Martin Truex Jr. (Chevrolet) venceu neste domingo (07/06), a Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400, no Pocono Raceway, 14ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a primeira vitória de Truex Jr. desde Sonoma em 2013. Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) e Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) fecharam os três primeiros.
Truex Jr. liderou 97, das 160 voltas disputadas (foi a quarta prova consecutiva que o piloto liderou o maior número de voltas). No final, recebeu a bandeirada com 1s3 de vantagem sobre Harvick. Johnson foi o terceiro.
Joey Logano (Ford) terminou em quarto, seguido por Kurt Busch (Chevrolet), que alinhou na pole.
Matt Kenseth (Toyota), Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet), Kyle Larson (Chevrolet), Kyle Busch (Toyota) e Denny Hamlin (Toyota) fecharam os dez primeiros.
A prova teve um total de oito bandeiras amarelas, por 31 voltas. O acidente mais sério aconteceu faltando 20 voltas para o final, quando Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) e A.J.Allmendinger (Chevrolet) se tocaram.
Harvick lidera o campeonato com 559 pontos, seguido por Truex Jr. com 520.
A próxima etapa acontece no Michigan International Speedway, no dia 14 de junho.
Final:
1. Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 160 votlas em 2h08m45s
2. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet + 1.346s
3. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet + 12.201s
4. Joey Logano Team Penske Ford + 12.578s
5. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet + 13.065s
6. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota + 13.335s
7. Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet + 15.409s
8. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet + 15.862s
9. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota + 16.677s
10. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota + 16.958s
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet + 17.474s
12. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford + 18.804s
13. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet + 19.523s
14. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet + 21.500s
15. Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota + 22.743s
16. Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet + 25.153s
17. Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford + 25.740s
18. Ty Dillon Circle Sport Chevrolet + 26.134s
19. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet + 26.798s
20. Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet + 29.308s
21. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet + 31.255s
22. Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota + 32.916s
23. David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota + 33.085s
24. Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford + 33.434s
25. Landon Cassill Hillman Smith Motorsports Chevrolet + 34.267s
26. Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet + 36.546s
27. David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford + 37.079s
28. Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford + 38.743s
29. Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford + 1 volta
30. Brett Moffitt Front Row Motorsports Ford + 2
31. Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet + 2
32. Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota + 2
33. Jeb Burton BK Racing Toyota + 2
34. Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet + 2
35. Travis Kvapil Go FAS Racing Ford + 3
36. J.J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota + 5
37. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet + 7
38. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet + 17
39. Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet + 19
40. Brendan Gaughan Premium Motorsports Chevrolet + 31
41. Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford + 40
42. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford + 55
43. Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford + 72
Campeonato:
1. (–) Kevin Harvick 559pts
2. (–) Martin Truex Jr. 520pts (-39pts)
3. (–) Jimmie Johnson 481pts (-78pts)
4. (–) Joey Logano 480pts (-79pts)
5. (–) Dale Earnhardt Jr. 465pts (-94pts)
6. (–) Brad Keselowski 441pts (-118pts)
7. (–) Jamie McMurray 427pts (-132pts)
8. (–) Kasey Kahne 417pts (-142pts)
9. (+2) Matt Kenseth 415pts (-144pts)
10. (-1) Jeff Gordon 411pts (-148pts)