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Richmond International Raceway
Wonderful Pistachios 400
September 10, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 26
54TH ANNUAL WONDERFUL PISTACHIOS "400"
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Richmond, VA - September 10, 2011
.75-Mile Oval
400 Laps - 300 Miles Purse: $5,008,697
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 400 | 48 | 5 | 142.8 | $256,736 | Running | 5 | 202 |
| 2 | 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Cheez-It/Kellogg's Ford | 400 | 43 | 1 | 130.7 | 196,266 | Running | 1 | 113 |
| 3 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 400 | 42 | 1 | 108.4 | 165,536 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 20 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 400 | 40 | 0 | 113.4 | 125,125 | Running | ||
| 5 | 11 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 400 | 39 | 0 | 111.3 | 144,325 | Running | ||
| 6 | 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 400 | 38 | 0 | 99.2 | 137,066 | Running | ||
| 7 | 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 400 | 37 | 0 | 88.7 | 131,658 | Running | ||
| 8 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 400 | 36 | 0 | 97.5 | 121,400 | Running | ||
| 9 | 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 400 | 35 | 0 | 86.7 | 131,125 | Running | ||
| 10 | 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | Quaker State/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 400 | 34 | 0 | 82.3 | 89,750 | Running | ||
| 11 | 9 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 400 | 33 | 0 | 83.7 | 117,261 | Running | ||
| 12 | 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 400 | 32 | 0 | 91.6 | 104,708 | Running | ||
| 13 | 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Honoring Our Heroes Ford | 400 | 32 | 1 | 103.1 | 92,125 | Running | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 400 | 31 | 1 | 93.6 | 115,914 | Running | 1 | 19 |
| 15 | 10 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 400 | 29 | 0 | 99.6 | 112,783 | Running | ||
| 16 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 400 | 28 | 0 | 62 | 82,375 | Running | ||
| 17 | 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 400 | 27 | 0 | 67.6 | 75,075 | Running | ||
| 18 | 23 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 400 | 26 | 0 | 71.9 | 100,170 | Running | ||
| 19 | 34 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Pepsi Max Chevy | 400 | 25 | 0 | 60.4 | 69,700 | Running | ||
| 20 | 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Scott Brand Toyota | 400 | 24 | 0 | 57.7 | 100,895 | Running | ||
| 21 | 33 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 399 | 23 | 0 | 56.6 | 103,116 | Running | ||
| 22 | 5 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 399 | 22 | 0 | 78.5 | 113,383 | Running | ||
| 23 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ollie's Ford | 399 | 22 | 1 | 72.4 | 110,886 | Running | 1 | 15 |
| 24 | 40 | 36 | Stephen Leicht | Golden Corral Chevy | 399 | 20 | 0 | 59.5 | 88,558 | Running | ||
| 25 | 21 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 399 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 86,833 | Running | ||
| 26 | 1 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 399 | 18 | 0 | 68.5 | 105,608 | Running | ||
| 27 | 36 | 34 | David Gilliland | Honoring Our Heroes Ford | 397 | 17 | 0 | 45.4 | 84,333 | Running | ||
| 28 | 35 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 394 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 80,997 | Running | ||
| 29 | 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 393 | 15 | 0 | 72.7 | 79,225 | Running | ||
| 30 | 29 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Brakes Toyota | 391 | 14 | 0 | 43.8 | 79,600 | Running | ||
| 31 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Power of Pride Chevy | 362 | 14 | 1 | 86.6 | 121,911 | Running | 1 | 38 |
| 32 | 38 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 357 | 12 | 0 | 31.4 | 79,825 | Running | ||
| 33 | 24 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 328 | 11 | 0 | 53.3 | 94,914 | Running | ||
| 34 | 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Moen/Menards Chevy | 319 | 10 | 0 | 57.3 | 76,525 | Running | ||
| 35 | 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot/Celebration of Service Toyota | 296 | 9 | 0 | 59.6 | 76,425 | Engine | ||
| 36 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Safe Skies TSA Luggage Locks Ford | 198 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 67,275 | Engine | ||
| 37 | 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 51 | 7 | 0 | 27.9 | 67,150 | Accident | ||
| 38 | 12 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 50 | 6 | 0 | 43.2 | 75,025 | Accident | ||
| 39 | 31 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 46 | 5 | 0 | 36.1 | 66,900 | Brakes | ||
