2015 5-hour Energy 301

February 2025 NAS 5-hour Energy 301 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 July 13, 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/new-hampshire-motor-speedway.html New Hampshire Motor Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com July 13, 2015http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6792&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network July 13, 2015 MRN.com July 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714025318/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6792&StatType=Entry+List July 14, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/5-Hour-ENERGY-301-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network July 17, 2015 MRN.com July 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150719134105/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/5-Hour-ENERGY-301-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx July 19, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6792&StatType=Starting+Lineup Starting Lineup Motor Racing Network July 17, 2015 MRN.com July 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150719134308/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6792&StatType=Starting+Lineup July 19, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/5-Hour-ENERGY-301-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network July 18, 2015 MRN.com July 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721183506/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/5-Hour-ENERGY-301-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx July 21, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/5-Hour-ENERGY-301-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network July 18, 2015 MRN.com July 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721185032/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/5-Hour-ENERGY-301-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx July 21, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6792&YearID=44&StatType=Race+Results 5-hour Energy 301 Results Motor Racing Network July 19, 2015 MRN.com July 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150726183024/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6792&StatType=Race+Results July 26, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/19nhms2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics July 19, 2015 Jayski.com July 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723170155/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/19nhms2015points.pdf July 23, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/19nhms2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications July 20, 2015 Jayski.com July 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723213240/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/19nhms2015racereport.pdf July 23, 2015 dead 2015 07 19 2015 19 36 2015_5-hour_Energy_301_program_cover.jpeg The 2015 5-hour Energy 301 program cover, celebrating New Hampshire Motor Speedway's 25th anniversary. New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire 1.058 1.703 301 318.458 512.603 Mostly sunny skies with a temperature of 87 F C; wind out of the south/southwest at 8 mph km/h on. 108.504 mph km/h on Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing 28.179 Brad Keselowski Team Penske 100 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 2.3/5 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/07/nascar-ratings-nbcsn-new-hampshire-overnights-down-from-tnt-last-year/ Overnights Drop For NASCAR From New Hampshire Paulsen Sports Media Watch July 20, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com July 21, 20152.4/5 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/07/nascar-ratings-down-new-hampshire-still-sets-nbcsn-record/ NASCAR Down Again on Cable, But New Hampshire Sets NBCSN Mark Paulsen Sports Media Watch July 21, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com July 22, 20153.7 Million viewers PRN Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) The 2015 5-hour Energy 301 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on July 19, 2015 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058 mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kyle Busch won the race, his third of the season. Brad Keselowski finished second while Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top five. Carl Edwards won the pole for the race and led 19 laps on his way to a seventh-place finish. Brad Keselowski led a race high of 100 laps on his way to a runner-up finish. The race had nine lead changes among seven different drivers, as well as seven caution flag periods for 34 laps. This was the 32nd career victory for Kyle Busch, his third of the 2015 season, second consecutive race win, second at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and seventh at the track for Joe Gibbs Racing. This win moved Busch up to 33rd in the points standings, 58 behind David Gilliland for the 30th place Chase cutoff and 487 behind points leader Kevin Harvick. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Toyota left Loudon trailing Chevrolet by 84 points in the manufacture standings. thumb|An advertisement for the 2015 5-hour Energy 301. The 5-hour Energy 301 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 Performance Racing Network on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Report Background thumb|left|New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058 mi on oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire. Kevin Harvick entered New Hampshire with a 68-point lead over Jimmie Johnson and Joey Logano. Dale Earnhardt Jr. entered 76 back and Martin Truex Jr. entered 96 back. Entry list The entry list for the 5-hour Energy 301 was released on Monday, July 13 at 11:42 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-four cars were entered for the race. All 44 were entered for the previous week's Quaker State 400. The driver changes for this week's race included Eddie MacDonald in the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford, Derek White attempted to make his first career Sprint Cup Series start in the No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet, Reed Sorenson in the No. 62 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet and Timmy Hill in the No. 98 Premium Motorsports Ford.