2016 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

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The series was named after co-sponsors, QuikTrip and the nonprofit, Folds of Honor, and it helped raise funds to provide educational assistance to families of U.S. service members killed or disabled in the line of duty.https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2014/12/15/atlanta-names-sprint-cup-race-title-sponsor/ Atlanta names Sprint Cup race title sponsor December 15, 2014 April 15, 2026 NASCAR Contested over 330 laps—extended from 325 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.54 mi km mid off -long asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway, it was the second race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson won the race, the 76th of his career. This drew him level with Dale Earnhardt for seventh on the all-time wins list and third in NASCAR's post-1972 "modern era." Teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished second, and Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards rounded out the top-five. Kurt Busch won the pole for the race and led 62 laps on his way to a fourth-place finish. Kevin Harvick led a race high of 131 laps on his way to a sixth-place finish. There were 28 lead changes among eight different drivers, as well as three caution flag periods for 13 laps. This was the 76th career victory for Johnson, first of the season, fifth at Atlanta Motor Speedway and 14th at the track for Hendrick Motorsports. It moved Johnson up to sixth in the points standings. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Chevrolet left Atlanta trailing by three-points to Toyota in the manufacturer standings. The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was carried by Fox Sports on the broadcast Fox 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|Atlanta Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54 mi km off on quad-oval track in Hampton, Georgia. Denny Hamlin entered as the points leader with a five-point lead over Martin Truex Jr.Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Hamlin Wins Closest Daytona 500 http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/02/Denny-Hamlin-Wins-Daytona-500.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network February 25, 2016 Daytona Beach, Florida February 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160223104836/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/02/Denny-Hamlin-Wins-Daytona-500.aspx February 23, 2016 dead Kyle Busch entered third, six points back.Ullery Rob Year after missing Daytona 500 with injury, Kyle Busch finishes 3rd http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20160221/SPORTS/160229851/101063?Title=Year-after-missing-Daytona-500-with-injury-Kyle-Busch-finishes-3rd February 22, 2016 The Daytona Beach News-Journal GateHouse Media February 21, 2016 Daytona Beach, Florida Kevin Harvick entered fourth, eight points back and Carl Edwards entered fifth, nine points back. Entry list The entry list for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was released on Tuesday, February 23 at 4:34 p.m. Eastern time. Thirty-nine cars were entered for the race, the smallest field for a Sprint Cup Series race since the 1996 Tyson Holly Farms 400, the last Cup Series race held at North Wilkesboro Speedway. It was also the fewest cars entered for a Cup Series race since 1993.Pockrass Bob Field of 39 cars at Atlanta smallest in nearly 20 years https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/14857631/nascar-atlanta-field-39-cars-coming-short ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures February 27, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 27, 2016 The three driver changes for this weekend's race were Ty Dillon taking over the No. 14 Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet, Jeffrey Earnhardt driving the No. 32 Go FAS Racing Ford and Michael McDowell returning to the seat of the No. 95 Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Ty Dillon (i) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 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 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go FAS Racing Ford 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 83 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 98 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports ChevroletOfficial entry list Practice First practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.740 and a speed of 192.902 mph km/h on.White Tucker Kyle Larson leads the field in first practice at Atlanta http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=106465 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties February 26, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 26, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.740 192.902 2 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.904 191.807 3 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.030 190.975Official first practice results Final practice Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.419 and a speed of 188.450 mph km/h on.Bonkowski Jerry February 27, 2016 Daytona winner Denny Hamlin fastest in final Sprint Cup practice at Atlanta http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/02/27/daytona-winner-denny-hamlin-fastest-in-final-sprint-cup-practice-at-atlanta/ February 27, 2016 nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.419188.450278Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota29.454188.226348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.600187.297Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race. Kurt Busch won the pole for the race with a time of 28.938 and a speed of 191.582 mph km/h on after brother Kyle Busch had his time disallowed for a post-tech violation.Gluck Jeff Kurt Busch gets pole after brother fails qualifying inspection at Atlanta https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/02/26/atlanta-sprint-cup-qualifying-pole-winner-small-field/81007216/ February 26, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company February 26, 2016 Hampton, Georgia The rear toe of the car – the degree to which the vertical angle of the rear wheels are skewed – was over the .15 degree maximum allowed after pre-inspection.Pockrass Bob Kurt Busch takes Atlanta pole after Kyle Busch fails inspection https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/14854770/nascar-sprint-cup-kurt-busch-claims-atlanta-pole-kyle-busch-fails-inspection ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures February 27, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 26, 2016 NASCAR Senior Vice-president of Competition and Racing Development Scott Miller said that teams had "asked for it," NASCAR "instituted it" and the No. 18 car "didn't pass. The others [that went through tech] passed." After scoring his 20th career pole, Kurt said that it was "an awesome run that the car had in it. The team did a good job to dial it in for the three rounds. I was just trying to make sure I didn’t slip a tire any extra. It’s really easy to overdrive Atlanta Motor Speedway. The track challenges the driver, the car and the tires. It’s a fun place to come and try to lay down a lap. Overall, with the way the developments came up from tech inspection this shows the amount of enforcement that NASCAR is ready to apply their technical procedures on what a car has to do to comply to all specs.”White Tucker Kurt Busch Wins Pole At Atlanta After Kyle Busch’s Time Is Disallowed http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=106498 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties February 27, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 26, 2016 After being bumped up to the front row, Jamie McMurray said that he was "really proud of everyone at the entire shop. When you come to a 1.5-mile track you're really depending on your car. And our 1.5-mile program last year wasn't where it needed to be. They put a lot of effort into it. Like I said during Speedweeks and all the offseason, this is where you really need to be good. The No. 42 car (teammate Kyle Larson) was fast in practice. He got really loose, it looked like, in his qualifying laps. But then, we were really good as well. So I'm proud of the effort by everybody on the McDonald's Chevrolet. We're off to a good start at the 1.5-mile tracks, which is critical."Spencer Reid Kurt Busch on Atlanta pole after Kyle's time disallowed http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/2/26/folds-of-honor-quik-trip-500-pole-qualifying-recap-atlanta-motor-speedway-results.html February 27, 2016 NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR Media Group, LLC. February 26, 2016 Hampton, Georgia After his best qualifying performance on a non-restrictor plate track, Trevor Bayne said that his team is "really looking forward to this low-downforce package, as we've talked about over the offseason. We felt like our best races were at the low downforce tracks, Kentucky and Darlington, so everybody that's wondering what's going on at Roush Fenway Racing – a lot of hard work and a lot of attention to detail. We had a meeting last week talking about execution. Everybody's intentions are right. Everybody wants to go fast. Everybody wants to win races, but now we've got to execute and make sure we make these fast Fords last." Adam Stevens, crew chief of the No. 18 car, explained that "parts move — everything moves — so you expect it to be a little bit different, but the first opportunity we’ve had to gather post information was right now, and it’s game time and it was too much. We were perfectly legal beforehand, which obviously or we wouldn’t have qualified. Just the amount of load on the track moves everything a little bit and that little bit was a little bit too much.”Turner Jared One brother's loss is another's gain as Kyle Busch is stripped of Atlanta pole http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kyle-busch-kurt-busch-atlanta-motor-speedway-loses-pole-folds-of-honor-quicktrip-500-022616 Foxsports.com Fox Sports Digital Media February 27, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 26, 2016 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 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.930 28.930 28.938 2 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.09228.90029.159 3 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.85629.11129.181 4 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.07029.01829.185 5 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.13029.08629.200 6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.14729.09529.213 7 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.96928.95629.215 8 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.03128.94529.228 9 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 29.04429.02229.277 10 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.02529.09629.397 11 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.06829.05429.616 12 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.11029.120— 13 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.99229.139 — 14 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.20629.151 — 15 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 29.12629.156 — 16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.19529.207 — 17 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.25429.311 — 18 14 Ty Dillon (i) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.15329.312 — 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.24129.366 — 20 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.89729.377 — 21 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.15529.378 — 22 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.04829.390 — 23 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.215 29.576 — 24 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.273— — 25 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.321 — — 26 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.327 — — 27 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 29.401 — — 28 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.485 — — 29 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.515 — — 30 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 29.585 — — 31 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.628 — — 32 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 29.822 — — 33 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 29.842 — — 34 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 29.868 — — 35 83 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 29.887 — — 36 98 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30.124 — — 37 30 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 30.160 — — 38 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go FAS Racing Ford 30.669 — — 39 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.68129.031 —Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race thumb|Jimmie Johnson won the race. First half Start Under clear blue Georgia skies, Kurt Busch led the field to the green flag at 1:17 p.m. He pulled to a one-second lead after 15 laps. After 30 laps, Martin Truex Jr. caught up to the bumper Busch. He began to lose ground and got passed for second by Matt Kenseth. Kevin Harvick made an unscheduled stop on lap 40 for a flat right-front tire. Being near the end of the fuel window, a number of cars began hitting pit road. Busch gave up the lead to pit on lap 40 and gave the lead to Kenseth. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Carl Edwards who also pitted that lap. Kyle Busch assumed the lead. He pitted on lap 42 and handed the lead to Cole Whitt. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled back to Kurt Busch. Josh Wise was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty. By lap 60, Kenseth caught up to Busch and began battling him for the lead. Going into turn 1, Kenseth dove underneath Busch and took the lead on lap 65. He began putting distance between himself and Busch after three laps. A number of cars began pitting around lap 78 including race leader Kenseth. This handed the lead to Kurt Busch. He pitted on lap 80 and the lead cycled to Jimmie Johnson. Second quarter Kenseth took back the lead from Johnson on lap 85. Johnson began falling back through the running order being on older tires. After 30 laps, Kurt Busch began running down Kenseth. A number of cars began hitting pit road on lap 113. While that was happening, Harvick drove by Kenseth to take the lead on lap 117. He hit pit road the next lap and retained the lead. Kenseth was tagged for "improper fueling" and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty.Utter Jim Kenseth knocked out of contention while oblivious to NASCAR penalty http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kenseth-knocked-out-of-contention-while-oblivious-to-nascar-penalty-676279/ Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. February 29, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 28, 2016 He was given the black flag with the white cross marks for not pitting within three laps. After eventually serving the penalty, he ended up in 31st two-laps down. He said after the race that he "got black-flagged for some type of pit road penalty and I didn’t know it and pitted the lap they told me to do a pass through – I’m assuming they were black flagging us before that and they pulled our card. I never heard anything about it or at least saw the flag or anything, so I came when they told me to come and I guess they must have penalized us a couple laps or something. I don’t really know. I haven’t really seen it.” Team owner Joe Gibbs said after the race that he thought "we’ve been doing that for a long time, and I was just curious when that change came. So if we missed something on the change, that’s what I was trying to find out. When did that come out and when they did change it because our guys have been laying it there for a long time.”Crandall Kelly Atlanta Penalty the Latest of Kenseth’s Disappointments http://www.popularspeed.com/atlanta-penalty-the-latest-in-disappointments-for-kenseth/ PopularSpeed.com Popular Speed February 29, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 28, 2016 Wise was also tagged for his crew being over the wall too soon and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty. After all that, Truex took over the race lead. Harvick passed Truex for the lead on lap 136. A number of cars began pitting on lap 150. Harvick hit pit road on lap 151 and the lead cycled to Truex. Joey Logano and Kyle Larson were tagged for a commitment line violation and were forced to serve a pass-through penalty. Second half Halfway Harvick took back the lead from Truex on lap 162. Regan Smith was tagged for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty. A number of cars began pitting on lap 183. Harvick hit pit road on lap 184 and handed the lead to Johnson. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Kyle Busch. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled back to Harvick. Debris on the backstretch brought out the first caution of the race on lap 210.White Tucker Johnson Ties ‘The Intimidator’ With 76 Career Wins http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=106610 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties February 29, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 28, 2016 Whitt was tagged for his crew being over the wall too soon and Aric Almirola was tagged for an uncontrolled tire. Both were forced to restart the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted with 108 laps to go. Harvick pitted with 80 laps to go and retained the lead. Fourth quarter Truex passed Harvick for the lead with 68 laps to go.Weaver Matt Atlanta race harks back to the quality NASCAR racing of old http://autoweek.com/article/nascar-sprint-cup/atlanta-race-harkens-back-qualiy-nascar-racing-old Autoweek.com Crain Communications February 29, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 28, 2016 Harvick passed him back for the lead with 67 laps to go. Truex took back the lead with 65 laps to go. A number of cars began pitting with 49 laps to go. Harvick hit pit road with 40 laps to go and handed the lead to Kyle Busch. Johnson cycled to the lead. Ryan Newman was tagged for his crew being over the wall too soon and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty. Going into the final 40 laps, Johnson had a 12-second lead over Harvick. With 20 to go, Harvick cut the deficit to half. With three laps to go and Harvick about 5 seconds behind, Ryan Newman spun on the front stretch, bringing out the day's second caution and forcing an overtime finish. The entire field went into the pits for new tires, and Johnson remained in the lead after returning to the track. The race ended under caution after the day's only wreck took four cars out.Buchanan Mary Jo Biggest Surprise For NASCAR Drivers After Atlanta Race? http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=106657 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties February 29, 2016 February 28, 2016 Almirola, who was caught in the wreck, said that it was "not the finish that we had hoped for. This race was a game in tire management. The tire fall off caused our tires to slide all over the track and made it incredibly difficult to keep the car on the bottom. Once we fell a lap down, it was so hard to get back on the lead lap with how challenging it was to pass in a loose car. But we ran in the Top-20 all afternoon, and we had a competitive car. It was disappointing to have a wreck on the last lap, especially with how hard our team worked, but I know that we’ll be able to bounce back next week in Las Vegas.” Johnson was in the lead at the caution and scored his 76th career victory.Newberry Paul Johnson earns 76th career Cup win in overtime in Atlanta http://racing.ap.org/article/johnson-earns-76th-career-cup-win-overtime-atlanta February 29, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports February 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160301125853/http://racing.ap.org/article/johnson-earns-76th-career-cup-win-overtime-atlanta March 1, 2016 Hampton, Georgia Post-race Driver comments The win tied Johnson with Dale Earnhardt for seventh on NASCAR's all-time wins list.Gluck Jeff Jimmie Johnson wins at Atlanta, ties Dale Earnhardt Sr. on all-time list https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/02/28/jimmie-johnson-wins-sprint-cup-atlanta-folds-of-honor-quiktrip-500/81075410/ February 29, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company February 28, 2016 Hampton, Georgia He said in victory lane that it was "such an honor. With the chaos at the end, with the crash and the overtime and how it works these days, I kind of lost sight of that. I remembered on my victory lap, and I had to come down and throw a 3 out the window to pay respects to the man. There's a huge void in my career that I was never able to race with him, but at least I was able to tie his record there."Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Johnson Ties Earnhardt with 76th Win https://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/02/Jimmie-Johnson-Ties-Dale-Earnhardt-with-76th-Win.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network February 29, 2016 February 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160302130140/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/02/Jimmie-Johnson-Ties-Dale-Earnhardt-with-76th-Win.aspx March 2, 2016 dead After finishing runner-up, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said that he felt that his performance "was great because of how we did last week in Daytona. It was critical for us to rebound. Two terrible finishes in a row would put us in such a deep hole points-wise, and what if we could struggle through the year and come close but not win any races? We don't need to cut it close on points. I know we really don't worry about points racing anymore, but when you start the year with two bad runs, you start counting points."Turner Jared Dale Earnhardt Jr. turns things around in Atlanta after disastrous Daytona http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/atlanta-mission-accomplished-for-dale-earnhardt-jr-after-disappointing-daytona-022816 Foxsports.com Fox Sports Digital Media February 29, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 28, 2016 Speaking on the lower-downforce package after a fifth-place finish, Edwards said that NASCAR needs "to keep taking more. This is real racing. We’re driving hard. You can see the guys out here just digging for everything they’re worth. I’m worn out. That’s a tough race and just a lot of fun. I just can’t thank NASCAR enough and Atlanta – don’t ever pave this place – it’s a perfect race track. I hope the fans enjoyed the show. The thing is, just know that in that car we’re driving as hard as we can.”Bedgood Summer Up to Speed: Despite Long Green-Flag Runs, Lower Downforce Still Largely Positive http://frontstretch.com/2016/02/28/up-to-speed-despite-long-green-flag-runs-lower-downforce-still-largely-positive/ Frontstretch.com Frontstretch February 29, 2016 February 28, 2016 After leading the most laps in a race at Atlanta for the third straight year, Harvick stumbled on the final restart and finished sixth.Bruce Kenny Harvick comes up short for third straight year at Atlanta http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/2/28/kevin-harvick-comes-up-short-atlanta-third-straight-year-sprint-cup-series.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. February 29, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 28, 2016 He said afterwards that his car "had issues about the last three runs. I had to start driving the car different. It just required a little bit different handling. And then we had a slow pit stop there. We got way behind and the No. 48 (Jimmie Johnson) was way out front and I had to drive the car really hard and got the right rear burned up. We just didn’t execute today but everybody on our Jimmy John’s/Busch Chevrolet hung in there all day and we’ll keep at it.”White Tucker Harvick Comes Up Short Again At Atlanta http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=106625 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties February 29, 2016 Hampton, Georgia February 28, 2016 Penalties On the Wednesday after the race, NASCAR issued a number of penalties to the following teams: The No. 78 team was issued a P3 penalty for issues with the roof flap in pre-race inspection.Gluck Jeff NASCAR hits Martin Truex Jr. and RCR cars with penalties https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/03/02/sprint-cup-penalties-furniture-row-richard-childress-racing-truex-allmendinger/81228194/ March 2, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company March 2, 2016 As a result, crew chief Cole Pearn was issued a one-race suspension and a US$50,000 fine. Martin Truex Jr. was also docked 15 points. The No. 3, No. 27, No. 31, No. 47 and No. 95 teams were all docked 10 points for P2 violations.Bromberg Nick Nick Bromberg Truex Jr. docked 15 points, RCR cars penalized 10 points each https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/truex-jr--docked-15-points--rcr-cars-penalized-10-points-each-210619142.html sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports March 2, 2016 March 2, 2016 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 330 44 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 330 39 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 330 39 4 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 330 38 5 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 330 37 6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 330 37 7 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 330 20 8 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 330 33 9 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 330 32 10 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 330 31 11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 330 20 12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 330 29 13 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 329 28 14 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 329 27 15 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 328 26 16 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 328 25 17 14 Ty Dillon (i) Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 328 0 18 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 328 13 19 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 328 23 20 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 328 21 21 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 328 20 22 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 328 19 23 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 328 18 24 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 328 7 25 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 328 16 26 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 327 15 27 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 326 4 28 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 326 13 29 83 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 326 12 30 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 325 11 31 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 324 10 32 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 323 9 33 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 323 –2 34 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 323 7 35 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 322 6 36 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 321 5 37 98 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 318 5 38 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) GoFas Racing Ford 313 3 39 30 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 312 2 Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 28 Cautions/Laps: 3 for 13 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 15 minutes and 38 seconds Average speed: 155.863 mph km/h Media Television The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy, five-time Atlanta winner Jeff Gordon and three-time Atlanta winner Darrell Waltrip worked the race from the booth. Pit road was manned by Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum. FoxBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor commentator: Jeff GordonColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleVince WelchMatt Yocum Radio The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Steve Richards. PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanJim NobleSteve Richards Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 Kyle Busch 78 10px 2 2 Kevin Harvick 74 (–4) 10px 2 3 Carl Edwards 73 (–5) 10px 3 4 Denny Hamlin 70 (–8) 10px 11 5 Jimmie Johnson 70 (–8) 10px 4 6 Kurt Busch 69 (–9) 10px 1 7 Joey Logano 64 (–14) 10px 6 8 Martin Truex Jr. 60 (–18) 10px 3 9 Aric Almirola 55 (–23) 10px 10 10 Brad Keselowski 54 (–24) 10px 1 11 Austin Dillon 53 (–25) 10px 2 12 Matt Kenseth 51 (–27) 10px 9 13 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 50 (–28) 10px 7 14 Kyle Larson 49 (–29) 10px 2 15 Kasey Kahne 46 (–32) 10px 19 16 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 45 (–33)Official driver's standings Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Toyota 84 10px 2 Chevrolet 81 (–3) 10px 3 Ford 67 (–17)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2016 2016 Daytona 500 2016 Kobalt 400 Georgia (U.S. state) Sports Category:2016 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Category:February 2016 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway