Pocono NASCAR: Martin Truex Jr and Furniture Row finally win
Martin Truex Jr and Furniture Row finally took their first victory of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup season at Pocono after a run of near-misses
Truex had led the most laps in each of the last three Cup rounds but could not turn those performances into victories.
His Pocono win was his first since the 2013 Sonoma race and Furniture Row's first since Regan Smith took its only previous Cup victory at Darlington in '11.
Champion Kevin Harvick was Truex's main opposition, the pair taking turns in the lead.
But Truex took control in the final stages and pulled clear as Harvick lost ground at restarts during a run of late yellows.
By the time Harvick got back through to second, Truex was long gone and he maintained a 1.3-second lead to the flag.
Jimmie Johnson recovered from a puncture to take third, with Joey Logano coming through to fourth despite starting last following a transmission change and also getting a pitlane speeding penalty.
Polesitter Kurt Busch ended up fifth ahead of Matt Kenseth.
Carl Edwards led for a spell early on after passing Busch, but faded to 15th at the finish.
RESULTS - 160 LAPS:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 7 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 10 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 11 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 13 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Carl Edwards | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 16 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 18 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Justin Allgaier | HScott Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota |
| 23 | David Ragan | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 25 | Landon Cassill | Hillman Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Alex Bowman | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet |
| 27 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 28 | Cole Whitt | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 29 | Josh Wise | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford |
| 30 | Brett Moffitt | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 31 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | BK Racing | Toyota |
| 33 | Jeb Burton | BK Racing | Toyota |
| 34 | Michael Annett | HScott Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 35 | Travis Kvapil | Go FAS Racing | Ford |
| 36 | J.J. Yeley | BK Racing | Toyota |
| 37 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet |
| 38 | A.J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 40 | Brendan Gaughan | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 41 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford |
| 42 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford |
PROVISIONALLY IN THE CHASE: Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr
LEADING CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 559 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 520 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 481 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 480 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 465 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 441 |
| 7 | Jamie McMurray | 427 |
| 8 | Kasey Kahne | 417 |
| 9 | Matt Kenseth | 415 |
| 10 | Jeff Gordon | 411 |
| 11 | Paul Menard | 385 |
| 12 | Kurt Busch | 379 |
| 13 | Denny Hamlin | 379 |
| 14 | Aric Almirola | 379 |
| 15 | Ryan Newman | 374 |
| 16 | Carl Edwards | 368 |
| 17 | Clint Bowyer | 354 |
| 18 | Greg Biffle | 343 |
| 19 | Kyle Larson | 333 |
| 20 | Danica Patrick | 328 |
| 21 | Casey Mears | 308 |
| 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | 300 |
| 23 | David Ragan | 290 |
| 24 | Austin Dillon | 290 |
| 25 | David Gilliland | 260 |
| 26 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 255 |
| 27 | Tony Stewart | 253 |
| 28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 243 |
| 29 | Justin Allgaier | 234 |
| 30 | Trevor Bayne | 228 |
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