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Kansas Speedway
Hollywood Casino 400
October 9, 2011
Johnson wins at Kansas: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the Hollywood Casino 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway for his 55th career win (tied for 8th all time with Rusty Wallace), 2nd of of the season and his 20th Chase race win. Johnson led 197 of 272 laps. The race finsihed with a green-white-checker due to a late race caution when #24-Gordon lost an engine, adding 5 laps to the race distance.
#4-Kahne finished 2nd followed by #2-Keselowski, #17-Kenseth, #99-Edwards [was lucky dog], #29-Harvick, #33-Bowyer,#16-Biffle, #9-Ambrose and #5-Martin. Pole sitter #16-Biffle led 23 laps and finished 8th.
The win is the 199th for Hendrick Motorsports. Chevrolet clinches the Manufacturers Championship, it's 35th championship and 9th in a row.
#99-Edwards leads the Chase by 1 point over #29-Harvick, Johnson is 4 pts behind.
There were 19 lead changes among 9 drivers and 6 cautions for 25 yellow flag laps. The attendance is listed as 82,000 down from 100,000 last year.
Scheduled Race Re-Airs:
ESPN2, Monday, October 10 at 12:00am/et; SPEED, Wednesday, October 12 at 12:00pm/et
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 30
11TH ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD CASINO "400"
KANSAS SPEEDWAY
Kansas City, KS - October 9, 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 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 272 | 48 | 5 | 149.2 | $331,336 | Running | 7 | 197 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 272 | 42 | 0 | 100.7 | 227,083 | Running | ||
| 3 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 272 | 42 | 1 | 108.6 | 192,433 | Running | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 272 | 41 | 1 | 121.3 | 186,311 | Running | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 272 | 39 | 0 | 87.6 | 169,441 | Running | ||
| 6 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 272 | 38 | 0 | 94.2 | 160,486 | Running | ||
| 7 | 24 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 272 | 37 | 0 | 101.7 | 154,408 | Running | ||
| 8 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Sherwin-Williams Ford | 272 | 37 | 1 | 112.7 | 130,750 | Running | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 272 | 35 | 0 | 76.7 | 132,491 | Running | ||
| 10 | 9 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 272 | 34 | 0 | 93.7 | 108,375 | Running | ||
| 11 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 272 | 34 | 1 | 102.5 | 144,541 | Running | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | 6 | 27 | Paul Menard | Schrock / Menards Chevy | 272 | 32 | 0 | 87.5 | 104,775 | Running | ||
| 13 | 17 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 272 | 32 | 1 | 84.6 | 136,750 | Running | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 272 | 30 | 0 | 86.4 | 102,300 | Running | ||
| 15 | 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 272 | 29 | 0 | 109.8 | 136,283 | Running | ||
| 16 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 272 | 28 | 0 | 84.1 | 136,925 | Running | ||
| 17 | 41 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Security Benefits / Thank A Teacher Chevy | 272 | 0 | 0 | 67.2 | 111,808 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | 11 | 39 | Ryan Newman | HAAS Automation Chevy | 272 | 26 | 0 | 68.7 | 129,775 | Running | ||
| 19 | 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 271 | 25 | 0 | 62 | 118,114 | Running | ||
| 20 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 271 | 24 | 0 | 73.6 | 99,375 | Running | ||
| 21 | 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 271 | 23 | 0 | 70.5 | 97,500 | Running | ||
| 22 | 29 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat Chevy | 271 | 22 | 0 | 69.8 | 123,914 | Running | ||
| 23 | 34 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 271 | 21 | 0 | 60.5 | 126,658 | Running | ||
| 24 | 16 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing / Farm American Chevy | 271 | 20 | 0 | 66.2 | 113,920 | Running | ||
| 25 | 22 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 270 | 19 | 0 | 54.5 | 124,336 | Running | ||
| 26 | 26 | 98 | Austin Dillon | President Ronald Reagan Centennial Chevy | 270 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 82,850 | Running | ||
| 27 | 36 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 270 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 98,208 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Street King Ford | 270 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 94,397 | Running | ||
| 29 | 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 270 | 15 | 0 | 53.3 | 92,550 | Running | ||
| 30 | 33 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Beans / Kingsford Toyota | 269 | 14 | 0 | 46 | 112,045 | Running | ||