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/sorenson-and-hill-join-premium-motorsports-for-new-hampshire Sorenson and Hill join Premium Motorsports for New Hampshire DeGroot Nick Motorsport.com, Inc. July 14, 2015 Motorsport.com July 14, 2015 July 15, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715021157/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/sorenson-and-hill-join-premium-motorsports-for-new-hampshire dead 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 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Eddie MacDonald Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Derek White 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 (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 Reed Sorenson 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 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports FordOfficial initial entry listOfficial final entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional First practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.486 and a speed of 133.708 mph km/h on.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/17/kyle-larson-fastest-in-fridays-sole-sprint-cup-practice-at-loudon/ Kyle Larson fastest in Friday’s sole Sprint Cup practice at Loudon Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports July 17, 2015 nascartalk.ncbsports.com July 17, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.486 133.708 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.495 133.666 3 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.537 133.469Official first practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Carl Edwards, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored the pole for the race. Carl Edwards won the pole with a time of 28.179 and a speed of 135.164 mph km/h on.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/teamwork-pays-off-for-carl-edwards-at-the-magic-mile Teamwork pays off for Carl Edwards at the Magic Mile Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. July 17, 2015 Motorsport.com July 17, 2015 "I’ve struggled at this racetrack so this is big for me," Edwards said. "We need to get another win."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Carl-Edwards-Wins-New-Hampshire-Motor-Speedway-Pole.aspx Edwards Wins New Hampshire Pole Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network July 17, 2015 MRN.com July 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150719061025/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Carl-Edwards-Wins-New-Hampshire-Motor-Speedway-Pole.aspx July 19, 2015 dead "We hope we’ll keep this speed on race day," said Connecticut native Joey Logano after qualifying second. "We all know how special Loudon is to me, to try to make something happen here, so it’s nice to know we’ve got a fast racecar. It’s good in race trim, as well. We weren’t very good in qualifying trim in practice. We changed a lot of things and lit it up a little bit" "It's not been a good day for us," said three-time New Hampshire winner Jeff Gordon after qualifying 23rd. "We've been struggling. It's disappointing we didn't qualify better." 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 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.581 28.266 28.179 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.463 28.120 28.209 3 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.413 28.255 28.209 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.537 28.307 28.271 5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.557 28.349 28.297 6 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.450 28.280 28.298 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.494 28.321 28.318 8 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.493 28.316 28.333 9 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.406 28.315 28.340 10 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.519 28.314 28.419 11 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.402 28.308 28.424 12 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.420 28.283 28.511 13 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 28.494 28.387 — 14 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.591 28.408 — 15 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.362 28.415 — 16 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.345 28.422 — 17 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.577 28.466 — 18 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.421 28.469 — 19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.627 28.538 — 20 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.629 28.541 — 21 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 28.598 28.551 — 22 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.547 28.598 — 23 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.607 28.623 — 24 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.547 28.654 — 25 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.664 — — 26 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.699 — — 27 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.719 — — 28 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.722 — — 29 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.739 — — 30 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.740 — — 31 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.770 — — 32 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.817 — — 33 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 28.832 — — 34 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.930 — — 35 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.993 — — 36 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 29.081 — — 37 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.127 — — 38 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.231 — — 39 23 J. J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota 29.438 — — 40 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.502 — — 41 32 Eddie MacDonald Go FAS Racing Ford 29.527 — — 42 33 Derek White (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 30.189 — — 43 98 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Ford 37.333 — —Failed to qualify 44 62 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 29.431 — —Official qualifying results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.834 and a speed of 132.094 mph km/h on.