Matt Kenseth has won an exciting IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol holding off a determined Kasey Kahne.
The result is Kenseth’s fifth win of the season and 29th win in his Cup career, third at Bristol, but his first since 2006. It was also the third time this season that Kahne has finished second to Kenseth.
There were multiple wrecks on the ‘World Fastest Half Mile’, including championship leader Jimmie Johnson and the biggest involving Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman and Kevin Harvick which brought out the red flag.
Harvick parked in Hamlin’s pit stall after the incident and after Hamlin bumped Harvick’s car out of the way, Harvick came out to talk. Harvick seemed satisfied with Hamlin’s explanation because the drivers shook hands briefly before breaking away.
Carl Edwards suffered an engine failure, while Kurt Busch started on the front row and led the early segment of the race before a wheel issue brought him to the garage and he finished back in 31st.
Australia’s Marcos Ambrose avoided all the crashes to bring his Ford home in eighth place to give him his second-straight top-10 finish in the Cup Series.
“That’s two top-10s in two weeks and we’ve got to take that,” said Ambrose.
“We didn’t start off great and we didn’t finish great handling-wise, but we fought hard all night and got some track position at the end that really helped us a lot.
“This is a really aggressive track and you’ve got to be aggressive all night. You’ve got to gnaw on that steering wheel and I just like getting up on the wheel like that.
“These are good nights to really test your mettle and see what kind of man or lady you are out there and get after it.”
VIDEO: Big wreck
VIDEO: Race finish
RESULTS: IRWIN Tools Night Race
|
POS |
Car # |
Driver |
MFG |
Start |
Laps |
Laps Led |
Final Status |
Points |
bonus |
|
1 |
20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 5 | 500 | 149 | Running | 48 | 5 |
|
2 |
5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | 7 | 500 | 0 | Running | 42 | 0 |
|
3 |
42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 16 | 500 | 0 | Running | 41 | 0 |
|
4 |
55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 4 | 500 | 0 | Running | 0 | 0 |
|
5 |
22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 6 | 500 | 0 | Running | 39 | 0 |
|
6 |
27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 21 | 500 | 64 | Running | 39 | 1 |
|
7 |
24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 32 | 500 | 0 | Running | 37 | 0 |
|
8 |
9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 14 | 500 | 0 | Running | 36 | 0 |
|
9 |
16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 29 | 500 | 0 | Running | 35 | 0 |
|
10 |
88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 19 | 500 | 32 | Running | 35 | 1 |
|
11 |
18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 43 | 500 | 0 | Running | 33 | 0 |
|
12 |
34 | David Ragan | Ford | 17 | 500 | 0 | Running | 32 | 0 |
|
13 |
31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 41 | 500 | 0 | Running | 31 | 0 |
|
14 |
15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 24 | 500 | 50 | Running | 31 | 1 |
|
15 |
43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 10 | 499 | 0 | Running | 29 | 0 |
|
16 |
93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | 39 | 499 | 0 | Running | 28 | 0 |
|
17 |
30 | David Stremme | Toyota | 38 | 498 | 0 | Running | 27 | 0 |
|
18 |
17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 27 | 497 | 0 | Running | 26 | 0 |
|
19 |
1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 20 | 497 | 0 | Running | 25 | 0 |
|
20 |
14 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 11 | 497 | 0 | Running | 24 | 0 |
|
21 |
39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 8 | 497 | 0 | Running | 23 | 0 |
|
22 |
7 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 36 | 497 | 0 | Running | 22 | 0 |
|
23 |
40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 33 | 497 | 0 | Running | 0 | 0 |
|
24 |
36 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | 34 | 496 | 0 | Running | 20 | 0 |
|
25 |
38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 25 | 495 | 0 | Running | 19 | 0 |
|
26 |
10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 22 | 493 | 0 | Running | 18 | 0 |
|
27 |
32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 35 | 491 | 0 | Running | 17 | 0 |
|
28 |
11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 1 | 487 | 23 | Running | 17 | 1 |
|
29 |
83 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 31 | 483 | 0 | Running | 15 | 0 |
|
30 |
2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 12 | 478 | 0 | Running | 14 | 0 |
|
31 |
78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 2 | 476 | 54 | Running | 14 | 1 |
|
32 |
33 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | 40 | 475 | 0 | Running | 0 | 0 |
|
33 |
13 | Casey Mears | Ford | 30 | 467 | 0 | Running | 11 | 0 |
|
34 |
29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 15 | 449 | 7 | Running | 11 | 1 |
|
35 |
56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 9 | 446 | 2 | Accident | 10 | 1 |
|
36 |
48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 13 | 440 | 0 | Running | 8 | 0 |
|
37 |
35 | Josh Wise | Ford | 28 | 418 | 0 | Running | 0 | 0 |
|
38 |
47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 23 | 394 | 0 | Running | 6 | 0 |
|
39 |
99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 3 | 387 | 119 | Engine | 6 | 1 |
|
40 |
95 | Scott Speed | Ford | 42 | 223 | 0 | Brakes | 4 | 0 |
|
41 |
98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 26 | 175 | 0 | Engine | 3 | 0 |
|
42 |
51 | Ryan Truex | Chevrolet | 18 | 39 | 0 | Accident | 0 | 0 |
|
43 |
87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 37 | 1 | 0 | Engine | 0 | 0 |
STANDINGS
|
Standing |
Driver |
Points |
Behind |
Starts |
Wins |
Top 5 |
Top 10 |
DNF |
|
1 |
Jimmie Johnson | 821 | Leader | 24 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1 |
|
2 |
