Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) marcou nesta sexta-feira (15/08), a pole-position para a Pure Michigan 400, no Michigan International Speedway, 23ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a 91ª vitória de Gordon na categoria. Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) e Joey Logano (Team Penske) completaram os três primeiros.
Após uma relargada, na 178ª volta, Kurt Busch (Stewart-Haas Racing) acertou o muro da curva 2, acionando a última amarela. Na relargada, faltando 17 voltas para o final, Gordon superou Logano, e reassumiu a liderança.
Pole-position, Gordon venceu com 1s413 de vantagem sobre Harvick. Logano, que liderou o maior número de voltas 86, terminou em terceiro. Gordon liderou 68 voltas.
Paul Menard (Richard Childress Racing) foi o quinto, seguido por Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick Motorsports).
Clint Bowyer (Michael Waltrip Racing), Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing), Brad Keselowski (Team Penske), Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) e Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing) completaram os dez primeiros.
A maior confusão da prova aconteceu na 26ª volta, e começou quando Danica Patrick (Stewart-Haas Racing) rodou, e envolveu mais oito carros. Entre eles Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing), que começou a prova na terceira posição no campeonato.
A bandeira mais longa foi provocada quando o Chevrolet de Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) pegou fogo na metade da prova. Forma onze voltas até a pista ser limpa.
Gordon reassumiu a liderança do campeonato com 816 pontos, três a mais do que Earnhardt Jr.
A próxima etapa acontece no dia 23 de agosto, no Bristol Motor Speedway.
Final:
1. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 200 voltas em 2h49m16s
2. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing + 1.412s
3. Joey Logano Team Penske + 3.605s
4. Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing + 3.637s
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports + 6.895s
6. Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing + 9.608s
7. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing + 10.037s
8. Brad Keselowski Team Penske + 11.997s
9. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports + 12.254s
10. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing + 13.611s
11. Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing + 14.635s
12. Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports + 15.587s
13. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing + 15.810s
14. Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 16.295s
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Racing + 17.209s
16. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports + 17.903s
17. Casey Mears Germain Racing + 19.590s
18. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing + 21.686s
19. Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing + 1 volta
20. Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports + 1
21. David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports + 1
22. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 1
23. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing + 2
24. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports + 2
25. Cole Whitt BK Racing + 2
26. Alex Bowman BK Racing + 2
27. Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing + 3
28. Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing + 3
29. Landon Cassill Hillman Racing + 3
30. J.J. Yeley BK Racing + 3
31. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing + 4
32. Travis Kvapil FAS Lane Racing + 4
33. Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing + 4
34. Alex Kennedy Circle Sport + 5
35. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Racing + 5
36. Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row Racing + 23
37. Jeff Burton Stewart-Haas Racing + 24
38. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing + 30
39. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing + 41
40. Michael Annett Tommy Baldwin Racing + 45
41. Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing + 47
42. Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports + 103
43. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 106
Campeonato:
1. (+1) Jeff Gordon 816pts
2. (-1) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 813pts (-3pts)
3. (+1) Brad Keselowski 733pts (-83pts)
4. (+1) Joey Logano 714pts (-102pts)
5. (-2) Matt Kenseth 709pts (-107pts)
6. (+2) Kevin Harvick 687pts (-129pts)
7. (–) Jimmie Johnson 686pts (-130pts)
8. (-2) Carl Edwards 679pts (-137pts)
9. (–) Ryan Newman 679pts (-137pts)
10. (+1) Clint Bowyer 672pts (-144pts)
11. (+1) Greg Biffle 660pts (-156pts)
12. (+1) Kasey Kahne 651pts (-165pts)
13. (+1) Austin Dillon # 638pts (-178pts)
14. (-4) Kyle Larson # 636pts (-180pts)
15. (–) Kyle Busch 620pts (-196pts)
16. (–) Marcos Ambrose 616pts (-200pts)
17. (–) Paul Menard 614pts (-202pts)
18. (–) Brian Vickers 598pts (-218pts)
19. (–) Jamie McMurray 596pts (-220pts)
20. (–) Denny Hamlin 589pts (-227pts)
21. (+1) Aric Almirola 556pts (-260pts)
22. (+2) AJ Allmendinger 556pts (-260pts)
23. (–) Kurt Busch 543pts (-273pts)
24. (+1) Casey Mears 543pts (-273pts)
25. (-4) Tony Stewart 537pts (-279pts)
26. (–) Martin Truex Jr. 516pts (-300pts)
27. (–) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 476pts (-340pts)
28. (–) Danica Patrick 445pts (-371pts)
29. (–) Justin Allgaier # 400pts (-416pts)
30. (–) Michael Annett # 364pts (-452pts)
31. (–) David Gilliland 357pts (-459pts)
32. (–) David Ragan 332pts (-484pts)
33. (–) Cole Whitt # 325pts (-491pts)
34. (–) Reed Sorenson 300pts (-516pts)
35. (–) Alex Bowman # 283pts (-533pts)
36. (–) Josh Wise 281pts (-535pts)
37. (–) Ryan Truex 174pts (-642pts)
38. (+1) Travis Kvapil 144pts (-672pts)
39. (-1) Michael McDowell 140pts (-676pts)
40. (–) Terry Labonte 77pts (-739pts)
41. (+2) Jeff Burton 58pts (-758pts)
42. (-1) Bobby Labonte 54pts (-762pts)
43. (-1) Parker Kligerman 54pts (-762pts)
44. (–) Michael Waltrip 48pts (-768pts)
45. (–) Juan Pablo Montoya 47pts (-769pts)
46. (+1) Alex Kennedy 47pts (-769pts)
47. (+2) Dave Blaney 45pts (-771pts)
48. (-2) David Stremme 43pts (-773pts)
49. (-1) David Reutimann 37pts (-779pts)
50. (–) Brett Moffitt 32pts (-784pts)
51. (–) Boris Said 28pts (-788pts)
52. (–) Timmy Hill 22pts (-794pts)
53. (+1) Eddie MacDonald 9pts (-807pts)
54. (+1) Tomy Drissi 6pts (-810pts)