Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) venceu neste domingo (27/07), a John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard, no Indianápolis Motor Speedway, 20ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a segunda vitória de Gordon no ano, e 90 na categoria. Kyle Busch e Denny Hamlin, parceiros na Joe Gibbs Racing, completaram os três primeiros.
Gordon assumiu a ponta, em definitivo, ao superar o seu parceiro de equipe, Kasey Kahne. No final, Gordon recebeu a bandeirada com 2s325 de vantagem sobre Busch. Hamlin foi o terceiro. Foi a quinta vitória de Gordon no IMS.
Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing) terminou em quarto, seguido por Joey Logano (Team Penske).
Kahne, Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates), Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing), Dale Earnhardt Jr (Hendrick Motorsports) e Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing) completaram os dez primeiros.
Kahne liderou o maior número de voltas, 70. Gordon liderou 40, e Hamlin 18.
Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Logano, Dale Earnhardt Jr. e Brad Keselowski já garantiram sua vagas para o Chase, faltando seis provas para o final da temporada regular.
Gordon lidera o campeonato com 717 pontos, seguido por Earnhardt Jr. com 693.
A próxima etapa acontece no Pocono Raceway, no dia 03 de agosto.
Final:
1. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 160 voltas em 2h39m41
2. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing + 2.325s
3. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing + 3.807s
4. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing + 5.839s
5. Joey Logano Team Penske + 11.728s
6. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports + 12.324s
7. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 13.046s
8. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing + 13.721s
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports + 14.467s
10. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 14.956s
11. Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing + 16.200s
12. Brad Keselowski Team Penske + 18.529s
13. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing + 19.442s
14. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports + 19.958s
15. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing + 20.556s
16. Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing + 21.224s
17. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing + 22.257s
18. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing + 24.026s
19. Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing + 24.510s
20. Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 25.582s
21. Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports + 27.075s
22. Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports + 28.170s
23. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske + 29.015s
24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Racing + 29.663s
25. Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row Racing + 31.101s
26. Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing + 33.352s
27. Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports + 1 volta
28. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing + 1
29. Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing + 1
30. Landon Cassill Hillman Racing + 2
31. Michael Annett Tommy Baldwin Racing + 2
32. Cole Whitt BK Racing + 2
33. Casey Mears Germain Racing + 2
34. Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing + 2
35. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports + 2
36. David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports + 3
37. Bobby Labonte Tommy Baldwin Racing + 3
38. Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing + 4
39. Travis Kvapil FAS Lane Racing + 4
40. Alex Bowman BK Racing + 4
41. Ryan Truex BK Racing + 11
42. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing + 46
43. Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing + 64
Campeonato:
1. (–) Jeff Gordon 717pts
2. (–) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 693pts (-24pts)
3. (–) Brad Keselowski 666pts (-51pts)
4. (–) Matt Kenseth 661pts (-56pts)
5. (–) Jimmie Johnson 628pts (-89pts)
6. (+2) Kyle Busch 609pts (-108pts)
7. (–) Ryan Newman 606pts (-111pts)
8. (-2) Carl Edwards 603pts (-114pts)
9. (–) Joey Logano 591pts (-126pts)
10. (–) Clint Bowyer 577pts (-140pts)
11. (+1) Denny Hamlin 572pts (-145pts)
12. (+1) Kevin Harvick 565pts (-152pts)
13. (+1) Kyle Larson # 562pts (-155pts)
14. (+1) Austin Dillon # 559pts (-158pts)
15. (+2) Kasey Kahne 555pts (-162pts)
16. (-5) Paul Menard 551pts (-166pts)
17. (-1) Greg Biffle 550pts (-167pts)
18. (–) Brian Vickers 532pts (-185pts)
19. (–) Tony Stewart 529pts (-188pts)
20. (–) Marcos Ambrose 511pts (-206pts)
21. (–) Jamie McMurray 499pts (-218pts)
22. (–) Aric Almirola 496pts (-221pts)
23. (+3) Aj Allmendinger 466pts (-251pts)
24. (-1) Martin Truex Jr. 465pts (-252pts)
25. (–) Kurt Busch 456pts (-261pts)
26. (-2) Casey Mears 455pts (-262pts)
27. (+1) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 397pts (-320pts)
28. (-1) Danica Patrick 382pts (-335pts)
29. (–) Justin Allgaier # 343pts (-374pts)
30. (–) Michael Annett # 325pts (-392pts)
31. (–) David Gilliland 284pts (-433pts)
32. (–) Cole Whitt # 282pts (-435pts)
33. (–) David Ragan 262pts (-455pts)
34. (+1) Reed Sorenson 245pts (-472pts)
35. (-1) Alex Bowman # 244pts (-473pts)
36. (–) Josh Wise 239pts (-478pts)
37. (–) Ryan Truex # 145pts (-572pts)
38. (–) Michael McDowell 138pts (-579pts)
39. (–) Travis Kvapil 113pts (-604pts)
40. (–) Terry Labonte 77pts (-640pts)
41. (+3) Bobby Labonte 54pts (-663pts)
42. (-1) Parker Kligerman 54pts (-663pts)
43. (-1) Jeff Burton 51pts (-666pts)
44. (-1) Michael Waltrip 48pts (-669pts)
45. (+3) Juan Pablo Montoya 47pts (-670pts)
46. (-1) David Stremme 43pts (-674pts)
47. (-1) David Reutimann 37pts (-680pts)
48. (-1) Brett Moffitt 32pts (-685pts)
49. (–) Timmy Hill 22pts (-695pts)
50. (–) Dave Blaney 16pts (-701pts)
51. (–) Alex Kennedy 10pts (-707pts)
52. (–) Boris Said 9pts (-708pts)
53. (–) Eddie Macdonald 9pts (-708pts)
54. (–) Tomy Drissi 6pts (-711pts)