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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox infobox-table vevent" style="width: 28em; line-height: 1.5em;"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;"><span class="summary">2015 Bojangles' Southern 500 </span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:100%; background-color:#efefef;">Race details<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-subheader"> Race 25 of 36 in the <a href="/wiki/2015_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500_logo.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official logo for the race"><img alt="Official logo for the race" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5a/2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500_logo.jpeg/220px-2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500_logo.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500_logo.jpeg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="250" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Official logo for the race</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> September 6, 2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-09-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Darlington_Raceway" title="Darlington Raceway">Darlington Raceway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Darlington,_South_Carolina" title="Darlington, South Carolina">Darlington, South Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />1.366 mi (2.198 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.666 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Mostly sunny with a temperature of 76 °F (24 °C); wind out of the northeast at 5 mph (8.0 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 111.993 mph (180.235 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Time</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 27.492</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 196</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 19</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_NBC" title="NASCAR on NBC">NBC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Rick_Allen_(sportscaster)" title="Rick Allen (sportscaster)">Rick Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Letarte" title="Steve Letarte">Steve Letarte</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen Ratings</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 3.4/7 (overnight)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />3.7/8 (final)<sup id="cite_ref-Good_News_and_Bad_in_NASCAR’s_Darlington_Ratings_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Good_News_and_Bad_in_NASCAR’s_Darlington_Ratings-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />5.9 million viewers<sup id="cite_ref-Good_News_and_Bad_in_NASCAR’s_Darlington_Ratings_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Good_News_and_Bad_in_NASCAR’s_Darlington_Ratings-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Radio in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Radio</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">MRN</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Booth Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Turn Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Moody_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Moody (sportscaster)">Dave Moody</a> (1 & 2) and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bagley" title="Mike Bagley">Mike Bagley</a> (3 & 4)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>2015 Bojangles' Southern 500</b>, the 66th running of the event, was a <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprint Cup Series">Sprint Cup Series</a> race held on September 6, 2015, at <a href="/wiki/Darlington_Raceway" title="Darlington Raceway">Darlington Raceway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Darlington,_South_Carolina" title="Darlington, South Carolina">Darlington, South Carolina</a>. Contested over 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped speedway, it was the 25th race of the <a href="/wiki/2015_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series</a> season. <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> won the race, the 25th of his career. <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> finished second. <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> rounded out the top five. </p><p>Keselowski won the pole for the race. He led a race high of 196 laps on his way to a runner–up finish. The race had 24 lead changes among 11 different drivers, as well as 18 caution flag periods for 89 laps. </p><p>This was the 25th career victory for Carl Edwards, second of the season, first at Darlington Raceway and fifth at the track for <a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a>. The win moved Edwards up to 12th in the drivers points standings 235 behind Kevin Harvick. Despite being the winning manufacturer, <a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> left Darlington trailing <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> by 63–points in the manufacturer standings. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2015_Southern_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7f/2015_Southern_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg/220px-2015_Southern_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7f/2015_Southern_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="273" data-file-height="365" /></a><figcaption>2015 Southern 500 program cover</figcaption></figure> <p>The Bojangles' Southern 500 was carried by <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_NBC" title="NASCAR on NBC">NBC Sports</a> on the broadcast <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the <a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">Motor Racing Network</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM_Holdings" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirius XM Holdings">Sirius XM</a> <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM_NASCAR_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirius XM NASCAR Radio">NASCAR Radio</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Report">Report</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Report"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Darlington_raceway.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Darlington_raceway.svg/220px-Darlington_raceway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Darlington_raceway.svg/330px-Darlington_raceway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Darlington_raceway.svg/440px-Darlington_raceway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="302" /></a><figcaption>Layout of <a href="/wiki/Darlington_Raceway" title="Darlington Raceway">Darlington Raceway</a>, the track where the race was held</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Darlington Raceway</b>, nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR tradition", is a <a href="/wiki/Race_track" title="Race track">race track</a> built for <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> racing located near <a href="/wiki/Darlington,_South_Carolina" title="Darlington, South Carolina">Darlington, South Carolina</a>. It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> entered Darlington with a 43–point lead over <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a>. <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> entered 89 back. <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> entered 115 back. <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> entered 116 back. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Return_to_Labor_Day">Return to Labor Day</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Return to Labor Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:40%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"<a href="/wiki/Auto_Club_Speedway" title="Auto Club Speedway">Auto Club Speedway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway" title="Atlanta Motor Speedway">Atlanta Motor Speedway</a> did their best to maintain the tradition of Sprint Cup Series racing on the final holiday weekend of the summer, but both came up short. Thankfully, the sanctioning body shuffled a handful of races on this year's schedule to put the <a href="/wiki/Bojangles%27_Southern_500" class="mw-redirect" title="Bojangles' Southern 500">Bojangles' Southern 500</a> back where it began in 1950."source=<a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">Motor Racing Network</a> lead writer and co-host of <i>The Morning Drive</i> on <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM_NASCAR_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirius XM NASCAR Radio">Sirius XM NASCAR Radio</a> Pete Pistone giving his thoughts on the return of the Bojangles' Southern 500 to Labor Day weekend<sup id="cite_ref-Opinion:_Back_Where_It_Belongs_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opinion:_Back_Where_It_Belongs-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </blockquote> </div> <p>From 1950 to 2003, the Bojangles' Southern 500 was run on <a href="/wiki/Labor_Day" title="Labor Day">Labor Day</a> weekend in late-August or early-September. For the 2004 season, the race (then known as the <b>Mountain Dew Southern 500</b>) was moved to the penultimate race of the season while a second race at <a href="/wiki/Auto_Club_Speedway" title="Auto Club Speedway">Auto Club Speedway</a> was added into the Labor Day spot. The Southern 500 was discontinued as a result of the Ferko lawsuit. Fontana kept the Labor Day weekend date from 2004 to 2009, when it moved to October. <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway" title="Atlanta Motor Speedway">Atlanta Motor Speedway</a> moved to the Labor Day spot and remained there from 2009 to 2014. During that time, the spring race (Rebel) would become a 500-mile race and moved up to <a href="/wiki/Mother%27s_Day_(United_States)" title="Mother's Day (United States)">Mother's Day</a> weekend in May 2005 (when the lineal Rebel 300 was first run in 1957) and remained there for eight years. It then moved to mid-April for 2014. In August of that year, NASCAR announced Darlington's date, which still is the race that traces its lineage to the <a href="/wiki/1957_Rebel_300" title="1957 Rebel 300">1957 Rebel 300</a>, would be held on Labor Day. It was the first time Darlington hosted on the date since 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Members of the NASCAR media gave their thoughts on the return to Labor Day weekend. Pete Pistone of the <a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">Motor Racing Network</a> said that Labor Day weekend in Auto Club "never felt right," Labor Day weekend in Atlanta "was better but still not quite there," that Darlington Raceway "fits like a glove" and is "back to where you belong, Bojangles' Southern 500. Don't ever go away again."<sup id="cite_ref-Opinion:_Back_Where_It_Belongs_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opinion:_Back_Where_It_Belongs-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In ESPN.com's weekly Turn 4 series, NASCAR analysts and writers <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Craven" title="Ricky Craven">Ricky Craven</a>, Ryan McGhee, John Oreovicz, and Bob Pockrass answered the week's question "Why did it take so long for NASCAR to move the Labor Day race back to Darlington[.]"<sup id="cite_ref-As_the_Chase_looms,_Darlington_looms_larger_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-As_the_Chase_looms,_Darlington_looms_larger-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Craven said that he "wasn't sure" but "[f]ew things are more powerful in sports than the power of tradition. This race is synonymous with Labor Day weekend. Moving it to a spring race felt like inviting Santa Claus to Halloween."