2015 Sylvania 300

February 2025 NAS Sylvania 300 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 21, 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/new-hampshire-motor-speedway.html New Hampshire Motor Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com September 21, 2015 May 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170502073112/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/new-hampshire-motor-speedway.html deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6814&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network September 21, 2015 MRN.com September 21, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924013521/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=6814&StatType=Entry+List September 24, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/SYLVANIA-300-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx First Practice Results Motor Racing Network September 25, 2015 MRN.com September 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150926012719/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/SYLVANIA-300-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx September 26, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/SYLVANIA-300-Qualifying-Results.aspx Qualifying Results Motor Racing Network September 25, 2015 MRN.com September 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150926091705/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/SYLVANIA-300-Qualifying-Results.aspx September 26, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/SYLVANIA-300-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx Second Practice Results Motor Racing Network September 26, 2015 MRN.com September 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150927155311/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/SYLVANIA-300-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx September 27, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/SYLVANIA-300-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx Final Practice Results Motor Racing Network September 26, 2015 MRN.com September 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150927172409/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2015/09/SYLVANIA-300-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx September 27, 2015 deadhttp://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6814&YearID=44&StatType=Race+Results Sylvania 300 Results Motor Racing Network September 27, 2015 MRN.com September 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928130644/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=6814&YearID=44&StatType=Race+Results September 28, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/28nhms2015points.pdf Points standings NASCAR Statistics September 27, 2015 Jayski.com September 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928142826/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/28nhms2015points.pdf September 28, 2015 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/28nhms2015racereport.pdf Manufacturer standings NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications September 28, 2015 Jayski.com September 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929080132/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/28nhms2015racereport.pdf September 29, 2015 dead 2015 09 27 2015 28 36 2015 Sylvania 300 logo.jpg New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire 1.058 1.703 300 317.4 510.9 Clear blue skies with a temperature of 69 F C; wind out of the south/southwest at 7 mph km/h on 106.480 mph km/h on Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing 27.604 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 216 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 1.7/3 (Overnight)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/09/nascar-ratings-nbcsn-overnights-low-chase-cup-new-hampshire/ Low Overnight For NASCAR’s Chase From New Hampshire Paulsen Sports Media Watch September 28, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com September 29, 20151.8/3 (Final)http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2015/09/nascar-ratings-record-low-chase-cup-new-hampshire-nbcsn/ NASCAR’s Chase Hits New Lows at New Hampshire Paulsen Sports Media Watch September 30, 2015 SportsMediaWatch.com September 30, 20152.9 Million viewers PRN Wendy Venturini and Mark Garrow Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) The 2015 Sylvania 300 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on September 27, 2015, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 300 laps on the 1.058 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 28th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, second race of the Chase and second race of the Challenger Round. Matt Kenseth won the race, his fifth of the season. Denny Hamlin finished second. Joey Logano, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards rounded out the top-five. Edwards won the pole for the race and led 19 laps on his way to a fifth–place finish. Kevin Harvick led a race high of 216 laps before running out of gas with three laps to go and finished 21st. The race had 16 lead changes amongst seven different drivers, nine caution flag periods for 41 laps and one red flag period for six minutes and four seconds. This was the 36th career win for Kenseth, fifth of the season, second at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and eighth at the track for Joe Gibbs Racing. His points lead grew to six over Denny Hamlin. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Toyota left Loudon trailing Chevrolet by 40–points in the manufacturer standings. The Sylvania 300 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 Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Report Background thumb|left|New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058 mi km on oval track in Loudon, New Hampshire. Matt Kenseth entered Loudon with a two–point lead over Denny Hamlin.Bigelow Biggy Denny Hamlin Headed to Next Round, Kevin Harvick in a Big Hole http://caledonianrecord.com/Main.asp?SectionID=179&SubSectionID=789&ArticleID=137392 September 25, 2015 The Caledonian-Record The Caledonian-Record News September 24, 2015 St. Johnsbury, Vermont https://web.archive.org/web/20150925225952/http://caledonianrecord.com/Main.asp?SectionID=179&SubSectionID=789&ArticleID=137392 September 25, 2015 dead mdy-all Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch entered tied for third three–points back. Kurt Busch and Joey Logano entered tied for fifth four–points back.Vega Michael Joey Logano in hot pursuit of Sylvania 300 title https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/09/24/joey-logano-back-defend-sylvania-title-nhms/ZAmPCpk570XB08mFfGTfBP/story.html September 25, 2015 The Boston Globe Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. September 25, 2015 Jimmie Johnson entered seventh seven–points back.Scott David NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Loudon N.H.,: Sylvania 300 at a glance https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article36485628.html September 25, 2015 The Charlotte Observer The Charlotte Observer September 24, 2015 Ryan Newman entered eighth 12–points back. Brad Keselowski entered ninth 13–points back. Dale Earnhardt Jr. entered 10th 14–points back. Martin Truex Jr. entered 11th 17–points back.Chambers Mike Furniture Row Racing going with Martin Truex Jr., Toyota for next season http://www.denverpost.com/washington/ci_28883898/frr-going-truex-toyota-next-season September 27, 2015 The Denver Post The Denver Post September 26, 2015 Jeff Gordon, the only driver to have started every race at Loudon and made his 42nd and final start at the track, entered 12th 21–points back.Vega Michael Jeff Gordon prepares for final start at NHMS https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/09/24/jeff-gordon-prepares-for-final-start-nhms/5UuUPrIU9NV7swvxwr3VbP/story.html September 25, 2015 The Boston Globe Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. September 25, 2015 Jamie McMurray entered 13th 24–points back.Thompson Rich NASCAR: McMurray eyes first Chase win http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/other/auto_racing/2015/09/nascar_mcmurray_eyes_first_chase_win September 25, 2015 Boston Herald Herald Media September 25, 2015 Paul Menard entered 14th 25–points back.Bonifant Drew Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers prepare for another pressure-packed weekend http://www.concordmonitor.com/home/18736984-95/chase-for-the-sprint-cup-drivers-prepare-for-another-pressure-packed-weekend September 25, 2015 Concord Monitor Newspapers of New England, Inc. September 25, 2015 Concord, New Hampshire Kevin Harvick entered 15th 43–points back.Bromberg Nick Happy Hour: Can Harvick recover from his disastrous start? https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/happy-hour--can-harvick-recover-from-his-disastrous-start-182937370.html September 25, 2015 Yahoo! Sports NBC Sports Network, Stats LLC, Opta. September 24, 2015 Clint Bowyer entered 16th 52–points back.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/9/24/michael-waltrip-racing-faces-penalties-talks-past-indiscretions-clint-bowyer.html Penalty just the latest blow to MWR Albert Zack NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 24, 2015 NASCAR.com September 25, 2015 New NASCAR record Jeff Gordon, who made his first career start in the 1992 Hooters 500 at what was then Atlanta International Raceway, surpassed Ricky Rudd's record of 788 consecutive starts and became NASCAR's all-time iron man when he made his 789th consecutive start.Fryer Jenna Jeff Gordon to become NASCAR's newest Iron Man http://racing.ap.org/article/jeff-gordon-become-nascars-newest-iron-man September 24, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports September 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143319/http://racing.ap.org/article/jeff-gordon-become-nascars-newest-iron-man September 24, 2015 Charlotte, North Carolina Although proud of the mark, he said that drivers like Rudd and Terry Labonte "are way tougher than me. I've never had to tape my eyelids open to make the race (referring to how Ricky Rudd famously taped his eyes open to race in the 1984 Daytona 500 after suffering a concussion in the previous week's Busch Clash). When you think of those guys and the conditions of the cars, they didn't have any kind of air conditioning, they dealt with some major injuries and fought through. I've had some injuries along the way that I've had to fight through, so I have a taste of it, but certainly nothing like those guys." Entry list The entry list for the Sylvania 300 was released on Monday, September 21 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. Forty–four cars were entered for the race. All were entered for the previous week's race at Chicagoland. Four driver changes from the previous race took place for this race: Josh Wise drove the No. 26 BK Racing Toyota, Jeffrey Earnhardt drove the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford, B. J. McLeod made his first career Sprint Cup Series start in the No. 33 Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet, Timmy Hill returned to the seat of the No. 62 Premium Motorsports Chevrolet and Ryan Preece – 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion – made his first career Sprint Cup Series start in the No. 98 Premium Motorsports Ford.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/21/ryan-preece-to-attempt-to-qualify-for-first-sprint-cup-race/ Ryan Preece to attempt to qualify for first Sprint Cup race McFadin Daniel NBC Sports September 21, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 22, 2015http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/preece-and-mcleod-to-make-sprint-cup-debut-this-weekend/ Preece and McLeod to make Sprint Cup debut this weekend DeGroot Nick Motorsport.com, Inc. September 24, 2015 Motorsport.com September 25, 2015 September 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925202639/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/preece-and-mcleod-to-make-sprint-cup-debut-this-weekend/ dead 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 Josh Wise 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 Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 33 B. J. McLeod (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 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 ChevroletOfficial initial entry listOfficial final entry list Key Meaning (R) Rookie (i) Ineligible for points (PC#) Past champions provisional Practice First practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.823 and a speed of 136.894 mph km/h on.