2015 Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400
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The 2015 Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on June 7, 2015, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4 km) triangular superspeedway, it was the 14th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Martin Truex Jr. won the race, while Kevin Harvick finished second, Jimmie Johnson finished third, Joey Logano and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five.
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Race 14 of 36 in the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Date | June 7, 2015 (2015-06-07) | ||
Location | Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) | ||
Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
Weather | Clear blue skies with a temperature of 68 °F (20 °C); wind out of the southeast at 9 mph (14 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 134.266 mph (216.080 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
Time | 50.676 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | |
Laps | 97 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip | ||
Nielsen Ratings |
2.3/4 (Overnight)[11] 2.4/4 (Final)[12] 3.6 Million viewers[12] | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN | ||
Booth Announcers | Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle | ||
Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1), Mike Bagley (2) and Kyle Rickey (3) |
Kurt Busch won the pole for the race. He failed to lead a lap. Truex led the most laps for the fourth consecutive race in leading 97 laps. He took the lead with 36 laps to go and scored the victory. The race had twelve lead changes among six different drivers, as well as eight caution flag periods for 31 laps.
This was the third career win for Martin Truex Jr. and first since the 2013 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. It was the second win for Furniture Row Racing and first since the 2011 Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Despite the win, he left Pocono trailing Kevin Harvick by 39 points in the drivers standings. Chevrolet left with a 59-point lead over Ford in the manufacturer standings.
The Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 was carried by Fox Sports on the cable/satellite Fox Sports 1 network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.