2015 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500

33rd race of 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season February 2025 NAS Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 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 October 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/martinsville-speedway.html Martinsville Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com October 27, 2015http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6820&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network October 27, 2015 MRN.com October 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151028204347/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6820&StatType=Entry+List October 28, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Goodys-Headache-Relief-Shot-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network October 30, 2015 MRN.com October 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151102024252/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Goodys-Headache-Relief-Shot-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 2, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Goodys-Headache-Relief-Shot-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network October 30, 2015 MRN.com October 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151102063228/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Goodys-Headache-Relief-Shot-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx November 2, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Goodys-Headache-Relief-Shot-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network October 31, 2015 MRN.com October 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151103034358/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Goodys-Headache-Relief-Shot-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 3, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Goodys-Headache-Relief-Shot-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network October 31, 2015 MRN.com October 31, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151104000144/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/10/Goodys-Headache-Relief-Shot-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 4, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6820&StatType=Race+Results Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Results Motor Racing Network November 1, 2015 MRN.com November 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151226132833/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6820&StatType=Race+Results December 26, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/33mar2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics November 1, 2015 Jayski.com November 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151106010211/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/33mar2015points.pdf November 6, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/33mar2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications November 2, 2015 Jayski.com November 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151106010233/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/33mar2015racereport.pdf November 6, 2015 dead 2015 11 01 2015 33 36 Martinsville Speedway 2024.svg Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia .526 .847 500 263 423.5 Cloudy skies with a temperature of 63 F C; wind out of the southwest at 5 mph km/h on 69.643 mph km/h on Joey Logano Team Penske 19.215 Joey Logano Team Penske 207 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 1.9/3 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/11/nascar-ratings-chase-cup-martinsville-nbcsn-overnights-down/ NASCAR Has Yet Another Drop in Overnights For Cable Finale Paulsen Sports Media Watch November 2, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com November 3, 20152.0/4 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/11/nascar-ratings-nbcsn-martinsville-viewership-down-chase-cup-cable/ Martinsville Completes Year of Declines For NASCAR on Cable Paulsen Sports Media Watch November 5, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com November 6, 20153.3 Million viewers MRN Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle Dave Moody (Backstretch) The 2015 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 1, 2015, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track, it was the 33rd race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, seventh race of the Chase and first race of the Eliminator Round. Jeff Gordon won the race, marking his first win of the season and also the last of his NASCAR career. Jamie McMurray finished second. Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch rounded out the top-five. Joey Logano won the pole for the race and led a race high of 207 laps before being taken out by Matt Kenseth late in the race and finished 37th. The race had 21 lead changes among nine different drivers, 18 caution flag periods for 109 laps and one red flag period for 12 minutes and 46 seconds, caused by the Kenseth-Logano collision, for which Kenseth received a two-race suspension. This was the 93rd and final career win for Gordon, first of the season, ninth at Martinsville Speedway, 23rd at the track for Hendrick Motorsports and clinched Gordon a spot in the championship Ford EcoBoost 400 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He left Martinsville with an eight–point lead in the points standings. Chevrolet left with a 57–point lead over Toyota in the manufacturer standings. The Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 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|Martinsville Speedway, the track where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a 0.526 mi km on oval short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, United States, a community of Martinsville, Virginia. Eight drivers entered tied for the points lead.Valade Jodie Jeff Gordon Enters Final Four Races of His Career With Shot at Nascar Title https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/sports/autoracing/jeff-gordon-enters-final-four-races-of-his-career-with-shot-at-nascar-title.html?