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DIRECTV’s Elite Eight Emerge at Watkins Glen; Charities earn $140,000

Week two of the DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout competition narrowed the field to eight NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesTM drivers. Each proceeding driver earned an additional $11,250 for charity totaling $14,375 for each of the eight proceeding driver’s charity of choice. Drivers will accrue a total of $400,000 for charity in the DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout while one fan will win a new truck from the manufacturer of the winning driver. Two races remain in the battle for the DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout title. Learn more at www.DIRECTV.com/NASCAR.

Week 2 Fast Facts:

• A rain-delayed race eliminated several drivers from contention. Drivers who lost their position due to accidents include Kurt Busch who was collected at lap 50, an accident in turn one that eliminated Denny Hamlin, a single-car crash at lap 87 which ended the day for Paul Menard, as well as Tony Stewart who collided with the wall on the final lap.
• Second-place finisher Brad Keselowski eliminated Kyle Busch who led the race for 49 laps and finished just behind Keselowski in third.
• A.J. Allmendinger finished eighth and defeated 10th-place finisher Jimmie Johnson in race two of the DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout.
• The Watkins Glen road course created an unforeseeable finish. No perfect brackets remain in the bracket-format competition.

Results following Watkins Glen:

DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout Results: Week 2

TURN 1 Winners

A.J. Allmendinger – No. 43 Ford / Paralyzed Veterans of America
(defeated Jimmie Johnson – No. 48 Chevrolet / Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Champions Grants)

Matt Kenseth – No. 17 Ford / Motor Racing Outreach
(defeated Tony Stewart – No. 14 Chevrolet / Victory Junction Camp)

TURN 2 Winners

Carl Edwards – No. 99 Ford / Speedway Children’s Charity
(defeated Mark Martin – No. 5 Chevrolet / Motor Racing Outreach)

Jeff Gordon – No. 24 Chevrolet /
(defeated Denny Hamlin – No. 11 Toyota / Cystic Fibrosis Foundation)

TURN 3 Winners

Kevin Harvick – No 29 Chevrolet / California State University Bakersfield
(defeated Paul Menard – No. 27 Chevrolet / Habitat for Humanity for Wisconsin)

Brad Keselowski – No. 2 Dodge / Paralyzed Veterans of America
(defeated Kyle Busch – No. 18 Toyota / The Church of God Children’s Home of N.C.)

TURN 4 Winners

Dale Earnhardt Jr. – No. 88 Chevrolet / Make-a-Wish Foundation
(defeated Greg Biffle – No. 16 Ford / Friends of Animals)

Clint Bowyer – No. 33 Chevrolet / Emporia Kansas Community Foundation
(defeated Kurt Busch – No. 22 Dodge / Victory Junction Camp)

- ASPIRE Communications for DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout, Press Release