Clint Bowyer | 803 | -18 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
|
3 |
Carl Edwards | 768 | -53 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
|
4 |
Kevin Harvick | 760 | -61 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
|
5 |
Kyle Busch | 739 | -82 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
|
6 |
Matt Kenseth | 736 | -85 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
|
7 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr | 714 | -107 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
|
8 |
Kasey Kahne | 701 | -120 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
|
9 |
Greg Biffle | 698 | -123 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
|
10 |
Joey Logano | 685 | -136 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
|
11 |
Brad Keselowski | 681 | -140 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
|
12 |
Kurt Busch | 679 | -142 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
|
13 |
Jeff Gordon | 674 | -147 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
|
14 |
Martin Truex Jr | 663 | -158 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
|
15 |
Ryan Newman | 659 | -162 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
|
16 |
Jamie McMurray | 647 | -174 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
|
17 |
Paul Menard | 638 | -183 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
|
18 |
Aric Almirola | 616 | -205 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
|
19 |
Tony Stewart | 594 | -227 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
|
20 |
Jeff Burton | 592 | -229 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
|
21 |
Juan Pablo Montoya | 590 | -231 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
|
22 |
Marcos Ambrose | 590 | -231 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
|
23 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 582 | -239 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
24 |
Casey Mears | 503 | -318 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
25 |
Denny Hamlin | 456 | -365 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|
26 |
David Ragan | 452 | -369 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|
27 |
Danica Patrick | 436 | -385 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
28 |
David Gilliland | 414 | -407 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
|
29 |
Mark Martin | 403 | -418 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
|
30 |
Dave Blaney | 365 | -456 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
31 |
Bobby Labonte | 343 | -478 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
32 |
David Stremme | 341 | -480 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
|
33 |
David Reutimann | 329 | -492 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
34 |
Travis Kvapil | 319 | -502 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
35 |
J.J. Yeley | 317 | -504 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
|
36 |
AJ Allmendinger | 278 | -543 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
|
37 |
Michael McDowell | 118 | -703 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
|
38 |
Timmy Hill | 114 | -707 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
39 |
Michael Waltrip | 102 | -719 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
|
40 |
Scott Speed | 98 | -723 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
|
41 |
Ken Schrader | 85 | -736 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
42 |
Terry Labonte | 77 | -744 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
43 |
Boris Said | 48 | -773 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
44 |
Ron Fellows | 31 | -790 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
45 |
Alex Kennedy | 21 | -800 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
46 |
Justin Marks | 14 | -807 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
47 |
Victor Gonzalez Jr | 10 | -811 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
48 |
Scott Riggs | 10 | -811 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
|
49 |
Brian Keselowski | 9 | -812 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
50 |
Tomy Drissi | 8 | -813 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
51 |
Jacques Villeneuve | 3 | -818 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
52 |
Jason Leffler | 1 | -820 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
53 |
Brian Vickers | 0 | -821 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
|
54 |
Regan Smith | 0 | -821 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|
55 |
Austin Dillon | 0 | -821 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
56 |
Trevor Bayne | 0 | -821 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
57 |
Max Papis | 0 | -821 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
58 |
Josh Wise | 0 | -821 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
|
59 |
Landon Cassill | 0 | -821 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
|
60 |
Owen Kelly | 0 | -821 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
61 |
Joe Nemechek | 0 | -821 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
|
62 |
Tony Raines | 0 | -821 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
63 |
Brendan Gaughan | 0 | -821 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
64 |
Sam Hornish Jr | 0 | -821 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
65 |
Paulie Harraka | 0 | -821 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
66 |
Elliott Sadler | 0 | -821 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
67 |
Mike Bliss | 0 | -821 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
|
68 |
Morgan Shepherd | 0 | -821 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
69 |
Johnny Sauter | 0 | -821 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
70 |
Ryan Truex | 0 | -821 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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