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New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Sylvania 300
September 25, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 28
15TH ANNUAL SYLVANIA "300"
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Loudon, NH - September 25, 2011
1.058-Mile Oval
300 Laps - 317.4 Miles Purse: $5,202,458
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevy | 300 | 47 | 4 | 114.6 | $254,083 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 300 | 43 | 1 | 93.8 | 186,383 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford40MPG.com Ford | 300 | 41 | 0 | 115 | 148,675 | Running | ||
| 4 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 300 | 42 | 2 | 131.5 | 165,211 | Running | 3 | 78 |
| 5 | 3 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 300 | 40 | 1 | 98.7 | 129,564 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Affliction Clothing Ford | 300 | 38 | 0 | 81.9 | 135,411 | Running | ||
| 7 | 26 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 300 | 38 | 1 | 79.6 | 105,100 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts Winterguard Ford | 300 | 36 | 0 | 82.5 | 128,941 | Running | ||
| 9 | 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Degree Men Chevy | 300 | 36 | 1 | 84.2 | 127,883 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 300 | 35 | 1 | 82.2 | 111,095 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 300 | 33 | 0 | 92.9 | 128,816 | Running | ||
| 12 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 300 | 33 | 1 | 99.3 | 131,286 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 300 | 31 | 0 | 81.8 | 91,500 | Running | ||
| 14 | 24 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 300 | 30 | 0 | 69.5 | 88,125 | Running | ||
| 15 | 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 300 | 30 | 1 | 118.2 | 105,583 | Running | 4 | 43 |
| 16 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 300 | 29 | 1 | 82.3 | 87,025 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevy | 300 | 27 | 0 | 88.4 | 86,150 | Running | ||
| 18 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 300 | 27 | 1 | 88 | 128,286 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Baked Beans Toyota | 299 | 25 | 0 | 65.5 | 104,770 | Running | ||
| 20 | 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Sylvania/Menards Chevy | 299 | 24 | 0 | 61.5 | 85,850 | Running | ||
| 21 | 13 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 299 | 23 | 0 | 65.1 | 114,611 | Running | ||
| 22 | 5 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 299 | 23 | 1 | 66.5 | 118,375 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | AXE Cool Metal Chevy | 299 | 21 | 0 | 61.7 | 112,789 | Running | ||
| 24 | 21 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 299 | 21 | 1 | 93.9 | 84,225 | Running | 1 | 46 |
| 25 | 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 299 | 20 | 1 | 101.1 | 122,725 | Running | 1 | 62 |
| 26 | 11 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 298 | 19 | 1 | 101.1 | 116,783 | Out of Fuel | 1 | 49 |
| 27 | 32 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Long John Silver's Ford | 298 | 17 | 0 | 51.3 | 91,008 | Running | ||
| 28 | 19 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 298 | 16 | 0 | 54.8 | 103,108 | Running | ||
| 29 | 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 298 | 15 | 0 | 71.4 | 119,950 | Running | ||
| 30 | 29 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 297 | 14 | 0 | 52.1 | 105,166 | Running | ||
| 31 | 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Street King Ford | 296 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 86,633 | Running | ||
| 32 | 33 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 296 | 12 | 0 | 40.9 | 80,747 | Running | ||
| 33 | 30 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction/Thank A Teacher Chevy | 294 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 71,950 | Running | ||
| 34 | 42 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 284 | 10 | 0 | 35.2 | 80,300 | Running | ||
| 35 | 22 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral/HOF Richie Evans Chevy | 80 | 9 | 0 | 43.9 | 70,600 | Oil Leak | ||
| 36 | 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy Toyota | 38 | 0 | 0 | 36.6 | 70,375 | Brakes | ||
| 37 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 35 | 7 | 0 | 37.5 | 70,175 | Rear Gear | ||
| 38 | 34 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 32 | 6 | 0 | 33.4 | 69,975 | Brakes | ||
| 39 | 41 | 37 | Josh Wise | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 29 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 | 69,850 | Brakes | ||
| 40 | 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 28 | 4 | 0 | 28.3 | 69,700 | Brakes | ||
| 41 | 43 | 46 | Scott Speed | Red Line Oil Ford | 23 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 69,525 | Brakes | ||
| 42 | 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 19 | 2 | 0 | 33.7 | 69,400 | Electrical | ||
| 43 | 38 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 69,767 | Brakes | ||
Failed to qualify: (2) #35-Steve Park; #50-T.J. Bell
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 95,000, Tony Stewart won the SYLVANIA 300, his 41st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 43 minutes, 13 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 116.679 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 7.225 second(s)
Caution Flags: 3 cautions for 14 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 88-91 (Debris [6]); 157-162 (Car #51 Accident Turn 2 [29]); 174-177 (Car #17, 99 Accident Turn 2 [38]).
