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Daytona International Speedway
Coke Zero 400
July 2, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT #17
53RD ANNUAL COKE ZERO "400" POWERED BY COCA-COLA
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Daytona Beach, FL - July 2, 2011
2.5-Mile Oval
160 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $6,101,344
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 5 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 170 | 47 | 4 | 107.3 | $302,425 | Running | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Affliction Clothing Ford | 170 | 43 | 1 | 102.5 | 239,061 | Running | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | 37 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 170 | 41 | 0 | 105.6 | 178,050 | Running | ||
| 4 | 13 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 170 | 41 | 1 | 101 | 163,958 | Running | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | 38 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 170 | 40 | 1 | 104.7 | 170,691 | Running | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | PepsiMAX Chevrolet | 170 | 39 | 1 | 85.6 | 153,761 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 31 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 170 | 38 | 1 | 107.6 | 160,711 | Running | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | 10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards Chevrolet | 170 | 37 | 1 | 103.7 | 117,350 | Running | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 30 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 170 | 36 | 1 | 77.3 | 143,483 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | U.S. Air Force Ford | 170 | 34 | 0 | 62.5 | 142,186 | Running | ||
| 11 | 19 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Burger King Chevrolet | 170 | 34 | 1 | 66.4 | 143,783 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 170 | 32 | 0 | 91.6 | 128,464 | Running | ||
| 13 | 36 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 170 | 32 | 1 | 84.9 | 145,450 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | 25 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 170 | 31 | 1 | 90.3 | 141,000 | Running | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | 26 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 170 | 30 | 1 | 64.5 | 123,433 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 39 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 170 | 28 | 0 | 59.6 | 114,633 | Running | ||
| 17 | 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 170 | 27 | 0 | 54.8 | 126,991 | Running | ||
| 18 | 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 170 | 27 | 1 | 69.9 | 111,025 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard Heritage / AMP Energy Chevrolet | 170 | 26 | 1 | 84.7 | 103,425 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Summer Salute Chevrolet | 170 | 24 | 0 | 81.5 | 145,611 | Running | ||
| 21 | 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 170 | 24 | 1 | 70.6 | 102,500 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 170 | 23 | 1 | 69 | 128,414 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 11 | 39 | Ryan Newman | NRA / Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 170 | 23 | 2 | 82.3 | 137,950 | Running | 4 | 25 |
| 24 | 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 170 | 21 | 1 | 85 | 118,145 | Running | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | 23 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 170 | 19 | 0 | 82.9 | 118,958 | Running | ||
| 26 | 21 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today Chev | 169 | 0 | 0 | 86.9 | 102,483 | Running | ||
| 27 | 7 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 169 | 17 | 0 | 44.9 | 100,050 | Running | ||
| 28 | 41 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Ford | 169 | 16 | 0 | 45.7 | 98,472 | Running | ||
| 29 | 27 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 169 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 | 88,200 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 169 | 0 | 0 | 64.3 | 87,025 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford Toyota | 168 | 13 | 0 | 39.3 | 111,695 | Running | ||
| 32 | 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 164 | 13 | 1 | 88.4 | 85,225 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 164 | 12 | 1 | 68.3 | 101,825 | Running | 1 | 15 |
| 34 | 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy Dodge | 163 | 10 | 0 | 35.2 | 84,950 | Running | ||
| 35 | 34 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 162 | 10 | 1 | 81.7 | 92,775 | Accident | 6 | 16 |
| 36 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Wheaties FUEL Chevrolet | 162 | 9 | 1 | 63.6 | 129,733 | Accident | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | SUBWAY Ford | 144 | 8 | 1 | 50.7 | 130,441 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | 35 | 35 | Geoff Bodine | Luke & Associates Chevrolet | 143 | 6 | 0 | 30.6 | 84,300 | Wheel Bearing | ||
| 39 | 40 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevrolet | 47 | 5 | 0 | 31.5 | 84,175 | Accident | ||
| 40 | 29 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Big Red Toyota | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28.4 | 84,000 | Wheel Bearing | ||
| 41 | 2 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 | 84,875 | Accident | ||
| 42 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28.9 | 83,725 | Electrical | ||
| 43 | 22 | 97 | Kevin Conway | ExtenZe Toyota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 | 84,093 | Rear Gear | ||
Bonus Points: includes winner, lap leader & most laps led points
Failed to qualify: (2) #37 Tony Raines; #46 J.J. Yeley
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 115,000, David Ragan won the Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola, his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #7 (driver change); #47 (engine change); #36 (adjustments outside impound).
TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 39 minutes, 53 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:159.491 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: Under Caution
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Mark Martin (182.065 mph. 49.433 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Matt Kenseth
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: David Ragan (crew chief Drew Blickensderfer)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Ryan Newman (199.252 mph, Lap 146)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Tom Ghent (#6)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kasey Kahne
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: David Ragan (crew chief Drew Blickensderfer, 0.617 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $180,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Joey Logano (34 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 21 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets / Lucky Dog] 6-8 (Car #2, 21, 33 Accident Turn 1 [None]); 24-26 (Car #16, 99 Accident Turn 4 [2]); 49-53 (Car #36 Accident Turn 1 [47]); 159-162 (Car #4, 18, 20, 24, 42 Accident Turn 4 [43]); 164-168 (Car #5, 83, 20, 56, 33, 87, 78, 51, 4, 13, 38, 14, 22, 00, 34 Accident Turn 1 [9]); 170 (Car #00, 1, 9, 11, 14, 22, 31, 38, 39, 42, 48, 51, 83, 78, 88 Accident Tri-Oval [None]).
Lap Leaders: 57 lead changes among 25 drivers. Martin 1-15, Earnhardt Jr 16, Ku. Busch 17-18, Edwards 19, Ku. Busch 20-23, J. Gordon 24, Harvick 25-26, Menard 27, Ragan 28, Smith 29-30, Truex Jr 31-36, Ragan 37-40, Kahne 41, Truex Jr 42, Kenseth 43-48, Kahne 49, Ky. Busch 50, Kvapil 51, Kahne 52-53, Truex Jr 54-57, Smith 58-59, Kenseth 60-63, Kahne 64, Menard 65, Kahne 66-69, Stewart 70, Truex Jr 71-73, Kahne 74, Mears 75-76, Nemechek 77, Kahne 78-85, Ky. Busch 86-88, Kahne 89, Menard 90-92, Ky. Busch 93, Mears 94, Burton 95-97, Bowyer 98-99, Truex Jr 100, Ky. Busch 101-102, Truex Jr 103, Ragan 104-105, Newman 106, Hamlin 107-110, Keselowski 111, Biffle 112, Montoya 113-114, Harvick 115, McMurray 116, Harvick 117-121, Bowyer 122, Newman 123-130, Ky. Busch 131-134, Harvick 135-142, Newman 143-153, Kenseth 154-157, Newman 158-162, Ragan 163-170.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Driver Rating: Formula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race. Must have raced in 75% of scheduled point-paying races.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race
from NASCAR Statistics
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted ABOVE sometime Monday
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 17
Unofficial Race Results for the 53Rd Annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL - 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 170 Laps - 425 Miles - Purse: $6,101,344
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 170 | 47 | 4 | 107.3 | $302,425 | Running | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Affliction Clothing Ford | 170 | 43 | 1 | 102.5 | $239,061 | Running | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | 37 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 170 | 41 | 105.6 | $178,050 | Running | |||
| 4 | 13 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 170 | 41 | 1 | 101 | $163,958 | Running | 8 | 19 |
| 5 | 38 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 170 | 40 | 1 | 104.7 | $170,691 | Running | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | PepsiMAX Chevy | 170 | 39 | 1 | 85.6 | $153,761 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 31 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 170 | 38 | 1 | 107.6 | $160,711 | Running | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | 10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards Chevy | 170 | 37 | 1 | 103.7 | $117,350 | Running | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 30 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 170 | 36 | 1 | 77.3 | $143,483 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | U.S. Air Force Ford | 170 | 34 | 62.5 | $142,186 | Running | |||
| 11 | 19 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Burger King Chevy | 170 | 34 | 1 | 66.4 | $143,783 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 170 | 32 | 91.6 | $128,464 | Running | |||
| 13 | 36 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 170 | 32 | 1 | 84.9 | $145,450 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | 25 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 170 | 31 | 1 | 90.3 | $141,000 | Running | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | 26 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 170 | 30 | 1 | 64.5 | $123,433 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 39 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 170 | 28 | 59.6 | $114,633 | Running | |||
| 17 | 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 170 | 27 | 54.8 | $126,991 | Running | |||
| 18 | 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 170 | 27 | 1 | 69.9 | $111,025 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard Heritage / AMP Energy Chevy | 170 | 26 | 1 | 84.7 | $103,425 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Summer Salute Chevy | 170 | 24 | 81.5 | $145,611 | Running | |||
