NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 18 5TH ANNUAL QUAKER STATE 400 PRESENTED BY ADVANCE AUTO PARTS Sparta, KY - July 11, 2015 1.5-Mile Paved Tri-Oval 267 Laps - 400.5 Miles Purse: $5,104,114 TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 129.402 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.594 second(s) Fin Str Car Bns Driver Lead Pos Pos No Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps 1 9 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Crispy Toyota 267 48 5 148.4 $214,316 Running 4 163 2 4 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil/AutoTrader Ford 267 43 1 123.3 161,118 Running 1 23 3 8 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 267 42 1 117.1 125,335 Running 2 13 4 20 19 Carl Edwards Comcast/Minions Toyota 267 41 1 112.6 119,295 Running 1 1 5 16 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 267 39 104.9 142,111 Running 6 2 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 267 39 1 124.6 140,656 Running 2 62 7 3 24 Jeff Gordon AARP Member Advantages 267 37 101.7 135,176 Running 8 15 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevrolet 267 36 104.6 137,640 Running 9 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Pro Services Chevrolet 267 35 93.0 132,151 Running 10 13 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet 267 34 92.7 102,715 Running 11 17 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fifth Third Bank Ford 267 33 74.4 95,890 Running 12 12 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 267 32 88.3 123,951 Running 13 28 6 AdvoCare Ford 267 31 81.2 126,790 Running 14 7 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 267 30 83.2 116,156 Running 15 14 27 Paul Menard Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet 267 29 73.5 93,915 Running 16 27 16 Greg Biffle Ortho Ford 267 28 69.2 116,523 Running 17 5 78 Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet 267 27 90.1 111,035 Running 18 25 55 David Ragan Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 267 26 82.3 111,479 Running 19 30 15 Clint Bowyer Hughes General Contractors/Casey's Toyota 267 25 70.5 118,123 Running 20 26 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 267 25 1 74.3 121,290 Running 1 2 21 10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Nationwide Chevrolet 267 23 63.6 99,365 Running 22 18 9 Sam Hornish Jr Advanced Auto Speed Perks Ford 267 22 68.7 109,660 Running 23 21 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 267 21 54.2 109,248 Running 24 32 51 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet 267 20 55.3 106,998 Running 25 11 3 Austin Dillon DOW Styrofoam Chevrolet 267 19 69.0 119,526 Running 26 24 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger/Scott Products Chevrolet 267 18 59.0 111,423 Running 27 19 5 Kasey Kahne LiftMaster Chevrolet 266 17 74.3 97,090 Running 28 36 40 Landon Cassill (i) CRC Brakleen Chevrolet 266 0 49.3 82,065 Running 29 34 38 David Gilliland Love's Travel Stops Ford 266 15 45.2 101,523 Running 30 29 46 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 266 14 46.3 83,290 Running 31 31 7 Advance Auto Parts/Quaker State Chevrolet 266 14 1 44.2 90,772 Running 1 2 32 38 34 Brett Moffitt # Dockside