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Phoenix International Raceway
Kobalt Tools 500(k)
November 13, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 35
24TH ANNUAL KOBALT TOOLS "500"
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Avondale, AZ - November 13, 2011
1-Mile Oval
312 Laps - 312 Miles Purse: $4,957,233
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 10 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 312 | 47 | 4 | 112.3 | $202,233 | Running | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 312 | 43 | 1 | 123.6 | 210,141 | Running | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevy | 312 | 43 | 2 | 136.2 | 188,033 | Running | 5 | 160 |
| 4 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Global Mining Chevy | 312 | 40 | 0 | 107.7 | 126,350 | Running | ||
| 5 | 30 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Veterans Day Chevy | 312 | 39 | 0 | 95.6 | 155,850 | Running | ||
| 6 | 2 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | WIX Filters Ford | 312 | 38 | 0 | 114.3 | 136,836 | Running | ||
| 7 | 7 | 00 | David Reutimann | TUMS Toyota | 312 | 37 | 0 | 103.7 | 115,458 | Running | ||
| 8 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 312 | 36 | 0 | 104.3 | 114,166 | Running | ||
| 9 | 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Peak / Menards Chevy | 312 | 35 | 0 | 87.7 | 90,275 | Running | ||
| 10 | 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | USO / Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 312 | 34 | 0 | 80.8 | 123,058 | Running | ||
| 11 | 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 312 | 33 | 0 | 81.7 | 87,150 | Running | ||
| 12 | 33 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 312 | 32 | 0 | 72.9 | 121,375 | Running | ||
| 13 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Meguiar's Ford | 311 | 31 | 0 | 70.8 | 92,075 | Running | ||
| 14 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy | 311 | 30 | 0 | 71.5 | 124,761 | Running | ||
| 15 | 26 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 311 | 29 | 0 | 77.5 | 111,683 | Running | ||
| 16 | 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 311 | 28 | 0 | 78.6 | 81,150 | Running | ||
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 311 | 27 | 0 | 84.3 | 107,364 | Running | ||
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 311 | 27 | 1 | 89.1 | 97,208 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 311 | 25 | 0 | 80.9 | 117,036 | Running | ||
| 20 | 5 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 311 | 24 | 0 | 84.7 | 80,375 | Running | ||
| 21 | 31 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Wounded Warrior Project / Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 311 | 23 | 0 | 61.1 | 98,645 | Running | ||
| 22 | 17 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 311 | 23 | 1 | 102.3 | 112,975 | Running | 1 | 57 |
| 23 | 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 311 | 21 | 0 | 67.5 | 98,439 | Running | ||
| 24 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Retro Diet Mountain Dew / Nat'l Guard Chevy | 310 | 20 | 0 | 57.9 | 79,925 | Running | ||
| 25 | 19 | 84 | Cole Whitt | Red Bull Racing Toyota | 310 | 0 | 0 | 58.1 | 67,175 | Running | ||
| 26 | 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 309 | 18 | 0 | 56 | 70,875 | Running | ||
| 27 | 43 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 309 | 17 | 0 | 45.8 | 67,925 | Running | ||
| 28 | 41 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Vampt Ford | 309 | 17 | 1 | 45 | 84,483 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | 21 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 309 | 0 | 0 | 50.9 | 81,758 | Running | ||
| 30 | 39 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Veterans United Home Loans Ford | 308 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 80,572 | Running | ||
| 31 | 42 | 34 | David Gilliland | Aloft Hotels Ford | 307 | 13 | 0 | 38.4 | 69,400 | Running | ||
| 32 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 306 | 12 | 0 | 54.8 | 105,936 | Running | ||
| 33 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 298 | 11 | 0 | 32.8 | 75,325 | Running | ||
| 34 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 238 | 11 | 1 | 88.1 | 108,986 | Accident | 4 | 49 |
| 35 | 20 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy / MAPEI Dodge | 218 | 9 | 0 | 44.5 | 65,850 | Accident | ||
| 36 | 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 188 | 8 | 0 | 61.4 | 113,816 | Engine | ||
| 37 | 40 | 36 | Geoff Bodine | Luke & Associates Inc. Chevy | 153 | 7 | 0 | 33.1 | 65,575 | Accident | ||
| 38 | 15 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 62 | 6 | 0 | 28.5 | 92,070 | Accident | ||
| 39 | 24 | 46 | Scott Speed | Green Stuff Absorbent Ford | 60 | 0 | 0 | 32.4 | 65,325 | Electrical | ||
| 40 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 46 | 4 | 0 | 38.9 | 65,175 | Transmission | ||
| 41 | 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 30 | 0 | 0 | 34.1 | 65,020 | Brakes | ||
| 42 | 36 | 37 | Mike Skinner | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 25 | 0 | 0 | 31.5 | 64,895 | Brakes | ||
| 43 | 37 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Aloft Hotels Ford | 20 | 0 | 0 | 30.3 | 65,274 | 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: (3) #23 Scott Riggs; #30 David Stremme; #71 Andy Lally
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 85,000, Kasey Kahne won the Kobalt Tools 500, his 12th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the green flag, the following car dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #18 (engine change).
TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 45 minutes, 47 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 112.918 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.802 second(s)
Caution Flags: 8 cautions for 30 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 3-5 (Car #6,78 Accident Turn 3 [None]); 8-10 (Car #36 Spin Turn 4 [6]); 42-45 (Competition Caution [66]); 94-97 (Car #36 Spin Backstretch [35]); 160-163 (Car #36 Accident Turn 1 [13]); 169-172 (Car #84 Spin Backstretch [27]); 178-181 (Car #17, 83 Accident Backstretch [48]); 221-224 (Car #7 Accident Turn 3 [33]).
Lap Leaders: 14 lead changes among 7 drivers. Kenseth 1-35, Stewart 36-42, Yeley 43, Kenseth 44-45, Stewart 46-94, Kenseth 95-97, Stewart 98-157, Kenseth 158-166, Edwards 167-181, Stewart 182-221, Ku. Busch 222-278, Edwards 279-290, Stewart 291-294, Keselowski 295-298, Kahne 299-312.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Matt Kenseth (137.101 mph. 26.258 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Tony Stewart
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: AJ Allmendinger (crew chief Greg Erwin)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Tony Stewart (134.333 mph, Lap 188)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Hendrick Engines (#14)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kasey Kahne
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Ryan Newman (crew chief Tony Gibson, 0.259 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $80,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Ryan Newman (25 places)
++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 35
Unofficial Race Results for the 24Th Annual Kobalt Tools 500 - Sunday, November 13, 2011
Phoenix International Raceway - Phoenix, AZ - 1 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 312 Laps - 312 Miles - Purse: $4,957,233
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 312 | 47 | 4 | 112.3 | $202,233 | Running | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 312 | 43 | 1 | 123.6 | $210,141 | Running | 2 | 27 |
| 3 | 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevy | 312 | 43 | 2 | 136.2 | $188,033 | Running | 5 | 160 |
| 4 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Global Mining Chevy | 312 | 40 | 107.7 | $126,350 | Running | |||
| 5 | 30 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Veterans Day Chevy | 312 | 39 | 95.6 | $155,850 | Running | |||
| 6 | 2 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | WIX Filters Ford | 312 | 38 | 114.3 | $136,836 | Running | |||
| 7 | 7 | 00 | David Reutimann | TUMS Toyota | 312 | 37 | 103.7 | $115,458 | Running | |||
| 8 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 312 | 36 | 104.3 | $114,166 | Running | |||
| 9 | 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Peak / Menards Chevy | 312 | 35 | 87.7 | $90,275 | Running | |||
| 10 | 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | USO / Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevy | 312 | 34 | 80.8 | $123,058 | Running | |||
| 11 | 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 312 | 33 | 81.7 | $87,150 | Running | |||
| 12 | 33 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 312 | 32 | 72.9 | $121,375 | Running | |||
| 13 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Meguiar's Ford | 311 | 31 | 70.8 | $92,075 | Running | |||
| 14 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevy | 311 | 30 | 71.5 | $124,761 | Running | |||
| 15 | 26 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 311 | 29 | 77.5 | $111,683 | Running | |||
| 16 | 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 311 | 28 | 78.6 | $81,150 | Running | |||
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 311 | 27 | 84.3 | $107,364 | Running | |||
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 311 | 27 | 1 | 89.1 | $97,208 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 311 | 25 | 80.9 | $117,036 | Running | |||
| 20 | 5 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 311 | 24 | 84.7 | $80,375 | Running | |||
| 21 | 31 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Wounded Warrior Project / Clorox / Kleenex Toyota | 311 | 23 | 61.1 | $98,645 | Running | |||
| 22 | 17 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 311 | 23 | 1 | 102.3 | $112,975 | Running | 1 | 57 |
| 23 | 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 311 | 21 | 67.5 | $98,439 | Running | |||
| 24 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Retro Diet Mt. Dew / National Guard Chevy | 310 | 20 | 57.9 | $79,925 | Running | |||
| 25 | 19 | 84 | Cole Whitt(i) | Red Bull Racing Toyota | 310 | 0 | 58.1 | $67,175 | Running | |||
| 26 | 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 309 | 18 | 56.0 | $70,875 | Running | |||
| 27 | 43 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 309 | 17 | 45.8 | $67,925 | Running | |||
| 28 | 41 | 38 | J J Yeley | Vampt Ford | 309 | 17 | 1 | 45.0 | $84,483 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | 21 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Phoenix Construction Chevy | 309 | 0 | 50.9 | $81,758 | Running | |||
| 30 | 39 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | Veterans United Home Loans Ford | 308 | 0 | 42.2 | $80,572 | Running | |||
| 31 | 42 | 34 | David Gilliland | Aloft Hotels Ford | 307 | 13 | 38.4 | $69,400 | Running | |||
| 32 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 306 | 12 | 54.8 | $105,936 | Running | |||
| 33 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 298 | 11 | 32.8 | $75,325 | Running | |||
| 34 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 238 | 11 | 1 | 88.1 | $108,986 | Accident | 4 | 49 |
| 35 | 20 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy / MAPEI Dodge | 218 | 9 | 44.5 | $65,850 | Accident | |||
| 36 | 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 188 | 8 | 61.4 | $113,816 | Engine | |||
| 37 | 40 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates Inc. Chevy | 153 | 7 | 33.1 | $65,575 | Accident | |||
| 38 | 15 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 62 | 6 | 28.5 | $92,070 | Accident | |||
| 39 | 24 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Green Stuff Absorbent Ford | 60 | 0 | 32.4 | $65,325 | Electrical | |||
| 40 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing Toyota | 46 | 4 | 38.9 | $65,175 | Transmission | |||
| 41 | 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 30 | 0 | 34.1 | $65,020 | Brakes | |||
| 42 | 36 | 37 | Mike Skinner(i) | MaxQ Motorsports Ford | 25 | 0 | 31.5 | $64,895 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 37 | 55 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Aloft Hotels Ford | 20 | 0 | 30.3 | $65,274 | 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
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 85,000, Kasey Kahne won the Kobalt Tools 500, his 12th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #18 (engine change).
Failed to Qualify: (3) 23 Scott Riggs(i), 30 David Stremme, 71 Andy Lally #.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 45 Mins, 47 Secs.
Average Speed: 112.918 MPH
Margin of Victory: 0.802 Seconds
Caution Flags: 8 for 30 laps: Laps: 3-5 (#6,78 accident Turn 3 [None]); 8-10 (#36 spin Turn 4 [6]); 42-45 (competition caution [66]); 94-97 (#36 spin backstretch [35]); 160-163 (#36 accident Turn 1 [13]); 169-172 (#84 spin backstretch [27]); 178-181 (#17, 83 accident backstretch [48]); 221-224 (#7 accident Turn 3 [33]).
Lead Changes: 14 among 7 drivers: M. Kenseth 1-35; T. Stewart 36-42; J. Yeley 43; M. Kenseth 44-45; T. Stewart 46-94; M. Kenseth 95-97; T. Stewart 98-157; M. Kenseth 158-166; C. Edwards 167-181; T. Stewart 182-221; Kurt Busch 222-278; C. Edwards 279-290; T. Stewart 291-294; B. Keselowski 295-298; K. Kahne 299-312.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Tony Stewart, #14
Coors Light Pole Award : Matt Kenseth, #17 137.101 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : AJ Allmendinger, #43 crew chief Greg Erwin
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Tony Stewart, #14 134.333 mph, Lap 188
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Hendrick Engines, #14
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Kasey Kahne, #4
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Ryan Newman, #39 ccTonyGibson,0.259 s
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Ryan Newman, #39 25 places
(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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