INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Jeff Gordon roared to his 5th-career Brickyard 400 Sunday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He stands alone as the only NASCAR driver to score five wins at the hallowed speedway, his first of those was 20 years ago. And, he and Formula 1 driver Michael Schumaker stand alone as 5-time Indy winners over all forms of racing.

“Every time I come here to Indianapolis I feel like we have a shot at winning,” said Gordon. “It’s just a special place and I love racing here.

“This weekend in particular, you know; the first couple of laps that I felt this racecar. I knew that we had a racecar that was capable of winning this race. It just had the feel. It had the balance that I love to have. I think we showed that today, just how strong this car is.

Gordon led three different times during the race and was a constant presence in the top five. A late race restart (lap 143 of 160) alongside teammate Kasey Kahne gave him the opportunity to surge ahead and to the victory.

“I’m terrible on restarts, I didn’t think I wanted to see a restart,” said the race winner. “Out of nowhere, I have the restart of my life at the most important moment that you could ask for in a race, in a season, at a race like this. So that was awesome, just awesome.”

From there it was no looking back as he scored his 2nd win of the season and 90th career victory.

The Joe Gibbs Racing trio of Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Matt Kenseth chased Gordon across the finish line. Joey Logano finished fifth. Kahne settled for a disappointing sixth-place finish.

Flowmaster is the Exclusive Performance Exhaust of NASCAR and many of the top teams in the sport have the company’s decal on the side of their car. Gordon’s win is the 15th by Team Flowmaster drivers in the 20 races this season.

Top 10 Finishers:
1. Jeff Gordon**
2. Kyle Busch**
3. Denny Hamlin**
4. Matt Kenseth**
5. Joey Logano
6. Kasey Kahne**
7. Kyle Larson**
8. Kevin Harvick**
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.**
10. Austin Dillon**
**Indicates Team Flowmaster Driver

Next Race: GoBowling.com 400, Pocono Raceway
Sunday, August 3, 2014

 

LONG POND, PA – Team Flowmaster driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. wheeled his Hendrick Motorsports Chevy SS to victory in Sunday’s GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway. Combined with his win at the track in June it marks the first time since 2006 that a driver has won both races at the “Tricky Triangle.”

“We definitely went home from the last race and made our car better,” said Earnhardt Jr. “That’s what I’m proud of this team for.”

As often is the case a Pocono, teams used a variety of strategies throughout the 400-miles, and it was a gamble by Earnhardt’s crew chief Steve Letarte that got him close to the front of the field. On a late race restart, with 14 laps to go, he was able to wrestle the lead away from Greg Biffle and held on for victory.

“It takes a really, really smart guy to understand what to do to take those gambles,” said Earnhardt of his crew chief. “We had a fast car all day. Steve’s strategy was perfect at the end. I don’t know if anyone knew what was going on there, but it was pretty awesome.

“Sometimes they pay off, sometimes they don’t,” summed up the victor.

It was Earnhardt’s third win of the season and his 22nd career victory. His three wins this year tie him with Brad Keselowski and Jimmie Johnson with the most. The win was Hendrick Motorsports fifth consecutive at Pocono.

Kevin Harvick gave Earnhardt a challenge on the final restart of the race but settled for second. Joey Logano was third, Clint Bowyer fourth and Team Flowmaster driver Greg Biffle was fifth, his third top-five finish of the season.

Flowmaster is the Exclusive Performance Exhaust of NASCAR and many of the top teams in the sport have the company’s decal on the side of their car. Gordon’s win is the 16th by Team Flowmaster drivers in the 21 races this season.

Top 10 Finishers:
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.**
2. Kevin Harvick**
3. Joey Logano
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Greg Biffle**
6. Jeff Gordon**
7. Jamie McMurray**
8. Ryan Newman**
9. Denny Hamlin**
10. Kasey Kahne**
**Indicates Team Flowmaster Driver

Next Race: Cheez-It 355, Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International
Sunday, August 10, 2014

 

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Team Flowmaster driver A.J. Allmendinger drove his JTG Daugherty Chevy into victory lane for the first time in his career Sunday in the Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International. He joins Aric Almirola as the second first-time winner this season and with the win qualifies for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship.

“My gosh; I can’t believe we’ve won a NASCAR Sprint Cup race,” said the jubilant Allmendinger. “With this whole 47 team, our first Cup victory together, my first victory….I love these guys.

“I just wanted it so bad for them and this team. They work so hard. I wasn’t gonna let Marcos take that from me.”