<sup id="cite_ref-As_the_Chase_looms,_Darlington_looms_larger_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-As_the_Chase_looms,_Darlington_looms_larger-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McGhee said that going back meant "admitting a mistake. NASCAR doesn't like that. Otherwise, we would have gone back to the 2014 aero package six months ago."<sup id="cite_ref-As_the_Chase_looms,_Darlington_looms_larger_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-As_the_Chase_looms,_Darlington_looms_larger-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Oreovicz said it most likely was because NASCAR "doesn't do anything until [they decide] it's a good idea, no matter how popular the idea might be to the masses. But this is another sign that NASCAR is actually listening to its constituents a bit more these days."<sup id="cite_ref-As_the_Chase_looms,_Darlington_looms_larger_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-As_the_Chase_looms,_Darlington_looms_larger-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pockrass said that "[s]tubbornness and refusal to admit failure" was his guess and that it was "one of NASCAR's most head-scratching moves in trying to build the sport. NASCAR should have never messed with this tradition in the first place. NASCAR didn't belong in California on Labor Day weekend. It didn't belong in Atlanta. It belongs in Darlington, South Carolina. And it's back. Finally."<sup id="cite_ref-As_the_Chase_looms,_Darlington_looms_larger_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-As_the_Chase_looms,_Darlington_looms_larger-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jordan Bianchi of <i><a href="/wiki/SB_Nation" title="SB Nation">SB Nation</a></i> said that there are traditions that are "just too important. They are the institutions that shouldn't be tampered with under almost any circumstance, worthy of being shared from one generation to the next."<sup id="cite_ref-A_tradition_restored:_NASCAR_returns_to_Darlington_on_Labor_Day_weekend_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_tradition_restored:_NASCAR_returns_to_Darlington_on_Labor_Day_weekend-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also added that by returning "Darlington to Labor Day weekend, NASCAR has righted a wrong; even if it was a tradition that should have never been abandoned in the first place."<sup id="cite_ref-A_tradition_restored:_NASCAR_returns_to_Darlington_on_Labor_Day_weekend_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_tradition_restored:_NASCAR_returns_to_Darlington_on_Labor_Day_weekend-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mike Hembree of <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i> called the initial decision of moving the race from Labor Day weekend "[s]ports blasphemy of the highest order" and its return to Labor Day weekend as being "back where, as people in this farming section of South Carolina will tell you, God meant it to be."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Change_to_the_track">Change to the track</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Change to the track"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since its most recent Sprint Cup Series race in <a href="/wiki/2014_Bojangles%27_Southern_500" title="2014 Bojangles' Southern 500">April 2014</a>, Darlington Raceway added 4,600 ft (1,400 m) of additional <a href="/wiki/SAFER_barrier" title="SAFER barrier">SAFER barrier</a> to both the front and backstretch walls.<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_Raceway_adds_SAFER_barrier_on_straightaways_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_Raceway_adds_SAFER_barrier_on_straightaways-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This made Darlington the second track on the Sprint Cup schedule, after Bristol, to line the entire circumference of the outside retaining wall with the energy-absorbing barrier.<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_Raceway_adds_SAFER_barrier_on_straightaways_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_Raceway_adds_SAFER_barrier_on_straightaways-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For this race, NASCAR redesigned the restart zone so that it would be more visible and eliminate driver complaints about "jumped restarts."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Aero_package">Aero package</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Aero package"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For this race, teams used the low-downforce aero package that was used at <a href="/wiki/2015_Quaker_State_400" title="2015 Quaker State 400">Kentucky Speedway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-New_rules_coming_at_several_tracks_this_season_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_rules_coming_at_several_tracks_this_season-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This package included a 3 in (7.6 cm) spoiler (reduced from 6 in (15 cm)), a 25 in (64 cm) radiator pan (reduced from 38 in (97 cm)) and a quarter inch (.64 cm) leading edge splitter.<sup id="cite_ref-New_rules_coming_at_several_tracks_this_season_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_rules_coming_at_several_tracks_this_season-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_tire_compound">New tire compound</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: New tire compound"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For this weekend's race, <a href="/wiki/Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company" title="Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company">Goodyear</a> brought a softer tire compound to go with the low-downforce package.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCAR's_low-downforce_aero_package_gets_tires_to_match_at_Darlington_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCAR's_low-downforce_aero_package_gets_tires_to_match_at_Darlington-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These changes included different construction and mold shapes for the left-side tires and the right-side tires would provide more grip.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCAR's_low-downforce_aero_package_gets_tires_to_match_at_Darlington_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCAR's_low-downforce_aero_package_gets_tires_to_match_at_Darlington-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Throwback_paint_schemes">Throwback paint schemes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Throwback paint schemes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In celebration of the event, 32 of the 46 teams entered for this weekend's race unveiled throwback and special paint schemes as part of the return of the Bojangles' Southern 500 to Labor Day weekend.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chip Wile, track president of Darlington Raceway and brainchild of the throwback idea, had initially thought maybe eight or 10 teams could be persuaded to take part in this and get more teams to do it next season.<sup id="cite_ref-Gluck:_Throwback_paint_schemes_just_what_Darlington_needed_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gluck:_Throwback_paint_schemes_just_what_Darlington_needed-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He told Jeff Gluck of <i>USA Today</i> that he thought "this is bigger than what people imagined what it would be in [y]ear [one]" and that he thought "the sport needed this. NASCAR has such a rich history, and we need to celebrate that."<sup id="cite_ref-Gluck:_Throwback_paint_schemes_just_what_Darlington_needed_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gluck:_Throwback_paint_schemes_just_what_Darlington_needed-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Entry_list">Entry list</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Entry list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The entry list for the 66th annual Bojangles' Southern 500 was released on Sunday, August 28 at 3:12 p.m. Eastern time. Forty-six drivers were entered for the race. All but the No. 25 <a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> Chevrolet were entered for the previous race at <a href="/wiki/2015_Irwin_Tools_Night_Race" title="2015 Irwin Tools Night Race">Bristol</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jeb_Burton" title="Jeb Burton">Jeb Burton</a> and <a href="/wiki/J._J._Yeley" title="J. J. Yeley">J. J. Yeley</a> swapped rides at <a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a> with Burton driving the No. 23 Toyota and Yeley driving the No. 26 Toyota.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a> drove the No. 30 Chevrolet for <a href="/wiki/The_Motorsports_Group" title="The Motorsports Group">The Motorsports Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Timmy_Hill" title="Timmy Hill">Timmy Hill</a> drove the No. 62 Chevrolet for <a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a>. <a href="/wiki/T._J._Bell" title="T. J. Bell">T. J. Bell</a> drove the No. 98 Ford for Premium Motorsports. </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Throwback/Sponsor </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Number of previous Bojangles' Southern 500 starts">Starts</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Best prior Bojangles' Southern 500 finish">Best Finish</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a> / <a href="/wiki/Cessna" title="Cessna">Cessna</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> <b>(PC3)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miller_High_Life" class="mw-redirect" title="Miller High Life">Miller High Life</a> Five-time Darlington winner <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Allison" title="Bobby Allison">Bobby Allison</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Miller_High_Life" class="mw-redirect" title="Miller High Life">Miller High Life</a> car<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>6</td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Dillon" title="Austin Dillon">Austin Dillon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Ethanol&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Ethanol (page does not exist)">American Ethanol</a> Team owner and grandfather Richard Childress' paint scheme during his driving years<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1</td> <td>11th </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> <b>(PC1)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Budweiser" title="Budweiser">Budweiser</a> cans in the 1930s<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>14</td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>HendrickRideAlong.com <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Bodine" title="Geoff Bodine">Geoff Bodine</a>'s 1984 scheme, when HMS was known as All-Star Racing<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>11</td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/AdvoCare" title="AdvoCare">AdvoCare</a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a>'s 1998 car<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>0</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Bowman" title="Alex Bowman">Alex Bowman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Baldwin_Racing" title="Tommy Baldwin Racing">Tommy Baldwin Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>Owner <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Baldwin_Jr." title="Tommy Baldwin Jr.">Tommy Baldwin Jr.</a>'s father <a href="/wiki/Tom_Baldwin_(racing_driver)" title="Tom Baldwin (racing driver)">Tom Baldwin</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Whelen_Modified_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="Whelen Modified Tour">Modified</a> car<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1</td> <td>29th </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Hornish_Jr." title="Sam Hornish Jr.">Sam Hornish Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winn-Dixie" title="Winn-Dixie">Winn-Dixie</a> Mark Martin's <a href="/wiki/Winn-Dixie" title="Winn-Dixie">Winn-Dixie</a> Busch Series car<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>3</td> <td>30th </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danica_Patrick" title="Danica Patrick">Danica Patrick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/GoDaddy" title="GoDaddy">GoDaddy</a> A black-themed car to symbolize racing at "The Lady in Black"<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>3</td> <td>22nd </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>Sport Clips <a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough" title="Cale Yarborough">Cale Yarborough</a>'s car in the 1970s<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>9</td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germain_Racing" title="Germain Racing">Germain Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>Geico</td> <td>11</td> <td>11th </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a> <b>(PC4)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bass_Pro_Shops" title="Bass Pro Shops">Bass Pro Shops</a> / Mobil 1 <a href="/wiki/Bass_Pro_Shops" title="Bass Pro Shops">Bass Pro Shops</a>' first boat motor and trailer set, the <a href="/wiki/Tracker_Marine_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Tracker Marine Group">Bass Tracker</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>16</td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/5-hour_Energy" title="5-hour Energy">5-hour Energy</a> / <a href="/wiki/Peak_Motor_Oil" class="mw-redirect" title="Peak Motor Oil">Peak</a> <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Baker" title="Buddy Baker">Buddy Baker</a> tribute scheme<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>9</td> <td>9th </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ortho_Pharmaceutical" title="Ortho Pharmaceutical">Ortho Pharmaceutical</a>'s first delivery vehicles<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>12</td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Stenhouse_Jr." title="Ricky Stenhouse Jr.">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cargill" title="Cargill">Cargill</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(racing_driver)" title="David Pearson (racing driver)">David Pearson</a>'s scheme<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>2</td> <td>18th </td></tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/M%26M%27s" title="M&M's">M&M's Crispy</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arris_International" title="Arris International">Arris</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> <b>(PC6)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dollar_General" title="Dollar General">Dollar General</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blaney" title="Ryan Blaney">Ryan Blaney</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Snap-on" title="Snap-on">Snap-on</a> A photo compilation of the team's history since 1950<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>0</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Dutch_Shell" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Dutch Shell">Shell</a> / <a href="/wiki/Pennzoil" title="Pennzoil">Pennzoil</a> <a href="/wiki/Mario_Andretti" title="Mario Andretti">Mario Andretti</a>'s <a href="/wiki/1988_24_Hours_of_Le_Mans" title="1988 24 Hours of Le Mans">1988 24 Hours of Le Mans</a> factory <a href="/wiki/Porsche_962" title="Porsche 962">Porsche 962</a>C car<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>6</td> <td>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeb_Burton" title="Jeb Burton">Jeb Burton</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>Estes Father <a href="/wiki/Ward_Burton" title="Ward Burton">Ward Burton</a>'s 2001 Southern 500-winning car<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>0</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> <b>(PC7)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/3M" title="3M">3M</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chase_Elliott" title="Chase Elliott">Chase Elliott</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Automotive_Parts_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="National Automotive Parts Association">NAPA Auto Parts</a> Father <a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a>'s 1985 <a href="/wiki/Winston_Million" class="mw-redirect" title="Winston Million">Winston Million</a>-winning car<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>0</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._J._Yeley" title="J. J. Yeley">J. J. Yeley</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Bass_(artist)" title="Sam Bass (artist)">Sam Bass</a>-designed retro <a href="/w/index.php?title=Beds_for_Kids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beds for Kids (page does not exist)">Beds for Kids</a> scheme<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>7</td> <td>18th </td></tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moen_Incorporated" title="Moen Incorporated">Moen</a> / <a href="/wiki/Menards" title="Menards">Menards</a> Inspired by <a href="/wiki/Menards" title="Menards">Menards</a>' marketing in the 1970s<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>8</td> <td>13th </td></tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Motorsports_Group" title="The Motorsports Group">The Motorsports Group</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>Curtis Key Plumbing</td> <td>8</td> <td>8th </td></tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caterpillar_Inc." title="Caterpillar Inc.">Caterpillar Inc.</a>'s heavy equipment in the 1970s<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>13</td> <td>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td>32</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Wise" title="Josh Wise">Josh Wise</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Go_FAS_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Go FAS Racing">Go FAS Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Craven" title="Ricky Craven">Ricky Craven</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Tide_(brand)" title="Tide (brand)">Tide</a>-sponsored car from 2003<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>3</td> <td>21st </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Bliss" title="Mike Bliss">Mike Bliss</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillman-Circle_Sport_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillman-Circle Sport LLC">Hillman-Circle Sport LLC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Gant" title="Harry Gant">Harry Gant</a>-inspired car<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>4</td> <td>20th </td></tr> <tr> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Moffitt" title="Brett Moffitt">Brett Moffitt</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>Dockside</td> <td>0</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>35</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cole_Whitt" title="Cole Whitt">Cole Whitt</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Speed_Stick" title="Speed Stick">Speed Stick</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>38th </td></tr> <tr> <td>38</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Gilliland" title="David Gilliland">David Gilliland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Love%27s_Travel_Stops_%26_Country_Stores" class="mw-redirect" title="Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores">Love's Travel Stops</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>20th </td></tr> <tr> <td>40</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillman-Circle_Sport_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillman-Circle Sport LLC">Hillman-Circle Sport LLC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Snap_Fitness" title="Snap Fitness">Snap Fitness</a> / Proud to be an American <a href="/wiki/Sterling_Marlin" title="Sterling Marlin">Sterling Marlin</a>'s U.S. flag scheme from 2001<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>4</td> <td>25th </td></tr> <tr> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> <b>(PC5)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>Haas CNC Racing's original car, then driven by <a href="/wiki/Jack_Sprague" title="Jack Sprague">Jack Sprague</a><sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>14</td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Larson" title="Kyle Larson">Kyle Larson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Petty" title="Kyle Petty">Kyle Petty</a>'s 1991–1994 and <i><a href="/wiki/Days_of_Thunder" title="Days of Thunder">Days of Thunder</a></i> protagonist Cole Trickle's <a href="/wiki/Mello_Yello" title="Mello Yello">Mello Yello</a> paint schemes<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1</td> <td>8th </td></tr> <tr> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a>'s <a href="/wiki/STP_(motor_oil_company)" title="STP (motor oil company)">STP</a> car from 1972<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>3</td> <td>19th </td></tr> <tr> <td>46</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Annett" title="Michael Annett">Michael Annett</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/HScott_Motorsports" title="HScott Motorsports">HScott Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pilot_Company" title="Pilot Company">Pilot Corporation</a>'s logo from the 1970s<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1</td> <td>42nd </td></tr> <tr> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kroger" title="Kroger">Kroger</a> / House-Autry</td> <td>7</td> <td>15th </td></tr> <tr> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> <b>(PC2)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lowe%27s" title="Lowe's">Lowe's</a> 1940s logo<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>13</td> <td>1st </td></tr> <tr> <td>51</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Allgaier" title="Justin Allgaier">Justin Allgaier</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/HScott_Motorsports" title="HScott Motorsports">HScott Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brandt_(brand)" title="Brandt (brand)">Brandt</a> <a href="/wiki/A._J._Foyt" title="A. J. Foyt">A. J. Foyt</a>-inspired scheme<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1</td> <td>23rd </td></tr> <tr> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron%27s,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Aaron's, Inc.">Aaron's</a> Father <a href="/wiki/Ken_Ragan" title="Ken Ragan">Ken Ragan</a>'s 1987 car<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>8</td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr> <td>62</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Timmy_Hill" title="Timmy Hill">Timmy Hill</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>None</td> <td>7</td> <td>11th </td></tr> <tr> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>Furniture Row A teal scheme to promote <a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Ovarian_Cancer_Awareness_Month&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (page does not exist)">National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month</a><sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>9</td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_DiBenedetto" title="Matt DiBenedetto">Matt DiBenedetto</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>Cosmo Motors</td> <td>0</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Valvoline" title="Valvoline">Valvoline</a> Cale Yarborough-inspired car<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_throwbacks_26-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_throwbacks-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>15</td> <td>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td>98</td> <td><a href="/wiki/T._J._Bell" title="T. J. Bell">T. J. Bell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>None</td> <td>1</td> <td>33rd </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905121240/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/25dar2015entry-prelim.pdf">Official