2015 myAFibRisk.com 400

February 2025 NAS myAFibRisk.com 400 http://www.nascar.com/content/dam/nascar/download-schedule/2015/nscs_2015_printable_schedule3.pdf 2015 NASCAR Schedule NASCAR Media Group, LLC. August 26, 2014 NASCAR.com September 13, 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/chicagoland-speedway.html Chicagoland Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com September 13, 2015http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6812&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network September 13, 2015 MRN.com September 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150917072356/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6812&StatType=Entry+List September 17, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/MyAFibRiskcom-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network September 18, 2015 MRN.com September 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150920025329/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/MyAFibRiskcom-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx September 20, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6812&StatType=Starting+Lineup Starting Lineup Motor Racing Network September 18, 2015 MRN.com September 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150920025031/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6812&StatType=Starting+Lineup September 20, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/MyAFibRiskcom-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network September 19, 2015 MRN.com September 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923010838/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/MyAFibRiskcom-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx September 23, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/MyAFibRiskcom-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network September 19, 2015 MRN.com September 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923000035/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/MyAFibRiskcom-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx September 23, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6812&YearID=44&StatType=Race+Results myAFibRisk.com 400 Results Motor Racing Network September 20, 2015 MRN.com September 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924214216/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6812&YearID=44&StatType=Race+Results September 24, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/27chi2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics September 20, 2015 Jayski.com September 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151009223858/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/27chi2015points.pdf October 9, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/27chi2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications September 21, 2015 Jayski.com September 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151009223903/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/27chi2015racereport.pdf October 9, 2015 dead 2015 09 20 2015 27 36 class=skin-invert|250px Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois 1.5 2.4 267 400.5 640.8 Clear blue, sunny skies with a temperature of 71 F C; wind out of the east at 2 mph km/h on 140.117 mph km/h on Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 28.675 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 121 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 1.8/3 (Overnight)https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/09/nascar-ratings-nbc-chicago-overnights-down-chase-for-cup/ NASCAR’s Chase Opens With Low Overnight at Chicago Paulsen Sports Media Watch September 21, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com September 21, 20152.1/4 (Final)https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/09/nascar-ratings-chase-cup-chicago-record-low-viewership-nbcsn/ Record-Low Start For NASCAR’s Chase For the Cup Paulsen Sports Media Watch September 24, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com September 24, 20153.2 Million viewers MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) The 2015 myAFibRisk.com 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on September 20, 2015, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, the first race of the Chase and the first race of the Challenger Round. Denny Hamlin won the race, his second of the season. Carl Edwards finished second. Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top–five. Due to qualifying being rained-out, Kevin Harvick was given the first starting spot of the race. He led 10 laps before wrecking out halfway through the race and finished 42nd. Kyle Busch led a race high of 121 laps on his way to a ninth–place finish. There were 17 lead changes among 10 different drivers, as well as six caution flag periods for 28 laps. This was Denny Hamlin's 26th career win, second of the season, first at Chicagoland Speedway and fifth at the track for Joe Gibbs Racing. The win moved Hamlin up to second in the points trailing teammate Matt Kenseth by two. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Toyota left Chicagoland trailing Chevrolet by 49–points in the manufacturer standings. The myAFibRisk.com 400 was carried by NBC Sports on the cable/satellite NBCSN network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Report Background thumb|left|Chicagoland Speedway, the track where the race was held. Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.500 mi km on tri-oval intermediate speedway in Joliet, Illinois. Jimmie Johnson entered Chicagoland tied with Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth for the points lead at 2,012–points. Joey Logano entered three–points back. Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards entered tied for fifth six–points back. Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin entered tied for ninth nine–points back. Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Paul Menard and Clint Bowyer entered tied for 12th 12–points back. Change to restart officiating Following complaints of Matt Kenseth jumping the final restart at Richmond, NASCAR decided to add a camera feed and official with the sole purpose of monitoring the restart zone.James Brant NASCAR will dedicate camera, official to restarts https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/09/19/nascar-restart-camera-offiical-controversy/72481748/ September 20, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. September 19, 2015 Charlotte, North Carolina NASCAR record When the green flag flies on Sunday, Jeff Gordon – who made his first career Sprint Cup Series start in the 1992 Hooters 500 at what was then Atlanta International Raceway (now Atlanta Motor Speedway) – tied Ricky Rudd's record for most consecutive starts at 788.https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/17/jeff-gordon-on-the-only-race-he-missed-in-his-career/ Near NASCAR consecutive start record Jeff Gordon on the race he missed Ryan Nate NBC Sports September 17, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 18, 2015 The 23–year veteran of the sport will break the tie next weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. "I’ve got to get through this weekend first," he said. "That’s one of those things where I feel a little strange talking about it because I do appreciate and respect the safety of this sport. (That) side can be taken away from you at any time. I want to break that record. I think it’s a huge accomplishment because it’s not easy to do. It’s easier today because the sport is safer. I look at Ricky Rudd and what he went through to make it. That is pretty extraordinary. I can’t quite compare that." Entry list The entry list for the myAFibRisk.com 400 was released on Sunday, September 13 at 11:49 a.m. Eastern time. Forty-six cars were entered for the race. All but Ryan Blaney in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford were entered for the previous week's race at Richmond. The two driver changes for this weekend's race were Travis Kvapil returning to the No. 30 Chevrolet for The Motorsports Group and Josh Wise returning to the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 David Ragan (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 30 Travis Kvapil (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Josh Wise 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 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 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 98 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports FordOfficial initial entry listAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Official final entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.675 and a speed of 188.317 mph km/h on.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/18/kevin-harvick-fastest-in-first-practice-at-chicagoland/comment-page-1/#comment-8155 Kevin Harvick fastest in first practice at Chicagoland Ryan Nate NBC Sports September 18, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 18, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.675 188.317 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.737 187.911 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.750 187.826Official first practice results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 29.458 and a speed of 183.312 mph km/h on.https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/19/truex-fastest-in-1st-of-2-final-cup-practices/ Truex fastest in 1st of 2 final Cup practices Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports September 19, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 19, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 29.458 183.312 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.607 182.389 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.698 181.830Official second practice results Final practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.213 and a speed of 184.849 mph km/h on.https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/19/truex-again-fastest-in-final-sprint-cup-practice/ Truex again fastest in final Sprint Cup practice Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports September 19, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 19, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 29.213 184.849 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.350 183.986 3 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.356 183.949Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Kevin Harvick, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, was awarded the first starting spot after qualifying was rained out. Three rounds of knockout qualifying took place at 6:45 p.m., but heavy rain forced the session to be cancelled and the starting lineup was set by first practice times according to the NASCAR rulebook.