NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Brad Keselowski vence em Chicago

Brad Keseloski (Team Penske) venceu neste domingo (14/09), a MyAFibStory.com 400, no Chicagoland Speedway, 27ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, e primeira do Chase. Foi a quinta vitória de Keselowski no ano, a segunda consecutiva. Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) e Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) completaram os três primeiros.

Após largar da 25ª posição, Keselowski assumiu a ponta em definitivo ao superar Larson e Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) na 251ª volta. No final, Keselowski recebeu a bandeirada com 1s760 de vantagem sobre Gordon. Keselowski liderou 62 voltas.

Larson, que largou com o carro reserva do final do pelotão, terminou em terceiro.

Joey Logano (Team Penske) foi o quarto, seguido por Harvick (que liderou o maior número de voltas, 79), Denny Hamlin e Kyle Busch, parceiros na Joe Gibbs Racing. Kurt Busch (Stewart-Haas Racing), Jamie McMurray (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) e Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing) completaram os dez primeiros. Destes, apenas Larson e McMurray não disputam o Chase.

Entre os demais participantes do Chase, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick Motorsports), terminou na 11ª posição, seguido pelos parceiros de equipe Jimmie Johnson e Kasey Kahne. Ryan Newman (Richard Childress Racing) foi o 15º, Carl Edwards (Roush Fenway Racing) 20ª, A.J.Allmendinger (JTG Daugherty Racing) 22º, seguido por Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing). O único a abandonar foi Aric Almirola (Richard Petty Motorsports), com o motor quebrado na 231ª volta.

Keselowski manteve a liderança do Chase com 2059 pontos, sete a mais do que Gordon. Logano é o terceiro com 2049.

A próxima etapa acontece no New Hampshire Motor Speedway, no dia 21 de setembro.

Final:

1. Brad Keselowski Team Penske 267 voltas em 2h48m50ss
2. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports + 1.760s
3. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 2.270s
4. Joey Logano Team Penske + 2.790s
5. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing + 3.203s
6. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing + 4.223s
7. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing + 4.827s
8. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing + 5.293s
9. Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 5.406s
10. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing + 6.160s
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports + 6.516s
12. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports + 6.698s
13. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports + 8.320s
14. Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row Racing + 8.812s
15. Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing + 9.081s
16. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 9.617s
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Racing + 12.071s
18. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing + 14.013s
19. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing + 18.577s
20. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing + 1 volta
21. Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing + 1
22. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing + 2
23. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing + 2
24. Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing + 2
25. Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports + 2
26. Casey Mears Germain Racing + 3
27. Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports + 3
28. Landon Cassill Hillman Racing + 4
29. Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing + 5
30. Cole Whitt BK Racing + 5
31. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports + 5
32. Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing + 5
33. Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing + 5
34. David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports + 6
35. Alex Bowman BK Racing + 6
36. Joe Nemechek Jay Robinson Racing + 9
37. Joey Gase Go FAS Racing + 10
38. Travis Kvapil FAS Lane Racing + 11
39. Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing + 23
40. Michael Annett Tommy Baldwin Racing + 34
41. Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports + 37
42. Ryan Truex BK Racing + 83
43. Mike Bliss Tommy Baldwin Racing + 254

Campeonato:

1. (–) Brad Keselowski 2059pts
2. (–) Jeff Gordon 2052pts (-7pts)
3. (+2) Joey Logano 2049pts (-10pts)
4. (+2) Kevin Harvick 2047pts (-12pts)
5. (-2) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2042pts (-17pts)
6. (+1) Denny Hamlin 2041pts (-18pts)
7. (+1) Kyle Busch 2041pts (-18pts)
8. (-2) Jimmie Johnson 2041pts (-18pts)
9. (+1) Kurt Busch 2039pts (-20pts)
10. (+3) Matt Kenseth 2034pts (-25pts)
11. (+1) Kasey Kahne 2034pts (-25pts)
12. (-5) Carl Edwards 2030pts (-29pts)
13. (+3) Ryan Newman 2029pts (-30pts)
14. (-1) AJ Allmendinger 2025pts (-34pts)
15. (–) Greg Biffle 2021pts (-38pts)
16. (-4) Aric Almirola 2007pts (-52pts)
17. (+1) Kyle Larson # 779pts (-1280pts)
18. (-1) Clint Bowyer 751pts (-1308pts)
19. (–) Jamie McMurray 742pts (-1317pts)
20. (+1) Austin Dillon # 726pts (-1333pts)
21. (-1) Paul Menard 724pts (-1335pts)
22. (–) Brian Vickers 701pts (-1358pts)
23. (–) Marcos Ambrose 664pts (-1395pts)
24. (–) Casey Mears 614pts (-1445pts)
25. (–) Martin Truex Jr. 610pts (-1449pts)
26. (–) Tony Stewart 595pts (-1464pts)
27. (–) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 583pts (-1476pts)
28. (–) Danica Patrick 553pts (-1506pts)
29. (–) Justin Allgaier # 476pts (-1583pts)
30. (–) David Gilliland 417pts (-1642pts)
31. (–) Michael Annett # 404pts (-1655pts)
32. (–) David Ragan 394pts (-1665pts)
33. (–) Cole Whitt # 381pts (-1678pts)
34. (–) Reed Sorenson 370pts (-1689pts)
35. (–) Josh Wise 330pts (-1729pts)
36. (–) Alex Bowman # 319pts (-1740pts)
37. (–) Ryan Truex # 193pts (-1866pts)
38. (–) Michael McDowell 178pts (-1881pts)
39. (–) Travis Kvapil 155pts (-1904pts)
40. (–) Jeff Burton 87pts (-1972pts)
41. (–) Terry Labonte 77pts (-1982pts)
42. (–) David Stremme 64pts (-1995pts)
43. (–) Bobby Labonte 54pts (-2005pts)
44. (–) Parker Kligerman 54pts (-2005pts)
45. (–) Michael Waltrip 48pts (-2011pts)
46. (–) Juan Pablo Montoya 47pts (-2012pts)
47. (–) Alex Kennedy 47pts (-2012pts)
48. (–) Dave Blaney 46pts (-2013pts)
49. (–) Brett Moffitt 44pts (-2015pts)
50. (–) David Reutimann 37pts (-2022pts)
51. (–) Boris Said 28pts (-2031pts)
52. (–) Timmy Hill 22pts (-2037pts)
53. (–) Nelson Piquet Jr. 18pts (-2041pts)
54. (–) Eddie MacDonald 9pts (-2050pts)
55. (–) Tomy Drissi 6pts (-2053pts)

# = Cup series rookie