GENERAL RACING NEWS 2011
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MAY 18, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 11
42ND ANNUAL FED EX "400" BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Dover, DE - May 15, 2011
1-Mile Oval
400 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $5,742,205
FIN STR
POS POS NO DRIVER
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS 1 24 17 Matt Kenseth Wiley X Sunglasses Ford 400 $ 314,311 Running
2 25 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chev 400 197,025 Running
3 18 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 400 184,666 Running
4 7 18 Kyle Busch M&M Toyota 400 180,341 Running
5 15 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 400 146,914 Running
6 22 33 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chev 400 158,958 Running
7 13 99 Carl Edwards AFLAC Ford 400 146,841 Running
8 8 56 Martin Truex Jr NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 400 109,425 Running
9 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chev 400 159,211 Running
10 10 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chev 400 142,986 Running
11 16 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chev 400 102,525 Running
12 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr AMP Energy/National Guard Chev 400 101,200 Running
13 9 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 400 121,983 Running
14 14 6 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge 400 132,575 Running
15 17 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 400 118,958 Running
16 26 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground/Autism Speaks Toyota 400 134,825 Running
17 21 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chev 400 126,061 Running
18 23 47 Bobby Labonte Kingsford/Bush's Beans Toyota 400 114,745 Running
19 12 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 399 102,525 Running
20 31 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops Tracker Boats Chev 398 123,414 Running
21 28 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chev 398 125,125 Running
22 29 34 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford 398 102,508 Running
23 30 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota 397 86,300 Running
24 20 27 Paul Menard CertainTeed/Menards Chev 396 92,700 Running
25 33 32 Mike Bliss U.S. Chrome Ford 396 98,708 Running
26 35 36 Dave Blaney Golden Corral Chev 396 95,033 Running
27 5 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota 395 90,725 Running
28 14 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 395 90,175 Running
29 27 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Office Depot Chev 394 124,433 Running
30 32 09 Landon Cassill Security Benefits/TATT Chev 394 93,422 Running
31 41 38 Travis Kvapil A&W All American Food Ford 394 78,725 Running
32 19 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chev 393 119,608 Running
33 37 71 Andy Lally # Interstate Moving Services Ford 389 88,875 Running
34 11 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chev 361 104,570 Running
35 43 37 Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford 341 78,000 Brakes
36 4 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 331 85,875 Engine
37 2 43 AJ Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 166 114,641 Engine
38 34 7 Scott Wimmer Fast Five/SPED Energy Dodge 77 77,595 Brakes
39 42 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 55 77,485 Elec....
40 38 46 J.J. Yeley Red Line Chev 51 77,325 Brakes
41 39 60 Mike Skinner Big Red Toyota 51 77,145 Vibra...
42 40 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Chev 47 77,065 Vibra...
43 36 66 Michael McDowell HP Racing Toyota 45 77,438 Elec....
# Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender.
Bonus Points: includes winner, lap leader & most laps led points
(i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series
FAILED TO QUALIFY: : (1) #81 Scott Riggs
RACE COMMENTS: Before an estimated crowd of 82,000, Matt Kenseth won the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks, his 20th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. To start the race, the following car dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 18 (engine change).
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 11 minutes, 7 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 125.578 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 2.122 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: None - due to inclement weather.
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Jimmie Johnson
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Kyle Busch (crew chief Dave Rogers)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Jimmie Johnson (153.525 mph, Lap 3)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Tom Ghent (#17)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Brian Vickers
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Clint Bowyer (crew chief Shane Wilson, -0.218 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $120,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Matt Kenseth (23 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
CAUTION FLAGS: 6 cautions for 28 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 21-24 (Car #20 Spin Backstretch [71]); 42-45 (Competition [30]); 164-169 (Precipitation [1]); 218-222 (Debris [22]); 333-337 (Car #4 Accident Turn 1 [22]); 363-366 (Car #42 Spin Turn 4 [00]).
LAP LEADERS: 23 lead changes among 11 drivers. Johnson 1-41, Bliss 42, McDowell 43-44, Edwards 45, Johnson 46-107, Kenseth 108, Earnhardt Jr 109, Truex Jr 110, Johnson 111-142, Edwards 143-163, Johnson 164, Allmendinger 165, Johnson 166-188, Edwards 189-217, Johnson 218, Edwards 219-283, Johnson 284-285, Montoya 286-287, Johnson 288-312, Edwards 313, Johnson 314-333, Bowyer 334-362, Martin 363-368, Kenseth 369-400.
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