It seems like a track and a situation that fits his style of racing so I believe he will make it to Victory Lane on Saturday night.
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The victory was the fourth of the season for Kenseth, tying him for the series lead with teammate Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports.
It does indeed reset now as the Chase gives the entire field an equal shot to race for the championship. Officially, Bush placed 25 in the overall points standings.
Entering the Chase, the top three seeds are Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, and Matt Kenseth.
Penske driver Logano was the only frontrunner who didn’t pit for fresh tires under a yellow for a tangle between Jeb Burton and Michael Annett, and he was swallowed up at the restart, falling outside the top 10 before recovering in the closing stints.
Team owner Joe Gibbs said, “This is a total team effort and this is their victory”. Five Chase spots were therefore technically open as the race began, though Jamie McMurray locked up one of those the moment the green flag flew. “But it feels good to come here and do everything right”. Maybe the first month was a little rough. Advertise on AFP Get information on AFP readership and advertising online with us. We race to run for a championship. I am excited about our chances.
That said, the two drivers who made the Chase are a surprise. But at the same time you like to know what is going on around you.
Kenseth eventually worked his way to the front, while Busch finished second and Hamlin was fifth.
“It was an unbelievable beginning and a pretty believable middle part of the season and how we ran”.
“It’s not one of my favorite tracks, it is my favorite track”, said Stewart.
“Disappointed for sure; I drove my heart out”, said Almirola. They never gave up. “We were really superb in the long run”.
“But it really doesn’t matter”.
If you went Gibbs vs. the field for the rest of the 2015 Sprint Cup season, I wouldn’t hold it against you. JGR’s other two drivers finished well, with Hamlin – no better than 18th his previous five Richmond races – in sixth and Edwards 11th. Trying to get that kind of half of past year and it’s been a lot of hard work that went through we are that.
“I put whatever lap I could together there and it just wasn’t enough”, Gordon said. Everybody else there’s work so hard we’ve got people working overtime.
Bowyer came to Richmond ranked 16th in the field and unable to afford any mistakes.
The Chase drivers spent the minutes after the race concluded posing onstage and answering brief questions about the Chase and their plans for it.
Busch is looking forward to kicking off the Chase Sunday in Joliet at the MyAFibRisk.com 400.
“Certainly, right now as a company we’re on a roll”, said Kenseth. “I am looking forward to next year, and I want to do everything I can to show that I can still be competitive and this team can in the final 10 races”.
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The disappointment Almirola and Kahne felt Saturday night was something Bowyer’s MWR team could relate to.