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/25/carl-edwards-paces-sprint-cup-practice/ Carl Edwards paces NASCAR Sprint Cup practice at New Hampshire Long Dustin NBC Sports September 25, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 25, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.823 136.894 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.942 136.311 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.974 136.155Official first practice results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.527 and a speed of 133.516 mph km/h on.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/26/carl-edwards-paces-saturday-morning-practice/ Carl Edwards paces NASCAR Sprint Cup's Saturday morning practice Long Dustin NBC Sports September 26, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 26, 2015 Roughly 22 minutes into the session, Jeffrey Earnhardt locked up the brakes and slammed the wall in turn 1.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-fastest-once-again-in-second-cup-practice/ Edwards fastest once again in second Cup practice DeGroot Nick Motorsport.com, Inc. September 26, 2015 Motorsport.com September 26, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.527 133.516 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.546 133.427 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.552 133.399Official second practice results Final practice Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.302 and a speed of 134.577 mph km/h on.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/26/kevin-harvick-fastest-in-final-sprint-cup-practice/ Kevin Harvick fastest in final Sprint Cup practice Long Dustin NBC Sports September 26, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 26, 2015 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.302 134.577 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.392 134.150 3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.417 134.032Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Carl Edwards, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, scored the pole for the race. Carl Edwards won the pole with a time of 27.604 and a speed of 137.980 mph km/h on.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Carl-Edwards-Wins-SYLVANIA-300-Pole-at-New-Hampshire.aspx Edwards Powers to Loudon Pole Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network September 25, 2015 MRN.com September 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150926115805/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Carl-Edwards-Wins-SYLVANIA-300-Pole-at-New-Hampshire.aspx September 26, 2015 dead Edwards stated that Loudon is "a tough place to decide where to be aggressive. This place is simple, so it’s pretty straight forward, but one little mistake here or there can cost you a lot. I really had to step it up. We got a great start to the Chase and we're keeping it rolling. We knew qualifying was important so we worked on it a lot today.” Kevin Harvick, after qualifying second, said that he "left it down in one and two down there, I just wasn’t too aggressive." Brad Keselowski – after qualifying fourth – said that for his team, they "just need to have a good, solid day. If we can win, that would be great. That’s what we want to do. That’s what we’re here to do, but a solid day would almost guarantee us advancing to the next round. The most important thing is to win Homestead and we want to be there when it counts.” Travis Kvapil failed to make the race. Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 1 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.840 27.792 27.604 2 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.843 27.664 27.631 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.661 27.752 27.640 4 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.760 27.734 27.666 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.938 27.640 27.676 6 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.741 27.641 27.697 7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.035 27.748 27.709 8 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 27.955 27.758 27.725 9 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.943 27.777 27.797 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.844 27.741 27.887 11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.967 27.812 27.891 12 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.847 27.723 27.931 13 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.828 27.813 — 14 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.868 27.837 — 15 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.869 27.863 — 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.903 27.900 — 17 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.037 27.922 — 18 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 27.896 27.932 — 19 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 28.025 27.943 — 20 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.957 27.989 — 21 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.003 27.996 — 22 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.884 28.016 — 23 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.032 28.106 — 24 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 27.939 28.144 — 25 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.048 — — 26 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.053 — — 27 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.078 — — 28 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.087 — — 29 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.098 — — 30 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.120 — — 31 