Race Results

• Bayne wins at Texas: #16-Trevor Bayne won the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway for his 1st Nationwide Series win. #18-Denny Hamlin, filling in for Kyle Busch, finished second. The rest of the top 10: #60-Carl Edwards, #33-Clint Bowyer, #22-Brad Keselowski, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #12-Sam Hornish, Jr., #20-Joey Logano, #2-Elliott Sadler, and #32-Brian Vickers. There were 5 cautions for 20 laps and 11 lead changes among 7 leaders. The announced attendance was 69,500.(11-5-2011)

• Texas Race Fast Facts:
  Trevor Bayne won the 7th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, his first victory in 77 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. His previous best finish was 3rd on multiple occasions most recently at Charlotte several weeks ago. He won the 2011 Daytona 500.
  This is his first victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2011.
  This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in five races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  Denny Hamlin(i) (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2011.
  Carl Edwards(i) (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 14 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  Blake Koch (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
  Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. leads the point standings by 17 points over Elliott Sadler. He entered the race with a lead of 15. (NASCAR Statistics)(11-5-2011)

• Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Texas and their finish
  Caution 1: none, no one on track a lap or more down
  Caution 2: #31-Allgaier, 14th
  Caution 3: #32-Vickers, 10th
  Caution 4: #7-Patrick, 11th
  Caution 5: #09-Wallace, 13th
  (NASCAR PR)(11-5-2011)

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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 an estimated attendance of 69,000 Trevor Bayne won the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 18 (driver change), 50 (adjustments outside impound).

 

Failed to qualify: (5) #42 Erik Darnell; #49 Mark Green; #71 Matt Carter; #41 Johnny Chapman; #48 Dennis Setzer

TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 5 minutes, 28 seconds       AVERAGE SPEED: 143.464 mph      MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.142 second(s)

 

Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 19 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 5-8 (Car #52 Spin Turn 4 [None]); 92-95 (Debris On Track [31]); 116-119 (Fluid On Track [32]); 181-184 (Debris On Track [7]); 191-193 (Car #38 Accident Turn 4 [09]).

Lap Leaders:  11 lead changes among 7 drivers. Sadler 1-17, Bowyer 18-21, Edwards 22-49, Bowyer 50-51, Annett 52-53, Almirola 54-55, Edwards 56-120, Bowyer 121-126, Edwards 127-168, Logano 169-172, Edwards 173-194, Bayne 195-200.

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:  Elliott Sadler (186.348 mph. 28.978 secs.)
FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER:  Joe Nemechek (16 Places)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE:  Roush Yates Engines (#60)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE:  Elliott Sadler
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE:  Blake Koch

NASCAR Nationwide Series Race Number 32
Unofficial Race Results for the 7Th Annual O'reilly Auto Parts Challenge - Saturday, November 5, 2011
Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, TX - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $1,109,408

Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Driver Rating	Winnings	Status	Tms	Laps
1	10	16	Trevor Bayne	Roush Fenway Racing Ford	200	47	4	115.6	$78,043	Running	1	6
2	2	18	Denny Hamlin(i)	Z-Line Designs Toyota	200	0		110.8	$46,600	Running
3	8	60	Carl Edwards(i)	Fastenal Ford	200	0		143.9	$41,750	Running	4	157
4	5	33	Clint Bowyer(i)	Rheem Heating, Cooling Chevy	200	0		122.2	$27,725	Running	3	12
5	6	22	Brad Keselowski(i)	Discount Tire Dodge	200	0		116.3	$24,225	Running
6	4	6	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Sam's Club/Cargill Ford	200	38		104.1	$27,743	Running
7	9	12	Sam Hornish, Jr.	AVIS Dodge	200	37		107.6	$19,235	Running
8	3	20	Joey Logano(i)	GameStop/call of Duty MW3 Toyota	200	0		96.3	$18,195	Running	1	4
9	1	2	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial Chevy	200	36	1	112.6	$28,868	Running	1	17
10	21	32	Brian Vickers(i)	Dollar General Chevy	200	0		90.7	$17,200	Running
11	11	7	Danica Patrick	GoDaddy.com Chevy	200	33		87.0	$21,843	Running
12	7	11	Brian Scott	Shore Lodge Toyota	200	32		92.2	$21,293	Running
13	18	09	Kenny Wallace	G-Oil Toyota	200	31		79.5	$20,768	Running
14	14	31	Justin Allgaier	Brandt Chevy	200	30		83.7	$20,793	Running
15	12	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips Chevy	200	29		94.5	$20,743	Running
16	22	82	Reed Sorenson	Foametix/Bullet Liner Dodge	199	28		77.2	$14,025	Running
17	20	30	James Buescher(i)	ABF Chevy	199	0		81.9	$19,868	Running
18	17	66	Steve Wallace	5-hour Energy Toyota	199	26		78.9	$19,743	Running
19	15	88	Aric Almirola	Grand Touring Vodka Chevy	199	26	1	71.3	$19,618	Running	1	2
20	30	62	Michael Annett	Loan Star Title Loans Toyota	198	25	1	68.0	$20,218	Running	1	2
21	27	87	Joe Nemechek	AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota	198	23		59.2	$23,268	Running
22	13	81	Blake Koch #	Daystar.com Chevy	198	22		69.1	$21,193	Running
23	19	19	Mike Bliss	Brookshire's Food & Pharmacy Chevy	197	21		71.0	$19,493	Running
24	39	14	Eric McClure	Hefty BlackOut/Reynolds Chevy	196	20		43.9	$18,968	Running
25	29	23	Robert Richardson, Jr.	Takis/Tia Rosa/Barcel Chevy	196	19		51.5	$19,443	Running
26	37	51	Jeremy Clements	Band-Aire Heating and Cooling Chevy	195	18		46.9	$18,693	Running
27	25	03	Scott Riggs	McKinney Pipe & Steel Chevy	195	17		51.1	$12,500	Running
28	41	89	Morgan Shepherd	Victory in Jesus Racing Chevy	195	16		48.0	$18,443	Running
29	34	39	Joey Gase	Fenton Motors Ford	195	15		50.3	$18,368	Running
30	40	28	Derrike Cope	MAXelence Chevy	195	14		37.1	$18,618	Running
31	38	52	Jamie Dick(i)	Viva Auto Group Chevy	194	0		41.7	$18,263	Running
32	26	01	Mike Wallace	G&K Services Chevy	192	12		44.6	$18,203	Running
33	31	15	Timmy Hill #	Poynt.com Ford	142	11		47.4	$18,168	Engine
34	28	70	David Stremme(i)	Foretravel Chevy	116	0		57.5	$18,133	Suspension
35	24	08	David Ragan(i)	Texas Tech University Ford	114	0		58.9	$11,610	Engine
36	42	40	Josh Wise	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy	21	8		37.0	$11,575	Engine
37	36	75	Carl Long	Rick Ware Racing Ford	15	7		36.1	$11,540	Handling
38	16	27	JJ Yeley(i)	CertainTeed Ford	13	0		43.2	$11,485	Vibration
39	33	46	Chase Miller	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy	13	5		38.7	$11,445	Vibration
40	23	04	Tim Andrews	Fenton Motors Ford	11	4		35.5	$11,405	Vibration
41	32	50	TJ Bell(i)	Liberty Tire Recycl/Pinnacle Rubber Chevy	9	0		33.8	$11,335	Electrical
42	43	44	Jeff Green	Tri-Star Motorsports Chevy	6	2		32.4	$11,290	Vibration
43	35	47	Scott Speed	Curtis Key Plumbing Chevy	3	1		30.9	$11,218	Electrical

Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 69,000 Trevor Bayne won the O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 18 (driver change), 50 (adjustments outside impound).

 

Failed to Qualify: (5) 42 Erik Darnell(i), 49 Mark Green, 71 Matt Carter, 41 Johnny Chapman, 48 Dennis Setzer.

 

Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 05 Mins, 28 Secs.
Average Speed: 143.464 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.142 Seconds

 

Caution Flags: 5 for 19 laps: Laps: 5-8 (#52 spin Turn 4 [None]); 92-95 (Debris on track [31]); 116-119 (Fluid on track [32]); 181-184 (Debris on track [7]); 191-193 (#38 accident Turn 4 [09]).

 

Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers: E. Sadler 1-17; C. Bowyer(i) 18-21; C. Edwards(i) 22-49; C. Bowyer(i) 50-51; M. Annett 52-53; A. Almirola 54-55; C. Edwards(i) 56-120; C. Bowyer(i) 121-126; C. Edwards(i) 127-168; J. Logano(i) 169-172; C. Edwards(i) 173-194; T. Bayne 195-200.

 

Coors Light Pole Award : Elliott Sadler, #2 186.348 mph
Featherlite Most Improved Driver : Joe Nemechek, #87 16 Places
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Roush Yates Engines, #60
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