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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Brickyard 400
July 31, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 20
18TH ANNUAL BRICKYARD "400" PRESENTED BY BIGMACHINERECORDS.COM
INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Indianapolis, IN - July 31, 2011
2.5-Mile Oval
160 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $9,017,034
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Nibco/Menards Chevrolet | 160 | 47 | 4 | 104 | $373,575 | Running | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet | 160 | 43 | 1 | 136 | 358,536 | Running | 4 | 36 |
| 3 | 27 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 160 | 41 | 0 | 77.6 | 297,345 | Running | ||
| 4 | 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 160 | 41 | 1 | 80.5 | 290,964 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 160 | 40 | 1 | 119.1 | 266,386 | Running | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet | 160 | 39 | 1 | 85.3 | 240,508 | Running | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Red Cross Ford | 160 | 37 | 0 | 84.9 | 201,250 | Running | ||
| 8 | 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Quaker State/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 160 | 36 | 0 | 99.5 | 189,375 | Running | ||
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 160 | 36 | 1 | 93.9 | 204,133 | Running | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 160 | 34 | 0 | 85.7 | 221,241 | Running | ||
| 11 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevrolet | 160 | 33 | 0 | 84.2 | 214,761 | Running | ||
| 12 | 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 160 | 32 | 0 | 75.2 | 199,075 | Running | ||
| 13 | 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 160 | 32 | 1 | 88 | 197,908 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ortho Home Defense Max Ford | 160 | 30 | 0 | 80.6 | 197,341 | Running | ||
| 15 | 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 160 | 29 | 0 | 77.2 | 181,114 | Running | ||
| 16 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 160 | 29 | 1 | 91.1 | 167,100 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Huggies Toyota | 160 | 27 | 0 | 62.4 | 178,695 | Running | ||
| 18 | 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 160 | 28 | 2 | 115.5 | 178,133 | Running | 3 | 48 |
| 19 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 160 | 26 | 1 | 99.9 | 202,211 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 32 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction/Security Benefit Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | 0 | 56.9 | 164,058 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | 4 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 160 | 23 | 0 | 79.5 | 189,900 | Running | ||
| 22 | 6 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 160 | 22 | 0 | 93.8 | 183,911 | Running | ||
| 23 | 1 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS/Hall Of Fame/Ned Jarrett Ford | 160 | 22 | 1 | 97.3 | 160,325 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 30 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Platinum Filter Toyota | 160 | 20 | 0 | 61.7 | 151,975 | Running | ||
| 25 | 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 160 | 19 | 0 | 61.5 | 151,400 | Running | ||
| 26 | 39 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 160 | 18 | 0 | 43.1 | 151,200 | Running | ||
| 27 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 160 | 17 | 0 | 72 | 185,625 | Running | ||
| 28 | 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 160 | 16 | 0 | 86.6 | 177,633 | Running | ||
| 29 | 11 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 160 | 15 | 0 | 48.3 | 140,100 | Running | ||
| 30 | 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 160 | 0 | 0 | 47.6 | 140,075 | Running | ||
| 31 | 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevrolet | 160 | 14 | 1 | 46.1 | 149,183 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss | TMone Ford | 159 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 144,072 | Running | ||
| 33 | 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 157 | 11 | 0 | 36.2 | 135,225 | Running | ||
| 34 | 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 157 | 10 | 0 | 55.4 | 163,966 | Running | ||
| 35 | 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 152 | 9 | 0 | 66.3 | 141,725 | Electrical | ||
| 36 | 28 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 49 | 8 | 0 | 50.5 | 161,533 | Accident | ||
| 37 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 23 | 7 | 0 | 37.1 | 133,550 | Electrical | ||
| 38 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy Toyota | 19 | 0 | 0 | 33.4 | 133,425 | Overheating | ||
| 39 | 34 | 37 | Scott Speed | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 19 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | 133,325 | Rear Gear | ||
| 40 | 38 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Big Red Toyota | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 133,245 | Electrical | ||
| 41 | 43 | 23 | Terry Labonte | CRMone Ford | 15 | 3 | 0 | 29.4 | 133,070 | Transmission | ||
| 42 | 40 | 50 | T.J. Bell # | Green Smoke Chevrolet | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29.1 | 132,975 | Brakes | ||
| 43 | 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28.5 | 133,356 | Engine |
# 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) #30 David Stremme; #38 Travis Kvapil; #46 Erik Darnell; #55 J.J. Yeley; #77 Scott Wimmer
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 138,000, Paul Menard won the Brickyard 400 Presented by BigMachineRecords.com, his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #11 (engine change), #56 (transmission change).