_r=0 October 28, 2015 The New York Times October 27, 2015 Charlotte, North CarolinaFraley Gerry Fraley: The Chase's final eight looking to have their say http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/more-sports/motor-sports/headlines/20151028-fraley-the-chase-s-final-eight-looking-to-have-their-say.ece October 29, 2015 The Dallas Morning News The Dallas Morning News Inc. October 28, 2015Hembree Mike Four-time champion Jeff Gordon relishes role as Chase underdog https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/29/jeff-gordon-chase-sprint-cup-third-round-martinsville/74743542/ October 29, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 29, 2015 Charlotte, North CarolinaPcokrass Bob Breaking down the remaining Chase field https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/13994647/breaking-field-eliminator-round ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures October 29, 2015 October 28, 2015Truex likes chances to move through 3rd round of playoffs https://www.foxnews.com/sports/truex-likes-chances-to-move-through-3rd-round-of-playoffs/ October 29, 2015 Fox News Associated Press FOX News Network, LLC. October 28, 2015 Charlotte, North CarolinaGluck Jeff Gluck: Joey Logano winning races but not NASCAR fans https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/29/joey-logano-chase-sprint-cup-favorite-fan-villan/74811862/ October 30, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 29, 2015Fielschman Bill Harvick denies causing big wreck at end of Talladega race http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/bill_fleischman/20151029_Harvick_denies_causing_big_wreck_at_end_of_Talladega_race.html October 30, 2015 Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia Media Network (Digital), LLC. October 29, 2015Pockrass Bob Despite mediocre season, Jeff Gordon just might be the Chase driver to beat https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/14005809/despite-mediocre-season-jeff-gordon-just-chase-driver-beat-nascar ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures October 30, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia October 30, 2015 Entry list The entry list for the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 was released on Monday, October 26 at 2:56 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-three cars were entered for the race. All were entered for the previous week's race at Talladega. Kyle Fowler made his second career start in the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford. Alex Kennedy returned to the seat of the No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet. Brett Moffitt returned to the seat of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford. Ryan Preece made his second Sprint Cup Series start in the No. 98 Premium Motorsports Ford.Allard Marc Ryan Preece's NASCAR Sprint Cup deal expanded to rest of season http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20151029/SPORTS/151029411 October 30, 2015 The Bulletin Gatehouse Media, Inc. October 29, 2015 Norwich, Connecticut 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 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Kyle Fowler 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 Ryan Preece Premium Motorsports FordOfficial initial entry listOfficial final entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Joey Logano was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.161 and a speed of 98.826 mph km/h on.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/10/30/joey-logano-is-fastest-in-fridays-sprint-cup-practice-at-martinsville/ Joey Logano fastest in Friday's Sprint Cup practice at Martinsville Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports October 30, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com October 30, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 19.161 98.826 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.251 98.364 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 19.256 98.338Official first practice results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 19.522 and a speed of 96.998 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel October 31, 2015 Earnhardt tops second practice at Martinsville http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/10/31/earnhardt-tops-second-cup-practice-at-martinsville/ October 31, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports Tony Stewart started from the rear of the field after wrecking his primary car in the session and going to a backup car. PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH188Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.52296.998278Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingChevrolet19.54696.879331Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.54796.874Official second practice results Final practice Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.500 and a speed of 97.108 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel October 31, 2015 Jimmie Johnson fastest in final Martinsville practice http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/10/31/jimmie-johnson-fastest-in-final-martinsville-practice/ October 31, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.50097.10824Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet19.57896.72132Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord19.57896.721Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Joey Logano scored the pole for the race. Joey Logano won the pole with a time of 19.215 and a speed of 98.548 mph km/h on.Gluck Jeff Joey Logano stays hot, wins pole at Martinsville https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/10/30/joey-logano-wins-pole-sprint-cup-qualifying-martinsville-speedway/74893382/ October 30, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 30, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia He said afterwards that he's amazed at the "run we’re on right now,” Logano said after claiming the pole with a lap of 98.548 mph. “I’m just the lucky guy that gets to drive this thing right now. It’s so much fun and we’re doing everything right. But all that can in a blink of an eye, so we all just have to keep our focus. I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work, and that's what this team is doing right now." Martin Truex Jr., after qualifying second, said that his team "didn’t know going into qualifying we’d have that good of speed. Definitely a good start to the weekend for us.” After qualifying 14th, Carl Edwards said that he "just wasn’t fast enough the very first run so I put a run on the tires and got us a cycle behind everyone. It’s okay, we’re going to be just fine. I think in my history of qualifying here, this is still about 10–spots better than normal. We have a fast pit crew, the car is a lot better than it was in practice and I think for all these [Xfinity] guys, I think they’re all excited about the race. It’s one of our strong points at JGR and I’m going to have some fun on Sunday.” Kasey Kahne wrecked his car in the first round of qualifying and had to go to a backup car. Because he made a qualifying run, he started from the rear of the field. Speaking on the incident, he said that he "ruined a pretty good car, a really good car, actually. I held it out a little too late, I turned in and kind of broke and lifted off the throttle and got wheel-hopping. I just totally screwed it up myself.