2015 Duck Commander 500

February 2025 NAS 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 April 4, 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/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com April 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150422111844/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html April 22, 2015 http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6761&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network April 6, 2015 MRN.com April 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150413063525/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6761&StatType=Entry+List April 13, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/04/Duck-Commander-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network April 10, 2015 MRN.com April 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414004720/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/04/Duck-Commander-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx April 14, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/04/Duck-Commander-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network April 10, 2015 MRN.com April 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414040808/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/04/Duck-Commander-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx April 14, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/04/Duck-Commander-500-Qualifying-Results-at-Texas-Motor-Speedway.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network April 10, 2015 MRN.com April 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150416163749/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/04/Duck-Commander-500-Qualifying-Results-at-Texas-Motor-Speedway.aspx April 16, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6761&StatType=Race+Results Duck Commander 500 Results Motor Racing Network April 11, 2015 MRN.com April 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150707113438/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6761&StatType=Race+Results July 7, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/07tms2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics April 12, 2015 jayski.com April 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150420141503/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/07tms2015points.pdf April 20, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/07tms2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications April 13, 2015 Jayski.com April 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150420141538/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/07tms2015racereport.pdf April 20, 2015 dead 2015 04 11 2015 7 36 2015 Duck Commander 500 logo.jpg Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas 1.5 2.4 334 501 801.6 Mostly cloudy with a temperature of 74 F C; wind out of the south/southeast at 11 mph km/h on 140.500 mph km/h on Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing 27.857 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 128 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Fox Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip 2.9/6 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/04/nascar-ratings-fox-record-low-overnight-texas-sprint-cup/ NASCAR on FOX Earns Record-Low Overnight at Texas Paulsen Sports Media Watch April 13, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com April 13, 20152.9/6 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/04/nascar-ratings-record-low-fox-texas-sprint-cup/ FOX Earns Lowest NASCAR Rating Since Acquiring Rights Paulsen Sports Media Watch April 15, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com April 17, 20154.8 Million viewers PRN Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) Duck Commander 500 The 2015 Duck Commander 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on April 11, 2015 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5 mi km on quad-oval track, it was the seventh race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his second win of the season and first in the Texas spring race, while Kevin Harvick finished second and Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third. Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five. Kurt Busch won the pole and led 45 laps on his way to a 14th-place finish. Johnson led a race high of 128 laps, with 29 lead changes among nine different drivers, as well as eight caution flag periods for 40 laps. This was the 72nd career victory for Johnson, his fifth at the track and the seventh for Hendrick Motorsports. This win moved Johnson up to sixth in the points standings, while Harvick left Texas with a 26-point lead over Logano. Chevrolet increased their lead in the manufacturers' championship to 19 points over Ford. The Duck Commander 500 was by Fox Sports on the broadcast Fox network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Report Background thumb|left|Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 mi km around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, tracks also owned by Speedway Motorsports. Kevin Harvick entered Texas with a 24-point lead over Joey Logano, while Martin Truex Jr. entered 32 points back in third. Brad Keselowski entered 57 points back in fourth, and Kasey Kahne entered 70 points back in fifth. Entry list 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 David Ragan 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 Mike Bliss (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 34 Chris Buescher (i) 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 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 Brett Moffitt (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 62 Brendan Gaughan (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 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing FordOfficial initial entry listOfficial updated entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.258 and a speed of 191.096 mph km/h on.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/texas-motor-speedway-practice-results-sprint-cup-series-duck-commander-500-041015 Practice results: Martin Truex Jr. leads opening session at Texas Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. April 10, 2015 FoxSports.com April 10, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.258 191.096 2 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.352 190.463 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.455 189.773Official first practice results Final practice Kasey Kahne was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.276 and a speed of 190.975 mph km/h on.