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 50 minutes, 30 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 140.762 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.725 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: David Ragan (182.994 mph. 49.182 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Jeff Gordon
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Matt Kenseth (crew chief Jimmy Fennig)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Dale Earnhardt Jr (175.486 mph, Lap 56)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#24)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Jamie McMurray
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart (crew chief Darian Grubb, 0.449 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $30,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Kyle Busch (19 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 21 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 35-38 (Debris [34]); 51-54 (Car #00 Accident Turn 3 [9]); 95-98 (Debris [32]); 115-117 (Debris [32]); 121-126 (Car #6, 51 Accident Turn 3 [71]).
Lap Leaders: 22 lead changes among 13 drivers. Ragan-pole, Kahne 1-24, J. Gordon 25-26, Kenseth 27, Cassill 28, Kahne 29-51, Blaney 52, Earnhardt Jr 53-59, J. Gordon 60-80, Johnson 81, Menard 82, J. Gordon 83-94, Kahne 95, Menard 96-104, Kenseth 105-113, Keselowski 114-130, Bowyer 131-132, J. Gordon 133, Ragan 134, Stewart 135-144, Menard 145-151, McMurray 152-156, Menard 157-160
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 20
Unofficial Race Results for the 18Th Annual Brickyard 400 - Sunday, July 31, 2011
Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Speedway, IN - 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 160 Laps - 400 Miles - Purse: $9,017,034
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Nibco/Menards Chevy | 160 | 47 | 4 | 104.0 | $373,575 | Running | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevy | 160 | 43 | 1 | 136.0 | $358,536 | Running | 4 | 36 |
| 3 | 27 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 160 | 41 | 77.6 | $297,345 | Running | |||
| 4 | 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 160 | 41 | 1 | 80.5 | $290,964 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 160 | 40 | 1 | 119.1 | $266,386 | Running | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevy | 160 | 39 | 1 | 85.3 | $240,508 | Running | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Red Cross Ford | 160 | 37 | 84.9 | $201,250 | Running | |||
| 8 | 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Quaker State/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 160 | 36 | 99.5 | $189,375 | Running | |||
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 160 | 36 | 1 | 93.9 | $204,133 | Running | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 160 | 34 | 85.7 | $221,241 | Running | |||
| 11 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Chevy | 160 | 33 | 84.2 | $214,761 | Running | |||
| 12 | 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 160 | 32 | 75.2 | $199,075 | Running | |||
| 13 | 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 160 | 32 | 1 | 88.0 | $197,908 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ortho Home Defense Max Ford | 160 | 30 | 80.6 | $197,341 | Running | |||
| 15 | 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 160 | 29 | 77.2 | $181,114 | Running | |||
| 16 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 160 | 29 | 1 | 91.1 | $167,100 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Huggies Toyota | 160 | 27 | 62.4 | $178,695 | Running | |||
| 18 | 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 160 | 28 | 2 | 115.5 | $178,133 | Running | 3 | 48 |
| 19 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevy | 160 | 26 | 1 | 99.9 | $202,211 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 32 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Phoenix Construction/Security Benefit Chevy | 160 | 0 | 56.9 | $164,058 | Running | 1 | 1 | |
| 21 | 4 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 160 | 23 | 79.5 | $189,900 | Running | |||
