2015 FedEx 400

February 2025 NAS FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks 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 May 25, 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/dover-international-speedway.html Dover International Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com May 25, 2015http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6772&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network May 25, 2015 MRN.com May 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150526005534/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6772&StatType=Entry+List May 26, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/FedEx-400-Benefiting-Autism-Speaks-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network May 29, 2015 MRN.com May 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530003812/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/FedEx-400-Benefiting-Autism-Speaks-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 30, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/FedEx-400-Benefiting-Autism-Speaks-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network May 29, 2015 MRN.com May 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530001938/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/FedEx-400-Benefiting-Autism-Speaks-Qualifying-Results.aspx May 30, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/FedEx-400-Benefiting-Autism-Speaks-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network May 30, 2015 MRN.com May 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530224926/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/FedEx-400-Benefiting-Autism-Speaks-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 30, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/FedEx-400-Benefiting-Autism-Speaks-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network May 30, 2015 MRN.com May 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530224714/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/05/FedEx-400-Benefiting-Autism-Speaks-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx May 30, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6772&YearID=44&StatType=Race+Results FedEx 400 Results Motor Racing Network May 31, 2015 MRN.com May 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915013215/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6772&YearID=44&StatType=Race+Results September 15, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/13dov2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics May 31, 2015 Jayski.com May 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150615133108/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/13dov2015points.pdf June 15, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/13dov2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications June 1, 2015 Jayski.com June 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150615133138/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/13dov2015racereport.pdf June 15, 2015 dead 2015 05 31 2015 13 36 Dover International Speedway.PNG Layout of the track Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware 1 1.609 405 405 651.784 400 400 643.738 Mostly sunny with a temperature of 85 F C; wind out of the south/southwest at 11 mph km/h on 119.547 mph km/h on Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 22.483 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing 131 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Fox Sports 1 Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip 2.3/5 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/06/nascar-ratings-fs1-dover-overnights-down-lowest-since-2006/ Shift to Cable Means Lower Overnight For NASCAR From Dover Paulsen Sports Media Watch June 1, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com June 1, 20152.6/5 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/06/nascar-ratings-dover-fs1-least-watched-since-at-least-2001/ NASCAR From Dover Low, But Big For FS1 Paulsen Sports Media Watch June 2, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com June 6, 20153.94 million viewers MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Mike Bagley (Backstretch) The 2015 FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on May 31, 2015, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 405 laps – extended by five laps due to a green-white-checkered finish – on the 1 mi km off on concrete speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his fourth win of the season and tenth at Dover, while Kevin Harvick finished second and Kyle Larson finished third. Kasey Kahne and Aric Almirola rounded out the top five. Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race and led 118 laps on his way to a 21st-place finish after being caught up in a late race wreck. Martin Truex Jr. led the most laps for the third consecutive race on his way to a sixth-place finish. The race had 15 lead changes among nine different drivers, as well as seven caution flag periods for 40 laps. This was the 74th career victory for Jimmie Johnson, tenth at Dover International Speedway – becoming the fifth driver to win ten or more races at one race track – and 18th at the track for Hendrick Motorsports. This win moved Jimmie Johnson up to third in the points standings. Chevrolet left Dover with a 51-point lead over Ford in the manufacturer standings. The FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks was carried by Fox Sports on the cable/satellite Fox Sports 1 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 Dover International Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway) is a race track in Dover, Delaware, United States. Since opening in 1969, it has held at least two NASCAR races. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the Verizon IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mi km off on concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. Kevin Harvick entered Dover with a 41-point lead over Martin Truex Jr. Joey Logano entered 66 back, Dale Earnhardt Jr. entered 72 back and Jimmie Johnson entered 80 back. Tires Goodyear provided teams with a newly constructed left-side tire compound intended to provide more grip.