevrolet 90 16 41.3 75,240 Running 29 39 7 Alex Bowman TBR Chevrolet 90 15 41.3 75,065 Running 30 42 23 J.J. Yeley (i) Dr Pepper Toyota 90 0 36.5 75,915 Running 31 40 46 Michael Annett Switch Hitch Chevrolet 90 13 40.2 71,765 Running 32 38 32 Boris Said (i) Genesee Brewing Company Ford 89 0 33.8 71,540 Running 33 37 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 89 11 38.7 79,390 Running 34 30 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford EcoBoost Ford 89 10 45.3 79,265 Running 35 36 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman Automotive & Tire Chevrolet 89 0 40.2 71,090 Running 36 10 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet 89 8 57.3 107,846 Running 37 32 34 Chris Buescher (i) Bully Hill Vineyards Ford 88 0 28.0 70,779 Running 38 43 98 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 88 0 26.7 65,902 Running 39 41 26 Jeb Burton # Maxim Toyota 88 5 27.8 61,830 Running 40 17 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevrolet 86 4 59.3 87,821 Running 41 5 24 Jeff Gordon Axalta Chevrolet 86 3 80.5 102,366 Running 42 23 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet 78 2 45.2 67,830 Running 43 3 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 56 1 81.5 73,544 Rear Gear # Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender. (i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series Bonus points: includes winner (3), lap leader (1) & most laps led (1) points Failed to qualify: (1) #62 T.J. Bell Race Comments: Joey Logano won the CHEEZ-It 355 at The Glen, his 10th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field. Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 16 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 26-28 (Debris Turns 6 And 7 [26]); 33-35 (Debris Esses [16]); 47-49 (Car #3 Accident Backstretch [43]); 51- 54 (Fluid On The Track [Red Flag 9:03] [3]); 58-60 (Car #14 Stopped On Track [47]). Lap Leaders: 8 lead changes among 8 drivers. Allmendinger 1-20, Truex Jr 21-25, Allmendinger 26, Whitt 27-28, Keselowski 29-55, Ky. Busch 56-58, Kenseth 59-60, Harvick 61-89, Logano 90. COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: AJ Allmendinger (127.839 mph. 68.993 secs.) MOBIL 1 DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kyle Busch 3M LAP LEADER: Kevin Harvick (29 Laps) MOOG STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Clint AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Brad Keselowski Bowyer (crew chief Billy Scott, -0.096 seconds) DURALAST BRAKES "BRAKE IN THE RACE" AWARD: Kevin Harvick NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $190,000 at next FREESCALE "WIDE OPEN": Kurt Busch event++ INGERSOLL RAND POWER MOVE: Aric Almirola (4 positions) SHERWIN-WILLIAMS FASTEST LAP AWARD: AJ Allmendinger (Lap 5, 124.098 MPH) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#4) SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Matt DiBenedetto ++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 16 (Wins) DURALAST BRAKES "BRAKE IN THE RACE" 1 - Kevin Harvick 823 (2) AWARD 2 - Joey Logano 781 (2) Kevin Harvick (#4) 7 3 - Dale Earnhardt Jr 750 (2) Joey Logano (#22) 6 4 - Jimmie Johnson 747 (4) Jeff Gordon (#24) 2 5 - Brad Keselowski 719 (1) FREESCALE "WIDE OPEN" 6 - Martin Truex Jr 714 (1) 7 - Matt Kenseth 703 (2) Kevin Harvick (#4) 61 8 - Kurt Busch 659 (2) Dale Earnhardt Jr (#88) 38 9 - Jamie McMurray 635 (0) Joey Logano (#22) 35 10 - Denny Hamlin 631 (1) INGERSOLL RAND POWER MOVE 11 - Paul Menard 622 (0) Kurt Busch (#41) 33 COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD 12 - Jeff Gordon 620 (0) Jeff Gordon (#24) 29 Joey Logano 4 13 - Ryan Newman 613 (0) Ryan Newman (#31) 18 Kurt Busch 3 14 - Clint Bowyer 612 (0) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER Jeff Gordon 3 15 - Carl Edwards 589 (1) Matt Kenseth 2 16 - Aric Almirola 562 (0) Hendrick (#4) 311 Roush/Yates (#22) 241 Carl Edwards 2 MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Hendrick (#48) 202 AJ Allmendinger 2 Pts Wins Denny Hamlin 1 MOBIL 1 DRIVER OF THE RACE Chevrolet 981 (11) Kasey Kahne 1 Ford 911 (3) Kevin Harvick (#4) 9 Kyle Busch 1 Toyota 906 (8) Kyle Busch (#18) 5 Matt Kenseth (#20) 2 SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 3M LAP LEADER Jeb Burton 169 MOOG STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM Kevin Harvick (#4) 10 SOLVER OF THE RACE Brett Moffitt 161 Kurt Busch (#41) 3 Matt DiBenedetto 132 Kyle Busch (#18) 3 Justin Alexander (#27) 3 Alex Kennedy 96 Todd Gordon (#22) 2 AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART Greg Ives (#88) 2 AWARD SHERWIN-WILLIAMS FASTEST LAP AWARD Kevin Harvick (#4) 5 Joey Logano (#22) 3 Carl Edwards (#19) 5 Martin Truex Jr (#78) 3 Denny Hamlin (#11) 4 AJ Allmendinger (#47) 3 NEXT EVENT: August 16, 2015 - 46th Annual Pure Michigan 400 , Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI (400 Miles) (200 Laps) NOTE: The above figures are based upon team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. 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Box 2875 Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2875 © 2015 NASCAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS Race #22: 30TH ANNUAL CHEEZ-IT 355 AT THE GLEN Race Date: 08/09/2015 POS DRIVER Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Money Won 1 KEVIN HARVICK 823 22 2 15 19 $6,209,806 2 JOEY LOGANO 781 22 2 13 16 5,412,111 3 DALE EARNHARDT JR. 750 22 2 11 13 4,235,110 4 JIMMIE JOHNSON 747 22 4 10 15 4,880,923 5 BRAD KESELOWSKI 719 22 1 5 14 4,007,122 6 MARTIN TRUEX JR. 714 22 1 6 15 3,592,641 7 MATT KENSETH 703 22 2 8 14 4,014,922 8 KURT BUSCH 659 19 2 8 13 2,949,006 9 JAMIE MCMURRAY 635 22 0 2 7 3,325,297 10 DENNY HAMLIN 631 22 1 6 9 4,394,412 11 PAUL MENARD 622 22 0 2 4 2,730,145 12 JEFF GORDON 620 22 0 3 12 3,873,547 13 RYAN NEWMAN 613 22 0 4 10 3,446,143 14 CLINT BOWYER 612 22 0 1 9 3,536,131 15 CARL EDWARDS 589 22 1 2 6 2,776,968 16 ARIC ALMIROLA 562 22 0 1 1 3,279,097 17 KASEY KAHNE 561 22 0 2 6 2,910,059 18 GREG BIFFLE 532 22 0 2 3 3,429,210 19 KYLE LARSON 517 21 0 1 6 2,986,868 20 CASEY MEARS 493 22 0 0 1 2,957,873 21 AUSTIN DILLON 492 22 0 0 3 3,188,890 22 DANICA PATRICK 489 22 0 0 2 2,633,899 23 A J ALLMENDINGER 481 22 0 0 3 3,038,893 24 DAVID RAGAN 461 22 0 1 1 3,003,759 25 SAM HORNISH JR.