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Texas Motor Speedway
AAA Texas 500
November 6, 2011
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Texas Motor Speedway
AAA Texas 500
November 6, 2011
Stewart wins at Texas: #14-Tony Stewart won the AAA Texas 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway for his 43rd career win and 4th of the season, all of them coming in the chase.
#99-Edwards finished 2nd followed by #4-Kahne, #17-Kenseth, #16-Biffle, #24-Gordon, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #56-Truex, Jr., #33-Bowyer, and #43-Allmendinger
#99-Edwards now leads the Chase by 3 points over #14-Stewart.
There were 23 lead changes among 10 drivers and 5 cautions for 21 yellow flag laps. The attendance is listed as 151,000, down from 156,000 last year.
Scheduled Race Re-Airs: Monday, November 7 at 3:00am/et on ESPN2; Wednesday, November 9 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED
See race results, awards, laps led and more on Jayski's Texas Race Results/Awards page.
See drivers championship points standings on Jayski's Drivers Points Standings page.
For the owner points standings, see my Owners Points Standings page.(11-6-2011)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 34
7TH ANNUAL AAA TEXAS "500"
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Fort Worth, TX - November 6, 2011
1.5-Mile Oval
334 Laps - 501 Miles Purse: $6,857,822
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 334 | 48 | 5 | 144 | $484,783 | Running | 7 | 173 |
| 2 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 334 | 43 | 1 | 120.9 | 361,566 | Running | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | 9 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 334 | 42 | 1 | 113.5 | 231,883 | Running | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 334 | 41 | 1 | 124.1 | 227,461 | Running | 5 | 87 |
| 5 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Scotch Blue Ford | 334 | 40 | 1 | 107.1 | 196,125 | Running | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 334 | 38 | 0 | 104.8 | 190,661 | Running | ||
| 7 | 16 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Nat'l Guard Trained by Tradition/AMP Energy Chev | 334 | 37 | 0 | 88.3 | 144,475 | Running | ||
| 8 | 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 334 | 36 | 0 | 89.7 | 134,325 | Running | ||
| 9 | 18 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 334 | 35 | 0 | 88.3 | 164,433 | Running | ||
| 10 | 26 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Immortals/Best Buy Ford | 334 | 34 | 0 | 91.6 | 157,736 | Running | ||
| 11 | 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 334 | 33 | 0 | 103.3 | 140,366 | Running | ||
| 12 | 2 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 334 | 32 | 0 | 105.2 | 116,625 | Running | ||
| 13 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chevy | 334 | 31 | 0 | 89.7 | 150,511 | Running | ||
| 14 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | MyLowes Chevy | 334 | 31 | 1 | 94 | 151,011 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 4 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State/Menards Chevy | 334 | 30 | 1 | 79.6 | 108,200 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 24 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans/Carrier Classic Chevy | 334 | 29 | 1 | 73.5 | 140,100 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | 13 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 334 | 0 | 0 | 73.6 | 98,550 | Running | ||
| 18 | 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 334 | 26 | 0 | 71.4 | 135,533 | Running | ||
| 19 | 30 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 334 | 25 | 0 | 67.9 | 105,725 | Running | ||
| 20 | 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 333 | 24 | 0 | 64.1 | 143,075 | Running | ||
| 21 | 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 333 | 23 | 0 | 67.5 | 124,364 | Running | ||
| 22 | 6 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 333 | 22 | 0 | 64.4 | 124,683 | Running | ||
| 23 | 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 333 | 21 | 0 | 77.1 | 122,820 | Running | ||
| 24 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 333 | 21 | 1 | 80.9 | 121,633 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | 33 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 333 | 19 | 0 | 54.7 | 96,400 | Running | ||
| 26 | 29 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 332 | 0 | 0 | 57.3 | 110,083 | Running | ||
| 27 | 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 332 | 18 | 1 | 69.8 | 104,375 | Running | 2 | 24 |
| 28 | 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Wounded Warrior Project Toyota | 332 | 16 | 0 | 50.2 | 121,020 | Running | ||
| 29 | 43 | 71 | Andy Lally # | TRG Motorsports Ford | 332 | 15 | 0 | 37.5 | 101,475 | Running | ||
| 30 | 14 | 22 | Kurt Busch | AAA Dodge | 331 | 14 | 0 | 59.2 | 137,340 | Running | ||
| 31 | 41 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 331 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 103,708 | Running | ||
| 32 | 34 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 331 | 12 | 0 | 42.7 | 100,872 | Running | ||
| 33 | 17 | 18 | Michael McDowell | M&M's Toyota | 331 | 11 | 0 | 45.3 | 139,916 | Running | ||
| 34 | 37 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Street King Ford | 329 | 0 | 0 | 35.7 | 90,925 | Running | ||
| 35 | 36 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 316 | 9 | 0 | 41.6 | 90,725 | Running | ||
| 36 | 22 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevy | 295 | 8 | 0 | 51.9 | 129,114 | Running | ||
| 37 | 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 258 | 7 | 0 | 47.4 | 98,300 | Engine | ||
| 38 | 42 | 36 | Geoff Bodine | Luke & Associates, Inc. Chevy | 215 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 90,100 | Vibration | ||
| 39 | 39 | 46 | Scott Speed | Green Stuff Absorbent Ford | 30 | 0 | 0 | 31.5 | 89,900 | Rear Gear | ||
| 40 | 35 | 66 | Josh Wise | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 23 | 0 | 0 | 32.7 | 89,700 | Rear Gear | ||
| 41 | 38 | 37 | Mike Skinner | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 19 | 0 | 0 | 29.9 | 89,475 | Brakes | ||
| 42 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27.4 | 89,275 | Clutch | ||
| 43 | 27 | 55 | J.J. Yeley | Ingersoll Rand Ford | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27.6 | 89,561 | Fuel Pressure | ||
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 151,000, Tony Stewart won the AAA Texas 500, his 43rd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 18, 66 (driver changes), No. 00 (engine change).
Failed to qualify: (3) #30-David Stremme; #95-David Starr; #7-Reed Sorenson
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 16 minutes, 51 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 152.705 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.092 second(s)
Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 21 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 113-116 (Debris On Track [11]); 202-206 (Car #36,42 Accident Backstretch [29]); 241-244 (Car #48 Spin Turn 4 [21]); 263-266 (Fluid On Track [33]); 271-274 (Debris On Track [00]).
Lap Leaders: 23 lead changes among 10 drivers. Biffle 1-23, Kenseth 24-42, Stewart 43-45, Kenseth 46-88, Edwards 89-90, Kenseth 91-112, Edwards 113, Menard 114, Kenseth 115-116, Stewart 117, Kenseth 118, Stewart 119-158, Johnson 159, Keselowski 160-161, Stewart 162-202, Kahne 203-206, Stewart 207-263, Edwards 264-274, Stewart 275-300, Kahne 301, Burton 302-319, Newman 320-323, Burton 324-329, Stewart 330-334.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Greg Biffle (193.736 mph. 27.873 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Tony Stewart
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart (crew chief Darian Grubb)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Greg Biffle (186.935 mph, Lap 2)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#14)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Jeff Gordon (crew chief Alan Gustafson, 0.143 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $70,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: AJ Allmendinger (16 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 34
Unofficial Race Results for the 7Th Annual Aaa Texas 500 - Sunday, November 6, 2011
Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, TX - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 334 Laps - 501 Miles - Purse: $6,857,822
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 334 | 48 | 5 | 144 | $484,783 | Running | 7 | 173 |
| 2 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 334 | 43 | 1 | 120.9 | $361,566 | Running | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | 9 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 334 | 42 | 1 | 113.5 | $231,883 | Running | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 334 | 41 | 1 | 124.1 | $227,461 | Running | 5 | 87 |
| 5 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Scotch Blue Ford | 334 | 40 | 1 | 107.1 | $196,125 | Running | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevy | 334 | 38 | 104.8 | $190,661 | Running | |||
| 7 | 16 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard by Tradition/AMP Chevy | 334 | 37 | 88.3 | $144,475 | Running | |||
| 8 | 19 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 334 | 36 | 89.7 | $134,325 | Running | |||
| 9 | 18 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 334 | 35 | 88.3 | $164,433 | Running | |||
| 10 | 26 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Immortals/Best Buy Ford | 334 | 34 | 91.6 | $157,736 | Running | |||
| 11 | 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 334 | 33 | 103.3 | $140,366 | Running | |||
| 12 | 2 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 334 | 32 | 105.2 | $116,625 | Running | |||
| 13 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem Chevy | 334 | 31 | 89.7 | $150,511 | Running | |||
| 14 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | mylowes Chevy | 334 | 31 | 1 | 94 | $151,011 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 4 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State/Menards Chevy | 334 | 30 | 1 | 79.6 | $108,200 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 24 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Quicken Loans/Carrier Classic Chevy | 334 | 29 | 1 | 73.5 | $140,100 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | 13 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 334 | 0 | 73.6 | $98,550 | Running | |||
| 18 | 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 334 | 26 | 71.4 | $135,533 | Running | |||
| 19 | 30 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/GoDaddy.com Chevy | 334 | 25 | 67.9 | $105,725 | Running | |||
| 20 | 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 333 | 24 | 64.1 | $143,075 | Running | |||
| 21 | 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 333 | 23 | 67.5 | $124,364 | Running | |||
| 22 | 6 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 333 | 22 | 64.4 | $124,683 | Running | |||
| 23 | 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 333 | 21 | 77.1 | $122,820 | Running | |||
| 24 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 333 | 21 | 1 | 80.9 | $121,633 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | 33 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 333 | 19 | 54.7 | $96,400 | Running | |||
| 26 | 29 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Chevy | 332 | 0 | 57.3 | $110,083 | Running | |||
| 27 | 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 332 | 18 | 1 | 69.8 | $104,375 | Running | 2 | 24 |
| 28 | 32 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Wounded Warrior Project Toyota | 332 | 16 | 50.2 | $121,020 | Running | |||
| 29 | 43 | 71 | Andy Lally # | TRG Motorsports Ford | 332 | 15 | 37.5 | $101,475 | Running | |||
| 30 | 14 | 22 | Kurt Busch | AAA Dodge | 331 | 14 | 59.2 | $137,340 | Running | |||
| 31 | 41 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 331 | 0 | 40.2 | $103,708 | Running | |||
| 32 | 34 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 331 | 12 | 42.7 | $100,872 | Running | |||
| 33 | 17 | 18 | Michael McDowell | M&M's Toyota | 331 | 11 | 45.3 | $139,916 | Running | |||
| 34 | 37 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Street King Ford | 329 | 0 | 35.7 | $90,925 | Running | |||
| 35 | 36 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevy | 316 | 9 | 41.6 | $90,725 | Running | |||
| 36 | 22 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Arctic Cat Chevy | 295 | 8 | 51.9 | $129,114 | Running | |||
| 37 | 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 258 | 7 | 47.4 | $98,300 | Engine | |||
| 38 | 42 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates, Inc. Chevy | 215 | 6 | 31 | $90,100 | Vibration | |||
| 39 | 39 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Green Stuff Absorbent Ford | 30 | 0 | 31.5 | $89,900 | Rear Gear | |||
| 40 | 35 | 66 | Josh Wise(i) | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 23 | 0 | 32.7 | $89,700 | Rear Gear | |||
| 41 | 38 | 37 | Mike Skinner(i) | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 19 | 0 | 29.9 | $89,475 | Brakes | |||
| 42 | 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota | 14 | 0 | 27.4 | $89,275 | Clutch | |||
| 43 | 27 | 55 | JJ Yeley | Ingersoll Rand Ford | 10 | 1 | 27.6 | $89,561 | Fuel Pressure |
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 151,000 Tony Stewart won the AAA Texas 500, his 43rd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 18,66 (driver changes), No. 00 (engine change).
Failed to Qualify:(3) #30-David Stremme, #95-David Starr(i), #7-Reed Sorenson(i).
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 16 Mins, 51 Secs.
Average Speed: 152.705 MPH
Margin of Victory: 1.092 Seconds
Caution Flags: 5 for 21 laps: Laps: 113-116 (Debris on track [11]); 202-206 (#36,42 accident backstretch [29]); 241-244 (#48 spin Turn 4 [21]); 263-266 (Fluid on track [33]); 271-274 (Debris on track [00]).
Lead Changes: 23 among 10 drivers: G. Biffle 1-23; M. Kenseth 24-42; T. Stewart 43-45; M. Kenseth 46-88; C. Edwards 89-90; M. Kenseth 91-112; C. Edwards 113; P. Menard 114; M. Kenseth 115-116; T. Stewart 117; M. Kenseth 118; T. Stewart 119-158; J. Johnson 159; B. Keselowski 160-161; T. Stewart 162-202; K. Kahne 203-206; T. Stewart 207-263; C. Edwards 264-274; T. Stewart 275-300; K. Kahne 301; J. Burton 302-319; R. Newman 320-323; J. Burton 324-329; T. Stewart 330-334.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Tony Stewart, #14
Coors Light Pole Award : Greg Biffle, #16 193.736 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Tony Stewart, #14 crew chief Darian Grubb
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Greg Biffle, #16 186.935 mph, Lap 2
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Hendrick Engines, #14
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Tony Stewart, #14
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Jeff Gordon, #24 ccAlan Gustafson,0.143s
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : AJ Allmendinger, #43 16 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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