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Homestead-Miami Speedway
Ford 400
November 20, 2011
Stewart wins at Homestead AND the Championship: #14-Tony Stewart won the FORD 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway for his 44th career win and 5th of the season and the chase. With the win Stewart captures his 3rd NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship. Stewart and #99-Carl Edwards, who finished 2nd, tied with 2403 points, but Stewart wins the champions by the tiebreaker, 5 wins to 1. It is the 2nd time in Edwards career that hew has finished 2nd in the Championship. Stewart is the first owner-driver to win the championship since Alan Kulwicki in 1992.
The rain started to fall just after Stewart pulled in to victory lane.
#99-Edwards finished 2nd followed by #56-Truex Jr., #17-Kenseth, #24-Gordon, #33-Bowyer, #4-Kahne, #29-Harvick, #11-Hamlin and #31-Burton.
There were 26 lead changes among 15 drivers and 8 cautions for 54 yellow flag laps and an 1 hour and 14 minute red flag for rain. The attendance is listed as 73,000, up from 65,000 last year.
Scheduled Race Re-Airs: Monday, November 21 at 1:00am/et on ESPN2; Wednesday, November 23 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED.(11-20-2011)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 36
13TH ANNUAL FORD "400"
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
Homestead, FL - November 20, 2011
1.5-Mile Oval
267 Laps - 400.5 Miles Purse: $5,194,299
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 267 | 47 | 4 | 126.3 | $341,258 | Running | 4 | 65 |
| 2 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 267 | 44 | 2 | 141.3 | 296,416 | Running | 6 | 119 |
| 3 | 2 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 267 | 42 | 1 | 121.1 | 189,450 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 267 | 41 | 1 | 114.7 | 173,736 | Running | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevy | 267 | 40 | 1 | 118.1 | 159,386 | Running | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 267 | 38 | 0 | 91.7 | 145,633 | Running | ||
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 37 | 0 | 93.2 | 118,458 | Running | ||
| 8 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 267 | 37 | 1 | 100.5 | 130,811 | Running | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 267 | 35 | 0 | 92.5 | 123,875 | Running | ||
| 10 | 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 267 | 35 | 1 | 83.6 | 90,400 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevy | 267 | 33 | 0 | 102.2 | 81,150 | Running | ||
| 12 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 267 | 32 | 0 | 93.9 | 110,625 | Running | ||
| 13 | 16 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 267 | 31 | 0 | 71.1 | 98,795 | Running | ||
| 14 | 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 267 | 30 | 0 | 78.2 | 107,664 | Running | ||
| 15 | 12 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 267 | 29 | 0 | 83.2 | 110,086 | Running | ||
| 16 | 23 | 27 | Paul Menard | Duracell/Menards Chevy | 267 | 28 | 0 | 71.2 | 79,475 | Running | ||
| 17 | 24 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 27 | 0 | 73.3 | 98,389 | Running | ||
| 18 | 28 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 267 | 26 | 0 | 61.4 | 98,783 | Running | ||
| 19 | 32 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 267 | 25 | 0 | 65.1 | 78,575 | Running | ||
| 20 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 266 | 25 | 1 | 96.3 | 95,158 | Running | 2 | 11 |
| 21 | 43 | 71 | Mike Bliss | School Media Ford | 266 | 0 | 0 | 46.1 | 84,100 | Running | ||
| 22 | 40 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 266 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 | 84,283 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 266 | 22 | 1 | 82.2 | 114,966 | Running | 1 | 16 |
| 24 | 25 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 266 | 20 | 0 | 68.3 | 77,075 | Running | ||
| 25 | 20 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 266 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 69,275 | Running | ||
| 26 | 39 | 13 | Casey Mears | Hard Rock Vodka Toyota | 266 | 18 | 0 | 53.9 | 68,525 | Running | ||
| 27 | 35 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Reese Towpower Toyota | 266 | 17 | 0 | 50.6 | 95,170 | Running | ||
| 28 | 34 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 265 | 16 | 0 | 45.4 | 65,125 | Running | ||
| 29 | 41 | 32 | T.J. Bell | GreenSmoke.com Ford | 265 | 15 | 0 | 37.1 | 76,933 | Running | ||
| 30 | 42 | 36 | Geoff Bodine | Luke & Associates Chevy | 263 | 14 | 0 | 33.9 | 75,747 | Running | ||
| 31 | 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 261 | 14 | 1 | 57.8 | 105,533 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 261 | 13 | 1 | 82.2 | 118,211 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | 38 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 245 | 12 | 1 | 36.9 | 65,375 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | 4 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 220 | 10 | 0 | 38.6 | 108,450 | Running | ||