While Allmendinger led the final 30 laps, he did fend off a major challenge from Australian road-racing ace Marcos Ambrose for the win. In fact, the duo swapped the lead a few times throughout the waning laps, with Allmendinger able to get back in front each time the crossed the start-finish line. In the end, it was an advantage of just over a second for the California native’s first win.

Ambrose finished second with Kurt Busch third. Kyle Larson was fourth in his first Watkins Glen start with Carl Edwards making it a complete Team Flowmaster sweep of the top-five in fifth.

Flowmaster is the Exclusive Performance Exhaust of NASCAR and many of the top teams in the sport have the company’s decal on the side of their car. Allmendinger is the 10th different Team Flowmaster driver to win this season and the 17th victory in 22 races this year for team drivers.

Top-10 Finishers:
1. A.J. Allmendinger**
2. Marcos Ambrose**
3. Kurt Busch**
4. Kyle Larson**
5. Carl Edwards**
6. Joey Logano
7. Kevin Harvick**
8. Greg Biffle**
9. Matt Kenseth**
10. Brian Vickers

Next Race: Pure Michigan 400, Michigan International Speedway
Sunday, August 17, 2014

 

BROOKLYN, Mich. – Team Flowmaster driver Jeff Gordon raced to his third win of 2014 Sunday in the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. While it was Gordon’s third victory, it marked the 18th time this season that the Flowmaster colors have visited victory lane.

“Extremely exciting,” exclaimed Gordon following the win. “Wasn’t an easy victory, even though we had a great racecar. Those restarts are so crucial, but also intense here.”

Gordon and Joey Logano had the dominant cars over the 400-mile race leading a combined 154 of the 200 laps. Logano led to a lap 184 restart when Gordon was able to get the best of him into the lead.

Ironically, it was a late race restart a few weeks back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that enabled Gordon to get his second win of the year.

“Somebody that’s been getting beat up over the years about restarts, it’s pretty nice to have the last two wins come down to restarts,” said a jubilant Gordon. “That’s just building all our confidence in what we’re doing, making these races a lot of fun to go to.”

Kevin Harvick finished in second with Logano third. Paul Menard was fourth with Dale Earnhardt Jr. completing the top five.

Flowmaster is the Exclusive Performance Exhaust of NASCAR and many of the top teams in the sport have the company’s decal on the side of their car. Gordon’s three wins tie him with fellow Team Flowmaster drivers Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr., as well as Brad Keselowski for the most wins this season.

Top-10 Finishers:

1. Jeff Gordon**
2. Kevin Harvick**
3. Joey Logano
4. Paul Menard
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.**
6. Clint Bowyer
7. Denny Hamlin**
8. Brad Keselowski
9. Jimmie Johnson**
10. Greg Biffle**

** Indicates Team Flowmaster Driver


Next Race: IRWIN Tools Night Race, Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway
Saturday, August 23, 2014

 

Bristol, Tenn. – Joey Logano, driving his Penske Racing Ford, scored his third win of the 2014 season Saturday day in the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. While Logano celebrated his sixth-career victory, Team Flowmaster Drivers scored seven of the top-10 spots.

“When I woke up this morning, I wasn’t sure if we were a winning car or not,” said Logano in victory lane. “But, Todd Gordon (crew chief) is a good salesman. He pretty much sold me into thinking we had a winning car. We made some small adjustments on it all night and got our third win of the year.

Logano took the lead from Matt Kenseth on lap 456 of the 500-mile run and held off a late race challenge from his teammate Brad Keselowski for the win.

“What a year we’re having, I’m having so much fun,” continued Logano. “The past six or seven races have been unbelievable. We’ve been running up front and it’s just been so much fun.”

Keselowski crossed the line less than a half-second behind Logano. Team Flowmaster Drivers Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch completed the top five.

Flowmaster is the Exclusive Performance Exhaust of NASCAR and many of the top teams in the sport have the company’s decal on the side of their car. Team Flowmaster Drivers have won 18 of the 24 races this season as well as the Sprint Unlimited and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

Top-10 Finishers:

1. Joey Logano
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Matt Kenseth **
4. Jimmie Johnson **
5. Kurt Busch **
6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.**
7. Carl Edwards**
8. Jamie McMurray**
9. Paul Menard
10. Greg Biffle**

**Indicates Team Flowmaster Driver

Next Race:

Oral-B USA 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Sunday, August 31, 2014

 

HAMPTON, Ga. – Team Flowmaster Driver Kasey Kahne added his name to the 2014 winners list Sunday night with victory in the Oral-B 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, he led a complete sweep of the top 10 by Team Flowmaster Drivers.

