Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick Motorsports) venceu neste domingo (03/08), a GoBowling.com 400, no Pocono Raceway, 21ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a terceira vitória de Earnhardt Jr. no ano. Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) e Joey Logano (Team Penske) completaram os três primeiros.
Earnhardt Jr. assumiu a liderança, pela primeira e definitiva vez, na 146ª volta. Após a relargada final, Earnhardt Jr. suportou a pressão de Harvick, para vencer com 0s228 de vantagem. Logano foi o terceiro.
Earnhardt Jr. venceu as duas provas disputada em Pocono no ano.
Clint Bowyer (Michael Waltrip Racing) terminou em quarto, seguido por Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing). LÁder do campeonato, Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) liderou o maior número de voltas 63. Terminou em sexto.
Jamie McMurray (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates), Ryan Newman (Richard Childress Racing), Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) e Kasey Kahne (Hendrick Motorsports) completaram os dez primeiros.
A prova foi marcada por uma “Big Oneâ€, que envolveu 13 carros em uma relargada, na parte final.
Gordon lidera o campeonato com 757 pontos, 17 a mais do que Earnhardt Jr.
A próxima etapa, em Watkins Glen, acontece no dia 10 de agosto.
Final:
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports 160 voltas em 3h8m22s
2. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing + 0.228s
3. Joey Logano Team Penske + 0.494s
4. Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing + 2.195s
5. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing + 2.862s
6. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports + 2.870s
7. Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 3.034s
8. Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing + 3.410s
9. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing + 3.696s
10. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports + 4.329s
11. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 5.513s
12. Casey Mears Germain Racing + 6.255s
13. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing + 6.369s
14. Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports + 7.219s
15. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 7.256s
16. Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports + 8.033s
17. David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports + 10.429s
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Racing + 1 volta
19. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports + 1
20. Ryan Truex BK Racing + 1
21. Cole Whitt BK Racing + 1
22. Michael Annett Tommy Baldwin Racing + 1
23. Brad Keselowski Team Penske + 1
24. Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing + 1
25. Travis Kvapil FAS Lane Racing + 2
26. Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing + 2
27. Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing + 2
28. Alex Kennedy Circle Sport + 2
29. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing + 2
30. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing + 4
31. Alex Bowman BK Racing + 6
32. Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row Racing + 16
33. Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing + 17
34. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing + 23
35. Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports + 35
36. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing + 36
37. Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing + 44
38. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing + 44
39. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports + 49
40. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Racing + 72
41. Landon Cassill Hillman Racing + 132
42. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing + 137
43. Johnny Sauter BK Racing + 149
Campeonato:
1. (–) Jeff Gordon 757pts
2. (–) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 740pts (-17pts)
3. (–) Brad Keselowski 687pts (-70pts)
4. (–) Matt Kenseth 668pts (-89pts)
5. (+2) Ryan Newman 642pts (-115pts)
6. (-1) Jimmie Johnson 633pts (-124pts)
7. (+2) Joey Logano 633pts (-124pts)
8. (–) Carl Edwards 618pts (-139pts)
9. (+1) Clint Bowyer 617pts (-140pts)
10. (-4) Kyle Busch 611pts (-146pts)
11. (–) Kevin Harvick 608pts (-149pts)
12. (–) Kyle Larson # 595pts (-162pts)
13. (+3) Greg Biffle 590pts (-167pts)
14. (–) Kasey Kahne 589pts (-168pts)
15. (-2) Austin Dillon # 588pts (-169pts)
16. (-1) Paul Menard 562pts (-195pts)
17. (+2) Marcos Ambrose 541pts (-216pts)
18. (-1) Brian Vickers 539pts (-218pts)
19. (-1) Tony Stewart 537pts (-220pts)
20. (–) Jamie McMurray 536pts (-221pts)
21. (–) Denny Hamlin 532pts (-225pts)
22. (–) Aric Almirola 506pts (-251pts)
23. (+2) Kurt Busch 488pts (-269pts)
24. (+2) Casey Mears 487pts (-270pts)
25. (-2) Aj Allmendinger 477pts (-280pts)
26. (-2) Martin Truex Jr. 477pts (-280pts)
27. (–) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 423pts (-334pts)
28. (–) Danica Patrick 396pts (-361pts)
29. (–) Justin Allgaier # 371pts (-386pts)
30. (–) Michael Annett # 347pts (-410pts)
31. (–) David Gilliland 312pts (-445pts)
32. (–) Cole Whitt # 305pts (-452pts)
33. (–) David Ragan 287pts (-470pts)
34. (–) Reed Sorenson 262pts (-495pts)
35. (+1) Josh Wise 259pts (-498pts)
36. (-1) Alex Bowman # 257pts (-500pts)
37. (–) Ryan Truex # 169pts (-588pts)
38. (–) Michael McDowell 138pts (-619pts)
39. (–) Travis Kvapil 132pts (-625pts)
40. (–) Terry Labonte 77pts (-680pts)
41. (–) Bobby Labonte 54pts (-703pts)
42. (–) Parker Kligerman 54pts (-703pts)
43. (–) Jeff Burton 51pts (-706pts)
44. (–) Michael Waltrip 48pts (-709pts)
45. (–) Juan Pablo Montoya 47pts (-710pts)
46. (–) David Stremme 43pts (-714pts)
47. (–) David Reutimann 37pts (-720pts)
48. (+2) Dave Blaney 34pts (-723pts)
49. (-1) Brett Moffitt 32pts (-725pts)
50. (+1) Alex Kennedy 26pts (-731pts)
51. (-2) Timmy Hill 22pts (-735pts)
52. (–) Boris Said 9pts (-748pts)
53. (–) Eddie Macdonald 9pts (-748pts)
54. (–) Tomy Drissi 6pts (-751pts)