| 35 | 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Novec Ford | 190 | 10 | 1 | 61.2 | 81,675 | Engine | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | 22 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 153 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 63,450 | Accident | ||
| 37 | 29 | 84 | Cole Whitt | Kangaroo Express Toyota | 153 | 0 | 0 | 40.3 | 63,250 | Accident | ||
| 38 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 81 | 6 | 0 | 60.9 | 71,050 | Engine | ||
| 39 | 18 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 72 | 5 | 0 | 44.7 | 92,841 | Engine | ||
| 40 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 29 | 0 | 0 | 33.5 | 62,620 | Vibration | 1 | 3 |
| 41 | 30 | 55 | J.J. Yeley | Ingersoll Rand Ford | 25 | 3 | 0 | 31.9 | 62,405 | Vibration | ||
| 42 | 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevy | 14 | 2 | 0 | 27.8 | 62,110 | Ignition | ||
| 43 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 13 | 1 | 0 | 29.5 | 62,429 | Drive Shaft | ||
Failed to qualify: (5) #46 Scott Speed; #7 Reed Sorenson; #37 Mike Skinner; #92 Scott Riggs; #93 Grant Enfinger
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 73,000, Tony Stewart won the Ford 400, his 44th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 29 minutes, 0 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 114.976 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.306 second(s)
Caution Flags: 8 cautions for 54 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 14-21 (Precipitation [None]); 35-37 (Car #35 Spin Turn 4 [None]); 84-87 (Oil On Track [13]); 109-116 (Precipitation [Red Flag: 1:14:06] [47]); 135-138 (Car #21 Accident Turn 4 [84]); 143-146 (Car #34, 48 Accident Turn 4 [36]); 155-160 (Car #1, 21, 51, 84 Accident Backstretch [35]); 214-230 (Precipitation [00]).
Lap Leaders: 26 lead changes among 15 drivers. Edwards 1-14, Kvapil 15-17, Nemechek 18-20, Edwards 21-35, Montoya 36-37, Keselowski 38-47, Edwards 48-78, J. Gordon 79, Kenseth 80, Johnson 81-82, Edwards 83-112, Biffle 113-114, Harvick 115-116, J. Gordon 117-122, Stewart 123-135, Gilliland 136, Harvick 137-146, Truex Jr 147-151, Stewart 152-156, Burton 157-160, Kenseth 161-174, Edwards 175-200, Stewart 201-211, Edwards 212-214, Ky. Busch 215-230, Keselowski 231, Stewart 232-267.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Carl Edwards (175.467 mph. 30.775 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Carl Edwards
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Carl Edwards (crew chief Bob Osborne)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Carl Edwards (171.838 mph, Lap 2)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Roush-Yates Engines (#99)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Tony Stewart
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Jeff Burton (crew chief Lucas Lambert, 0.235 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: Tony Stewart ($80,000 ++)
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Mike Bliss (22 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 36
Unofficial Race Results for the 13Th Annual Ford 400 - Sunday, November 20, 2011
Homestead-Miami Speedway - Homestead, FL - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 267 Laps - 400.5 Miles - Purse: $5,194,299
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy | 267 | 47 | 4 | 126.3 | $341,258 | Running | 4 | 65 |
| 2 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 267 | 44 | 2 | 141.3 | $296,416 | Running | 6 | 119 |
| 3 | 2 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 267 | 42 | 1 | 121.1 | $189,450 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 267 | 41 | 1 | 114.7 | $173,736 | Running | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevy | 267 | 40 | 1 | 118.1 | $159,386 | Running | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 267 | 38 | 91.7 | $145,633 | Running | |||
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 37 | 93.2 | $118,458 | Running | |||
| 8 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 267 | 37 | 1 | 100.5 | $130,811 | Running | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 267 | 35 | 92.5 | $123,875 | Running | |||
| 10 | 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 267 | 35 | 1 | 83.6 | $90,400 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevy | 267 | 33 | 102.2 | $81,150 | Running | |||
| 12 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Chevy | 267 | 32 | 93.9 | $110,625 | Running | |||
| 13 | 16 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 267 | 31 | 71.1 | $98,795 | Running | |||
| 14 | 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 267 | 30 | 78.2 | $107,664 | Running | |||
| 15 | 12 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 267 | 29 | 83.2 | $110,086 | Running | |||
| 16 | 23 | 27 | Paul Menard | Duracell/Menards Chevy | 267 | 28 | 71.2 | $79,475 | Running | |||