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Joey-Logano-Sweeps-Martinsville-Poles.aspx Logano Stays Hot, Sweeps Martinsville Poles Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network October 30, 2015 MRN.com October 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151102030749/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Joey-Logano-Sweeps-Martinsville-Poles.aspx November 2, 2015 dead 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 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 19.299 19.166 19.215 2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 19.322 19.241 19.227 3 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 19.301 19.302 19.309 4 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.205 19.253 19.321 5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.321 19.240 19.343 6 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.337 19.329 19.352 7 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.356 19.338 19.377 8 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 19.347 19.337 19.385 9 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.351 19.330 19.398 10 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.380 19.297 19.421 11 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 19.377 19.340 19.432 12 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.294 19.231 19.452 13 14 Tony StewartTony Stewart started the race from the rear of the field after going to a backup car post-qualifying. "N" Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.336 19.344 — 14 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.264 19.355 — 15 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.366 19.362 — 16 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.350 19.375 — 17 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19.262 19.379 — 18 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.321 19.434 — 19 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 19.354 19.449 — 20 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 19.384 19.473 — 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.373 19.499 — 22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.336 19.505 — 23 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 19.377 19.562 — 24 5 Kasey KahneKasey Kahne started the race from the rear after going to a backup car post-qualifying. "N" Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.384 0.000 — 25 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.395 — — 26 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.403 — — 27 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 19.436 — — 28 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19.443 — — 29 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.454 — — 30 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.506 — — 31 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.519 — — 32 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.530 — — 33 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.537 — — 34 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.576 — — 35 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 19.580 — — 36 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 19.600 — — 37 98 Ryan Preece Premium Motorsports Ford 19.616 — — 38 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 19.636 — — 39 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 19.649 — — 40 32 Kyle Fowler Go FAS Racing Ford 19.675 — — 41 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 19.715 — — 42 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 19.861 — — 43 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 19.899 — —Official qualifying results Race First half Start Being on the first Sunday of Standard Time, with a 5:23 pm sunset and no lights at the track, after rain earlier in the day, pit lane was still being dried when the race began under the safety car, counting laps under caution condition at 1:24 p.m. NASCAR decided that they were satisfied with the track's condition and under cloudy Virginia skies, Joey Logano led the field to the green flag on lap 8. Martin Truex Jr. got around Logano exiting turn 4 and took the lead on lap 10. A. J. Allmendinger began pressuring Truex for the lead on lap 20. With the small size of Martinsville, it only took to lap 26 for the leader to catch the end of the field. The lapped traffic allowed Truex to pull away from Allmendinger. He got passed by Logano and Jeff Gordon and fell back to fifth. Logano got under Truex going into turn 1 to retake the lead on lap 37. Gordon drove under Logano in turn 1 to take the lead on lap 45. The second caution of the race flew on lap 51. This was a scheduled competition caution due to overnight rain. Thanks to the first pit stall, Logano exited pit road with the lead. Denny Hamlin was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field.2015 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-ayG3s1rQg November 9, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series NBC Sports NBCSN Ridgeway, Virginia November 1, 2015 67 1:24 p.m. en The race restarted on lap 57. Kurt Busch got under Joey Logano going into turn 1 to take the lead on lap 61. He was unable to pull away from Logano after 20 laps and he eventually lost the lead to him on lap 83. The third caution of the race flew on lap 102 for a single-car spin in turn 1. It appeared that Michael Annett got turned by Matt DiBenedetto. Austin Dillon was tagged for having too many crew members over the wall and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted on lap 113. It only took a lap for the fourth caution of the race to fly for a multi-car wreck in turn 3. In a classic Martinsville accordion-effect, a number of cars got into each other and spun out. Amongst them were Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson. The race restarted on lap 120. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 127 for a single-car wreck in turn 3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall. Paul Menard was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Greg Biffle was tagged for running over his air hose and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Second quarter The race restarted on lap 135. The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 136 for a single-car wreck in turn 3. Ryan Preece cut the curb going into the turn, clipped Sam Hornish Jr. and sent him spinning. The race restarted on lap 142. Danica Patrick got shoved into the turn 3 wall on lap 156 by David Gilliland.Gregory Allen 5 Things from Martinsville and Motorsports http://www.heraldcourier.com/sports/things-from-martinsville-and-motorsports/article_abfac172-81bc-11e5-8fc6-3bd19a19c425.html November 3, 2015 Bristol Herald Courier BH Media Group Holdings, Inc. November 2, 2015 She was saved by the seventh caution of the race that flew on lap 157 for a single-car spin on the backstretch. It appeared that Greg Biffle got turned by another car exiting turn 2. Hornish made contact with Biffle as he was unable to avoid him. Austin Dillon opted not to pit and assumed the lead. The race restarted on lap 162. Dillon was no match for Joey Logano on old tires as the No. 22 passed him in turn 1 to retake the lead on lap 166. The eighth caution of the race flew on lap 172 for a two-car wreck in turn 2. Kyle Busch got loose exiting turn 2 after running his left-front tire over a patch of water hugging the curb, got into Dillon and spun out. Carl Edwards got into the back of A. J. Allmendinger and damaged the front of his car. The race restarted on lap 180. Race control issued Logano a warning to maintain his speed coming to the restart zone. The ninth caution of the race flew on lap 186 for a single-car wreck in turn 3. David Ragan was trying to pass Kyle Larson going into turn 3 when they made contact, hit Clint Bowyer and sent him backwards into the wall. Bowyer would go on to finish 43rd.http://brock.lastcar.info/2015/11/cup-as-chaos-reigns-up-front-at.html CUP: As Chaos Reigns Up Front at Martinsville, Clint Bowyer Finishes In The Back Beard Brock LASTCAR November 1, 2015 brock.lastcar.info November 2, 2015 The race restarted on lap 192. Kevin Harvick passed Logano on the outside in turn 3 to take the lead on lap 200. After a series of caution flag periods, the race settled into a green flag run. Harvick ran into lapped traffic after 25 laps in the lead and Logano began reeling him in. He was unable to pass Harvick and lost second–place to teammate Brad Keselowski. Keselowski passed Harvick for the lead just as the 10th caution of the race flew on lap 236 for a single-car spin on the backstretch. Once again, Greg Biffle got loose exiting turn 2 and spun out. Logano exited pit road with the lead. Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 243. Brad Keselowski caught the tail end of his teammate after 10 laps. He eventually got by to take the lead on lap 256. The 11th caution of the race flew on lap 280 for a single-car spin on the backstretch. Exiting turn 2, Greg Biffle got loose and spun out once again. Joey Logano exited pit road with the lead. The race restarted on lap 287. Keselowski passed his teammate going into turn 3 to retake the lead on lap 294. The 12th caution of the race flew with 122 laps to go for a single-car wreck in turn 3. Kyle Fowler suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall. Fourth quarter “I got wrecked,” Logano said. “I don’t know. What am I supposed to say about it? His race was over and he tried so hard to catch us the first time and he took out half the field, and he was successful the second time so I give that to him. It’s kind of a coward move. Actually, a really coward move for a race car driver to do that, essentially someone as mature and an experienced race car driver that knows what this is all about. I think what happened at Kansas is a completely different deal. We were racing for the win and he blocks you a few times and then we raced hard and he blocked me the last time and we spun out. That’s what happened there. Here it was just a complete coward move, especially for a championship racecar driver and race team. Just a complete coward. I don’t have anything else to say. It’s a chicken-you-know-what move to completely take out the leader when your race is over. We’ll move on.” Joey Logano speaking on being taken out by Matt Kenseth with 47 laps to go.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Matt-Kenseth-Crashes-Into-Joey-Logano-at-Martinsville.aspx Logano: 'A Complete Coward Move' Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network November 1, 2015 MRN.com November 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151124151215/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Matt-Kenseth-Crashes-Into-Joey-Logano-at-Martinsville.aspx November 24, 2015 dead 40% right The race restarted with 113 laps to go. Joey Logano drove by his teammate to retake the lead with 111 laps to go. Keselowski drove by his teammate going into turn 1 to retake the lead with 105 laps to go. Logano took back the lead with 89 laps to go. In under a lap, Keselowski fell back to third. The 13th caution of the race flew with 83 laps to go for a single-car spin in turn 4. Danica Patrick was trying to wreck David Gilliland when she spun herself out in turn 4.Long Dustin Danica Patrick on 'repaying the favor' to Gilliland http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/11/01/danica-patrick-on-repaying-the-favor-to-gilliland/ nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports November 2, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia November 1, 2015 She said after the race that Gilliland "unnecessarily, I thought, took me out at the beginning of the race. So I was just repaying the favor.’’ Denny Hamlin was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted with 75 laps to go. The 14th caution of the race flew for a single-car spin in turn 3. Sam Hornish Jr. tried to go underneath Jeb Burton, clipped him and sent him spinning. The race restarted with 66 laps to go. The 15th caution of the race flew for a multi-car wreck on the backstretch.Albert Zack Luck runs dry for Chase hopefuls at Martinsville http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/11/1/chase-contenders-difficulties-martinsville-speedway-kurt-busch-brad-keselowski.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 2, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia November 1, 2015 Exiting turn 2, Keselowski spun out Matt Kenseth, sent him into a t-bone collision with Kurt Busch and the No. 41 car slammed the inside wall. Keselowski said that he "got hit from behind and it pushed me into the 20 (Kenseth). The right-front wheel hit Kenseth's left-rear and it just broke the right-front suspension off the car. Car wouldn't turn and just kept going straight until I couldn't do nothing and just started wrecking everybody. Didn't have any steering wheel left." Busch said that he "just got caught up and we were a victim. We were somebody else's collateral damage. It's a product of how everybody has to race in this Chase. For us there is so much more to our story. It's been a fantastic season. ... We led laps today. We were up front. Restarting third with a set of fresh tires and 70 laps to go, I mean we were in perfect position. We did our job, we just didn't have luck on our side." The race restarted with 57 laps to go. The 16th caution of the race flew with 47 laps to go for a two-car wreck in turn 1. Matt Kenseth, not happy with the incident a few weeks earlier and on the preceding caution, took out race leader Joey Logano, gaining a standing ovation from spectators. After being released from the infield care center, Logano said that Kenseth made "a complete coward move". When asked about Logano's remark Kenseth said that he didn't "have any comment for that. Some days you're the bat, some days you're the ball. It's never fun when you're the ball."Hembree Mike Tucker Heather Matt Kenseth puts Joey Logano into wall at Martinsville https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/01/matt-kenseth-puts-joey-logano-into-wall-martinsville/75009000/ November 2, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 1, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia This brought out the red flag to clean up the mess. With Logano being taken out, the lead went to Jeff Gordon. The red flag was lifted and the field continued with 45 laps remaining and little remaining daylight. Kyle Larson was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Hamlin opted not to pit and assumed the lead. The race restarted with 41 laps to go. A. J. Allmendinger took the lead from Hamlin with 39 laps to go. The 17th caution of the race flew with 34 laps to go, when Austin Dillon clipped David Ragan and sent him spinning in turn 2. The race restarted with 