Logistics Ford 266 12 40.1 80,115 Running 33 22 14 Tony Stewart Rush Truck Centers Chevrolet 265 11 54.5 105,779 Running 34 23 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 265 10 51.6 86,515 Running 35 1 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 265 9 74.7 106,373 Running 36 42 62 Chevrolet 264 9 1 33.6 78,410 Running 1 1 37 33 35 Kentucky Fried Chicken Ford 264 7 36.7 78,352 Running 38 40 32 Will Kimmel III CorvetteParts.net Ford 263 6 29.9 73,752 Running 39 41 23 J.J. Yeley (i) TraqGear/Coolshirt Toyota 260 0 30.4 69,680 Running 40 43 33 Alex Kennedy # Chevrolet 247 4 25.4 65,680 Running 41 35 26 # Maxim Fantasy Sports Toyota 175 3 35.0 61,680 Suspension 42 39 83 Matt DiBenedetto # Anest Iwata Toyota 145 2 30.5 57,680 Accident 43 37 98 Big Red Ford 17 1 24.2 54,180 Accident # 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: (3) #21 ; #95 Michael McDowell; #30 Race Comments: Kyle Busch won the Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts, his 31st career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field. Caution Flags: 11 cautions for 49 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 20-23 (Car #23, 98 Accident Turns 3 & 4 [32]); 32-35 (Competition [33]); 82-86 (Debris Turn 4 [None]); 100- 104 (Car #41 Spin Turn 4 [6]); 123-128 (Car #23 Accident Turn 4 [11]); 137-140 (Car #88 Accident Turn 3 [51]); 144-146 (Car #14,17, 26, 83 Accident Turn 2 [13]); 153-156 (Debris Turn 4 [62]); 187-191 (Debris Turn 3 [34]); 208-212 (Car #10 Accident Turn 4 [46]); 221-224 (Car #42 Accident Turn 2 [None]). Lap Leaders: 13 lead changes among 8 drivers. Larson-pole, Keselowski 1-32, Sorenson 33, Ky. Busch 34-94, Keselowski 95-124, Ky. Busch 125-188, Newman 189-190, Ky. Busch 191-208, Bowman 209-210, Hamlin 211-212, Edwards 213, Hamlin 214-224, Logano 225-247, Ky. Busch 248-267. COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: None - due to inclement weather MOBIL 1 DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kyle Busch 3M LAP LEADER: Kyle Busch (163 Laps) MOOG STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Carl AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Kyle Busch Edwards (crew chief Darian Grubb, 0.302 seconds) DURALAST BRAKES "BRAKE IN THE RACE" AWARD: Brad Keselowski NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $150,000 at next FREESCALE "WIDE OPEN": Matt Kenseth event++ INGERSOLL RAND POWER MOVE: Ryan Newman (3 positions) SHERWIN-WILLIAMS FASTEST LAP AWARD: Carl Edwards (lap 148, 177.825 mph) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Toyota Racing Development (TRD) SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Brett Moffitt (#18) ++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 692 (2) AWARD 2 - Jimmie Johnson 624 (4) Joey Logano (#22) 6 3 - Joey Logano 624 (1) Kevin Harvick (#4) 5 4 - Dale Earnhardt Jr 616 (2) Jeff Gordon (#24) 2 5 - Martin Truex Jr 596 (1) FREESCALE "WIDE OPEN" 6 - Brad Keselowski 559 (1) 7 - Jamie McMurray 556 (0) Kevin Harvick (#4) 47 8 - Kurt Busch 542 (2) Jimmie Johnson (#48) 34 9 - Matt Kenseth 540 (1) Dale Earnhardt Jr (#88) 29 10 - Jeff Gordon 537 (0) INGERSOLL RAND POWER MOVE 11 - Denny Hamlin 522 (1) Kurt Busch (#41) 33 COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD 12 - Kasey Kahne 513 (0) Ryan Newman (#31) 18 Joey Logano 4 13 - Paul Menard 509 (0) Kyle Larson (#42) 18 Kurt Busch 3 14 - Ryan Newman 497 (0) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER Jeff Gordon 3 15 - Clint Bowyer 490 (0) Matt Kenseth 2 16 - Aric Almirola 473 (0) Hendrick (#4) 258 Roush/Yates (#22) 188 Denny Hamlin 1 MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Hendrick (#48) 184 Kasey Kahne 1 Pts Wins AJ Allmendinger 1 MOBIL 1 DRIVER OF THE RACE Chevrolet 811 (11) Kevin Harvick (#4) 9 SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Ford 734 (2) Jeb Burton 141 Toyota 722 (5) Kurt Busch (#41) 2 Denny Hamlin (#11) 2 Brett Moffitt 130 3M LAP LEADER Matt DiBenedetto 89 MOOG STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEM Kevin Harvick (#4) 8 SOLVER OF THE RACE Alex Kennedy 78 Kurt Busch (#41) 3 Tanner Berryhill 1 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Justin Alexander (#27) 3 Chad Knaus (#48) 2 AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART Todd Gordon (#22) 2 AWARD SHERWIN-WILLIAMS FASTEST LAP AWARD Kevin Harvick (#4) 5 Martin Truex Jr (#78) 3 Denny Hamlin (#11) 4 Kurt Busch (#41) 2 Carl Edwards (#19) 4 Matt Kenseth (#20) 2

NEXT EVENT: July 19, 2015 - 23rd Annual New Hampshire 301, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH (318.46 Miles) (301 Laps) NOTE: The above figures are based upon team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (7/13/2015) NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications ● P.O. Box 2875 Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2875 © 2015 NASCAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS Race #18: 5TH ANNUAL QUAKER STATE "400" PRESENTED BY ADVANCE AUTO PARTS Race Date: 07/11/2015 POS DRIVER Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Money Won 1 KEVIN HARVICK 692 18 2 12 16 $5,357,301 2 JIMMIE JOHNSON 624 18 4 10 13 4,267,644 3 JOEY LOGANO 624 18 1 10 13 4,490,869 4 DALE EARNHARDT JR. 616 18 2 9 11 3,694,355 5 MARTIN TRUEX JR. 596 18 1 5 14 2,983,636 6 BRAD KESELOWSKI 559 18 1 3 10 3,213,278 7 JAMIE MCMURRAY 556 18 0 2 7 2,817,048 8 KURT BUSCH 542 15 2 7 10 2,418,845 9 MATT KENSETH 540 18 1 6 10 3,247,208 10 JEFF GORDON 537 18 0 2 10 3,279,608 11 DENNY HAMLIN 522 18 1 5 8 3,857,887 12 KASEY KAHNE 513 18 0 2 6 2,504,744 13 PAUL MENARD 509 18 0 2 4 2,278,760 14 RYAN NEWMAN 497 18 0 4 10 2,888,203 15 CLINT BOWYER 490 18 0 1 6 2,919,939 16 ARIC ALMIROLA 473 18 0 1 1 2,740,053 17 CARL EDWARDS 449 18 1 2 3 2,314,258 18 GREG BIFFLE 420 18 0 1 2 2,869,658 19 KYLE LARSON 404 17 0 1 5 2,435,716 20 CASEY MEARS 399 18 0 0 1 2,463,437 21 AUSTIN DILLON 398 18 0 0 2 2,631,131 22 DANICA PATRICK 396 18 0 0 2 2,204,629 23 A J ALLMENDINGER 370 18 0 0 2 2,490,076 24 DAVID RAGAN 362 18 0 1 1 2,488,653 25 TREVOR BAYNE 350 18 0 0 2 2,618,160 26 RICKY STENHOUSE JR. 344 18 0 1 1 2,072,036 27 SAM HORNISH JR. 343 18 0 0 2 2,371,823 28 TONY STEWART 342 18 0 0 1 2,429,152 29 JUSTIN ALLGAIER 306 18 0 0 1 2,102,919 30 COLE WHITT 287 18 0 0 0 2,002,430 31 DAVID GILLILAND 282 18 0 0 0 2,123,421 32 BRETT MOFFITT 245 15 0 0 1 1,521,563 33 ALEX BOWMAN 242 17 0 0 0 1,641,746 34 MICHAEL ANNETT 208 18 0 0 0 1,735,824 35 KYLE BUSCH 200 7 2 2 3 