Tony Stewart would take the victory in the DRIVE4COPD 300 at a wreck ensued on the last lap, which included the front end of Kyle Larson’s car landing on the fans’ side of the catch fence. More details on the wreck, as well as the race, will be posted shortly.
Green flag as Kligerman pushes Bayne out to early lead into turn one
Lap 3 Bayne-Kligerman leads as Busch-Kenseth look for a way around, with Stewart-Patrick in toe
Lap 4 Bayne-Kligerman lead as Stewart and Patrick follow…..Stewart to the lead down the back, Busch to the lead into three.
Lap 5 Busch-Kenseth lead as Stewart and Patrick run side-by-side for third
Lap 6 Busch-Kenseth lead as Stewart-Dillon look for the lead……..Stewart-Dillon to the lead through turn two. Patrick up to third.
Lap 7 Stewart-Dillon lead as Patrick and Sadler are side-by-side for third. Earnhardt Jr. hooked on the back of Patrick, looking for the lead
Lap 8 Patrick grabbed the lead as she disconnects from Earnhardt Jr., three-wide for the lead with Patrick, Earnhardt Jr and Sadler. Caution…..Scott Lagasse Jr. spins out of the pack as he tries to slide down in front of Bayne. Top four stay out; everybody else pits for fuel only stops. Stewart leads Keselowski, Earnhardt Jr., Busch, Annett off pit road.
Restart lap 11 Patrick-Ku Busch side-by-side with Sadler-Vickers for the lead. Patrick gets separated from Busch, hands lead to Sadler-Vickers
Lap 13 Sadler-Vickers leads Ky Busch followed by Nemechek-Bayne
Lap 15 Sadler-Vickers lead as Nemechek-Bayne went to go to the lead, however Bayne bailed out on him.
Lap 16 Sadler-Vickers lead as Kurt Busch and Patrick are side-by-side for third
Lap 17 Sadler-Vickers-Ky Busch pulling away followed by Bayne-Nemechek.
Lap 18 Vickers and Sadler switch, keeping the lead so it’s Sadler leading
Lap 23 Vickers leads Sadler, Ky Busch, Allgaier, Nemechek
Lap 24 Vickers suffled in rotation, Sadler to the lead followed by Ky Busch, Vickers and Earnhardt Jr
Lap 25 Sadler, Ky Busch, Vickers Allgaier, Nemechek
Lap 27 top four have broken away – Sadler, Ky Busch, Vickers, Allgaier, Nemechek
Lap 28 Sadler-Ky Busch leading as Keselowski-Hornish make a run to the outside.
Lap 29 Keselowski-Hornish take the lead ahead of Sadler-Ky Busch
Lap 30 Hornish-Keselowski make the switch through turns one and two, three-wide for the lead through turns three-four
Lap 31 Ky Busch-Earnhardt Jr. to the lead ahead of Annett, Bayne and Mike Wallace
Caution Lap 34 Sadler barely gets into Smith, sending him for a spin. Juan Carlos Blum spins behind, hits inside wall. Patrick to the pits with a blown motor. Leaders pit. Ky Busch Bayne Annett Kenseth Nemechek Hornish Keselowski Scott Dillon Earnhardt Jr. Jeremy Clements gets the lucky dog.
Restart lap 36
Lap 38 Ky-Busch leads with help from Kenseth lead ahead of Sadler-Vickers
Lap 40 Ky Busch-Kenseth lead ahead of Vickers-Sadler. Hornish-Keselowski next in line.
Lap 41 Ky Busch-Kenseth leads Vickers-Sadler while it’s three-wide behind them. Sorenson and Nemechek side-by-side for fifth.
Lap 43 Ky Busch, Kenseth, Vickers, Sadler and Sorenson
Lap 48 Kenseth and Ky Busch do the swap, so Kenseth to the lead
Lap 50 Allgaier-Annett to the lead by Kenseth-Ky Busch
Lap 51 Kenseth-Ky Busch grab the lead back through turn one.
Lap 58 Earnhardt Jr. to the lead with help from Kasey Kahne
Lap 61 Ky Busch-Kenseth back to the lead as Earnhardt Jr. falls back after losing his drafting partner.
Lap 64 Kahne-Smith to the lead
Caution lap 65 Mike Wallace gets turned in the tri-oval, collecting Annett, Nemechek and Kurt Busch. Leaders head down pit road. Sadler and Vickers gets a lengthy stop after adding more water in. Kasey Kahne missed his pit stall, he will have to come back down pit road.
