Official Race Results from Sonoma

This is a quick recap of the Sprint Cup Series Official Race Results from Sonoma for the 26TH ANNUAL TOYOTA/SAVE MART "350."

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 16
26TH ANNUAL TOYOTA/SAVE MART "350"
SONOMA RACEWAY

Sonoma, CA - June 22, 2014
1.99-Mile Oval
110 Laps - 352.285 Miles Purse: $5,743,595

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Carl Edwards won the Toyota - Save Mart 350, achieving his 23rd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory and first at Sonoma.  But if they had more laps, Jeff Gordon might have overtaken Carl and won the race himself.  It was a very popular win ans the crowd went crazy. 

Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #40, #44 (driver change).

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TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 51 minutes, 30 seconds       AVERAGE SPEED:76.583 mph      MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.591 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  Jamie McMurray (96.35 mph. 74.354 secs.)
3M LAP LEADER:  AJ Allmendinger (35 Laps)

Caution Flags: 6 cautions for 19 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
32-34 (Fluid On The Track From #40 [7]);
62-64 (Car #83 Stalled On The Track [95]);
72-74 (Debris Turn 10 [18]);
76-79 (Car #20, 88 Accident Turn 7 [10]);
83-85 (Car #15, 4, 1 Accident Turn 11 [2]);
92-94 (Car #55, 17 Accident Frontstretch [23]).

Lap Leaders:  11 lead changes among 9 drivers.
McMurray 1-8, Allmendinger 9-21, Harvick 22-31, Allmendinger 32-53,
McMurray 54, J. Gordon 55-57, Harvick 58-70, Johnson 71,
Logano 72-74, Bowyer 75-79, Ambrose 80-84, Edwards 85-110.

Jimmie Johnson Wins The QUICKEN LOANS 400, Official Results

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 15
46TH ANNUAL QUICKEN LOANS "400"
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Brooklyn, MI - June 15, 2014
2-Mile Oval
200 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $5,269,536

In the front half of the 2014 season with all its new rules, some folks were worried how queit Jimmie Johnson had been, with no wins.  Now, three wins later, I don't think they're wondering any more.

Jimmie Johnson won the Quicken Loans 400, making this Michigan win his 69th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.

Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #33 (engine change).

Ryan Truex failed to qualify.  But qualifying, with its new format, provided a lot of speed marks over the 200 range also.  It's been a stellar weekend.

TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 47 minutes, 19 seconds       AVERAGE SPEED:143.441 mph      MARGIN OF VICTORY:1.214 second(s)
FASTEST QUALIFIER:  Kevin Harvick (204.557 mph. 35.198 secs.)

Danica Patrick mustered up a 17th place finish.

Caution Flags: 8 cautions for 36 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
2-6 (Car #32, 55 Accident Turn 4 [None]);
8-11 (Car #5, 42, 78 Accident Backstretch [None]);
73-78 (Debris Backstretch [21]);
104-107 (Car #34 Spin Turn 4 [5]);
111-113 (Car #23 Accident Turn 2 [16]);
115-119 (Car #13, 66 Accident Turn 4 [12]);
123-127 (Car #11, 43 Accident Turn 4 [None]);
149-152 (Debris Turn 2 [10]).


Lap Leaders:  25 lead changes among 13 drivers.
Harvick 1-18, J. Gordon 19-42, Keselowski 43-44, J. Gordon 45-56,
Harvick 57-74, Johnson 75-77, Logano 78-91, Johnson 92-104,
Harvick 105-112, Keselowski 113, Harvick 114-118, Keselowski 119,
Harvick 120-126, Logano 127-141, Harvick 142-148, McMurray 149-151,
Johnson 152-164, McMurray 165, Earnhardt Jr 166, Ku. Busch 167-182,
Kahne 183, Larson 184-185, Dillon 186-187, Stewart 188,
Kenseth 189-190, Johnson 191-200.

SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE RESULTS from the POCONO 400

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 14
33RD ANNUAL POCONO "400"
POCONO RACEWAY

Long Pond, PA - June 8, 2014
2.5-Mile Triangular Paved
160 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $5,092,151

Dale Earnhardt Jr. cinched is place in the Chase by winning the Pocono 400, his 21st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. And he did it in a wonderfully dramatic fashion, taking advantage of an overheating issue that Brad Keselowski was developing.  Keselowski was looking to dislodge some debris from his grill and let Jr. pass him, but Jr. would not let him catch up to use his draft to remove the debris. 

