2015 CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega

February 2025 NAS CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega http://www.nascar.com/content/dam/nascar/download-schedule/2015/nscs_2015_printable_schedule3.pdf 2015 NASCAR Schedule NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 26, 2014 NASCAR.com October 19, 2015 April 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150404031856/http://www.nascar.com/content/dam/nascar/download-schedule/2015/nscs_2015_printable_schedule3.pdf deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/talladega-superspeedway.html Talladega Superspeedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com October 19, 2015http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6819&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network October 19, 2015 MRN.com October 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151022100717/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6819&StatType=Entry+List October 22, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/CampingWorldcom-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network October 23, 2015 MRN.com October 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151025025107/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/CampingWorldcom-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx October 25, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/CampingWorldcom-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network October 23, 2015 MRN.com October 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151025025140/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/CampingWorldcom-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx October 25, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6819&StatType=Starting+Lineup Starting Lineup Motor Racing Network October 24, 2015 MRN.com October 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151026143142/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6819&StatType=Starting+Lineup October 26, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6819&YearID=44&StatType=Race+Results CampingWorld.com 500 Results Motor Racing Network October 25, 2015 MRN.com October 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151029235145/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6819&YearID=44&StatType=Race+Results October 29, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/32tss2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics October 25, 2015 Jayski.com October 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151106010045/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/32tss2015points.pdf November 6, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/32tss2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications October 26, 2015 Jayski.com October 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151106010204/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/32tss2015racereport.pdf November 6, 2015 dead 2015 10 25 2015 32 36 Talladega Superspeedway 2024.svg Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama 2.66 4.281 196 521.36 839.048 188 500.08 804.801 167.311 mph km/h on Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 49.234 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports 61 22 Joey Logano Team Penske NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 2.5/5 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/10/nascar-ratings-down-talladega-overnights-highest-since-darlington-despite-decline-nbcsn/ NASCAR Overnights Down at Talladega, But Better Than Recent Weeks Paulsen Sports Media Watch October 26, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com October 26, 20152.6/5 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/10/nascar-ratings-talladega-chase-cup-nbcsn-viewership/ NASCAR From Talladega Strong For NBCSN Despite Low Paulsen Sports Media Watch October 27, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com October 28, 20154.2 Million viewers MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4) The 2015 CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 25, 2015, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 196 laps – extended from 188 laps due to a green–white–checkered finish – on the 2.66 mi km off on superspeedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, sixth race of the Chase and final race of the Contender Round. Joey Logano won the race, his sixth of the season and third in a row, thus sweeping the entire Contender Round. Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second, while Jeff Gordon, Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards rounded out the top-five. Gordon won the pole for the race and led eight laps on his way to a third-place finish. Earnhardt lead a race high of 61 laps on his way to a runner-up finish. The race had 30 lead changes among 18 different drivers, as well as three caution flag periods for 18 laps. This was the 14th career victory for Logano, sixth of the season, third consecutive, first at Talladega Superspeedway and third at the track for Team Penske. He left Talladega with the points lead. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Ford left Talladega trailing Chevrolet by 63 points in the manufacturer standings. The CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega was carried by NBC Sports on the cable/satellite NBCSN network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Report Background thumb|left|Talladega Superspeedway, the track where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway (Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1969 to 1989) is a 2.660 mi km on tri-oval superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Joey Logano entered with a 13-point lead over Denny Hamlin.James Brant Even in second place, Denny Hamlin knows Chase spot isn't secure https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/19/denny-hamlin-chase-sprint-cup/74227132/ October 20, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 19, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas Kurt Busch entered third 18 points back.Fryer Jenna Busch lures Monster Energy into Cup Series as a sponsor http://racing.ap.org/article/busch-lures-monster-energy-cup-series-sponsor October 22, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports October 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151022181343/http://racing.ap.org/article/busch-lures-monster-energy-cup-series-sponsor October 22, 2015 Kannapolis, North Carolina Carl Edwards entered fourth 19 points back.Gluck Jeff Kurt Busch lands Monster Energy, SHR extension https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/21/kurt-busch-monster-energy-stewart-haas-racing-extension/74340014/ October 22, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 21, 2015 Kannapolis, North Carolina Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski entered tied for fifth 24 points back.Turner Jared Brad Keselowski's ninth-place run at Kansas culminated up-and-down day http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/brad-keselowski-kansas-recap-team-penske-joey-logano-chase-sprint-cup-paul-wolfe-101915 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. October 20, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas October 19, 2015 Martin Truex Jr. entered eighth 25 points back.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Truex-Jr-Still-in-Hunt.aspx Truex Jr. Still in Hunt Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network October 20, 2015 MRN.com October 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151022104228/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Truex-Jr-Still-in-Hunt.aspx October 22, 2015 dead Kyle Busch entered ninth 31 points back.Fraley Gerry Fraley: A dangerous finish at Talladega could determine the field in the next round of the Chase http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/more-sports/motor-sports/headlines/20151021-fraley-a-dangerous-finish-at-talladega-could-determine-the-field-in-the-next-round-of-the-chase.ece October 22, 2015 The Dallas Morning News The Dallas Morning News Inc. October 21, 2015 Ryan Newman entered 10th 33 points back.Fleischman Bill Sides disagree about Joey Logano-Matt Kenseth dust-up http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/bill_fleischman/20151022_Sides_disagree_about_Joey_Logano-Matt_Kenseth_dust-up.html October 22, 2015 Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia Media Network (Digital), LLC. October 22, 2015 Dale Earnhardt Jr. entered 11th 56 points back.Pistone Pete Earnhardt Jr. Stumbles Again http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Earnhardt-Jr-Stumbles-Again.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 20, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas October 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151021043227/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Earnhardt-Jr-Stumbles-Again.aspx October 21, 2015 dead mdy-all Matt Kenseth entered 12th 60 points back.https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/page/MondayRundown20151019/nascar-logano-win-puts-immense-pressure-everyone-else Monday Rundown: Hard to get any breathing room in this Chase Oreovicz John ESPN Internet Ventures October 19, 2015 ESPN.com October 20, 2015 Race procedure adjustment On Tuesday, October 20, NASCAR announced that the number of green-white-checker attempts would be reduced to just a single-attempt for the weekend's race.Gluck Jeff NASCAR changes G-W-C rule for Talladega in interest of safety https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/20/talladega-safety-nascar-rule-green-white-checkered-chase/74277492/ October 20, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 20, 2015 NASCAR Executive Vice-President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell said that after "extensive dialogue with the industry, we have decided to make a procedural change at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. In the event the race goes beyond the advertised distance due to a caution, we will use a single attempt at a green-white-checker finish. We take very seriously the responsibility of balancing exciting finishes and safety. We’re confident that this is a positive direction for both.” Chase-clinching scenarios The following Chase-clinching scenarios were in play for the weekend's race. Regardless of who wins Denny Hamlin would've clinched a spot in the Eliminator Round with a finish of 14th or better, 15th if he led a lap or 16th if he led the most laps.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/10/20/chase-clinching-scenarios-for-talladega-contender-round.html Chase-clinching scenarios for Talladega NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 20, 2015 NASCAR.com October 21, 2015 Kurt Busch would've clinched with a finish of eighth or better, ninth if he led a lap or 10th if he led the most laps. Carl Edwards would've clinched with a finish of seventh or better, eighth if he led a lap or ninth if he led the most laps. Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski would've clinched if any of them finished second or better, third if any of them led a lap or fourth if any of them led the most laps. Martin Truex Jr. would've clinched with a finish of second or better or third if he led the most laps. Must win Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman only controlled their destinies with a win. Entry list The entry list for the CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega was released on Monday, October 19 at 9:43 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-five cars were entered for the race. All but Michael McDowell were entered in the previous week's race at Kansas. There were several driver changes for this weekend's race. Bobby Labonte returned to the seat of the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford. Travis Kvapil returned to the seat of the No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet. Josh Wise drove the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford. Michael Waltrip drove the No. 98 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Bobby Labonte (PC8) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Travis Kvapil (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 34 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 98 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing ToyotaOfficial entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Greg Biffle was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 47.597 and a speed of 201.189 mph km/h on.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/10/23/talladega-1st-cup-practice-surprise-biffle-fastest-danica-no-2/ Talladega 1st Cup practice surprise: Biffle fast, Danica No. 2 Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports October 23, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com October 23, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 47.597 201.189 2 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 47.731 200.624 3 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 47.743 200.574Official first practice results Final practice Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice with a time of 48.752 and a speed of 196.423 mph km/h on.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/10/23/brad-keselowski-ryan-blaney-top-2nd-sprint-cup-practice-at-talladega/ Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney top 2nd Sprint Cup practice at Talladega Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports October 23, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com October 23, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 48.752 196.423 2 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48.772 196.342 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.178 194.721Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Jeff Gordon, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, won the pole for the race. Jeff Gordon won the pole with a time of 49.234 and a speed of 194.500 mph km/h on.Wackerlin Jeff Talladega Pole Sweep for Gordon http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Talladega-Pole-Sweep-for-Gordon.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 24, 2015 Lincoln, Alabama October 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151027194737/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Talladega-Pole-Sweep-for-Gordon.aspx 2015-10-27 dead Gordon said he knew he "had a fast car, but I wasn’t sure. This is a different car than what we had here earlier this year. I mean everybody felt confident in the car and it was really fast in the drafting sessions, but we weren’t exactly sure when we made a mock qualifying run if we had what it took for the pole, but after that first run I knew the boys did what they do." Dale Earnhardt Jr. said that his teammates "had a little more speed, but we feel like our car is going to race really well and just ready to go,” Martin Truex Jr.'s time was disallowed after he went below the yellow line during his qualifying laps, which is forbidden on superspeedways. Justin Allgaier started from the rear after his car was damaged on pit road during qualifying. Michael Annett and Jeb Burton failed to make the race. Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.296 49.234 2 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.348 49.453 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.506 49.467 4 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.506 49.468 5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.516 49.575 6 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.717 49.674 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 49.712 49.720 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.658 49.737 9 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 49.545 49.743 10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 49.586 49.746 11 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 49.565 49.820 12 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 49.731 49.845 13 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.749 — 14 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 49.792 — 15 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.792 — 16 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 49.824 — 17 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.880 — 18 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 49.891 — 19 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.915 — 20 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 49.924 — 21 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 49.940 — 22 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 49.943 — 23 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 49.946 — 24 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 49.981 — 25 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 50.002 — 26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.009 — 27 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 50.077 — 28 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 50.095 — 29 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 50.109 — 30 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 50.146 — 31 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 50.179 — 32 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 50.246 — 33 98 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 50.338 — 34 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.358 — 35 32 Bobby Labonte Go FAS Racing Ford 50.449 — 36 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 50.528 — 37 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 50.549 — 38 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.570 — 39 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 50.631 — 40 34 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 50.744 — 41 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 50.885 — 42 33 Travis Kvapil (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 50.889 — 43 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 0.000 —Failed to qualify 44 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 50.765 — 45 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 50.828 —Official qualifying results Race Start First half thumb|left|Jeff Gordon leads the field to the green flag at Talladega Superspeedway. Under overcast Alabama skies, Jeff Gordon led the field to the green flag at 2:34 p.m. Eastern time. He would lead the first nine laps before Dale Earnhardt Jr. used the middle line to drive by him and take the lead on lap 10. Denny Hamlin used a push on the top line to take the lead on lap 12. Earnhardt used the bottom line to pass and jump in front of him to take the lead on lap 16. Hamlin used the middle line to retake the lead on lap 17. Earnhardt hugged the yellow line and took the lead on lap 18. Gordon rode the middle line to retake the lead on lap 19. Earnhardt powered ahead on the bottom to take back the lead on lap 20. Five laps later, the first seven cars broke away from the rest of the pack. When Trevor Bayne caught his bumper, Matt Kenseth broke out of line and drove past teammate Hamlin. He, however, was shuffled out of line and fell back towards the middle of the pack. Green flag pit stops began on lap 38. Earnhardt hit pit road on lap 40 and handed the lead to Michael Waltrip. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Jimmie Johnson. Austin Dillon was tagged for a tire violation and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Aric Almirola was tagged for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Second quarter thumb|right|Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads at lap 71 at Talladega. For the next 20 laps, the No. 48 Chevrolet headed the field in a single-file line riding around the top lane of Talladega. By lap 56, he had two big pieces of paper on the grill of his car that caused some concern. Dale Earnhardt Jr. used the bottom line to retake the lead on lap 65. The second round of green flag stops began on lap 78. Earnhardt ducked onto pit road on lap 80 and handed the lead to Michael Waltrip. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to David Ragan. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Paul Menard. Michael McDowell was tagged for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Travis Kvapil was tagged for his crew being over the wall too soon and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Joey Logano passed to the outside of Menard at the start/finish line to take the lead on lap 84. The escape roof hatch on Denny Hamlin's car came loose on lap 84 and he was forced to make an unscheduled stop to tape down the hatch. After five laps of running behind the No. 33 car, it began to come up again. Second half Halfway thumb|left|Kasey Kahne leads at Talladega. Clint Bowyer used the outside line to pass for the lead on lap 96. Kevin Harvick used a push from the middle line to take the lead on lap 98. Kasey Kahne used the bottom line to take the lead on lap 102. Casey Mears couldn't get his car slowed down enough while pitting and ran through the tri-oval grass on lap 118. Kahne hit pit road the next lap and handed the lead to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The lead cycled to Dale Earnhardt Jr. Unfortunately, he was tagged for his crew being over the wall too soon and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. The lead then went to teammate Jimmie Johnson. Justin Allgaier was tagged for his crew being over the wall too soon and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Earnhardt was saved from going a lap down when the first caution of the race flew with 57 laps to go after Allgaier's engine let go exiting turn 2. Ryan Newman opted not to pit and assumed the lead. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Kurt Busch. He pitted the next lap and gave the lead to David Gilliland. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Matt Kenseth. Fourth quarter thumb|right|The field makes their way through turn 1 at Talladega in the closing stages of the race. The race restarted with 49 laps to go. Kyle Busch jumped ahead of his teammate to take the lead with 48 laps to go. Dale Earnhardt Jr. dove underneath Kyle Busch on the backstretch to retake the lead with 37 laps to go. A few cars began making their final stop with 20 laps to go. Earnhardt hit pit road with 19 laps to go and handed the lead to Paul Menard. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to David Gilliland. He pitted the next laps and the lead cycled to Greg Biffle who was on a different pit cycle. thumb|left|The Big One happens on the final lap. As the field began to bunch up in the closing 15 laps, Biffle enjoyed a lead of nearly a full lap ahead of Joey Logano. The lead was so great, in fact, that he caught the tail-end of the lead pack of cars. With 10 laps to go, Earnhardt and a number of other cars broke the single-file train and began making his move towards the front of the line. The next two laps saw the line go from single to double and even triple-file. Unfortunately for Biffle, Jamie McMurray's engine let go on the backstretch and brought out the second caution of the race with five laps to go. Finish thumb|right|Joey Logano celebrates his third-consecutive win. The race restarted with two laps to go at a scheduled Green-white-checker finish though a first attempt at a restart failed when Jimmie Johnson spun out after being tagged from behind by Kyle Larson. On the second attempt, the third caution of the race flew for a huge crash exiting pit road. That happened as Kevin Harvick's car was unable to accelerate when the green flag was waived (he had developed the problem before the first attempt, where he had moved out of the way with considerable room before the line and was not involved in the failed restart) and collided with Trevor Bayne before the start line. A total of ten cars were involved in the melee, Denny Hamlin, Michael McDowell, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, David Gilliland, Kevin Harvick, Danica Patrick, Sam Hornish Jr., Trevor Bayne and Austin Dillon. NASCAR decided Logano was ahead of Earnhardt when the caution came out and scored his sixth race of the season and first at Talladega.Fryer Jenna Logano wins with controversial finish at Talladega http://racing.ap.org/article/logano-wins-controversial-finish-talladega October 26, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports October 25, 2015 Lincoln, Alabama https://web.archive.org/web/20151027133800/http://racing.ap.org/article/logano-wins-controversial-finish-talladega October 27, 2015 During the burnout celebration, fans hurled debris including beer cans at Logano as a protest to the green-white checkered rule and the fact that the yellow flag was immediately displayed when the crash occurred and not letting the cars race back to the finish line. While at victory lane and during the interview, the crowd booed Logano loudly.Turner Jared Joey Logano dishes on 'hate mail' from angry fans after Talladega win http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/joey-logano-beer-cans-talladega-finish-dale-earnhard-jr-chase-for-the-sprint-cup-102815 Fox Sports October 28, 2015 September 4, 2016 The crowd reaction was similar to the 2004 Spring race (won by Jeff Gordon). In both, Earnhardt Jr was ahead, but was second when at the time line before the caution, as the time line decides races. Post-race Driver comments Following the race, Logano said that his team was "going on all eight right now. It's amazing — all these different types of racetracks we've been able to win at this season and how hard everyone keeps fighting. We want the big trophy at the end of the year. We want to win every trophy in between, but we want the big one at the end of the season. What we've shown in this latest round is a big deal, but the fact of the matter is that we're back to zero again. What we do have going for us that other teams don"t have is a lot of confidence. We've got momentum, and we're relaxed. We've shown that we know how to do it. We've just got to keep going out there and do what we know how to do."Olsen Jeff Joey Logano sizzles with sweep of Chase's second round https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/25/joey-logano-third-consecutive-victory-chase-sprint-cup-talladega/74604592/ October 26, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 25, 2015 Lincoln, Alabama Dale Earnhardt Jr. said after the race that if they went another 100 yards, he would've "been in the lead, but NASCAR makes the calls. They are the governing body, and I have 100 percent faith in the choices that they make. I'm not going to be too upset about it. I did everything I could. I'm proud of myself. I'm proud of my team. We can sit here and pout about this day, but we didn't do good enough in the first two races of this round," he said. "If we had done better in those first two races of this round, we would not be worried about losing by a splitter. We didn't do a good job in those first two races. We've got to try to win another race before the year is out, have some fun."Pennell Jay Dale Jr. comes up just short in bid to win, keep title hopes alive http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/chase-for-the-sprint-cup-talladega-results-dale-earnhardt-jr-finishes-second-joey-logano-102515 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. October 26, 2015 Lincoln, Alabama October 25, 2015 Following a third–place finish in his final restrictor plate race, Jeff Gordon said that it was "intense. That was wild. That was crazy. I hate it that I didn't have Dale Jr. in front of me on that last restart. I got kind of excited about pushing him there at the end and get both him and me in the next round. That was pretty smart of the Penske guys to split themselves up. It is unfortunate that we had those two wrecks on those restarts. The restarts are so crucial. Everybody is trying to get all that they can and banging one another. I loved my race car today. My 3M Chevrolet was awesome. I would have loved to have a shot at them there and finish this thing out.”http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/gordon-and-truex-advance-to-the-penultimate-round-of-the-chase/ Gordon and Truex advance to the penultimate round of the Chase Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. October 25, 2015 Motorsport.com October 26, 2015 Several drivers had expressed criticisms over Kevin Harvick during the final restart attempt including Trevor Bayne who've accused Harvick of deliberately wrecking him in order to secure his position for the Elimination 8 Round.Turner Jared Bayne still believes Harvick dumped him on purpose at 'Dega http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kevin-harvick-trevor-bayne-talladega-martsinville-still-believes-dumped-him-on-purpose-103115 FoxSports.com October 31, 2015 "I timed the restart and got to his bumper and when I realized there was no chance he was going to go, I pulled to the high side, he was still in line, I got to his door, he started coming up, I went all the way out, and then he just hooked us. After first it was like, 'How did that just happen?' At first I didn't know if somebody had piled into the back of him and run him up into me, or what had happened. But then after going back and watching, it wasn't that complicated" said Bayne in an interview with Fox Sports prior to the race at Martinsville Speedway. Harvick responded "I was just trying to get out of the way once I got going there. I thought I could get going better than I did the first time and I just didn't get going. So as I was pulling up, I was looking to the inside waiting for them to shoot the gap and I hit the 6. Crew Chief Rodney Childers indicated that the motor on Harvick's car was blowing up. NASCAR did not sanction Harvick for the incident and kept his spot in the next round of the Chase,Ruffin Jessica DRIVERS QUESTION HARVICK'S END-OF-RACE WRECK http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/10/25/talladega-superspeedway-kevin-harvick-restart-allegations-trevor-bayne.html Nascar.com October 25, 2015 although NASCAR did change overtime rules for the following season by allowing for infinite overtime attempts. Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 196 47 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 196 44 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 196 42 4 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 196 40 5 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 196 39 6 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 196 39 7 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 196 37 8 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 196 37 9 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 196 36 10 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 196 35 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 196 34 12 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 196 33 13 98 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 196 32 14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 196 30 15 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 196 30 16 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 196 28 17 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 196 27 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 196 27 19 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 196 26 20 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 196 25 21 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 196 23 22 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 196 22 23 32 Bobby Labonte Go FAS Racing Ford 196 21 24 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 196 20 25 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 196 47 26 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 196 19 27 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 196 17 28 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 195 16 29 34 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 195 15 30 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 195 15 31 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 195 13 32 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 194 13 33 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 194 11 34 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 194 0 35 33 Travis Kvapil (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 193 0 36 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 193 8 37 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 192 8 38 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 192 0 39 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 182 5 40 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 177 4 41 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 168 3 42 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 130 2 43 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 84 0 Race statistics 30 lead changes among 18 different drivers 3 cautions for 18 laps Time of race: 3 hours, 6 minutes, 56 seconds Average speed: 167.311 mph km/h on Joey Logano took home $289,573 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-7 Jeff Gordon 8-10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 11-14 Denny Hamlin 15 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 16 Denny Hamlin 17 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 18 Jeff Gordon 19-39 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 40-41 Michael Waltrip 42-63 Jimmie Johnson 64-79 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 80 Michael Waltrip 81 David Ragan 82 Paul Menard 83-94 Joey Logano 95-96 Clint Bowyer 97-100 Kevin Harvick 101-118 Kasey Kahne 119-120 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 121 Greg Biffle 122-133 Jimmie Johnson 134 Ryan Newman 135 Kurt Busch 136 David Gilliland 137-139 Matt Kenseth 140-150 Kyle Busch 151-169 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 170 Paul Menard 171 David Gilliland 172-188 Greg Biffle 189-196 Joey LoganoTotal laps led Leader Laps Dale Earnhardt Jr. 61 Jimmie Johnson 34 Joey Logano 20 Kasey Kahne 18 Greg Biffle 18 Kyle Busch 11 Jeff Gordon 8 Denny Hamlin 5 Kevin Harvick 4 Michael Waltrip 3 Matt Kenseth 3 Paul Menard 2 Clint Bowyer 2 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2 David Gilliland 2 Kurt Busch 1 Ryan Newman 1 David Ragan 1 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: Jeff Gordon (49.234, 194.500 mph km/h on 3M Lap Leader: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (61 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Aric Almirola Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Jimmie Johnson Freescale "Wide Open": Joey Logano Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Aric Almirola (14 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #88 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (114.0 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Paul Menard (crew chief Justin Alexander (0.000 seconds)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: Joey Logano, ($10,000) Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Lap 87, 46.927, 204.062 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Matt DiBenedetto Media Television NBCSN will cover the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte will have the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast will handle pit road on the television side. NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsMike MassaroMarty SniderKelli Stavast Radio MRN will have the radio call for the race, which will be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace will call the race from the booth when the field is racing through the tri-oval. Dave Moody will call the race from the Sunoco tower outside turn 2 when the field is racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley will call the race from a platform on the inside of the track when the field is racing through down the backstretch. Kyle Rickey will call the race from the Sunoco tower outside turn 4 when the field is racing through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post will handle pit road on the radio side. MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyBackstretch: Mike BagleyTurns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey Alex HaydenWinston KelleySteve Post Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Joey Logano 4,000 10px 2 2 Carl Edwards 4,000 (–0) 10px 3 3 Jeff Gordon 4,000 (–0) 10px 1 4 Kurt Busch 4,000 (–0) 10px 2 5 Brad Keselowski 4,000 (–0) 10px 2 6 Martin Truex Jr. 4,000 (–0) 10px 2 7 Kevin Harvick 4,000 (–0) 10px 1 8 Kyle Busch 4,000 (–0) 10px 7 9 Denny Hamlin 2,209 (–1,791) 10px 10 Ryan Newman 2,194 (–1,806) 10px 11 Matt Kenseth 2,191 (–1,809) 10px 12 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,181 (–1,819) 10px 1 13 Jimmie Johnson 2,161 (–1,839) 10px 1 14 Jamie McMurray 2,159 (–1,841) 10px 15 Paul Menard 2,148 (–1,852) 10px 16 Clint Bowyer 2,123 (–1,877) Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 1,401 10px 1 2 Toyota 1,349 (–52) 10px 1 3 Ford 1,342 (–59) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. 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