Kahne's 5th-Place Run Leads Team Valvoline at Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. (Aug. 3, 2009) -- Kasey Kahne led Team Valvoline in Monday's rain-delayed Pennsylvania 500. Driving the No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge Kahne posted a fifth-place result -- his fifth top-five of the season.
Kahne's finish was one of six top-20 results for Team Valvoline at the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway. Matt Kenseth was 11th, Greg Biffle 15th, AJ Allmendiger 17th, Carl Edwards 18th and Jamie McMurray 20th. Allmendinger drove the No. 44 Valvoline Dodge.
"The team does an awesome job," said Kahne, who led twice for a total of 35 laps. "Kenny Francis (crew chief) and Keith Rodden (car engineer), everybody behind the scenes have been doing a really good job. Our pit stops are flawless. The guys do a great job...in and off pit road really quick...so thanks to them, we keep rolling. We just need to keep it up each week and get into the Chase."
With five races remaining before the top-12 drivers compete in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship, Team Valvoline has four drivers inside the Chase cutline. Edwards is sixth, Kahne seventh, Kenseth 11th and Biffle 12th.
Monday's race winner was Denny Hamlin. Rounding out the top-five in order were: Juan Pablo Montoya, Clint Bowyer, Sam Hornish Jr. and Kahne.
In Saturday's races -- Edwards finished fourth in the Nationwide Series event at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa and Colin Braun was third in the Camping World Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway.
Team Valvoline NASCAR Race Results
Pennsylvania 500
Sprint Cup Series
Aug. 3
Pocono Raceway
(starting position in parenthesis)
AJ Allmendinger, No. 44 Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge Charger
Finished: 17th (27th)
Point Standing: 26th
Greg Biffle, No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
Finished: 15th (11th)
Point Standing: 12th
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
Finished: 18th (5th)
Point Standing: 6th
Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge Charger
Finished: 5th (8th)
Point Standing: 7th
Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
Finished: 11th (12th)
Point Standing: 11th
Bobby Labonte, No. 96 Yates Racing Ford Fusion
Finished: 36th (28th)
Point Standing: 29th
Jamie McMurray, No. 26 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
Finished: 20th (20th)
Point Standing: 20th
David Ragan, No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
Finished: 22nd (30th)
Point Standing: 30th
Elliott Sadler, No. 19 Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge Charger
Finished: 24th (25th)
Point Standing: 25th
Reed Sorenson, No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge Charger
Finished: 35th (26th)
Point Standing: 28th
Next NASCAR Sprint Cup Event
Aug. 9
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Nationwide Series Race
Aug. 1
Iowa Speedway
Newton, Iowa
Erik Darnell, No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
Finished: 23rd (3rd)
Point Standing:*
Carl Edwards, No. 60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
Finished: 4th (40th)
Point Standing: 2nd
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 16 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Fusion
Finished: 22nd (1st)
Point Standing:*
*Not competing full-time in Nationwide Series
Next Nationwide Series Race
Aug. 8
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, N.Y.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Aug. 1
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville, Tenn.
Colin Braun, No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford
Finished: 3rd (2nd)
Point Standing: 9th
Next Camping World Truck Race
Aug. 19 (Wednesday night)
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tenn.