30 laps to go. Jeff Gordon passed Allmendinger for the lead in turn 1 with 21 laps to go. The 18th caution of the race flew with seven laps to go for a spin by Sam Hornish Jr. After the race restarted with two laps to go, Gordon held off Jamie McMurray to score his 93rd career victory, just seconds from official sunset. While the drivers were not informed of such at the time, as the track did not have lights, the lap 499 restart was not an official green–white–checker finish. Had there been another incident before Gordon crossed the start–finish line to start lap 500, the checkered flag would have waved because of darkness without an attempt to finish the race under green flag conditions, as a lack of daylight would have ended the race at regulation.Fryer Jenna Gordon wins Martinsville to earn spot in championship finale http://racing.ap.org/article/gordon-wins-martinsville-earn-spot-championship-finale November 1, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 1, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia https://web.archive.org/web/20151103140103/http://racing.ap.org/article/gordon-wins-martinsville-earn-spot-championship-finale November 3, 2015 Post-race Driver comments Gordon joked in victory lane that he wasn't going to retire after this season, saying “[t]his is the sweetest, most amazing feeling. I am so proud of this team. You want to talk about holding back emotions; right now man, wow, we’re going to Homestead! I can’t believe it. What an incredible battle that was.”http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=103139 Gordon Captures Career Win No. 93 At Martinsville White Tucker USA Today Sports Digital Properties. November 1, 2015 SpeedwayMedia.com November 1, 2015 He also added that he thought "the thing that's probably been more of an impact on me is just when we haven't performed the way that we want to, the way that I feel like we should, you just feel like you're disappointing people. That's tough. That weighs on you," he said. "You sit there, I don't even know how to describe it, but you just constantly have that over you. Not pressure as much as I don't know how to describe it. ... It's like your father when you're a kid. You want to please him, do everything you can to make everybody happy. We weren't doing a great job of it. Hopefully, everybody's a little bit happier now and we can give everybody something to cheer about at Homestead."James Brant James: Jeff Gordon's fairytale season reaches new heights https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/01/jeff-gordon-wins-martinsville-chase-title-hopes/75007660/ November 2, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 1, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia Gordon eventually made eight starts in 2016, with the October 2016 Martinsville Speedway being his last in NASCAR's premiership, and a sports car racing start in 2017, winning the 24 Hours of Daytona. Following a runner-up finish, McMurray said of the final restart that he was somewhat glad that "Jeff gave me the outside...I struggled on the inside. Knowing it was just going to be a green-white-checkered, I thought I might be able to get around him."http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=103202 Martinsville In The Rear-View: Gordon's Victory, McMurray's Runner-Up And More White Tucker USA Today Sports Digital Properties. November 2, 2015 SpeedwayMedia.com November 3, 2015 He then added that he "drove as hard as I could. Jeff was on the outside. His car stuck a little bit better than mine. I was hoping I could just get close enough to him down the backstretch that I could make some more drama for today versus what we already had. I spun the tires really bad off turn two and wasn’t able to get to his back.” After a third–place finish, Hamlin said that his day "was eventful to say the least – two pit road penalties, my car wasn’t very good at all up until the very, very end and we just took a long time to get going. It’s just part of it. This racing now is different now than what it used to be when I first came in the sport and it's just survival of the fittest.”http://www.popularspeed.com/hamlin-overcomes-two-martinsville-speeding-penalties/ Hamlin Overcomes Two Martinsville Speeding Penalties McCubbin Ashley Mike Calinoff November 2, 2015 popularspeed.com November 3, 2015 Media comments “Matt Kenseth, who felt he was wronged by Joey Logano at Kansas Speedway two weeks ago, paid off what he had promised earlier in the weekend when he purposely crashed into the Team Penske driver. It was a pretty blatant retaliation that Kenseth tried to cover up by saying a tire went down to cause his contact with Logano. Not surprisingly many believe what Kenseth did was perfectly acceptable while others saw it as crossing the line...and then some. The time has come for NASCAR to step in and stop the madness. All Sunday’s incident did was take the focus away from what was a pretty interesting race and its championship implications and reinforce the “wrecking is racing” stereotype the sport does not deserve.” Motor Racing Network lead writer Pete Pistone giving his take on the incident with Kenseth and Logano.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Martinsville-Rear-View-Mirror.aspx Martinsville Rear-View Mirror Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network November 1, 2015 MRN.com November 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151103164129/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/10/Martinsville-Rear-View-Mirror.aspx November 3, 2015 dead 40% right Members of the NASCAR media gave their take on what happened with Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano. Pete Pistone of the Motor Racing Network said that for some reason, "it’s now become a tolerable practice to not worry about winning anything fair and square, but rather plot the best way to screw your competitor from succeeding" and that "[s]portsmanship has joined the Dodo bird on the extinction list." Jeff Gluck of USA Today said that "Kenseth should be suspended for next week’s race at Texas Motor Speedway — even though that won’t help salvage Logano’s title hopes" and that the sport "needs to decide what it wants to be. Is it a form of competition that provides an even playing field in order to determine wins and championships? Or is it a glorified county fair demolition derby which emphasizes entertainment over integrity?"Gluck Jeff Gluck: NASCAR at identity crossroads, should suspend Matt Kenseth https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/01/jeff-gluck-nascar-punish-park-matt-kenseth-joey-logano-chase-martinsville/75019542/ November 2, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 1, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia Larry McReynolds of Fox Sports said that "if NASCAR doesn't drop the hammer on Matt Kenseth[,] well shame on them" and that "if I hear the word probation, I'm going to find the nearest trash can and throw up. Probation means nothing in our sport. It's a hollow word used in our sport."McReynolds Larry Larry McReynolds Drop the hammer: Larry Mac wants big