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Chicago-Qualifying-Rained-Out.aspx Rain Washes Out Chicago Qualifying Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network September 18, 2015 MRN.com September 18, 2015 Joliet, Illinois https://web.archive.org/web/20150920025018/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Chicago-Qualifying-Rained-Out.aspx September 20, 2015 dead As a result, Kevin Harvick was awarded the first starting spot for the race. He was joined on the front row by Joey Logano. "We haven’t been in race trim yet," Logano said. "We stayed in qualifying trim all day today and I felt like it was qualifying during practice. We were really trying to top the charts. We really felt like that was where we would be starting at the end of practice. Obviously this storm is huge and we didn’t have a shot in hell of making qualifying happen.” “It is a lot better than last year when we started 25th," Brad Keselowski – who started third – said. "We will take that and move on. The car has been pretty good so far so I feel good about that." Ryan Blaney, Travis Kvapil and Michael McDowell failed to qualify for the race.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/rain-washes-out-qualifying-harvick-on-pole/ Rain washes out qualifying: Harvick on pole DeGroot Nick Motorsport.com, Inc. September 18, 2015 Motorsport.com September 18, 2015 Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in the first practice session Speed 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.675 188.317 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.737 187.911 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.750 187.826 4 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.754 187.800 5 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.760 187.761 6 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.813 187.415 7 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.893 186.896 8 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.922 186.709 9 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.958 186.477 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.959 186.471 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.961 186.458 12 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.967 186.419 13 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.017 186.098 14 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.018 186.091 15 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.027 186.034 16 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.028 186.027 17 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.033 185.995 18 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.051 185.880 19 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.055 185.854 20 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.055 185.854 21 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 29.061 185.816 22 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.067 185.778 23 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.085 185.663 24 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 29.159 185.192 25 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.160 185.185 26 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.183 185.039 27 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.227 184.761 28 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 29.246 184.641 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.275 184.458 30 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.457 183.318 31 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.467 183.256 32 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.599 182.439 33 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.645 182.156 34 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 29.644 182.149 35 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.666 182.027 36 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 29.686 181.904 37 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.725 181.665 38 34 Brett Moffitt (R)Brett Moffitt started from the rear of the field for changing transmissions. "N" Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.733 181.616 39 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 29.747 181.531 40 32 Josh Wise Go FAS Racing Ford 29.770 181.391 41 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 29.851 180.898 42 98 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Ford 30.052 179.689 43 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30.767 175.513Failed to qualify 44 21 Ryan Blaney (i) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.951 186.522 45 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 30.070 179.581 46 30 Travis Kvapil (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 30.223 178.672Official first practice resultsOfficial starting lineup Race First half Start Under clear blue Illinois skies, Kevin Harvick led the field to the green flag at 3:18 p.m. He edged out Joey Logano to lead the first lap. The first caution of the race flew on the second lap when A. J. Allmendinger came down