| 21 | 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 170 | 24 | 1 | 70.6 | $102,500 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 170 | 23 | 1 | 69 | $128,414 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 11 | 39 | Ryan Newman | NRA / Bass Pro Shops Chevy | 170 | 23 | 2 | 82.3 | $137,950 | Running | 4 | 25 |
| 24 | 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 170 | 21 | 1 | 85 | $118,145 | Running | 2 | 4 |
| 25 | 23 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 170 | 19 | 82.9 | $118,958 | Running | |||
| 26 | 21 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 169 | 0 | 86.9 | $102,483 | Running | |||
| 27 | 7 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 169 | 17 | 44.9 | $100,050 | Running | |||
| 28 | 41 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Ford | 169 | 16 | 45.7 | $98,472 | Running | |||
| 29 | 27 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 169 | 0 | 61.1 | $88,200 | Running | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 169 | 0 | 64.3 | $87,025 | Running | 1 | 1 | |
| 31 | 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford Toyota | 168 | 13 | 39.3 | $111,695 | Running | |||
| 32 | 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 164 | 13 | 1 | 88.4 | $85,225 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 164 | 12 | 1 | 68.3 | $101,825 | Running | 1 | 15 |
| 34 | 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy Dodge | 163 | 10 | 35.2 | $84,950 | Running | |||
| 35 | 34 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 162 | 10 | 1 | 81.7 | $92,775 | Accident | 6 | 16 |
| 36 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Wheaties FUEL Chevy | 162 | 9 | 1 | 63.6 | $129,733 | Accident | 2 | 3 |
| 37 | 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | SUBWAY Ford | 144 | 8 | 1 | 50.7 | $130,441 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | 35 | 35 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates Chevy | 143 | 6 | 30.6 | $84,300 | Wheel Bearing | |||
| 39 | 40 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 47 | 5 | 31.5 | $84,175 | Accident | |||
| 40 | 29 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 5 | 0 | 28.4 | $84,000 | Wheel Bearing | |||
| 41 | 2 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 4 | 0 | 29.5 | $84,875 | Accident | |||
| 42 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 2 | 2 | 28.9 | $83,725 | Electrical | |||
| 43 | 22 | 97 | Kevin Conway(i) | ExtenZe Toyota | 1 | 0 | 27.3 | $84,093 | Rear Gear |
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 115,000, David Ragan won the Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola, his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #7 (driver change); #47 (engine change); #36 (adjustments outside impound).
Failed to Qualify: (2) #37 Tony Raines, #46 J J Yeley.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 39 Mins, 53 Secs.
Average Speed: 159.491 MPH
Margin of Victory: Caution
Caution Flags: 6 for 21 laps: Laps: 6-8 (#2, 21, 33 Accident Turn 1 [None]); 24-26 (#16, 99 Accident Turn 4 [2]); 49-53 (#36 Accident Turn 1 [47]); 159-162 (#4, 18, 20, 24, 42 Accident Turn 4 [43]); 164-168 (#5, 83, 20, 56, 33, 87, 78, 51, 4, 13, 38, 14, 22, 00, 34 Accident Turn 1 [9]); 170-170 (#00, 1, 9, 11, 14, 22, 31, 38, 39, 42, 48, 51, 83, 78, 88 Accident Tri-oval [None]).
Lead Changes: 57 among 25 drivers: M. Martin 1-15; D. Earnhardt Jr. 16; Kurt Busch 17-18; C. Edwards 19; Kurt Busch 20-23; J. Gordon 24; K. Harvick 25-26; P. Menard 27; D. Ragan 28; R. Smith 29-30; M. Truex Jr. 31-36; D. Ragan 37-40; K. Kahne 41; M. Truex Jr. 42; M. Kenseth 43-48; K. Kahne 49; Kyle Busch 50; T. Kvapil(i) 51; K. Kahne 52-53; M. Truex Jr. 54-57; R. Smith 58-59; M. Kenseth 60-63; K. Kahne 64; P. Menard 65; K. Kahne 66-69; T. Stewart 70; M. Truex Jr. 71-73; K. Kahne 74; C. Mears 75-76; J. Nemechek(i) 77; K. Kahne 78-85; Kyle Busch 86-88; K. Kahne 89; P. Menard 90-92; Kyle Busch 93; C. Mears 94; J. Burton 95-97; C. Bowyer 98-99; M. Truex Jr. 100; Kyle Busch 101-102; M. Truex Jr. 103; D. Ragan 104-105; R. Newman 106; D. Hamlin 107-110; B. Keselowski 111; G. Biffle 112; J. Montoya 113-114; K. Harvick 115; J. McMurray 116; K. Harvick 117-121; C. Bowyer 122; R. Newman 123-130; Kyle Busch 131-134; K. Harvick 135-142; R. Newman 143-153; M. Kenseth 154-157; R. Newman 158-162; D. Ragan 163-170.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Matt Kenseth, #17
Coors Light Pole Award : Mark Martin, #5 182.065 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : David Ragan, #6 D. Blickensderfer
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Ryan Newman, #39 199.252 mph, Lap 146
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Tom Ghent, #6
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Kasey Kahne, #4
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : David Ragan, #6 Blickensderfer, 0.617 sec
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Joey Logano, #20 34 places
Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Andy Lally, #71
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Driver Rating: Formula combining the following categories: Win, Finish, Top-15 Finish, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race. Must have raced in 75% of scheduled point-paying races.
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