Junior Nation can rest easy now, Dale is IN the Chase.  (1 win will probably get a driver in, but 2 cinches it,)

Prior to the start of the Pocono 400, the #33 dropped to the back of the pack for an unapproved adjustment.

TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 52 minutes, 7 seconds      
AVERAGE SPEED:139.44 mph     
MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.439 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  Denny Hamlin (181.415 mph. 49.610 secs.)

Caution Flags: 7 cautions for 26 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets]
33-35 (Attend To Infield Fire, Turn 3 [34]); 61-64 (Debris Turn 3 [18]);
73-75 (Debris Turn 1 [38]);                  81-83 (Car #77 Spin Turn 1 [20]);
119-122 (Oil On The Track [34]);             138-141 (Car #10 Accident Turn 3 [4]);
144-148 (Car #5, 18, 99 Accident Turn 2 [32]).

Lap Leaders:  21 lead changes among 10 drivers.
Hamlin-pole,     Keselowski 1-56,      J. Gordon 57,        Stewart 58,
Hamlin 59-61,    Keselowski 62-75,     Stewart 76-83,       Ku. Busch 84-88,
Stewart 89-95,   Hamlin 96,            Earnhardt Jr 97-100, Vickers 101,
Larson 102-108,  Johnson 109-111,      Stewart 112-119,     Keselowski 120-128,
Earnhardt Jr 129-130, Johnson 131-132, J. Gordon 133,       Allgaier 134-139,
Keselowski 140-155, Earnhardt Jr 156-160.

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Fin		Car				Series		Leader
Pos		No		Driver	Laps	Points	Status	Laps
1	-	88	-	Dale Earnhardt Jr	160	47	Running	11
2	-	2	-	Brad Keselowski	160	44	Running	95
3	-	41	-	Kurt Busch	160	42	Running	5
4	-	11	-	Denny Hamlin	160	41	Running	4
5	-	42	-	Kyle Larson #	160	40	Running	7
6	-	48	-	Jimmie Johnson	160	39	Running	5
7	-	31	-	Ryan Newman	160	37	Running
8	-	24	-	Jeff Gordon	160	37	Running	2
9	-	78	-	Martin Truex Jr	160	35	Running
10	-	1	-	Jamie McMurray	160	34	Running
11	-	15	-	Clint Bowyer	160	33	Running
12	-	18	-	Kyle Busch	160	32	Running
13	-	14	-	Tony Stewart	160	32	Running	24
14	-	4	-	Kevin Harvick	160	30	Running
15	-	17	-	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	160	29	Running
16	-	16	-	Greg Biffle	160	28	Running
17	-	3	-	Austin Dillon #	160	27	Running
18	-	34	-	David Ragan	160	26	Running
19	-	55	-	Brian Vickers	160	26	Running	1
20	-	7	-	Michael Annett #	160	24	Running
21	-	47	-	AJ Allmendinger	160	23	Running
22	-	43	-	Aric Almirola	160	22	Running
23	-	13	-	Casey Mears	160	21	Running
24	-	9	-	Marcos Ambrose	160	20	Running
25	-	20	-	Matt Kenseth	160	19	Running
26	-	27	-	Paul Menard	160	18	Running
27	-	51	-	Justin Allgaier #	160	18	Running	6
28	-	38	-	David Gilliland	160	16	Running
29	-	32	-	Travis Kvapil	160	15	Running
30	-	26	-	Cole Whitt #	159	14	Running
31	-	23	-	Alex Bowman #	159	13	Running
32	-	83	-	Ryan Truex #	159	12	Running
33	-	40	-	Landon Cassill	158	0	Running
34	-	36	-	Reed Sorenson	158	10	Running
35	-	98	-	Josh Wise	158	9	Running
36	-	66	-	Timmy Hill	158	8	Running
37	-	10	-	Danica Patrick	158	7	Running
38	-	44	-	J.J. Yeley	157	0	Running
39	-	33	-	Alex Kennedy	156	5	Running
40	-	22	-	Joey Logano	150	4	Engine
41	-	99	-	Carl Edwards	143	3	Accident
42	-	5	-	Kasey Kahne	142	2	Accident
43	-	77	-	Dave Blaney	142	1	Running

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