across the nose of Denny Hamlin and went spinning in turn 3. Trying to avoid ramming the No. 47 car, Hamlin got loose on the high-side, spun out and slid down the race track.https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/20/hamlin-spins-out-on-second-lap-at-chicagoland-video/ Hamlin spins out on second lap at Chicagoland McFadin Daniel NBC Sports September 20, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 20, 2015 He didn't suffer any damage and he continued on racing.2015 myAFibRisk.com 400 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hghMETuJCk September 28, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series NBC Sports NBCSN Joliet, Illinois September 20, 2015 67 3:18 p.m. en The race restarted on lap 7. Martin Truex Jr. forced Harvick up the track to take the lead the next lap. By lap 15, Austin Dillon was pressuring him for the top spot, but got loose in turn 3 and lost the second position to Harvick. By lap 23, Harvick pulled up next to Truex and edged out front but the No. 78 car beat him back to the line. By lap 36, Kyle Busch, now in second place, began to pressure Truex for the lead. Finally, Busch slid up in front of him to take the lead on lap 47. A number of cars began hitting pit road on lap 52 and Busch hit pit road from the lead on lap 54. In a rare circumstance, the lead didn't change at all through the cycle. Alex Bowman and Carl Edwards were both tagged for speeding on pit road and they had to serve drive-through penalties. Second quarter When the pit cycle was over, Busch began driving away from the field. 20 laps later, Harvick began to run him down. However, lapped traffic prevented him from getting close to the leader. On lap 87, Kurt Busch, running fifth at the time, made an unscheduled stop after slamming the wall in turn 3. Despite this, the race continued under green. Another round of green flag pit stops began on lap 100 and Ky. Busch surrendered the lead to make his stop on lap 106 and handed it to Dale Earnhardt Jr. He pitted the next lap to give the lead back to Busch. Debris on the backstretch brought out the second caution of the race on lap 123. The race restarted on lap 129. Harvick edged out Busch on the backstretch and took the lead. The third caution of the race flew on lap 130 when Dillon blew his right-front tire out and slammed the wall in turn 2.http://brock.lastcar.info/2015/09/cup-austin-dillon-gives-3-first-cup.html CUP: Austin Dillon Gives #3 First Cup Series Last-Place Finish Since 1992 Beard Brock Last Car September 20, 2015 lastcar.info September 21, 2015 He would go on to finish 43rd 69–laps down. Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 135. Harvick spun the tires on the restart and lost the lead to Kyle Busch. Joey Logano hit the rear of Jimmie Johnson's car and forced him onto the apron.Scott David Post-race fracas upstages NASCAR Chase https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article35927661.html September 21, 2015 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company September 20, 2015 Joliet, Illinois Johnson then made contact with Harvick and damaged his left-rear fender. His left-rear tire blew out and sent his car backwards into the turn 3 wall, bringing out the fourth caution on lap 137.James Brant James: Kevin Harvick's title defense already in trouble https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/09/20/kevin-harvick-crash-chicagoland-title-defense-trouble/72530158/ September 20, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. September 20, 2015 Joliet, Illinois “I got a pretty good restart and obviously (Joey Logano) and (Johnson) got a run. I just held my line and (Johnson) just slammed into the side of my door,” Harvick explained. "That was pretty much it.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Kevin-Harvick-Takes-a-Hit-at-Chicagoland-Speedway.aspx Harvick Takes a Hit at Chicagoland Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network September 20, 2015 MRN.com September 20, 2015 Joliet, Illinois https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024212/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Kevin-Harvick-Takes-a-Hit-at-Chicagoland-Speedway.aspx September 24, 2015 dead “He didn’t leave me any space,” Johnson explained after the race. “He was pinning me down, and I had to get back up on the track. I wouldn’t say that what he did was any different than other situations I’ve been in like that. When you are in his position, you want to get the inside car in a bad angle so they have to lift. I was fine with lifting, but I had to get back on the race track, so I worked my way back up on the track.