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/7/18/nascar-sprint-cup-series-new-hampshire-motor-speedway-practice-reports.html Harvick holds on, tops second practice at Loudon NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 18, 2015 NASCAR.com July 18, 2015 In the closing minutes of the session, Clint Bowyer collided with Jeff Gordon just as Gordon was backing out of his garage stall.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/harvick-tops-practice-gordon-suffers-damage-in-garage Kevin Harvick led the Saturday morning practice, but a two-car incident in the garage was the highlight of the session. DeGroot Nick Motorsport.com, Inc. July 18, 2015 Motorsport.com July 18, 2015 “You can’t see out of the pit stall,” Bowyer told Motorsport.com. “He just came out and I was a comin’. That poor ol’ boy that was backing him out, I bet he feels like (crap). But you know, it’s a wonder it don’t happen more often. To be honest with you, I was pulling out of my stall, I went to come back out and the guy never moved. I was like, ‘whoa, whoa, whoa.’ But it’s so tight in here. You hate to see that, but damn, especially with the 24 (laughs) and everything we have going on. It didn’t seem to hurt our car too bad. It hurt his bad — it hit in a bad spot. But that’s why we have guys that back us up.”http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/bowyer-and-gordon-collide-in-the-garage/?v=11&s=1 Bowyer and Gordon collide ... In the garage Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. July 18, 2015 Motorsport.com July 18, 2015 “Hopefully all this hard work and stuff we’re going through will pay off tomorrow," said Gordon, who will start 23rd. "We’ve got a pit cart over there that kind of blocks what you can see of the back of my car backing out there. The guy that backs me out looked over, guess he was just starting to back me out; and I crept out there and he cleared me, but the No. 15 (Bowyer), probably couldn’t really see me because of that pit cart and I don’t know if he kind of glanced away or what, but when he looked back, I was just right there and couldn’t go anywhere. Its kind of a combination of, I guess, both of us could take fault in that. But our team did an amazing job of fixing quite a bit of damage (to the right rear). I love seeing my crew chief (Alan Gustafson) get in there and get dirty, but not for that reason. And, that practice went a little bit better than the other one. So, we’re gaining on it. I don’t want to say it can’t get worse, but I know it can. So, I’m not going to say that. But hopefully this will all pay off for us tomorrow.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Clint-Bowyer-and-Jeff-Gordon-Collide-in-Garage-at-New-Hampshire.aspx Bowyer, Gordon Collide in Garage Motor Racing Network July 18, 2015 MRN.com July 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150720135518/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Clint-Bowyer-and-Jeff-Gordon-Collide-in-Garage-at-New-Hampshire.aspx July 20, 2015 dead Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.834 132.094 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.860 131.975 3 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.879 131.888Official first practice results Final practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.614 and a speed of 133.110 mph km/h on.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-leads-rainshortened-happy-hour-practice Edwards leads rain-shortened Happy Hour practice DeGroot Nick Motorsport.com, Inc. July 18, 2015 Motorsport.com July 18, 2015 July 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721220155/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-leads-rainshortened-happy-hour-practice dead Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.614 133.110 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.768 132.397 3 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.808 132.213Official final practice results Race First half Start thumb|right|Cars racing in the 5-hour Energy 301 The race was scheduled to start at 1:45 p.m., but the threat of inclement weather prompted NASCAR to move the start up to 1:35.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/19/todays-nascar-sprint-cup-race-at-new-hampshire-start-time-tv-information-and-more/ Today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire: Start time, TV information and more Ryan Nate NBC Sports July 19, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com July 19, 2015 October 2026 InternetArchiveBot It started at 1:38 when Carl Edwards led the field to the green flag. By lap 20, teammate Kyle Busch ran him down, passed him going into turn 3 to take the lead. Debris in turn 1 brought out the first caution of the race on lap 22. Most of the field ninth on back opted to pit under the caution.2015 5-hour Energy 301 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFTT7KngeJs July 27, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series NBC Sports NBCSN Loudon, New Hampshire July 19, 2015 67 1:38 p.m. en The race restarted on lap 27. By lap 64, Brad Keselowski ran down the leader to within half a second. He went underneath Kyle Busch going into turn 1 to take the lead on lap 68. Carl Edwards was the first of the eight drivers that didn't pit under the first caution to hit pit road at lap 77. He was followed by Jamie McMurray on lap 78 and David Ragan on lap 79. Matt Kenseth hit pit road on lap 81. Kurt Busch pitted from fourth on lap 82. Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the pit cycle. Matt Kenseth was tagged for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Second quarter The cars that pitted under the first caution started pitting on lap 87. Brad Keselowski surrendered the lead to pit on lap 88 and handed the lead to Dale Earnhardt Jr. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to teammate Jeff Gordon. He pitted on lap 91 and handed the lead to A. J. Allmendinger. Debris in turn 1 brought out the second caution of the race on lap 96. The debris was the right-front tire on the No. 7 of Alex Bowman catching fire as he was exiting his pit stall.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/alex-bowman-flames-new-hampshire-motor-speedway-5-energy-301-car-bursts-071915?vid=487264323656 Alex Bowman's tire bursts into flames at New Hampshire Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. July 19, 2015 FoxSports.com July 19, 2015 Allmendinger, low on fuel, was forced to pit from the lead under caution and the lead cycled back to Keselowski.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/19/brad-keselowski-is-halfway-leader-in-5-hour-energy-301/ Brad Keselowski is halfway leader in 5-Hour Energy 301 Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports July 19, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com July 19, 2015 Justin Allgaier was tagged for removing equipment out of the pit box. Sam Hornish Jr. was tagged for too many members of his pit crew being over the wall. Kyle Larson was tagged for speeding on pit road. All restarted the race from the tail end of the field. The race restarted on lap 108. Debris on the front stretch brought out the third caution of the race on lap 117. Carl Edwards was the only driver in the top ten that opted to pit under the caution. Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 122. Ryan Blaney was running ninth when he made an unscheduled stop for a loose right-rear tire on lap 130. Adding insult to injury, he was tagged for speeding entering pit road and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Kurt Busch started a wave of green flag stops pitting from fifth on lap 171. Kevin Harvick pitted from second on lap 176. Brad Keselowski pitted from the lead on lap 179 and handed it to teammate Joey Logano. Jimmie Johnson was tagged for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Debris in turn 2 brought out the fourth caution of the race on lap 189. J. J. Yeley's car blew up in smoke. Logano pitted from the lead and it cycled back to teammate Brad Keselowski. The race restarted on lap 194. Keselowski lost the lead to Kevin Harvick rounding turns 1 and 2 and took the lead on lap 195. Paul Menard was running eleventh when he made contact with Kasey Kahne. He missed pit road the first time around on lap 199 and spun out trying to get onto pit road the next lap. This brought out the fifth caution of the race on lap 200. The race restarted on lap 204. Clint Bowyer made contact with the turn 2 wall and cut down his right-rear tire with 93 laps to go. Justin Allgaier also had what appeared to be a right-front tire rub with 90 laps to go. Eventually, NASCAR called him to pit road with 88 laps to go. It turns out the smoke was engine related. Oil in turn 2 brought out the sixth caution of the race with 50 laps to go. That oil was from Yeley. Kyle Busch opted not to pit under the caution and assumed the lead. Fourth quarter thumb|right|Kyle Busch celebrates his win in the race The race restarted with 44 laps to go. Kyle Busch jumped to a two-second lead over Brad Keselowski. With five laps to go, Keselowski cut the lead to half a second. He bobbled exiting turn 4 with two to go and Kyle Busch drove off to his third win of the season after Alex Bowman brought out the seventh caution of the race on the final lap.Gelston Dan Kyle Busch races to 3rd win of year, moves closer to Chase http://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-races-3rd-win-year-moves-closer-chase July 19, 2015 AP Sports Associated Press Associated Press July 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721200550/http://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-races-3rd-win-year-moves-closer-chase July 21, 2015 Loudon, New Hampshire Post-race Driver comments "We've got to keep doing our deal," said Busch. "Every week it keeps getting better and better."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Kyle-Busch-Wins-5-Hour-Energy-301-at-New-Hampshire-Motor-Speedway.aspx Busch Scores Second Straight Win Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network July 19, 2015 MRN.com July 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721082007/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Kyle-Busch-Wins-5-Hour-Energy-301-at-New-Hampshire-Motor-Speedway.aspx July 21, 2015 dead “We had a really fast car and led a lot of laps,” Keselowski said. “I’m really proud of the team for bringing me two fast cars these past two weekends. It’s a joy to drive cars that fast.” “It was hot out there. It was fun,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. explained. “The car didn't really drive that great. We tried to get it better during the race. We had some engine issues. I saw some stuff with the gauges that were way off. We were getting beat down the straightaway all day, even by the Hendrick stuff. Guys will go back and see what's wrong.” Heat and humidity Following the race, Michael Annett and Matt DiBenedetto were transported to the infield care center after showing signs of heat exhaustion and in need of fluids.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/hot-weather-takes-its-toll-on-drivers-at-new-hampshire Hot weather takes its toll on drivers at New Hampshire DeGroot Nick Motorsport.com, Inc. July 19, 2015 Motorsport.com July 19, 2015 July 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721014655/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/hot-weather-takes-its-toll-on-drivers-at-new-hampshire dead A. J. Allmendinger was also treated for strep throat. "Everyone is working real hard inside the cars," said Dale Earnhardt Jr. "This is a track where you got to drive real hard every lap. The corners don't work for you to where you can kind of settle into a pace. Just good thing they didn't call any red flags - we would have had some heat strokes out there." Race results thumb|right|Kyle Busch, seen here at Sonoma Raceway, scored his third victory of the 2015 season. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 301 47 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 301 44 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 301 42 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 301 41 5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 301 40 6 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 301 38 7 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 301 38 8 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 301 36 9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 301 36 10 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 301 34 11 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 301 33 12 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 301 32 13 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 301 32 14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 301 30 15 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 301 29 16 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 301 28 17 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 301 27 18 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 301 26 19 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 301 25 20 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 301 24 21 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 301 23 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 22 23 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 300 0 24 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 300 20 25 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 19 26 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 300 18 27 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 299 17 28 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 299 16 29 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 299 15 30 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 299 0 31 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 299 13 32 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 299 12 33 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 297 11 34 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 297 10 35 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 296 9 36 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 296 8 37 32 Eddie MacDonald Go FAS Racing Ford 295 7 38 98 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Ford 292 0 39 33 Derek White (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 290 0 40 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 284 4 41 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 239 3 42 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 230 2 43 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 202 0Official 5-hour Energy 301 results Race statistics 9 lead changes among 7 different drivers 7 cautions for 34 laps Time of race: 2 hours, 56 minutes, 6 seconds Average speed: 108.504 mph km/h on Kyle Busch took home $276,431 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-19 Carl Edwards 20-66 Kyle Busch 67-88 Brad Keselowski 89-90 Jeff Gordon 91-103 A. J. Allmendinger 104-178 Brad Keselowski 179-190 Joey Logano 191-193 Brad Keselowski 194-252 Kevin Harvick 253-301 Kyle BuschTotal laps led Leader Laps Brad Keselowski 100 Kyle Busch 96 Kevin Harvick 59 Carl Edwards 19 A. J. Allmendinger 13 Joey Logano 12 Jeff Gordon 2 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: Carl Edwards (28.179, 135.164 mph km/h on) 3M Lap Leader: Brad Keselowski (100 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Kyle Busch Freescale "Wide Open": Kevin Harvick Ingersoll Rand Power Move: David Gilliland (2 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #2 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kyle Busch (137.2 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Austin Dillon (crew chief Richard Labbe (0.003 seconds)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: No winner: rolls over to $160,000 at next event Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch (Lap 5, 29.166, 130.591 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Brett Moffitt Media Television NBC Sports covered the race. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton – the all-time wins leader at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with four victories – and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled pit road for the television side. NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsMike MassaroMarty SniderKelli Stavast Radio PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race from the booth when the field was racing down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 & 2. Pat Patterson called the race from atop the turn 4 stands when the field was racing through turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Steve Richards worked pit road for the radio side. PRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Announcer: Wendy Venturini Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanJim NobleSteve Richards Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Kevin Harvick 734 10px 1 2 Joey Logano 665 (–69) 10px 1 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 655 (–79) 10px 2 4 Jimmie Johnson 646 (–88) 10px 5 Martin Truex Jr. 628 (–106) 10px 6 Brad Keselowski 603 (–131) 10px 2 7 Matt Kenseth 578 (–156) 10px 8 Kurt Busch 576 (–158) 10px 2 9 Jamie McMurray 574 (–160) 10px 10 Jeff Gordon 573 (–161) 10px 11 Denny Hamlin 552 (–182) 10px 12 Kasey Kahne 538 (–196) 10px 1 13 Ryan Newman 530 (–204) 10px 1 14 Paul Menard 528 (–206) 10px 1 15 Aric Almirola 502 (–232) 10px 1 16 Clint Bowyer 500 (–234) thumb|right|Kevin Harvick left Loudon with a 69-point lead over Joey Logano. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 853 10px 2 Ford 778 (–75) 10px 3 Toyota 769 (–89) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. References 2 External links Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 Quaker State 400 2015 Brickyard 400 5-hour Energy 301 5-hour Energy 301 Category:NASCAR races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway