NASCAR Podcast
February 19, 2017
By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – When Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin collided in Turn 2 on the final lap of Sunday’s rain-delayed Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway, Joey Logano was there to seize the moment. Continue reading “Opportunistic Logano claims victory in wild Clash at Daytona”
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race – Ford EcoBoost 400
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Florida
Sunday, November 20, 2016
1. (14) Jimmie Johnson (C), Chevrolet, 268.
2. (24) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 268.
3. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 268.
4. (13) Joey Logano (C), Ford, 268.
5. (15) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 268.
6. (9) Kyle Busch (C), Toyota, 268.
7. (7) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 268.
8. (12) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 268.
9. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 268.
10. (26) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 268.
11. (5) Chase Elliott #, Chevrolet, 268.
12. (17) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 268.
13. (16) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 268.
14. (28) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 268.
15. (22) Brian Scott #, Ford, 268.
16. (19) Alex Bowman(i), Chevrolet, 268.
17. (21) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267.
18. (23) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 267.
19. (30) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 266.
20. (20) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 266.
21. (32) Landon Cassill, Ford, 266.
22. (11) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 266.
23. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 266.
24. (27) Chris Buescher #, Ford, 266.
25. (3) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Accident, 264.
26. (8) * Ryan Blaney #, Ford, 264.
27. (31) * Matt DiBenedetto(i), Toyota, 264.
28. (40) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 264.
29. (36) David Ragan, Toyota, 264.
30. (18) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Accident, 262.
31. (38) Jeffrey Earnhardt #, Toyota, 261.
32. (37) * Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 259.
33. (34) Ty Dillon(i), Chevrolet, Accident, 258.
34. (10) Carl Edwards (C), Toyota, Accident, 257.
35. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, Accident, 257.
36. (6) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Accident, 257.
37. (29) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, Accident, 257.
38. (35) * Regan Smith, Chevrolet, Accident, 255.
39. (39) Dylan Lupton(i), Ford, 250.
40. (25) Aric Almirola, Ford, 213.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 128.869 mph.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 07 Mins, 10 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.466 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 7 for 33 laps.
Lead Changes: 20 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: K. Harvick 1-31; C. Edwards (C) 32-34; K. Harvick 35-67; C. Edwards (C) 68-70; K. Harvick 71-85; J. Logano (C) 86-91; C. Edwards (C) 92-117; K. Larson 118-121; C. Edwards (C) 122-125; K. Larson 126-135; C. Edwards (C) 136-143; K. Larson 144-154; C. Edwards (C) 155; K. Larson 156-172; C. Edwards (C) 173; K. Larson 174-208; C. Edwards (C) 209; K. Larson 210-253; K. Busch (C) 254; K. Larson 255-265; J. Johnson (C) 266-268.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): K. Larson 7 times for 132 laps; K. Harvick 3 times for 79 laps; C. Edwards (C) 8 times for 47 laps; J. Logano (C) 1 time for 6 laps; J. Johnson (C) 1 time for 3 laps; K. Busch (C) 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 16 in Points: J. Johnson (C) – 5,040; J. Logano (C) – 5,037; K. Busch (C) – 5,035; C. Edwards (C) – 5,007; M. Kenseth – 2,330; D. Hamlin – 2,320; K. Busch – 2,296; K. Harvick – 2,289; K. Larson – 2,288; C. Elliott # – 2,285; M. Truex Jr. – 2,271; B. Keselowski – 2,267; J. McMurray – 2,231; A. Dillon – 2,223; T. Stewart – 2,211; C. Buescher # – 2,169.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race – Can-Am 500
Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, Arizona
Sunday, November 13, 2016
1. (4) Joey Logano (C), Ford, 324.
2. (19) Kyle Busch (C), Toyota, 324.
3. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 324.
4. (6) Kevin Harvick (C), Chevrolet, 324.
5. (12) Kurt Busch (C), Chevrolet, 324.
6. (1) Alex Bowman(i), Chevrolet, 324.
7. (5) Denny Hamlin (C), Toyota, 324.
8. (8) * Ryan Blaney #, Ford, 324.
9. (3) Chase Elliott #, Chevrolet, 324.
10. (20) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 324.
11. (9) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 324.
12. (15) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 324.
13. (13) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 324.
14. (14) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 324.
15. (25) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 324.
16. (24) Greg Biffle, Ford, 324.
17. (18) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 324.
18. (22) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 324.
19. (11) Carl Edwards (C), Toyota, 324.
20. (28) Landon Cassill, Ford, 324.
21. (10) Matt Kenseth (C), Toyota, 324.
22. (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, 322.
23. (21) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 322.
24. (34) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 322.
25. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 322.
26. (36) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 321.
27. (29) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 321.
28. (23) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 321.
29. (16) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 320.
30. (33) Brian Scott #, Ford, 319.
31. (31) David Ragan, Toyota, 319.
32. (30) Chris Buescher #, Ford, 318.
33. (35) Jeffrey Earnhardt #, Ford, 318.
34. (26) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 318.
35. (39) * DJ Kennington(i), Chevrolet, 316.
36. (38) * Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 315.
37. (37) * Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, Fuel Pump, 296.
38. (17) Jimmie Johnson (C), Chevrolet, 296.
39. (7) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 289.
40. (40) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Accident, 258.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 102.866 mph.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 08 Mins, 59 Secs. Margin of Victory: 0.587 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 9 for 53 laps.
Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers.
Lap Leaders: A. Bowman(i) 1-92; J. Logano (C) 93-119; J. Johnson (C) 120-132; A. Bowman(i) 133; J. Logano (C) 134-156; A. Bowman(i) 157-257; D. Hamlin (C) 258-261; M. Kenseth (C) 262-316; J. Logano (C) 317-324.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): A. Bowman(i) 3 times for 194 laps; J. Logano (C) 3 times for 58 laps; M. Kenseth (C) 1 time for 55 laps; J. Johnson (C) 1 time for 13 laps; D. Hamlin (C) 1 time for 4 laps.
Top 16 in Points: J. Logano (C) – 4,118; Kyle Busch (C) – 4,113; D. Hamlin (C) – 4,107; M. Kenseth (C) – 4,094; K. Harvick (C) – 4,093; J. Johnson (C) – 4,078; Kurt Busch (C) – 4,076; C. Edwards (C) – 4,071; M. Truex Jr. – 2,266; B. Keselowski – 2,261; C. Elliott # – 2,255; K. Larson – 2,247; J. Mcmurray – 2,195; A. Dillon – 2,194; T. Stewart – 2,192; C. Buescher # – 2,152.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race – AAA Texas 500
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, Texas
Sunday, November 06, 2016
1. (9) Carl Edwards (C), Toyota, 293.
2. (2) Joey Logano (C), Ford, 293.
3. (12) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 293.
4. (11) Chase Elliott #, Chevrolet, 293.
5. (24) Kyle Busch (C), Toyota, 293.
6. (3) Kevin Harvick (C), Chevrolet, 293.
7. (7) Matt Kenseth (C), Toyota, 293.
8. (31) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 293.
9. (17) Denny Hamlin (C), Toyota, 293.
10. (18) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 293.
11. (19) Jimmie Johnson (C), Chevrolet, 293.
12. (8) * Ryan Blaney #, Ford, 293.
13. (16) Alex Bowman(i), Chevrolet, 293.
14. (4) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 293.
15. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 293.
16. (20) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 293.
17. (14) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 293.
18. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 292.
19. (15) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 292.
20. (10) Kurt Busch (C), Chevrolet, 292.
21. (30) Chris Buescher #, Ford, 292.
22. (21) Aric Almirola, Ford, 292.
23. (28) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 291.
24. (22) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 291.
25. (27) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 291.
26. (32) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 291.
27. (29) Brian Scott #, Ford, 291.
28. (6) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 290.
29. (34) Landon Cassill, Ford, 290.
30. (26) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 289.
31. (23) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 288.
32. (37) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 287.
33. (36) David Ragan, Toyota, 287.
34. (33) Jeffrey Earnhardt #, Toyota, 285.
35. (38) * Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 285.
36. (39) Joey Gase(i), Ford, 280.
37. (1) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Accident, 262.
38. (35) * Ryan Ellis(i), Toyota, 261.
39. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, Accident, 260.
40. (40) * Josh Wise, Chevrolet, Electrical, 257.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 134.541 mph.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 16 Mins, 00 Secs. Margin of Victory: Caution.
Caution Flags: 8 for 37 laps.
Lead Changes: 12 among 8 drivers.
Lap Leaders: A. Dillon 1-5; J. Logano (C) 6-30; D. Ragan 31; J. Logano (C) 32-74; A. Dillon 75; D. Hamlin (C) 76; Kyle Busch (C) 77-78; J. Logano (C) 79-188; M. Truex Jr. 189-222; C. Elliott # 223-224; M. Truex Jr. 225-256; C. Elliott # 257; C. Edwards (C) 258-293.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): J. Logano (C) 3 times for 178 laps; M. Truex Jr. 2 times for 66 laps; C. Edwards (C) 1 time for 36 laps; A. Dillon 2 times for 6 laps; C. Elliott # 2 times for 3 laps; Kyle Busch (C) 1 time for 2 laps; D. Hamlin (C) 1 time for 1 lap; D. Ragan 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 16 in Points: J. Johnson (C) – 4,074; J. Logano (C) – 4,074; Kyle Busch (C) – 4,074; M. Kenseth (C) – 4,073; D. Hamlin (C) – 4,072; K. Harvick (C) – 4,056; C. Edwards (C) – 4,049; Kurt Busch (C) – 4,040; M. Truex Jr. – 2,265; B. Keselowski – 2,234; C. Elliott # – 2,223; K. Larson – 2,209; A. Dillon – 2,192; T. Stewart – 2,166; J. Mcmurray – 2,165; C. Buescher # – 2,143.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race – Goody’s Fast Relief 500
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, Virginia
Sunday, October 30, 2016
1. (3) Jimmie Johnson (C), Chevrolet, 500.
2. (19) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 500.
3. (8) Denny Hamlin (C), Toyota, 500.
4. (17) Matt Kenseth (C), Toyota, 500.
5. (9) Kyle Busch (C), Toyota, 500.
6. (10) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 500.
7. (1) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 500.
8. (14) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 500.
9. (2) Joey Logano (C), Ford, 500.
10. (4) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 500.
11. (22) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 499.
12. (5) Chase Elliott #, Chevrolet, 499.
13. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 499.
14. (11) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 499.
15. (16) Aric Almirola, Ford, 499.
16. (13) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 499.
17. (32) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 499.
18. (30) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 498.
19. (15) * Ryan Blaney #, Ford, 498.
20. (20) Kevin Harvick (C), Chevrolet, 498.
21. (26) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 497.
22. (23) Kurt Busch (C), Chevrolet, 497.
23. (31) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 497.
24. (24) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 497.
25. (18) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 496.
26. (6) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 496.
27. (29) Chris Buescher #, Ford, 495.
28. (28) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 495.
29. (33) Landon Cassill, Ford, 494.
30. (21) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 494.
31. (37) Dylan Lupton(i), Toyota, 490.
32. (27) * Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 489.
33. (38) Jeffrey Earnhardt #, Ford, 486.
34. (35) Brian Scott #, Ford, 484.
35. (40) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 479.
36. (7) Carl Edwards (C), Toyota, 477.
37. (12) David Ragan, Toyota, 424.
38. (34) * Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 407.
39. (36) * Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, Rear Gear, 360.
40. (39) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, Accident, 21.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 78.54 mph.
Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 20 Mins, 55 Secs. Margin of Victory: 1.291 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 5 for 54 laps.
Lead Changes: 15 among 9 drivers.
Lap Leaders: M. Truex Jr 1-24; J. Logano (C) 25-45; M. Truex Jr 46-62; R. Smith 63-64; M. Truex Jr 65-73; K. Larson 74-79; M. Truex Jr 80-110; Kyle Busch (C) 111-113; M. Truex Jr 114-150; M. Kenseth (C) 151; M. Truex Jr 152-180; M. Kenseth (C) 181-355; D. Hamlin (C) 356; A. Allmendinger 357-361; D. Hamlin (C) 362-408; J. Johnson (C) 409-500.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): M. Kenseth (C) 2 times for 176 laps; M. Truex Jr 6 times for 147 laps; J. Johnson (C) 1 time for 92 laps; D. Hamlin (C) 2 times for 48 laps; J. Logano (C) 1 time for 21 laps; K. Larson 1 time for 6 laps; A. Allmendinger 1 time for 5 laps; Kyle Busch (C) 1 time for 3 laps; R. Smith 1 time for 2 laps.
Top 16 in Points: J. Johnson (C) – 4,044; D. Hamlin (C) – 4,039; M. Kenseth (C) – 4,039; Kyle Busch (C) – 4,037; J. Logano (C) – 4,033; K. Harvick (C) – 4,021; Kurt Busch (C) – 4,019; C. Edwards (C) – 4,005; M. Truex Jr – 2,226; B. Keselowski – 2,207; A. Dillon – 2,187; C. Elliott # – 2,185; K. Larson – 2,183; T. Stewart – 2,156; J. Mcmurray – 2,143; C. Buescher # – 2,123.
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The Final Lap Weekly 