ROYAL PURPLE 200 - DARLINGTON RACEWAY
Nationwide Series Race #10 of 34 for the 2011 season
Last Race - Richmond
Next Race - Dover
Busch wins at Darlington: #18-Kyle Busch won the Royal Purple 200 at Darlington Raceway. It his 5th win of the season and the 48th Nationwide win of his career. He is now one win behind Mark Martin's record of 49 series wins. #20-Denny Hamlin finished second, followed by #2-Elliott Sadler, #31-Justin Allgaier, #66-Steve Wallace, #33-Clint Bowyer, #38-Kasey Kahne, #32-Reed Sorenson, #30-Jason Leffler, and #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. There were 5 cautions for 28 laps and 11 lead changes among 5 leaders. The announced attendance was 21,000. Complete results are posted on the Darlington race results page.(5-6-2011)
Darlington Race Fast Facts:
Kyle Busch(i) won the 29th Annual Royal Purple 200, his 48th victory in 211 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his fifth victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2011.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Darlington Raceway.
Denny Hamlin(i) (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in six races at Darlington Raceway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2011.
Elliott Sadler (third) posted his third top-10 finish in eight races at Darlington Raceway.
Blake Koch (18th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 5 points over Elliott Sadler.
(NASCAR Statistics)(5-6-2011)
Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Darlington and their finish
Caution 1: #15-Hill, 19th
Caution 2: #23-Riggs, 13th
Caution 3:#23-Riggs (2), 13th
Caution 4: #81-Koch, 18th
Caution 5: #16-Buescher, 17th
(NASCAR PR)(5-6-2011)
Driver standings following Darlington:
1) #31-Justin Allgaier 346
2) #2-Elliott Sadler 341 -5
3) #30-Jason Leffler 331 -15
4) #30-Reed Sorenson 328 -18
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5) #6-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 322 -24
6) #88-Aric Almirola 304 -42
7) #09-Kenny Wallace 280 -66
8) #11-Brian Scott 272 -74
9) #16-Trevor Bayne 260 -86
10) #66-Steve Wallace 0 254 -92
Complete standings are posted on the driver standings page.
(5-6-2011)
Owner Standings following Darlington are posted. The top 30 in owners points are locked in at Dover.The #23 R3 Motorsports team moved back into the Top 30 and the #14 Tri-Star / McClure team fell out.(5-6-2011)
Qualifying rained out; Busch on pole at Darlington: #18-Kyle Busch will start from the pole for tonight's Royal Purple 200 at Darlington Raceway after rain cancelled qualifying. The lineup was set by practice speeds from Friday morning. #33-Clint Bowyer will start second, followed by: #60-Carl Edwards, #38-Kasey Kahne, #32-Reed Sorenson, #2-Elliott Sadler, #66-Steve Wallace, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #88-Aric Almirola, and #22-Brad Keselowski. Did Not Qualify: none. The starting lineup is posted on the Darlington starting lineup page.(5-6-2011)
Busch fastest in happy hour: #18-Kyle Busch was quickest during happy hour at Darlington Raceway with a speed of 173.003mph. He was followed by: #33-Clint Bowyer, #60-Carl Edwards, #38-Kasey Kahne, #32-Reed Sorenson, #2-Elliott Sadler, #66-Steve Wallace, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #88-Aric Almirola, and #22-Brad Keselowski. Complete results are posted on the Darlington practice results page.(5-6-2011)
Entry List:There are 40 cars on the preliminary entry list for Friday's Royal Purple 200 at Darlington Raceway. Some notes:
Jennifer Jo Cobb is entered in her #13;
Trevor Bayne is listed as the driver of the #16 but it is not known if he will be back in the car this week;
Denny Hamlin is back in the JGR #20;
Scott Riggs will drive the R3 Motorsports #23;
Danny Efland will drive the Go Green #39;
Kevin Lepage returns to the Jimmy Means #52.(5-2-2011)
UPDATE: John Jackson and the #72 team have been added.(5-3-2011)
UPDATE 2: Chris Buescher will drive in place of Trevor Bayne.(5-5-2011)
UPDATE 3: David Green will drive the #49 for Jay Robinson. There are 43 cars at the track.(5-6-2011)
See the complete list on the Darlington entry list page.
Nationwide Series Live in Prime Time from Darlington: ESPN2 continues its coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series with a live, prime time telecast of the 200-mile race at historic Darlington (S.C.) Raceway on Friday, May 6. NASCAR Countdown airs at 7 p.m. ET with the race's green flag at 7:45 p.m. Also from Darlington on Friday, ESPN2 will air NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying at 3:30 p.m. Marty Reid will call the action with analysis by Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree. Tim Brewer will report from the ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage, while pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Mike Massaro and Vince Welch. NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN pit studio will be hosted by Allen Bestwick with analysis by Wallace and Brad Daugherty, a team owner in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series. The studio team will interact with the booth during the telecast of the race.(5-2-2011)
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Number of Tires:
Nationwide: Left-side -- 525, Right-side -- 525
Set limits:
Nationwide: 6 sets for the weekend
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4392; Right-side -- D-4430
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.1 in.; Right-side -- 88.4 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 55 psi; Right Rear -- 50 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi;
Right Front -- 52 psi; Right Rear -- 48 psi
Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire codes at Darlington this weekend . . . this is also the same combination of left- and right-side tires that NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams ran at Darlington earlier this year . . . while Cup and Nationwide teams have run this left-side tire code (D-4392) in the past, this is the first time they have run this right-side code (D-4430) . . . these teams ran this left-side tire at Texas (twice), Chicagoland and Homestead in 2010; and at Texas again and Nashville (Nationwide only) in 2011 . . . in addition, Cup and Nationwide teams will run this right-side tire later this month at Charlotte . . . this tire combination was first tested at Charlotte last October . . . Goodyear then held a confirmation test at Darlington this March 15 . . . drivers participating in that confirmation test were Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman . . . compared to what was run at Darlington last season, this tire set-up features softer compounds on both sides, while this left-side tire features a slight construction change to bring it into line with what is run at other speedways . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Darlington . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