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.144 — — 32 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 28.188 — — 33 6 Trevor Bayne Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 28.209 — — 34 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.293 — — 35 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.337 — — 36 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.362 — — 37 98 Ryan Preece Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 28.399 — — 38 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.519 — — 39 33 B. J. McLeod (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 28.740 — — 40 26 Josh Wise BK Racing Toyota 28.808 — — 41 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 28.816 — — 42 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (i)Jeffrey Earnhardt started from the rear of the field for a rear-gear change. "N" Go FAS Racing Ford 28.866 — — 43 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 29.326 — —Failed to qualify 44 30 Travis Kvapil (i) The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 28.724 — —Official qualifying results Race First half Start Under clear blue New England skies, Carl Edwards led the field to the green flag at 2:19 p.m.Spencer Reid Fuel shortage puts Harvick in dire straits, Kenseth in Victory Lane http://www.catchfence.com/2015/sprintcup/09/27/fuel-shortage-puts-harvick-in-dire-straits-kenseth-in-victory-lane/ September 28, 2015 Catchfence.com NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 27, 2015 Kevin Harvick kept the second position for the first 10 laps. He got under Edwards in turn 1 on lap 18, but couldn't get the run off the turn and remained in second. Edwards got high exiting turn 1 and lost the lead to Harvick on lap 21. Lapped traffic allowed him to pull away to a one-second lead by lap 25. The first caution of the race flew on lap 37 when Aric Almirola got the car turning on entry, but then shot up the track and slammed the wall. He finished a disappointing 43rd.http://brock.lastcar.info/2015/09/cup-aric-almirola-ends-bk-racings-last.html CUP: Aric Almirola Ends BK Racing’s Last-Place Loudon Streak Beard Brock LASTCAR September 27, 2015 brock.lastcar.info September 28, 2015 Harvick swapped the lead on pit road with Brad Keselowski, but exited with that position. Austin Dillon was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field.2015 Sylvania 300 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGZ3dgbTK6c October 5, 2015 Sprint Cup Series Sprint Cup Series NBC Sports NBCSN Loudon, New Hampshire September 27, 2015 67 2:19 p.m. en The race restarted on lap 44. The second caution flew on lap 48 when Landon Cassill blew an engine in turn 4. The issue stemmed from a loss of power steering. The race restarted on lap 53. Harvick began pulling away from Keselowski. The third caution flew on lap 60 when Tony Stewart blew his left-front tire out after making contact with Martin Truex Jr. on the restart and veered toward the wall. Luckily, he didn't make contact with it and pulled his car down pit road. Second quarter The race restarted on lap 65. Kevin Harvick drove away to a three and a half second lead over Brad Keselowski by lap 85. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 120 for a single-car wreck in turn 4. Rounding the turn, Alex Bowman suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall. Harvick swapped the lead on pit road with Keselowski, but exited with the lead. Casey Mears was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted on lap 125. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 158 for a single-car wreck in turn 4.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kyle-busch-runs-out-of-luck-at-new-hampshire/ Kyle Busch runs out of luck at New Hampshire Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. September 27, 2015 Motorsport.com September 28, 2015 September 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928172907/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kyle-busch-runs-out-of-luck-at-new-hampshire/ dead Kyle Busch suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall. Crew chief Adam Stevens said that the car had "just came off almost a green flag run and the tires looked fine, the balance was a little off and then had that short run there and the handling went away and just blew a right front. It looks like it just had a slow leak and just overworked the shoulder and finally blew out, but the balance was free, so it’s not like we abused it – especially after we just went a fuel run, you know what I mean? Just one of those things that happens – sometimes you get a pinhole or run something over and we found the fence.”http://www.motorracingdigest.com/nascar-sprint-cup-series/joe-gibbs-racing-makes-it-two-for-two-in-the-chase-as-kenseth-scores-new-hampshire-win/ Joe Gibbs Racing Makes It Two for Two in the Chase as Kenseth Scores New Hampshire Win Morgan David Motor Racing Digest September 27, 2015 motorracingdigest.com September 28, 2015 Harvick swapped the lead on pit road with Keselowski, but exited with the lead.http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2015/09/27/harvick-leads-halfway-at-loudon-keselowski-2nd/ Harvick leads halfway at Loudon, Keselowski 2nd Bonkowski Jerry NBC Sports September 27, 2015 nascartalk.nbcsports.com September 28, 2015 Carl Edwards was tagged for removing equipment out of the pit box and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Second half Halfway The race restarted on lap 165. Kevin Harvick pulled to a two-second lead after nine laps. Debris in turn 3 brought out the sixth caution of the race on lap 192. Harvick swapped the lead with Keselowski on pit road, only this time he didn't exit with it. Matt Kenseth exited with the lead after taking just right-side tires. The race restarted on lap 197. Jimmie Johnson was running third when he cut down his left-front tire on lap 200. He rejoined the race in 29th one lap down. The seventh caution of the race flew for a two-car wreck in turn 1.http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/danica-patrick-david-ragan-nasty-wreck-new-hampshire-sylvania-300-sprint-cup-092715 