GENERAL RACING NEWS 2011
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MAY 30, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 12
52ND ANNUAL COCA-COLA "600"
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Concord, NC - May 29, 2011
1.5-Mile Oval
400 Laps - 600 Miles Purse: $6,412,212
FIN STR
POS POS NO DRIVER
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS
TEAM LAPS WINNINGS STATUS 1 28 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Armed Forces Chev 402 $ 406,786 Running
2 8 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 402 244,375 Running
3 23 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 402 194,475 Running
4 26 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge 402 190,900 Running
5 2 43 AJ Allmendinger U.S. Air Force Ford 402 186,861 Running
6 24 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 402 155,241 Running
7 25 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr National Guard/AMP Energy Chev 402 131,575 Running
8 20 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Chev 402 140,270 Running
9 7 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Armed Forces Toyota 402 139,533 Running
10 4 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Toyota 402 165,800 Running
11 9 21 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire Ford 402 106,175 Running
12 29 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chev 402 141,883 Running
13 15 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 402 121,750 Running
14 19 17 Matt Kenseth Jeremiah Weed Ford 402 162,186 Running
15 10 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chev 402 144,033 Running
16 3 99 Carl Edwards Scotts EZ Seed Ford 402 145,941 Running
17 22 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobile 1 Chev 402 140,383 Running
18 18 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 402 124,789 Running
19 1 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 402 164,708 Running
20 11 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger/AARP Chev 401 138,611 Running
21 5 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chev 401 104,525 Running
22 17 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 401 117,583 Running
23 37 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota 401 93,175 Running
24 27 47 Bobby Labonte Kingsford/Bush's Beans Toyota 400 117,970 Running
25 31 38 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver's Ford 398 105,233 Running
26 14 56 Martin Truex Jr NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 397 98,125 Running
27 42 36 Dave Blaney Disabled American Veterans Chev 396 101,483 Running
28 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Summer Salute Chev 395 140,736 Engine..
29 16 27 Paul Menard Moen/Menards Chev 383 93,950 Running
30 39 32 Mike Bliss blucigs.com Ford 367 96,597 Running
31 12 39 Ryan Newman U.S. Army Chev 358 127,750 Running
32 21 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 344 133,391 Accident
33 30 34 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford 301 86,100 Accident
34 13 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST/GoDaddy.com Chev 301 93,300 Accident
35 40 09 Landon Cassill Security Benefit/TATT Chev 293 84,875 Accident
36 32 95 David Starr Jordan Truck Sales Ford 286 84,750 Accident
37 35 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chev 181 123,414 Engine
38 41 7 Robbie Gordon Speed Energy/Harris/Sam's Dodge 99 84,414 Brakes
39 33 66 Michael McDowell KEYper Systems Toyota 40 84,300 Engine..
40 38 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Chev 34 84,165 Hand....
41 36 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports 28 84,005 Clutch
42 34 46 J.J. Yeley Red Line Oil Chev 22 83,925 Brakes..
43 43 60 Mike Skinner Big Red Toyota 6 84,290 Vibra...
# 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: (5) #71 Andy Lally; #50 T.J. Bell; #77 Scott Wimmer; #37 Tony Raines; #81 Scott Riggs
RACE COMMENTS: Before a crowd estimated at 145,000, Kevin Harvick won the Coca-Cola 600, his 17th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear: #60 (back-up car), #78 and #09 (transmission).
TIME OF RACE: 4 hours, 33 minutes, 14 seconds - AVERAGE SPEED: 132.414 mph - MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.703 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Brad Keselowski (192.089 mph. 28.112 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Matt Kenseth
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: AJ Allmendinger (crew chief Mike Shiplett)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Jeff Gordon (186.355 mph, Lap 312)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies (#29)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick (crew chief Gil Martin, 0.442 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $130,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Kevin Harvick (27 places)
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
CAUTION FLAGS: 14 cautions for 64 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 76-79 (Debris Turn 1 [20]); 100-103 (Car #47 Spin Turn 4 [16]); 172-175 (Debris Turn 2 [78]); 182-187 (Oil On The Track [39]); 189-193 (Debris Backstretch [20]); 234-237 (Car #32 Stopped On The Track [16]); 241-244 (Car #27, 56, 83 Accident Turn 2 [34]); 283-286 (Debris Turn 3 [99]); 290-292 (Car #4, 95 Accident Turn 4 [83]); 296-301 (Car #09, 78 Accident Frontstretch [13]); 303-310 (Car #5, 34, 39 Accident Turn 3 [78]); 320-322 (Car #18 Spin Frontstretch [47]); 344-348 (Car #18 Accident Turn 2 [9]); 397-400 (Oil On The Track [17]).
LAP LEADERS: 38 lead changes among 19 drivers. Keselowski 1-7, Edwards 8-45, Burton 46-47, Allmendinger 48-52, Edwards 53-75, Hamlin 76, Burton 77-80, Hamlin 81-100, Ragan 101-107, Kenseth 108-146, Hamlin 147, Kenseth 148-171, Hamlin 172, Ambrose 173-175, McMurray 176-180, Kenseth 181-193, Ambrose 194-198, Kenseth 199-223, Hamlin 224, Earnhardt Jr 225, Biffle 226, Stewart 227-231, Ku. Busch 232-234, Ambrose 235-244, Ky. Busch 245-276, Kenseth 277-278, Kahne 279, Montoya 280, J. Gordon 281-283, Ky. Busch 284-306, J. Gordon 307-319, Kahne 320-344, Harvick 345, Mears 346, J. Gordon 347-349, Biffle 350-398, Kahne 399-400, Earnhardt Jr 401, Harvick 402.
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