1,347,147 36 JOSH WISE 186 17 0 0 1 1,458,381 37 MATT DIBENEDETTO 184 15 0 0 0 1,324,619 38 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 111 8 0 0 0 973,505 39 JEB BURTON 108 14 0 0 0 1,133,816 40 ALEX KENNEDY 71 8 0 0 0 683,723 41 39 3 0 0 0 486,278 42 BRIAN VICKERS 32 2 0 0 0 220,743 43 REED SORENSON 31 3 0 0 0 468,238 44 MICHAEL WALTRIP 26 2 0 0 0 464,816 45 MIKE WALLACE 8 1 0 0 0 313,883 46 WILL KIMMEL III 6 1 0 0 0 73,752 47 RON HORNADAY JR. 2 1 0 0 0 95,715 48 RYAN BLANEY(i) 0 6 0 1 1 755,298 49 LANDON CASSILL(i) 0 18 0 0 0 1,725,521 50 BRIAN SCOTT(i) 0 5 0 0 0 477,702 51 TY DILLON(i) 0 4 0 0 0 615,664 52 J J YELEY(i) 0 17 0 0 0 1,649,391 53 REGAN SMITH(i) 0 4 0 0 0 697,536 54 CHASE ELLIOTT(i) 0 3 0 0 0 281,867 55 MATT CRAFTON(i) 0 1 0 0 0 382,849 56 JOHNNY SAUTER(i) 0 1 0 0 0 333,128 57 CHRIS BUESCHER(i) 0 5 0 0 0 465,985 58 (i) 0 1 0 0 0 99,868 59 BRENDAN GAUGHAN(i) 0 8 0 0 0 665,928 60 JUSTIN MARKS(i) 0 1 0 0 0 112,760 61 (i) 0 8 0 0 0 660,125 62 JOE NEMECHEK(i) 0 1 0 0 0 93,860 63 TRAVIS KVAPIL(i) 0 1 0 0 0 73,370 64 (i) 0 2 0 0 0 123,942 65 JEFF GREEN(i) 0 1 0 0 0 82,370 66 ERIK JONES(i) 0 1 0 0 0 110,321 67 TANNER BERRYHILL 0 0 0 0 0 20,105 (i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS Race #18: 5TH ANNUAL QUAKER STATE "400" PRESENTED BY ADVANCE AUTO PARTS Race Date: 07/11/2015 POS Car # OWNER Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Attempts 1 4 TONY STEWART 692 18 2 12 16 18 2 41 GENE HAAS 625 18 2 7 10 18 3 48 JEFF GORDON 624 18 4 10 13 18 4 22 WALTER CZARNECKI 624 18 1 10 13 18 5 88 RICK HENDRICK 616 18 2 9 11 18 6 78 BARNEY VISSER 596 18 1 5 14 18 7 2 ROGER PENSKE 559 18 1 3 10 18 8 1 FELIX SABATES 556 18 0 2 7 18 9 20 JOE GIBBS 540 18 1 6 10 18 10 24 RICK HENDRICK 537 18 0 2 10 18 11 11 J D GIBBS 522 18 1 5 8 18 12 5 LINDA HENDRICK 513 18 0 2 6 18 13 27 RICHARD CHILDRESS 509 18 0 2 4 18 14 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 497 18 0 4 10 18 15 15 ROB KAUFFMAN 490 18 0 1 6 18 16 43 RICHARD PETTY 473 18 0 1 1 18 17 19 J D GIBBS 449 18 1 2 3 18 18 42 CHIP GANASSI 432 18 0 1 5 18 19 18 JOE GIBBS 428 18 2 3 4 18 20 16 JACK ROUSH 420 18 0 1 2 18 21 13 BOB GERMAIN 399 18 0 0 1 18 22 3 RICHARD CHILDRESS 398 18 0 0 2 18 23 10 TONY STEWART 396 18 0 0 2 18 24 47 TAD GESCHICKTER 370 18 0 0 2 18 25 6 JOHN HENRY 350 18 0 0 2 18 26 17 JOHN HENRY 344 18 0 1 1 18 27 9 RICHARD PETTY 343 18 0 0 2 18 28 14 MARGARET HAAS 342 18 0 0 1 18 29 55 MICHAEL WALTRIP 328 18 0 0 1 18 30 51 HARRY SCOTT JR. 306 18 0 0 1 18 31 35 BOB JENKINS 287 18 0 0 0 18 32 38 BRAD JENKINS 282 18 0 0 0 18 33 34 JERRY FREEZE 273 18 0 0 0 18 34 7 TOMMY BALDWIN 242 17 0 0 0 18 35 40 MICHAEL HILLMAN 239 18 0 0 0 18 36 33 223 18 0 0 0 18 37 83 RON DEVINE 209 16 0 0 0 18 38 46 HARRY SCOTT JR. 193 17 0 0 0 18 39 98 MIKE CURB 186 17 0 0 1 18 40 23 RON DEVINE 172 18 0 0 0 18 41 32 ARCHIE ST HILAIRE 153 16 0 0 0 18 42 95 BOB LEAVINE 111 8 0 0 0 11 43 26 ANTHONY MARLOWE 102 13 0 0 0 18 44 21 GLEN WOOD 94 6 0 1 1 8 45 62 JAY ROBINSON 75 9 0 0 0 18 46 25 RICK HENDRICK 60 3 0 0 0 3 47 44 JOHN COHEN 12 1 0 0 0 4 48 66 JAY ROBINSON 8 1 0 0 0 4 49 30 CURTIS KEY SR. 6 2 0 0 0 8 50 139 GORDON SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 2 51 129 ROBBY BENTON 0 0 0 0 0 4