2015 Windows 10 400

February 2025 NAS Windows 10 400 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 July 27, 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/pocono-raceway.html Pocono Raceway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com July 27, 2015http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6797&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network July 27, 2015 MRN.com July 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150729181800/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6797&StatType=Entry+List July 29, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/Windows-10-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network July 31, 2015 MRN.com July 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150803015930/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/Windows-10-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx August 3, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/Windows-10-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network July 31, 2015 MRN.com July 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150803055319/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/Windows-10-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx August 3, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/Windows-10-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network August 1, 2015 MRN.com August 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150803055314/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/Windows-10-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx August 3, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/Windows-10-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network August 1, 2015 MRN.com August 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150803072559/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/07/Windows-10-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx August 3, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6797&StatType=Race+Results Windows 10 400 Results Motor Racing Network August 2, 2015 MRN.com August 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150809012659/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6797&StatType=Race+Results August 9, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/21poc2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics August 2, 2015 Jayski.com August 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150807013909/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/21poc2015points.pdf August 7, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/21poc2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications August 3, 2015 Jayski.com August 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150807043410/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/21poc2015racereport.pdf August 7, 2015 dead 2015 08 02 2015 21 36 2015 Windows 10 400 logo.jpeg Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania 2.5 4 160 400 640 Mostly sunny skies with a temperature of 78 F C; wind out of the west at 7 mph km/h on 132.159 mph km/h on Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 50.444 Joey Logano Team Penske 97 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 2.5/5 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/08/nascar-ratings-nbcsn-pocono-overnights-down/ Another Dip For NASCAR in Metered Markets Paulsen Sports Media Watch August 3, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com August 3, 20152.6/5 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/08/nascar-ratings-down-pocono-nbcsn-lowest-over-decade/ Multi-Year Lows, But Not By Much, For NASCAR From Pocono Paulsen Sports Media Watch August 3, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com August 3, 20154.3 Million viewers MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Kyle Rickey (3) The 2015 Windows 10 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on August 2, 2015, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4 km) triangular superspeedway, it was the 21st race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Matt Kenseth won the race, his second of the season. Brad Keselowski finished second. Jeff Gordon finished third. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Biffle rounded out the top five. Kyle Busch won the pole for the race, led 19 laps, was leading the race before running out of fuel on the final lap and finished 21st. Joey Logano led a race high of 97 laps before running out of fuel with three laps to go and finished 20th. The race had 18 lead changes among 13 different drivers, eight caution flag periods for 32 laps and one red flag period that lasted for 14 minutes and 32 seconds. This was the 33rd career victory for Matt Kenseth, second of the season, first at Pocono Raceway and tenth at the track for Joe Gibbs Racing. Kenseth left Pocono trailing Kevin Harvick by 118–points in the points standings. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Toyota left Pocono trailing Chevrolet by 75–points in the manufacturer standings. But they pulled to within one–point of Ford for second in the standings. The Windows 10 400 was carried by NBC Sports on the cable/satellite NBCSN network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Report Background thumb|left|Pocono Raceway, the track where the race was held Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as the Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond. Kevin Harvick entered Pocono with a 69-point lead over Joey Logano. Dale Earnhardt Jr. entered 100 back, Jimmie Johnson entered 102 back and Martin Truex Jr. entered 109 back. Changes to the track Following the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 in June, a section of the Tunnel Turn – turn 2 – about 170 foot meter on by 28 foot meter on was milled, leveled and repaved.