NASCAR Sprint Cup at Sears point, Sonoma result. Kurt Busch getting his first victory this season in Infineon, California. Penske drivers have shown throughout the abilities he had, lost his leading position in the qualifying round only after making at least two mistakes in the flying lap.
Though he only start from eleventh position on the grid, he showed the speed in driving, his team also perfect conduct two-stop strategy that gave him a clean track ahead to make the most of the tracks, while the other top competitors trying to restock after a stop for additional fuel and tires.
Busch led the race on lap thiteen after passing early race leader Denny Hamlin, who has taken over in front of polesitter, Joey Logano.
Kurt Busch's victory has raised his position up to three places in the standings to fourth, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. dropped the same number of positions after retired with engine issues following damage from a multi-car incident.
NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Sonoma Result.
Position Driver Car - Team Time - Gap
1. Kurt Busch Dodge - Penske 2h54m10.000s
2. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet - Hendrick + 2.685s
3. Carl Edwards Ford - Roush Fenway + 3.851s
4. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet - Childress + 10.188s
5. Marcos Ambrose Ford - Petty + 11.462s
6. Joey Logano Toyota - Gibbs + 11.901s
7. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet - Hendrick + 12.744s
8. Martin Truex Jr Toyota - Waltrip + 14.826s
9. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet - Childress + 19.994s
10. Brad Keselowski Dodge - Penske + 20.748s
11. Kyle Busch Toyota - Gibbs + 21.751s
12. David Gilliland Ford - Front Row + 24.449s
13. AJ Allmendinger Ford - Petty + 24.863s
14. Matt Kenseth Ford - Roush Fenway + 30.580s
15. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet - Earnhardt Ganassi + 32.003s
16. Regan Smith Chevrolet - Furniture Row + 32.511s
17. Paul Menard Chevrolet - Childress + 33.286s
18. Robby Gordon Dodge - Gordon + 34.662s
19. Mark Martin Chevrolet - Hendrick + 35.042s
20. Kasey Kahne Toyota - Red Bull + 35.969s
21. Jeff Burton Chevrolet - Childress + 37.962s
22. Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet - Earnhardt Ganassi + 40.640s
23. Greg Biffle Ford - Roush Fenway + 42.686s
24. David Reutimann Toyota - Waltrip + 46.806s
25. Ryan Newman Chevrolet - Stewart Haas + 47.082s
26. Andy Pilgrim Chevrolet - Whitney + 47.887s
27. Chris Cook Ford - Front Row + 48.192s
28. Boris Said Chevrolet - Phoenix + 49.637s
29. David Ragan Ford - Roush Fenway + 51.915s
30. Michael McDowell Toyota - Hp + 52.518s
31. Dave Blaney Chevrolet - Baldwin + 54.194s
32. Terry Labonte Ford - FAS Lane + 55.053s
33. Brian Simo Chevrolet - Whitney + 1 lap
34. Casey Mears Toyota - Germain + 2 laps
35. Andy Lally Chevrolet - TRG + 6 laps
36. Brian Vickers Toyota - Red Bull + 7 laps
37. Denny Hamlin Toyota - Gibbs + 11 laps
38. Bobby Labonte Toyota - JTG Daugherty + 19 laps
Retire:
Tony Stewart Chevrolet - Stewart Haas 88 laps
Joe Nemechek Toyota - NEMCO 66 laps
Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet - Hendrick 45 laps
Mike Skinner Toyota - Germain 10 laps
PJ Jones Dodge - Gordon 5 laps