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/27/nascar-teams-will-race-with-new-left-side-tire-at-dover/ NASCAR teams will race with new left-side tire at Dover Long Dustin NBC Sports May 27, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com May 27, 2015 Teams were also given nine sets of tires for the race instead of the normal eleven. Penalties from Charlotte Following two consecutive weeks of failing to pass qualifying tech inspection on the first attempt, the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet and the No. 51 HScott Motorsports Chevrolet teams were to be relegated to having the last pit stall selections after the completion of qualifying.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/5/27/nascar-penalties-charlotte-release-jimmie-johnson-jamie-mcmurray-justin-allgaier.html NASCAR hands out 3 penalties after Coca-Cola 600 Official NASCAR Release May 27, 2015 NASCAR.com May 27, 2015 The 48 team, however, appealed the penalty and will pick in the order they qualify.http://frontstretch.com/2015/05/28/jimmie-johnson-no-48-team-appeal-charlotte-penalty/ Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Team Appeal Charlotte Penalty Caldwell Clayton Frontstretch May 28, 2015 Frontstretch.com May 28, 2015 Entry list The entry list for the FedEx 400 was released on Monday, May 25 at 12:41 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-five drivers were entered for the race. The only car with a different driver than the previous week's Coca-Cola 600 is Brian Scott. He returned to the seat of the No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski (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 30 Jeff Green The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Mike Bliss (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 39 Travis Kvapil (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 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 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 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing FordOfficial entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional First practice Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 21.969 and a speed of 163.867 mph km/h on.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/29/johnson-fastest-in-cup-practice-but-toyotas-dominate/ Johnson fastest in Cup practice, but Toyota's dominate Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports May 29, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com May 29, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.969 163.867 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.014 163.532 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.022 163.473Official first practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Qualifying for the race thumb|right|Denny Hamlin, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored the pole for the race. Denny Hamlin won the pole with a time 22.483 and a speed of 160.121 mph km/h on.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/hamlin-claims-third-sprint-cup-pole-at-dover Hamlin claims third Sprint Cup pole at Dover Vincent Amanda Motorsport.com, Inc. May 29, 2015 Motorsport.com May 29, 2015 "It's so special, especially during FedEx 400 weekend," said Hamlin, who drives the FedEx Toyota. I was really more optimistic about our race trim than what I was our qualifying. Very optimistic that hopefully we can put this FedEx Cares Camry in Victory Lane where it belongs on Sunday."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Denny-Hamlin-Delivers-Dover-Pole.aspx Hamlin Delivers Dover Pole Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network May 29, 2015 MRN.com May 29, 2015 Dover, Delaware https://web.archive.org/web/20150530061628/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Denny-Hamlin-Delivers-Dover-Pole.aspx May 30, 2015 dead "Missed it a little bit, but obviously proud of the continued effort of all of the guys on the Furniture Row team," Martin Truex Jr. said. "Another awesome race car. It felt like we were just OK in practice, it didn't feel like we were a front row car. We made some adjustments and they hit it damn near perfect. We just needed a little bit." “Momentum is kind of on our side,” Greg Biffle said. “We are getting the car to drive better, getting a little better setup under it and working on our chassis back at the shop. We will continue to make these small gains and hopefully going into Pocono, Indy and Michigan we will see if we can get it up in the top-five. We are in the top-10 now, we need the top-five.” Jeff Green and Travis Kvapil failed to qualify for the race. 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 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.553 22.463 22.483 2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 22.539 22.492 22.539 3 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.506 22.562 22.545 4 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.711 22.609 22.546 5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 22.553 22.593 22.557 6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 22.606 22.627 22.571 7 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.430 22.537 22.573 8 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.575 22.614 22.609 9 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.626 22.601 22.635 10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.563 22.553 22.645 11 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.663 22.623 22.683 12 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.700 22.654 22.743 13 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 22.670 22.657 — 14 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.565 22.668 — 15 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 22.725 22.690 — 16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt Jr. started the race from the rear of the field for changing rear-end gears. "N" Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.729 22.716 — 17 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.629 22.747 — 18 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.647 22.760 — 19 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 22.741 22.761 — 20 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 22.702 22.764 — 21 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 22.693 22.771 — 22 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.718 22.773 — 23 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 22.700 22.773 — 24 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 22.727 22.830 — 25 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.746 — — 26 