Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) venceu neste domingo (29/03), a STP 500, no Martinsville Speedway, sexta etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Brad Keselowski e Joey Logano, parceiros no Team Penske, completaram os três primeiros.
Hamlin, lÁder em 91 das 500 voltas disputadas, venceu com apenas 0s186 de vantagem sobre Keselowski. Logano, que alinhou na pole, terminou em terceiro.
Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing) foi o quarto, seguido por David Ragan, seu parceiro de equipe.
Martin Treux Jr. (Furniture Row Racing), Danica Patrick, seu parceiro na Stewart-Haas Racing, Kevin Havick (que liderou o maior número de voltas, 154), Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) e Jamie McMurray (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) fecharam os dez primeiros.
Final:
1. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 500 voltas em 3h49m13s
2. Brad Keselowski Team Penske + 0.186s
3. Joey Logano Team Penske + 1.610s
4. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing + 4.627s
5. David Ragan Joe Gibbs Racing + 4.810s
6. Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row Racing + 5.682s
7. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing + 6.925s
8. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing + 7.205s
9. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports + 7.610s
10. Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 8.955s
11. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports + 9.260s
12. Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports + 9.389s
13. Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing + 10.404s
14. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing + 11.651s
15. Casey Mears Germain Racing + 12.465s
16. Regan Smith Chip Ganassi Racing + 12.654s
17. Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing + 13.490s
18. Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing + 13.840s
19. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing + 15.254s
20. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing + 16.158s
21. Landon Cassill Hillman Racing + 20.853s
22. Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports + 1 volta
23. Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing + 1
24. Chris Buescher Front Row Motorsports + 1
25. David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports + 1
26. J.J. Yeley BK Racing + 3
27. Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing + 4
28. Brett Moffitt Front Row Motorsports + 4
29. Jeb Burton BK Racing + 4
30. Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing + 5
31. Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing + 6
32. Sam Hornish Jr Richard Petty Motorsports + 7
33. Alex Kennedy Circle Sport + 8
34. Mike Bliss Go Green Racing + 9
35. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports + 32
36. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports + 47
37. Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing + 56
38. Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports + 73
39. Michael Annett HScott Motorsports + 111
40. Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Racing + 136
41. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 170
42. Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports + 172
43. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing + 323
Campeonato:
1. (–) Kevin Harvick 263pts
2. (–) Joey Logano 239pts (-24pts)
3. (–) Martin Truex Jr. 231pts (-32pts)
4. (+1) Brad Keselowski 206pts (-57pts)
5. (+3) Kasey Kahne 193pts (-70pts)
6. (–) Ryan Newman 180pts (-83pts)
7. (+2) Paul Menard 173pts (-90pts)
8. (+6) Denny Hamlin 172pts (-91pts)
9. (-5) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 172pts (-91pts)
10. (–) Aric Almirola 170pts (-93pts)