Jimmie Johnson has scored his fourth win at Indianapolis with victory at the Crown Royal presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard.
The Chevrolet driver passed the Ford of Greg Biffle with 29 laps to go and pulled away as he took the chequered flag.
The 58th victory of his career, Johnson joined teammate Jeff Gordon, as a four-time winner at the famed raceway in NASCAR. It put him in the elite company of Al Unser, Rick Mears and A.J. Foyt who took victory in the Indianapolis 500 open-wheeled race.
In each year of Johnson’s previous Brickyard 400 wins (2006, ’08, ’09), he went on to win the series championship.
“To come here and win is a huge honour,” said Johnson.
“Then to have four —four wins!— I’m at a loss for words.
“Chad Knaus (crew chief) gave me one heck of a race car today. And pit road was awesome, too. It was a total team effort. We put it on them today. It was nice.”
Kyle Busch finished second, followed by Biffle and Dale Earnhardt Jr., who took over the Sprint Cup points lead after Matt Kenseth was involved in crash triggered by a Joey Logano spin.
“You run in the top five and the top 10 enough, you’ll get enough points,” said Earnhardt.
“But we’d like to win more races. I know our fans would like us to win some more races, too.”
Australia’s Marcos Ambrose ran at times in the high teens, before bringing his Ford home in 20th position to maintain 18th place in the championship standings.
RESULTS: Crown Royal presents the Curtiss Shaver 400 at the Brickyard
|
FIN |
DRIVER |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
PTS/BNS |
LAPS |
STATUS |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools | 48/2 | 160 | Running |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M’s | 43/1 | 160 | Running |
| 3 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 42/1 | 160 | Running |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 40/0 | 160 | Running |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 40/1 | 160 | Running |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 39/1 | 160 | Running |
| 7 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 37/0 | 160 | Running |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 36/0 | 160 | Running |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 36/1 | 160 | Running |
| 10 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 34/0 | 160 | Running |
| 11 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron’s Dream Machine | 33/0 | 160 | Running |
| 12 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 32/0 | 160 | Running |
| 13 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy Johns | 31/0 | 160 | Running |
| 14 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Nibco | 30/0 | 160 | Running |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 29/0 | 160 | Running |
| 16 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 0 | 160 | Running |
| 17 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 160 | Running |
| 18 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 26/0 | 160 | Running |
| 19 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Eckrich | 25/0 | 160 | Running |
| 20 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 24/0 | 160 | Running |
| 21 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 23/0 | 160 | Running |
| 22 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 22/0 | 160 | Running |
| 23 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 21/0 | 160 | Running |
| 24 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 20/0 | 160 | Running |
| 25 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 20/1 | 160 | Running |
| 26 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Scott Products | 19/1 | 160 | Running |
| 27 | David Gilliland | Ford | Big Machine Records | 17/0 | 160 | Running |
| 28 | David Ragan | Ford | Scorpion Coatings / Al’s Liners | 16/0 | 160 | Running |
| 29 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 15/0 | 156 | Running |
| 30 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Special Operations For America.org | 14/0 | 156 | Running |
| 31 | Stephen Leicht * | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 13/0 | 154 | Running |
| 32 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Rain-X | 12/0 | 151 | Running |
| 33 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 11/0 | 144 | Running |
| 34 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 10/0 | 137 | Running |
| 35 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | 10/1 | 132 | Running |
| 36 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 8/0 | 126 | Out of Race |
| 37 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 7/0 | 40 | In Pit |
| 38 | Scott Speed | Ford | Leavine Family Racing | 6/0 | 23 | In Pit |
| 39 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 5/0 | 20 | In Pit |
| 40 | Josh Wise * | Chevrolet | Taco Bell | 4/0 | 19 | In Pit |
| 41 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 3/0 | 14 | In Pit |
| 42 | Mike Skinner | Ford | Koma Unwind | 0 | 11 | In Pit |
| 43 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | 0 | 5 | Out of Race |
* Denotes Rookie
STANDINGS: Race 20 of 36
|
RANK |
+/- |
DRIVER |
POINTS |
STARTS |
POLES |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
| 1 | +1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 731 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | -1 | Matt Kenseth | -14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | — | Greg Biffle | -22 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | — | Jimmie Johnson | -27 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | — | Denny Hamlin | -64 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | — | Kevin Harvick | -78 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | +1 | Brad Keselowski | -82 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | -1 | Clint Bowyer | -88 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | +2 | Kyle Busch | -143 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | -1 | Carl Edwards | -149 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | -1 | Kasey Kahne | -152 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 14 | — | Ryan Newman | -158 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | +2 | Jeff Gordon | -167 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | -1 | Paul Menard | -167 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | -1 | Joey Logano | -187 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 18 | — | Marcos Ambrose | -212 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | +1 | Jamie McMurray | -223 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | -1 | Jeff Burton | -226 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | — | Juan Montoya | -256 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | — | Aric Almirola | -259 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | — | Bobby Labonte | -304 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | +2 | Regan Smith | -328 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | -1 | AJ Allmendinger | -331 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | -1 | Kurt Busch | -337 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | +1 | Mark Martin | -357 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | -1 | Casey Mears | -363 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | — | David Ragan | -393 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | — | David Gilliland | -403 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | — | Travis Kvapil | -426 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | — | Landon Cassill | -438 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | +1 | Dave Blaney | -455 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | David Reutimann | -468 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +1 | David Stremme | -586 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | Brian Vickers | -596 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | — | J.J. Yeley | -604 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | +1 | Ken Schrader | -631 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -1 | Michael McDowell | -637 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | — | Josh Wise* | -647 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | — | Michael Waltrip | -656 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | +2 | Stephen Leicht* | -664 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -1 | Terry Labonte | -665 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | Tony Raines | -670 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | — | Brendan Gaughan | -681 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | — | Scott Speed | -689 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | — | Scott Riggs | -697 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | — | Boris Said | -716 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | — | Bill Elliott | -717 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | — | Hermie Sadler | -718 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | — | Robby Gordon | -720 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | — | Tomy Drissi | -725 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | — | Stacy Compton | -726 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | — | David Mayhew | -727 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | — | Chris Cook | -729 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | — | Kelly Bires | -729 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | — | Trevor Bayne | -731 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 58 | — | Sam Hornish Jr. | -731 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | — | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | -731 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | +1 | Austin Dillon | -731 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -1 | Mike Bliss | -731 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | — | Robert Richardson Jr. | -731 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | — | Elliott Sadler | -731 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | — | Reed Sorenson | -731 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | — | Joe Nemechek | -731 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | — | Danica Patrick | -731 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | — | T.J. Bell | -731 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | — | Cole Whitt | -731 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | — | Mike Skinner | -731 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | — | Timmy Hill | -731 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | — | Tim Andrews | -731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | — | Brian Simo | -731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | — | Jeff Green | -731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | — | Mike Wallace | -731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | — | Kenny Wallace | -731 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Denotes Rookie
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