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Trying-Day-For-Johnson.aspx Trying Day For Johnson Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network September 20, 2015 MRN.com September 21, 2015 Joliet, Illinois https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000324/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Trying-Day-For-Johnson.aspx September 24, 2015 dead The race restarted on lap 145. Busch spun the tires on the start and lost the lead to Jeff Gordon. It was the first restart that prompted a review by NASCAR and they found that it was a clean restart.https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/20/nascar-says-gordons-restart-was-close-but-legal/ NASCAR says Jeff Gordon's restart was 'close' but legal Long Dustin NBC Sports September 20, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 21, 2015 Joliet, Illinois He was the first to hit pit road on lap 184 and handed the lead to Kurt Busch. Kurt pitted the next lap and give the lead to brother Kyle Busch. Kyle pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Kyle Larson. Larson pitted two laps later and handed the lead to Carl Edwards. Debris in turn 4 brought out the fifth caution of the race on lap 191. Kyle Busch opted not to pit and assumed the lead. Fourth quarter thumb|right|Denny Hamlin, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored his 26th career victory at Chicagoland Speedway. The race restarted with 71 laps to go. After drag racing through the front stretch, Kurt Busch passed his brother for the lead with 46 laps to go. Edwards began the final cycle of pit stops with 29 laps to go. Kurt Busch pitted with 28 laps to go and handed the lead to Hamlin. Hamlin pitted with 24 laps to go and handed the lead to teammate Matt Kenseth. Kenseth hit pit road with 23 laps to go and the lead cycled back to Kurt Busch. Allmendinger was tagged for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. Debris in turn 2 brought out the sixth caution of the race with 10 laps to go. The debris were pieces of a brake rotor that came from the No. 83 car of Matt DiBenedetto. "Did the yellow even need to come out? I don't even know," Kurt Busch said after the race.https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kurt-busch-jeff-gordon-stewart-haas-racing-chicagoland-final-caution-yellow-need-come-out-092015?vid=528978499908 Kurt Busch on final caution: 'Did the yellow even need to come out?' Turner Jared Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. September 20, 2015 FoxSports.com September 21, 2015 He, Gordon and Hamlin opted to stay out while the rest of the lead lap cars opted to pit. The race restarted with five laps to go. Gordon got a good start on Kurt, but he was passed underneath by Hamlin, forced up the track and ultimately finished 14th.https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/page/MondayRundown20150921/nascar-jeff-gordon-sees-restart-woes-return-chase-begins Monday Rundown: A bad restart for Gordon again at Chicagoland McGee Ryan ESPN Internet Ventures September 21, 2015 ESPN.com September 22, 2015 Denny drove on to score his 26th career victory.Fryer Jenna Hamlin rallies to earn victory in opening round of playoffs http://racing.ap.org/article/hamlin-rallies-earn-victory-opening-round-playoffs September 20, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports September 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150921190402/http://racing.ap.org/article/hamlin-rallies-earn-victory-opening-round-playoffs September 21, 2015 Joliet, Illinois Post-race Driver comments "This team doesn’t give up, that’s a perfect example today," Hamlin said. "Fast race cars are what we have and that was why we were able to come back and win today from that early trouble."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Hamlin-Kicks-Off-Chase-With-Chicagoland-Win.aspx Hamlin Rebounds to Win Chicago Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network September 20, 2015 MRN.com September 20, 2015 Joliet, Illinois https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024146/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Hamlin-Kicks-Off-Chase-With-Chicagoland-Win.aspx September 24, 2015 dead "I'll tell you what, my guys just do a great job on pit road, they really do," Edwards said. "Darian never loses his cool ever. He played the game perfectly with pit strategy. Then at the end, truly, once we got into Turn 1 on the final restart, I was like, I got this thing. I got better tires than all these guys. Kurt (Busch) was unbelievable on old tires. Then I thought, Denny is mine, he's a sitting duck. He drove the wheels off of that thing. He really hung on with those tires that he had."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Carl-Edwards-Speeds-to-Second-at-Chicagoland-Speedway.aspx Edwards Speeds to Second Wackerlin Jeff Motor Racing Network September 20, 2015 MRN.com September 21, 2015 Joliet, Illinois https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024113/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Carl-Edwards-Speeds-to-Second-at-Chicagoland-Speedway.aspx September 24, 2015 dead “...overall, I’m really proud of this team and everybody at Haas Automation and Stewart Haas Racing,” Kurt Busch said. “This Chevy was fast. It was fast enough to win. When the caution came out there at the end, I thought we had the right strategy, but we didn’t. But this is a point’s day. This is a long journey through these next 10 weeks. We weren’t given a hall pass now, through Loudon and through Dover. We’ve just got to work hard as a team and saddle-up. This isn’t just a win and take a couple of weeks off, but we had a winning car today. It’s kind of a shame. We had a good run at Fontana earlier this year and it kind of ended up the same way.”http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-and-the-win-that-got-away/ Kurt Busch and the win that got away Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. September 20, 2015 Motorsport.com September 21, 2015 “We had