| 22 | 6 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 160 | 22 | 93.8 | $183,911 | Running | |||
| 23 | 1 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS/Hall Of Fame/Ned Jarrett Ford | 160 | 22 | 1 | 97.3 | $160,325 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 30 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Platinum Filter Toyota | 160 | 20 | 61.7 | $151,975 | Running | |||
| 25 | 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 160 | 19 | 61.5 | $151,400 | Running | |||
| 26 | 39 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 160 | 18 | 43.1 | $151,200 | Running | |||
| 27 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 160 | 17 | 72.0 | $185,625 | Running | |||
| 28 | 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 160 | 16 | 86.6 | $177,633 | Running | |||
| 29 | 11 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 160 | 15 | 48.3 | $140,100 | Running | |||
| 30 | 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 160 | 0 | 47.6 | $140,075 | Running | |||
| 31 | 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 160 | 14 | 1 | 46.1 | $149,183 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | TMone Ford | 159 | 0 | 42.9 | $144,072 | Running | |||
| 33 | 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 157 | 11 | 36.2 | $135,225 | Running | |||
| 34 | 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 157 | 10 | 55.4 | $163,966 | Running | |||
| 35 | 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 152 | 9 | 66.3 | $141,725 | Engine | |||
| 36 | 28 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 49 | 8 | 50.5 | $161,533 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 23 | 7 | 37.1 | $133,550 | Electrical | |||
| 38 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 19 | 0 | 33.4 | $133,425 | Overheating | |||
| 39 | 34 | 37 | Scott Speed(i) | Max Q Motorsports Ford | 19 | 0 | 29.3 | $133,325 | Rear Gear | |||
| 40 | 38 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 16 | 0 | 31.0 | $133,245 | Electrical | |||
| 41 | 43 | 23 | Terry Labonte | CRMone Ford | 15 | 3 | 29.4 | $133,070 | Transmission | |||
| 42 | 40 | 50 | T J Bell # | Green Smoke Chevy | 10 | 2 | 29.1 | $132,975 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 5 | 1 | 28.5 | $133,356 | Engine |
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 138,000, Paul Menard won the Brickyard 400 Presented by BigMachineRecords.com, his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory
Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #11 (engine change), #56 (transmission change).
Failed to Qualify: (5) #30 David Stremme, #38 Travis Kvapil(i), #46 Erik Darnell(i), #55 J J Yeley, #77 Scott Wimmer(i).
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 50 Mins, 30 Secs.
Average Speed: 140.762 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.725 Seconds
Caution Flags: 5 for 21 laps: Laps: 35-38 (Debris [34]); 51-54 (#00 accident turn 3 [9]); 95-98 (Debris [32]); 115-117 (Debris [32]); 121-126 (#6, 51 accident turn 3 [71]).
Lead Changes: 22 among 13 drivers: D. Ragan 0; K. Kahne 1-24; J. Gordon 25-26; M. Kenseth 27; L. Cassill(i) 28; K. Kahne 29-51; D. Blaney 52; D. Earnhardt Jr. 53-59; J. Gordon 60-80; J. Johnson 81; P. Menard 82; J. Gordon 83-94; K. Kahne 95; P. Menard 96-104; M. Kenseth 105-113; B. Keselowski 114-130; C. Bowyer 131-132; J. Gordon 133; D. Ragan 134; T. Stewart 135-144; P. Menard 145-151; J. McMurray 152-156; P. Menard 157-160.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Jeff Gordon, #24
Coors Light Pole Award : David Ragan, #6 182.994 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Matt Kenseth, #17 J Fennig
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Dale Earnhardt Jr, #88 175.486 mph, Lap 56
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Hendrick Engines, #24
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Jamie McMurray, #1
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Tony Stewart, #14 D Grubb, 0.449 sec
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Kyle Busch, #18 19 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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