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DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout Results: Week 1
Press ReleaseSixteen Drivers Progress at Pocono and Earn $50,000 for Charity
After week one, the DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout bracket competition showcased existing and new rivalries for 32 NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTM drivers narrowing the competitive field to 16. Drivers will accrue a total of $400,000 for charity while one fan will win a new truck from the manufacturer of the winning driver. The fan to complete a perfect bracket will win $1 million. Learn more at www.DIRECTV.com/NASCAR.
Week 1 Fast Facts:
- Each driver progressing into Round 2 has earned $3,125 for his charity of choice.
- Following Pocono, 90 fans have a perfect bracket and a chance to win $1 million.
- Joey Logano, race leader going into a one hour and 40 minute rain delay, lost his position in the DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout to 11th-place finisher Tony Stewart.
- An early wreck at lap 20 sent David Ragan and the No. 6 Ford to the garage. Ragan lost his seat in the DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout to Mark Martin.
- Clint Bowyer and Marcos Ambrose battled for Round 2 in the DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout until the checkered flag. Bowyer finished 18th just fractions ahead of Ambrose in 20th position.
Results following Pocono:
TURN 1 Winners
Jimmie Johnson – No. 48 Chevrolet / Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Champions Grants
(Defeated Regan Smith – No. 78 Chevrolet / Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation)
A.J. Allmendinger – No. 43 Ford / Paralyzed Veterans of America
(Defeated Kasey Kahne – No. 4 Toyota / Ronald McDonald House)
Tony Stewart – No. 14 Chevrolet / Victory Junction Camp
(Defeated Joey Logano – No. 20 Toyota / USA Hockey Foundation)
Matt Kenseth – No. 17 Ford / Motor Racing Outreach
(Defeated Jamie McMurray – No. 1 Chevrolet / Heart of Missouri United Way)
TURN 2 Winners
Carl Edwards – No. 99 Ford / Speedway Children’s Charity
(Defeated Casey Mears – No. 13 Toyota / Alzheimer’s Association)
Mark Martin – No. 5 Chevrolet / Motor Racing Outreach
(Defeated David Ragan – No 6 Ford / Shriners Hospital for Children)
Denny Hamlin – No. 11 Toyota / Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
(Defeated Brian Vickers – No. 83 Toyota / Medical Foundation of N.C.)
Jeff Gordon – No. 24 Chevrolet /
(Defeated Jeff Burton – No. 31 Chevrolet / Duke Children’s Hospital)
TURN 3 Winners
Kevin Harvick – No 29 Chevrolet / California State University Bakersfield
(Defeated Dave Blaney – No. 36 Chevrolet / Victory Junction Camp)
Paul Menard – No. 27 Chevrolet / Habitat for Humanity for Wisconsin
(Defeated Juan Pablo Montoya – No. 42 Chevrolet / Formula Smiles Inc.)
Brad Keselowski – No. 2 Dodge / Paralyzed Veterans of America
(Defeated Ryan Newman – No. 39 Chevrolet / Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation)
Kyle Busch – No. 18 Toyota / The Church of God Children’s Home of N.C.
(Defeated David Reutimann – No. 00 Toyota / Camp Boggy Creek)
TURN 4 Winners
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – No. 88 Chevrolet / Make-a-Wish Foundation
(Defeated David Gilliland – No. 34 Ford / Habitat for Humanity Mooresville)
Greg Biffle – No. 16 Ford / Friends of Animals
(Defeated Martin Truex Jr. – No. 56 Toyota / Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation)
Clint Bowyer – No. 33 Chevrolet / Emporia Kansas Community Foundation
(Defeated Marcos Ambrose – No. 9 Ford / Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland)
Kurt Busch – No. 22 Dodge / Victory Junction Camp
(Defeated Bobby Labonte – No. 47 Toyota / Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
- ASPIRE Communications for DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout, Press Release
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