2015 Hollywood Casino 400

February 2025 NAS Hollywood Casino 400 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 12, 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/kansas-speedway.html Kansas Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com October 12, 2015http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6818&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network October 12, 2015 MRN.com October 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151019025601/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6818&StatType=Entry+List October 19, 2015 dead mdy-allhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Hollywood-Casino-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network October 16, 2015 MRN.com October 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151018231406/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Hollywood-Casino-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx October 18, 2015 dead mdy-allhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Hollywood-Casino-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network October 16, 2015 MRN.com October 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151018231434/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Hollywood-Casino-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx October 18, 2015 dead mdy-allhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Hollywood-Casino-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network October 17, 2015 MRN.com October 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151020210735/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Hollywood-Casino-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx October 20, 2015 dead mdy-allhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Hollywood-Casino-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network October 17, 2015 MRN.com October 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151020210725/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Hollywood-Casino-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx October 20, 2015 dead mdy-allhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6818&StatType=Race+Results Hollywood Casino 400 Results Motor Racing Network October 18, 2015 MRN.com October 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151226112756/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6818&StatType=Race+Results December 26, 2015 dead mdy-allhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/31kan2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics October 18, 2015 Jayski.com October 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151106010017/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/31kan2015points.pdf November 6, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/31kan2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications October 19, 2015 Jayski.com October 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151106013305/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/31kan2015racereport.pdf November 6, 2015 dead 2015 10 18 2015 31 36 Kansas Speedway 2024.svg Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas 1.5 2.414 269 403.5 649.370 267 400.5 644.542 Clear blue skies with a temperature of 66 F C; wind out of the south/southeast at 13 mph km/h on 135.732 mph km/h on Brad Keselowski Team Penske 27.621 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing 153 22 Joey Logano Team Penske NBC Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 2.2/4 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/10/nascar-ratings-nbc-overnights-down-kansas-chase-cup/ NASCAR Overnights Rise in Return to Broadcast, But Still Low Paulsen Sports Media Watch October 19, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com October 20, 20152.5/5 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/10/nascar-chase-cup-ratings-increase-kansas-still-low-nbc/ Highs and Lows For NASCAR's Return to Broadcast TV Paulsen Sports Media Watch October 23, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com October 23, 20154.0 Million viewers MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) The 2015 Hollywood Casino 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 18, 2015, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 269 laps – extended from 267 laps with a green-white-checker finish – on the 1.5 mi km off on intermediate speedway, it was the 31st race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, fifth race of the Chase and second race of the Contender Round. Joey Logano won the race, his fifth of the season. Denny Hamlin finished second. Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch rounded out the top–five. Brad Keselowski won the pole for the race and led 28 laps on his way to a ninth–place finish. Matt Kenseth led a race high of 153 laps before being spun out by Logano with five laps remaining and finished 14th. The race had 21 lead changes among nine different drivers, as well as seven caution flag periods for 39 laps. This was the 13th career victory for Logano, fifth of the season, second at Kansas Speedway and fourth at the track for Team Penske. Logano left Kansas with a 13–point lead over Hamlin. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Ford left Kansas trailing Chevrolet by 47 points in the manufacturer standings. The Hollywood Casino 400 was carried by NBC Sports on the broadcast NBC 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|Kansas Speedway, the track where the race was held. Kansas Speedway is a 1.5 mi on off tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. Joey Logano entered with a six–point lead over Kevin Harvick.Gluck Jeff Joey Logano proves he can run with Chase favorite Kevin Harvick https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/12/joey-logano-kevin-harvick-chase-nascar-title-favorites/73822504/ October 13, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 12, 2015 Charlotte, North Carolina Martin Truex Jr. entered third seven points back.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/truex-and-furniture-row-still-standing-their-ground-in-the-chase/ Truex and Furniture Row still standing their ground in the Chase Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. October 12, 2015 Motorsport.com October 13, 2015 Denny Hamlin entered fourth eight points back.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/10/13/nascar-power-rankings-charlotte-kansas-chase-for-the-sprint-cup.html Power Rankings: Charlotte DeCola Pat NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 13, 2015 NASCAR.com October 14, 2015 Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards entered tied for fifth nine points back.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/10/12/the-rundown-charlotte-chase-race-full-field-analysis.html The Rundown: Charlotte Gilder Kellie NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 12, 2015 NASCAR.com October 13, 2015 Jeff Gordon entered seventh 11 points back.White Ben Charlotte good and bad for Hendrick drivers http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20151012/COLUMNISTS/151019954/1019/sports?Title=Charlotte-good-and-bad-for-Hendrick-drivers&tc=ar October 13, 2015 The Dispatch The Dispatch October 12, 2015 Lexington, North Carolina October 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151017011858/http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20151012/COLUMNISTS/151019954/1019/sports?Title=Charlotte-good-and-bad-for-Hendrick-drivers&tc=ar dead Brad Keselowski entered eighth 13 points back.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/chase-for-the-sprint-cup-kyle-busch-dale-earnhardt-jr-matt-kenseth-ryan-newman-101315 Which Chase driver is in the most danger of not advancing? Turner Jared Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. October 13, 2015 FoxSports.com October 14, 2015 Ryan Newman entered ninth 19 points back.http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=102295 The Final Word – Rain On Saturday At Charlotte, Rain On The Parade Of Some Others On Sunday Thornton Ron Speedway Media October 12, 2015 SpeedwayMedia.com October 13, 2015 Kyle Busch entered 10th 23 points back.Palmer Tod Perseverance becomes Kyle Busch's calling card during 2015 season http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article39008553.html October 14, 2015 The Kansas City Star The McClatchy Company October 13, 2015 Dale Earnhardt Jr. entered 11th 32 points back.https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/page/MondayRundown20151012/nascar-matt-kenseth-big-names-hole-charlotte Monday Rundown: Charlotte woes mean added stress for Matt Kenseth, other big names Oreovicz John ESPN Internet Ventures October 12, 2015 ESPN.com October 13, 2015 Matt Kenseth entered 12th 45 points back.Fryer Jenna Big names drop to bottom of standings after ho-hum race http://racing.ap.org/article/big-names-drop-bottom-standings-after-ho-hum-race October 13, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports October 12, 2015 Concord, North Carolina https://web.archive.org/web/20151013125933/http://racing.ap.org/article/big-names-drop-bottom-standings-after-ho-hum-race October 13, 2015 Entry list The entry list for the Hollywood Casino 400 was released on Monday, October 12 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-four cars were entered for the race. All were entered in the previous week's race at Charlotte. The two driver changes for this weekend's race were Will Kimmel attempting to make his second career start in the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford and Brian Scott returning to the seat of the No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski (PC2) 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 (PC2) 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 (PC1) 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 (PC4) 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 Will Kimmel Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 34 Brett Moffitt (R) 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 (PC1) 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 (PC5) 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 98 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports FordOfficial entry listOfficial final entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past championships Practice First practice Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.785 and a speed of 194.349 mph km/h on.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/10/16/brad-keselowski-leads-opening-sprint-cup-practice-at-kansas/ Brad Keselowski leads opening NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at Kansas Ryan Nate NBC Sports October 16, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com October 16, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.785 194.349 2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.803 194.224 3 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.814 194.147Official first practice results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.427 and a speed of 189.960 mph km/h on.Bonkowski Jerry October 17, 2015 Keselowski, Fords dominate second Sprint Cup practice at Kansas http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/10/17/keselowski-fords-dominate-second-sprint-cup-practice-at-kansas/ October 17, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH12Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord28.427189.960220Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.539189.215322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord28.562189.062Official second practice results Final practice Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.574 and a speed of 188.983 mph km/h on.Bonkowski Jerry October 17, 2015 Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski fastest in last Cup practice at Kansas http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/10/17/jimmie-johnson-brad-keselowski-fastest-in-last-cup-practice-at-kansas/ October 17, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.574188.98322Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord28.582188.930311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.607188.765Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Brad Keselowski scored the pole for the race. Brad Keselowski won the pole for the race with a time of 27.621 and a speed of 195.503 mph km/h on.Skretta Dave Keselowski wins pole for the Sprint Cup race at Kansas http://racing.ap.org/article/keselowski-wins-pole-sprint-cup-race-kansas-0 October 17, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports October 16, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas https://web.archive.org/web/20151017171952/http://racing.ap.org/article/keselowski-wins-pole-sprint-cup-race-kansas-0 October 17, 2015 He said afterwards that he was "still kind of shaking. I’ve always felt like Darlington is the hardest qualifying session of the year, but this is harder. You’re right on the fringe of being wide open.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Keselowski-Takes-Kansas-Pole.aspx Keselowski Takes Kansas Pole Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network October 16, 2015 MRN.com October 17, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas https://web.archive.org/web/20151019025532/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Keselowski-Takes-Kansas-Pole.aspx October 19, 2015 dead mdy-all After qualifying 14th, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said that his car "was tight in the middle of 3 and 4 all day, but we were trying to work on it ... and I just barely missed. I liked some things I saw today, and I think the car has good speed.” Casey Mears went to a backup car after hitting the wall in qualifying. As a result, he started the race from the rear of the field.Spencer Reid Brad Keselowski wins pole for Kansas Chase race http://americaneg.vo.llnwd.net/o16/nascar/NASCARWIRE/2012/101615KansasQualifying.txt October 16, 2015 NASCAR NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 17, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas October 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151020012018/http://americaneg.vo.llnwd.net/o16/nascar/NASCARWIRE/2012/101615KansasQualifying.txt dead Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.678 27.720 27.621 2 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.764 27.691 27.628 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.939 27.746 27.717 4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.757 27.792 27.727 5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.806 27.705 27.730 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.997 27.800 27.746 7 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.009 27.771 27.782 8 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.934 27.669 27.783 9 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.830 27.757 27.787 10 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.908 27.819 27.792 11 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.892 27.782 27.812 12 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.997 27.818 27.855 13 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.801 27.827 — 14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 27.992 27.830 — 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.880 27.835 — 16 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 27.954 27.836 — 17 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.024 27.859 — 18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.020 27.872 — 19 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.996 27.876 — 20 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.971 27.909 — 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.947 27.930 — 22 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 27.966 27.934 — 23 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.049 27.974 — 24 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.037 27.974 — 25 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.075 — — 26 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.155 — — 27 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.167 — — 28 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.168 — — 29 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.208 — — 30 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.273 — — 31 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.307 — — 32 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.333 — — 33 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.415 — — 34 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.492 — — 35 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.498 — — 36 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 28.523 — — 37 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.549 — — 38 13 Casey MearsCasey Mears went to a backup car after hitting the wall in qualifying. As a result, he started the race from the rear of the field. "N" Germain Racing Chevrolet 