Quicken Loans 400 Breakdown

Quicken Loans 400. Michigan International Speedway.

Start of Race delayed due to rain.

Top 5 in points coming into race: Kenseth 523, Jr. -10, Biffle -16, Hamlin -19, Johnson -30

Top 5 to start race: Ambrose, Harvick, Biffle, Kahne, Bayne. Ambrose chooses outside lane

Green Flag! Harvick spins tires, Ambrose jumps out to lead.

Lap 2. Caution #1: Kurt Busch spins off turn 2, clips Gilliland with left front of car. Bonehead of the week nominee!

Lap 5. Restart top 5: Ambrose, Kahne, Kenseth, Biffle, Harvick. Ambrose chooses outside lane. Biffle makes move on outside of Ambrose going into 1, can’t hold on,  Ambrose keeps lead.

Lap 6: Biffle takes lead from Ambrose.

Lap 7: Trevor Bayne off the pace, engine.

Lap 10. Caution #2: Josh Wise blows engine. Johnson and Jr. pit.

Lap 17. Restart, Top 5: Biffle, Ambrose, Logano, Kahne, Kenseth.

Lap 25: Jr. Update! Running 27^th after pitting on lap 11.

The Dark Knight Award!: Dale Jr. for his Batman paint scheme.

Lap 26. Caution #3: Competition Caution.

Top 5 off pit road: Ambrose, Kenseth, Logano, Martin, Ky. Busch. All fuel only. Harvick loses dust cap off of front tire, pits 3 times to replace it.

Lap 30. Restart. Kenseth on inside of Ambrose going into 1, slide up and almost hits Ambrose, falls in line behind Ambrose.

Lap 32: Kenseth passes Ambrose for lead on backstretch.

Lap 42: Top 5, Kenseth, Ambrose, Martin, Biffle, Stewart.

Lap 46: Jr. Update! Jr. passes Ryan Newman for 12^th.

Lap 49: Kenseth coming up on lapped traffic, goes to the outside and Ambrose dives low going 3 wide to take the lead.

Lap 51. Caution #4: Competition Caution.

Top 5 off pit road: Biffle, Martin, Keselowski, Ambrose, Almirola. All took 2 tires. Kyle Busch pits 3 times, scraped wall before caution.

Lap 56. Restart: Jr. Update! Restarts 6^th.

Lap 60: Jr. Update! Running 4^th.

Lap 62: Top 5, Biffle, Ambrose, Martin, Jr., Keselowski.

Lap 68: Jr. Update! Running 3^rd.

Lap 69: Ambrose drives around Biffle for lead on backstretch, Jr. follows taking 2^nd going into 3.

Lap 70: Jr. takes lead from Ambrose on backstretch.

Lap 79: Top 5, Jr., Ambrose, Biffle, Martin, Stewart.

Lap 80: Hamlin and Truex make green flag stops.

Lap 81: Allmendinger makes green flag stop. Lots of damage on right rear.

Lap 81. Caution #5: Debris. Foam on backstretch.

Top 5 off pit road: Jr., Stewart, Bowyer, Gordon, Biffle. Top 4 took 2 tires, Biffle first to take 4. Kyle Busch loses engine for 3^rd straight race. Hamlin and Truex take wave around. Kurt Busch gets free pass.

Haha (Snicker) Award! Kyle Busch for losing an engine for a 3^rd straight week!

Lap 87. Restart: Stewart takes lead on inside going into 1.

Lap 91: Kenseth and Johnson battling for 13^th, Kenseth slides up. Johnson gets into marbles but avoids contact, loses 3 spots.

Lap 92: Top 5, Stewart, Jr., Bowyer, Gordon, Biffle.

Halfway Hero Award! Tony Stewart for leading at halfway!

Lap 107: Jr. retakes lead from Tony Stewart.

Lap 110: Top 5, Jr., Stewart, Bowyer, Gordon, Biffle.

Green Flag Pit Stops!

Lap 113: Brad Keselowski makes green flag stop. Reported a vibration. Blistered rear tire.

Lap 116: Logano and Newman on pit road.

Lap 117: Stewart, Martin, and Bowyer on pit road

Lap 118: Hamlin, Kenseth, Kahne, Johnson on pit road.

Lap 119: Jr., Biffle, Ambrose on pit road. Gordon takes lead.

Lap 120: Gordon on pit road. Montoya takes lead.

Lap 120. Caution #6: Kurt Busch spins off of turn 2 for a 2^nd time. Montoya and Edwards pit. Mark Martin receives free pass. Bonehead of the week nominee.

Lap 126. Restart: Top 5, Gordon, Jr., Stewart, Montoya, Edwards. Jr. takes lead on outside in turn 1.

Lap 126. Caution #7: Gilliland gets into wall off of 2. Logano tries to avoid him, gets loose, over corrects and comes back up into Gilliland and wall. Kasey Kahne had nowhere to go, plows into back of Gilliland.

Lap 128: Keselowski, Newman, McMurray, Almirola, and Labonte pit under caution to top off on gas.

Lap 133. Restart: Top 5, Jr., Gordon, Montoya, Bowyer, Stewart.

Lap 133. Caution #8: 4 wide in turn. Newman, inside, slides up and catches Hamlin, inside middle, and Hamlin spins into grass and front fender rips off. Car catches fire while coming down pit road. Truex, outside middle, also makes contact with Johnson, outside.

Rough Day Award! Joe Gibbs for losing all 3 cars to wrecks or engine failure.

Technical Difficulties Award! Larry Mac’s touch screen for taking several touches before actually deciding to work.

Two Is Better Than One Award! Tony Stewart for getting in a 2^nd nap during the rain delay!

Lap 141. Restart: Top 5, Jr., Gordon, Bowyer, Stewart, Biffle. Stewart follows Jr. to take 2^nd. Edwards gets Kenseth loose coming off of turn 4, may have touched.

Lap 147: Top 5, Jr., Stewart, Gordon, Biffle, Bowyer.

Green Flag Pit Stops!

Lap 163: Johnson on pit road.

Lap 164: Jr., Stewart, Kenseth, Gordon on pit road. Biffle takes lead.

Lap 165: Edwards, Ambrose, Newman on pit road.

Lap 166: Biffle, Montoya on pit road. Bowyer takes lead.

Lap 167: Bowyer, Martin on pit road. McMurray takes lead.

Lap 168: McMurray on pit road. Keselowski takes lead.

Lap 170: Keselowski on pit road. Jr. retakes lead.

Lap 174: Top 5, Jr., Stewart, Biffle, Kenseth, Johnson.

Lap 178: Top 5, Jr., Stewart, Biffle, Johnson, Kenseth.

10 to go: Top 5, Jr., Stewart, Johnson, Kenseth, Biffle.

5 to go: Top 5, Jr., Stewart, Kenseth, Biffle, Johnson.

White Flag! Jr. leads.

Checkers! Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins! Followed by Stewart, Kenseth, Biffle, Johnson.

Top 5 in points: Kenseth 565, Jr. -4, Biffle -17, Johnson -33, Hamlin -33.

Atta Boy Award! Dale Jr. for picking up his first win in 4 years!

Dominator Award! Dale Jr. for leading 95 of 200 laps in route to victory!

MVPC (Most Valuable Pit Crew) Award! Dale Jr.’s crew for keeping Jr. up front.

Bonehead of the Week! Kurt Busch for spinning himself out twice and for just being Kurt Busch.