Danica Patrick, David Ragan involved in nasty Loudon wreck Pennell Jay Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. September 27, 2015 FoxSports.com September 28, 2015 Going into the turn, Ryan Newman got loose and sent Danica Patrick spinning into the wall. She made contact with the wall, slid back down the track and got t-boned by David Ragan. After a voluntary visit to the infield care center (she wasn't required to visit it since she drove her car back to the garage), she said that she was "on track to have a potentially good finish today. It was kind of back and forth with the two- and four-tire cycle that was happening but definitely on the long run with everyone with four tires or with everyone kind of stringing out we had gotten all the way up to 12th. It sucks. It seems like nothing ever goes wrong on those days that you’re just trudging along in 27th, you know? It only happens when you’re having a good race." Ragan commented that he didn't "know what happened to her, but typically when you hit the wall you hold onto the brakes, you lock it down -- you try not to come back across the track. I saw her coming back down and I was trying. I didn’t want to lock my brakes up because I knew I would hit her, so I was trying to just get it as low as I could and just couldn’t get it as low as I needed to. Unfortunate to get involved in a wreck like that. Just one of those deals. I hate it for everybody that works on these race cars. We needed a good finish today, but I wish that she would have locked her brakes up and would have stayed up on the wall." The race was red-flagged after the blue foam blocks that cover the sides of the roll cage were destroyed and scattered all over the turn. It was lifted after six minutes.http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/red-flag-needed-after-danica-patrick-david-ragan-crash/ Red flag needed after Danica Patrick, David Ragan crash Spencer Lee Motorsport.com, Inc. September 27, 2015 Motorsport.com September 28, 2015 September 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929034939/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/red-flag-needed-after-danica-patrick-david-ragan-crash/ dead The race restarted on lap 210. The next lap, Kevin Harvick passed Kenseth for the lead just as the eighth caution of the race flew for a single-car wreck on the backstretch involving Brett Moffitt. Kenseth opted not to pit under the caution and assumed the lead. The race restarted on lap 215. Denny Hamlin drove by teammate Matt Kenseth in turn 3 to take the lead with 81 laps to go. The ninth caution of the race flew with 63 laps to go for a single-car wreck in turn 3. Justin Allgaier suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall. Greg Biffle opted not to pit under the caution and assumed the lead. Fourth quarter thumb|left|Matt Kenseth, seen here at Bristol, scored his 36th career victory at the Magic Mile. “We looked at all the data available to us, all the video, we have the senior official on the ground. We made sure the rules are very clear to everybody, especially in the last couple drivers meetings, to be sure we had everybody informed. It was very clear-cut in our mind based on the video we had, the different angles that we had. By having the individual on the ground directly across from the restart box, they can really get a good understanding and allow us to feel 100 percent that we stamped it with a very good decision.” Richard Buck, Sprint Cup managing director speaking to reporters after the race.Scott David Brad Keselowski is the first to fall on restart issue https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article36780348.html September 28, 2015 The Charlotte Observer The Charlotte Observer September 27, 2015 Loudon, New Hampshire 40% right The race restarted with 58 laps to go. NASCAR decided to review the restart and black-flagged Brad Keselowski for a restart violation.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Brad-Keselowski-Penalized-On-Restart.aspx Keselowski Penalized On Restart Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network September 27, 2015 MRN.com September 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929041608/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Brad-Keselowski-Penalized-On-Restart.aspx September 29, 2015 dead He was forced to serve a drive-through penalty. After the race, he said that he "got the chance to do something again for the first time. The first person to ever be penalized for jumping a restart when I didn’t pass anyone, so that’s a new one, but we moved on and we made the most of a good day with the Miller Lite Ford and got a solid finish that hopefully will make our Dover a little bit easier, so that was good.” NASCAR Managing Director Richard Buck told reporters after the race that "it was very clear-cut in our minds" that Keselowski had jumped the start. He also added that the sanctioning body is "not out to get anybody, [b]ut we're the keeper of the rules and the enforcer of the rules. All anybody asks for in this garage area is to be treated fairly, and we believe we did our job today." After drag-racing Biffle down the backstretch, Kevin Harvick took back the lead with 48 laps to go.http://www.theracingexperts.com/biffle-the-team-needed-this.php Biffle: The team needed this Aragon Dominic The Racing Experts September 28, 2015 theracingexperts.com September 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150930084015/http://www.theracingexperts.com/biffle-the-team-needed-this.php September 30, 2015 dead In the closing 15 laps, Matt Kenseth began stalking Harvick who was borderline on making the finish having last pitted on lap 212 and the fuel window being 76 laps. He didn't have enough, lost the lead and finished a disappointing 21st.Gluck Jeff Gluck: Second Chase race leaves some favorites on the ropes https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/09/27/new-hampshire-sylvania-300-more-drama-chase-sprint-cup-drivers/72948340/ September 28, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. September 27, 2015 Loudon, New Hampshire