"Earn Your Stripes"- 2015 Kobalt Tools 400 (3/36)

We had some technical issues on pictures for this race. So there will not be a race recap. Instead, here is Kevin Harvick taking the Checkers and claiming his 2nd-straight victory in 2015!


RESULTS:
1) 4 Kevin Harvick
2) 48 Jimmie Johnson
3) 78 Martin Truex, Jr.
4) 22 Joey Logano
5) 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
6) 47 A.J. Allmendinger (Best finish at Las Vegas) (-3)
7) 33 Ty Dillon (i) (Best Career Finish) (-6)
8) 41 Kurt Busch (-7)
9) 20 Matt Kenseth (-10)
10) 15 Clint Bowyer (-10)
11) 3 Austin Dillon (Everyone here and below retired mostly for accidents. Only 3 retired for tech issues.)
12) 95 Michael McDowell
13) 31 Ryan Newman
14) 42 Kyle Larson
15) 6 Trevor Bayne
16) 40 Landon Cassill (i) (tech issue)
17) 35 Cole Whitt
18) 14 Tony Stewart
19) 1 Jamie McMurray
20) 9 Sam Hornish, Jr.
21) 10 Danica Patrick
22) 5 Kasey Kahne
23) 18 Kyle Busch
24) 26 Jeb Burton (#) (First Cup Start)
25) 38 David Gilliland 
26) 21 Ryan Blaney (i)
27) 2 Brad Keselowski (tech issue)
28) 43 Aric Almirola
29) 27 Paul Menard
30) 16 Greg Biffle
31) 98 Josh Wise
32) 23 J.J. Yeley (i)
33) 46 Michael Annett
34) 17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (tech issue)
35) 19 Carl Edwards
36) 55 Brian Vickers
37) 24 Jeff Gordon
38) 7 Alex Bowman
39) 11 Denny Hamlin
40) 34 David Ragan
41) 13 Casey Mears
42) 51 Justin Allgaier

Beginning next week, Kevin Harvick will split time in between his #4 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet and his new #4 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet

CHASE GRID STANDINGS:
1) 4 Kevin Harvick (1 Win, 134 Points)
2) 10 Danica Patrick (1 Win 83 Points)
3) 42 Kyle Larson (-23 Points)
4) 41 Kurt Busch (-25)
5) 78 Martin Truex, Jr. (-27)
6) 31 Ryan Newman (-28)
7) 20 Matt Kenseth (-36)
8) 22 Joey Logano (-44)
9) 15 Clint Bowyer (-46)
10) 24 Jeff Gordon (-46)
11) 47 A.J. Allmendinger (-47)
12) 95 Michael McDowell (-53)
13) 48 Jimmie Johnson (-59)
14) 2 Brad Keselowski (-59)
15) 11 Denny Hamlin (-60)
16) 14 Tony Stewart (-61)
17) 9 Sam Hornish, Jr. (-62)
18) 27 Paul Menard (-64)
19) 5 Kasey Kahne (-69)
20) 29 Reed Sorenson (-70)
21) 1 Jamie McMurray (-72)
22) 98 Josh Wise (-72)
23) 18 Kyle Busch (-73)
24) 3 Austin Dillon (-73)
25) 16 Greg Biffle (-79)
26) 46 Michael Annett (-79)
27) 35 Cole Whitt (-80)
28) 55 Brian Vickers (-81)
29) 7 Alex Bowman (-82)
30) 6 Trevor Bayne (-82)
31) 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (-82)
32) 34 David Ragan (-86)
33) 19 Carl Edwards (-91)
34) 17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (-97)
35) 43 Aric Almirola (-98)
36) 38 David Gilliland (-100)
37) 51 Justin Allgaier (-102)
38) 13 Casey Mears (-108)
39) 26 Jeb Burton (-114)
40) 44 Travis Kvapil (-129)

Congrats again to Kevin Harvick! Next week, we go to Phoenix!