28.572 — — 39 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.748 — — 40 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.935 — — 41 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 29.092 — — 42 98 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Ford 29.142 — — 43 32 Will Kimmel Go FAS Racing Ford 29.147 — —Failed to qualify 44 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 29.156 — —Official qualifying results Race First half Start Under clear blue Kansas skies, Brad Keselowski led the field to the green flag at 2:34 p.m. He began pulling away from the field after the first five laps. After 15 laps, Kevin Harvick cued his radio to say he thought there was a vibration in the car and that "it's going to blow up." Despite this, he passed Keselowski for the lead in turn 4 on lap 29. The first caution of the race flew on lap 30 for a single-car wreck in turn 2. J. J. Yeley suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall. After making his stop, crew chief Rodney Childers told Harvick that the cause of the vibration was a loose right-rear wheel weight. This caution period was longer than normal as drivers were radioing into NASCAR race control that the oil hadn't been thoroughly cleaned up.2015 Hollywood Casino 400 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvhVVwMorto October 26, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series NBC Sports NBC Kansas City, Kansas October 18, 2015 67 2:34 p.m. en The race restarted on lap 40. Joey Logano passed Harvick on the outside in turn 4 to take the lead on lap 51. The second caution of the race flew on lap 64 for a single-car spin on the backstretch. Exiting turn 4, Tony Stewart got loose and spun out. Carl Edwards exited pit road with the race lead after taking just right-side tires. Second quarter The race restarted on lap 70. Matt Kenseth passed his teammate on the outside in turn 2 to take the lead on lap 73. The third caution of the race flew on lap 109 for a single-car spin on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Kyle Larson got loose and spun out. Kenseth and Logano swapped the lead on pit road, but Kenseth left pit road with it. The race restarted on lap 115. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 155 for a single-car wreck in turn 1. Austin Dillon suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall. Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano swapped the lead on pit road, but Kenseth exited pit road with it. Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 160. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made an unscheduled stop on lap 165 for a loose wheel.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Earnhardt-Jr-Stumbles-Again.aspx Earnhardt Jr. Stumbles Again Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network October 18, 2015 MRN.com October 19, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas 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 After the race, he said that he felt "pretty sure we had an issue. We had a lot of wheels shaking, tires shaking because of the wheels spinning inside the tire. Every set we had today except for one didn’t shake. Every set shook, but it’s a completely different kind of thing when the wheel is not tight. We don’t know which one it was we came in so quick it didn’t beat up the wheel enough to give us a real indication of which one it was. I knew we needed to come down pit road. We had a fast car, just never really had good track position and got behind. We didn’t come here to run second or top five we don’t need that we need a win. We had to try to go out there and win and we just got behind.”https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/pit-mistakes-doom-chances-of-earnhardt-jr---harvick-and-truex-jr--at-kansas-231641389.html Pit mistakes doom chances of Earnhardt Jr., Harvick and Truex Jr. at Kansas Bromberg Nick Nick Bromberg NBC Sports Network, Stats LLC, Opta. October 18, 2015 sports.yahoo.com October 19, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 170 for a single-car wreck in turn 2.http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=102586 Clint Bowyer Sees Hometown Run Spoiled By Heavy Contact With Wall McCubbin Ashley USA Today Sports Digital Properties. October 18, 2015 SpeedwayMedia.com October 19, 2015 Clint Bowyer got loose, overcorrected and slammed the wall head-on. Describing the incident, he said that he had been "following Gordon there and I started to catch him back. I went in and he kind of took my line away and I tried to pull down and as soon as my headlight got out and got some air in it, man it turned me.” The race restarted with 89 laps to go. Joey Logano drove underneath Kenseth on the backstretch to take back the lead with 88 laps to go. Kenseth didn't allow him to drive away, however, and took back the lead with 81 laps to go. Logano passed him back to take the lead again with 80 laps to go. The two of them drag-raced through the tri-oval with Kenseth winning the battle with 72 laps to go. Fourth quarter "That's the first time that's happened for us. You don't want that kind of thing to happen, but I felt like we had a third or fourth–place car, and our fuel mileage wasn't very good and we had to pit a couple laps before those guys were, and then we were going to have to stretch it on the next one. Basically you had to tell the gasman to try to stay with the car as long as you can and get absolutely as many drops of fuel in there as you can, and it just got hung up as we were leaving. Even what he did following the car out, it still wasn't full, so that's part of it." Rodney Childers speaking on the gas can mishap.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kevin-harvick-s-day-takes-turn-for-the-worse-on-botched-pit-stop-101815 Harvick's day takes turn for the worse on botched pit stop Turner Jared Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. October 18, 2015 FoxSports.com October 19, 2015 40% right Martin Truex Jr. kicked off the final cycle of pit stops with 54 laps to go. Matt Kenseth surrendered the lead to make his final pit stop with 53 laps to go and handed the lead to Jimmie Johnson. He pitted with 52 laps to go and handed the lead to Ryan Blaney. Kevin Harvick was tagged for removing equipment from his pit box – the fuel can got stuck in the fuel receptor and slid out of the pit box – and was forced to serve a stop and go penalty. He said after the race that he was "lucky to come out of it as good as we did with our team. We didn't have a great weekend, a lot of things falling on and off, and now we've got to go to Talladega and have a good week. All in all, it could have been a lot worse, and everybody kept digging." Martin Truex Jr. was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/pit-road-errors-prove-costly-for-several-chasers/ Pit road errors prove costly for several Chasers Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. October 18, 2015 Motorsport.com October 19, 2015 After the race, Truex said that his team had a "tough day. We were in good shape before the penalty. We fought hard on the car all day got much better right when we got the penalty. We were fast at the end, but not enough time to get back up there." Blaney made his stop with 47 laps to go and handed the lead to Carl Edwards. He pitted with 43 laps to go and handed the lead to Paul Menard. He pitted with 37 laps to go and the lead cycled back to Matt Kenseth. The sixth caution of the race flew with 24 laps to go for a single-car wreck in turn 2. In front of race leader Matt Kenseth, Justin Allgaier got loose and slammed the wall. Jimmie Johnson opted not to pit and assumed the lead. The race restarted with 20 laps to go. Johnson was no match for Kenseth on old tires who passed him with ease for the lead. However, Joey Logano was hot on his tail in the closing laps. Kenseth blocked Logano's advance going into turn 3 with six laps to go. Coming to five to go, Kenseth ran into lap traffic and it allowed Logano to close in and Kenseth went up the track to block him again.James Brant James: Joey Logano-Matt Kenseth clash shows Chase's volatility https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/18/joey-logano-matt-kenseth-kansas-chase-sprint-cup-race/74198078/ October 19, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 18, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas Rounding turn 1, Logano turned him and send him spinning. This brought out the seventh caution of the race with five to go. After the race, Logano said that the incident was "good hard racing. He raced me hard, so I raced him hard back. The fact that we’re the only team that can relax now is going to pay big dividends going into Martinsville. To make a lot of these guys nervous going into Talladega is part of the strategy."http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=102535 Thanks To Logano, Nobody Is Safe At Talladega White Tucker USA Today Sports Digital Properties. October 18, 2015 SpeedwayMedia.com October 19, 2015 Kenseth spoke on the incident saying that it's difficult "to drive a car with the rear tires off the ground. I was moving around the best I could, Joey (Logano) was a lot tighter, a lot faster on the short run, but we were so much better on the long run. I could still kind of get up to the top and get a run and get around him. We caught those two lapped cars, ‘Crazy’ (spotter) told me I was clear and I was, I pulled up in front of him and he just lifted my tires off the ground and he wrecked us." Green-White-Checker thumb|right|Joey Logano, seen here at Bristol Motor Speedway, scored his 13th career victory at Kansas. The race restarted with two laps to go. Joey Logano drove off to score the victory.Skretta Dave Logano spins out Kenseth late, wins at Kansas http://racing.ap.org/article/logano-spins-out-kenseth-late-wins-kansas-speedway https://web.archive.org/web/20151019144246/http://racing.ap.org/article/logano-spins-out-kenseth-late-wins-kansas-speedway dead October 19, 2015 October 19, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports October 18, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas Post-race Driver comments Logano said afterwards that the race "was a fun race. What a great Shell/Pennzoil Ford. I couldn’t be prouder of what this team is doing now...That was good, hard racing. We race each other really hard. I feel like I got fenced twice down the straightaways. He raced me hard so I raced him hard back. It’s just hard racing. That’s the way I race. If I get raced like that I’ll race the same way. I just couldn't be more proud of this team. To be sitting in such a good position going into Talladega makes us feel real, real good. The fact that we’re the only team that can relax right now, is gonna pay big dividends once we get to Martinsville. Everyone is a little bit nervous. Our goal is to still win the race. Even though we've moved on to the next round, our goal is still to win that race and try to get some guys nervous for next week. That's the kind of strategy of this Chase.”http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/logano-spins-kenseth-and-wins-at-kansas/ Logano spins Kenseth and wins at Kansas Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. October 18, 2015 Motorsport.com October 18, 2015 Following a seventh–place finish, Ryan Blaney said that it wasn't "a bad run for us. We started off pretty good, we were running up front towards the start of the day and we kind of lost the track position a little bit towards the middle of that race. Our car kind of went away; some of that was traffic and the other part was kind of handling. “But (the team) did a good job of getting us back where we needed to be, at the end of the race, where it mattered.”http://www.theracingexperts.com/blaney-second-top-ten.php Blaney picks up second top-ten of 2015 Aragon Dominic The Racing Experts October 18, 2015 theracingexperts.com October 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151026001701/http://www.theracingexperts.com/blaney-second-top-ten.php October 26, 2015 dead mdy-all After placing 10th in his 20th and final career start at Kansas Speedway, Jeff Gordon said that his car was "absolutely horrible. We were absolutely as far off as you could be. I don’t know. The thing qualified amazing and ever since we put it in race trim it just is not comfortable, hasn’t felt good, and we’ve struggled with it. That was one of the hardest top 10s I’ve ever had to go through. I’m proud of the team. They fought hard and that’s why we’re where we’re at. But gosh, that was ugly.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Ugly-But-Good-Day-For-Jeff-Gordon-at-Kansas.aspx Ugly, But Good Day for Gordon Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network October 18, 2015 MRN.com October 19, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas https://web.archive.org/web/20151022004415/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Ugly-But-Good-Day-For-Jeff-Gordon-at-Kansas.aspx October 22, 2015 dead mdy-all Speaking on the incident with five laps to go, Matt Kenseth – who finished 14th – said that Logano "was a little bit tighter on that short run than I was and I couldn’t get away from him. All day we had him pretty good. I still thought I was going to be able to stay in front of him. I saw those lapped cars coming and tried getting a couple of runs off the top there and I was plenty clear, got up in front of him and he just decided to take us out.”Palmer Tod Joey Logano wins Chase race at Kansas Speedway after Matt Kenseth spins out of lead http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article39774525.html October 19, 2015 The Kansas City Star The McClatchy Company October 18, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas He also added that he "pulled up in front of him, and he lifted my tires off the ground and wrecked me. I won't talk to Joey. I don't have anything to talk to him about really. I mean, you make decisions every minute behind the wheel. To me, strategically, that doesn't seem like such a great decision for him. But that's how they wanted to win. ... I'm one of the only guys that hasn't been into it yet with Joey. I always raced him with a ton of respect. I actually have been one of his biggest fans. I'm not anymore."Hembree Mike Joey Logano bumps Matt Kenseth from Kansas win, Chase advancement https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/18/joey-logano-wins-hollywood-casino-400-kansas-chase-race/74181002/ October 19, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 18, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas Media comments "While many observers insist on placing all the blame on one party or another, Sunday’s fireworks were a simple case of two drivers racing aggressively and giving no quarter with an important race on the line. Logano wanted to win, while Kenseth needed to win, in order to salvage his fading championship hopes. Two tough customers laid it all on the line in the final laps, knowing that one of them might not make it to the checkered flag. There is no question that Kenseth blocked Logano repeatedly over the final few laps. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver admitted as much after the race. There is also no question that Logano had a wheel alongside Kenseth’s right-rear corner on Lap 249, only to be squeezed into the SAFER barrier. That’s what stock car racing is all about; two drivers racing their guts out in pursuit of the checkered flag, with no excuses and no apologies. Kenseth did what he had to do to maintain the lead Sunday, and Logano did what he had to do in response." MRN turn announcer Dave Moody giving his take on Joey Logano spinning Matt Kenseth out.Moody Dave Dave Moody (sportscaster) COMMENTARY: Logano vs Kenseth Was What Racing Is All About http://motorsports-soapbox.blogspot.com/2015/10/commentary-logano-vs-kenseth-was-what.html GodfatherMotorsports.com Godfather Motorsports October 19, 2015 October 19, 2015 40% right Members of the NASCAR media gave their take on the incident involving Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano. Dave Moody of the Motor Racing Network, who had the call on the incident for the radio network, said that "Sunday’s fireworks were a simple case of two drivers racing aggressively and giving no quarter with an important race on the line" and that it was "what stock car racing is all about; two drivers racing their guts out in pursuit of the checkered flag, with no excuses and no apologies. Kenseth did what he had to do to maintain the lead Sunday, and Logano did what he had to do in response." Larry McReynolds of Fox Sports said that he didn't "see anything wrong that went on there at the end of the race Sunday at Kansas. Naturally, Matt doesn't see it that way and trust me, I totally get it. The man was desperate to get the win to guarantee that he and his team moved onto the next round of the Chase."McReynolds Larry Larry McReynolds Larry Mac believes Logano-Kenseth incident just hard Chase racing