Restart lap 71 Smith and Earnhardt Jr. lead them to the green
Lap 72 Earnhardt-Larson side-by-side for the lead with Smith-Ky Busch
Lap 73 Smith leads Busch, Earnhardt Jr., Kenseth, Kligerman and Larson
Lap 75 Smith Busch Earnhardt Jr. Kenseth and Bayne make up the lead draft
Lap 80 Vickers had to make unscheduled pit stop as oil temps were pegged
Lap 81 Smith-Ky Busch lead…..Keselowski-Bayne to the lead through turn two…….Smith-Ky Busch back to the lead into three ahead of Bowman-Kligerman.
Lap 83 Smith-Ky Busch lead Keselowski and Bayne
Caution lap 85 Bayne broken in turn one, thinks it’s a driveshaft. Leaders pit. Keselowski leads Larson Bowman Kligerman Earnhardt Kenseth Ky Busch Kahne.
Restart 31 to go Keselowski pulls ahead with help from Bowman ahead of Kenseth-Ky Busch
30 to go Kenseth-Ky Busch to the lead
28 to go Scott-Hornish side-by-side with Kenseth-Ky Busch for the lead
27 laps to go Scott-Hornish pull ahead of Kenseth-Ky Busch ahead of Keselowski-Bowman……..Kenseth-Ky Busch to the lead through turn three
23 to go Scott-Hornish lose the lead in turns one and two as Larson-Kligerman take the lead, Kligerman makes the swap on the backstraight and pulls up in front of Larson…..Smith grabs the lead down the back straight.
22 to go McClure makes the pass on Smith for the lead……Kligerman to the lead out of turn two with help from Larson. Caution. Kyle Busch blew a motor. Elliott Sadler pits for four tires and to clean the grill to avoid a problem like Kyle’s. Reed Sorenson blows a motor under caution.
Restart 14 to go Kligerman and Larson lead the field to the flag…..Larson drops down behind Kligerman before turn one……..McClure to the outside of Kligerman for the lead…….Kligerman and Larson pull ahead into turn three
13 to go Kligerman-Larson lead ahead of Hornish-Keselowski
12 to go McClure-Piquet pass Hornish-Keselowski as Keselowski and Hornish do the switch…..Annett-Vickers up to third and fourth.
11 to go Kligerman-Larson lead Sadler-Vickers ahead of Kenseth-Pastrana……….Kligerman and Sadler side-by-side for the lead.
10 to go Sadler-Vickers to the lead ahead of Kenseth and its three-wide behind them
9 to go Sadler-Vickers side-by-side with Smith-Keselowski for the lead…….Smith-Keselowski grab the lead ahead of Sadler-Vickers and Bowman-Dillon
8 to go Smith-Keselowski lead Sadler-Vickers as the rest of the field is two, three-wide
7 to go Smith-Keselowski, Sadler-Vickers, Stewart-Hornish breaking away from the rest of the field.
6 to go Smith-Keselowski lead ahead of Stewart-Hornish ahead of Pastrana……..Stewart-Hornish side by side for the lead with Smith-Keselowski
5 to go Caution THE BIG ONE strikes as Dillon gets turned by Annett after Annett gets loose while pushing Sadler, collecting Kahne, Long, Dick, Bliss, White, Efland, J. Earnhardt, H. Martin, Kenseth. Michael Annett is being transferred to Halifax Medical Centre for further evaluation.
Red flag has been thrown to clean up the wreck. Yellow flag put back out. Joe Gibbs Racing cars of Vickers and Sadler pit for tires.
Restart 2 to go Smith-Keselowski and Stewart-Hornish side-by-side for the lead……Stewart-Hornish ahead of the field in turn three
White flag……Smith-Keselowski to the outside of Stewart-Hornish…..Smith-Keselowski to the lead down the back……Smith and Keselowski make contact, trigging wreck no. 2, sending Larson up into the catch fence. Bowman, Earnhardt Jr., Allgaier, Sadler, Scott,
Stewart wins the DRIVE4COPD 400. Sam Hornish Jr. Alex Bowman. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Parker Kligerman. Brian Scott. Justin Allgaier. Eric McClure. Robert Richardson Jr. Travis Pastrana.