| 17 | 24 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 27 | 73.3 | $98,389 | Running | |||
| 18 | 28 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 267 | 26 | 61.4 | $98,783 | Running | |||
| 19 | 32 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 267 | 25 | 65.1 | $78,575 | Running | |||
| 20 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 266 | 25 | 1 | 96.3 | $95,158 | Running | 2 | 11 |
| 21 | 43 | 71 | Mike Bliss(i) | School Media Ford | 266 | 0 | 46.1 | $84,100 | Running | |||
| 22 | 40 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 266 | 0 | 47.7 | $84,283 | Running | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 | 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 266 | 22 | 1 | 82.2 | $114,966 | Running | 1 | 16 |
| 24 | 25 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 266 | 20 | 68.3 | $77,075 | Running | |||
| 25 | 20 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 266 | 0 | 62.5 | $69,275 | Running | |||
| 26 | 39 | 13 | Casey Mears | Hard Rock Vodka Toyota | 266 | 18 | 53.9 | $68,525 | Running | |||
| 27 | 35 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Reese Towpower Toyota | 266 | 17 | 50.6 | $95,170 | Running | |||
| 28 | 34 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 265 | 16 | 45.4 | $65,125 | Running | |||
| 29 | 41 | 32 | T J Bell | GreenSmoke.com Ford | 265 | 15 | 37.1 | $76,933 | Running | |||
| 30 | 42 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates Chevy | 263 | 14 | 33.9 | $75,747 | Running | |||
| 31 | 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 261 | 14 | 1 | 57.8 | $105,533 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 261 | 13 | 1 | 82.2 | $118,211 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | 38 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 245 | 12 | 1 | 36.9 | $65,375 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | 4 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 220 | 10 | 38.6 | $108,450 | Running | |||
| 35 | 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Novec Ford | 190 | 10 | 1 | 61.2 | $81,675 | Engine | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | 22 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 153 | 0 | 50.0 | $63,450 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 29 | 84 | Cole Whitt(i) | Kangaroo Express Toyota | 153 | 0 | 40.3 | $63,250 | Accident | |||
| 38 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice Ford | 81 | 6 | 60.9 | $71,050 | Engine | |||
| 39 | 18 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 72 | 5 | 44.7 | $92,841 | Engine | |||
| 40 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Energy Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 29 | 0 | 33.5 | $62,620 | Vibration | 1 | 3 | |
| 41 | 30 | 55 | J J Yeley | Ingersoll Rand Ford | 25 | 3 | 31.9 | $62,405 | Vibration | |||
| 42 | 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Racing Chevy | 14 | 2 | 27.8 | $62,110 | Ignition | |||
| 43 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 13 | 1 | 29.5 | $62,429 | Driveshaft |
Race Comments: Before an estimated attendance of 73,000, Tony Stewart won the Ford 400, his 44th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Failed to Qualify: (5) 46 Scott Speed(i), 7 Reed Sorenson(i), 37 Mike Skinner(i), 92 Scott Riggs(i), 93 Grant Enfinger(i).
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 29 Mins, 00 Secs.
Average Speed: 114.976 MPH
Margin of Victory: 1.306 Seconds
Caution Flags: 8 for 54 laps: Laps: 14-21 (Precipitation [None]); 35-37 (#35 spin turn 4 [None]); 84-87 (Oil on track [13]); 109-116 (Precipitation [Red Flag: 1:14:06] [47]); 135-138 (#21 accident turn 4 [84]); 143-146 (#34, 48 accident turn 4 [36]); 155-160 (#1, 21, 51, 84 accident backstretch [35]); 214-230 (Precipitation [00]).
Lead Changes: 26 among 15 drivers: C. Edwards 1-14; T. Kvapil(i) 15-17; J. Nemechek(i) 18-20; C. Edwards 21-35; J. Montoya 36-37; B. Keselowski 38-47; C. Edwards 48-78; J. Gordon 79; M. Kenseth 80; J. Johnson 81-82; C. Edwards 83-112; G. Biffle 113-114; K. Harvick 115-116; J. Gordon 117-122; T. Stewart 123-135; D. Gilliland 136; K. Harvick 137-146; M. Truex Jr. 147-151; T. Stewart 152-156; J. Burton 157-160; M. Kenseth 161-174; C. Edwards 175-200; T. Stewart 201-211; C. Edwards 212-214; Kyle Busch 215-230; B. Keselowski 231; T. Stewart 232-267.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Carl Edwards, #99
Coors Light Pole Award : Carl Edwards, #99 175.467 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 crew chief Bob Osborne
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Carl Edwards, #99 171.838 mph, Lap 2
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Roush-Yates Engines, #99
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Tony Stewart, #14
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Jeff Burton, #31 crew chief Lucas Lambert, 0.235 seconds
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Mike Bliss, #71 22 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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