penalties after Martinsville http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/matt-kenseth-joey-logano-martinsville-wreck-kansas-jeff-gordon-win-chase-sprint-cup-110215 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 3, 2015 November 2, 2015 Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said that the sport "finds itself in a predicament" in which "it is also flirting with being more in line with professional wrestling than an actual sport".Davison Drew NASCAR finds itself in predicament regarding on-track retaliations http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/texas-motor-speedway/article42163320.html November 2, 2015 Fort Worth Star-Telegram The McClatchy Company November 1, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia Tom Jensen of said that while "drama and the tension of the Chase are wonderful to watch most of the time...there has to be a limit, especially when using a 3,250-pound race car as a weapon. This has to stop and it has to stop now."Jensen Tom Opinion: Only NASCAR can stop boys who are out of control http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/jeff-gordon-joey-logano-matt-kenseth-opinion-only-nascar-can-stop-boys-out-of-control-110115 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 2, 2015 Ridgeway, Virginia November 1, 2015 Jenna Fryer of the Associated Press said that the incident is "NASCAR's version of the 'wild West'" and while "[p]ayback has always been accepted...[i]t's time for France (NASCAR's chairman and CEO) to decide if that is 'quintessential NASCAR' or not."Fryer Jenna Column: NASCAR needs consistency to quell 'wild West' http://racing.ap.org/article/column-nascar-needs-consistency-quell-wild-west November 3, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 2, 2015 Charlotte, North Carolina https://web.archive.org/web/20151103141227/http://racing.ap.org/article/column-nascar-needs-consistency-quell-wild-west November 3, 2015 Gerry Fraley of The Dallas Morning News said that "NASCAR let this situation grow" with Brian France calling Logano's actions at Kansas "quintessential NASCAR" and that the situation that "happening is straight out of World Wrestling Entertainment. Get away with anything you can while the referee looks the other way."Fraley Gerry Fraley: NASCAR risks anarchy if it allows drivers to take matters into their own hands http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/more-sports/motor-sports/headlines/20151102-fraley-nascar-risks-anarchy-if-it-allows-drivers-to-take-matters-into-their-own-hands.ece November 3, 2015 The Dallas Morning News The Dallas Morning News Inc. November 2, 2015 Thomas Pope of The Fayetteville Observer said that while he doesn't condone the actions of Kenseth, "NASCAR is as much at fault for what happened as Kenseth or Logano. They let the foundation for this kind of thing be built by not blackflagging an overly aggressive Logano, who could’ve gotten somebody killed, at Kansas. Kenseth was fed up with being pushed around, and Sunday, he pushed back."Pope Thomas Thomas Pope: On Gordon, Logano and Kenseth http://www.fayobserver.com/columns/thomas-pope-on-gordon-logano-and-kenseth/article_add08862-817e-11e5-8155-f39015a99ab9.html November 3, 2015 The Fayetteville Observer Fayetteville Publishing Company November 2, 2015 Dave Moody of Sirius XM NASCAR Radio said of Denny Hamlin's take on the incident that while Hamlin "is entitled to his opinion...[am I] the only one who’s tired of hearing drivers say, 'NASCAR should protect us from ourselves?' Brian France and Mike Helton don’t drive race cars. Drivers do. These are grown men (and women) who can handle their own affairs, both on and off the race track. They do not need an 'authority figure' to teach them right from wrong."Moody Dave Dave Moody (sportscaster) COMMENTARY: Random Thoughts On Matt vs Joey http://motorsports-soapbox.blogspot.com/2015/11/commentary-random-thoughts-on-matt-vs.html GodfatherMotorsports.com Godfather Motorsports November 2, 2015 November 2, 2015 Ryan McGee of ESPN.com took a different approach by saying NASCAR fans "can't watch Matt Kenseth pile-drive Joey Logano so hard that they damn near knock down the Turn 1 wall and then cry outrage and spew righteous anger and question the sanity and humanity and unsportsmanlike conduct of it all. Not at the end of the same week when we all wondered giddily aloud if that exact scenario might take place."https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/14032648/nascar-fans-lust-matt-kenseth-joey-logano-fight-cry-foul McGee: NASCAR fans lust for Kenseth-Logano fight, then cry foul McGee Ryan ESPN Internet Ventures November 2, 2015 ESPN.com November 2, 2015 NASCAR CEO speaks on incident “The reality is that in Kansas, what I said on this show was that late in a race we expect drivers to take chances to win races, they’ve got the skill to do it. We expect them to race hard. Blocking is part of this game, as Matt was doing, and contact will happen in NASCAR from time to time. That’s really all that was, but the unfortunate thing for Matt is that he had a lot of on the line that day and it’s understandable the disappointment he had. Late in that race, a faster car is behind you and you’re blocking, there’s some contact and you get the short end of it and you go around. That was an entirely different situation than Martinsville. What we’re not going to do is to take the style of NASCAR and parlay that into something where one driver or another believes the way to pay back somebody for something that happened is to take matters into their own hands. Obviously, we won’t be accepting that. The most important thing is the way to pay drivers back is to race them hard. When someone races you hard, you race them hard. If they’re going to give you no inches late in the race, then that’s how you’re going to race them. That’s NASCAR. What happened on Sunday, that’s not quite the way we would have liked to have seen that turn out.” NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France talking to Sirius XM NASCAR Radio on the incident involving Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/11/03/nascars-brian-france-suspension-remains-possibility-for-matt-kenseth/ NASCAR's Brian France: Suspension remains possible for Matt Kenseth Long Dustin NBC Sports November 3, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com November 3, 2015 40% right Speaking to Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone on the Sirius XM NASCAR Radio program The Morning Drive, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said that Matt Kenseth went too far in taking out Joey Logano.Gluck Jeff NASCAR's Brian France on Matt Kenseth's move: 'We don't want that to happen again' https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/03/brian-france-matt-kenseth-harsh-penalty-joey-logano-martinsville/75092024/ November 3, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 3, 2015 He added that the sanctioning body doesn't "want that to happen again. We don’t want any of our events to be altered in a way they shouldn’t be. What we want to prevent happening is