NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Jimmie Johnson vence em Michigan

Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) venceu neste domingo (15/06), a Quicken Loans 400, no Michigan International Speedway, 15ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a terceira vitória de Johnson no ano, e 69ª na categoria. Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) e Brad Keselowski (Team Penske) completaram os três primeiros.

Johnson parou nos boxes na 165ª volta, trocou os quatro pneus e reabasteceu o suficiente para ir até o final. Com bandeira verde até o final, Johnson assumiu a liderança na 191ª, de 200 voltas programadas, após um ciclo de pit stops.

No final, Johnson recebeu a bandeirada com 1s214 de vantagem sobre Harvick, que largou na pole e liderou o maior número de voltas, 63. Keselowski foi o terceiro.

Paul Menard (Richard Childress Racing) foi o quarto, seguido por Kasey Kahne (Hendrick Motorsports).

Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports), Dale Earnhardt Jr (Hendrick Motorsports), Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates), Joey Logano (Team Penske) e Clint Bowyer (Michael Waltrip Racing) fecharam os dez primeiros.

A prova teve oito bandeiras amarelas, por 36 voltas. Entre os acidentes, Brian Vickers (Michael Waltrip Racing) rodou logo na volta inicial, e levou junto Travis Kvapil (FAS Lane Racing). Larson e Martin Truex Jr (Furniture Row Racing) se tocaram na sexta volta.

Brett Moffitt (Jay Robinson Racing) e Brett Moffitt (Jay Robinson Racing) se enroscaram na 115ª volta e Aric Almirola (Richard Petty Motorsports) e Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) rodaram no mesmo lugar na 122ª volta.

Gordon lidera o campeonato com 537 pontos, 15 a mais do que Johnson.

A próxima etapa, no Sonoma Raceway, acontece no dia 22 de junho.

Final:

1. #48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 200 voltas em 2h4719s
2. #4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing + 1.214s
3. #2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske + 3.064s
4. #27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing + 3.755s
5. #5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports + 4.112s
6. #24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports + 4.762s
7. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports + 5.789s
8. #42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 6.012s
9. #22 Joey Logano Team Penske + 7.692s
10. #15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing + 9.845s
11. #14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing + 12.950s
12. #1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates + 15.867s
13. #41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing + 18.621s
14. #20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing + 21.147s
15. #31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing + 21.645s
16. #51 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports + 22.842s
17. #10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing + 24.285s
18. #12 Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske + 24.914s
19. #21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing + 28.582s
20. #16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing + 29.128s
21. #7 Michael Annett Tommy Baldwin Racing + 1 volta
22. #47 AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing + 1
23. #99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing + 1
24. #13 Casey Mears Germain Racing + 1
25. #9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports + 1
26. #38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports + 2
27. #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Racing + 2
28. #26 Cole Whitt BK Racing + 2
29. #11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing + 2
30. #3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing + 2
31. #43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports + 3
32. #36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing + 3
33. #98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing + 3
34. #66 Brett Moffitt Jay Robinson Racing + 3
35. #40 Landon Cassill Hillman Racing + 3
36. #44 J.J. Yeley Xxxtreme Motorsports + 3
37. #78 Martin Truex Jr Furniture Row Racing + 4
38. #34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports + 4
39. #33 David Stremme Circle Sport + 5
40. #23 Alex Bowman BK Racing + 31
41. #18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing + 30
42. #55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing + 90
43. #32 Travis Kvapil FAS Lane Racing + 177

Campeonato:

1. (–) Jeff Gordon 537pts
2. (+2) Jimmie Johnson 522pts (-15pts)
3. (–) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 514pts (-23pts)
4. (-2) Matt Kenseth 513pts (-24pts)
5. (–) Brad Keselowski 490pts (-47pts)
6. (+1) Carl Edwards 462pts (-75pts)
7. (+2) Joey Logano 454pts (-83pts)
8. (+2) Kyle Larson # 454pts (-83pts)
9. (+3) Kevin Harvick 447pts (-90pts)
10. (-4) Kyle Busch 446pts (-91pts)
11. (–) Ryan Newman 440pts (-97pts)
12. (-4) Denny Hamlin 435pts (-102pts)
13. (+4) Paul Menard 420pts (-117pts)
14. (+2) Clint Bowyer 417pts (-120pts)
15. (-1) Greg Biffle 409pts (-128pts)
16. (+2) Tony Stewart 402pts (-135pts)
17. (-2) Austin Dillon # 400pts (-137pts)
18. (-5) Brian Vickers 394pts (-143pts)
19. (+2) Kasey Kahne 391pts (-146pts)
20. (+3) Jamie McMurray 384pts (-153pts)
21. (-1) Aj Allmendinger 382pts (-155pts)
22. (-3) Aric Almirola 379pts (-158pts)
23. (-1) Marcos Ambrose 370pts (-167pts)
24. (+1) Casey Mears 342pts (-195pts)
25. (-1) Martin Truex Jr. 331pts (-206pts)
26. (+1) Kurt Busch 315pts (-222pts)
27. (-1) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 307pts (-230pts)
28. (–) Danica Patrick 273pts (-264pts)
29. (–) Justin Allgaier # 269pts (-268pts)
30. (–) Michael Annett # 235pts (-302pts)
31. (–) Cole Whitt # 211pts (-326pts)
32. (–) David Gilliland 209pts (-328pts)
33. (–) David Ragan 190pts (-347pts)
34. (–) Reed Sorenson 187pts (-350pts)
35. (–) Alex Bowman # 173pts (-364pts)
36. (–) Josh Wise 169pts (-368pts)
37. (–) Ryan Truex 108pts (-429pts)
38. (–) Travis Kvapil 98pts (-439pts)
39. (–) Michael McDowell 63pts (-474pts)
40. (–) Parker Kligerman 54pts (-483pts)
41. (–) Terry Labonte 44pts (-493pts)
42. (–) David Reutimann 37pts (-500pts)
43. (+1) David Stremme 34pts (-503pts)
44. (+3) Brett Moffitt 32pts (-505pts)
45. (-2) Bobby Labonte 29pts (-508pts)
46. (-1) Jeff Burton 27pts (-510pts)
47. (+19) Juan Pablo Montoya 26pts (-511pts)
48. (-2) Michael Waltrip 23pts (-514pts)
49. (-1) Timmy Hill 19pts (-518pts)
50. (-1) Dave Blaney 16pts (-521pts)
51. (-1) Alex Kennedy 5pts (-532pts)
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