Kurt Busch在Pocono站通过省油策略赢得了胜利,Dale Earnhardt Jr.以及Brad Keselowski分别获得了第2和第3的成绩。
这场比赛意外频发,共计出现了10次黄旗,最后一次黄旗在比赛大概还有40圈的时候出现,而一箱油大概可以跑33-37圈。
Busch被临时车组长John Klausmeier(代替在夏洛特站因车轮螺母违规的Tony Gibson)通知燃油还缺少两圈的里程,Busch于是开始进入了巡航模式。这一策略最终生效了,尽管Earnhardt尝试赶上他,Busch最终以1秒多的优势率先冲线。
“我们需要做出平衡,”Busch说,“我们有一台快车,一个被停职的车组长,还有燃油能够跑这么些个里程,我不知道我是否还有足够的燃油。
“我当时想,’哈,我们还缺多少圈?’,他们说两圈。在Pocono有很长的直道,你不得不在省油的同时还维持圈速。所以脑子里面会有很多的想法,但是我做的事情就是按部就班执行策略。
“我仅仅是在省油的同时观察后面的88号(Earnhardt)。”
这场比赛原计划于周日举行,但是大雨导致其推迟到周一的中午。
在赢得了这场比赛之后,Busch和Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth以及上周的获胜者Martin Truex Jr.一起出现在了暂定Chase名单中。
比赛结果
1 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
4 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
6 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
7 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
9 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
10 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford
11 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
12 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
13 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford
14 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
15 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
16 A.J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
17 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
18 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet
19 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota
20 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
21 Ty Dillon Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet
22 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota
24 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet
25 Chris Buescher Front Row Motorsports Ford
26 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford
27 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet
28 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
29 Jeb Burton Go FAS Racing Ford
30 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
32 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
33 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
34 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
35 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
36 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
38 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet
39 Brian Scott Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
40 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota
赛后积分榜
1 Kevin Harvick 490
2 Kurt Busch 465
3 Brad Keselowski 442
4 Carl Edwards 437
5 Kyle Busch 416
6 Jimmie Johnson 415
7 Chase Elliott 413
8 Joey Logano 410
9 Martin Truex Jr. 403
10 Matt Kenseth 382
11 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 381
12 Denny Hamlin 372
13 Austin Dillon 348
14 Jamie McMurray 342
15 Ryan Blaney 340
16 Ryan Newman 338
17 A.J. Allmendinger 334
18 Kasey Kahne 325
19 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 325
20 Trevor Bayne 319
21 Kyle Larson 302
22 Paul Menard 265
23 Greg Biffle 260
24 Clint Bowyer 252
25 Aric Almirola 249
26 Danica Patrick 245
27 Landon Cassill 221
28 Casey Mears 212
29 Brian Scott 192
30 David Ragan 189