http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/joey-logano-matt-kenseth-kansas-wreck-chase-sprint-cup-joe-gibbs-racing-team-penske-101915 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. October 20, 2015 October 19, 2015 Darrell Waltrip of Fox Sports said that he "didn't see anything wrong with what happened. Matt needed to win that race to have any chance to advance to the next Chase round. True, Joey had already punched his ticket to the next round two weeks ago winning at Charlotte. Sure he could have played it safe, backed off and finished second to Matt but why back off? He had a fast race car. The kid is paid to win races for his sponsors, owner and team, plus don't lose sight of this: If he backs off and lets Matt win, then he's going to have to face Matt and his extremely fast Toyota in the next round of the Chase. If you have a chance to eliminate a major competitor for the championship, then that's the smart play. Simply backing off and letting Matt win really isn't a good idea in the big picture.Waltrip Darrell Darrell Waltrip Vibes are good, vibrations are bad: DW breaks down the Kansas Chase race http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kansas-chase-race-recap-joey-logano-matt-kenseth-hollywood-casino-400-sprint-cup-101915 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. October 19, 2015 October 19, 2015 Jerry Jordan of Frontstretch.com said that the actions of Logano proved he "is afraid of what the Toyota driver is capable of and that he wanted to do all he could to ensure they wouldn’t battle each other in the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway."Jordan Jerry Logano Dumped Kenseth Out of Fear http://frontstretch.com/2015/10/19/logano-dumped-kenseth-out-of-fear/ Frontstretch.com Frontstretch.com October 19, 2015 Kansas City, Kansas October 19, 2015 Nate Ryan of NBC Sports said that while there's "no alliterative witticism in the NASCAR vernacular to describe the practice of deliberately impeding another driver’s progress (blocking)," there's "one truism about the maneuver" in that "[i]t comes with consequences.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/10/19/ryan-blocking-brought-consequences-for-kenseth/ Ryan: Blocking brought consequences for Kenseth Ryan Nate NBC Sports October 19, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com October 20, 2015 In ESPN.com's weekly Turn 4 series, five of their motorsports writers answered the question of whether "that Joey Logano dump of Matt Kenseth 'quintessential NASCAR,' as Brian France said it was."Craven Ricky McGhee Ryan Oreovicz John Pockrass Bob Smith Marty Ricky Craven Logano's move, the state of NASCAR and much more https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/page/turn420151022/nascar-burning-questions ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures October 22, 2015 October 21, 2015 Ricky Craven said plainly that while what happened was great, he's "not of the opinion one driver spinning another for the win can be considered 'quintessential NASCAR.' Ricky Rudd would have 24 wins associated with his Cup career, except a win was taken from him because NASCAR declared his bump of Davey Allison on the final lap at Sonoma a foul. What we saw from Joey and Matt may be an example of 'quintessential Chase,' but not NASCAR." Ryan McGhee said he doesn't know if he "would go that far", but he "had no problem with it...I think the people that do have a problem with it (at least those who aren't Matt Kenseth) are swayed more by the names involved than what actually happened. If that had been Dale Junior instead of Logano and Kyle Busch instead of Kenseth, everyone else would be saying what France said." John Oreovicz's answer to the question was a simple "yes" and noted that many of the historic moments in NASCAR did "involve contact and controversy -- the '79 Daytona 500, Richard Petty and David Pearson banging their way to the line a few years earlier, or much more recently, Brad Keselowski's bump and run on Jeff Gordon at Texas last year. Dale Earnhardt's legend was made by the style of aggressive driving that Logano demonstrated on Kenseth, and that's the kind of stuff that France and his marketing executives wish would happen a lot more often." Bob Pockrass differed with Oreovicz with a simple "no" and that he considers "quintessential NASCAR" to be "Ricky Craven-Kurt Busch at Darlington. Logano was blocked a few times and he made a decision to hold his line to force the issue and dump Kenseth. He didn't clearly have the position and he didn't make a mistake or lose control of his car. It wasn't out-of-bounds dirty, but it wasn't clean. If the points were reversed and Logano had to win to advance, it would have been viewed with much more understanding. As Kurt Busch said Tuesday: 'I'd hate to be Logano at this point because you can win one race. You have got five more after that.'" Marty Smith said "sure" and Logano technically "didn't wall Kenseth. He put a bumper to him. If Matt wins that race, Joey has to deal with Matt the rest of the way. And Matt can win anywhere. If I'm Kenseth, there's no way Logano wins a championship. But Kenseth is nicer than I am. What Logano did is fine, as long as he knows he has one coming and doesn't moan about it when Kenseth sends him. You heard Logano in Victory Lane at Kansas: he said he was walled twice and wasn't going to stand for it. All's fair when the checkers are in the air." Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 269 47 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 269 42 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 269 42 4 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 269 40 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 269 39 6 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 269 38 7 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 269 0 8 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 269 37 9 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 269 36 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 269 34 11 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 269 33 12 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 269 0 13 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 269 31 14 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 269 32 15 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 269 29 16 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 268 29 17 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 268 27 18 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 268 26 19 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 268 26 20 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 268 24 21 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 23 22 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 22 23 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 267 22 24 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 267 20 25 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 266 19 26 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 266 18 27 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 265 17 28 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 265 16 29 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 265 15 30 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 265 14 31 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 264 13 32 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 264 12 33 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 264 11 34 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 263 10 35 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 263 9 36 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 262 8 37 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 260 7 38 98 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Ford 258 6 39 32 Will Kimmel Go FAS Racing Ford 255 5 40 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 170 4 41 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 154 3 42 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 144 0 43 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 127 0Official Hollywood Casino 400 results Race statistics 21 lead changes among 9 different drivers 7 cautions for 39 laps Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes, 22 seconds Average speed: 135.732 mph km/h on Joey Logano took home $377,023 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-28 Brad Keselowski 29-49 Kevin Harvick 50-66 Joey Logano 67-68 Casey Mears 69-71 Carl Edwards 72-109 Matt Kenseth 110 Joey Logano 111-155 Matt Kenseth 156 Joey Logano 157-177 Matt Kenseth 178-185 Joey Logano 186 Matt Kenseth 187-194 Joey Logano 195-213 Matt Kenseth 214 Jimmie Johnson 215-219 Ryan Blaney (i) 220-222 Carl Edwards 223-229 Paul Menard 230-243 Matt Kenseth 244-247 Jimmie Johnson 248-262 Matt Kenseth 263-269 Joey LoganoTotal laps led Leader Laps Matt Kenseth 153 Joey Logano 42 Brad Keselowski 28 Kevin Harvick 21 Paul Menard 7 Carl Edwards 6 Jimmie Johnson 5 Ryan Blaney (i) 5 Paul Menard 2 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: Brad Keselowski (27.621, 195.503 mph km/h on 3M Lap Leader: Matt Kenseth (153 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Joey Logano Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Kevin Harvick Freescale "Wide Open": Jimmie Johnson Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Kevin Harvick (3 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #22 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Matt Kenseth (134.1 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Denny Hamlin (crew chief Dave Rodgers (0.160 seconds)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: Joey Logano, ($10,000) Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Matt Kenseth (Lap 116, 29.037, 185.967 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Matt DiBenedetto Media Television NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled pit road on the television side. NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsMike MassaroMarty SniderKelli Stavast Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race from the booth when the field was racing down the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post handled pit road on the radio side. MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Alex HaydenWinston KelleySteve Post Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Joey Logano 3,095 10px 2 2 Denny Hamlin 3,082 (–13) 10px 2 3 Kurt Busch 3,077 (–18) 10px 2 4 Carl Edwards 3,076 (–19) 10px 3 5 Kevin Harvick 3,071 (–24) 10px 1 6 Jeff Gordon 3,071 (–24) 10px 1 7 Brad Keselowski 3,071 (–24) 10px 5 8 Martin Truex Jr. 3,070 (–25) 10px 1 9 Kyle Busch 3,064 (–31) 10px 1 10 Ryan Newman 3,062 (–33) 10px 11 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3,039 (–56) 10px 12 Matt Kenseth 3,035 (–60) 10px 13 Jamie McMurray 2,154 (–941) 10px 14 Jimmie Johnson 2,134 (–961) 10px 15 Paul Menard 2,109 (–986) 10px 16 Clint Bowyer 2,086 (–1,009) thumb|right|Joey Logano left Kansas with a 13–point lead over Denny Hamlin. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 1,357 10px 1 2 Ford 1,310 (–47) 10px 1 3 Toyota 1,295 (–62) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Note "N" References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 Bank of America 500 2015 CampingWorld.com 500 Hollywood Casino 400 Hollywood Casino 400 Category:NASCAR races at Kansas Speedway