initial entry list</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905112637/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/25dar2015entry.pdf">Official final entry list</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Key </th> <th>Meaning </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>(R)</b> </td> <td>Rookie </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>(i)</b> </td> <td>Ineligible for points </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>(PC#)</b> </td> <td>Past champions provisional </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Practice">Practice</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Practice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_practice">First practice</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: First practice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a> was the fastest in the first practice with a time of 27.909 and a speed of 176.201 mph (283.568 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This practice session was the first for any car to use a digital dashboard that all cars will be required to use in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Time </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="MPH">Speed</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>27.909</td> <td>176.201 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.966</td> <td>175.842 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.982</td> <td>175.710 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905055105/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/25dar2015prac1.pdf">Official first practice results</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_practice">Final practice</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Final practice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 27.960 and a speed of 175.880 mph (283.051 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a> was forced to his backup car after wrecking his primary an hour into the session.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Time </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="MPH">Speed</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>27.960</td> <td>175.880 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>27.984</td> <td>175.729 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.985</td> <td>175.723 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905060827/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/25dar2015prac2.pdf">Official final practice results</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brad_Keselowski_at_the_Daytona_500_(cropped_2).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Brad_Keselowski_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped_2%29.JPG/220px-Brad_Keselowski_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped_2%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="319" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Brad_Keselowski_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped_2%29.JPG/330px-Brad_Keselowski_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped_2%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Brad_Keselowski_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped_2%29.JPG/440px-Brad_Keselowski_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped_2%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1052" data-file-height="1525" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a>, seen here at the <a href="/wiki/2015_Daytona_500" title="2015 Daytona 500">2015 Daytona 500</a>, won the pole for the race.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> won the pole with a time of 27.492 and a speed of 178.874 mph (287.870 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-Keselowski_Wins_Darlington_Pole_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keselowski_Wins_Darlington_Pole-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I’ve always thought of Darlington as being one of the unique tracks in NASCAR. You look at Bristol, Daytona and Charlotte and Darlington is in the top five of our sport and what it means," Keselowski said. It’s a great accomplishment to me personally."<sup id="cite_ref-Keselowski_Wins_Darlington_Pole_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keselowski_Wins_Darlington_Pole-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "It’s quite exciting with the way the format is set up with three runs to go for the pole. Each run out you lose so much grip in the tires, it’s a challenge to try to find the right balance and it turns into fun," <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> said. Our first run out the car was almost too fast. The car almost drove too good."<sup id="cite_ref-Keselowski_Wins_Darlington_Pole_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keselowski_Wins_Darlington_Pole-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "We were fairly good in the first two rounds. I felt like I could have pushed harder in those two rounds to go faster; and that last round, we just kind of missed the balance on our Chevrolet," <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> said. I feel a lot better about it in race trim than I did in qualifying trim. We try to concentrate on that the most because there is so much falloff."<sup id="cite_ref-Keselowski_Wins_Darlington_Pole_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keselowski_Wins_Darlington_Pole-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualifying_results">Qualifying results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Qualifying results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Best time in Round 1">R1</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Best time in Round 2">R2</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Best time in Round 3">R3</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>27.482</td> <td><i><b>27.442</b></i></td> <td><i><b>27.492</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td><i><b>27.396</b></i></td> <td>27.590</td> <td>27.691 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.526</td> <td>27.540</td> <td>27.718 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>27.417</td> <td>27.541</td> <td>27.733 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.435</td> <td>27.607</td> <td>27.753 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>27.591</td> <td>27.613</td> <td>27.798 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.600</td> <td>27.681</td> <td>27.807 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Stenhouse_Jr." title="Ricky Stenhouse Jr.">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>27.413</td> <td>27.670</td> <td>27.835 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blaney" title="Ryan Blaney">Ryan Blaney</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>27.654</td> <td>27.683</td> <td>27.910 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>27.464</td> <td>27.676</td> <td>27.929 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>27.592</td> <td>27.654</td> <td>27.947 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.632</td> <td>27.662</td> <td>28.053 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>27.517</td> <td>27.703</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>27.518</td> <td>27.749</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.458</td> <td>27.751</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Larson" title="Kyle Larson">Kyle Larson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.550</td> <td>27.762</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.607</td> <td>27.776</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>27.647</td> <td>27.781</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.721</td> <td>27.805</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.539</td> <td>27.851</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>27.485</td> <td>27.899</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chase_Elliott" title="Chase Elliott">Chase Elliott</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.650</td> <td>27.922</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.578</td> <td>27.950</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>27.630</td> <td>32.037</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_DiBenedetto" title="Matt DiBenedetto">Matt DiBenedetto</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>27.730</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>26 </th> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.783</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>27 </th> <td>51</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Allgaier" title="Justin Allgaier">Justin Allgaier</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/HScott_Motorsports" title="HScott Motorsports">HScott Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.783</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>28 </th> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>27.828</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>29 </th> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Dillon" title="Austin Dillon">Austin Dillon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.833</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>30 </th> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danica_Patrick" title="Danica Patrick">Danica Patrick</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>N 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.844</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>31 </th> <td>40</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillman-Circle_Sport_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillman-Circle Sport LLC">Hillman-Circle Sport LLC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.847</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>32 </th> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germain_Racing" title="Germain Racing">Germain Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.860</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>33 </th> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Hornish_Jr." title="Sam Hornish Jr.">Sam Hornish Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>27.882</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>34 </th> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.918</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>35 </th> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Bowman" title="Alex Bowman">Alex Bowman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Baldwin_Racing" title="Tommy Baldwin Racing">Tommy Baldwin Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>27.937</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>36 </th> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._J._Yeley" title="J. J. Yeley">J. J. Yeley</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>27.944</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>37 </th> <td>35</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cole_Whitt" title="Cole Whitt">Cole Whitt</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>28.075</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>38 </th> <td>38</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Gilliland" title="David Gilliland">David Gilliland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>28.152</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>39 </th> <td>46</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Annett" title="Michael Annett">Michael Annett</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/HScott_Motorsports" title="HScott Motorsports">HScott Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>28.161</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>40 </th> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>28.243</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>41 </th> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeb_Burton" title="Jeb