NASCAR STP 500: Complete finishing order
Denny Hamlin held off Brad Keselowski Sunday to win the NASCAR STP 500 at Martinsville
It was day full of cautions and wrecks in Martinsville, Virginia as Denny Hamlin picked up his first victory of the season winning the STP 500. Hamlin held off Brad Keselowski, who won last week’s Auto Club 400 in California, as the race ended.
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Joey Logano, another Ford, finished in third and made a late push as well but there wasn’t enough laps left to get to the front for the winner of the pole.
Hamlin’s teammate Matt Kenseth tried his best to hold off Keselowski and Logano, and finished in fourth after a tough week last week in California, that saw Kenseth’s race end because of a broken axle.
Kevin Harvick, who has been on fire all season had another Top-10 finish, finishing eighth overall.
Jeff Gordon, at one point was in first and looked like he was going to pick up his first victory of the season. However speeding down the pits cost Gordon, as he had to come back through as a result of a penalty.
He would work his way back toward the front after the penalty and would finish ninth.
His teammates Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. weren’t as lucky as wrecks tore up the cars. They would finish 35th and 36th respectively.
It was also a great day of racing by Danica Patrick, who finished seventh overall. She made an impressive maneuver to avoid slamming into Paul Menard, who got turned sideways during a wreck.
With the STP 500 in the books, here is the complete finishing order.
STP 500 Resutls:
| 1 | Denny Hamlin(leads on lap 499) | ||
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | ||
| 3 | Joey Logano | ||
| 4 | Matt Kenseth | ||
| 5 | David Ragan | ||
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | ||
| 7 | Danica Patrick | ||
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | ||
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | ||
| 10 | Jamie McMurray | ||
| 11 | Kasey Kahne | ||
| 12 | Aric Almirola | ||
| 13 | Clint Bowyer | ||
| 14 | Kurt Busch | ||
| 15 | Casey Mears | ||
| 16 | Regan Smith | ||
| 17 | Carl Edwards | ||
| 18 | Trevor Bayne | ||
| 19 | Greg Biffle | ||
| 20 | Tony Stewart | ||
| 21 | Landon Cassill | ||
| 22 | Cole Whitt | ||
| 23 | Paul Menard | ||
| 24 | Chris Buescher | ||
| 25 | David Gilliland | ||
| 26 | J.J. Yeley | ||
| 27 | Ryan Newman | ||
| 28 | Brett Moffitt | ||
| 29 | Jeb Burton | ||
| 30 | Josh Wise | ||
| 31 | Matt DiBenedetto | ||
| 32 | Sam Hornish Jr. | ||
| 33 | Alex Kennedy | ||
| 34 | Mike Bliss | ||
| 35 | Jimmie Johnson | ||
| 36 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| 37 | Alex Bowman | ||
| 38 | Chase Elliott | ||
| 39 | Michael Annett | ||
| 40 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | ||
| 41 | Austin Dillon | ||
| 42 | Justin Allgaier | ||
| 43 | AJ Allmendinger |
With his victory, Hamlin has earned himself a spot in the chase and the chance to compete for a Sprint Cup Championsip.
NASCAR is off next week, but the drivers will be back on the track in two weeks at Texas Motor Speedway for the Duck Commander 500.
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