1. Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Ford, Team Penske. Despite struggling to get by teammate Joey Logano late in the race, Keselowski put the heat on Kyle Busch and took the lead with six laps to go to earn his first victory of the year. The 2012 champ overcame a pit road speeding penalty on Lap 180 to make it happen. Grade: A
2. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford, Team Penske. Logano could not keep his teammate at bay in the closing laps, but was able to get by Kyle Busch for second on the last lap to give Team Penske a 1-2 finish. Grade: A
3. Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Starting just outside the top 10, it didn’t take the Atlanta winner long to contend for the lead. Johnson made a hard charge late in the race and edged Kyle Busch at the line to finish third. Grade: A
4. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. The hometown driver made an incredible pass for the lead on Lap 224 and was able to get another great restart just laps later to hold onto the top spot. However, Busch could not maintain the lead in the closing laps and slipped to fourth. Grade: A
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5. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. The pit crew struggled on the second caution of the day, dropping Dillon from the top 10 to outside the top 20 and leading to some heated radio conversations. Dillon was then hit with a speeding penalty under green at the 150-lap mark, but stayed out with 50 laps to go to restart third. Grade: B-
6. Ryan Blaney, No. 21 Ford, Wood Brothers Racing. The Rookie of the Year candidate continues to impress. The No. 21 Ford was a factor at the front of the field much of the day, earning his first top 10 of the year. Grade: A
7. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Harvick’s weekend included battling the flu, watching his client Miesha Tate win the UFC title and a solid top-10 finish to kick off the West Coast swing. Grade: A-
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Starting 20th, Earnhardt Jr. methodically worked his way through the field to earn his second top 10 of the season and move to 12th in the standings. Grade: B+
9. Kurt Busch, No. 41 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. A speeding penalty on the first stop of the day dropped him to the rear with ground to make up. Busch worked his way back into the top 10 by the 125-lap mark, but slid back after spinning to avoid Matt Kenseth. Grade: B+
10. Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Kahne had a quiet day, narrowly avoided Matt Kenseth late in the going and earned his first top 10 of the season. Grade: B
11. Martin Truex Jr., No. 78 Toyota, Furniture Row Racing. Truex dropped to 21st at the 100-lap mark after having to pit a second time for a missing lug nut. He was able to climb back to 11th with a strong car. Grade: B-
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing. The Roush Fenway Racing driver was hit with a speeding penalty under green, but recovered and heads to Phoenix 11th in the standings. Grade: B+
13. Ryan Newman, No. 31 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. Starting 21st, Newman worked his way into the top 10, but slipped to 13th by the time the checkered flag flew. Grade: B
14. AJ Allmendinger, No. 47 Chevrolet, JTG Daugherty Racing. Allmendinger struggled to find the handling before the competition caution and was hit with a pit road speeding penalty on the second stop of the day. The team never gave up and they rallied at the end. Grade: C+
15. Paul Menard, No. 27 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. Menard was running in the top 10 with 65 laps to go but slid back following the restart. The car was fast all weekend, but that did not translate as well into the race. Grade: B-
16. Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. Jamie Mac was never a factor at the front of the field, spent much of the race battling to get into the top 25 and ended the day 16th. Grade: B
17. Trevor Bayne, No. 6 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing. Bayne gained 11 spots on the day to score his best finish of the season. Grade: B
18. Carl Edwards, No. 19 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. The driver of the No. 19 Toyota was having a quiet, solid day until he spun, avoiding teammate Matt Kenseth late in the race. The crew made repairs and kept their driver on the lead lap. Grade: B
19. Denny Hamlin , No. 11 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin grabbed the lead early with a two-tire pit stop, but he fell outside the top 15 once the tires went away. He was never able to make his way back to the front. Grade: B-
20. Greg Biffle, No. 16 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing. A speeding penalty under green on Lap 150 did not help Biffle’s cause, but he took the wave around and finished on the lead lap despite minor damage. Grade: B-
21. Danica Patrick, No. 10 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. After starting 18th, Patrick spent most of the day racing for a spot in the top 25. By the end of the day she was knocking on the door of the top 20. Grade: C+
22. Clint Bowyer, No. 15 Chevrolet, HScott Motorsports. Bowyer had an uncontrolled tire on the first pit stop of the day, but that didn’t slow the team from improving throughout the race. After starting 35th, Sunday’s finish was a step in the right direction. Grade. C+
23. Casey Mears, No. 13 Chevrolet, Germain Racing. Mears missed his pit stall on Lap 144, which dropped him multiple laps down. He was able to rally and was the last car to finish on the lead lap. Grade: C
24. Aric Almirola, No. 43 Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports. After starting seventh, Almirola dropped outside the top 15 early and missed his pit stall under green with 125 laps to go. Disappointing day for the No. 43 team. Grade: C-
25. Regan Smith, No. 7 Chevrolet, Tommy Baldwin Racing. Smith spent the majority of the race mid-pack, but also found trouble late in the race to bring out the fifth caution of the day. Grade: C-
26. Chris Buescher, No. 34 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. The rookie’s team had an uncontrolled tire on the second stop of the day. Buescher was able to fight his way back and finish one spot behind where he started. Grade: C
27. Brian Scott, No. 44 Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports. The driver of the No. 44 Ford started 32nd, raced outside the top 30 for much of the day and was caught up in the Lap 224 wreck. By the end of the event, Scott was able to climb to 27th. Grade: C+
28. Landon Cassill, No. 38 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. Cassill finished the day one spot behind where he started and praised Goodyear and the new package for the fun racing. Grade: C
29. Michael McDowell, No. 95. Chevrolet, Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing. Staying out of trouble, McDowell and the team made gains throughout the weekend, but there is more work is to be done. Grade: C
30. Michael Annett, No. 46 Chevrolet, HScott Motorsports. Annett has scored back-to-back 30th place finishes in the No. 46 Chevrolet. This is another team that needs to improve going forward. Grade: C-
31. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 83 Toyota, BK Racing. Finishing four laps down, DiBenedetto raced much of the afternoon just outside the top 30. However, he finished three positions ahead of where he started. Grade: D+
32. David Ragan, No. 23 Toyota, BK Racing. Ragan battled an ill-handling car throughout the event and finished five laps down. Grade: D
33. Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 32 Chevrolet, Go Fas Racing. The fourth generation racer finished five spots ahead of where he started on the day. Grade: C-
34. Kyle Larson, No. 42 Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. Larson was hit with a speeding penalty under green midway through the race, but a bump from AJ Allmendinger sent the No. 42 into the outside wall on Lap 215. Another wreck with 53 laps to go added insult to injury. Grade: D
35. Josh Wise, No. 30 Chevrolet, The Motorsports Group. Wise ran at the back of the field all day and took the car to the garage after 175 laps. The team got the car back on track and gained four spots on the day. Grade: D+
36. Brian Vickers, No. 14 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Making his second start in Tony Stewart’s No. 14, Vickers raced in the top 20, but was sent behind the wall late with a broken rear gear. Grade: C-
37. Matt Kenseth, No. 20 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. A loose wheel weight led to an unscheduled pit stop on Lap 73, but Kenseth remained a factor at the front of the field, leading 10 laps. On Lap 224, Kenseth lost control of the car in Turn 1 and was hit from behind. Grade: C-
38. Chase Elliott, No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. The Daytona 500 pole winner was having another solid outing, racing his way into the top five. However, Elliott had nowhere to go when Matt Kenseth slid up the track right in his path. The young driver was hard on himself afterward for not avoiding the wreck. Grade: C
39. Cole Whitt , No. 98 Chevrolet, Premium Motorsports. Whitt started 36th and was the first driver to pull behind the garage with an issue. Grade: D-