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Chicagoland Speedway
GEICO 400
September 18, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 27
11TH ANNUAL GEICO "400"
CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY
Joliet, IL - September 19, 2011
1.5-Mile Oval
267 Laps - 400.5 Miles Purse: $5,906,054
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 267 | 47 | 4 | 114.3 | $332,308 | Running | 4 | 35 |
| 2 | 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 267 | 42 | 0 | 98.7 | 252,861 | Running | ||
| 3 | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 267 | 41 | 0 | 91.4 | 175,950 | Running | ||
| 4 | 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 267 | 41 | 1 | 113.1 | 186,891 | Running | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 267 | 40 | 1 | 96.5 | 146,983 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 267 | 40 | 2 | 124.5 | 161,750 | Running | 2 | 64 |
| 7 | 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 267 | 37 | 0 | 90.1 | 150,008 | Running | ||
| 8 | 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Medicine Chevy | 267 | 37 | 1 | 107.4 | 142,675 | Running | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | 25 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 267 | 35 | 0 | 79.7 | 110,600 | Running | ||
| 10 | 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy | 267 | 35 | 1 | 113.7 | 155,811 | Running | 3 | 39 |
| 11 | 15 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 267 | 33 | 0 | 89 | 107,850 | Running | ||
| 12 | 24 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 32 | 0 | 69.7 | 120,833 | Running | ||
| 13 | 8 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 31 | 0 | 78.5 | 122,289 | Running | ||
| 14 | 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 267 | 30 | 0 | 68.5 | 132,383 | Running | ||
| 15 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 267 | 29 | 0 | 74 | 102,975 | Running | ||
| 16 | 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 267 | 28 | 0 | 71.7 | 100,900 | Running | ||
| 17 | 13 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 267 | 27 | 0 | 77 | 118,445 | Running | ||
| 18 | 20 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 267 | 27 | 1 | 85.1 | 99,400 | Running | 3 | 14 |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 267 | 25 | 0 | 72 | 120,691 | Running | ||
| 20 | 2 | 27 | Paul Menard | ZECOL / Menards Chevy | 267 | 24 | 0 | 88.6 | 98,500 | Running | ||
| 21 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 266 | 24 | 1 | 114.2 | 133,061 | Running | 4 | 46 |
| 22 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Wrigley Doublemint Toyota | 266 | 23 | 1 | 95 | 133,141 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 23 | 28 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 266 | 0 | 0 | 53.6 | 88,925 | Running | ||
| 24 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 265 | 20 | 0 | 63.6 | 124,211 | Running | ||
| 25 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Street King Ford | 265 | 0 | 0 | 45.6 | 101,608 | Running | ||
| 26 | 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Filtrete Ford | 265 | 18 | 0 | 93.6 | 100,850 | Running | ||
| 27 | 18 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 265 | 17 | 0 | 56.6 | 122,186 | Running | ||
| 28 | 40 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services / RB Enterprises Ford | 265 | 16 | 0 | 40.2 | 95,150 | Running | ||
| 29 | 41 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 265 | 15 | 0 | 41.3 | 83,950 | Running | ||
| 30 | 31 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Security Benefits / Thank A Teacher Today Chev | 264 | 0 | 0 | 46.5 | 94,358 | Running | ||
| 31 | 27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 264 | 13 | 0 | 52.3 | 129,025 | Running | ||
| 32 | 29 | 0 | David Reutimann | TUMS Toyota | 263 | 12 | 0 | 53.1 | 108,708 | Running | ||
| 33 | 39 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 263 | 11 | 0 | 38.7 | 91,097 | Running | ||
| 34 | 32 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Long John Silver's Ford | 263 | 11 | 1 | 39.9 | 80,400 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | 35 | 46 | Scott Speed | Red Line Oil / International Ford | 260 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 | 80,175 | Running | ||
| 36 | 38 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 259 | 8 | 0 | 34.6 | 79,975 | Running | ||
| 37 | 11 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kleenex Cool Touch / Clorox Toyota | 236 | 7 | 0 | 54.6 | 106,095 | Running | ||
| 38 | 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 163 | 6 | 0 | 85.9 | 118,139 | Engine | ||
| 39 | 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy / MAPEI Dodge | 77 | 5 | 0 | 36.5 | 79,325 | Vibration | ||
| 40 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 45 | 0 | 0 | 32.5 | 79,080 | Electrical | ||
| 41 | 34 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 44 | 3 | 0 | 32.4 | 78,805 | Vibration | ||
| 42 | 43 | 37 | Josh Wise | Bradley University Ford | 41 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | 78,635 | Brakes | ||
| 43 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | James Fund Toyota | 25 | 1 | 0 | 28.4 | 78,907 | 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
Failed to qualify: (4) #55-Travis Kvapil; #95-David Starr; #35-Stephen Leicht; #60-Mike Skinner
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 42,000 (original estimate 72,000), Tony Stewart won the GEICO 400, his 40th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #7 (engine change), #30 (missed driver introductions).