drivers or any participant in NASCAR to take matters into their own hands and begin to control the outcome of races beyond hard racing. When that happens, that’s a very serious thing for us. And we’ll be dealing with that.” He continued by saying what happened at Kansas "was an entirely different situation. What we’re not going to do is take the style of NASCAR and parlay that into something where one driver believes the way to pay back somebody for something that happened is take matters into their own hands. Obviously, we won’t be accepting that." He then said that hard racing is "[t]he way to pay drivers back...That’s NASCAR. But what happened on Sunday is not quite the way we’d like things to turn out.” He concluded by saying while he sympathized with Kenseth being disappointed after Kansas, there are limits to "Boys, have at it" and every driver knows "those limits. They know. They understand what’s hard racing, taking chances, a little bit of contact – and they realize when they do something that’s way over the line. They may not say it, but they understand it – and we certainly do.” Post-race penalties On the Tuesday after the race, NASCAR suspended Matt Kenseth for two races for his role in the incident that took out Joey Logano.Gluck Jeff NASCAR suspends Matt Kenseth for two Sprint Cup races https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/03/matt-kenseth-nascar-penalty-martinsville-joey-logano/75095632/ November 3, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 3, 2015 According to NASCAR Executive Vice-president and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell, Kenseth "eliminated the No. 22 car’s opportunity to continue to compete in the race. Additionally, we factored aspects of safety into our decision, and also the fact that the new Chase elimination format puts a premium on each and every race. These actions have no place in NASCAR.”Fryer Jenna NASCAR suspends Kenseth for 2 races over Logano wreck https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nascar-suspends-kenseth-for-2-races-over-logano-wreck November 3, 2015 Fox News Associated Press FOX News Network, LLC. November 3, 2015 Charlotte, North Carolina Shortly after the announcement, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that they would appeal the decision and "challenge the severity of the penalty which is believed to be inconsistent with previous penalties for similar on-track incidents. There will be no further comments from JGR personnel during the appeal process."Pockrass Bob NASCAR parks Matt Kenseth 2 races for wrecking Joey Logano https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/14046947/nascar-suspends-matt-kenseth-2-races-wrecking-joey-logano-martinsville ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 3, 2015 November 3, 2015 Additionally, Danica Patrick was fined $50,000, docked 25–points and put on NASCAR probation through December 31.Spencer Lee NASCAR issues 'behavioral penalty' to Danica Patrick http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-issues-behavioral-penalty-to-danica-patrick/?v=11&s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. November 3, 2015 November 3, 2015 March 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308234318/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-issues-behavioral-penalty-to-danica-patrick/?v=11&s=1 dead NASCAR had no comment on the penalty handed to the driver of the No. 10 car.James Brant Hembree Mike Danica Patrick hit with points penalty, fined for Martinsville incident https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/03/danica-patrick-hit-points-penalty-fined-martinsville-incident/75099026/ November 4, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 3, 2015 However, it was assumed that Patrick's fine was for her radio conversations and repeated incidents with David Gilliland during the race after Gilliland spun Patrick the first time, she went "headhunting" for Gilliland, and initiated contact with him twice to cause separate safety car periods. Appeal On the Thursday after the race, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel upheld Matt Kenseth's two race suspension.Fryer Jenna Matt Kenseth appeals 2-race suspension by NASCAR http://racing.ap.org/article/panel-rejects-kenseth-appeal-2-race-nascar-suspension November 5, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 5, 2015 Charlotte, North Carolina https://web.archive.org/web/20151106133359/http://racing.ap.org/article/panel-rejects-kenseth-appeal-2-race-nascar-suspension November 6, 2015 After hearing the testimony from Joe Gibbs Racing and NASCAR, the panel decided that Kenseth "violated the rules set forth in the penalty notice" and upheld the original penalty levied by NASCAR.Hembree Mike Matt Kenseth loses initial appeal, enters final appeal https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/05/matt-kenseth-loses-appeal-nascar/75210030/ November 5, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 5, 2015 JGR decided to make the final appeal to the National Motorsports Final Appeals Officer Brian Moss.Pcokrass Bob Matt Kenseth loses initial appeal; final hearing later Thursday https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/14059295/matt-kenseth-remains-suspended-initial-appeal ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 5, 2015 November 5, 2015 Final appeal Later that day, National Motorsports Final Appeals Officer Bryan Moss upheld the two race suspension, but amended the probation penalty to conclude on December 31 instead of in six months.Hembree Mike Matt Kenseth loses final appeal; two-race suspension upheld https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/05/matt-kenseth-loses-appeal-nascar/75210030/ November 5, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 5, 2015 Not surprisingly, Kenseth was "more than a little disappointed on the decision and the penalties to start with...I’m the first driver in the 65-year history of NASCAR to get suspended for an incident that happened in a Sprint Cup Series race. I feel like I was unfairly made the example. I’m extremely disappointed, but we’ll get through this, and I look forward to going to Homestead. I’m not going to change who I am. I’m not going to change what I stand for. I’m not going to change how I race. I’ve been in this business a long time, and I feel like I’ve had a pretty good career to this point and I feel like I’m going to continue to have the respect on the racetrack that I feel like I deserve.”Jensen Tom Matt Kenseth loses both appeals, 2-race ban upheld; 6-month probation reduced http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/matt-kenseth-appeal-suspension-upheld-joe-gibbs-racing-final-appeals-officer-110515 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 6, 2015 November 5, 2015 Team owner Joe Gibbs said that their motive "for appealing is we felt like the penalty was kind of unprecedented and it was inconsistent with a number of other on-track incidents". Erik Jones drove in place of Kenseth at Texas and Phoenix.Scott David Final appeals of NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth's 