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Bristol Motor Speedway
Irwin Tools Night Race
August 27, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 24
51ST ANNUAL IRWIN TOOLS NIGHT RACE
BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Bristol, TN - August 27, 2011
.533-Mile Oval
500 Laps - 266.5 Miles Purse: $6,123,745
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 500 | 47 | 4 | 128.2 | $291,883 | Running | 7 | 89 |
| 2 | 27 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 500 | 43 | 1 | 106.4 | 223,550 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 500 | 43 | 2 | 133.7 | 202,986 | Running | 5 | 206 |
| 4 | 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevy | 500 | 41 | 1 | 118.4 | 186,161 | Running | 1 | 76 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Realtree Chevy | 500 | 40 | 1 | 107.9 | 158,064 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 500 | 39 | 1 | 125.4 | 158,861 | Running | 4 | 110 |
| 7 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 500 | 37 | 0 | 90.9 | 154,250 | Running | ||
| 8 | 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Bass Pro Shops/Realtree Chevy | 500 | 37 | 1 | 104.1 | 157,600 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Dental Ford | 500 | 35 | 0 | 106.2 | 148,841 | Running | ||
| 10 | 11 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 500 | 34 | 0 | 94.5 | 134,941 | Running | ||
| 11 | 25 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 500 | 33 | 0 | 75.5 | 126,233 | Running | ||
| 12 | 18 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 500 | 32 | 0 | 91.6 | 138,411 | Running | ||
| 13 | 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 500 | 32 | 1 | 85.3 | 109,475 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Doublemint Toyota | 500 | 31 | 1 | 92.9 | 143,666 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 500 | 29 | 0 | 73.5 | 112,250 | Running | ||
| 16 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy/Bristol 50th Anniv/Nat'l Guard Chev | 500 | 28 | 0 | 76.3 | 106,150 | Running | ||
| 17 | 10 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 500 | 27 | 0 | 84 | 139,025 | Running | ||
| 18 | 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 500 | 26 | 0 | 83 | 123,270 | Running | ||
| 19 | 19 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 500 | 25 | 0 | 67.5 | 133,833 | Running | ||
| 20 | 24 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 500 | 24 | 0 | 69.6 | 105,275 | Running | ||
| 21 | 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 499 | 23 | 0 | 63.9 | 122,214 | Running | ||
| 22 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Realtree/Bad Boy Buggies Chevy | 499 | 22 | 0 | 69.8 | 140,786 | Running | ||
| 23 | 29 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 499 | 21 | 0 | 57.4 | 94,725 | Running | ||
| 24 | 17 | 34 | David Gilliland | Thanks Bristol Fans Ford | 498 | 20 | 0 | 52.7 | 107,608 | Running | ||
| 25 | 38 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 498 | 19 | 0 | 44.3 | 102,500 | Running | ||
| 26 | 16 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Hamburger Helper Chevy | 498 | 18 | 0 | 53.5 | 132,608 | Running | ||
| 27 | 37 | 95 | David Starr | Advocare Ford | 497 | 0 | 0 | 53.1 | 87,930 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | 42 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Bass Pro Shops/Office Depot Chevy | 497 | 16 | 0 | 46.6 | 137,828 | Running | ||
| 29 | 40 | 51 | Mike Bliss | Phoenix Construction/Thank A Teacher Chevy | 497 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 102,968 | Running | ||
| 30 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Sylvania/Menards Chevy | 496 | 14 | 0 | 54.3 | 98,675 | Running | ||
| 31 | 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 496 | 13 | 0 | 65.1 | 105,065 | Running | ||
| 32 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Echostor Technologies Chevy | 494 | 12 | 0 | 37.1 | 87,955 | Running | ||
| 33 | 41 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Ford | 494 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 99,842 | Running | ||
| 34 | 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Baked Beans Toyota | 471 | 10 | 0 | 53.8 | 113,055 | Ignition | ||
| 35 | 35 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 457 | 9 | 0 | 44.9 | 86,575 | Engine | ||
| 36 | 34 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Freedom Ride Dream Machine Toyota | 430 | 8 | 0 | 56.5 | 114,373 | Running | ||
| 37 | 33 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 371 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 86,330 | Running | ||
| 38 | 5 | 5 | Mark Martin | Farmers Insurance/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 363 | 6 | 0 | 67.3 | 94,220 | Accident | ||
| 39 | 32 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 49 | 5 | 0 | 31.5 | 86,110 | Electrical | ||
| 40 | 28 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy Pellet Wood Stoves Toyota | 42 | 0 | 0 | 33.9 | 85,975 | Brakes | ||
| 41 | 43 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Big Red Toyota | 28 | 0 | 0 | 30.6 | 85,750 | Brakes | ||
| 42 | 36 | 46 | Scott Speed | Green Stuff Ford | 28 | 0 | 0 | 27.9 | 85,635 | Brakes | ||
| 43 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25.4 | 85,960 | Brakes | ||
# 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 156,000, Brad Keselowski won the IRWIN Tools Night Race, his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Failed to qualify: (3) #50 T.J. Bell; #55 J.J. Yeley; #37 Jeff Green
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 45 minutes, 16 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 96.753 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.951 second(s)
Caution Flags: 6 cautions for 42 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 33-37 (Debris [71]); 105-110 (Debris [95]); 130-135 (Debris [51]); 299-310 (00, 11, 27, 30 Accident Turn 3 [88]); 362-368 (Car #5, 47, 83 Accident Backstretch [4]); 415-420 (Car #18 Accident Turn 3 [47]).
Lap Leaders: 22 lead changes among 10 drivers. Newman 1-4, J. Gordon 5-33, Keselowski 34-37, Kenseth 38-105, Keselowski 106, Johnson 107-182, J. Gordon 183-238, Keselowski 239, McMurray 240-241, Ky. Busch 242-245, Logano 246-247, Starr 248-249, Kenseth 250-266, J. Gordon 267-305, Keselowski 306, Kenseth 307-325, J. Gordon 326-363, Keselowski 364, Kenseth 365-370, J. Gordon 371-414, Keselowski 415, Truex Jr 416-420, Keselowski 421-500.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman (122.811 mph. 15.624 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Brad Keselowski
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Matt Kenseth (crew chief Jimmy Fennig)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Ryan Newman (118.789 mph, Lap 2)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#24)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Martin Truex Jr
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Martin Truex Jr (crew chief Chad Johnston, 0.049 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $20,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Tony Stewart (14 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race
from NASCAR Statistics
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted ABOVE sometime Monday
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 24
Unofficial Race Results for the 51St Annual Irwin Tools Night Race - Saturday, August 27, 2011
Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, TN - .533 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 500 Laps - 266.5 Miles - Purse: $6,123,745
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 500 | 47 | 4 | 128.2 | $291,883 | Running | 7 | 89 |
| 2 | 27 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 500 | 43 | 1 | 106.4 | $223,550 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 500 | 43 | 2 | 133.7 | $202,986 | Running | 5 | 206 |
| 4 | 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevy | 500 | 41 | 1 | 118.4 | $186,161 | Running | 1 | 76 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Realtree Chevy | 500 | 40 | 1 | 107.9 | $158,064 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 500 | 39 | 1 | 125.4 | $158,861 | Running | 4 | 110 |
| 7 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 500 | 37 | 90.9 | $154,250 | Running | |||
| 8 | 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Bass Pro Shops/Realtree Chevy | 500 | 37 | 1 | 104.1 | $157,600 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Dental Ford | 500 | 35 | 106.2 | $148,841 | Running | |||
| 10 | 11 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 500 | 34 | 94.5 | $134,941 | Running | |||
| 11 | 25 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 500 | 33 | 75.5 | $126,233 | Running | |||
| 12 | 18 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 500 | 32 | 91.6 | $138,411 | Running | |||
| 13 | 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 500 | 32 | 1 | 85.3 | $109,475 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Doublemint Toyota | 500 | 31 | 1 | 92.9 | $143,666 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 500 | 29 | 73.5 | $112,250 | Running | |||
| 16 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMPEnergy/Bristol50thAnny/NationalGuard Chev | 500 | 28 | 76.3 | $106,150 | Running | |||
| 17 | 10 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 500 | 27 | 84 | $139,025 | Running | |||
| 18 | 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 500 | 26 | 83 | $123,270 | Running | |||
| 19 | 19 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 500 | 25 | 67.5 | $133,833 | Running | |||
| 20 | 24 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 500 | 24 | 69.6 | $105,275 | Running | |||
| 21 | 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 499 | 23 | 63.9 | $122,214 | Running | |||
| 22 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Realtree/Bad Boy Buggies Chevy | 499 | 22 | 69.8 | $140,786 | Running | |||
| 23 | 29 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 499 | 21 | 57.4 | $94,725 | Running | |||
| 24 | 17 | 34 | David Gilliland | Thanks Bristol Fans Ford | 498 | 20 | 52.7 | $107,608 | Running | |||
| 25 | 38 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 498 | 19 | 44.3 | $102,500 | Running | |||
| 26 | 16 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Hamburger Helper Chevy | 498 | 18 | 53.5 | $132,608 | Running | |||
| 27 | 37 | 95 | David Starr(i) | Advocare Ford | 497 | 0 | 53.1 | $87,930 | Running | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 | 42 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Bass Pro Shops/Office Depot Chevy | 497 | 16 | 46.6 | $137,828 | Running | |||
| 29 | 40 | 51 | Mike Bliss(i) | PhoenixConstruction/ThankATeacherToday Chev | 497 | 0 | 41.2 | $102,968 | Running | |||
| 30 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Sylvania/Menards Chevy | 496 | 14 | 54.3 | $98,675 | Running | |||
| 31 | 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 496 | 13 | 65.1 | $105,065 | Running | |||
| 32 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Echostor Technologies Chevy | 494 | 12 | 37.1 | $87,955 | Running | |||
| 33 | 41 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Ford | 494 | 11 | 34 | $99,842 | Running | |||
| 34 | 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Baked Beans Toyota | 471 | 10 | 53.8 | $113,055 | Ignition | |||
| 35 | 35 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 457 | 9 | 44.9 | $86,575 | Engine | |||
| 36 | 34 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Freedom Ride Dream Machine Toyota | 430 | 8 | 56.5 | $114,373 | Running | |||
| 37 | 33 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 371 | 0 | 40.2 | $86,330 | Running | |||
| 38 | 5 | 5 | Mark Martin | Farmers Insurance/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 363 | 6 | 67.3 | $94,220 | Accident | |||
| 39 | 32 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 49 | 5 | 31.5 | $86,110 | Electrical | |||
| 40 | 28 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Energy Pellet Wood Stoves Toyota | 42 | 0 | 33.9 | $85,975 | Brakes | |||
| 41 | 43 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 28 | 0 | 30.6 | $85,750 | Brakes | |||
| 42 | 36 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Green Stuff Ford | 28 | 0 | 27.9 | $85,635 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 10 | 1 | 25.4 | $85,960 | Brakes |
Race Comments:Before an estimated attendance of 156,000, Brad Keselowski won the IRWIN Tools Night Race, his fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Failed to Qualify: (3) #50-T J Bell, #55-J J Yeley, #37-Jeff Green(i).
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 45 Mins, 16 Secs.
Average Speed: 96.753 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.951 Seconds
Caution Flags: 6 for 42 laps: Laps: 33-37 (Debris [71]); 105-110 (Debris [95]); 130-135 (Debris [51]); 299-310 (00, 11, 27, 30 accident turn 3 [88]); 362-368 (#5, 47, 83 accident backstretch [4]); 415-420 (#18 accident turn 3 [47]).
Lead Changes: 22 among 10 drivers: R. Newman 1-4; J. Gordon 5-33; B. Keselowski 34-37; M. Kenseth 38-105; B. Keselowski 106; J. Johnson 107-182; J. Gordon 183-238; B. Keselowski 239; J. McMurray 240-241; Kyle Busch 242-245; J. Logano 246-247; D. Starr(i) 248-249; M. Kenseth 250-266; J. Gordon 267-305; B. Keselowski 306; M. Kenseth 307-325; J. Gordon 326-363; B. Keselowski 364; M. Kenseth 365-370; J. Gordon 371-414; B. Keselowski 415; M. Truex Jr. 416-420; B. Keselowski 421-500.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Brad Keselowski, #2(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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