a really good car. We were good most of the race and then that one caution came out after we pitted we went a lap down,” Ryan Newman said after a fourth-place finish. “The next restart we had a bad restart and it looked like we were done and that was it.”http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/newman-off-to-another-strong-start-in-the-chase/ Newman off to another strong start in the Chase Utter Jim Motorsport.com, Inc. September 20, 2015 Motorsport.com September 21, 2015 “I didn’t choose the right direction to go,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said after a 12th-place finish. “I thought we would all jump to the top and go around those guys, and we’d be good. But Jeff slid up in front of us and we all had to stop and everybody was going by us on the bottom. Those late restarts with those guys up there on used tires are just going to be bad. You just have to get lucky and we didn’t get lucky. Not anything there about skill, it is all luck. ... We had a good day going and ... cautions throw all that work out the window.”http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2015-09-21/dale-earnhardt-jr-frustrated-chase-standings-grid-chicagoland-race-finish-crew-chief-greg-ives Dale Earnhardt Jr. frustrated by slow start to Chase Owens Jeff Sporting News Media September 21, 2015 sportingnews.com September 22, 2015 September 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150922175553/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2015-09-21/dale-earnhardt-jr-frustrated-chase-standings-grid-chicagoland-race-finish-crew-chief-greg-ives dead "I knew we were going to have a tough time not spinning the tires," Gordon said about the final restart after a 14th-place finish in his record-tying 788th consecutive career start.Kallmann Dave Kevin Harvick confronts Jimmie Johnson after bump knocks him from race https://www.jsonline.com/sports/autoracing/kevin-harvick-confronts-jimmie-johnson-after-bump-knocks-him-from-race-b99580595z1-328452331.html September 21, 2015 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Journal Sentinel, Inc. September 20, 2015 Joliet, Illinois "Especially when you're on the front row. So, I was just trying to hold pace with Kurt. I knew that Denny was behind me on older tires as well, so I was somewhat encouraged by that."https://autoweek.com/article/nascar-sprint-cup/jeff-gordon-shows-nascar-chase-promise-strong-run-chicagoland Jeff Gordon shows NASCAR Chase promise with strong run at Chicagoland Weaver Matt Crain Communications, Inc. September 20, 2015 autoweek.com September 21, 2015 "I'm just really proud of everybody on our...team for not giving up and doing all the things they had to do to get the car back on the track," Harvick said after a disappointing 42nd-place finish. "...we've just got to go win one of these [next two] races."https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2569876-denny-hamlins-win-overshadowed-by-kevin-harvicks-failures-at-chicagoland-400 Denny Hamlin's Win Overshadowed by Kevin Harvick's Failures at Chicagoland 400 Dutton Monte Bleacher Report, Inc. September 20, 2015 BleacherReport.com September 21, 2015 Confrontation “That is emotion coming out when the stakes are really high in the Chase. We’ve got a reigning champion who finds himself in a tough spot ... really needing to win (to advance), so you understand the frustration. You don’t like to see what happened, but from our standpoint that’s just pure emotion when the stakes are high and knowing how important it is to go out and win a championship.” Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice–president and chief racing development officer, speaking on The Morning Drive on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/21/nascar-kevin-harvick-will-not-be-penalized/ NASCAR: Kevin Harvick won't be penalized for striking Jimmie Johnson Long Dustin NBC Sports September 21, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 21, 2015 40% right Following the race, Jimmie Johnson went to Kevin Harvick's motorhome in the driver's lot to talk the incident over with the driver of the No. 4 Chevrolet.Gluck Jeff Kevin Harvick punches Jimmie Johnson in chest in driver lot https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/09/20/harvick-goes-after-johnson-driver-lot-after--track-incident/72536204/ September 21, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. September 20, 2015 Joliet, Illinois But when he got to Harvick's motorhome, he was greeted with a punch to the chest. The situation had to be diffused by Harvick's business manager Josh Jones and wife DeLana. They escorted him to a waiting white SUV and drove off from the race track. Afterwards, Johnson said that he "assume[d] he would try to find it [as] my fault. I just simply needed the lane to get back on the racetrack. By no means was I trying to do anything different. I've seen him on the flat working his way back up looking for a racing lane. That is what I was doing. I was on the bottom trying to get back up on the racing surface, and he was trying to pin me down and I had to get back up or else it would have been a hell of a mess."https://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2015/9/20/9362215/2015-nascar-chicago-kevin-harvick-jimmie-johnson-shove Kevin Harvick shoves Jimmie Johnson following Chase wreck