Race Results

• Keselowski wins at Kentucky: #22-Brad Keselowski won the Feed the Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 1st win of 2011 and the 13th of his career. The race came down to fuel mileage, but he was able to save enough to make it to the end. #33-Kevin Harvick finished second, followed by #18-Kyle Busch, #7-Kasey Kahne, #2-Elliott Sadler, #09-Kenny Wallace, #62-Michael Annett, #60-Carl Edwards, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., and #20-Joey Logano. JUst 10 cars finished on the lead lap. There were 5 cautions for 24 laps and 8 lead changes among 6 leaders. The estimated attendance was 52,000.(7-8-2011)

• Kentucky Race Fast Facts:
  Brad Keselowski(i) won the 11th Annual Feed The Children 300, his 13th victory in 156 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
  This is his first victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2011.
  This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in four races at Kentucky Speedway.
  Kevin Harvick(i) (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2011. Harvick tied Tommy Houston for the most all-time NASCAR Nationwide Series top-10 finishes with 198.
  Kyle Busch(i) (third) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Kentucky Speedway.
  Blake Koch (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
  Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 4 points over Reed Sorenson.(NASCAR Statistics)(7-8-2011)

• Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Kentucky and their finish
  Caution 1: #01-Wallace, 16th
  Caution 2: #6-Stenhouse, Jr, 9th
  Caution 3: #81-Koch, 22nd
  Caution 4: #64-Reutimann, 18th
  Caution 5: #28-Cope, 25th
  (NASCAR PR)(7-8-2011)

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# Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender.
Bonus Points: includes winner, lap leader & most laps led points
(i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series

Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 52,000, Brad Keselowski won the Feed The Children 300, his 13th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: No. 18 and 51 (back-up car, missing drivers' meeting and missing drivers' introductions).

 

Failed to qualify: (2) #47 Danny Efland; #41 Carl Long

 

TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 10 minutes, 3 seconds       AVERAGE SPEED:138.408 mph      MARGIN OF VICTORY:1.18 second(s)

 

Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 24 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 44-47 (Car #6 Spin Turn 3 [01]); 66-70 (Car #39, 70 Accident Turn 4 [6]); 101-105 (Car #11, 23 Accident Turn 2 [81]); 107-111 (Car #40, 89 Accident Backstretch [64]); 134-138 (Car #23 Accident Turn 2 [28]).

 

Lap Leaders:  8 lead changes among 6 drivers. Sadler 1-8, Harvick 9-43, Edwards 44, Harvick 45-65, Keselowski 66, Wallace 67, Keselowski 68-134, Nemechek 135-136, Keselowski 137-200.

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  Elliott Sadler (173.734 mph. 31.082 secs.)
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER:  Ricky Stenhouse Jr (18 Places)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE:  Penske Engines (#22)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE:  Elliott Sadler
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE:  Blake Koch

NASCAR Race Number 18
Unofficial Race Results for the Feed the Children 300 - Friday, July 8, 2011
Kentucky Speedway

