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Dover International Speedway
AAA 400
October 2, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 29
42ND ANNUAL AAA "400"
DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Dover, DE - October 2, 2011
1-Mile Oval
400 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $5,074,329
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 400 | 47 | 4 | 133.8 | $223,625 | Running | 5 | 90 |
| 2 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy | 400 | 44 | 2 | 133.5 | 220,786 | Running | 5 | 157 |
| 3 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 400 | 42 | 1 | 127.2 | 180,566 | Running | 3 | 116 |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 400 | 40 | 0 | 111.3 | 142,158 | Running | ||
| 5 | 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 400 | 40 | 1 | 109.8 | 148,311 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 400 | 39 | 1 | 111 | 142,266 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 400 | 38 | 1 | 103.1 | 127,836 | Running | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 27 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 400 | 36 | 0 | 91.1 | 140,558 | Running | ||
| 9 | 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 400 | 35 | 0 | 98 | 114,741 | Running | ||
| 10 | 22 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevy | 400 | 35 | 1 | 98.2 | 129,861 | Running | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 400 | 34 | 1 | 84.5 | 89,500 | Running | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | 34 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 400 | 32 | 0 | 86.3 | 116,786 | Running | ||
| 13 | 14 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 400 | 31 | 0 | 86.9 | 107,058 | Running | ||
| 14 | 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 400 | 30 | 0 | 74.8 | 103,964 | Running | ||
| 15 | 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 400 | 29 | 0 | 75.9 | 111,539 | Running | ||
| 16 | 3 | 27 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Chevy | 400 | 28 | 0 | 78.6 | 83,250 | Running | ||
| 17 | 16 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 400 | 27 | 0 | 67.5 | 101,195 | Running | ||
| 18 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 400 | 26 | 0 | 72.2 | 118,950 | Running | ||
| 19 | 17 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 400 | 25 | 0 | 74.7 | 82,350 | Running | ||
| 20 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 400 | 25 | 1 | 84.6 | 98,808 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 19 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 399 | 23 | 0 | 60.8 | 83,350 | Running | ||
| 22 | 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 398 | 22 | 0 | 60.1 | 111,258 | Running | ||
| 23 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army ROTC Chevy | 398 | 21 | 0 | 59.8 | 113,100 | Running | ||
| 24 | 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 398 | 20 | 0 | 68.7 | 81,225 | Running | ||
| 25 | 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 398 | 19 | 0 | 59.4 | 115,683 | Running | ||
| 26 | 8 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | grilling.com / Kingsford Toyota | 398 | 18 | 0 | 65.5 | 99,145 | Running | ||
| 27 | 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Cubitron Ford | 397 | 17 | 0 | 86.5 | 87,800 | Running | ||
| 28 | 36 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 397 | 16 | 0 | 46.7 | 87,558 | Running | ||
| 29 | 33 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 397 | 15 | 0 | 52 | 80,150 | Running | ||
| 30 | 1 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 396 | 15 | 1 | 70.9 | 93,100 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | 25 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction / Thank A Teacher Chevy | 395 | 0 | 0 | 42.5 | 83,983 | Running | ||
| 32 | 41 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 395 | 12 | 0 | 39.6 | 78,172 | Running | ||
| 33 | 37 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 394 | 11 | 0 | 38.1 | 78,925 | Running | ||
| 34 | 43 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Drive Sober. Arrive Alive Ford | 390 | 10 | 0 | 34.2 | 68,300 | Running | ||
| 35 | 39 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 366 | 9 | 0 | 41.9 | 68,075 | Running | ||
| 36 | 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Street King Ford | 346 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 67,925 | Accident | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | 26 | 37 | Josh Wise | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 56 | 0 | 0 | 39.5 | 67,800 | Brakes | ||
