GENERAL RACING NEWS 2011
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MARCH 6, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 3
14TH ANNUAL KOBALT TOOLS "400"
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Las Vegas, NV - March 6, 2011
1.5-Mile Oval
267 Laps - 400.5 Miles Purse: $6,250,807
FIN STR
POS POS NO DRIVER
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS 1 3 99 Carl Edwards Scotts/Kellogg's Ford 267 $ 401,541 Running
2 15 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Office Depot Chev 267 300,308 Running
3 23 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chev 267 236,908 Running
4 2 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 267 187,866 Running
5 8 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chev 267 173,575 Running
6 9 56 Martin Truex Jr NAPA Toyota 267 128,300 Running
7 7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 267 159,300 Running
8 33 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr National Guard/AMP Energy Chev 267 126,125 Running
9 22 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Ultra Dodge 267 150,700 Running
10 19 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 267 133,614 Running
11 1 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 267 149,311 Running
12 18 27 Paul Menard Moen/Menards Chev 267 103,375 Running
13 25 00 David Reutimann TUMS Toyota 267 130,933 Running
14 30 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 267 127,083 Running
15 28 33 Clint Bowyer Wheaties Fuel Chev 267 145,358 Running
16 14 48 Jimmi Johnson Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chev 267 148,761 Running
17 26 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chev 267 143,561 Running
18 10 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chev 267 104,625 Running
19 7 43 AJ Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 267 132,461 Running
20 16 21 Trevor Bayne Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 267 103,600 Running
21 21 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chev 267 101,325 Running
22 42 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 267 100,775 Running
23 6 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota 266 100,075 Running
24 24 47 Bobby Labonte Kingsford Toyota 266 116,345 Running
25 27 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota 266 89,425 Running
26 20 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 265 112,308 Running
27 11 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chev 264 122,414 Running
28 4 16 Greg Biffle 3M Post-It Ford 264 101,150 Running
29 29 32 Mike Skinner Southern Pride Trucking Ford 262 83,575 Running
30 37 09 Bill Elliott Rydex Chev 262 100,958 Running
31 38 7 Robby Gordon Speed Energy Dodge 261 96,258 Running
32 40 71 Andy Lally # Eco-Fuel Saver Chev 261 91,400 Running
33 39 38 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver's Ford 261 92,197 Running
34 34 36 Dave Blaney Accell Construction Chev 260 81,500 Running
35 41 37 Tony Raines Race Fuel Energy Drink Ford 258 81,275 Running
36 13 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chev 193 118,011 Accident
37 35 34 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford 147 80,850 Accident
38 5 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota 107 128,491 Engine
39 12 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Chev 77 106,795 Engine
40 32 46 J.J. Yeley Darlington/Espar Heater Chev 45 80,175 Rr Gear
41 43 66 Michael McDowell HP Racing, LLC Toyota 41 79,925 Brakes
42 31 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 34 79,780 Trans
43 36 60 Landon Cassill Big Red Toyota 32 80,044 Rr Gear
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender.
FAILED TO QUALIFY: (1) #92 Brian Keselowski
RACE COMMENTS: Before an estimated crowd of 152,000, Carl Edwards won the Kobalt Tools 400, his 19th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. The following car dropped to the rear of the field: #11 (engine change)
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 57 minutes, 20 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 135.508 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.246 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Matt Kenseth (188.884 mph. 28.589 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Tony Stewart
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Carl Edwards (crew chief Bob Osborne)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Tony Stewart (182.408 mph, Lap 20)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#14)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Dale Earnhardt Jr (crew chief Steve Letarte, 0.198 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $40,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya (20 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
CAUTION FLAGS: 7 cautions for 35 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 10-12 (Car #7 Spin Turn 4 [None]); 16-18 (Car #71 Spin Turn 2 [7]); 98-101 (Debris On Track [18]); 103-106 (Car #4,22 Spin Turn 4 [48]); 109-116 (Fluid On Track [6]); 151-156 (Car #34 Accident Turn 2 [21]); 196-202 (Car #24 Accident Turn 4 [17]).
LAP LEADERS: 21 lead changes among 14 drivers. Kenseth 1-2, Biffle 3-9, Kenseth 10, J. Gordon 11-12, Stewart 13-50, Biffle 51-54, Truex Jr 55, Menard 56-58, Blaney 59, Skinner 60, Stewart 61-97, Ambrose 98, Stewart 99-150, Truex Jr 151, Edwards 152-197, Truex Jr 198, Stewart 199-234, Montoya 235-241, Ku. Busch 242, Bowyer 243, Reutimann 244, Edwards 245-267.
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