Lap Leaders: 19 lead changes among 15 drivers. Newman 1-62, J. Gordon 63, Smith 64-66, Kahne 67-88, Martin 89-134, Kahne 135-147, J. Gordon 148-157, Ragan 158, Kahne 159-162, J. Gordon 163-229, Keselowski 230, Montoya 231-232, Vickers 233-236, Harvick 237, Johnson 238, Truex Jr 239-241, Ku. Busch 242-245, Kahne 246-249, Bowyer 250-298, Stewart 299-300.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman (135.002 mph. 28.213 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Jeff Gordon
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Greg Biffle (crew chief Matt Puccia)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Jeff Gordon (128.489 mph, Lap 180)
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: David Ragan (crew chief Drew Blickensderfer, 0.411 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: Tony Stewart ($50,000 ++)
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya (22 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 36
Unofficial Race Results for the 15Th Annual Sylvania 300 - Sunday, September 25, 2011
New Hampshire Motor Speedway - Loudon, NH - 1.058 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 300 Laps - 317.4 Miles - Purse: $5,202,458
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevy | 300 | 47 | 4 | 114.6 | $254,083 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 300 | 43 | 1 | 93.8 | $186,383 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford40MPG.com Ford | 300 | 41 | 115 | $148,675 | Running | |||
| 4 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 300 | 42 | 2 | 131.5 | $165,211 | Running | 3 | 78 |
| 5 | 3 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 300 | 40 | 1 | 98.7 | $129,564 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Affliction Clothing Ford | 300 | 38 | 81.9 | $135,411 | Running | |||
| 7 | 26 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 300 | 38 | 1 | 79.6 | $105,100 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts Winterguard Ford | 300 | 36 | 82.5 | $128,941 | Running | |||
| 9 | 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Degree Men Chevy | 300 | 36 | 1 | 84.2 | $127,883 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 300 | 35 | 1 | 82.2 | $111,095 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 300 | 33 | 92.9 | $128,816 | Running | |||
| 12 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 300 | 33 | 1 | 99.3 | $131,286 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 300 | 31 | 81.8 | $91,500 | Running | |||
| 14 | 24 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 300 | 30 | 69.5 | $88,125 | Running | |||
| 15 | 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 300 | 30 | 1 | 118.2 | $105,583 | Running | 4 | 43 |
| 16 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 300 | 29 | 1 | 82.3 | $87,025 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevy | 300 | 27 | 88.4 | $86,150 | Running | |||
| 18 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 300 | 27 | 1 | 88 | $128,286 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Baked Beans Toyota | 299 | 25 | 65.5 | $104,770 | Running | |||
| 20 | 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Sylvania/Menards Chevy | 299 | 24 | 61.5 | $85,850 | Running | |||
| 21 | 13 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 299 | 23 | 65.1 | $114,611 | Running | |||
| 22 | 5 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 299 | 23 | 1 | 66.5 | $118,375 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | AXE Cool Metal Chevy | 299 | 21 | 61.7 | $112,789 | Running | |||
| 24 | 21 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 299 | 21 | 1 | 93.9 | $84,225 | Running | 1 | 46 |
| 25 | 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 299 | 20 | 1 | 101.1 | $122,725 | Running | 1 | 62 |
| 26 | 11 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 298 | 19 | 1 | 101.1 | $116,783 | Out Of Fuel | 1 | 49 |
| 27 | 32 | 38 | JJ Yeley | Long John Silver's Ford | 298 | 17 | 51.3 | $91,008 | Running | |||
| 28 | 19 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 298 | 16 | 54.8 | $103,108 | Running | |||
| 29 | 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 298 | 15 | 71.4 | $119,950 | Running | |||
| 30 | 29 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 297 | 14 | 52.1 | $105,166 | Running | |||
| 31 | 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 296 | 0 | 42 | $86,633 | Running | |||
| 32 | 33 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 296 | 12 | 40.9 | $80,747 | Running | |||
| 33 | 30 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Phoenix Construction/Thank A Teacher Today Chev | 294 | 0 | 42.1 | $71,950 | Running | |||
| 34 | 42 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 284 | 10 | 35.2 | $80,300 | Running | |||
| 35 | 22 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral/HOF Richie Evans Chevy | 80 | 9 | 43.9 | $70,600 | Oil Leak | |||
| 36 | 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 38 | 0 | 36.6 | $70,375 | Brakes | |||
| 37 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 35 | 7 | 37.5 | $70,175 | Rear Gear | |||
| 38 | 34 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 32 | 6 | 33.4 | $69,975 | Brakes | |||
| 39 | 41 | 37 | Josh Wise(i) | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 29 | 0 | 30.4 | $69,850 | Brakes | |||
| 40 | 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 28 | 4 | 28.3 | $69,700 | Brakes | |||
| 41 | 43 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Red Line Oil Ford | 23 | 0 | 31 | $69,525 | Brakes | |||
| 42 | 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 19 | 2 | 33.7 | $69,400 | Electrical | |||
| 43 | 38 | 55 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 10 | 0 | 30.1 | $69,767 | Brakes |
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 95,000, Tony Stewart won the SYLVANIA 300, his 41st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Failed to Qualify: (2) #35-Steve Park, #50-TJ Bell.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 43 Mins, 13 Secs.
Average Speed: 116.679 MPH
Margin of Victory: 7.225 Seconds
Caution Flags: 3 for 14 laps: Laps: 88-91 (Debris [6]); 157-162 (#51 accident turn 2 [29]); 174-177 (#17, 99 accident turn 2 [38]).
Lead Changes: 19 among 15 drivers: R. Newman 1-62; J. Gordon 63; R. Smith 64-66; K. Kahne 67-88; M. Martin 89-134; K. Kahne 135-147; J. Gordon 148-157; D. Ragan 158; K. Kahne 159-162; J. Gordon 163-229; B. Keselowski 230; J. Montoya 231-232; B. Vickers 233-236; K. Harvick 237; J. Johnson 238; M. Truex, Jr. 239-241; Kurt Busch 242-245; K. Kahne 246-249; C. Bowyer 250-298; T. Stewart 299-300.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Jeff Gordon, #24
Coors Light Pole Award : Ryan Newman, #39 135.002 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Greg Biffle, #16 M Puccia
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jeff Gordon, #24 128.489 mph, Lap 180
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 : David Ragan, #6 Blickensderfer .411 sec
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 22 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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