Burton">Jeb Burton</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>28.267</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>42 </th> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Bliss" title="Mike Bliss">Mike Bliss</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillman-Circle_Sport_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillman-Circle Sport LLC">Hillman-Circle Sport LLC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>28.433</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>43 </th> <td>98</td> <td><a href="/wiki/T._J._Bell" title="T. J. Bell">T. J. Bell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>28.563</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8">Failed to qualify </th></tr> <tr> <th>44 </th> <td>32</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Wise" title="Josh Wise">Josh Wise</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Go_FAS_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Go FAS Racing">Go FAS Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>28.104</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>45 </th> <td>62</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Timmy_Hill" title="Timmy Hill">Timmy Hill</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>28.199</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th>46 </th> <td>30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Motorsports_Group" title="The Motorsports Group">The Motorsports Group</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>28.213</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210510/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/25dar2015qualresults.pdf">Official qualifying results</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race">Race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_half">First half</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: First half"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Start">Start</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Start"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under overcast <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> evening skies, <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> led the field to the green flag at 7:24 p.m. and led the first lap. He pulled to a one-second lead over <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> after five laps. The first caution of the race flew on lap 7 for a three-car spin on the backstretch.<sup id="cite_ref-Chase_Elliott_goes_around_early_in_Bojangles'_Southern_500_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chase_Elliott_goes_around_early_in_Bojangles'_Southern_500-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This began when <a href="/wiki/Brett_Moffitt" title="Brett Moffitt">Brett Moffitt</a> hit the wall while exiting turn 2.<sup id="cite_ref-Chase_Elliott_goes_around_early_in_Bojangles'_Southern_500_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chase_Elliott_goes_around_early_in_Bojangles'_Southern_500-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an accordion fashion, <a href="/wiki/Cole_Whitt" title="Cole Whitt">Cole Whitt</a> slammed into the rear of his car and <a href="/wiki/Chase_Elliott" title="Chase Elliott">Chase Elliott</a> slammed into the rear of his car, sending both of them in a spin.<sup id="cite_ref-Chase_Elliott_goes_around_early_in_Bojangles'_Southern_500_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chase_Elliott_goes_around_early_in_Bojangles'_Southern_500-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 14. Unlike <a href="/wiki/2014_Bojangles%27_Southern_500" title="2014 Bojangles' Southern 500">last year's race</a>, the bottom line appeared to be the preferred restart lane. Unlike the initial start, Keselowski didn't simply pull away as <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> reeled him in. Suddenly, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a>, running third, got real sideways and slapped the wall exiting turn 2. This gave him an unscheduled stop three laps later. Eventually, Keselowski began to pull away from Busch. The second caution flew on lap 44 when <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> got loose in turn 3, saved it, got loose again, and spun out in turn 4.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 51. Debris on the frontstretch brought out the third caution on lap 61. <a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a> opted to make just a two-tire pit stop and exited with the lead. <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> opted not to pit and assumed that position, putting Kahne in second.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 66. That same lap, Edwards was passed by Kahne for the lead. Three laps later, <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a>, on four new tires, passed Kahne for the lead. The fourth caution flew on lap 108 when <a href="/wiki/Michael_Annett" title="Michael Annett">Michael Annett</a> got loose in turn 2 and spun down the backstretch.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Second_quarter">Second quarter</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Second quarter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The race restarted on lap 115. Keselowski drove around the outside of Hamlin in turn 2 to take the lead on lap 119. The fifth caution flew on lap 122 when <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bliss" title="Mike Bliss">Mike Bliss</a> cut down his right-front tire on the backstretch and slammed the wall in turn 3. <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a> opted not to pit and assumed the lead.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 125. The sixth caution flew on that same lap when <a href="/wiki/J._J._Yeley" title="J. J. Yeley">J. J. Yeley</a> apparently made contact with Annett in turn 3 and destroyed the protective foam on the driver's side of his car.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 133. The seventh caution of the race flew on lap 134 when <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> drifted down into the path of <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a> and spun out exiting turn 4.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 139. Harvick used the outside to take the lead the next lap, but gave it back to Keselowski on the next lap.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The eighth caution of the race flew on lap 165 when <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> made heavy contact with <a href="/wiki/Danica_Patrick" title="Danica Patrick">Danica Patrick</a>. Trying to get down on pit road, his tires blew and he spun out.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 170. Debris on the backstretch brought out the ninth caution of the race on lap 189.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Lady_in_Black_was_not_kind_to_Danica_Patrick_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Lady_in_Black_was_not_kind_to_Danica_Patrick-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This came from when Patrick got loose and slammed the wall exiting turn 4.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Lady_in_Black_was_not_kind_to_Danica_Patrick_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Lady_in_Black_was_not_kind_to_Danica_Patrick-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "I didn’t feel out of control out there," Patrick said. "I felt like I was in a pretty decent rhythm. It snapped pretty hard in (Turn) 4. So, I don’t know, I mean they said it looked like it snapped pretty hard. It felt like that it was definitely more sudden and something that I wasn’t expecting. It is definitely possible that it just got loose. For a few laps before that I felt like I could pull the yaw pretty easily through (Turns) 3 and 4. The one thing about Darlington is you definitely run a lot of lines here. I was running – I felt better lower than higher, so at times I was a lane or two below the dotted line. Debris is just something that happens here because we are using so much track, but I’m not 100 percent sure could have just got loose. But, it could have been a cut tire too, just not sure. It’s a bummer."<sup id="cite_ref-The_Lady_in_Black_was_not_kind_to_Danica_Patrick_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Lady_in_Black_was_not_kind_to_Danica_Patrick-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a> was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the rear of the field.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_half">Second half</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Second half"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Halfway">Halfway</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Halfway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The race restarted on lap 195. The 10th caution of the race flew on lap 198 when <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Stenhouse_Jr." title="Ricky Stenhouse Jr.">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</a> got loose, slid down the track, and slammed the inside wall in turn 4. There, <a href="/wiki/T._J._Bell" title="T. J. Bell">T. J. Bell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Bowman" title="Alex Bowman">Alex Bowman</a> made contact and both slammed the wall.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 203. Kurt Busch drove past Keselowski exiting turn 2 to take the lead. The 11th caution of the race flew on lap 208 when Kyle Busch apparently made contact with <a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a> sending both spinning. <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Larson" title="Kyle Larson">Kyle Larson</a> opted not to pit and assumed the lead.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 212. Larson was passed by Stewart for the lead. Later, Hamlin drove under Stewart to retake that position on lap 223. The 12th caution of the race flew on lap 229 when Elliott blew his right-front tire out and hit the outside wall. Hamlin swapped the lead with Harvick on pit road as the former pitted before the start/finish line, and the latter left pit road with the lead.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 238. The 13th caution of the race flew on lap 246 when <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a> cut down his right-rear tire and spun in turn 4. Logano opted not to pit and assumed the lead.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 252. The 14th caution of the race flew on lap 265 when <a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a> got loose, slid down the track, and hit the inside wall on the frontstretch. Kyle Busch opted not to pit and assumed the lead.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 270. Busch botched the restart and Joey Logano retook the lead. The 15th caution of the race flew on lap 279 when Ragan got hooked into the outside wall by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a>, turned down the track, and slammed the inside wall.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fourth_quarter">Fourth quarter</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Fourth quarter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Carl_Edwards_at_the_Daytona_500_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Carl_Edwards_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG/220px-Carl_Edwards_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="336" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Carl_Edwards_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG/330px-Carl_Edwards_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Carl_Edwards_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG/440px-Carl_Edwards_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1506" data-file-height="2297" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a>, seen here at the <a href="/wiki/2015_Daytona_500" title="2015 Daytona 500">2015 Daytona 500</a>, scored his 25th career victory in the Bojangles' Southern 500.