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 47 minutes, 41 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 143.306 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.941 second(s)
Caution Flags: 6 cautions for 25 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 32-35 (Competition Caution [34]); 72-75 (Debris [32]); 146-150 (Debris [31]); 165-168 (Fluid On Track [24]); 205-208 (Car #38 Accident Turn 3 [9]); 214-217 (Debris [4]).
Lap Leaders: 22 lead changes among 10 drivers. Kenseth 1-32, Yeley 33, Ky. Busch 34-40, Ku. Busch 41-103, Edwards 104-115, Johnson 116, Newman 117-118, Edwards 119-145, Ku. Busch 146, Newman 147-162, Johnson 163-164, Keselowski 165-168, Johnson 169-204, Stewart 205, Kenseth 206-208, Stewart 209-214, Truex Jr 215-217, Kenseth 218, Truex Jr 219-227, Kenseth 228-237, Stewart 238-250, Truex Jr 251-252, Stewart 253-267.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Matt Kenseth (183.243 mph. 29.469 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Kurt Busch
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Carl Edwards (crew chief Bob Osborne)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Jimmie Johnson (179.862 mph, Lap 170)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Penske Engines (#22)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart (crew chief Darian Grubb, 0.235 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $50,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Kevin Harvick (28 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 27
Unofficial Race Results for the 11Th Annual Geico 400 - Monday, September 19, 2011
Chicagoland Speedway - Joliet, IL - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 267 Laps - 400.5 Miles - Purse: $5,906,054
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 267 | 47 | 4 | 114.3 | $332,308 | Running | 4 | 35 |
| 2 | 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 267 | 42 | 98.7 | $252,861 | Running | |||
| 3 | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 267 | 41 | 91.4 | $175,950 | Running | |||
| 4 | 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 267 | 41 | 1 | 113.1 | $186,891 | Running | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 267 | 40 | 1 | 96.5 | $146,983 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 267 | 40 | 2 | 124.5 | $161,750 | Running | 2 | 64 |
| 7 | 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 267 | 37 | 90.1 | $150,008 | Running | |||
| 8 | 4 | 39 | Ryan Newman | US Army Medicine Chevy | 267 | 37 | 1 | 107.4 | $142,675 | Running | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | 25 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 267 | 35 | 79.7 | $110,600 | Running | |||
| 10 | 12 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy | 267 | 35 | 1 | 113.7 | $155,811 | Running | 3 | 39 |
| 11 | 15 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 267 | 33 | 89 | $107,850 | Running | |||
| 12 | 24 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 32 | 69.7 | $120,833 | Running | |||
| 13 | 8 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 31 | 78.5 | $122,289 | Running | |||
| 14 | 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 267 | 30 | 68.5 | $132,383 | Running | |||
| 15 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 267 | 29 | 74 | $102,975 | Running | |||
| 16 | 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 267 | 28 | 71.7 | $100,900 | Running | |||
| 17 | 13 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 267 | 27 | 77 | $118,445 | Running | |||
| 18 | 20 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 267 | 27 | 1 | 85.1 | $99,400 | Running | 3 | 14 |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 267 | 25 | 72 | $120,691 | Running | |||
| 20 | 2 | 27 | Paul Menard | ZECOL / Menards Chevy | 267 | 24 | 88.6 | $98,500 | Running | |||
| 21 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 266 | 24 | 1 | 114.2 | $133,061 | Running | 4 | 46 |
| 22 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Wrigley Doublemint Toyota | 266 | 23 | 1 | 95 | $133,141 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 23 | 28 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 266 | 0 | 53.6 | $88,925 | Running | |||
| 24 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 265 | 20 | 63.6 | $124,211 | Running | |||
| 25 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 265 | 0 | 45.6 | $101,608 | Running | |||
| 26 | 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Filtrete Ford | 265 | 18 | 93.6 | $100,850 | Running | |||
| 27 | 18 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 265 | 17 | 56.6 | $122,186 | Running | |||
| 28 | 40 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services / RB Enterprises Ford | 265 | 16 | 40.2 | $95,150 | Running | |||
| 29 | 41 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 265 | 15 | 41.3 | $83,950 | Running | |||
| 30 | 31 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefits / Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 264 | 0 | 46.5 | $94,358 | Running | |||
| 31 | 27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 264 | 13 | 52.3 | $129,025 | Running | |||
| 32 | 29 | 00 | David Reutimann | TUMS Toyota | 263 | 12 | 53.1 | $108,708 | Running | |||
| 33 | 39 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 263 | 11 | 38.7 | $91,097 | Running | |||
| 34 | 32 | 38 | J J Yeley | Long John Silver's Ford | 263 | 11 | 1 | 39.9 | $80,400 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | 35 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Red Line Oil / International Ford | 260 | 0 | 30.4 | $80,175 | Running | |||
| 36 | 38 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 259 | 8 | 34.6 | $79,975 | Running | |||
| 37 | 11 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kleenex Cool Touch / Clorox Toyota | 236 | 7 | 54.6 | $106,095 | Running | |||
| 38 | 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 163 | 6 | 85.9 | $118,139 | Engine | |||
| 39 | 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy / MAPEI Dodge | 77 | 5 | 36.5 | $79,325 | Vibration | |||
| 40 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 45 | 0 | 32.5 | $79,080 | Electrical | |||
| 41 | 34 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 44 | 3 | 32.4 | $78,805 | Vibration | |||
| 42 | 43 | 37 | Josh Wise(i) | Bradley University Ford | 41 | 0 | 29.3 | $78,635 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | James Fund Toyota | 25 | 1 | 28.4 | $78,907 | Brakes |
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 42,000 (original estimate 72,000),Tony Stewart won the GEICO 400, his 40th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #7 (engine change), #30 (missed driver introductions).
Failed to Qualify: (4) #55-Travis Kvapil(i), #95-David Starr(i), #35-Stephen Leicht, #60-Mike Skinner(i).
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 47 Mins, 41 Secs.
Average Speed: 143.306 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.941 Seconds
Caution Flags: 6 for 25 laps: Laps: 32-35 (Competition caution [34]); 72-75 (Debris [32]); 146-150 (Debris [31]); 165-168 (Fluid on track [24]); 205-208 (#38 accident Turn 3 [9]); 214-217 (Debris [4]).
Lead Changes: 22 among 10 drivers: M. Kenseth 1-32; J. Yeley 33; Kyle Busch 34-40; Kurt Busch 41-103; C. Edwards 104-115; J. Johnson 116; R. Newman 117-118; C. Edwards 119-145; Kurt Busch 146; R. Newman 147-162; J. Johnson 163-164; B. Keselowski 165-168; J. Johnson 169-204; T. Stewart 205; M. Kenseth 206-208; T. Stewart 209-214; M. Truex Jr. 215-217; M. Kenseth 218; M. Truex Jr. 219-227; M. Kenseth 228-237; T. Stewart 238-250; M. Truex Jr. 251-252; T. Stewart 253-267.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Kurt Busch, #22
Coors Light Pole Award : Matt Kenseth, #17 183.243 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 crew chief Bob Osborne
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jimmie Johnson, #48 179.862 mph, Lap 170
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Penske Engines, #22
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Tony Stewart, #14
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Tony Stewart, #14 cc D Grubb, 0.235 secs
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Kevin Harvick, #29 28 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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