Bianchi Jordan Vox Media, Inc. September 20, 2015 sbnation.com September 21, 2015 Joey Logano, who appeared to make contact with No. 48 Chevrolet, said that he never touched him or forced him down onto the apron going into turn 1. "I don't know. I was a little behind it," said Logano, who finished sixth in the Chase opener. "I just saw the 48 go three-wide bottom, and I was just trying to protect my position and figure out what lane I wanted to go in from there."http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/9/20/kevin-harvick-shoves-jimmie-johnson-chicagoland-post-race.html Harvick confronts, shoves Johnson after race Albert Zack NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 20, 2015 NASCAR.com September 21, 2015 Joliet, Illinois In his weekly appearance on the Sirius XM NASCAR Radio program The Morning Drive, NASCAR Executive Vice–President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell told Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone that “there won’t be any penalties ” issued for the confrontation and explained the sanctioning body's reason behind the decision. Penalties On the Wednesday following the race, NASCAR issued penalties to the No. 10 Stewart–Haas Racing team and No. 15 Michael Waltrip Racing team.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/9/23/chase-sprint-cup-two-teams-penalized-after-chicagoland-clint-bowyer.html Chase team among four Sprint Cup, Xfinity Series teams penalized Official NASCAR Release September 23, 2015 NASCAR.com September 23, 2015 The No. 10 team was penalized for an infraction that occurred during pre-qualifying inspection on September 18. This is a P2 level penalty (Sections 12.1 and 20.4b and 20.4.2a of the NASCAR rule book). The right side quarter panel behind the rear wheel/tire was modified during pre-qualifying inspection. Crew chief Daniel Knost was placed on NASCAR probation through December 31, 2015. Car chief Pete White was placed on NASCAR probation through December 31. The No. 15 team was penalized for an infraction that occurred on opening day inspection September 18. This is a P4 level penalty (Section 12.1, 20. 14.c, 20.14.2.1.k, 12.5.3.4.d, 12.5.3.4.1.d & f, 12.5.3.4.2 of the NASCAR rule book). Crew chief Billy Scott was fined 75–thousand dollars, suspended for the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship events and placed on NASCAR probation for six months following the issue of suspension. Driver Clint Bowyer has been penalized 25–points. Car owner Rob Kauffman has been penalized 25 owner points. Michael Waltrip Racing released a statement saying that it "respectfully disagrees" with the penalties and would immediately appeal.Gluck Jeff Clint Bowyer docked 25 points; crew chief suspended three races, fined $75K https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/09/23/clint-bowyer-docked-25-points-crew-chief-suspended-three-races-fined-75k/72694316/ September 24, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. September 23, 2015 Charlotte, North Carolina "MWR has made mistakes in the past, but we feel we are correct in this instance," the team said. "We look forward to the opportunity to present our case to the appeals committee and have no further public comment until the process is completed." NASCAR requested to the Appeals Administrator of the National Motorsports Appeals Panel that the appeals process described in the rule book be expedited. On Wednesday, September 30, the National Motorsports Appeal Panel upheld the penalty levied against the team.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Michael-Waltrip-Racing-Penalty-Upheld.aspx MWR Penalty Upheld Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network September 30, 2015 MRN.com September 30, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151001141643/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Michael-Waltrip-Racing-Penalty-Upheld.aspx October 1, 2015 dead The team decided not to make a final appeal and released a statement that said they were "disappointed with the outcome of today’s ruling and still feel our interpretation is within the guidelines. Rather than continue the appeals process, MWR is ready to focus 100 percent of our company’s resources on winning at Dover and trying to advance to the Contender Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup."http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/mwr-and-clint-bowyer-lose-appeal-of-nascar-penalty/ MWR and Clint Bowyer lose appeal of NASCAR penalty Utter Jim Motorsport.com, Inc. September 30, 2015 Motorsport.com September 30, 2015 October 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151001161745/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/mwr-and-clint-bowyer-lose-appeal-of-nascar-penalty/ dead Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 47 2 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 43 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 42 4 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 40 5 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 40 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 39 7 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 38 8 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 36 9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 37 10 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 