GENERAL RACING NEWS 2011
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FEBRUARY 27, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 2
7TH ANNUAL SUBWAY FRESH FIT "500"
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Avondale, AZ - February 27, 2011
1-Mile Oval
312 Laps - 312 Miles Purse: $4,929,477
FIN STR
POS POS NO DRIVER
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS 1 20 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chev 312 $ 230,586 Running
2 4 18 Kyle Busch Combos Toyota 312 210,016 Running
3 28 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chev 312 175,961 Running
4 17 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chev 312 163,996 Running
5 14 39 Ryan Newman Tornados Chev 312 144,400 Running
6 3 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 312 119,773 Running
7 18 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chev 312 127,608 Running
8 2 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge 312 131,025 Running
9 15 43 AJ Allmendinger Valvoline Ford 312 118,586 Running
10 35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr National Guard/AMP Energy Chev 312 93,950 Running
11 12 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 312 123,000 Running
12 24 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 312 114,986 Running
13 23 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chev 312 84,300 Running
14 7 56 Martin Truex Jr NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 312 82,025 Running
15 9 2 Brad Kezelowski Miller Lite Dodge 311 97,408 Running
16 29 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 311 103,141 Running
17 13 27 Paul Menard Vertis/Menards Chev 311 71,575 Running
18 27 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota 311 72,250 Running
19 22 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chev 311 108,483 Running
20 10 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 311 87,050 Running
21 21 47 Bobby Labonte Clorox Toyota 310 97,020 Running
22 30 34 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford 310 84,908 Running
23 39 09 Bill Elliott RYDEX Chev 309 83,108 Running
24 36 32 Mike Skinner K1 Speed/Cerwin Vega Ford 308 66,700 Running
25 42 37 Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford 306 75,300 Running
26 25 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chev 276 77,550 Running
27 16 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chev 260 111,483 Running
28 1 99 Carl Edwards SUBWAY Ford 252 117,991 Running
29 26 00 David Reutimann Best Western Toyota 246 96,983 Running
30 19 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 238 96,139 Running
31 41 71 Andy Lally # Eco-Fuel Saver Chev 237 78,285 Running
32 31 7 Robby Gordon Speed Energy/Bashas' Dodge 236 76,147 Running
33 6 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 213 74,425 Engine
34 5 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chev 213 91,695 Running
35 8 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chev 126 103,839 Accident
36 11 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 125 73,075 Accident
37 38 46 J.J. Yeley AAMCO Transmission/Ohsweken Chev 72 64,950 Elect..
38 37 60 Landon Cassil Big Red Toyota 68 64,800 Brakes
39 40 38 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver's Ford 66 64,675 Accident
40 33 21 Trevor Bayne Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 49 72,500 Accident
41 34 66 Michael McDowell HP Racing LLC Toyota 43 64,350 Brakes
42 43 36 Dave Blaney Accell Construction Chev 27 64,225 Elect..
43 32 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 22 64,597 Elect..
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender.
FAILED TO QUALIFY: (1) #92 Brian Keselowski.
RACE COMMENTS: Before an estimated crowd of 75,000, Jeff Gordon won the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500, his 83rd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. The following car dropped to the rear of the field: #60 (engine change).
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 1 minutes, 49 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 102.961 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.137 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Carl Edwards (137.279 mph. 26.224 secs.)
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Kyle Busch (crew chief Dave Rogers)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Kyle Busch (133.008 mph, Lap 293)
GROWTH ENERGY AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART: Kurt Busch
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#24)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Dale Earnhardt Jr (crew chief Steve Letarte, 0.415 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $30,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Tony Raines (17 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 43 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 21-25 (Debris On Track [None]); 35-38 (Car #7 Spin Turn 2 [None]); 51-55 (Car #21 Accident Turn 1 [7]); 60-66 (Car #18,24,29,31,24 Accident Backstretch [60]); 68-72 (Car #1,6,7,13,31,33,34,46,47,71,78,83,88,00 Accident Backstretch {Red Flag 14Mins., 4Secs} [60]); 128-133 (Car #6 Accident Turn 4 [42]); 219-225 (Fluid On Track [2]); 287-290 (Debris On Track [56])
LAP LEADERS: 28 lead changes among 12 drivers. Edwards-pole, Ku. Busch 1-5, Ky. Busch 6-15, Edwards 16-22, Ku. Busch 23-31, Hamlin 32-35, Lally 36, McDowell 37, Edwards 38-51, Ku. Busch 52-68, Hamlin 69-73, Newman 74-76, J. Gordon 77-87, Newman 88-91, Stewart 92-123, J. Gordon 124-128, Stewart 129-140, J. Gordon 141-173, Stewart 174-182, Johnson 183-189, J. Gordon 190-191, Kenseth 192-193, Johnson 194-204, J. Gordon 205-282, Harvick 283, Johnson 284, Stewart 285-290, Ky. Busch 291-303, J. Gordon 304-312.
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