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Driver Rating	Winnings	Status	Tms	Laps
1	5	22	Brad Keselowski(i)	Discount Tire Dodge	200	0		143.5	$74,100	Running	3	132
2	6	33	Kevin Harvick(i)	Rheem Heating, Cooling and Water Heating Chevy	200	0		133.4	$55,325	Running	2	56
3	41	18	Kyle Busch(i)	NOS Toyota	200	0		106.5	$37,375	Running
4	18	7	Kasey Kahne(i)	GoDaddy.com/Verisign Chevy	200	0		97.6	$27,925	Running
5	1	2	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial Chevy	200	40	1	108.5	$33,968	Running	1	8
6	19	09	Kenny Wallace	UNOH Toyota	200	38		84.5	$26,543	Running
7	21	62	Michael Annett	Pilot/Flying J Toyota	200	37		86.4	$24,668	Running
8	2	60	Carl Edwards(i)	Valvoline NextGen Ford	200	0		118.6	$17,375	Running	1	1
9	3	6	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Blackwell Angus Ford	200	35		109.0	$24,818	Running
10	4	20	Joey Logano(i)	GameStop/Wipeout Toyota	200	0		102.3	$16,450	Running
11	10	16	Trevor Bayne	RickyvsTrevor.com Ford	199	33		101.5	$21,543	Running
12	13	87	Joe Nemechek	D.A.B. Constructors, Inc. Toyota	199	33	1	74.8	$22,318	Running	1	2
13	14	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Chevy	199	31		91.4	$20,718	Running
14	12	32	Mark Martin(i)	Dollar General Chevy	199	0		90.2	$13,300	Running
15	7	11	Brian Scott	Shore Lodge Toyota	199	29		88.8	$20,068	Running
16	17	01	Mike Wallace	Cowboys and Aliens Chevy	199	29	1	68.9	$20,868	Running	1	1
17	11	30	Reed Sorenson	Rexall Chevy	199	27		81.4	$19,193	Running
18	26	64	David Reutimann(i)	Aspen Dental Toyota	199	0		73.5	$12,575	Running
19	8	31	Justin Allgaier	Brandt Chevy	199	25		88.6	$18,918	Running
20	20	88	Aric Almirola	Grand Touring Vodka Chevy	198	24		77.3	$19,293	Running
21	9	66	Steve Wallace	5-hour Energy Toyota	198	23		75.4	$18,893	Running
22	27	81	Blake Koch #	Daystar.com Dodge	198	22		64.3	$19,543	Running
23	23	70	David Stremme(i)	Keen Parts, Inc. Chevy	196	0		64.0	$18,793	Running
24	16	19	Mike Bliss	TriStar Motorsports Chevy	196	20		69.1	$18,243	Running
25	22	28	Derrike Cope	Becker Law Office Chevy	196	19		54.7	$18,718	Running
26	34	15	Timmy Hill #	Lilly Trucking of VA Ford	195	18		49.5	$17,973	Running
27	32	14	Eric McClure	Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevy	194	17		48.4	$18,243	Running
28	39	40	Charles Lewandoski #	Key Motorsports Chevy	193	16		44.3	$17,723	Running
29	35	52	Kevin Lepage	Jimmy Means Racing Chevy	193	15		47.4	$17,588	Running
30	38	02	Jamie Dick(i)	VivaAutoGroup.com Chevy	193	0		44.1	$11,310	Running
31	42	51	Jeremy Clements	racedaysponsor.com Chevy	176	13		42.0	$17,368	Running
32	29	13	Jennifer Jo Cobb #	TenForJen.com Dodge	169	12		37.1	$10,790	Ignition
33	40	23	Robert Richardson Jr.	North TX Pipe Chevy	119	11		36.2	$17,148	Accident
34	30	89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory In Jesus Chevy	104	10		53.1	$17,038	Accident
35	15	39	Will Kimmel	Crosley/Clarksville Schwinn Cyclery Ford	62	9		55.4	$16,928	Accident
36	28	03	Scott Riggs	North TX Pipe Dodge	20	PE		41.7	$10,425	Overheating
37	25	44	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports Chevy	18	7		41.2	$10,375	Vibration
38	36	42	Tim Andrews	Key Motorsports Chevy	11	6		36.1	$10,330	Transmission
39	37	75	Johnny Chapman	Rick Ware Racing Chevy	10	5		35.5	$10,295	Ignition
40	43	74	Mike Harmon	IPT Pellet Grills/Riverwalk Cafe Chevy	7	4		32.0	$10,210	Brakes
41	33	46	Chase Miller	Key Motorsports Chevy	3	3		33.9	$10,150	Ignition
42	24	72	John Jackson	CrashClaimsR.us Toyota	3	2		32.4	$10,120	Electrical
43	31	49	Dennis Setzer	Jay Robinson Racing Chevy	2	1		30.8	$10,053	Brakes

Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 52,000, Brad Keselowski won the Feed The Children 300, his 13th NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: No. 18 and 51 (back-up car, missing drivers' meeting and missing drivers' introductions).

Failed to Qualify: (2) 47 Danny Efland, 41 Carl Long.

Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 10 Mins, 03 Secs.
Average Speed: 138.408 MPH
Margin of Victory: 1.180 Seconds

Caution Flags: 5 for 24 laps: Laps: 44-47 (#6 Spin Turn 3 [01]); 66-70 (#39, 70 Accident Turn 4 [6]); 101-105 (#11, 23 Accident Turn 2 [81]); 107-111 (#40, 89 Accident Backstretch [64]); 134-138 (#23 Accident Turn 2 [28]).

Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers: E. Sadler 1-8; K. Harvick(i) 9-43; C. Edwards(i) 44; K. Harvick(i) 45-65; B. Keselowski(i) 66; M. Wallace 67; B. Keselowski(i) 68-134; J. Nemechek 135-136; B. Keselowski(i) 137-200.


Coors Light Pole Award : Elliott Sadler, #2 173.734 mph
Featherlite Most Improved Driver : Ricky Stenhouse Jr, #6 18 Places
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Penske Engines, #22
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Elliott Sadler, #2
Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Blake Koch, #81

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series