267 34 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 33 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 32 13 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 267 32 14 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 31 15 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 267 29 16 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 266 28 17 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 27 18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 265 26 19 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 265 0Clint Bowyer was handed a 25–point penalty for a P4 level penalty. "N" 20 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 265 24 21 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 265 23 22 33 Brian Scott (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 265 0 23 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 265 21 24 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 264 20 25 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 264 19 26 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 264 18 27 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 263 0 28 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 263 16 29 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 263 15 30 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 262 14 31 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 262 13 32 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 262 12 33 32 Josh Wise Go FAS Racing Ford 261 11 34 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 261 10 35 26 J. J. Yeley (i) BK Racing Toyota 261 0 36 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 260 8 37 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 259 7 38 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 259 6 39 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 258 5 40 98 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Ford 258 4 41 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 255 0 42 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 209 3 43 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 198 1Unofficial race results Race statistics 17 lead changes among 10 different drivers 6 cautions for 28 laps Time of race: 2 hours, 51 minute, 30 seconds Average speed: 140.117 mph km/h on Denny Hamlin took home $306,315 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-5 Kevin Harvick 6 Joey Logano 7-45 Martin Truex Jr. 46-128 Kyle Busch 129-133 Kevin Harvick 134-143 Kyle Busch 144-183 Jeff Gordon 184 Kurt Busch 185 Kyle Busch 186-187 Kyle Larson 188-193 Carl Edwards 194-220 Kyle Busch 221-239 Kurt Busch 240-243 Denny Hamlin 244 Matt Kenseth 245-261 Kurt Busch 262 Jeff Gordon 263-267 Denny HamlinTotal laps led Leader Laps Kyle Busch 121 Jeff Gordon 41 Martin Truex Jr. 39 Kurt Busch 37 Kevin Harvick 10 Denny Hamlin 9 Carl Edwards 6 Kyle Larson 2 Matt Kenseth 1 Joey Logano 1 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: No winner 3M Lap Leader: Kyle Busch (121 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Kevin Harvick Freescale "Wide Open": Kurt Busch Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Ryan Newman (5 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development, #11 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kyle Busch (130.6 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Kurt Busch (crew chief Tony Gibson (0.519 seconds)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: No winner: rolls over to $240,000 at next event Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch (Lap 136, 29.572, 182.605 mph km/h on) Sunoco Rookie of The Race: Brett Moffitt Media Television NBCSN covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled pit road on the television side. NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsMike MassaroMarty SniderKelli Stavast Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race from the booth when the field was racing down the front stretch. Dave Moody called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post worked pit road on the radio side. MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Alex HaydenWinston KelleySteve Post Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 Matt Kenseth 2,052 10px 9 2 Denny Hamlin 2,050 (–2) 10px 5 3 Carl Edwards 2,049 (–3) 10px 2 4 Kyle Busch 2,049 (–3) 10px 2 5 Kurt Busch 2,048 (–4) 10px 2 6 Joey Logano 2,048 (–4) 10px 6 7 Jimmie Johnson 2,045 (–7) 10px 6 8 Ryan Newman 2,040 (–12) 10px 9 Brad Keselowski 2,039 (–13) 10px 4 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,038 (–14) 10px 1 11 Martin Truex Jr. 2,035 (–17) 10px 1 12 Jeff Gordon 2,031 (–21) 10px 1 13 Jamie McMurray 2,028 (–24) 10px 1 14 Paul Menard 2,027 (–25) 10px 10 15 Kevin Harvick 2,009 (–43) 10px 16 Clint Bowyer 2,000 (–52) thumb|right|Matt Kenseth left Chicagoland with a two–point lead over Denny Hamlin. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 1,187 10px 2 Toyota 1,138 (–49) 10px 3 Ford 1,120 (–67) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Note "N" References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 Federated Auto Parts 400 2015 Sylvania 300 Category:NASCAR races at Chicagoland Speedway myAFibRisk.com 400 Category:2015 in American motorsport myAFibRisk.com 400 Category:September 2015 sports events in the United States