DIRECTV’s NASCAR® Head2Head Knockout Results: Week 1

Denny Hamlin earns $3,125 for Cystic Fibrosis & 16 Drivers Progress at Pocono to Earn $50,000 for Charity. After week 1, the DIRECTV Head2Head Knockout bracket competition showcased existing & new rivalries for 32 NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers narrowing the competitive field to 16. Drivers will accrue a total of $400,000 for charity while 1 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)