GENERAL RACING NEWS 2011
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MARCH 21, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 4
51ST ANNUAL JEFF BYRD "500" PRESENTED BY FOOD CITY
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Bristol, TN - March 20, 2011
.533-Mile Oval
500 Laps - 266.50 Miles Purse: $5,439,768
FIN STR
POS POS NO DRIVER
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS 1 12 18 Kyle Busch MGM's Toyota 500 $ 192,416 Running
2 1 99 Carl Edwards Scotts Ford 500 184,691 Running
3 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowes/Kobalt Tools Chev 500 159,861 Running
4 11 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Black Ford 500 142,161 Running
5 4 27 Paul Menard CertainTeed/Menards Chev 500 94,925 Running
6 15 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chev 500 147,136 Running
7 20 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge 500 140,150 Running
8 2 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 500 106,375 Running
9 10 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 500 106,375 Running
10 21 39 Ryan Newman Tornados Chev 500 129,975 Running
11 22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr National Guard/AMP Energy Chev 500 98,600 Running
12 9 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chev 500 98,125 Running
13 16 47 Bobby Labonte Bush's Baked Beans Toyota 500 117,845 Running
14 7 24 Jeff Gordon Pepsi MAX Chev 500 126,086 Running
15 14 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 500 120,066 Running
16 5 6 David Regan UPS Ford 500 96,775 Running
17 8 56 Martin Truex Jr NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 500 101,175 Running
18 23 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 500 112,408 Running
19 13 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chev 500 129,583 Running
20 17 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chev 498 96,675 Running
21 24 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chev 498 122,389 Running
22 3 78 Ragan Smith Furniture Row Racing Che 498 113,645 Running
23 18 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota 497 95,675 Running
24 36 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chev 497 124,283 Running
25 37 36 Dave Blaney Accell Construction Chev 497 100,933 Running
26 35 38 Travis Kvapil (i) Long John Silver's Ford 496 97,683 Running
27 29 34 David Gilliland TMone/Taco Bell Ford 495 96,322 Running
28 41 37 Tony Raines Ford 494 90,625 Running
29 31 09 Bill Elliott Thank A Teacher/Security Chev 493 85,025 Running
30 26 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Toyota 493 110,583 Running
31 28 43 AJ Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 493 118,311 Running
32 42 71 Andy Lally # Eco-Fuel Saver Chev 491 90,800 Running
33 25 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 488 131,225 Running
34 19 21 Trevor Bayne (i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 482 89,200 Running
35 27 33 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chev 456 125,308 Engine
36 30 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 441 108,314 Running
37 43 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota 427 81,050 Running
38 40 92 Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Dodge 427 81,000 Suspen..
39 33 7 Robbie Gordon Speed Energy/Ford City Dodge 127 80,950 Accident
40 38 46 J.J. Yeley Red Line Chev 97 80,175 Brakes
41 34 87 Joe Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 72 80,800 Brakes
42 32 60 Landon Cassill (i) Big Red Toyota 36 80,720 Brakes
43 39 66 Michael McDowell HP Racing LLC Toyota 35 80,289 Brakes
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series.
FAILED TO QUALIFY: (1) #32 Ken Schrader
RACE COMMENTS: Before an estimated crowd of 120,000, Kyle Busch won the Jeff Byrd 500 Presented by Food City, his 20th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the start, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: No. 36 (engine change), No. 13 (transmission change
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 53 minutes, 55 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 91.941 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.946 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Carl Edwards (128.014 mph. 14.989 secs.
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Martin Truex Jr.
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Carl Edwards (crew chief Bob Osborne)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Carl Edwards (120.839 mph, Lap 3
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Roush-Yates Engines (#99
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Kurt Busch (crew chief Steve Addington, -0.019 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $50,000 at next event+
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Tony Raines (13 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
CAUTION FLAGS: 10 cautions for 57 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 29-35 (Car #00, 1, 2, 11, 21, 31, 43, 83 Accident Frontstretch [09]); 52-56 (Competition [11]); 130-136 (Car #7 Accident Turn 2 [88]); 141-144 (Car #2 Spin Turn 2 [36]); 248-252 (Car #27, 47 Accident Turn 4 [33]); 346-350 (Debris [56]); 429-435 (Car #34 Accident Frontstretch [14]); 438-444 (Car #1, 4, 5, 21, 29, 33, 42, 71 Accident Turn 3 [56]); 452-456 (Car #5, 38 Accident Turn 4 [6]); 459-463 (Oil On Track [2]
LAP LEADERS: 17 lead changes among 8 drivers. Edwards 1-17, Menard 18-52, Ky. Busch 53, Gilliland 54-57, Newman 58-83, Ky. Busch 84-91, Truex Jr 92-154, Harvick 155-191, Johnson 192-247, Ky. Busch 248, Johnson 249-269, Ky. Busch 270-341, Johnson 342-346, Ky. Busch 347, Johnson 348-429, Ky. Busch 430-473, Edwards 474, Ky. Busch 475-500
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