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kahne-leads-hendrick-1-2-in-final-practice Kahne leads Hendrick 1–2 in final practice DeGroot Nick Motorsport.com, Inc. April 10, 2015 Motorsport.com April 10, 2015 April 16, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150416205421/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kahne-leads-hendrick-1-2-in-final-practice dead Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.276 190.975 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.343 190.523 3 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.473 189.653Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|Kurt Busch, seen here in 2012 at Road America, won the pole for the race. Kurt Busch won the pole with a time of 27.857 and a speed of 193.847 mph km/h on.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/04/Kurt-Busch-Wins-Pole-for-Duck-Commander-500-at-Texas-Motor-Speedway.aspx Kurt Busch Wins Texas Pole Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network April 10, 2015 MRN.com April 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150416163738/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/04/Kurt-Busch-Wins-Pole-for-Duck-Commander-500-at-Texas-Motor-Speedway.aspx April 16, 2015 dead After winning the pole, Busch thanked his entire team for the good result, stating that "everyone chipped in". Busch also stated that his second pole of the 2015 season felt good, and that he was looking "to dial it in and get that long-run speed out of the car". Championship leader and team-mate Kevin Harvick joined Busch on the front row, having been out-qualified by 0.018 seconds. Harvick felt that his team "stuck to our plan" and that "everything worked out good". In third place was Team Penske's Brad Keselowski, who stated that he was "being first in class", behind the cars of Busch and Harvick in the grid order. He also stated that "it never helps to have extra runs on the tires, but we made the most of it". Keselowski's Penske team-mate Joey Logano qualified sixth, believing that his car was more suited to the race and that he "kind of finished as expected for qualifying". Logano also mentioned that his crew chief Todd Gordon had told him that he won from 10th last year, so that he was "improving". Dale Earnhardt Jr. failed to make it out of the first part of the qualifying session, and like Logano, he felt that his car would perform better in the race than in qualifying. In order to improve the car, Earnhardt stated that he and his team "will have to go home and work on it". With 45 entrants, Jeb Burton and Brendan Gaughan both failed to qualify. 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 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.879 27.885 27.857 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.752 27.832 27.875 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.051 27.974 27.951 4 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.005 28.024 27.989 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.099 28.071 28.063 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.037 28.024 28.071 7 31 Ryan NewmanRyan Newman started from the rear after changing engines post-qualifying because of valve-train issues. "N" Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.079 28.007 28.088 8 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.914 27.963 28.109 9 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.837 27.924 28.118 10 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.033 28.002 28.166 11 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.906 28.072 28.200 12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.695 28.052 28.489 13 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.030 28.085 — 14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.100 28.086 — 15 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.042 28.091 — 16 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.060 28.129 — 17 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.102 28.137 — 18 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.018 28.142 — 19 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.002 28.159 — 20 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 27.967 28.210 — 21 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.049 28.258 — 22 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.054 28.290 — 23 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.012 28.343 — 24 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.099 28.349 — 25 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.115 — — 26 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.130 — — 27 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.178 — — 28 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.194 — — 29 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.201 — — 30 18 David Ragan Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.205 — — 31 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.218 — — 32 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.222 — — 33 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 28.222 — — 34 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.236 — — 35 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 28.275 — — 36 55 Brett Moffitt (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.288 — — 37 32 Mike Bliss (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 28.367 — — 38 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.378 — — 39 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 28.383 — — 40 34 Chris Buescher (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.517 — — 41 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 28.621 — — 42 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.758 — — 43 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 29.072 — —Failed to qualify 44 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 28.417 — — 45 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.495 — —Official qualifying results Race First-half Start The race was scheduled to start at 7:46 p.m., but started a couple of minutes later when Kurt Busch led the field to the green flag. He would not maintain the lead, however, as his teammate Kevin Harvick passed him exiting turn 4 on the opening lap. Engine issues were prevalent in the opening stages of the race, as J. J. Yeley took his car to the garage on lap 13 because of engine issues,http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/11/jimmie-johnson-leads-at-halfway-point-in-duck-commander-500-at-texas/ Jimmie Johnson leads at halfway point in Duck Commander 500 at Texas Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports April 11, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com April 11, 2015 and Ryan Blaney also reported that his engine was sputtering. The first caution of the race flew on lap 32 when Alex Kennedy spun out in turn 4 after he got loose in turn 3. Kurt Busch exited pit road ahead of Harvick to take the lead, while Justin Allgaier was forced to restart from the tail end for a commitment line violation. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made a second stop under the caution to add lug nuts to the left-rear of his car – instead of the normal five, the tire had only two.2015 Duck Commander 500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOOyxnqlCNM July 17, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series Fox Sports Fox Fort Worth, Texas April 11, 2015 67 7:46 p.m. en The race restarted on lap 37 with Busch out front. Harvick took the lead by the end of the lap, before Busch was able to get back to the front. Brad Keselowski, running fourth at the time, made an unscheduled stop on lap 67 and dropped to 30th. Blaney retired from the race on lap 71, as his engine issues continued. Kyle Larson kicked off a wave of green flag pit stops on lap 79. Busch surrendered the lead on lap 81 to make his stop and Jeff Gordon assumed the lead. Gordon pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Keselowski, following his unscheduled pit stop. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was forced to serve a drive-through penalty for speeding on pit road. Jimmie Johnson took the lead on lap 109, just as debris in turn 3 brought out the second caution of the race. Johnson and Harvick swapped the lead on pit road with Johnson maintaining the lead on exit. Denny Hamlin was forced to drop to the tail end of the field for driving through too many pit boxes exiting pit road. Green flag run The race restarted on lap 114 with Johnson in the lead. Kevin Harvick took back the lead on lap 125, and led the next portion of the race before Johnson took back the lead on lap 156, just as cars began hitting pit road for green flag pit stops. Johnson and Harvick swapped the lead over the next few laps, before Harvick ceded his position for a stop and Kasey Kahne assumed the position. Kahne spent two laps at the front of the race, before Johnson cycled back to the head of the field on lap 160. Landon Cassill made an unscheduled stop on lap 167 for a flat tire, almost hitting the wall in turn 4. Second-half Halfway Debris in turn 3 brought out the third caution of the race on lap 169. Johnson and Harvick swapped the lead on pit road being pitted on opposite ends, but it was Johnson that exited with the lead. The race restarted on lap 177. Kahne, running eighth, made an unscheduled stop for a loose wheel on lap 198, and rejoined the race in 22nd position. Johnson gave up the lead on lap 220 to make his stop, handing the lead to Paul Menard. He led a lap before the lead went to Kahne, after his unscheduled pit stop. Johnson passed him on fresher tires on lap 226, and held the lead to the fourth caution of the race, which flew on lap 227 when Matt Kenseth just about spun out in turn 4. Johnson and Harvick again swapped the lead on pit road with Johnson again leaving with the lead for the restart, with 100 laps to go. Bad night for HScott Motorsports The fifth caution of the race flew with 86 laps to go when Michael Annett hit the wall in turn 2. Just as in the previous pit stop cycle, Johnson and Harvick swapped the lead on pit road with Johnson exiting with the lead. Trevor Bayne was forced to restart at the tail end for driving through too many pit boxes exiting pit road. The race restarted with 79 laps to go, but was soon back under yellow flag conditions – for the sixth time, with 75 laps to go – after Allgaier hit the wall in turn 2. After an extensive clean up of oil on pit road, a number of drivers stayed out – led by Joey Logano – while Johnson pitted. Keselowski was forced to drop to the tail end of the field for a commitment violation, while Stenhouse was forced to drop to the tail end of the field for his crew being over the wall too soon. Final 100 miles The race restarted with 65 laps to go with Logano in the lead. Kevin Harvick retook the lead with 49 laps to go, before debris in turn 3 brought out the seventh caution of the race as Kenseth hit the wall with 41 laps to go. The race restarted with 35 laps to go, before more debris brought out the eighth caution of the race as A. J. Allmendinger hit the wall with 25 laps to go. Jamie McMurray exited pit road with the lead by taking just two tires, while Kyle Larson and Casey Mears were forced to drop to the tail end of the field for driving through too many pit boxes. Finish thumb|right|Jimmie Johnson, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored his 72nd career win at Texas Motor Speedway. The race restarted with 21 laps to go. Joey Logano was bumped out of the way by Kevin Harvick in turn 1 and managed to avoid hitting the wall,Hembree Mike Harvick, Logano tussle in closing laps at Texas https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/04/12/kevin-harvick-joey-logano-texas-duck-commander-500/25663711/ April 12, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. April 12, 2015 Fort Worth, Texas but fell back to eighth in the running order. Harvick stated post-race that the incident was "the chance you take when you block" and that a driver would "just have to kind of knock them out of the way". Logano felt that the move was "understandable" and that he expected "to get raced the way I race people, and I would do the same thing". Johnson took the lead from McMurray with 14 laps to go, and was able to hold off Harvick – who had been closing in after the Logano incident – to score the victory.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/04/Jimmie-Johnson-Wins-Duck-Commander-500-at-Texas-Motor-Speedway.aspx Johnson Takes Texas Again Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Motor Racing Network April 11, 2015 MRN.com April 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414055741/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/04/Jimmie-Johnson-Wins-Duck-Commander-500-at-Texas-Motor-Speedway.aspx April 14, 2015 dead Post-race Driver comments In Victory Lane, Johnson reflected upon his 72nd win in the series, describing his Chevrolet as "a great, great racecar", and that it was the perfect result after the Easter break, stating that it "was good for us, gave us a chance to reboot, relax and get back in the swing of things". After his second-place finish, Harvick stated that he was "not disappointed at all", adding that "racing for wins is what we're here to do". Gordon, who gambled on the final pit stop by changing just two tires, restarted second and scored a seventh-place finish – his best of the season.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/04/Late-Race-Gamble-Gives-Jeff-Gordon-his-Best-Finish-of-the-Season.aspx Gamble Gives Gordon Best Finish Wackerlin Jeff Motor Racing Network April 12, 2015 MRN.com April 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414055751/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/04/Late-Race-Gamble-Gives-Jeff-Gordon-his-Best-Finish-of-the-Season.aspx April 14, 2015 dead Gordon felt that he "struggled" during the race, but also praised his crew chief Alan Gustafson for a "great gamble". Truex, who had only five top ten finishes in 2014, scored his seventh top ten finish of 2015 with a ninth-place finish.