| 40 | 26 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 42 | 4 | 0 | 33.9 | 66,775 | Brakes | ||
| 41 | 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy Toyota | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 | 66,625 | Ignition | ||
| 42 | 43 | 55 | J.J. Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 22 | 2 | 0 | 28.4 | 66,500 | Overheating | ||
| 43 | 41 | 46 | Scott Speed | T&T Performance Ford | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 66,860 | Accident | ||
# 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: (3) #60 Mike Skinner; #37 Erik Darnell; #50 T.J. Bell
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 88,000, Kevin Harvick won the Wonderful Pistachios 400, his 18th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 20 minutes, 12 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:89.91 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.139 second(s)
Caution Flags: 15 cautions for 85 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 4-6 (Car #32, 71 Accident Turn 3 [None]); 9-19 (Car #00, 33, 88, 46, 11, 34, 13, 56, 17, 9, 38, 55, 7 Accident Turn 4 [None]); 28-32 (Car #4 Accident Turn 2 [34]); 38-43 (Car #9, 88 Accident Backstretch [11]); 53-61 (Car #4, 9, 83 Accident Turn 4 [34]); 118-122 (Car #32 Accident Turn 2 [18]); 154-160 (Car #38, 88 Accident Turn 2 [None]); 164-168 (Car #51 Spin Frontstretch [88]); 173-178 (Car #27 Accident Turn 2 [9]); 187-190 (Car #22, 42, 48 Accident Turn 2 [34]); 247-253 (Car #22, 48 Accident Turn 2 [88]); 286-290 (Car #31 Accident Turn 3 [1]); 298-301 (Car #9, 35 Accident Turn 2 [43]); 310-313 (Car #00, 33 Accident Turn 1 [9]); 385-388 (Car #27 Spin Frontstretch [88]).
Lap Leaders: 11 lead changes among 7 drivers. Reutimann-pole, McMurray 1-19, Johnson 20-57, Harvick 58, Kenseth 59-73, Harvick 74-156, Biffle 157-162, Harvick 163-201, Edwards 202-314, Harvick 315-377, J. Gordon 378-384, Harvick 385-400.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: David Reutimann (127.383 mph. 21.196 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Kevin Harvick
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick (crew chief Gil Martin)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Jamie McMurray (124.229 mph, Lap 2)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies (#29)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: David Ragan (crew chief Drew Blickensderfer, 0.141 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $40,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Denny Hamlin (19 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 26
Unofficial Race Results for the 54Th Annual Wonderful Pistachios 400
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Richmond International Raceway - Richmond, VA - .75 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 400 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $5,008,697
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 400 | 48 | 5 | 142.8 | $256,736 | Running | 5 | 202 |
| 2 | 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Cheez-It/Kellogg's Ford | 400 | 43 | 1 | 130.7 | $196,266 | Running | 1 | 113 |
| 3 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 400 | 42 | 1 | 108.4 | $165,536 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 20 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 400 | 40 | 113.4 | $125,125 | Running | |||
| 5 | 11 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 400 | 39 | 111.3 | $144,325 | Running | |||
| 6 | 13 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 400 | 38 | 99.2 | $137,066 | Running | |||
| 7 | 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 400 | 37 | 88.7 | $131,658 | Running | |||
| 8 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 400 | 36 | 97.5 | $121,400 | Running | |||
| 9 | 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 400 | 35 | 86.7 | $131,125 | Running | |||
| 10 | 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | Quaker State/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 400 | 34 | 82.3 | $89,750 | Running | |||
| 11 | 9 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 400 | 33 | 83.7 | $117,261 | Running | |||
| 12 | 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 400 | 32 | 91.6 | $104,708 | Running | |||
| 13 | 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Honoring Our Heroes Ford | 400 | 32 | 1 | 103.1 | $92,125 | Running | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 400 | 31 | 1 | 93.6 | $115,914 | Running | 1 | 19 |
| 15 | 10 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 400 | 29 | 99.6 | $112,783 | Running | |||
| 16 | 27 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 400 | 28 | 62.0 | $82,375 | Running | |||
| 17 | 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 400 | 27 | 67.6 | $75,075 | Running | |||
