Auto racing
SPRINT CUP
SOUTHERN 500
Results Sunday • Darlington, S.C.
Lap length: 1.366 miles
1. (13) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 367 laps, 47 pts.
2. (1) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 367, 44
3. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 367, 42
Sunday's auto racing results
September 7, 2015 at 4:54AM
4. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 367, 41
5. (3) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 367, 40.
6. (2) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 367, 39
7. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 367, 38
8. (26) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 367, 36
9. (7) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 367, 35
10. (16) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 367, 35.
11. (11) Aric Almirola, Ford, 367, 33
12. (15) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 367, 33
13. (23) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 367, 31
14. (20) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 367, 30
15. (17) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 367, 30
16. (5) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 367, 28
17. (28) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 367, 27
18. (24) Greg Biffle, Ford, 367, 26
19. (19) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 367, 25
20. (31) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 367, 0
21. (14) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 367, 23.
22. (29) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 367, 22.
23. (34) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 367, 21
24. (35) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 367, 20
25. (25) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 367, 19
26. (12) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 367, 18.
27. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 367, 18
28. (33) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 367, 16
29. (32) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 366, 15
30. (9) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 366, 0
31. (41) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 364, 13
32. (42) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 363, 0
33. (27) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 354, 11
34. (36) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 348, 0
35. (18) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 342, 9
36. (40) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 332, 8
37. (43) T.J. Bell, Ford, 325, 7
38. (8) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 313, 6.
39. (39) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 300, 5
40. (21) David Ragan, Toyota, accident, 275, 4
41. (22) Chase Elliott, Chevy, accident, 227, 0
42. (30) Danica Patrick, Chevy, accident, 190, 2
RACE STATISTICS
Average speed of race winner: 111.993 mph.Time of race: 4 hours, 28 minutes, 35 seconds. Margin of victory: 0.902 seconds. Caution flags: 18 for 89 laps. Lead changes: 24 among 11 drivers.
Lap leaders: B.Keselowski 1-62; C.Edwards 63-65; K.Kahne 66-67; D.Hamlin 68-109; K.Harvick 110; D.Hamlin 111-117; B.Keselowski 118-137; K.Harvick 138-139; B.Keselowski 140-193; Ku.Busch 194; B.Keselowski 195-202; Ku.Busch 203-208; K.Larson 209-211; T.Stewart 212-221; D.Hamlin 222-229; K.Harvick 230-247; J.Logano 248-266; Ky.Busch 267-269; J.Logano 270-279; K.Harvick 280-302; D.Gilliland 303; B.Keselowski 304-344; C.Edwards 345; B.Keselowski 346-356; C.Edwards 357-367.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): B.Keselowski, 6 times for 196 laps; D.Hamlin, 3 times for 57 laps; K.Harvick, 4 times for 44 laps; J.Logano, 2 times for 29 laps; C.Edwards, 3 times for 15 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 10 laps; Ku.Busch, 2 times for 7 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 3 laps; K.Larson, 1 time for 3 laps; K.Kahne, 1 time for 2 laps; D.Gilliland, 1 time for 1 lap.
Wins: Ky.Busch, 4; J.Johnson, 4; M.Kenseth, 3; J.Logano, 3; Ku.Busch, 2; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2; C.Edwards, 2; K.Harvick, 2; D.Hamlin, 1; B.Keselowski, 1; M.Truex Jr., 1.
Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 948; 2. J.Logano, 906; 3. D.Earnhardt Jr., 855; 4. B.Keselowski, 837; 5. J.Johnson, 817; 6. M.Truex Jr., 806; 7. M.Kenseth, 776; 8. D.Hamlin, 754; 9. Ku.Busch, 752; 10. J.McMurray, 726; 11. R.Newman, 714; 12. C.Edwards, 713; 13. J.Gordon, 700; 14. P.Menard, 692; 15. C.Bowyer, 682; 16. A.Almirola, 653.
FORMULA ONE
ITALIAN GRAND PRIX
Results Sunday • Monza, Italy
Lap length: 3.60 miles
1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 53 laps, 1:18:00.688, 146.583 mph
2. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 53, 1:18:25.730
3. Felipe Massa, Williams, 53, 1:18:48.323
4. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, 53, 1:18:48.684
5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 53, 1:19:09.548
6. Sergio Perez, Force India, 53, 1:19:13.471
7. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, 52, +1 lap
8. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, 52, +1 lap
9. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, 52, +1 lap
10. Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull, 52, +1 lap
11. Carlos Sainz Jr., Toro Rosso, 52, +1 lap
12. Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso, 52, +1 lap
13. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, 52, +1 lap
14. Jenson Button, McLaren, 52, +1 lap
15. Will Stevens, Marussia, 51, +2 laps
16. Roberto Merhi, Marussia, 51, +2 laps
17. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 50, +3 laps, retired
Not classified
18. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, 47, retired
19. Romain Grosjean, Lotus, 1, retired
20. Pastor Maldonado, Lotus, 1, retired
Drivers standings (after 12 of 19 races): 1. Hamilton, 252 points; 2. Rosberg 199; 3. Vettel 178; 4. Massa 97; 5. Raikkonen 92; 6. Bottas 91; 7. Kvyat 58; 8. Ricciardo 55; 9. Grosjean 38; 10. Perez, Force India, 33; 11. Hulkenberg, 30; 12. Verstappen 26; 13. Nasr 16; 14. Maldonado 12; 15. Alonso 11; 16. Sainz Jr. 9; 17. Ericsson 9; 18. Button 6.
Constructors standings: 1. Mercedes 451; 2. Ferrari 270; 3. Williams 188; 4. Red Bull 113; 5. Force India 63; 6. Lotus 50; 7. Toro Rosso 35; 8. Sauber 25; 9. McLaren 17.
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