GENERAL RACING NEWS 2011
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MARCH 28, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 5
15TH ANNUAL AUTO CLUB "400"
AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY
Fontana, CA - March 27, 2011
2-Mile Oval
200 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $5,716,005
FIN STR
POS POS NO DRIVER
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS 1 24 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's Chev 200 $ 331,961 Running
2 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chev 200 240,786 Running
3 8 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 200 214,816 Running
4 11 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 200 172,111 Running
5 9 39 Ryan Newman U.S. Army Chev 200 159,950 Running
6 18 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 200 149,591 Running
7 17 33 Clint Bowyer Ronald Regan Foundation's Chev 200 144,108 Running
8 19 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 200 128,464 Running
9 22 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 200 124,408 Running
10 1 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chev 200 144,583 Running
11 32 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 200 108,675 Running
12 30 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr AMP Energy/National Guard Chev 200 101,325 Running
13 5 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chev 200 134,083 Running
14 20 43 AJ Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 200 127,911 Running
15 7 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chev 200 99,550 Running
16 15 27 Paul Menard Serta/Menards Chev 200 89,475 Running
17 23 22 Kurt Busch Southern California AAA Dodge 200 134,900 Running
18 29 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chev 200 125,111 Running
19 14 00 David Reutimann Aaron's/HP Partner OTY Toyota 200 115,283 Running
20 10 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chev 200 95,175 Running
21 26 56 Martin Truex Jr NAPA Toyota 200 93,975 Running
22 6 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 200 94,300 Running
23 12 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chev 200 120,739 Running
24 28 09 Landon Cassill Security Benefit Chev 200 100,458 Running
25 3 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota 200 91,750 Running
26 21 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 199 104,658 Running
27 4 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Chev 199 108,145 Running
28 13 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 198 111,091 Running
29 25 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota 198 81,900 Running
30 27 21 Trevor Bayne Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 198 88,650 Running
31 37 34 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford 198 90,108 Running
32 38 71 Andy Lally # Eco-Fuel Saver Chev 198 86,750 Running
33 39 32 Ken Schrader VA Mortgage Company Ford 197 87,522 Running
34 35 7 Robbie Gordon SPEED Energy/Food 4 Less Dodge 197 76,825 Running
35 36 38 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver's Ford 196 76,600 Running
36 42 37 Tony Raines Race Fuel Energy Ford 190 76,450 Running
37 31 36 Dave Blaney Accell Construction Chev 188 76,225 Engine
38 34 47 Bobby Labonte Little Debbie Toyota 182 102,320 Accident
39 2 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 105 123,880 Engine
40 41 60 Todd Bodine Big Red Toyota 50 75,675 Trans...
41 43 46 J.J. Yeley Red Line Chev 47 75,505 Elec....
42 40 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 39 75,415 Trans...
43 33 66 Michael McDowell HP Racing LLC Toyota 32 75,769 Elec....
(i) # Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender. Bonus Points: includes winner, lap leader & most laps led points
(ii) (i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series
Bonus Points: includes winner, lap leader & most laps led points
FAILED TO QUALIFY: n/a
RACE COMMENTS: Before a crowd estimated at 88,000, Kevin Harvick won the Auto Club 400, his 15th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #20, 36, 46 (engine changes)
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 39 minutes, 6 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 150.849 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.144 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya (184.653 mph. 38.992 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Kurt Busch
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Kyle Busch (crew chief Dave Rogers)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Ryan Newman (180.737 mph, Lap 81)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Mark Cronquist (#18)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick (crew chief Gil Martin, 0.202 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $60,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Kevin Harvick (23 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
CAUTION FLAGS: 4 cautions for 16 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 76-79 (Debris On Track [78]); 104-107 (Debris On Track [11]); 172-174 (Car #71 Spin Turn 4 [09]); 187-191 (Car #47 Accident Turn 2 [22])
LAP LEADERS: 18 lead changes among 10 drivers. Montoya 1-6, Hamlin 7-21, Ky. Busch 22-31, Montoya 32, Bowyer 33, Johnson 34, Yeley 35-36, Ky. Busch 37-66, Truex Jr 67, Stewart 68-69, Ky. Busch 70-76, Stewart 77-79, Newman 80-87, Stewart 88-91, Ky. Busch 92-137, Stewart 138-139, Ky. Busch 140-197, Johnson 198-199, Harvick 200
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