Unsurprisingly, he left the track without speaking to the media. But he sent out a tweet an hour after the race that simply stated "Fast car. Great day. Bad ending." Kenseth inherited the lead and scored his 36th career victory.Gelston Dan Matt Kenseth wins 2nd race of NASCAR's playoffs http://racing.ap.org/article/matt-kenseth-wins-2nd-race-nascars-playoffs September 27, 2015 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports September 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150930145155/http://racing.ap.org/article/matt-kenseth-wins-2nd-race-nascars-playoffs September 30, 2015 Loudon, New Hampshire Post-race Driver comments Kenseth said of his victory that he "had to be there to win it. I was giving Kevin everything I had. I thought he had us beat. He had the better car."http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Matt-Kenseth-Wins-SYLVANIA-300-at-New-Hampshire-Motor-Speedway.aspx Kenseth Prevails in New Hampshire Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network September 27, 2015 MRN.com September 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928144132/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Matt-Kenseth-Wins-SYLVANIA-300-at-New-Hampshire-Motor-Speedway.aspx September 28, 2015 dead He added that he "had to pit that one time today and (crew chief) Jason’s (Ratcliff) like 'it’s fine, relax.' We made it to the front faster I thought. I was giving Kevin everything I got, I thought he was gonna beat us, he had a better car today, I guess he was a little short on fuel.”Gluck Jeff Matt Kenseth wins at New Hampshire as Kevin Harvick runs out of gas https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/09/27/matt-kenseth-wins-sylvania-300-new-hampshire-motor-speedway/72933618/ September 27, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. September 27, 2015 Loudon, New Hampshire Speaking on his third–place finish, Joey Logano said that he would "take it. It was a blue collar day. It maybe wasn't the fastest car and maybe not even a top–five car at times, but we did a good job working on it."Courchesne Shawn Kenseth Wins At Loudon; Logano 3rd http://www.courant.com/sports/auto-racing/hc-nascar-sprint-cup-new-hamsphire-0928-20150927-story.html September 28, 2015 Hartford Courant Hartford Courant September 27, 2015 Loudon, New Hampshire After saving enough fuel to notch a fourth–place finish – his third of 2015 – Greg Biffle said that he felt "really good about this run, especially when we got out in clean air [and realized] how fast the car was. Our Ford Fusion ran really good, and we’re happy to have Kleen Performance on it this week, but we still have a little bit of work to do. They were on a little bit better tires than we were[.] [S]o they showed a little bit more speed than we did right there – the No. 4, the No. 11 and the No. 20 – but I was trying to save a little bit of gas too. I knew I had a long ways to go if we were going to make it that far, so it was a great run for us.”http://www.popularspeed.com/successful-fuel-gamble-caps-off-strong-day-for-biffle/ Successful Fuel Gamble Caps off Strong Day for Biffle Schneider Kristen Mike Calinoff September 27, 2015 popularspeed.com September 28, 2015 After falling to 23rd one–lap down following flat left-front tire at lap 200 and rallying to a sixth–place finish, Jimmie Johnson said that the whole ordeal "was really weird. I went into Turn 3 and got on the brakes and the car traveled and slowed down. It felt like something broke in the left-front, but they said there was a lugnut inside the wheel. I guess when I hit the brakes to slow down a lugnut hit the valve stem and took the tire out. Fortunately some cautions fell in quick order to let us get back on the lead lap. We had a solid car and got up there to ninth or something and some guys ran out of fuel and got us to sixth.”http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Chase-Grid-Shake-Up.aspx Chase Grid Shake Up Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network September 27, 2015 MRN.com September 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929042421/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/Chase-Grid-Shake-Up.aspx September 29, 2015 dead After struggling all day and rallying to a seventh–place finish in his record setting 789th career start, Jeff Gordon said that his team "had a bunch of things that didn't go our way, and then luckily there at the very end, we had it go our way where we came in and got four tires, had a decent restart and we were able to drive all the way up there."https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/13756116/nascar-kenseth-win-overshadowed-misfortunes-harvick-others Kenseth's win overshadowed by misfortunes of Harvick, others Pockrass Bob ESPN Internet Ventures September 27, 2015 ESPN.com September 28, 2015 While neither Kevin Harvick nor crew chief Rodney Childers opted to speak to the media after the race (only the top–three finishers are obligated to do so), Childers took to Twitter roughly 90 minutes after the race with a screen grab of a note explaining why he wasn't worried about the team's fuel situation in a tweet titled "Great car all weekend.. To our real fans that actually care.. Not the ones that are jackasses.. Here ya go..".November 2025 Media comments “From now on, NASCAR must rule with the iron hand they displayed Sunday in the Granite State. They must go by the absolute letter of the law, treating a one-inch violation the same as a mile. The stage is set for the 2015 championship to be decided – not by the drivers – but by a sadly embattled man in an official’s uniform, forced to black-flag the leader at Homestead Miami Speedway for gassing it up three inches early in an attempt to secure the greatest prize our sport has to offer. No more common sense, enough of discretion. All we’ll have left is the empty ache created by the witless desire for consistency at all costs.” MRN lead turn announcer and host of Sirius XM Speedway on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Dave Moody giving his thoughts on the issue with restarts.Moody Dave Dave Moody (sportscaster) COMMENTARY: The Witless Pursuit Of Consistency http://motorsports-soapbox.blogspot.com/2015/09/commentary-witless-pursuit-of.html GodfatherMotorsports.com Godfather Motorsports September 28, 2015 September 28, 2015 40% right Brad Keselowski being black-flagged for jumping the final restart of the race added to an ongoing issue regarding NASCAR's enforcement, or lack thereof, of drivers jumping the restarts to gain an advantage. Several members of the NASCAR media gave their thoughts regarding the issue of restarts as a whole and whether NASCAR was right to black flag Keselowski. Dave Moody of the Motor Racing Network said that because fans and drivers don't want NASCAR to show discretion but enforce down to the letter of the law, they should "[b]e careful what you wish for. Because you just got it." Pete Pistone of MRN said that, while he didn't believe Keselowski jumped the start, there was no doubt "with restarts now under more scrutiny and officiating ramped up, Keselowski got flagged" when he wouldn't have felt the wrath of the sanctioning body two weeks ago.http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/New-Hampshire-Motor-Speedway-Winners-and-Losers.aspx New Hampshire Winners and Losers Pistone Pete Motor Racing Network September 28, 2015 MRN.com September 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150929073402/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2015/09/New-Hampshire-Motor-Speedway-Winners-and-Losers.aspx September 29, 2015 dead Matt Weaver of Popular Speed said that "[s]ometimes[,] you get what you asked for[,] but never truly underst[and] what you were getting until it was too late" and that by black-flagging Keselowski, "NASCAR has now set a standard in which all future restarts will be judged."http://www.popularspeed.com/weaver-talking-restarts-after-new-hampshire/ WEAVER: Talking Restarts After New Hampshire Weaver Matt Mike Calinoff September 27, 2015 popularspeed.com September 28, 2015 Darrell Waltrip of Fox Sports said that while Keselowski maybe "did go a dog-hair early...he didn't pass the leader" and that "it should have been 'no harm, no foul.'" He also added that the issue will continue "to grow and quite honestly, I don't think we've seen the end of it yet."Waltrip Darrell Darrell Waltrip From fuel gambles to restart rules, DW breaks down the Chase race at NHMS http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/chase-sprint-cup-loudon-kevin-harvick-brad-keselowski-matt-kenseth-joe-gibbs-kyle-busch-092815 FoxSports.com Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. September 29, 2015 September 28, 2015 In ESPN.com's weekly NASCAR's burning questions series, NASCAR analysts and writers Ricky Craven, Ryan McGhee, John Oreovicz and Bob Pockrass gave their answers if NASCAR made "the right call on Brad Keselowski's restart penalty."Craven Ricky McGhee Ryan Oreovicz John Pockrass Bob Ricky Craven Did Keselowski get a raw deal in Sunday's race? So many questions https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/page/turn420151001/nascar-burning-questions ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures October 1, 2015 October 1, 2015 Craven said NASCAR made "the wrong decision to black-flag the leader for gaining nothing. Restarts in the past few years have become a flavorful, entertaining component of NASCAR racing. I had no problem with not black-flagging Jeff Gordon the week before ... until Brad got punished for doing much, much less." McGhee said "by the letter of the law, it was the right call. But ultimately, it's not really a penalty unless there was intent or an advantage gained. I don't think there was any blatant intent, even Greg Biffle said that. And there was certainly no advantage gained. But this is like pit-road speeding used to be. Guys complained and complained about the way it was policed, it received more attention and received more rules-writing ... and well, be careful what you wish for, fellas!" Oreovicz said it looked "a lot more like the No. 16 slowed unexpectedly, whether through wheelspin or gamesmanship. Tricking your rival has been part of the restart game long before NASCAR began examining things under a microscope. I don't think this violation was blatant enough to warrant calling." Pockrass said that NASCAR technically "may have been right (it is difficult from the replays we saw to determine that he truly jumped the restart)," but that giving him a drive-through "certainly didn't seem to fit the crime. The perception is that NASCAR is being heavy-handed and that adds to the confusion, ultimately hurting NACAR's credibility. This at the very least shows that NASCAR should adopt a rule similar to its Daytona/Talladega yellow-line rule that if a driver gives back any position gained with an illegal restart, there is no penalty." NASCAR comments “It's our job to utilize all the technology we have available to us and make the call. Not everyone is going to agree with that. There's a ton on the line each and every race, and so ultimately we've got to make a call. It's difficult to do, but that's our job. We'll certainly seek feedback from the drivers. We'll talk to Brad obviously today, get his feedback, which I'm sure we'll disagree but that's part of it, and then we'll head into Dover.” Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR executive vice-president and chief racing development officer, speaking to NASCAR.com about the final restart.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2015/9/28/steve-odonnell-nascar-reaction-brad-keselowski-comments.html O'Donnell: I disagree with Keselowski's comments Albert Zach NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 28, 2015 NASCAR.com September 29, 2015 40% right On the Monday following the race, NASCAR Executive Vice-President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell explained to Zach Albert of NASCAR.com the reason for NASCAR stepping up tighter enforcement of the restarts. Speaking on behalf of the sanctioning body, he said that it was their "job to utilize all the technology we have...and make a call" even though everyone isn't "going to agree with that." He also added that there's a lot "on the line each and every race, and so ultimately we've got to make a call." Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 47 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 43 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 300 41 4 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 300 41 5 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 40 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 38 7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 37 8 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 300 36 9 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 35 10 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 34 11 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 300 33 12 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 300 32 13 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 300 31 14 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 300 30 15 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 29 16 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 300 28 17 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 300 27 18 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 300 26 19 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 299 25 20 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 299 24 21 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 299 25 22 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 299 22 23 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 299 21 24 35 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 299 21 25 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 299 19 26 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 299 18 27 34 Brett Moffitt (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 298 17 28 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 297 16 29 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 297 15 30 83 Matt DiBenedetto (R) BK Racing Toyota 297 14 31 26 Josh Wise BK Racing Toyota 297 13 32 98 Ryan Preece Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 296 12 33 23 Jeb Burton (R) BK Racing Toyota 295 11 34 33 B. J. McLeod Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 293 10 35 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 292 0 36 62 Timmy Hill (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 284 0 37 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 262 7 38 40 Landon Cassill (i) Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 242 0 39 51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 236 5 40 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 203 4 41 55 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 203 3 42 7 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 117 2 43 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 35 1Official Sylvania 300 results Race statistics 16 lead changes among 7 different drivers 9 cautions for 41 laps; 1 red flag for 6:04 Time of race: 2 hours, 58 minutes, 51 seconds Average speed: 106.480 mph km/h on Matt Kenseth took home $257,276 in winnings Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1-19 Carl Edwards 20-37 Kevin Harvick 38 Brad Keselowski 39 Cole Whitt 40-120 Kevin Harvick 121 Brad Keselowski 122-159 Kevin Harvick 160 Brad Keselowski 161-192 Kevin Harvick 193 Brad Keselowski 194-210 Matt Kenseth 211 Kevin Harvick 212-218 Matt Kenseth 219-239 Denny Hamlin 240-251 Greg Biffle 252-297 Kevin Harvick 298-300 Matt KensethTotal laps led Leader Laps Kevin Harvick 216 Matt Kenseth 27 Denny Hamlin 21 Carl Edwards 19 Brad Keselowski 4 Cole Whitt 1 Race awards Coors Light Pole Award: Carl Edwards (27.604, 137.980 mph km/h on) 3M Lap Leader: Kevin Harvick (216 laps) American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Brad Keselowski Duralast Brakes "Bake In The Race" Award: Kevin Harvick Freescale "Wide Open": Joey Logano Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Tony Stewart (5 positions) MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development, #19 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kevin Harvick (130.8 driver rating) Moog Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race: Greg Biffle (crew chief Matt Puccia (0.389 seconds)) NASCAR Sprint Cup Leader Bonus: Matt Kenseth $240,000 Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Denny Hamlin (Lap 218, 28.612, 133.119 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 – the all-time wins leader at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with four wins – 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 PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Wendy Venturini and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field was racing down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from the turn 4 stands when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Steve Richards and Hermie Sadler handled pit road on the radio side. PRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Wendy VenturiniAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanSteve RichardsHermie Sadler Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Matt Kenseth 2,099 10px 2 Denny Hamlin 2,093 (–6) 10px 3 Carl Edwards 2,089 (–10) 10px 2 4 Joey Logano 2,089 (–10) 10px 2 5 Jimmie Johnson 2,083 (–16) 10px 2 6 Ryan Newman 2,074 (–25) 10px 2 7 Kurt Busch 2,073 (–26) 10px 1 8 Brad Keselowski 2,072 (–27) 10px 2 9 Martin Truex Jr. 2,071 (–28) 10px 2 10 Jeff Gordon 2,068 (–31) 10px 2 11 Jamie McMurray 2,058 (–41) 10px 2 12 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,057 (–42) 10px 9 13 Kyle Busch 2,056 (–43) 10px 14 Paul Menard 2,056 (–43) 10px 15 Kevin Harvick 2,034 (–65) 10px 16 Clint Bowyer 2,018 (–81) thumb|right|Matt Kenseth left Loudon with a six–point lead over Denny Hamlin. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Chevrolet 1,225 10px 2 Toyota 1,185 (–40) 10px 3 Ford 1,161 (–64) Note: Only the first sixteen positions are included for the driver standings. Note "N" References 30em Sprint Cup Series 2015 2015 myAFibRisk.com 400 2015 AAA 400 Sylvania 300 Sylvania 300 Category:NASCAR races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway