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Atlanta Motor Speedway
AdvoCare 500
September 6, 2011
Blaney develops kidney stones: per SceneDaily's Bob Pockrass twiiter: Mike Skinner will be in the #36 today; Dave Blaney in the #60 as Blaney developed kidney stones last night, the 60 car was going to start-and-park so Blaney will start and pull it in.(9-6-2011)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 25
52ND ANNUAL ADVOCARE "500"
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Hampton, GA - September 4, 2011
1.54-Mile Oval
325 Laps - 500.5 Miles Purse: $6,058,035
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet | 325 | 48 | 5 | 145.4 | $329,786 | Running | 7 | 146 |
| 2 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 325 | 43 | 1 | 101.7 | 253,761 | Running | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 325 | 41 | 0 | 103.1 | 216,208 | Running | ||
| 4 | 10 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 325 | 40 | 0 | 102 | 175,525 | Running | ||
| 5 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 325 | 40 | 1 | 110.1 | 171,441 | Running | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 325 | 39 | 1 | 103.5 | 141,933 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem.com Chevrolet | 325 | 37 | 0 | 112.8 | 159,361 | Running | ||
| 8 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Charter Communications Toyota | 325 | 37 | 1 | 113.3 | 151,550 | Running | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 325 | 36 | 1 | 117 | 153,886 | Running | 5 | 64 |
| 10 | 11 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 325 | 34 | 0 | 89.6 | 141,386 | Running | ||
| 11 | 4 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 325 | 33 | 0 | 84.9 | 128,714 | Running | ||
| 12 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 325 | 32 | 0 | 83.5 | 114,925 | Running | ||
| 13 | 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 325 | 31 | 0 | 81.5 | 109,925 | Running | ||
| 14 | 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 325 | 31 | 1 | 85.9 | 106,775 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 325 | 29 | 0 | 77.3 | 136,183 | Running | ||
| 16 | 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 325 | 28 | 0 | 75.5 | 131,589 | Running | ||
| 17 | 32 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST Auto Parts / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 325 | 27 | 0 | 65.4 | 104,175 | Running | ||
| 18 | 22 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards Chevrolet | 325 | 26 | 0 | 69.9 | 103,175 | Running | ||
| 19 | 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Natl Guard Military Intelligence/AMP Energy Chev | 325 | 25 | 0 | 64 | 102,350 | Running | ||
| 20 | 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Army Reserve Chevrolet | 325 | 24 | 0 | 66.6 | 133,100 | Running | ||
| 21 | 18 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Kwikset Ford | 324 | 23 | 0 | 68.3 | 122,741 | Running | ||
| 22 | 37 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction/Thank A Teacher Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 | 108,333 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Toyota | 324 | 22 | 1 | 90.2 | 136,941 | Running | 3 | 19 |
| 24 | 24 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 324 | 20 | 0 | 56.9 | 98,325 | Running | ||
| 25 | 31 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Vampt Ford | 324 | 20 | 1 | 53.6 | 104,208 | Running | 1 | 15 |
| 26 | 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss | HEIL Trailer Ford | 324 | 0 | 0 | 44.8 | 100,483 | Running | ||
| 27 | 35 | 36 | Mike Skinner | Collective Soul / Golden Corral Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | 0 | 42.5 | 98,672 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 321 | 16 | 0 | 39.9 | 87,400 | Running | ||
| 29 | 43 | 95 | David Starr | AdvoCare Ford | 320 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 84,225 | Running | ||
| 30 | 42 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 319 | 15 | 1 | 44.4 | 97,075 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 16 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 315 | 13 | 0 | 60.1 | 114,333 | Running | ||
| 32 | 30 | 46 | Scott Speed | Property Masters Ford | 310 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 84,750 | Electrical | ||
| 33 | 26 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Farm American Chevrolet | 284 | 11 | 0 | 52.7 | 109,920 | Running | ||
| 34 | 1 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 269 | 11 | 1 | 65.5 | 102,725 | Engine | 1 | 15 |
| 35 | 19 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 249 | 9 | 0 | 76.5 | 92,200 | Engine | ||
| 36 | 2 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 243 | 9 | 1 | 90.5 | 128,258 | Accident | 2 | 8 |
| 37 | 36 | 34 | David Gilliland | A&W All American Food Ford | 174 | 7 | 0 | 43.4 | 82,950 | Transmission | ||
| 38 | 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Best Baked Beans Toyota | 91 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 109,170 | Accident | ||
| 39 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 34 | 5 | 0 | 30.4 | 82,700 | Rear Gear | ||
| 40 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | ATBD Toyota | 27 | 0 | 0 | 31.1 | 82,550 | Ignition | ||
| 41 | 28 | 66 | Michael McDowell | James Fund Toyota | 23 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 82,375 | Rear Gear | ||
| 42 | 41 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Lazy Days RV Ford | 17 | 0 | 0 | 27.9 | 82,280 | Electrical | ||
| 43 | 39 | 60 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevrolet | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25.8 | 82,641 | Vibration | ||
# 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 29,700 (original estimate 87,600), Gordon won the AdvoCare 500, his 85th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory.
Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #16 (engine change), #60, #36 (driver change) and #95 (missed driver intros).
Failed to qualify: (4) #37 Tony Raines; #30 David Stremme; #35 Geoff Bodine; #50 T.J. Bell
TIME OF RACE:4 hours, 0 minutes, 58 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:124.623 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.598 second(s)
Caution Flags: 9 cautions for 64 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 13-16 (Car #47 Spin Frontstretch [None]); 32-35 (Competition [7]); 94-98 (Car #47 Accident Backstretch [78]); 130-134 (Car #71 Accident Turn 3 [88]); 177-185 (Car #34 Spun Frontstretch [51]); 202-219 (Weather [Red Flag 24 Min 22 Sec] [36]); 222-231 (Weather [36]); 243-247 (Car #33, 42 Accident Frontstretch [32]); 251-254 (Car #5, 78 Accident Backstretch [32]).
Lap Leaders: 35 lead changes among 14 drivers. Kahne-pole, Bowyer 1, Kahne 2-16, Bowyer 17-23, Hamlin 24-25, Ky. Busch 26-31, Hamlin 32, Lally 33, Ky. Busch 34-45, J. Gordon 46-77, Edwards 78-79, J. Gordon 80-94, Hamlin 95, J. Gordon 96-98, Ky. Busch 99, J. Gordon 100-130, Hamlin 131, Kenseth 132-145, J. Gordon 146-164, Kenseth 165-174, Hamlin 175, Edwards 176-185, Kenseth 186-201, Edwards 202, Yeley 203-217, Kenseth 218-240, Johnson 241, Kenseth 242, Edwards 243, Cassill 244, Truex Jr 245-247, Johnson 248-275, J. Gordon 276-283, Keselowski 284-285, Skinner 286-287, J. Gordon 288-325.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Kasey Kahne (186.196 mph. 29.775 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Matt Kenseth
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Carl Edwards (crew chief Bob Osborne)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Matt Kenseth (184.554 mph, Lap 233)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#24)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Jimmie Johnson (crew chief Chad Knaus, 0.207 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $30,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Tony Stewart (17 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 25
Unofficial Race Results for the 52Nd Annual Advocare 500 - Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Atlanta Motor Speedway - Hampton, GA - 1.54 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 325 Laps - 500.5 Miles - Purse: $6,058,0358
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 325 | 48 | 5 | 145.4 | $329,786 | Running | 7 | 146 |
| 2 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 325 | 43 | 1 | 101.7 | $253,761 | Running | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 325 | 41 | 103.1 | $216,208 | Running | |||
| 4 | 10 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 325 | 40 | 102.0 | $175,525 | Running | |||
| 5 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 325 | 40 | 1 | 110.1 | $171,441 | Running | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 325 | 39 | 1 | 103.5 | $141,933 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem.com Chevy | 325 | 37 | 112.8 | $159,361 | Running | |||
| 8 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Charter Communications Toyota | 325 | 37 | 1 | 113.3 | $151,550 | Running | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 325 | 36 | 1 | 117.0 | $153,886 | Running | 5 | 64 |
| 10 | 11 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 325 | 34 | 89.6 | $141,386 | Running | |||
| 11 | 4 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 325 | 33 | 84.9 | $128,714 | Running | |||
| 12 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 325 | 32 | 83.5 | $114,925 | Running | |||
| 13 | 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 325 | 31 | 81.5 | $109,925 | Running | |||
| 14 | 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 325 | 31 | 1 | 85.9 | $106,775 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 325 | 29 | 77.3 | $136,183 | Running | |||
| 16 | 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 325 | 28 | 75.5 | $131,589 | Running | |||
| 17 | 32 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST Auto Parts / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 325 | 27 | 65.4 | $104,175 | Running | |||
| 18 | 22 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards Chevy | 325 | 26 | 69.9 | $103,175 | Running | |||
| 19 | 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard Military Intelligence Chevy | 325 | 25 | 64.0 | $102,350 | Running | |||
| 20 | 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Army Reserve Chevy | 325 | 24 | 66.6 | $133,100 | Running | |||
| 21 | 18 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Kwikset Ford | 324 | 23 | 68.3 | $122,741 | Running | |||