| 18 | 23 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 400 | 26 | 71.9 | $100,170 | Running | |||
| 19 | 34 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Pepsi Max Chevy | 400 | 25 | 60.4 | $69,700 | Running | |||
| 20 | 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Scott Brand Toyota | 400 | 24 | 57.7 | $100,895 | Running | |||
| 21 | 33 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 399 | 23 | 56.6 | $103,116 | Running | |||
| 22 | 5 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 399 | 22 | 78.5 | $113,383 | Running | |||
| 23 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ollie's Ford | 399 | 22 | 1 | 72.4 | $110,886 | Running | 1 | 15 |
| 24 | 40 | 36 | Stephen Leicht | Golden Corral Chevy | 399 | 20 | 59.5 | $88,558 | Running | |||
| 25 | 21 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 399 | 0 | 52.1 | $86,833 | Running | |||
| 26 | 1 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 399 | 18 | 68.5 | $105,608 | Running | |||
| 27 | 36 | 34 | David Gilliland | Honoring Our Heroes Ford | 397 | 17 | 45.4 | $84,333 | Running | |||
| 28 | 35 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 394 | 0 | 43.0 | $80,997 | Running | |||
| 29 | 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 393 | 15 | 72.7 | $79,225 | Running | |||
| 30 | 29 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Brakes Toyota | 391 | 14 | 43.8 | $79,600 | Running | |||
| 31 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Power of Pride Chevy | 362 | 14 | 1 | 86.6 | $121,911 | Running | 1 | 38 |
| 32 | 38 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 357 | 12 | 31.4 | $79,825 | Running | |||
| 33 | 24 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 328 | 11 | 53.3 | $94,914 | Running | |||
| 34 | 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Moen/Menards Chevy | 319 | 10 | 57.3 | $76,525 | Running | |||
| 35 | 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot/Celebration of Service Toyota | 296 | 9 | 59.6 | $76,425 | Engine | |||
| 36 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Safe Skies TSA Luggage Locks Ford | 198 | 0 | 41.0 | $67,275 | Engine | |||
| 37 | 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 51 | 7 | 27.9 | 67,150.00 | Accident | |||
| 38 | 12 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 50 | 6 | 43.2 | $75,025 | Accident | |||
| 39 | 31 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 46 | 5 | 36.1 | $66,900 | Brakes | |||
| 40 | 26 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 42 | 4 | 33.9 | $66,775 | Brakes | |||
| 41 | 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 24 | 0 | 31.8 | $66,625 | Ignition | |||
| 42 | 43 | 55 | J J Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 22 | 2 | 28.4 | $66,500 | Overheating | |||
| 43 | 41 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | T&T Performance Ford | 7 | 0 | 24.3 | $66,860 | Accident |
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 88,000, Kevin Harvick won the Wonderful Pistachios 400, his 18th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Failed to Qualify: (3) 60 Mike Skinner(i), 37 Erik Darnell, 50 T J Bell.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 20 Mins, 12 Secs.
Average Speed: 89.910 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.139 Seconds
Caution Flags: 15 for 85 laps: Laps: 4-6 (#32, 71 accident turn 3 [None]); 9-19 (#00, 33, 88, 46, 11, 34, 13, 56, 17, 9, 38, 55, 7 accident turn 4 [None]); 28-32 (#4 accident turn 2 [34]); 38-43 (#9, 88 accident backstretch [11]); 53-61 (#4, 9, 83 accident turn 4 [34]); 118-122 (#32 accident turn 2 [18]); 154-160 (#38, 88 accident turn 2 [None]); 164-168 (#51 spin frontstretch [88]); 173-178 (#27 accident turn 2 [9]); 187-190 (#22, 42, 48 accident turn 2 [34]); 247-253 (#22, 48 accident turn 2 [88]); 286-290 (#31 accident turn 3 [1]); 298-301 (#9, 35 accident turn 2 [43]); 310-313 (#00, 33 accident turn 1 [9]); 385-388 (#27 spin frontstretch [88]).
Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers: 0; J. McMurray 1-19; J. Johnson 20-57; K. Harvick 58; M. Kenseth 59-73; K. Harvick 74-156; G. Biffle 157-162; K. Harvick 163-201; C. Edwards 202-314; K. Harvick 315-377; J. Gordon 378-384; K. Harvick 385-400.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Kevin Harvick, #29
Coors Light Pole Award : David Reutimann, #00 127.383 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #29 G Martin
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jamie McMurray, #1 124.229 mph, Lap 2
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies, #29
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #29
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : David Ragan, #6 Blickensderfer,.141sec
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Denny Hamlin, #11 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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