Jeff Gordon had won the pole for the race, but an accident in the closing minutes of Saturday’s final practice session sent him to a backup car. He had to drop to the rear of the field at the start of the race, and although he picked his way through traffic early, he had to avoid teammate Johnson’s contact with the wall. It sent Gordon’s car into the back of rookie Jeb Burton, and caused enough damage that Gordon had to go to pit road for repairs.
He finished 18th and went over to speak to Burton after the race.
Kobalt 400 Results
At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Lap length: 1.5 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1, (18) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 141.5 rating, 48 points, $431,815.
2, (8) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 117.1, 43, $268,950.
3, (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 103.4, 42, $236,980.
4, (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 123.5, 41, $184,455.
5, (19) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 108.7, 39, $162,380.
6, (22) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 267, 94.1, 38, $162,703.
7, (11) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 102.8, 38, $170,461.
8, (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 102.3, 36, $156,078.
9, (6) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267, 92.4, 36, $157,206.
10, (2) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 102.6, 35, $165,853.
11, (10) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 86.9, 33, $144,426.
12, (24) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 267, 80.8, 32, $121,010.
13, (23) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 267, 74.6, 0, $128,068.
14, (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 77.5, 30, $141,793.
15, (28) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 266, 70.3, 29, $137,274.
16, (34) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 266, 70.3, 0, $123,160.
17, (3) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 266, 102, 27, $121,660.
18, (1) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 266, 76.4, 26, $157,196.
19, (30) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 266, 63, 0, $101,660.
20, (25) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 265, 75.2, 24, $146,796.
21, (20) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 265, 62, 23, $137,418.
22, (13) David Ragan, Toyota, 265, 53.8, 22, $143,651.
23, (37) David Gilliland, Ford, 265, 47.8, 21, $123,318.
24, (29) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 265, 45.5, 20, $126,380.
25, (17) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 264, 68.5, 19, $118,593.
26, (15) Aric Almirola, Ford, 264, 72.5, 18, $134,771.
27, (21) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 264, 60.4, 17, $104,710.
28, (35) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 264, 51.1, 16, $137,185.
29, (31) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 264, 53.7, 15, $103,385.
30, (32) Michael McDowell, Ford, 264, 42.9, 14, $93,610.
31, (26) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 263, 49.1, 13, $112,457.
32, (38) Cole Whitt, Ford, 262, 37.7, 12, $94,210.
33, (12) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 262, 52.6, 11, $118,724.
34, (39) Josh Wise, Ford, 261, 32.8, 10, $91,310.
35, (42) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 261, 32.6, 0, $91,085.
36, (40) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 260, 32.4, 0, $90,845.
37, (36) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 260, 36.6, 7, $90,614.
38, (43) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 258, 26, 0, $85,290.
39, (33) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 257, 43.3, 5, $81,290.
40, (41) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 254, 26.4, 4, $78,790.
41, (9) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 236, 94.7, 4, $121,226.
42, (14) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 227, 75.3, 3, $69,290.
43, (27) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, engine, 28, 35.7, 1, $65,790.
Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 143.677 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours, 47 minutes, 15 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 1.640 seconds.
Caution Flags: 6 for 28 laps.
Lead Changes: 18 among 9 drivers.
Lap Leaders: J.Logano 1-27; D.Earnhardt Jr. 28-29; J.Logano 30-42; J.Johnson 43-76; C.Edwards 77-78; M.Kenseth 79; J.Johnson 80-90; K.Harvick 91-130; B.Keselowski 131-132; J.Logano 133-139; K.Harvick 140-144; M.Truex Jr. 145-147; K.Harvick 148-198; D.Earnhardt Jr. 199-200; K.Harvick 201-230; R.Newman 231-244; B.Keselowski 245-251; K.Harvick 252-267.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Harvick, 5 times for 142 laps; J.Logano, 3 times for 47 laps; J.Johnson, 2 times for 45 laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 14 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 9 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 4 laps; M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 3 laps; C.Edwards, 1 time for 2 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 1 lap.
Wins: K.Harvick, 1; J.Johnson, 1; J.Logano, 1.
Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 134; 2. D.Earnhardt Jr., 125; 3. J.Logano, 123; 4. M.Truex Jr., 118; 5. A.Allmendinger, 100; 6. K.Kahne, 92; 7. J.Johnson, 91; 8. D.Hamlin, 87; 9. C.Mears, 87; 10. M.Kenseth, 85; 11. G.Biffle, 84; 12. R.Newman, 82; 13. P.Menard, 82; 14. C.Bowyer, 81; 15. A.Almirola, 80; 16. B.Keselowski, 77.