</figcaption></figure> <p>The race restarted on lap 283. Debris in turn 1 brought out the 16th caution of the race on lap 300. Keselowski beat Harvick off pit road to retake the lead.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted on lap 306. The 17th caution of the race flew with 60 laps to go when Martin Truex Jr. tapped the rear of Kurt Busch and sent him spinning.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted with 55 laps to go. With 50 to go, Harvick began putting pressure on race leader Keselowski. He had the momentum to pull off the pass exiting turn 2 with 45 to go, but he bobbled on the exit and Keselowski remained in the lead. Edwards pulled to Harvick and began pressuring him for second. Edwards edged Keselowski at the line with 22 laps to go and Brad took back the lead the next lap. The 18th caution of the race, a new track record, came out with 13 laps to go when <a href="/wiki/Jeb_Burton" title="Jeb Burton">Jeb Burton</a> made contact with Johnson and spun out. This was a new world record for the most cautions in the Southern 500. Edwards beat Keselowski off pit road to retake the lead.<sup id="cite_ref-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500_35-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2015_Bojangles'_Southern_500-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race restarted with eight laps to go. Edwards drove off to score his 25th career victory at Darlington Raceway.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-race">Post-race</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Post-race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Driver_comments">Driver comments</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Driver comments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"This is the style of racing that I love," Edwards said. "If there's any chance we can do it in the Chase, I hope, I hope we can do it."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Just one spot short at the end," Keselowski said. "We're right there. We've just got to find one more level to win these races and win this championship."<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"We had a great Budweiser-Jimmy John's Chevrolet. I'm really happy about that part. I'm really disappointed with how pit road went tonight," Kevin Harvick said after a fifth-place finish. "All in all the car performed well and we were in the race, we just got behind with eight laps to go. "We ran well. We just didn't perform on pit road tonight."<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After finishing seventh, Kyle Busch locked himself into the Chase.<sup id="cite_ref-Despite_missing_11_races,_Kyle_Busch_will_race_for_a_championship_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Despite_missing_11_races,_Kyle_Busch_will_race_for_a_championship-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "We weren’t looking so good after Michigan,’’ Busch said of the 43rd-place finish in the June race. "It was really doom and gloom. I was bumming. I just wasn’t sure what to do. I wasn’t sure what was going on. It took a little bit of that time to get the rust knocked off, I guess. It’s probably the longest I’ve been out of the race car in my life. That was a tough lick.’’<sup id="cite_ref-Despite_missing_11_races,_Kyle_Busch_will_race_for_a_championship_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Despite_missing_11_races,_Kyle_Busch_will_race_for_a_championship-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"We lost the handling late in the race and went backwards," said Martin Truex Jr. after finishing ninth. "We were a top-five car all night and to come away ninth is disappointing. We just didn't have the grip at the end to run closer to the front. I would feel better about the team record had we finished in the top-five."<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Media_comments">Media comments</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Media comments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:40%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"The second race with a lower downforce aerodynamic package didn’t seem to have the overall dramatic results like what was seen at Kentucky in July. Certainly a huge part of the reason is the unique layout of Darlington, which is nowhere near as wide as Kentucky or has a racing surface as worn out. But there were some interesting battles for position during the 500-mile grind, particularly in the closing laps. However, the drivers were very optimistic heading into the race and gave it glowing reviews after the race. Overall it appears this is the direction NASCAR will head in creating 2016 rules packages. Goodyear’s tire seemed to perfectly fit the package and drivers needed to manage their rubber all race long to combat fall off. The sanctioning body will sift through the data acquired from Sunday’s race and solicit input from the garage area before making any final decisions.’’ </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style=""><a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">Motor Racing Network</a> lead writer and co-host of <i>The Morning Drive</i> on <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM_NASCAR_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirius XM NASCAR Radio">Sirius XM NASCAR Radio</a> Pete Pistone giving his thoughts on the Bojangles' Southern 500.<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_Rear-View_Mirror_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_Rear-View_Mirror-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>Members of the NASCAR media gave their opinions of the second race with the low-downforce aero package. Pete Pistone, lead writer for the <a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">Motor Racing Network</a> and co-host of <i>The Morning Drive</i> on <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM_NASCAR_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirius XM NASCAR Radio">Sirius XM NASCAR Radio</a>, said that this race "didn’t seem to have the overall dramatic results like what was seen at Kentucky in July," but that "there were some interesting battles for position during the 500-mile grind, particularly in the closing laps" and that "the drivers were very optimistic heading into the race and gave it glowing reviews after the race."<sup id="cite_ref-Darlington_Rear-View_Mirror_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Darlington_Rear-View_Mirror-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jeff Gluck of <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i> said that while "the Southern 500 was a grueling marathon and a caution fest that lasted more than four and a half hours..., it also was a very entertaining race that featured tight battles for the lead and the kind of tire falloff that helped NASCAR rise to popularity in the first place."<sup id="cite_ref-Gluck:_NASCAR_should_take_2016_direction_from_Darlington_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gluck:_NASCAR_should_take_2016_direction_from_Darlington-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also said that it was "exactly what the sport needed – confirmation the package is indeed the right direction to go after Kentucky already was a major success."<sup id="cite_ref-Gluck:_NASCAR_should_take_2016_direction_from_Darlington_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gluck:_NASCAR_should_take_2016_direction_from_Darlington-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jim Utter of <a href="/wiki/Motorsport.com" title="Motorsport.com">Motorsport.com</a>, factoring in the opinions of drivers and NASCAR on the package, said that if there was "such a thing as a consensus in NASCAR, the low-downforce aerodynamics package debuted at Kentucky earlier this season may be as close as the sport gets to it."<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>John Oreovicz of <a href="/wiki/ESPN.com" title="ESPN.com">ESPN.com</a> said "the star of the show was NASCAR's low drag aero package" and that "[i]f the high-drag package run at Indianapolis and Michigan can almost unquestionably be called a failure, the low-drag package has proven to provide almost everything the drivers have asked for.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Larry_McReynolds" title="Larry McReynolds">Larry McReynolds</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports" title="Fox Sports">Fox Sports</a> said he doesn't "know how in the world anybody can complain about what we saw at Darlington on Sunday night" and that while he understands "the race was long...the racing was good. I know there will be some debate about a four-and-a-half-hour race. I am normally the one that's beating the drum that we don't need to be doing that as our society has outgrown that. This was a very special event, and I don't think it needs to change."<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a> of Fox Sports said he thought "Sunday was a great example of why there is so much passion within our sport about Darlington" and that he thought "the aero package seems to be the way to go. It worked at Kentucky and it seemed to work Sunday night. These cars have a lot of downforce built into the body anyway, so we don't need that big huge spoiler on the back of the car."<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nate Ryan of <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a> said that it would "be better if NASCAR bravely calls an audible for the Chase and institutes the low-downforce package that met with smashingly positive reviews at Kentucky Speedway and Darlington Raceway. The mantra from NASCAR over the past six years has been that fan satisfaction should supersede everything in determining its direction. Whether installing double-file restarts or making three attempts at a green-white-checkered finish, there often has been little fair to competitors about the recent initiatives aimed at increasing the entertainment value. The same concept holds true for low downforce."<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_results">Race results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Race results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Grid </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Laps completed">Laps</span> </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>13</td> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>47 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>6</td> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>4</td> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Team Penske</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>41 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>2</td> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>39 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>10</td> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>26</td> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>7</td> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>16</td> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Larson" title="Kyle Larson">Kyle Larson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>11</td> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>23</td> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>20</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>17</td> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>5</td> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>28</td> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>24</td> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>19</td> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>31</td> <td>40</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillman-Circle_Sport_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillman-Circle Sport LLC">Hillman-Circle Sport LLC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>14</td> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>29</td> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin_Dillon" title="Austin Dillon">Austin Dillon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>34</td> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>35</td> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Bowman" title="Alex Bowman">Alex Bowman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Baldwin_Racing" title="Tommy Baldwin Racing">Tommy Baldwin Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td>25</td> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_DiBenedetto" title="Matt DiBenedetto">Matt DiBenedetto</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>19 </td></tr> <tr> <th>26 </th> <td>12</td> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <th>27 </th> <td>38</td> <td>38</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Gilliland" title="David Gilliland">David Gilliland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <th>28 </th> <td>33</td> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Hornish_Jr." title="Sam Hornish Jr.">Sam Hornish Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>367</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <th>29 </th> <td>32</td> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germain_Racing" title="Germain Racing">Germain Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>366</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr> <th>30 </th> <td>9</td> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Blaney" title="Ryan Blaney">Ryan Blaney</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>366</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>31 </th> <td>41</td> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeb_Burton" title="Jeb Burton">Jeb Burton</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>364</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th>32 </th> <td>42</td> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Bliss" title="Mike Bliss">Mike Bliss</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hillman-Circle_Sport_LLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillman-Circle Sport LLC">Hillman-Circle Sport LLC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>363</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>33 </th> <td>27</td> <td>51</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Justin_Allgaier" title="Justin Allgaier">Justin Allgaier</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/HScott_Motorsports" title="HScott Motorsports">HScott Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>354</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <th>34 </th> <td>36</td> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._J._Yeley" title="J. J. Yeley">J. J. Yeley</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BK_Racing" title="BK Racing">BK Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>348</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>35 </th> <td>18</td> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>342</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <th>36 </th> <td>40</td> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brett_Moffitt" title="Brett Moffitt">Brett Moffitt</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>332</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th>37 </th> <td>43</td> <td>98</td> <td><a href="/wiki/T._J._Bell" title="T. J. Bell">T. J. Bell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premium_Motorsports" title="Premium Motorsports">Premium Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>325</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th>38 </th> <td>8</td> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Stenhouse_Jr." title="Ricky Stenhouse Jr.">Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>313</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th>39 </th> <td>39</td> <td>46</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Annett" title="Michael Annett">Michael Annett</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/HScott_Motorsports" title="HScott Motorsports">HScott Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>300</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <th>40 </th> <td>21</td> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>275</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th>41 </th> <td>22</td> <td>25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chase_Elliott" title="Chase Elliott">Chase Elliott</a> <b>(i)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>227</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th>42 </th> <td>30</td> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danica_Patrick" title="Danica Patrick">Danica Patrick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>190</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th>43 </th> <td>37</td> <td>35</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cole_Whitt" title="Cole Whitt">Cole Whitt</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921161534/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2015/pdfs/25dar2015racereport.pdf">Official Bojangles' Southern 500 results</a> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_statistics">Race statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Race statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>24 lead changes among 11 different drivers</li> <li>18 cautions for 89 laps</li> <li>Time of race: 4 hours, 28 minute, 35 seconds</li> <li>Average speed: 111.993 mph (180.235 km/h)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> took home $285,225 in winnings</li></ul> <table> <tbody><tr> <td> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Lap Leaders </th></tr> <tr> <th>Laps </th> <th>Leader </th></tr> <tr> <td>1-62</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>63-65</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>66-67</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>68-109</td> <td>Denny Hamlin </td></tr> <tr> <td>110</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>111-117</td> <td>Denny Hamlin </td></tr> <tr> <td>118-137</td> <td>Brad Keselowski </td></tr> <tr> <td>138-139</td> <td>Kevin Harvick </td></tr> <tr> <td>140-193</td> <td>Brad Keselowski </td></tr> <tr> <td>194</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>195-202</td> <td>Brad Keselowski </td></tr> <tr> <td>203-208</td> <td>Kurt Busch </td></tr> <tr> <td>209-211</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Larson" title="Kyle Larson">Kyle Larson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>212-221</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>222-229</td> <td>Denny Hamlin </td></tr> <tr> <td>230-247</td> <td>Kevin Harvick </td></tr> <tr> <td>248-266</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>267-269</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>270-279</td> <td>Joey Logano </td></tr> <tr> <td>280-302</td> <td>Kevin Harvick </td></tr> <tr> <td>303</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Gilliland" title="David Gilliland">David Gilliland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>304-344</td> <td>Brad Keselowski </td></tr> <tr> <td>345</td> <td>Carl Edwards </td></tr> <tr> <td>346-356</td> <td>Brad Keselowski </td></tr> <tr> <td>357-367</td> <td>Carl Edwards </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Total laps led </th></tr> <tr> <th>Leader </th> <th>Laps </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></td> <td>196 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td>57 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a></td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a></td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></b></i></td> <td><i><b>15</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Larson" title="Kyle Larson">Kyle Larson</a></td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Gilliland" title="David Gilliland">David Gilliland</a></td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Race_awards">Race awards</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Race awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Coors_Light" title="Coors Light">Coors Light</a> Pole Award</b>: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> (27.492, 178.874 mph (287.870 km/h))</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/3M" title="3M">3M</a> Lap Leader</b>: Brad Keselowski (196 laps)</li> <li><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Ethanol&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Ethanol (page does not exist)">American Ethanol</a> Green Flag Restart Award</b>: Brad Keselowski</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/AutoZone" title="AutoZone">Duralast Brakes</a> "Bake In The Race" Award</b>: Brad Keselowski</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Freescale_Semiconductor" title="Freescale Semiconductor">Freescale</a> "Wide Open"</b>: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Ingersoll_Rand" title="Ingersoll Rand">Ingersoll Rand</a> Power Move</b>: <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> (9 positions)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/MAHLE_Powertrain" title="MAHLE Powertrain">MAHLE</a> Clevite Engine Builder of the Race</b>: Roush-Yates Engines, #2</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Mobil_1" title="Mobil 1">Mobil 1</a> Driver of the Race</b>: Brad Keselowski (137.4 driver rating)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Moog_Inc." title="Moog Inc.">Moog</a> Steering and Suspension Problem Solver of The Race</b>: Carl Edwards (crew chief <a href="/wiki/Darian_Grubb" title="Darian Grubb">Darian Grubb</a> (0.228 seconds))</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprint Cup Series">Sprint Cup</a> Leader Bonus</b>: No winner: rolls over to $220,000 at next event</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sherwin-Williams" title="Sherwin-Williams">Sherwin-Williams</a> Fastest Lap</b>: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> (Lap 4, 28.145, 174.724 mph (281.191 km/h))</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sunoco" title="Sunoco">Sunoco</a> Rookie of The Race</b>: <a href="/wiki/Matt_DiBenedetto" title="Matt DiBenedetto">Matt DiBenedetto</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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As part of the throwback weekend, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Squier" title="Ken Squier">Ken Squier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ned_Jarrett" title="Ned Jarrett">Ned Jarrett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a> also called a portion of the race. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Burns_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Burns (sportscaster)">Dave Burns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Massaro" title="Mike Massaro">Mike Massaro</a>, Marty Snider and <a href="/wiki/Kelli_Stavast" title="Kelli Stavast">Kelli Stavast</a> handled pit road on the television side. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_NBC" title="NASCAR on NBC">NBC</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Booth announcers</th> <th>Pit reporters </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Lap-by-lap:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rick_Allen_(sportscaster)" title="Rick Allen (sportscaster)">Rick Allen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Squier" title="Ken Squier">Ken Squier</a><br /><b>Color-commentator:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ned_Jarrett" title="Ned Jarrett">Ned Jarrett</a><br /><b>Color-commentator:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Letarte" title="Steve Letarte">Steve Letarte</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Burns_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Burns (sportscaster)">Dave Burns</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mike_Massaro" title="Mike Massaro">Mike Massaro</a><br />Marty Snider<br /><a href="/wiki/Kelli_Stavast" title="Kelli Stavast">Kelli Stavast</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">MRN</a> had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM_NASCAR_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirius XM NASCAR Radio">Sirius XM NASCAR Radio</a>. Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a> called the race from the booth when the field was racing down the front stretch. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Moody_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Moody (sportscaster)">Dave Moody</a> called the race from a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bagley" title="Mike Bagley">Mike Bagley</a> called the race from atop the Darlington Raceway Club outside of turn 3 when the field was racing through turns 3 and 4. Alex Hayden, Winston Kelley and Steve Post worked pit road on the radio side. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">MRN</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Booth announcers</th> <th>Turn announcers</th> <th>Pit reporters </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Lead announcer:</b> Joe Moore<br /><b>Announcer:</b> Jeff Striegle<br /><b>Announcer:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a></td> <td><b>Turns 1 & 2:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Moody_(sportscaster)" title="Dave Moody (sportscaster)">Dave Moody</a><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><b>Turns 3 & 4:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bagley" title="Mike Bagley">Mike Bagley</a><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Alex Hayden<br />Winston Kelley<br />Steve Post </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standings_after_the_race">Standings after the race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_Bojangles%27_Southern_500&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Standings after the race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <dl><dt>Drivers' Championship standings</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th>Pos </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">948 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">906 (–42) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">855 (–93) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">837 (–111) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">817 (–131) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">806 (–142) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">776 (–172) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">754 (–194) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">752 (–196) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">726 (–222) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">714 (–234) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">713 (–235) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">700 (–248) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">692 (–256) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">682 (–266) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aric_Almirola" title="Aric Almirola">Aric Almirola</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">653 (–295) </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kevin_Harvick_at_the_Daytona_500_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kevin_Harvick_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG/220px-Kevin_Harvick_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="315" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kevin_Harvick_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG/330px-Kevin_Harvick_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kevin_Harvick_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG/440px-Kevin_Harvick_at_the_Daytona_500_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2182" data-file-height="3122" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> left Darlington with a 42–point lead over <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a>.</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>Manufacturers' Championship standings</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th>Pos </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1,106 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/10px-1rightarrow.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/15px-1rightarrow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/1rightarrow.png/20px-1rightarrow.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1,043 (–63) </td></tr> <tr> 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Marty Snider</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Daugherty_(basketball)" title="Brad Daugherty (basketball)">Brad Daugherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> (3 Cup Series races in 2024)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Petty" title="Kyle Petty">Kyle Petty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Hinchcliffe" title="James Hinchcliffe">James Hinchcliffe</a> (alternate for Cup)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Roving reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parker_Kligerman" title="Parker Kligerman">Parker Kligerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rutledge_Wood" title="Rutledge Wood">Rutledge Wood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Bestwick" title="Allen Bestwick">Allen Bestwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Weber" title="Bill Weber">Bill Weber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sheheen" title="Ralph Sheheen">Ralph Sheheen</a> (sub)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wally_Dallenbach_Jr." title="Wally Dallenbach Jr.">Wally Dallenbach Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs" title="Joe Gibbs">Joe Gibbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_McReynolds" title="Brandon McReynolds">Brandon McReynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Stoddard" title="Frank Stoddard">Frank Stoddard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wallace_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Wallace (racing driver)">Mike Wallace</a></li> <li>Adam Mackey (ARCA only)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pit reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Bestwick" title="Allen Bestwick">Allen Bestwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ato_Boldon" title="Ato Boldon">Ato Boldon</a> (roving)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Czarniak" title="Lindsay Czarniak">Lindsay Czarniak</a> (sub)</li> <li>Heather DeBeaux (sub)</li> <li>Alex Hayden (sub)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Massaro" title="Mike Massaro">Mike Massaro</a></li> <li>Jim Noble (sub)</li> <li>Jessie Punch (ARCA only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorsey_Schroeder" title="Dorsey Schroeder">Dorsey Schroeder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sheheen" title="Ralph Sheheen">Ralph Sheheen</a> (sub)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelli_Stavast" title="Kelli Stavast">Kelli Stavast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Weber" title="Bill Weber">Bill Weber</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jac_Collinsworth" title="Jac Collinsworth">Jac Collinsworth</a></li> <li>Carolyn Manno</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danielle_Trotta" title="Danielle Trotta">Danielle Trotta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krista_Voda" title="Krista Voda">Krista Voda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Weber" title="Bill Weber">Bill Weber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Williams" title="Brian Williams">Brian Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Evernham" title="Ray Evernham">Ray Evernham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Iwuji" title="Jesse Iwuji">Jesse Iwuji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Stoddard" title="Frank Stoddard">Frank Stoddard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Guest commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Carmichael" title="Ricky Carmichael">Ricky Carmichael</a> (color commentator and studio analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill</a> (sub pit reporter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a> (studio host)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> (guest color commentator)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Gaughan" title="Brendan Gaughan">Brendan Gaughan</a> (sub pit reporter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Jarrett" title="Ned Jarrett">Ned Jarrett</a> (color commentator)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a> (guest color commentator)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Paisley" title="Brad Paisley">Brad Paisley</a> (studio analyst)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Squier" title="Ken Squier">Ken Squier</a> (play-by-play)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a> (studio host)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Daytona_500_broadcasters" title="List of Daytona 500 broadcasters">Daytona 500</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2002_Daytona_500" title="2002 Daytona 500">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Daytona_500" title="2004 Daytona 500">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Daytona_500" title="2006 Daytona 500">2006</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theme songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Fuel_(Metallica_song)" title="Fuel (Metallica song)">Fuel</a>" (2001–2003, NBC and TNT)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bringing_Back_the_Sunshine" title="Bringing Back the Sunshine">Bringing Back the Sunshine</a>" (2015–2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Runnin%27_Down_a_Dream" title="Runnin' Down a Dream">Runnin' Down a Dream</a>" (2018–2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_on_NBC_broadcasters" title="List of NASCAR on NBC broadcasters">List of NASCAR on NBC broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daytona_500_broadcasters" class="mw-redirect" title="Daytona 500 broadcasters">Daytona 500 broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_television_and_radio" title="NASCAR on television and radio">NASCAR on television and radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_broadcasters" title="List of NASCAR broadcasters">List of NASCAR broadcasters</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sportsworld_(American_TV_series)" title="Sportsworld (American TV series)">SportsWorld</a></i> (1979–1981, 1983–1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_TNT" title="NASCAR on TNT">NASCAR on TNT</a></i> (2001–2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_USA" title="NASCAR on USA">NASCAR on USA</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_The_CW" title="NASCAR on The CW">NASCAR on The CW</a></i> (2024 collaboration for Xfinity Series)</li></ul> 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href="/w/index.php?title=1982_Southern_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 Southern 500 (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Southern_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983 Southern 500 (page does not exist)">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_Southern_500&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 Southern 500 (page does not exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Southern_500" title="1985 Southern 500">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Southern_500" title="1986 Southern 500">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Southern_500" title="1987 Southern 500">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Southern_500" title="1988 Southern 500">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Heinz_Southern_500" title="1989 Heinz Southern 500">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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