2-race suspension denied https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article43197972.html November 5, 2015 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company November 5, 2015 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 47 2 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 500 42 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 42 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 40 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 39 6 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 500 39 7 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 37 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 500 37 9 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 35 10 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 500 34 11 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 500 34 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 32 13 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 500 31 14 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 30 15 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 29 16 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 500 28 17 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 500 27 18 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 27 19 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 500 25 20 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 500 24 21 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 500 0 22 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 499 22 23 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 498 21 24 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 498 20 25 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 498 19 26 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 497 18 27 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 496 17 28 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 493 16 29 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 492 0 30 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 492 14 31 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 491 13 32 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 490 13 33 33 Alex Kennedy (R) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 489 11 34 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 486 11 35 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 479 9 36 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 459 0 37 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 458 9 38 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 443 6 39 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 423 5 40 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 391 –21Danica Patrick was handed a 25–point penalty for attempting to take out David Gilliland.Hembree Mike James Brant Danica Patrick hit with points penalty, fined for Martinsville incident https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/11/03/danica-patrick-hit-points-penalty-fined-martinsville-incident/75099026/ November 5, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. November 4, 2015 "N" 41 32 Kyle Fowler Go FAS Racing Ford 373 3 42 98 Ryan Preece Premium Motorsports Ford 365 2 43 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 185 1Official Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 results Race statistics 21 lead changes among 9 different drivers 18 cautions for 109 laps; 1 red flag for 12:46 Time of race: 3 hours, 46 minutes, 35 seconds Average speed: 69.643 mph km/h on Jeff Gordon took home $199,836 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-8 Joey Logano 9-35 Martin Truex Jr. 36-43 Joey Logano 44-53 Jeff Gordon 54-59 Joey Logano 60-81 Kurt Busch 82-158 Joey Logano 159-164 Austin Dillon 165-198 Joey Logano 199-236 Kevin Harvick 237-239 Brad Keselowski 240-255 Joey Logano 256-282 Brad Keselowski 283-292 Joey Logano 293-388 Brad Keselowski 389-393 Joey Logano 394-410 Brad Keselowski 411-453 Joey Logano 454-456 Jeff Gordon 457-459 Denny Hamlin 460-478 A. J. Allmendinger 479-500 Jeff GordonTotal laps led Leader Laps Joey Logano 207 Brad Keselowski 143 Kevin Harvick 38 Jeff Gordon 35 Martin Truex Jr. 27 Kurt Busch 22 A. J. Allmendinger 19 Austin Dillon 6 Denny Hamlin 3 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: Joey Logano (19.215, 98.548 mph km/h on 3M Lap Leader: Joey Logano (207 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Jeff Gordon Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Joey Logano Freescale "Wide Open": Jamie McMurray Ingersoll Rand Power Move: A. J. Allmendinger (6 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #24 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Jeff Gordon (128.6 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Denny Hamlin (crew chief Dave Rogers (0.151 seconds)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: Jeff Gordon, ($10,000) Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: A. J. Allmendinger (Lap 14, 19.860, 95.347 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Jeb Burton Media Television NBCSN covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 1997 race winner 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 and Jeff Striegle called the race from the booth when the field was racing down the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from the turn 3 stand when the field was racing down the backstretch. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post handled pit road on the radio side. MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Backstretch: Dave Moody Alex HaydenWinston KelleySteve Post Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 Jeff Gordon 4,047 - Advanced 10px 6 2 Kyle Busch 4,039 (–8) 10px 3 3 Martin Truex Jr. 4,039 (–8) 10px 3 4 Kevin Harvick 4,037 (–10) 10px 3 5 Carl Edwards 4,030 (–17) 10px 1 6 Brad Keselowski 4,013 (–34) 10px 3 7 Kurt Busch 4,011 (–36) 10px 7 8 Joey Logano 4,009 (–38) 'Race for Fifth' NOTE: Drivers eliminated after each cut will have their score reset to the base score of 2,000 points and three points for every win in the regular season, and the points they score in each race will count towards final standings. The four drivers eliminated after Phoenix will have their Chase points from the nine races added to the base score at the start of the Chase for the race to fifth. Pos Driver Points 10px 9 Denny Hamlin 2,251 (–1,796) 10px 10 Ryan Newman 2,231 (–1,816) 10px 1 11 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,221 (–1,826) 10px 2 12 Jamie McMurray 2,201 (–1,846) 10px 2 13 Matt Kenseth 2,197 (–1,850) 10px 1 14 Jimmie Johnson 2,193 (–1,854) 10px 15 Paul Menard 2,177 (–1,870) 10px 16 Clint Bowyer 2,124 (–1,923) thumb|right|Jeff Gordon left Martinsville with an eight–point lead over Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 1,448 10px 2 Toyota 1,391 (–57) 10px 3 Ford 1,370 (–78) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Notes "N" References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega 2015 AAA Texas 500 VMI Keydets bask Virginia Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:NASCAR controversies