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/29/smooth-tunnel-turn-set-to-greet-nascar-drivers-at-pocono-this-weekend/ Smooth Tunnel Turn set to greet NASCAR drivers at Pocono this weekend Long Dustin NBC Sports July 29, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com July 29, 2015 This was done to eliminate the bumps that develop when the foundation for the track surface that goes over the tunnel the team haulers use to get in and out of the track settles into the ground. Entry list The entry list for the Windows 10 400 was released on Monday, July 27 at 11:20 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-three drivers were entered for the race. All were entered in the previous week's race at Indianapolis. There were three driver changes for this race. The No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet that was driven by Alex Kennedy. The Premium Motorsports duo swapped rides this weekend with Timmy Hill driving the No. 62 Chevrolet and Reed Sorenson driving the No. 98 Ford. 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 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 Travis Kvapil (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Alex Kennedy (R) 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 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 initial entry listOfficial final entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 50.961 and a speed of 176.606 mph km/h on.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/keselowski-heads-first-pocono-practice Keselowski heads first Pocono practice DeGroot Nick Motorsport.com, Inc. July 31, 2015 Motorsport.com July 31, 2015 August 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150802225352/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/keselowski-heads-first-pocono-practice dead Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 50.961 176.606 2 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.038 176.339 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.059 176.267Official first practice results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 51.191 and a speed of 175.812 mph km/h on.DeGroot Nick August 1, 2015 Gibbs quartet at the top of the charts in Saturday morning practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/gibbs-quartet-at-the-top-of-the-charts-in-saturday-morning-practice dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150804003028/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/gibbs-quartet-at-the-top-of-the-charts-in-saturday-morning-practice August 4, 2015 August 1, 2015 Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH119Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota51.191175.812220Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota51.306175.418318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota51.309175.408Official second practice results Final practice right|thumb|Final practice Kyle Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 51.358 and a speed of 175.240 mph km/h on.DeGroot Nick August 1, 2015 Kyle Busch slaps wall, still fastest in eventful final practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kyle-busch-slaps-wall-still-fastest-in-eventful-final-practice August 1, 2015 Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. Jeb Burton was forced to go to his backup car after wrecking into the inside pit road wall. Because this change took place after qualifying, he started the race from the rear of the field. PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota51.358175.240241Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet51.409175.067319Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota51.452174.920Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Kyle Busch, seen here at Sonoma Raceway, scored the pole for the race. Kyle Busch won the pole with a time of 50.444 and a speed of 178.416 mph km/h on.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Kyle-Busch-Wins-Pole-for-Windows-10-400-at-Pocono-Raceway.aspx Red Hot Busch Wins Pocono Pole Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network July 31, 2015 MRN.com July 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150803023449/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Kyle-Busch-Wins-Pole-for-Windows-10-400-at-Pocono-Raceway.aspx August 3, 2015 dead “I told you I had a fast car, I just wasn’t sure we could get the balance right,” Busch said after winning the pole. “(Crew chief) Adam Stevens and these guys, they did it again.” “A lot of that lies on me for putting the lap together something I hadn’t done over the last couple of months,” Kevin Harvick said after qualifying second. “I feel like we all did a good job there and made some good adjustments. I feel like I probably gave up a little bit in Turn 1. I got a little bit tight in the center of that corner, but all-in-all it was a good lap and I’m glad we ran our fastest speed in the last round. That is what you have to do.” “Not bad,” Tony Stewart said after qualifying fifth. “ (Crew chief) Chad Johnston came over in between the practice session and qualifying and showed me some stuff where I was losing some time. That is what we focused on for qualifying and it worked.” “We were pretty good in that final round but not quite good enough to get the pole there,” said Brad Keselowski after qualifying ninth. “We were missing a little bit in one of the corners, but all-in-all a good effort. We had the fastest car in practice so I feel pretty good about that. It is similar to what we had at the Brickyard and we were really strong there but just needed a little more to win so I am optimistic about it for sure.” “We really struggled for whatever reason in Turn 1 today,” said Martin Truex Jr. after qualifying 13th “Just can’t seem to get the balance right. We were either too tight or too loose no matter what we do. Fought the same thing there, not a big deal though I think we will be okay. We’ve got plenty of time to figure it out tomorrow. We’ve got a few cars to pass, but 13th is not too bad. We did it last week.” 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 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.107 50.859 50.444 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 50.869 50.665 50.514 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 51.201 50.720 50.608 4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.894 50.945 50.659 5 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 50.762 50.826 50.667 6 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 51.005 50.777 50.672 7 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.463 50.882 50.691 8 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.164 50.702 50.750 9 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 50.952 50.888 50.764 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.037 50.877 50.787 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.140 50.785 50.833 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.158 50.914 50.948 13 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 51.107 51.007 — 14 31 Ryan NewmanRyan Newman started the race from the rear of the field after changing rear-end gears. "N" Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.261 51.030 — 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.241 51.038 — 16 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.294 51.060 — 17 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 51.264 51.061 — 18 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.237 51.153 — 19 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 51.376 51.202 — 20 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 51.205 51.262 — 21 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 51.423 51.390 — 22 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 51.315 51.409 — 23 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 51.500 51.504 — 24 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 51.198 51.524 — 25 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 51.510 — — 26 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 51.614 — — 27 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 51.621 — — 28 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 51.723 — — 29 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 51.771 — — 30 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 51.803 — — 31 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 51.895 — — 32 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 51.924 — — 33 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 51.949 — — 34 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 51.971 — — 35 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 52.125 — — 36 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 52.137 — — 37 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 52.171 — — 38 26 Jeb Burton (R)Jeb Burton started the race from the rear of the field after switching to his backup car post-qualifying. "N" BK Racing Toyota 52.283 — — 39 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 52.364 — — 40 32 Travis Kvapil (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 52.448 — — 41 98 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 53.477 — — 42 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 54.051 — — 43 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Ford 54.486 — —Official qualifying results Race First half Start The race was scheduled to start at 1:46 p.m., but started four minutes later when Kyle Busch led the field to the green flag. The first caution of the race flew on the fifth lap when Kasey Kahne got loose on the frontstretch coming out of turn 3, slid down the track and slammed into the inside wall lining pit road.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Kasey-Kahne-Crashes-Into-Pit-Wall-at-Pocono.aspx Kahne Crashes Into Pit Wall Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network August 2, 2015 MRN.com August 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150805015641/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Kasey-Kahne-Crashes-Into-Pit-Wall-at-Pocono.aspx August 5, 2015 dead This was in an almost identical manner to what happened to Jeb Burton in final practice the day before. “Well, first of all I couldn’t believe I was clear over here this late in the corner and then all the way to the left heading towards pit wall,” Kahne said. “Then I saw the people and I thought to myself that those guys need to take off running and get out of the way. I didn’t know. I hadn’t done anything like that before so it was kind of crazy the way it all happened.” Kahne was uninjured, and he was released from the infield care center a few minutes later, but his car was damaged beyond repair, resulting in a last-place finish. The race was red-flagged to allow NASCAR to evaluate and repair the wall. After a 14-minute and 43 second delay, the red flag was withdrawn and the field continued under caution.Gluck Jeff Kasey Kahne in third scary Pocono pit road wall crash https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/08/02/kasey-kahne-crashes-pit-wall-pocono/31021225/ August 2, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. August 2, 2015 Long Pond, Pennsylvania The race restarted on lap 10. The second caution of the race flew on lap 16. This was a scheduled competition caution after a section of the track was washed down following the previous day's ARCA race. A few cars opted not to pit and Kevin Harvick assumed the race lead. A. J. Allmendinger was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field.2015 Windows 10 400 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKv4hwM7BDo August 10, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series NBC Sports NBCSN Long Pond, Pennsylvania August 2, 2015 67 1:46 p.m. en The race restarted on lap 20. The third caution of the race flew the same lap when Harvick blew an engine in turn 3.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/02/points-leader-kevin-harvick-day-at-pocono-ends-early-when-engine-expires/ Points leader Kevin Harvick suffers first DNF of season with early engine failure at Pocono Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports August 2, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com August 2, 2015 This was his first DNF since the last year's Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. “"Coming off of Turn 2, I knew I had some issues and didn't realize they were going to be that big, but all in all, just really proud of my team," Harvick said. "Car was fast. You'll have days like this."http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/8/2/kevin-harvick-engine-pocono-race-leader.html Kevin Harvick's day ends early at Pocono Hothem Stu NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 2, 2015 NASCAR.com August 2, 2015 The race restarted on lap 24. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 28 when Sam Hornish Jr. cut down a left-front tire in turn 1 and got rear-ended by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who then slammed the wall.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/pocono-raceway-windows-10-400-ricky-stenhouse-jr-sam-hornish-jr-wreck-080215 Stenhouse plows into slowing Hornish, then the wall, at Pocono Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. August 2, 2015 FoxSports.com August 2, 2015 "Everything was happening real fast," said Stenhouse, who walked away uninjured. "I saw the 9 (Hornish) in Turn 3 run up the track and I thought he just got loose and everything was fine, but getting into Turn 1 the car in front of me ducked out at the last minute and there was the 9 sitting and I got on the brakes really hard. I think it got on the splitter, and (I) couldn't go left or right and just ran right into him. It is not a good day for us. I guess the 9 missed a shift or something and I wasn't aware of it until the 35 (Cole Whitt) or one of the other cars pulled out real quick, and there was the 9 sitting there. By the time I reacted, it was just too late and I ran right back into him." "It is one of those days," Hornish said. "I missed a shift on a restart, which wasn't any good, and then we had a tire come apart and then we got hit and then that deal right there (with Busch). Kurt was trying to hold on to it and I saw that he got it straightened back out, and it is one of those things where everything stops smoking long enough that you think he has it back under control again and then it is just wobbling around on him. Unfortunate for us, for sure. ... I love coming to Pocono and I have had some good runs here and led laps and felt like we could win races, but it just hasn't been for us this year. Hopefully that doesn't carry on to Watkins Glen next weekend." Second quarter The race restarted on lap 34 with defending Pocono winner Martin Truex Jr. out in front. He made his first stop on lap 39 and gave the lead to Joey Logano. Jimmie Johnson pitted from second on lap 44. Logano ducked onto pit road on lap 52 and handed the lead to Kyle Busch. He surrendered the lead to pit the next lap and handed it to teammate Denny Hamlin. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was tagged for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Hamlin pitted from the lead on lap 55 and handed it to Brad Keselowski. He pitted on lap 57 and handed the lead to Jeff Gordon. The No. 2 was tagged for an uncontrolled tire after colliding with his tire carrier and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/pocono-raceway-windows-10-400-brad-keselowski-hits-crew-members-team-penske-080215 Keselowski locks up brakes, hits jackman and tire carrier on pit road Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. August 2, 2015 FoxSports.com August 2, 2015 Gordon pitted on lap 59 and handed the lead to Danica Patrick. The uncontrolled tire from the No. 2 pit stall brought out the fifth caution of the race on lap 62. She pitted under the caution and the lead cycled back to Joey Logano. Jeb Burton was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted on lap 66. The sixth caution of the race flew the same lap when Kurt Busch got turned by Paul Menard and then t-boned by Sam Hornish Jr. The race restarted on lap 72. The seventh caution of the race flew the same lap when Dale Earnhardt Jr. made contact with Cole Whitt in turn 1 and went spinning.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/02/joey-logano-leads-at-halfway-of-windows-10-400-at-pocono-kyle-busch-second/ Joey Logano leads at halfway of Windows 10 400 at Pocono, Kyle Busch second Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports August 2, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com August 2, 2015 Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 76. Busch pitted from second on lap 88 and started a round of green flag stops. Logano pitted the next lap and gave the lead to Matt Kenseth. He gave up the lead to pit the next lap and handed it to Kyle Larson. The eighth caution of the race flew on lap 91 when Alex Kennedy backed into the wall in turn 1. Clint Bowyer was caught off by the caution and pitted when pit road was closed. As a result, he restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Larson pitted under the caution and handed the lead to Joey Logano. The race restarted on lap 98. The field settled into a green flag run until lap 123 when Joey Logano surrendered the lead to pit. This handed the lead to Denny Hamlin. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to David Ragan. He ducked onto pit road with 35 laps to go and handed the lead to Greg Biffle. Brett Moffitt was tagged for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Biffle hit pit road with 34 laps to go and handed the lead to Jeff Gordon. Casey Mears was tagged for having too many men over the wall and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Gordon surrendered the lead to pit with 33 laps to go and the lead cycled back to Joey Logano. Final ten laps thumb|right|Matt Kenseth, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored the 33rd victory of his career at Pocono. Logano maintained a one-second lead over Kyle Busch with ten laps to go with a chance of being short on fuel. Ultimately, he ran out of fuel on the Long Pond Straightaway with three to go and Busch took over the lead. About a lap later, Truex ran out of fuel as well. On the last lap, Busch too ran out of fuel on the front–stretch, was passed by Matt Kenseth – who had taken the white flag 15 seconds behind Busch – in turn 2 and went on to take the checkered flag.Gelston Dan Matt Kenseth stretches his fuel and steals a win at Pocono http://racing.ap.org/article/matt-kenseth-stretches-his-fuel-and-steals-win-pocono August 2, 2015 AP Sports Associated Press Associated Press August 2, 2015 Long Pond, Pennsylvania https://web.archive.org/web/20150806030157/http://racing.ap.org/article/matt-kenseth-stretches-his-fuel-and-steals-win-pocono August 6, 2015 dead Post-race Driver comments “It feels good to get one today,” said Kenseth. “There’s nothing like wins. I never thought I’d ever win at Pocono and I never thought I’d win a fuel mileage race, so we did both today.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Matt-Kenseth-Wins-Windows-10-400-at-Pocono-Raceway.aspx Kenseth Prevails at Pocono Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network August 2, 2015 MRN.com August 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150805073551/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/07/Matt-Kenseth-Wins-Windows-10-400-at-Pocono-Raceway.aspx August 5, 2015 dead “I guess our numbers, from what (crew chief) Todd (Gordon) said, was good enough to make it by a half a lap,” said Joey Logano after running out of gas and finishing 20th. “I was saving fuel just to cushion it. I thought I was going to be good and then I started running out and knew we weren’t going to make it. It was tough. We did everything right today.” After running into his tire carrier on lap 57 and serving a drive–through penalty for an uncontrolled tire that sent him back to 37th, Brad Keselowski rallied back to a runner–up finish.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/8/3/brad-keselowski-pocono-hits-crew-members-finishes-second.html Kes overcame plenty of Pocono adversity Kraft R. J. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 3, 2015 NASCAR.com August 3, 2015 "The fuel came into play at the end and we were able to take care of it to bring home second, which is a very respectable day," Keselowski said. "Certainly not where we were going to finish without the fuel, but that is sometimes how it works. I think my teammate and his team did a phenomenal job. I am heartbroken for them to not win the race." Jeff Gordon, who was running 16th with four laps to go, took advantage of the cars running out of fuel to finish third – matching his best finish of the season – in his 46th and final career start at Pocono Raceway.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/pocono-raceway-results-matt-kenseth-wins-jeff-gordon-hendrick-motorsports-080215?vid=497036867550 Gordon takes advantage of others' fuel woes for strong Pocono finish Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. August 2, 2015 FoxSports.com August 2, 2015 "I thought we were trying to get maybe 10th or 12th and all of a sudden they said, 'You're third,' and I think I was probably the most shocked person out there on the racetrack when I found that out," Gordon said after the race. "I knew cars were peeling off, but I just didn't realize that many were either running out or coming to pit road." Teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. was 17th with four to go and rallied to a fourth-place finish.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/dale-earnhardt-jr-pocono-raceway-matt-kenseth-wins-windows-10-400-hendrick-motorsports-080215?vid=497036867747 Dale Jr. salvages fourth-place finish on otherwise rough day Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. August 2, 2015 FoxSports.com August 2, 2015 "We've just got to work harder," he said. "Our car wasn't very good all weekend in the corner. We had a lot of balance issues we never really cured. That held us up. We weren't as good as we were here earlier this year. But still, it was a top-10, top-five car, but just barely a top-five car. I thought we had a good enough car to win here when we came here earlier in the summer, but we lost a little balance." Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 47 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 160 43 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 42 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 40 5 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 160 40 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 38 7 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 160 37 8 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 160 36 9 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 160 35 10 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160 34 11 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 33 12 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 160 33 13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 31 14 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 160 0 15 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 160 29 16 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 160 29 17 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 160 28 18 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 160 26 19 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 160 26 20 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 160 26 21 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 159 24 22 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 159 23 23 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 159 21 24 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 159 20 25 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 159 19 26 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 159 18 27 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 159 17 28 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 159 16 29 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 159 15 30 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 159 0 31 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 158 13 32 32 Travis Kvapil (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 158 0 33 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 158 11 34 98 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 157 10 35 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 157 9 36 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Ford 156 0 37 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 150 8 38 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 126 6 39 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 123 5 40 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 91 4 41 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27 3 42 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 20 3 43 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3 1Official Windows 10 400 results Race statistics 18 lead changes among 13 different drivers 8 cautions for 32 laps; 1 red flag for 14 minutes, 32 seconds Time of race: 3 hours, 1 minute, 36 seconds Average speed: 132.159 mph km/h on Matt Kenseth took home $233,601 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-16 Kyle Busch 17-19 Kevin Harvick 20-32 Kyle Busch 33-38 Martin Truex Jr. 39-51 Joey Logano 52 Kyle Busch 53-54 Denny Hamlin 55-57 Brad Keselowski 58-62 Danica Patrick 63-87 Joey Logano 88-93 Kyle Larson 94-123 Joey Logano 124 David Ragan 125-126 Greg Biffle 127-128 Jeff Gordon 129-157 Joey Logano 158-159 Kyle Busch 160 Matt KensethTotal laps led Leader Laps Joey Logano 97 Kyle Busch 19 Kurt Busch 13 Martin Truex Jr. 6 Kyle Larson 5 Danica Patrick 5 Brad Keselowski 3 Kevin Harvick 3 Matt Kenseth 2 Jeff Gordon 2 Greg Biffle 2 Denny Hamlin 2 David Ragan 1 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: Kyle Busch (50.444, 178.416 mph km/h on) 3M Lap Leader: Joey Logano (97 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Joey Logano Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Kyle Busch Freescale "Wide Open": Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Jeff Gordon (15 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development #20 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Joey Logano (128.7 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Brad Keselowski (crew chief Paul Wolfe (0.674 seconds)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: No winner: rolls over to $180,000 at next event Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch (Lap 77, 51.129, 176.025 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Matt DiBenedetto Media Television NBC Sports 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. NBCSNBooth 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 four time Pocono winner 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 of turn 1 when the field was racing through turn 1. Mike Bagley called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field was racing through turn 2. Kyle Rickey called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field was racing through turn 3. Woody Cain, Glenn Jarrett and Steve Post worked pit road on the radio side. MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turn 1: Dave MoodyTurn 2: Mike BagleyTurn 3: Kyle Rickey Woody CainGlenn JarrettSteve Post Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Kevin Harvick 780 10px 2 Joey Logano 734 (–46) 10px 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 717 (–63) 10px 4 Jimmie Johnson 713 (–67) 10px 5 Martin Truex Jr. 694 (–86) 10px 6 Brad Keselowski 681 (–99) 10px 7 Matt Kenseth 662 (–118) 10px 1 8 Jamie McMurray 631 (–149) 10px 1 9 Kurt Busch 620 (–160) 10px 1 10 Jeff Gordon 617 (–163) 10px 1 11 Denny Hamlin 614 (–166) 10px 1 12 Paul Menard 591 (–189) 10px 1 13 Ryan Newman 584 (–196) 10px 1 14 Clint Bowyer 574 (–206) 10px 1 15 Kasey Kahne 559 (–221) 10px 16 Carl Edwards 553 (–227) thumb|right|Kevin Harvick left Pocono with a 46–point lead over Joey Logano. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 938 10px 2 Ford 864 (–74) 10px 3 Toyota 863 (–75) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Notes "N" References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 Brickyard 400 2015 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Sports Pennsylvania Windows 10 400 Windows 10 400 Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway Category:Windows 10