Jeff Gordon wins at Martinsville / Logano and Kenseth clash

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Jeff Gordon celebrating after winning the 2015 Goodys 500
at Martinsville Speedway. This was Gordon's first Sprint Cup Series
victory of this season.

Martinsville, VA--- It was a happy ending today at Martinsville Speedway, as Jeff Gordon would hold off a charging Jamie McMurray.

Gordon joked in victory lane and said "It was a joke, I'm coming back next year," referring to the fact that this is his final season in NASCAR.

"I knew that if we could get into this position, we could do something with it."

"All of our focus is on that Homestead car," Gordon also said.

Gordon's victory was one of two big storylines today.

With 47 laps to go, a rivalry that started a few weekends ago at Kansas would feud again, as Matt Kenseth would slam Joey Logano into the wall.

Kenseth, his crew chief, Jason Ratcliffe, and the team owner were told to go to NASCAR's hauler at the track after the race.

Logan would finish 37th, and Kenseth would finish 38th.

Finishing 2nd today was Jamie McMurray. 3rd would be Denny Hamlin, 4th would be Dale Earnhardt Jr., and finishing 5th would be Kyle Busch.

AJ Allmendinger, who was racing with a heavy heart after losing a member of his crew earlier this week, would finish 11th.

Final Results from NASCAR.COM

POS	CAR	DRIVER	MANUF	DELTA	LAPS	LAST LAP	BEST TIME	BEST SPEED	BEST LAP
1	24	Jeff Gordon		Leader	500	20.409	19.883	95.237	475
2	1	Jamie McMurray		0.336	500	20.524	19.873	95.285	447
3	11	Denny Hamlin		0.487	500	20.692	19.903	95.141	465
4	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.		0.111	500	20.986	19.839	95.448	448
5	18	Kyle Busch		0.327	500	20.774	19.905	95.132	16
6	78	Martin Truex Jr.		0.247	500	21.117	19.879	95.256	464
7	31	Ryan Newman		0.404	500	21.307	19.895	95.180	125
8	4	Kevin Harvick		0.310	500	21.426	19.776	95.752	183
9	5	Kasey Kahne		0.006	500	21.420	19.880	95.252	465
10	14	Tony Stewart		0.152	500	21.425	19.921	95.055	451
11	47	AJ Allmendinger		0.076	500	21.126	19.860	95.347	14
12	48	Jimmie Johnson		0.032	500	21.342	19.897	95.170	476
13	51	Justin Allgaier		0.227	500	21.114	20.040	94.491	449
14	19	Carl Edwards		0.040	500	21.575	20.006	94.652	465
15	27	Paul Menard		0.216	500	21.165	20.115	94.139	452
16	43	Aric Almirola		0.204	500	21.091	20.077	94.317	478
17	13	Casey Mears		0.015	500	21.748	19.871	95.295	17
18	3	Austin Dillon		0.165	500	21.662	20.096	94.228	465
19	42	Kyle Larson		0.181	500	21.668	19.930	95.013	14
20	35	Cole Whitt		0.187	500	21.341	20.285	93.350	16
21	40	Landon Cassill(i)		3.585	500	21.656	20.201	93.738	474
22	7	Alex Bowman		-	499	21.948	20.279	93.377	296
23	46	Michael Annett		-	498	21.274	20.202	93.733	473
24	38	David Gilliland		-	498	21.211	20.142	94.013	472
25	55	David Ragan		-	498	21.415	20.026	94.557	449
26	16	Greg Biffle		-	497	21.557	20.175	93.859	15
27	23	Jeb Burton #		-	496	21.770	20.373	92.947	18
28	9	Sam Hornish Jr.		-	493	21.697	20.076	94.322	18
29	26	JJ Yeley(i)		-	492	21.336	20.374	92.942	14
30	83	Matt DiBenedetto #		-	492	22.906	20.229	93.608	291
31	6	Trevor Bayne		-	491	21.633	20.185	93.812	447
32	2	Brad Keselowski		-	490	21.451	19.824	95.521	392
33	33	Alex Kennedy #		-	489	21.747	20.524	92.263	384
34	41	Kurt Busch		-	486	21.536	19.900	95.156	15
35	34	Brett Moffitt #		-	479	21.980	20.264	93.447	152
36	62	Timmy Hill(i)		-	459	21.348	20.508	92.335	14
37	22	Joey Logano		-	458	21.587	19.870	95.299	390
38	20	Matt Kenseth		-	443	21.911	19.909	95.113	252
39	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.		-	423	23.017	20.169	93.887	65
40	10	Danica Patrick		-	391	1:3.657	20.084	94.284	17
41	32	Kyle Fowler		-	373	50.184	20.405	92.801	247
42	98	Ryan Preece		-	365	22.100	20.195	93.766	17
43	15	Clint Bowyer		-	185	40.416	19.880	95.252	18

SNAPSHOT: Martinsville

From NASCAR.com

Race Day Info:
What: 67th annual Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500.
Where: Martinsville Speedway, .526-mile oval in Martinsville, Virginia. | Learn more about the track
Green Flag Time: 1:15 p.m. ET (NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Forecast: Cloudy, high of 64 degrees, 60 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service
National Anthem: N.C. State Marching Band, "The Power Sound of the South"
Grand Marshals: Richard Petty, seven-time NASCAR premier-series champion; Tom Harman, Circle K Southeast director of marketing.
Distance: 500 laps, 263 miles.
Pit Road Speed: 30 MPH. 
Caution Car Speed: 35 MPH.

On The Front Row:
1. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford (98.548 mph)
2. Martin Truex Jr., No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet (98.487 MOH)

Fastest In Practice:
First Practice: Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford (98.826 MPH)
Second Practice: Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (96.998 MPH)
Final Practice: Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (97.108 MPH)

Key Story Lines:
1. Four consecutive wins a rarity within Logano's reach
2. Plenty of incentive for Gordon, seeking ninth clock in Martinsville final
3. Martinsville adds SAFER barrier, making tight track even cozier
4. Ford to debut new-look NASCAR Fusion in 2016

Former Winners In The Field:
Jeff Gordon (8), Jimmie Johnson (8), Denny Hamlin (5), Tony Stewart (3), Kurt Busch (2), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1), Kevin Harvick (1), Ryan Newman (1).

He Said It:
"I think about that one hot dog that I ate in an attempt to go faster in the spring. It didn’t work." -- Carl Edwards