Kahne started 10th and spent the bulk of the race working to make his car perform better, a task they accomplished by the end of the race. He led late and looked to be cruising to victory when a pair of late-race cautions nearly cost him the win. On the final restart, as the race went into overtime, he was able to wrestle the lead back from Matt Kenseth and roll on to victory.

“We were all over the place during the race,” said Kahne, the 11th different Team Flowmaster Driver to win this season. “But the guys stayed with me and worked hard. On those restarts; I didn’t know what would happen. So, it was a team effort and the guys did a great job tonight and I’m pretty pumped to be here.”

Kahne’s win also locked him into a coveted spot in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup which starts in two weeks. It was his 17th career victory and means all four Hendrick Motorsport (all part of Team Flowmaster) teams will be in the championship run.

Kenseth finished second with Denny Hamlin third. Jimmie Johnson was fourth with Carl Edwards fifth. Of note, Danica Patrick had her career-best finish with a sixth-place run.

Flowmaster is the Exclusive Performance Exhaust of NASCAR and many of the top teams in the sport have the company’s decal on the side of their car. Team Flowmaster Drivers have won 19 of the 25 races this season as well as the Sprint Unlimited and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

Top-10 Finishers:
1. Kasey Kahne**
2. Matt Kenseth**
3. Denny Hamlin**
4. Jimmie Johnson**
5. Carl Edwards**
6. Danica Patrick**
7. Ryan Newman**
8. Kyle Larson**
9. Aric Almirola**
10. Greg Biffle**
**Indicates Team Flowmaster Driver

Next Race: Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond International Raceway
Saturday, September 6, 2014

 

RICHMOND, Va. – Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski turned in a dominating performance Saturday night on his way to victory in the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway. And with the race wrapping up the regular season, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup begins this weekend with 14 Team Flowmaster Drivers in the 16-driver field.

“These are nights you don’t forget as a driver and you live for,” said Keselowski, after leading 383 of the 400 laps Saturday night. “When I pulled into Victory Lane I pinched myself once to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. I couldn’t ask for a better way to enter the Chase than to come in with a win and take the first seed.”

Kevin Harvick led twice early in the race for the other 17 laps, but Keselowski set the pace for the final 274 circuits. It was his fourth win of the season and 14th of his career. Keselowski was the 2012 series Champion.

Team Flowmaster Driver Jeff Gordon finished second with Clint Bowyer third. Jamie McMurray and Harvick completed the top five.

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup kicks up Sunday with the MyAFibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Team Fowmaster drivers in the Chase are: Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, Aric Almirola, A.J. Allmendinger, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, and Greg Biffle.

Flowmaster is the Exclusive Performance Exhaust of NASCAR and many of the top teams in the sport have the company’s decal on the side of their car. Team Flowmaster Drivers have won 19 of the 26 races this season as well as the Sprint Unlimited and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

Top-10 Finishers:
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Jeff Gordon**
3. Clint Bowyer
4. Jamie McMurray**
5. Kevin Harvick**
6. Joey Logano
7. Kurt Busch**
8. Jimmie Johnson**
9. Ryan Newman**
10. Aric Almirola**
** Indicated Team Flowmaster Driver

Next Race: MyAFibStory.com 400, Chicagoland Speedway
Sunday, September 14, 2014

 

JOLIET, Ill. – The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup kicked off Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway with the MyAFibStory.com 400. Team Penske Ford driver Brad Keselowski scored the win and Team Flowmaster Drivers took eight of the top ten spots.

Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon and Jamie McMurray dominated the early portion of the race while Kevin Harvick and Kyle Larson set the pace in the late going. All five are Team Flowmaster Drivers.

Keselowski started 25th and was in the lead battle during the second half of the race as well; but it was a move with 16 laps remaining that set him up for the win. Harvick and Larson were in a side-by-side battle for the lead when Keselowski got a run on the duo and drove between them for the top spot.

“I’m really not sure what to say,” said Keselowski of the move after the win. “I don’t really know what happened. There was traffic and I was just digging and in the zone. I knew from the start we would be good, but man it was really awesome the last few runs.”

The win gives Keselowski an automatic bid into the Challenger Round (the second three-race round) of the Chase that begins at Kansas Speedway on October 5. It was his second consecutive victory and fifth of the season.

Gordon and Larson finished second and third. Joey Logano finished in the fourth spot with Harvick fifth.

