Kurt Busch won at Richmond International Raceway for the second time in Sprint Cup, virtually sewing up a Chase for the Sprint Cup berth with his 26th career victory in winning Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400.
The Stewart-Haas Racing driver ended a 35-race winless streak with his first victory at the 0.75-mile oval in nearly a decade. His last win at RIR occurred with Roush Fenway Racing in September 2005.
Kevin Harvick made it a 1-2 finish for SHR.
Here are the unofficial results:
1. Kurt Busch, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $221,240
2. Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $211,050
3. Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $176,961
4. Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $154,491
5. Joey Logano, Ford … 400 laps ... $163,233
6. Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $115,840
7. Matt Kenseth, Toyota … 400 laps ... $132,501
8. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $135,026
9. Clint Bowyer, Toyota … 400 laps ... $123,923
10. Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $114,710
11. Ryan Newman, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $125,490
12. Kyle Larson, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $114,433
13. AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $122,908
14. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $99,525
15. Paul Menard, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $91,750
16. Chase Elliott, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $78,800
17. Brad Keselowski, Ford … 400 laps ... $127,166
18. Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet … 400 laps ... $106,608
19. Carl Edwards, Toyota … 400 laps ... $77,825
20. Aric Almirola, Ford … 399 laps ... $118,936
21. Greg Biffle, Ford … 398 laps ... $112,258
22. Denny Hamlin, Toyota … 398 laps ... $95,350
23. David Ragan, Toyota … 398 laps ... $122,141
24. Trevor Bayne, Ford … 398 laps ... $121,575
25. Danica Patrick, Chevrolet … 398 laps ... $88,450
26. Landon Cassill, Chevrolet … 398 laps ... $80,225
27. Austin Dillon, Chevrolet … 398 laps ... $116,886
28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford … 398 laps ... $87,725
29. Brett Moffitt, Toyota … 396 laps ... $108,214
30. Casey Mears, Chevrolet … 396 laps ... $102,883
31. David Gilliland, Ford … 396 laps ... $98,658
32. Alex Bowman, Chevrolet … 396 laps ... $88,397
33. Michael Annett, Chevrolet … 395 laps ... $75,725
34. Reed Sorenson, Ford … 395 laps ... $75,600
35. Sam Hornish Jr., Ford … 394 laps ... $104,245
36. Cole Whitt, Ford … 394 laps ... $75,215
37. Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota … 394 laps ... $75,074
38. Jeb Burton, Toyota … 393 laps ... $70,112
39. Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet … 392 laps ... $66,040
40. Jeff Green, Chevrolet … 386 laps ... $62,040
41. Tony Stewart, Chevrolet … 359 laps, accident ... $85,254
42. Josh Wise, Ford … 137 laps, engine ... $54,040
43. Joey Gase, Ford … 124 laps, accident ... $50,540
Average speed: 97.157 mph
Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes, 16 seconds
Margin of victory: 0.754 seconds
Lead changes: 12 among five drivers. Logano 1-94; Busch 95-129; Harvick 130; Busch 131-164; Harvick 165; Busch 166-258; McMurray 259; Busch 260-261; McMurray 262-264; Keselowski 265-272; Busch 273-352; Keselowski 353; Busch 354-400.
Laps led: Busch 291, Logano 94, Keselowski, 9, McMurray 4, Harvick 2.
Cautions: 8 for 53 laps