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 22.773 — — 27 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 22.779 — — 28 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 22.832 — — 29 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22.834 — — 30 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 22.886 — — 31 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.912 — — 32 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.922 — — 33 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 22.980 — — 34 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 22.983 — — 35 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 22.985 — — 36 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 23.114 — — 37 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 23.205 — — 38 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 23.296 — — 39 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 23.310 — — 40 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 23.342 — — 41 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 23.445 — — 42 32 Mike Bliss (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 23.471 — — 43 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 23.579 — —Failed to qualify 44 39 Travis Kvapil (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 23.189 — — 45 30 Jeff Green (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 23.535 — —Official qualifying results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 23.028 and a speed of 156.331 mph km/h on.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/30/denny-hamlin-fastest-in-saturdays-opening-sprint-cup-practice/ Denny Hamlin fastest in Saturday's opening Sprint Cup practice Long Dustin NBC Sports May 30, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com May 30, 2015 Dover, Delaware Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.028 156.331 2 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.029 156.325 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 23.116 155.736Official second practice results Final practice thumb|right|Final practice Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 23.064 and a speed of 156.087 mph km/h on.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/30/deja-vu-hamlin-fastest-yet-again-in-cup-happy-hour/ Deja vu: Hamlin fastest yet again in Cup Happy Hour Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports May 30, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com May 30, 2015 Dale Earnhardt Jr. had fluid leaking from his car that splashed all over the apron at the exit of pit road. His crew fixed the leak and he returned to the track to finish the session. Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.064 156.087 2 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.136 155.602 3 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.195 155.206Official final practice results Race First half Start The race was scheduled to start at 1:15 p.m. but started two minutes later when Denny Hamlin led the field to the green flag. By lap 20, he caught the tail end of the field and saw his lead begin to shrink to Martin Truex Jr. After being held up by Justin Allgaier, Hamlin lost the lead to Truex Jr. on lap 45. By lap 60, Kevin Harvick began reeling in the leader. But Truex Jr. started pulling away again. Debris in turn 1 brought out the first caution on lap 74. This was the longest green flag run to start a race in the 2015 season. Hamlin reclaimed the lead by exiting pit road first.2015 FedEx 400 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiIZZslScqc July 21, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series Fox Sports Fox Sports 1 Dover, Delaware May 31, 2015 67 1:17 p.m. en Green flag run The race restarted on lap 80. For the first few laps, Truex Jr. kept Hamlin from getting a big lead, but as the field caught the tail end of the field, Hamlin jumped to a bigger lead. Eventually, Truex Jr. took back the lead on lap 145. The second round of pit stops began on lap 150 when Clint Bowyer hit pit road. Truex Jr. surrendered the lead to pit on lap 158 and gave it to Hamlin. He pitted on lap 160 and handed the lead to teammate Carl Edwards. He pitted on lap 162 and handed the lead to Dale Earnhardt Jr. The second caution flew on lap 163 when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had a tire blow out and slammed the wall in turn 2. David Gilliland was tagged for speeding on pit road during the green flag stops and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Edwards was tagged for taking equipment out of the pit box after the wrench used to adjust the track bar got stuck in the hole and restarted the race from the tail end of the field.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/carl-edwards-dover-hopes-for-second-win-in-a-row-take-a-hit-on-pit-road-053115 Carl Edwards' hopes for second win in a row take a hit on pit road Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. May 31, 2015 FoxSports.com May 31, 2015 Dover, Delaware Trouble on the front stretch thumb|right|Martin Truex Jr. leads the field on lap 186 The race restarted on lap 169 with Truex Jr. in the lead. The third caution of the race flew on lap 176 for a 3-car wreck on the front stretch.http://nascartalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/31/martin-truex-jr-leads-halfway-through-the-fedex-400-at-dover-international-speedway/ Martin Truex Jr. leads halfway through the Fedex 400 at Dover International Speedway McFadin Daniel NBC Sports May 31, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com May 31, 2015 This began when Trevor Bayne, while exiting turn 4, was moving up the track and got turned by Michael Annett. He overcorrected, turned down, and hit the inside wall. Annett continued to ride the wall before getting rear-ended by Allgaier. Annett continued on, but Allgaier did not. While Truex opted not to pit, most of the cars on the lead lap behind him did. Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 185. The field got strung out until the next round of pit stops on lap 247. Truex Jr. hit pit road on lap 248 and handed the lead to Kyle Busch. He made his stop on lap 251 and gave the lead to Hamlin. He served his stop on lap 258 and the lead cycled to Harvick. Edwards and Earnhardt Jr. were tagged for speeding on pit road and served drive-though penalties. Annett was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and served a drive-through penalty. The uncontrolled tire came to a rest at the outside pit wall and brought out the fourth caution of the race on lap 261. During this caution period, the concrete pit box that Tony Stewart occupied was beginning to come apart. Final round of pit stops The race restarted on lap 268 with Truex leading the way. Harvick took the lead the next lap. After ten laps, he pulled to a 1.8-second lead over the No. 78 car. Matt Kenseth was running fifth when he made an unscheduled stop on lap 307. He returned to the track the 22nd position, two laps down. The final round of green flag pit stops began on lap 325 when Kevin Harvick gave up the lead to pit and gave it to Kyle Busch, who pitted on lap 329 and gave the lead to Clint Bowyer. Then, Bowyer hit pit road and gave the lead to Brad Keselowski. Danica Patrick and Josh Wise were tagged for speeding on pit road and were forced to serve a drive-through penalty. 50 laps to go thumb|right|Jimmie Johnson, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored the 74th victory of his career at Dover International Speedway. Brad Keselowski made his final stop with 43 laps to go and the lead cycled to Kevin Harvick. The fifth caution of the race flew with 25 laps to go for a two car wreck. Going through turn 3, Kyle Busch tried to pass Brian Scott when both cars slid up the track and slammed the wall.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kyle-busch-dover-crash-brian-scott-comeback-takes-unexpected-detour-in-fedex-400-053115 Kyle Busch's comeback takes unexpected detour at Dover Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. May 31, 2015 FoxSports.com May 31, 2015 Dover, Delaware "I guess Brian said his spotter didn't say anything, and he just chopped the corner," Busch said. "I was under him already and it just sucked me around. I just hate it and I hate it for my guys. Man, we had a really good run going. Obviously, we ran in the top five all day long." Harvick and Johnson opted to stay out while third place Martin Truex Jr. and the rest of the lead lap cars pitted. Carnage in the closing laps The race restarted with 17 laps to go. Jimmie Johnson jumped ahead of Harvick and took the lead. The sixth caution of the race flew with 15 laps to go for a second two car wreck on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Hamlin got tapped by Bowyer. He turned down and back up the banking and clipped Kurt Busch. The race restarted with ten laps to go. The seventh caution of the race flew with two laps to go for a third two car wreck in turn 4. The wreck collected A. J. Allmendinger and Casey Mears. Green-White-Checker The race restarted with two laps to go. Johnson shot ahead of teammate Kasey Kahne and held off Harvick to score his tenth career win at Dover.Gluck Jeff Jimmie Johnson makes history, wins at Dover https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/05/31/jimmie-johnson-wins-fedex400-dover/28267657/ May 31, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. May 31, 2015 Dover, Delaware He became the fifth driver to have 10 or more wins at a single track.Gelston Dan Johnson makes history with 10th win at Dover http://racing.ap.org/article/johnson-makes-history-10th-win-dover May 31, 2015 AP Sports Associated Press Associated Press May 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150608124758/http://racing.ap.org/article/johnson-makes-history-10th-win-dover June 8, 2015 Dover, Delaware Post-race Post-race comments “God, just driving hard and working that track bar adjuster as much as I could,” Johnson said. “I was trying to be smart with my line and I guess guys on two tires weren’t all that fast. Chad (Knaus, crew chief) said something to be about that on the radio and they never really came, you know? The No. 4 (Harvick) and I did just fine on old tires and held those guys off. It was a long-fought day.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Jimmie-Johnson-Gets-10th-Dover-Win-in-FedEx-400-Benefiting-Autism-Speaks.aspx Johnson Gets 10th Dover Win Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network May 31, 2015 MRN.com May 31, 2015 Dover, Delaware https://web.archive.org/web/20150602024508/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Jimmie-Johnson-Gets-10th-Dover-Win-in-FedEx-400-Benefiting-Autism-Speaks.aspx June 2, 2015 dead Aric Almirola scored his first top ten finish of the season with a fifth-place finish. “I am proud of (crew chief) Trent Owens and all the guys at Richard Petty Motorsports,” Almirola said. “They have been working their guts out trying to bring better cars to the race track week in and week out.” After leading the most laps for the third straight race, Martin Truex Jr. finished sixth. “We had a good car today but it was never right,” Truex Jr. said. “We were never right yesterday all through practice. We made some changes today and we made some gains on it, but never really got it where we needed it. Clean air was huge. When we were out front, we were okay. It just never turned good all day long. It eventually caught up to us.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Martin-Truex-Jr-Again-Leads-Most-Laps-and-Comes-Home-6th-in-Dover.aspx Truex Jr. Comes Up Short Again Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network May 31, 2015 MRN.com May 31, 2015 Dover, Delaware https://web.archive.org/web/20150602024519/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/05/Martin-Truex-Jr-Again-Leads-Most-Laps-and-Comes-Home-6th-in-Dover.aspx June 2, 2015 dead Post-race penalties On the following Wednesday, NASCAR announced penalties stemming from Dover International Speedway that affect two race teams.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/6/3/dover-penalties-trevor-bayne-jennifer-jo-cobb-nascar-release.html NASCAR issues penalties following Dover Official NASCAR Release June 3, 2015 NASCAR.com June 4, 2015 The first is a personal conduct penalty that affects Trevor Bayne for exiting his wrecked car before he was cleared to do so by track safety officials. This violates sections 12.1, 12.8 b and 10.4.2.1 in the 2015 NASCAR rule book. He was fined $20,000 and placed on probation through the end of the calendar year. The No. 4 team was assessed a P1 level penalty for receiving written warnings in two consecutive events (Section 12.5.3.1b,c NASCAR rule book). The team received the last choice in the pit selection process for the following weekend's event at Pocono Raceway. Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 405 47 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 405 43 3 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 405 42 4 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 405 40 5 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 405 39 6 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 405 40 7 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 405 37 8 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 405 36 9 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 405 36 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 405 34 11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 405 33 12 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 404 (-1) 33 13 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 404 (-1) 31 14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 403 (-2) 31 15 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 403 (-2) 29 16 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 403 (-2) 28 17 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 403 (-2) 27 18 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 402 (-3) 26 19 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 402 (-3) 26 20 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 402 (-3) 24 21 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 402 (-3) 24 22 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 400 (-5) 22 23 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 400 (-5) 0 24 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 400 (-5) 20 25 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 399 (-6) 19 26 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 399 (-6) 18 27 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 399 (-6) 17 28 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 398 (-7) 16 29 23 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 397 (-8) 0 30 26 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 396 (-9) 14 31 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 396 (-9) 13 32 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 395 (-10) 12 33 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 395 (-10) 11 34 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 392 (-13) 0 35 32 Mike Bliss (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 391 (-14) 0 36 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 374 (-31) 9 37 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 373 (-32) 7 38 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 372 (-33) 0 39 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 346 (-59) 5 40 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 346 (-59) 4 41 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 317 (-88) 3 42 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 310 (-95) 2 43 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 221 (-184) 1 Official FedEx 400 results Race statistics 15 lead changes among 9 different drivers 7 cautions for 40 laps Time of race: 3 hours, 23 minutes, 16 seconds Average speed: 119.547 mph km/h on Jimmie Johnson took home $305,826 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-41 Denny Hamlin 42-76 Martin Truex Jr. 77-143 Denny Hamlin 144-157 Martin Truex Jr. 158-159 Denny Hamlin 160-162 Carl Edwards 163-165 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 166-247 Martin Truex Jr. 248-250 Kyle Busch 251-258 Denny Hamlin 259-324 Kevin Harvick 325-328 Kyle Busch 329 Clint Bowyer 330-357 Brad Keselowski 358-382 Kevin Harvick 383-405 Jimmie JohnsonTotal laps led Leader Laps Martin Truex Jr. 131 Denny Hamlin 118 Kevin Harvick 91 Brad Keselowski 28 Jimmie Johnson 23 Kyle Busch 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3 Carl Edwards 3 Clint Bowyer 1 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: Denny Hamlin (22.483, 160.121 mph km/h on) 3M Lap Leader: Martin Truex Jr. (131 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Martin Truex Jr. Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Kevin Harvick Freescale "Wide Open": Kevin Harvick Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Kyle Larson (7 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #42 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Martin Truex Jr. (130.3 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Kasey Kahne (crew chief Keith Rodden (-0.083)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: No winner: rolls over to $100,000 at next event Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Denny Hamlin (Lap 2, 22.879, 157.347 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Brett Moffitt Media Television Fox Sports covered their 15th race at Dover International Speedway. Mike Joy, former crew chief Larry McReynolds and two-time Dover winner 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. Fox Sports 1Booth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Larry McReynoldsColor-commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleChris NevilleMatt Yocum Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and three-time Dover winner Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field went racing down the front stretch. Mike Bagley called the race from the Monster Mile suites when the field went racing down the backstretch. Alex Hayden, Glenn Jarrett and Steve Post worked pit road for MRN. MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Mike Bagley Alex HaydenGlenn JarrettSteve Post Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Kevin Harvick 516 10px 2 Martin Truex Jr. 472 (-44) 10px 2 3 Jimmie Johnson 440 (-76) 10px 1 4 Joey Logano 440 (-76) 10px 1 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 432 (-84) 10px 6 Brad Keselowski 414 (-102) 10px 1 7 Jamie McMurray 390 (-126) 10px 2 8 Kasey Kahne 385 (-131) 10px 9 Jeff Gordon 380 (-136) 10px 2 10 Aric Almirola 378 (-138) 10px 4 11 Matt Kenseth 377 (-139) 10px 1 12 Paul Menard 372 (-144) 10px 2 13 Ryan Newman 369 (-147) 10px 1 14 Denny Hamlin 345 (-171) 10px 1 15 Kurt Busch 340 (-176) 10px 16 Carl Edwards 338 (-178) thumb|right|250px|Kevin Harvick left Dover with a 44-point lead over Martin Truex Jr. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 588 10px 2 Ford 537 (-51) 10px 3 Toyota 506 (-82) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Note "N" References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 Coca-Cola 600 2015 Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 FedEx 400 FedEx 400 FedEx