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Watkins Glen International
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen
August 14, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 22
26TH ANNUAL HELUVA GOOD! SOUR CREAM DIPS AT THE GLEN
WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL
Watkins Glen, NY - August 15, 2011
2.45-Mile Paved Road Course
90 Laps - 220.5 Miles Purse: $4,784,935
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 92 | 47 | 4 | 132.2 | $217,741 | Running | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 92 | 43 | 1 | 122.7 | 178,158 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 92 | 43 | 2 | 134.9 | 184,541 | Running | 3 | 49 |
| 4 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 92 | 40 | 0 | 112.3 | 120,350 | Running | ||
| 5 | 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 92 | 39 | 0 | 100.6 | 106,450 | Running | ||
| 6 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 92 | 38 | 0 | 86.9 | 139,386 | Running | ||
| 7 | 5 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 92 | 38 | 1 | 108.8 | 120,708 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 92 | 37 | 1 | 93.9 | 117,186 | Running | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | 40 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 92 | 35 | 0 | 88.7 | 92,675 | Running | ||
| 10 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 92 | 35 | 1 | 104.9 | 127,286 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 19 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 92 | 34 | 1 | 91.4 | 116,533 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ortho Home Defense Max Ford | 92 | 32 | 0 | 85.1 | 117,216 | Running | ||
| 13 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 92 | 32 | 1 | 96.7 | 110,886 | Running | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 92 | 30 | 0 | 79.4 | 109,286 | Running | ||
| 15 | 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 92 | 29 | 0 | 86.2 | 78,825 | Running | ||
| 16 | 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevrolet | 92 | 28 | 0 | 70.4 | 109,050 | Running | ||
| 17 | 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 92 | 27 | 0 | 67.6 | 104,589 | Running | ||
| 18 | 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 92 | 26 | 0 | 68 | 96,689 | Running | ||
| 19 | 11 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | CapitalDPO Toyota | 92 | 25 | 0 | 70.5 | 95,445 | Running | ||
| 20 | 26 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 92 | 24 | 0 | 55.6 | 69,975 | Running | ||
| 21 | 36 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 92 | 23 | 0 | 52.7 | 77,950 | Running | ||
| 22 | 15 | 51 | Boris Said | Phoenix Construction/Thank A Teacher Chevrolet | 92 | 22 | 0 | 55.8 | 84,808 | Running | ||
| 23 | 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 92 | 21 | 0 | 68.7 | 94,120 | Running | ||
| 24 | 31 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 92 | 20 | 0 | 55.6 | 82,608 | Running | ||
| 25 | 22 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 92 | 19 | 0 | 55.1 | 75,275 | Running | ||
| 26 | 18 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 92 | 18 | 0 | 80.1 | 86,783 | Running | ||
| 27 | 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 92 | 17 | 0 | 96.2 | 109,833 | Running | ||
| 28 | 16 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 91 | 16 | 0 | 52.4 | 74,600 | Accident | ||
| 29 | 39 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 91 | 15 | 0 | 43.6 | 91,483 | Accident | ||
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Ron Fellows | Golden Corral Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | 0 | 52.5 | 75,472 | Accident | ||
| 31 | 28 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Valvoline Ford | 91 | 13 | 0 | 60.9 | 81,625 | Running | ||
| 32 | 32 | 27 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevrolet | 85 | 12 | 0 | 65.4 | 71,050 | Accident | ||
| 33 | 41 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 79 | 11 | 0 | 37.3 | 63,850 | Brakes | ||
| 34 | 43 | 38 | Terry Labonte | Long John Silver's Ford | 78 | 10 | 0 | 33.3 | 62,775 | Transmission | ||
| 35 | 35 | 32 | Andrew Ranger | Bully Hill Vineyards Ford | 75 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 62,625 | Transmission | ||
| 36 | 42 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 65 | 8 | 0 | 61.6 | 110,475 | Accident | ||
| 37 | 34 | 50 | T.J. Bell | Green Smoke Chevrolet | 58 | 7 | 0 | 36.5 | 62,325 | Power Steering | ||
| 38 | 27 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 48 | 6 | 0 | 51.9 | 106,725 | Accident | ||
| 39 | 29 | 37 | Scott Speed | Green Stuff Absorbent Ford | 45 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 61,975 | Suspension | ||
| 40 | 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 12 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 | 61,845 | Brakes | ||
| 41 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 7 | 3 | 0 | 29.9 | 61,680 | Engine | ||
| 42 | 30 | 55 | J.J. Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 27.9 | 61,555 | Brakes | ||
| 43 | 37 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Big Red Toyota | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 61,930 | Brakes | ||
# Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender.