| 22 | 37 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | PhoenixConstruction/ThankATeacherToday Chevy | 324 | 0 | 54.5 | $108,333 | Running | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Toyota | 324 | 22 | 1 | 90.2 | $136,941 | Running | 3 | 19 |
| 24 | 24 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 324 | 20 | 56.9 | $98,325 | Running | |||
| 25 | 31 | 38 | JJ Yeley | Vampt Ford | 324 | 20 | 1 | 53.6 | $104,208 | Running | 1 | 15 |
| 26 | 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | HEIL Trailer Ford | 324 | 0 | 44.8 | $100,483 | Running | |||
| 27 | 35 | 36 | Mike Skinner(i) | Collective Soul / Golden Corral Chevy | 323 | 0 | 42.5 | $98,672 | Running | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 | 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 321 | 16 | 39.9 | $87,400 | Running | |||
| 29 | 43 | 95 | David Starr(i) | AdvoCare Ford | 320 | 0 | 37.5 | $84,225 | Running | |||
| 30 | 42 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 319 | 15 | 1 | 44.4 | $97,075 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 16 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 315 | 13 | 60.1 | $114,333 | Running | |||
| 32 | 30 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Property Masters Ford | 310 | 0 | 34.1 | $84,750 | Electrical | |||
| 33 | 26 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Farm American Chevy | 284 | 11 | 52.7 | $109,920 | Running | |||
| 34 | 1 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 269 | 11 | 1 | 65.5 | $102,725 | Engine | 1 | 15 |
| 35 | 19 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 249 | 9 | 76.5 | $92,200 | Engine | |||
| 36 | 2 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 243 | 9 | 1 | 90.5 | $128,258 | Accident | 2 | 8 |
| 37 | 36 | 34 | David Gilliland | A&W All American Food Ford | 174 | 7 | 43.4 | $82,950 | Transmission | |||
| 38 | 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Best Baked Beans Toyota | 91 | 6 | 45.0 | $109,170 | Accident | |||
| 39 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 34 | 5 | 30.4 | $82,700 | Rear Gear | |||
| 40 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | ATBD Toyota | 27 | 0 | 31.1 | $82,550 | Ignition | |||
| 41 | 28 | 66 | Michael McDowell | James Fund Toyota | 23 | 3 | 32.0 | $82,375 | Rear Gear | |||
| 42 | 41 | 55 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Lazy Days RV Ford | 17 | 0 | 27.9 | $82,280 | Electrical | |||
| 43 | 39 | 60 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 2 | 1 | 25.8 | $82,641 | Vibration |
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 29,700 (originally estimated at 87,600), Jeff Gordon won the AdvoCare 500, his 85th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #16 (engine change), #60, #36 (driver change) and #95 (missing drivers intros).
Failed to Qualify: (4) 37 Tony Raines, 30 David Stremme, 35 Geoffrey Bodine, 50 TJ Bell.
Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 00 Mins, 58 Secs.
Average Speed: 124.623 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.598 Seconds
Caution Flags: 9 for 64 laps: Laps: 13-16 (#47 Spin Frontstretch [None]); 32-35 (Competition [7]); 94-98 (#47 Accident Backstretch [78]); 130-134 (#71 Accident Turn 3 [88]); 177-185 (#34 Spun Frontstretch [51]); 202-219 (Weather [Red Flag 24 min 22 sec] [36]); 222-231 (Weather [36]); 243-247 (#33, 42 Accident Frontstretch [32]); 251-254 (#5, 78 Accident Backstretch [32]).
Lead Changes: 35 among 14 drivers: K. Kahne 0; C. Bowyer 1; K. Kahne 2-16; C. Bowyer 17-23; D. Hamlin 24-25; Kyle Busch 26-31; D. Hamlin 32; A. Lally # 33; Kyle Busch 34-45; J. Gordon 46-77; C. Edwards 78-79; J. Gordon 80-94; D. Hamlin 95; J. Gordon 96-98; Kyle Busch 99; J. Gordon 100-130; D. Hamlin 131; M. Kenseth 132-145; J. Gordon 146-164; M. Kenseth 165-174; D. Hamlin 175; C. Edwards 176-185; M. Kenseth 186-201; C. Edwards 202; J. Yeley 203-217; M. Kenseth 218-240; J. Johnson 241; M. Kenseth 242; C. Edwards 243; L. Cassill(i) 244; M. Truex Jr. 245-247; J. Johnson 248-275; J. Gordon 276-283; B. Keselowski 284-285; M. Skinner(i) 286-287; J. Gordon 288-325.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Matt Kenseth, #17
Coors Light Pole Award : Kasey Kahne, #4 186.196 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 crew chief Bob Osborne
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Matt Kenseth, #17 184.554 mph, Lap 233
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Hendrick Engines, #24
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Tony Stewart, #14
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Jimmie Johnson, #48 Knaus, 0.207 sec
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Tony Stewart, #14 17 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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