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/04/Martin-Truex-Jr-Continues-Top-10-Run.aspx Truex Jr. Continues Top-10 Run Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Motor Racing Network April 12, 2015 MRN.com April 12, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414055804/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/04/Martin-Truex-Jr-Continues-Top-10-Run.aspx April 14, 2015 dead Truex described the evening as "a hard-fought night, for sure" but also stated the result was "still a top 10, so all in all, it was a good night for us". Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 48 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 334 43 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 41 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 334 41 5 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 334 40 6 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 334 39 7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 38 8 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 37 9 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 334 35 10 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 34 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 33 12 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 32 13 18 David Ragan Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 31 14 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 334 31 15 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 29 16 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 334 28 17 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 27 18 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 26 19 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 334 25 20 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 24 21 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 334 23 22 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 334 22 23 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 21 24 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 334 20 25 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 334 19 26 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 334 18 27 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 333 17 28 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 333 16 29 55 Brett Moffitt (R) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 333 15 30 34 Chris Buescher (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 332 0 31 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 332 13 32 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 332 0 33 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 330 11 34 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 330 10 35 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 330 9 36 32 Mike Bliss (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 328 0 37 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman–Circle Sport Chevrolet 325 7 38 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 284 6 39 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 257 5 40 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 246 4 41 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 222 4 42 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 71 0 43 23 J. 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Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 13 0Official Duck Commander 500 results Race statistics 29 lead changes among 9 different drivers 8 cautions for 40 laps Time of race: 3 hours, 33 minutes, 57 seconds Average speed: 140.500 mph km/h on Jimmie Johnson took home $523,501 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1–33 Kevin Harvick 34–36 Kurt Busch 37 Kevin Harvick 38–79 Kurt Busch 80–81 Jeff Gordon 82–108 Brad Keselowski 109 Jimmie Johnson 110 Kevin Harvick 111–124 Jimmie Johnson 125–155 Kevin Harvick 156 Jimmie Johnson 157 Kevin Harvick 158–159 Kasey Kahne 160–172 Jimmie Johnson 173 Kevin Harvick 174–220 Jimmie Johnson 221 Paul Menard 222–225 Kasey Kahne 226–228 Jimmie Johnson 229 Kevin Harvick 230–250 Jimmie Johnson 251 Kevin Harvick 252–265 Jimmie Johnson 266–284 Joey Logano 285–310 Kevin Harvick 311–312 Jamie McMurray 313 Jeff Gordon 314–320 Jamie McMurray 321–334 Jimmie JohnsonTotal laps led Leader Laps Jimmie Johnson 128 Kevin Harvick 96 Kurt Busch 45 Brad Keselowski 27 Joey Logano 19 Jamie McMurray 9 Kasey Kahne 6 Jeff Gordon 3 Paul Menard 1 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: Kurt Busch (27.857, 193.847 mph km/h on) 3M Lap Leader: Jimmie Johnson (128 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kevin Harvick (29.877, 180.744 mph km/h on) Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Kevin Harvick Freescale "Wide Open": Kevin Harvick Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Ryan Newman, 10 positions MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #48 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Jimmie Johnson (137.5 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (crew chief Greg Ives (0.431 seconds)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: No winner: rolls over to $40,000 at next event Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Jamie McMurray (Lap 315, 28.889, 186.924 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Brett Moffitt Media Television Fox Sports covered their 15th race at Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip had the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Chris Neville, and Matt Yocum handled the pit road duties for the television side. FoxBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Larry McReynoldsColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleChris NevilleMatt Yocum 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 in the booth when the field was racing down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop the condo outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Steve Richards worked pit road for PRN. PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: 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 306 10px 2 Joey Logano 280 (−26) 10px 3 Martin Truex Jr. 266 (−40) 10px 4 Brad Keselowski 246 (−60) 10px 5 Kasey Kahne 230 (−76) 10px 4 6 Jimmie Johnson 216 (−90) 10px 1 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 213 (−93) 10px 1 8 Denny Hamlin 205 (−101) 10px 9 Aric Almirola 195 (−111) 10px 2 10 David Ragan 194 (−112) 10px 3 11 Jamie McMurray 193 (−113) 10px 1 12 Matt Kenseth 189 (−117) 10px 3 13 Jeff Gordon 186 (−120) 10px 3 14 Carl Edwards 182 (−124) 10px 2 15 Casey Mears 178 (−128) 10px 10 16 Paul Menard 177 (−129) thumb|right|Kevin Harvick left Texas with a 26-point lead over Joey Logano. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 315 10px 2 Ford 296 (−19) 10px 3 Toyota 264 (−51) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Notes "N" References 30em Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 STP 500 2015 Food City 500 Duck Commander 500 Duck Commander 500 Category:NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway