2015 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen

February 2025 NAS Cheez-It 355 at The Glen 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 August 3, 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/watkins-glen-international.html Watkins Glen International NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com August 3, 2015 April 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170428035826/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/watkins-glen-international.html deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6799&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network August 3, 2015 MRN.com August 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150806023621/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6799&StatType=Entry+List August 6, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/08/Cheez-It-355-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network August 7, 2015 MRN.com August 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150810033437/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/08/Cheez-It-355-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx August 10, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/08/Cheez-It-355-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network August 7, 2015 MRN.com August 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150809233840/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/08/Cheez-It-355-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx August 9, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/08/Cheez-It-355-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network August 8, 2015 MRN.com August 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150810033321/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/08/Cheez-It-355-Qualifying-Results.aspx August 10, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6799&StatType=Race+Results Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Results Motor Racing Network August 9, 2015 MRN.com August 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905093446/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6799&StatType=Race+Results September 5, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/22wgi2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics August 9, 2015 Jayski.com August 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150823231137/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/22wgi2015points.pdf August 23, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/22wgi2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications August 10, 2015 Jayski.com August 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150823231155/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/22wgi2015racereport.pdf August 23, 2015 dead 2015 08 09 2015 22 36 Watkins Glen International Short Circuit 2024.svg Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York 2.45 3.94 90 220.5 354.6 Clear blue skies with a temperature of 77 F C; wind out of the north/northeast at 5 mph km/h on. 91.420 mph km/h on A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing 1:08.993 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 29 22 Joey Logano Team Penske NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 2.4/5 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/08/nascar-ratings-watkins-glen-down-nbcsn-overnights/ NASCAR Overnights Drop at The Glen Paulsen Sports Media Watch August 10, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com August 11, 20152.5/5 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/08/nascar-ratings-down-cable-watkins-glen-lowest-years-nbcsn/ More Multi-Year Lows For NASCAR on Cable Paulsen Sports Media Watch August 10, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com August 11, 20154.0 Million viewers MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1 & Esses), Mike Bagley (Backstraight, Inner Loop & 5) and Kurt Becker (10 & 11) The 2015 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on August 9, 2015 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps on the 2.45 mile (3.94 km) road course, it was the 22nd race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Joey Logano won the race, his second of the season. Kyle Busch finished second. Kevin Harvick finished third. Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five. A. J. Allmendinger won the pole for the race and led 21 laps on his way to a 24th-place finish. Kevin Harvick lead a race high of 29 laps on his way to a third-place finish. The race had eight lead changes among eight different drivers, five cautions for 16 laps and one red flag for nine minutes and three seconds. This was the tenth career victory for Joey Logano, second of the season, first at Watkins Glen and first at the track for Team Penske. The win brought Logano to within 42–points of Kevin Harvick in the points standings. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Ford left Watkins Glen trailing Chevrolet by 70–points in the manufacturer standings. The Cheez-It 355 at The Glen 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|Watkins Glen International, the track where the race was held. Watkins Glen International, nicknamed "The Glen", is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. Kevin Harvick entered Watkins Glen with a 46–point lead over Joey Logano. Dale Earnhardt Jr. entered 63 back. Jimmie Johnson entered 67 back. Martin Truex Jr. entered 86 back. Entry list The entry list for the Cheez-It 355 at The Glen was released on Monday, August 3 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-four cars were entered for the race. All but the No. 95 Leavine Family Racing Ford, driven by Michael McDowell, were entered the previous week's race at Pocono. The three driver changes for this race were Chris Buescher, making his sixth Sprint Cup Series start and first since Talladega in May, Boris Said – attempting to start the race in the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford – and T. J. Bell – making his first Cup Series start since the 2012 season – driving the No. 62 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet. 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 Boris Said (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC 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 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 T. J. Bell (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 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports FordOfficial initial entry listOfficial final entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Clint Bowyer was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 1:09.412 and a speed of 127.067 mph km/h on.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/07/clint-bowyer-fastest-in-first-sprint-cup-practice-at-watkins-glen/related/ Clint Bowyer fastest in first Sprint Cup practice at Watkins Glen McFadin Daniel NBC Sports August 7, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com August 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150811235456/http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/07/clint-bowyer-fastest-in-first-sprint-cup-practice-at-watkins-glen/related/ August 11, 2015 dead Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 1:09.412 127.067 2 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:09.503 126.901 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:09.923 126.139Official first practice results Final practice Jeff Gordon was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 1:09.267 and a speed of 127.333 mph km/h on.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/07/jeff-gordon-fastest-in-final-sprint-cup-practice-session-at-wgi/ Jeff Gordon fastest in final Sprint Cup practice session at WGI McFadin Daniel NBC Sports August 7, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com August 7, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:09.267 127.333 2 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1:09.422 127.049 3 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1:09.456 126.987Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|A. J. Allmendinger, seen here at Sonoma Raceway, scored the pole for the race. A. J. Allmendinger won the pole with a time of 1:08.993 and a speed of 127.839 mph km/h on.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/08/AJ-Allmendinger-On-the-Pole-at-Watkins-Glen-International.aspx Allmendinger On Pole at The Glen Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network August 8, 2015 MRN.com August 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150810033315/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/08/AJ-Allmendinger-On-the-Pole-at-Watkins-Glen-International.aspx August 10, 2015 dead "Track position is critical around here," Allmendinger said. "Everybody is so close, it's tough to pass, you start beating and banging on each other, and your fenders get torn up. So this is a good start, and strategy plays a lot in this race - fuel mileage and everything. I don’t know if I’ll sleep any better tonight, but I’ll be ready for Sunday." "That was all I had and I’m content with it," said Tony Stewart after qualifying third for his first race at Watkins Glen since 2012. "Three good weeks of qualifying make me happy, at three different tracks with three different packages. That's an awesome way to start the weekend." "Our laps weren’t great, we were just OK," said Kyle Busch after qualifying eighth. "We were way too loose and didn’t have the balance we needed to get the speed out of it for some of the corners." Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 1 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:09.110 1:08.993 2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 1:09.358 1:09.139 3 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 1:09.390 1:09.187 4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 1:09.296 1:09.222 5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:09.357 1:09.350 6 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1:09.494 1:09.477 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:09.497 1:09.497 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:09.442 1:09.521 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:09.330 1:09.543 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:09.541 1:09.565 11 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 1:09.474 1:09.938 12 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 1:09.519 1:10.011 13 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:09.544 — 14 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 1:09.564 — 15 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:09.626 — 16 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:09.663 — 17 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1:09.671 — 18 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 1:09.677 — 19 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 1:09.705 — 20 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:09.730 — 21 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 1:09.949 — 22 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 1:09.962 — 23 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:09.978 — 24 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 1:10.003 — 25 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1:10.043 — 26 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:10.061 — 27 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 1:10.084 — 28 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:10.122 — 29 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 1:10.125 — 30 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1:10.214 — 31 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 1:10.238 — 32 34 Chris Buescher (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:10.306 — 33 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:10.438 — 34 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1:10.705 — 35 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 1:10.778 — 36 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 1:11.090 — 37 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:11.114 — 38 32 Boris Said (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 1:11.157 — 39 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 1:11.167 — 40 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.220 — 41 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 1:11.572 — 42 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 1:11.891 — 43 98 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Ford 1:12.744 —Failed to qualify 44 62 T. J. Bell (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 1:11.355 —Official qualifying results Race First half Start The race was scheduled to start at 2:18 p.m., but started at 2:23 p.m. when A. J. Allmendinger led the field to the green flag. On lap 3, Jimmie Johnson overshot the entrance to the inner loop and was forced to come to a complete stop before continuing. As a result, he fell from ninth to 22nd. On lap 10, Aric Almirola got loose and spun out in turn 1. Paul Menard, who took the outside line, made minor contact with him. Both drivers continued on and the race remained green. Outside polesitter Martin Truex Jr. passed Allmendinger in turn 11 to take the lead on lap 22. That same lap, Kevin Harvick climbed his way to second, putting Allmendinger in third-place. Jeff Gordon pitted from eighth on lap 24. Debris on the backstretch brought out the first caution of the race on lap 26. The debris came from Greg Biffle's car. Cole Whitt opted not to pit and assumed the lead Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson were tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field.2015 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OiMZZaUcJc August 18, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series NBC Sports NBCSN Watkins Glen, New York August 9, 2015 67 2:23 p.m. en Second quarter The race restarted on lap 29. Brad Keselowski passed Whitt in turn 1 to take the lead. On the same lap, the hood of Denny Hamlin's car flew up.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/09/denny-hamlins-hood-flies-up-blocks-his-windshield-video/ Denny Hamlin’s hood flies up, blocks his windshield (VIDEO) McFadin Daniel NBC Sports August 9, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com August 9, 2015 He didn't pit that lap and was black flagged for not pitting to put the hood down. As he pulled off pit road, another piece of debris flew off his car and landed in the esses. This brought out the second caution of the race on lap 32. The race restarted on lap 36. Justin Allgaier got loose and spun out exiting turn 1, but the race remained green. Kyle Larson got loose and made contact with Austin Dillon on lap 42. Both went spinning in turn, but the race remained green. Debris on the backstretch brought out the third caution of the race on lap 46.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/09/keselowski-leads-sprint-cup-race-at-watkins-glen-jeff-gordon-running-last/ Keselowski leads Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen; Jeff Gordon running last Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports August 9, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com August 9, 2015 Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 50. An accordion wreck on the front stretch brought out the fourth caution of the race. The amount of fluid on the front stretch brought out the red flag. Allmendinger's car lost power and came to a stop past turn 10. After nine minutes and three seconds, the red flag was withdrawn and the race continued under caution. The race restarted on lap 55. Kyle Busch tapped Keselowski going into turn 10 and took the lead on lap 57. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 57 when Tony Stewart came to a stop just before reaching the inner loop.James Brant Tony Stewart's return to Watkins Glen starts strong, ends in disappointment https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/08/09/tony-stewart-watkins-glen-cheez--355-mechanical-failure/31381575/ August 9, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. August 9, 2015 Watkins Glen, New York He jumped onto the radio and said that something broke in the drive-train. In an unrelated incident, Johnson spun out in turn 5. Matt Kenseth opted not to pit and assumed the lead, dropping Busch back to 21st. The race restarted on lap 61. Harvick passed Kenseth going up turn 2 to take the lead. Martin Truex Jr. got out of the groove in turn 11 and made an unscheduled stop with 22 laps to go. The culprit was a flat left-front tire. Final ten laps thumb|right|Joey Logano, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored his tenth career victory at Watkins Glen International. Harvick was still leading with ten laps to go with no guarantee of making the finish on his fuel load. Allmendinger was the first to run out as he pitted from the top ten with seven laps to go. Harvick ran out of fuel on the final lap and was passed by Logano going into turn 11 who took the checkered flag.Kekis John Joey Logano wins at Watkins Glen, saves fuel this time http://racing.ap.org/article/joey-logano-wins-watkins-glen-saves-fuel-time August 9, 2015 AP Sports Associated Press Associated Press August 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150811122207/http://racing.ap.org/article/joey-logano-wins-watkins-glen-saves-fuel-time August 11, 2015 Watkins Glen, New York Post-race Driver comments thumb|Logano pulls into Victory Lane after winning the race. “I was running down Harvick there for a little bit and once I got close to him he started to pick up his pace a little bit, which was good because I needed him to run out of gas,” Logano said. “I started to catch him a little bit and I drove into one too hard and started to wheel hop. I just about lost it and at that point you just hope he runs out of gas, which he did in the last corner. It makes up for last week. We lost the race last week the same way, so it makes up for it to get it this week.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/08/Joey-Logano-Wins-Cheez-It-355-at-Watkins-Glen-International.aspx Logano Sweeps Watkins Glen Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network August 9, 2015 MRN.com August 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150812192604/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/08/Joey-Logano-Wins-Cheez-It-355-at-Watkins-Glen-International.aspx August 12, 2015 dead “I had a chance,” Kyle Busch said after finishing second. “I could’ve went up there, I could’ve raced the 22, I could’ve passed him. I felt like I was better than he was, but my crew chief called in scared on the fuel situation from last week and I don’t blame him. We definitely didn’t want to run out again. We wanted to make sure we could be there at the end.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/08/Kyle-Busch-Now-Chase-Eligible-after-Watkins-Glen-Finish.aspx Kyle Busch Currently Chase Eligible Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network August 9, 2015 MRN.com August 11, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150812192611/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/08/Kyle-Busch-Now-Chase-Eligible-after-Watkins-Glen-Finish.aspx August 12, 2015 dead “We ran pretty good with just the way the fuel strategy worked out, we had to save a lot battling with Kevin (Harvick)," Kenseth said. "I thought (Joey Logano) and (Kyle Busch) were going to go right by me and we actually had a lot of car left."http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-surprises-himself-again/ Kenseth surprises himself again Utter Jim Motorsport.com, Inc. August 9, 2015 Motorsport.com August 11, 2015 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 90 47 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 43 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 90 43 4 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 40 5 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 90 39 6 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 90 38 7 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 90 38 8 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 36 9 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 90 35 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 34 11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 33 12 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 90 32 13 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 31 14 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 90 30 15 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 29 16 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 90 28 17 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 90 27 18 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 90 26 19 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 90 25 20 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 90 24 21 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 90 24 22 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 90 22 23 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 90 21 24 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 90 21 25 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 90 20 26 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 90 18 27 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 90 17 28 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 90 16 29 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 90 15 30 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 90 0 31 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 90 13 32 32 Boris Said (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 89 0 33 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 89 11 34 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 89 10 35 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 89 0 36 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 89 8 37 34 Chris Buescher (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 88 0 38 98 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Ford 88 0 39 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 88 5 40 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 86 4 41 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 86 3 42 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 78 2 43 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 56 1Official Cheez-It 355 at The Glen results Race statistics 8 lead changes among 8 different drivers 5 cautions for 16 laps; 1 red flag for 9 minutes, 3 seconds Time of race: 2 hours, 24 minute, 43 seconds Average speed: 91.420 mph km/h on Joey Logano took home $263,723 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-20 A. J. Allmendinger 21-25 Martin Truex Jr. 26 A. J. Allmendinger 27-28 Cole Whitt 29-55 Brad Keselowski 56-58 Kyle Busch 59-60 Matt Kenseth 61-89 Kevin Harvick 90 Joey LoganoTotal laps led Leader Laps Kevin Harvick 29 Brad Keselowski 27 A. J. Allmendinger 21 Martin Truex Jr. 5 Kyle Busch 3 Matt Kenseth 2 Cole Whitt 2 Joey Logano 1 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: A. J. Allmendinger (1:08.993, 127.839 mph km/h on) 3M Lap Leader: Kevin Harvick (29 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Brad Keselowski Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Kevin Harvick Freescale "Wide Open": Kurt Busch Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Aric Almirola (4 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines #4 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kevin Harvick (132.7 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Clint Bowyer (crew chief Billy Scott (–0.096 seconds)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: No winner: rolls over to $190,000 at next event Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: A. J. Allmendinger (Lap 5, 1:11.073, 124.098 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 two–time Watkins Glen 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 scaffold outside of the esses when the field was racing through turn 1 and up the esses of turns 2, 3 and 4. Mike Bagley called the race from a scaffold outside of the outer loop when the field was racing up the back straight, through the inner loop and down turn 5. Kurt Becker called the race from a spotter stand outside of the short chute when the field was racing down the short chute and rounding turns 10 and 11. Winston Kelley, Alex Hayden and Steve Post worked pit road for MRN. MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turn 1, Esses: Dave MoodyBack Straight, Inner Loop, Turn 5: Mike BagleyShort Chute, Turns 10 & 11: Kurt Becker Winston KelleyAlex HaydenSteve Post Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Kevin Harvick 823 10px 2 Joey Logano 781 (–42) 10px 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 750 (–73) 10px 4 Jimmie Johnson 747 (–76) 10px 1 5 Brad Keselowski 719 (–104) 10px 1 6 Martin Truex Jr. 713 (–110) 10px 7 Matt Kenseth 703 (–120) 10px 1 8 Kurt Busch 659 (–164) 10px 1 9 Jamie McMurray 635 (–188) 10px 1 10 Denny Hamlin 631 (–192) 10px 1 11 Paul Menard 622 (–201) 10px 2 12 Jeff Gordon 620 (–203) 10px 13 Ryan Newman 613 (–210) 10px 14 Clint Bowyer 612 (–211) 10px 1 15 Carl Edwards 589 (–234) 10px 1 16 Aric Almirola 562 (–261) thumb|right|Kevin Harvick left Watkins Glen with a 42–point lead over Joey Logano. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 981 10px 2 Ford 911 (–70) 10px 3 Toyota 906 (–75) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 Windows 10 400 2015 Pure Michigan 400 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Category:NASCAR races at Watkins Glen International