Race Statistics
Chase’s woes: Local favorite Chase Elliott might’ve been in position to challenge for his first Cup win, but a problem on the final pit stop cost him valuable track position. He wound up fifth.
“We had just a little bit of a hiccup that cost us the second spot unfortunately,” Elliott said. “After Kevin’s misfortune, that would have put us in a really good spot.”
Elliott ran out of gas while leading at Daytona late in the race. Now, another frustrating day. “I thought our car was as good as Kevin’s car was,” Elliott said. “I just think he did a little better job of driving than I was doing.”
His debut: Cody Ware made his first career start in the Cup series.
It was a tough outing for the 21-yearold driver.
The No. 51 Chevrolet entered by nonchartered team Rick Ware Racing ran just 74 laps because of a steering problem and wound up last in the 39-car field. NASCAR Monster Energy CupFolds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Results By The Associated Press Sunday At Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Ga. Lap length: 1.54 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 325 laps, 0 rating, 53 points. 2. (8) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 325, 0, 43. 3. (16) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 325, 0, 34. 4. (29) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 325, 0, 33. 5. (11) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 325, 0, 49. 6. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 325, 0, 37. 7. (13) Kurt Busch, Ford, 325, 0, 30. 8. (9) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 325, 0, 43. 9. (1) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 325, 0, 48. 10. (7) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 325, 0, 27. 11. (25) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 325, 0, 28. 12. (15) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 325, 0, 26. 13. (4) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 325, 0, 28. 14. (23) Erik Jones, Toyota, 325, 0, 26. 15. (26) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 325, 0, 22. 16. (3) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 325, 0, 21. 17. (24) Danica Patrick, Ford, 325, 0, 20. 18. (14) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 324, 0, 19. 19. (18) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 324, 0, 19. 20. (37) Cole Whitt, Ford, 324, 0, 17. 21. (21) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 323, 0, 16. 22. (27) Landon Cassill, Ford, 323, 0, 15. 23. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 323, 0, 14. 24. (28) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 323, 0, 13. 25. (17) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 322, 0, 12. 26. (20) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 322, 0, 11. 27. (30) Aric Almirola, Ford, 321, 0, 10. 28. (22) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 321, 0, 9. 29. (36) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 320, 0, 8. 30. (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 320, 0, 7. 31. (33) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 320, 0, 6. 32. (19) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 319, 0, 10. 33. (35) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 317, 0, 4. 34. (32) Corey Lajoie, Toyota, 313, 0, 3. 35. (2) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 309, 0, 15. 36. (38) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 298, 0, 1. 37. (31) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, engine, 253, 0, 1. 38. (10) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, garage, 182, 0, 4. 39. (39) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, garage, 74, 0, 1. Average Speed of Race Winner: 140.900 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 33 minutes, 8 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.564 seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 32 laps. Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers. Lap Leaders: K.Harvick 1-36; R.Newman 37-39; K.Harvick 40-127; J.Johnson 128-129; B.Keselowski 130-141; K.Harvick 142-264; B.Keselowski 265-266; K.Harvick 267-311; K.Larson 312-318; B.Keselowski 319-325 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Harvick, 4 times for 288 laps; B.Keselowski, 3 times for 18 laps; K.Larson, 1 time for 6 laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 2 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 1 lap. Wins: Ku.Busch, 1; B.Keselowski, 1. Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 90; 2. Ku.Busch, 86; 3. B.Keselowski, 84; 4. C.Elliott, 82; 5. J.Logano, 80; 6. K.Larson, 79; 7. M.Truex, 67; 8. R.Blaney, 63; 9. K.Kahne, 63; 10. T.Bayne, 58; 11. A.Allmendinger, 50; 12. J.McMurray, 49; 13. A.Almirola, 47; 14. C.Bowyer, 46; 15. P.Menard, 44; 16. M.Kenseth, 41. NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.