(i) = Ineligible for driver points in this series
Bonus points: includes winner (3), lap leader (1) & most laps led (1) points
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 85,000, Marcos Ambrose won the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen, his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Failed to qualify: (3) #35 Dave Blaney; #46 Brian Simo; #77 P.J. Jones
Prior to the green flag the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #13 (engine change), #66 (missing drivers meeting).
The race was originally scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, but was postponed to Monday, Aug. 15, 2011 because of inclement weather.
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 16 minutes, 2 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 99.417 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: Under Caution
Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 14 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 29-31 (Car #16 Stopped On The Track [36]); 50-52 (Car #22 Accident Turn 5 [51]); 67-69 (Car #11 Accident Turn 1 [5]); 87-90 (Car #27 Accident Backstretch [16]); 92 (Car #00, 6, 51 Accident Turn 3 [None]).
Lap Leaders: 14 lead changes among 8 drivers. Ky. Busch-pole, Allmendinger 1-8, Ambrose 9-16, Ky. Busch 17-29, Ambrose 30-37, Montoya 38-41, J. Gordon 42-44, Ky. Busch 45-57, Keselowski 58-59, Bowyer 60, Ambrose 61-63, Johnson 64, J. Gordon 65-67, Ky. Busch 68-90, Ambrose 91-92.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Kyle Busch (126.421 mph. 69.767 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Marcos Ambrose
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Marcos Ambrose (crew chief Todd Parrott)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Kyle Busch (124.077 mph, Lap 71)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Mark Cronquist (#18)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Martin Truex Jr
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Brad Keselowski (crew chief Paul Wolfe, 0.577 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $50,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Jeff Burton (31 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
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 22
Unofficial Race Results for the 26Th Annual Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips At The Glen - Monday, August 15, 2011
Watkins Glen International - Watkins Glen, NY - 2.45 Mile Road
Total Race Length - 92 Laps - 225.4 Miles - Purse: $4,784,935
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 92 | 47 | 4 | 132.2 | $217,741 | Running | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 92 | 43 | 1 | 122.7 | $178,158 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 92 | 43 | 2 | 134.9 | $184,541 | Running | 3 | 49 |
| 4 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 92 | 40 | 112.3 | $120,350 | Running | |||
| 5 | 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 92 | 39 | 100.6 | $106,450 | Running | |||
| 6 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 92 | 38 | 86.9 | $139,386 | Running | |||
| 7 | 5 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 92 | 38 | 1 | 108.8 | $120,708 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 92 | 37 | 1 | 93.9 | $117,186 | Running | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | 40 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 92 | 35 | 88.7 | $92,675 | Running | |||
| 10 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 92 | 35 | 1 | 104.9 | $127,286 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 19 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 92 | 34 | 1 | 91.4 | $116,533 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ortho Home Defense Max Ford | 92 | 32 | 85.1 | $117,216 | Running | |||
| 13 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 92 | 32 | 1 | 96.7 | $110,886 | Running | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 92 | 30 | 79.4 | $109,286 | Running | |||
| 15 | 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevy | 92 | 29 | 86.2 | $78,825 | Running | |||
| 16 | 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 92 | 28 | 70.4 | $109,050 | Running | |||
| 17 | 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 92 | 27 | 67.6 | $104,589 | Running | |||
| 18 | 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 92 | 26 | 68 | $96,689 | Running | |||
| 19 | 11 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | CapitalDPO Toyota | 92 | 25 | 70.5 | $95,445 | Running | |||
| 20 | 26 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 92 | 24 | 55.6 | $69,975 | Running | |||
| 21 | 36 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 92 | 23 | 52.7 | $77,950 | Running | |||
| 22 | 15 | 51 | Boris Said | PhoenixConstruction/ThankATeacherToday Chevy | 92 | 22 | 55.8 | $84,808 | Running | |||
| 23 | 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 92 | 21 | 68.7 | $94,120 | Running | |||
| 24 | 31 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 92 | 20 | 55.6 | $82,608 | Running | |||
| 25 | 22 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 92 | 19 | 55.1 | $75,275 | Running | |||
| 26 | 18 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 92 | 18 | 80.1 | $86,783 | Running | |||
| 27 | 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 92 | 17 | 96.2 | $109,833 | Running | |||
| 28 | 16 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 91 | 16 | 52.4 | $74,600 | Accident | |||
| 29 | 39 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 91 | 15 | 43.6 | $91,483 | Accident | |||
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Ron Fellows(i) | Golden Corral Chevy | 91 | 0 | 52.5 | $75,472 | Accident | |||
| 31 | 28 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Valvoline Ford | 91 | 13 | 60.9 | $81,625 | Running | |||
| 32 | 32 | 27 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevy | 85 | 12 | 65.4 | $71,050 | Accident | |||
| 33 | 41 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 79 | 11 | 37.3 | $63,850 | Brakes | |||
| 34 | 43 | 38 | Terry Labonte | Long John Silver's Ford | 78 | 10 | 33.3 | $62,775 | Transmission | |||
| 35 | 35 | 32 | Andrew Ranger(i) | Bully Hill Vineyards Ford | 75 | 9 | 41.7 | $62,625 | Transmission | |||
| 36 | 42 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 65 | 8 | 61.6 | $110,475 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 34 | 50 | T J Bell | Green Smoke Chevy | 58 | 7 | 36.5 | $62,325 | Power | |||
| 38 | 27 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 48 | 6 | 51.9 | $106,725 | Accident | |||
| 39 | 29 | 37 | Scott Speed(i) | Green Stuff Absorbent Ford | 45 | 0 | 30.1 | $61,975 | Suspension | |||
| 40 | 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 12 | 0 | 29.5 | $61,845 | Brakes | |||
| 41 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 7 | 3 | 29.9 | $61,680 | Engine | |||
| 42 | 30 | 55 | JJ Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 5 | 2 | 27.9 | $61,555 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 37 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 4 | 0 | 28.3 | $61,930 | Brakes |
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 85,000, Marcos Ambrose won the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen, his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #13 (engine change), #66 (missing drivers meeting).
Failed to Qualify: (3) #35-Dave Blaney, #46-Brian Simo, #77-PJ Jones(i).
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 16 Mins, 02 Secs.
Average Speed: 99.417 MPH
Margin of Victory: Caution
Caution Flags: 5 for 14 laps: Laps: 29-31 (#16 Stopped On The Track [36]); 50-52 (#22 Accident Turn 5 [51]); 67-69 (#11 Accident Turn 1 [5]); 87-90 (#27 Accident Backstretch [16]); 92-92 (#00, 6, 51 Accident Turn 2 [None]).
Lead Changes: 14 among 8 drivers: Kyle Busch 0; A. Allmendinger 1-8; M. Ambrose 9-16; Kyle Busch 17-29; M. Ambrose 30-37; J. Montoya 38-41; J. Gordon 42-44; Kyle Busch 45-57; B. Keselowski 58-59; C. Bowyer 60; M. Ambrose 61-63; J. Johnson 64; J. Gordon 65-67; Kyle Busch 68-90; M. Ambrose 91-92.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Marcos Ambrose, #9
Coors Light Pole Award : Kyle Busch, #18 126.421 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Marcos Ambrose, #9 crew chief Todd Parrott
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Kyle Busch, #18 124.077 mph, Lap 71
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Mark Cronquist, #18
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Martin Truex Jr, #56
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Brad Keselowski, #2 P Wolfe, 0.577 sec
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Jeff Burton, #31 31 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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