| 38 | 38 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | SPEED Energy / MAPEI / Menards Dodge | 52 | 0 | 0 | 36.4 | 67,650 | Electrical | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | 42 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy Toyota | 49 | 0 | 0 | 31.9 | 67,500 | Clutch | ||
| 40 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 44 | 5 | 1 | 34.2 | 67,325 | Fuel Pump | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 31 | 3 | 0 | 30.8 | 67,125 | Vibration | ||
| 42 | 29 | 46 | Scott Speed | Red Line Oil / International Ford | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 | 66,995 | Brakes | ||
| 43 | 32 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 12 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 67,329 | Ignition | ||
# 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: (1) #60 Mike Skinner
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 83,000, Kurt Busch won the AAA 400, his 24th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 30 minutes, 59 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 119.413 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.908 second(s)
Caution Flags
: 10 cautions for 44 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 6-8 (Car #11, 43 Accident Turn 3 [None]); 20-22 (Weather [None]); 42-45 (Competition [88]); 138-142 (Car #32 Accident Turn 1 [83]); 176-179 (Debris Turn 3 [34]); 181-184 (Car #47, 6 Accident Turn 2 [20]); 257-263 (Weather [31]); 301-305 (Car #38 Accident Turn 4 [99]); 353-358 (Car #32 Accident Turn 2 [2]); 363-365 (Car #16 Accident Frontstretch [2]).Lap Leaders: 24 lead changes among 13 drivers. Truex Jr 1-2, Ku. Busch 3-41, Bliss 42, McDowell 43, Sorenson 44, Ku. Busch 45-51, Edwards 52-110, Ky. Busch 111, Johnson 112-113, Keselowski 114-115, Edwards 116-138, Burton 139-142, Edwards 143-176, Allmendinger 177-184, Harvick 185-194, Johnson 195-247, Kenseth 248, Burton 249-252, Kenseth 253-254, Johnson 255-300, Ku. Busch 301, Johnson 302-353, Ku. Busch 354, Johnson 355-358, Ku. Busch 359-400.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Martin Truex Jr (159.004 mph. 22.641 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: Martin Truex Jr (154.506 mph, Lap 2)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#48)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kasey Kahne
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Clint Bowyer (crew chief Shane Wilson, 0.077 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $20,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Clint Bowyer (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 29
Unofficial Race Results for the 42nd Annual Aaa 400 - Sunday, October 2, 2011
Dover International Speedway - Dover, DE - 1 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 400 Laps - 400 Miles - Purse: $5,074,329
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 400 | 47 | 4 | 133.8 | $223,625 | Running | 5 | 90 |
| 2 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy | 400 | 44 | 2 | 133.5 | $220,786 | Running | 5 | 157 |
| 3 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 400 | 42 | 1 | 127.2 | $180,566 | Running | 3 | 116 |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 400 | 40 | 111.3 | $142,158 | Running | |||
| 5 | 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 400 | 40 | 1 | 109.8 | $148,311 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 400 | 39 | 1 | 111.0 | $142,266 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 400 | 38 | 1 | 103.1 | $127,836 | Running | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 27 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 400 | 36 | 91.1 | $140,558 | Running | |||
| 9 | 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 400 | 35 | 98.0 | $114,741 | Running | |||
| 10 | 22 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevy | 400 | 35 | 1 | 98.2 | $129,861 | Running | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 400 | 34 | 1 | 84.5 | $89,500 | Running | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | 34 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 400 | 32 | 86.3 | $116,786 | Running | |||
| 13 | 14 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 400 | 31 | 86.9 | $107,058 | Running | |||
| 14 | 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 400 | 30 | 74.8 | $103,964 | Running | |||
| 15 | 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 400 | 29 | 75.9 | $111,539 | Running | |||
| 16 | 3 | 27 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Chevy | 400 | 28 | 78.6 | $83,250 | Running | |||
| 17 | 16 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 400 | 27 | 67.5 | $101,195 | Running | |||
| 18 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 400 | 26 | 72.2 | $118,950 | Running | |||
| 19 | 17 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 400 | 25 | 74.7 | $82,350 | Running | |||
| 20 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 400 | 25 | 1 | 84.6 | $98,808 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 19 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 399 | 23 | 60.8 | $83,350 | Running | |||
| 22 | 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 398 | 22 | 60.1 | $111,258 | Running | |||
| 23 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Newman | US Army ROTC Chevy | 398 | 21 | 59.8 | $113,100 | Running | |||
| 24 | 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 398 | 20 | 68.7 | $81,225 | Running | |||
| 25 | 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 398 | 19 | 59.4 | $115,683 | Running | |||
| 26 | 8 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | grilling.com / Kingsford Toyota | 398 | 18 | 65.5 | $99,145 | Running | |||
| 27 | 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Cubitron Ford | 397 | 17 | 86.5 | $87,800 | Running | |||
| 28 | 36 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 397 | 16 | 46.7 | $87,558 | Running | |||
| 29 | 33 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 397 | 15 | 52.0 | $80,150 | Running | |||
| 30 | 1 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 396 | 15 | 1 | 70.9 | $93,100 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | 25 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | ThankATeacherToday Chevy | 395 | 0 | 42.5 | $83,983 | Running | |||
| 32 | 41 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 395 | 12 | 39.6 | $78,172 | Running | |||
| 33 | 37 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 394 | 11 | 38.1 | $78,925 | Running | |||
| 34 | 43 | 38 | J J Yeley | Drive Sober. Arrive Alive Ford | 390 | 10 | 34.2 | $68,300 | Running | |||
| 35 | 39 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 366 | 9 | 41.9 | $68,075 | Running | |||
| 36 | 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 346 | 0 | 39.1 | $67,925 | Accident | 1 | 1 | |
| 37 | 26 | 37 | Josh Wise(i) | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 56 | 0 | 39.5 | $67,800 | Brakes | |||
| 38 | 38 | 7 | Reed Sorenson(i) | SPEED Energy / MAPEI / Menards Dodge | 52 | 0 | 36.4 | $67,650 | Electrical | 1 | 1 | |
| 39 | 42 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 49 | 0 | 31.9 | $67,500 | Clutch | |||
| 40 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 44 | 5 | 1 | 34.2 | $67,325 | Fuel Pump | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 31 | 3 | 30.8 | $67,125 | Vibration | |||
| 42 | 29 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Red Line Oil / International Ford | 24 | 0 | 31.7 | $66,995 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 32 | 55 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 12 | 0 | 28.3 | $67,329 | Ignition |
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 83,000, Kurt Busch won the AAA 400, his 24th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Failed to Qualify: (1) 60 Mike Skinner(i).
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 30 Mins, 59 Secs.
Average Speed: 119.413 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.908 Seconds
Caution Flags: 10 for 44 laps: Laps: 6-8 (#11, 43 Accident Turn 3 [None]); 20-22 (Weather [None]); 42-45 (Competition [88]); 138-142 (#32 Accident Turn 1 [83]); 176-179 (Debris Turn 3 [34]); 181-184 (#47, 6 Accident Turn 2 [20]); 257-263 (Weather [31]); 301-305 (#38 Accident Turn 4 [99]); 353-358 (#32 Accident Turn 2 [2]); 363-365 (#16 Accident Frontstretch [2]).
Lead Changes: 24 among 13 drivers: M. Truex Jr. 1-2; Kurt Busch 3-41; M. Bliss(i) 42; M. McDowell 43; R. Sorenson(i) 44; Kurt Busch 45-51; C. Edwards 52-110; Kyle Busch 111; J. Johnson 112-113; B. Keselowski 114-115; C. Edwards 116-138; J. Burton 139-142; C. Edwards 143-176; A. Allmendinger 177-184; K. Harvick 185-194; J. Johnson 195-247; M. Kenseth 248; J. Burton 249-252; M. Kenseth 253-254; J. Johnson 255-300; Kurt Busch 301; J. Johnson 302-353; Kurt Busch 354; J. Johnson 355-358; Kurt Busch 359-400.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Kurt Busch, #22
Coors Light Pole Award : Martin Truex Jr, #56 159.004 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 crew chief Bob Osborne
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Martin Truex Jr, #56 154.506 mph, Lap 2
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Hendrick Engines, #48
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Kasey Kahne, #4
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Clint Bowyer, #33 S Wilson 0.077 sec
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Clint Bowyer, #33 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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