Flowmaster is the Exclusive Performance Exhaust of NASCAR and many of the top teams in the sport have the company’s decal on the side of their car. Team Flowmaster Drivers have won 19 of the 27 races this season as well as the Sprint Unlimited and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

Top-10 Finishers:

1. Brad Keselowski
2. Jeff Gordon**
3. Kyle Larson**
4. Joey Logano
5. Kevin Harvick**
6. Denny Hamlin**
7. Kyle Busch**
8. Kurt Busch**
9. Jamie McMurray**
10. Matt Kenseth**

**Indicated Team Flowmaster Driver

Next Race: Sylvania 300, New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Sunday, September 21, 2014

 

LOUDON, N.H. – Joey Logano punched his ticket to the “Contenders Round” of the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Sunday with victory in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. While he celebrated, Team Flowmaster Drivers took the rest of the top-five spots.

Logano joins Penske Racing teammate Brad Keselowski (Chicagoland winner) as the two drivers locked into the second round of the 2014 Chase that begins on Oct. 5 at Kansas Speedway. A four-tire pit stop 56 laps from the end buried Logano in the field; but fresher tires, savvy driving and a rash of cautions late in the race gave him the shot he needed.

“Todd (Gordon, crew chief) put four tires on it and at this point I thought he was crazy because we came out 16th,” said Logano. “I was like, ‘well, let’s just try to salvage something out of this’. Before I knew it I was sitting third.

“Todd gave me a really good car that I can be aggressive with on restarts,” said Logano on a restart with 30 laps remaining that gave him the lead. “We’ve seen it time and time again with these Sprint Cup races that it’s most likely going to come down to a late-race caution, so you’ve got to be able to execute the restart and the first five laps around traffic.”

Logano negotiated the final laps flawless and rolled to his fourth win of the season.

Team Flowmaster Driver and rookie of the year candidate Kyle Larson backed up his third-place run last week at Chicago with a runner-up finish Sunday. Kevin Harvick, Jamie McMurray and Jimmie Johnson completed the top five.

Flowmaster is the Exclusive Performance Exhaust of NASCAR and many of the top teams in the sport have the company’s decal on the side of their car. Team Flowmaster Drivers have won 19 of the 28 races this season as well as the Sprint Unlimited and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Fourteen of the 16 drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup are Team Flowmaster Drivers.

Top-10 Finishers:

1. Joey Logano
2. Kyle Larson**
3. Kevin Harvick**
4. Jamie McMurray**
5. Jimmie Johnson**
6. Aric Almirola**
7. Brad Keselowski
8. Kyle Busch**
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.**
10. Brian Vickers

Next Race: AAA 400, Dover (Del.) International Speedway
Sunday, September 28, 2014

 

Kansas City, Kan. – Joey Logano punched his ticket into the Eliminator Round of the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup winning Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. While Logano celebrated, some of the biggest names in the sport left Kansas facing potential elimination.

It was Logano’s career-high fifth win of the season and second in the Chase. The race was the first race of the three-race Contender Round with the winner earning the automatic berth to the next round. Logano dominated the second-half of the race, leading 122 of the final 144 laps.

“Beginning of the race, we were okay,” said Logano. “The car was a little loose, once the top lane (of the track) rubbered in, the car came to life and we tuned the car to the top after that and were able to plug along pretty good up there.”

In general as more rubber gets down into various racing grooves they can become more usable for different drivers and that’s what happened Sunday for Logano.

“We came in to here thinking we need a solid finish; we can’t win the championship today, but we can definitely lose it,” said Logano.

And with Logano moving on, many of the top teams in the sport suffered terrible results at Kansas:

-Jimmie Johnson had an early race crash that resulted in a 40th-place finish.
-Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a tire failure that sent him into the wall and a 39th-place finish.
-Logano’s teammate Brad Keselowski also suffered a tire failure and crash, resulting in a 36th place finish.

Entering the upcoming race at Charlotte, they are the bottom-three drivers in the Contender Round. The bottom four in points, providing none of them win in the next two races, will be eliminated following next week’s race at Talladega.

On Sunday, Team Flowmaster Driver and rookie of the year contender Kyle Larson finished second, third was Kyle Busch with Martin Truex Jr. and Carl Edwards completing the top five.

Flowmaster is the Exclusive Performance Exhaust of NASCAR and many of the top teams in the sport have the company’s decal on the side of their car. Team Flowmaster Drivers have won 20 of the 30 races this season as well as the Sprint Unlimited and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.

Top-10 Finishers:
1. Joey Logano
2. Kyle Larson**
3. Kyle Busch**
4. Martin Truex Jr.
5. Carl Edwards**
6. Ryan Newman**
7. Denny Hamlin**
8. Austin Dillon**
9. Paul Menard
10. Brian Vickers
**Indicated Team Flowmaster Driver

Next Race: Bank of America 500, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Saturday, October 12, 2014