| 31 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 269 | 13 | 0 | 43.3 | 84,000 | Running | ||
| 32 | 30 | 34 | David Gilliland | A&W All American Food Ford | 268 | 12 | 0 | 38.4 | 83,300 | Running | ||
| 33 | 25 | 46 | Scott Speed | ordergreenstuff.com Ford | 266 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 81,550 | Running | ||
| 34 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 264 | 11 | 1 | 91.9 | 117,336 | Engine | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | 27 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 264 | 9 | 0 | 54.4 | 108,083 | Running | ||
| 36 | 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 241 | 8 | 0 | 77.1 | 87,975 | Running | ||
| 37 | 35 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 72 | 7 | 0 | 36.1 | 89,250 | Overheating | ||
| 38 | 39 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | SPEED Energy / MAPEI / Menards Dodge | 37 | 0 | 0 | 32.9 | 79,525 | Vibration | ||
| 39 | 40 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Victory Junction Toyota | 30 | 5 | 0 | 34.6 | 79,325 | Brakes | ||
| 40 | 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 27 | 4 | 0 | 33.5 | 79,080 | Rear Gear | ||
| 41 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy Toyota | 18 | 0 | 0 | 29.9 | 78,805 | Clutch | ||
| 42 | 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 16 | 2 | 0 | 29.8 | 78,635 | Brakes | ||
| 43 | 28 | 55 | J.J. Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 12 | 1 | 0 | 29.5 | 78,907 | 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: (3) #95 David Starr; #37 Josh Wise; #60 Mike Skinner
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 82,000, Jimmie Johnson won the Hollywood Casino 400, his 55th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: Nos. 00, 43, 7 (missing driver introductions).
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 58 minutes, 27 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 137.181 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.548 second(s)
Caution Flags: 6 cautions for 25 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 21-23 (Car #47 Spin Frontstretch [None]); 85-88 (Debris [42]); 206-210 (Debris [22]); 221-224 (Car #51, 78 Accident Frontstretch [99]); 241-244 (Debris [9]); 266-270 (Oil On Track [39]).
Lap Leaders: 19 lead changes among 9 drivers. Biffle 1-20, Kvapil 21-23, Johnson 24-40, Kenseth 41-64, Biffle 65, Kenseth 66-67, Cassill 68-69, Biffle 70, Johnson 71-84, Biffle 85, Ky. Busch 86-93, Johnson 94-130, J. Gordon 131-132, Johnson 133-206, Keselowski 207, Johnson 208-220, Ku. Busch 221-226, Johnson 227-240, Keselowski 241-244, Johnson 245-272.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Greg Biffle (174.887 mph. 30.877 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: Greg Biffle (169.705 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, 0.138 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $30,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Landon Cassill (24 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 30
Unofficial Race Results for the 11Th Annual Hollywood Casino 400 - Sunday, October 9, 2011
Kansas Speedway - Kansas City, KS - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 272 Laps - 408 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 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 272 | 48 | 5 | 149.2 | $331,336 | Running | 7 | 197 |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 272 | 42 | 100.7 | $227,083 | Running | |||
| 3 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 272 | 42 | 1 | 108.6 | $192,433 | Running | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 272 | 41 | 1 | 121.3 | $186,311 | Running | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 272 | 39 | 87.6 | $169,441 | Running | |||
| 6 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 272 | 38 | 94.2 | $160,486 | Running | |||
| 7 | 24 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 272 | 37 | 101.7 | $154,408 | Running | |||
| 8 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Sherwin-Williams Ford | 272 | 37 | 1 | 112.7 | $130,750 | Running | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 272 | 35 | 76.7 | $132,491 | Running | |||
| 10 | 9 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 272 | 34 | 93.7 | $108,375 | Running | |||
| 11 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 272 | 34 | 1 | 102.5 | $144,541 | Running | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | 6 | 27 | Paul Menard | Schrock / Menards Chevrolet | 272 | 32 | 87.5 | $104,775 | Running | |||
| 13 | 17 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 272 | 32 | 1 | 84.6 | $136,750 | Running | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevrolet | 272 | 30 | 86.4 | $102,300 | Running | |||
| 15 | 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 272 | 29 | 109.8 | $136,283 | Running | |||
| 16 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 272 | 28 | 84.1 | $136,925 | Running | |||
| 17 | 41 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefits / Thank A Teacher Today Chevrolet | 272 | 0 | 67.2 | $111,808 | Running | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 | 11 | 39 | Ryan Newman | HAAS Automation Chevrolet | 272 | 26 | 68.7 | $129,775 | Running | |||
| 19 | 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 271 | 25 | 62.0 | $118,114 | Running | |||
| 20 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 271 | 24 | 73.6 | $99,375 | Running | |||
| 21 | 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 271 | 23 | 70.5 | $97,500 | Running | |||
| 22 | 29 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat Chevrolet | 271 | 22 | 69.8 | $123,914 | Running | |||
| 23 | 34 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 271 | 21 | 60.5 | $126,658 | Running | |||
| 24 | 16 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing / Farm American Chevrolet | 271 | 20 | 66.2 | $113,920 | Running | |||
| 25 | 22 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 270 | 19 | 54.5 | $124,336 | Running | |||
| 26 | 26 | 98 | Austin Dillon(i) | President Ronald Reagan Centennial Chevrolet | 270 | 0 | 52.1 | $82,850 | Running | |||
| 27 | 36 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 270 | 0 | 43.0 | $98,208 | Running | 1 | 3 | |
| 28 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 270 | 0 | 41.7 | $94,397 | Running | |||
| 29 | 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 270 | 15 | 53.3 | $92,550 | Running | |||
| 30 | 33 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Beans / Kingsford Toyota | 269 | 14 | 46.0 | $112,045 | Running | |||
| 31 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevrolet | 269 | 13 | 43.3 | $84,000 | Running | |||
| 32 | 30 | 34 | David Gilliland | A&W All American Food Ford | 268 | 12 | 38.4 | $83,300 | Running | |||
| 33 | 25 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | ordergreenstuff.com Ford | 266 | 0 | 35.1 | $81,550 | Running | |||
| 34 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 264 | 11 | 1 | 91.9 | $117,336 | Engine | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | 27 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 264 | 9 | 54.4 | $108,083 | Running | |||
| 36 | 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 241 | 8 | 77.1 | $87,975 | Running | |||
| 37 | 35 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 72 | 7 | 36.1 | $89,250 | Overheating | |||
| 38 | 39 | 7 | Reed Sorenson(i) | SPEED Energy / MAPEI / Menards Dodge | 37 | 0 | 32.9 | $79,525 | Vibration | |||
| 39 | 40 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Victory Junction Toyota | 30 | 5 | 34.6 | $79,325 | Brakes | |||
| 40 | 32 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevrolet | 27 | 4 | 33.5 | $79,080 | Rear Gear | |||
| 41 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 18 | 0 | 29.9 | $78,805 | Clutch | |||
| 42 | 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 16 | 2 | 29.8 | $78,635 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 28 | 55 | J J Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 12 | 1 | 29.5 | $78,907 | Ignition |
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 82,000, Jimmie Johnson won the Hollywood Casino 400, his 55th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: Nos. 00, 43, 7 (missing driver introductions).
Failed to Qualify: (3) 95 David Starr(i), 37 Josh Wise(i), 60 Mike Skinner(i).
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 58 Mins, 27 Secs.
Average Speed: 137.181 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.548 Seconds
Caution Flags: 6 for 25 laps: Laps: 21-23 (#47 spin frontstretch [None]); 85-88 (Debris [42]); 206-210 (Debris [22]); 221-224 (#51, 78 accident frontstretch [99]); 241-244 (Debris [9]); 266-270 (Oil on track [39]).
Lead Changes: 19 among 9 drivers: G. Biffle 1-20; T. Kvapil(i) 21-23; J. Johnson 24-40; M. Kenseth 41-64; G. Biffle 65; M. Kenseth 66-67; L. Cassill(i) 68-69; G. Biffle 70; J. Johnson 71-84; G. Biffle 85; Kyle Busch 86-93; J. Johnson 94-130; J. Gordon 131-132; J. Johnson 133-206; B. Keselowski 207; J. Johnson 208-220; Kurt Busch 221-226; J. Johnson 227-240; B. Keselowski 241-244; J. Johnson 245-272.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Matt Kenseth, #17
Coors Light Pole Award : Greg Biffle, #16 174.887 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 B Osborne
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Greg Biffle, #16 169.705 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 .138sec
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Landon Cassill, #51 24 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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