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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Kobalt Tools 400
March 6, 2011
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Kobalt Tools 400
March 6, 2011
Edwards wins at Las Vegas: #99-Carl won the Kobalt Tools 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his 1st win of 2011 and the 19th win of his career. He took the lead by taking two tires during green flag pit stops near the end of the race. #14-Stewart, who dominated most of the race and lost the lead by taking 4 tires during his final pit, finished 2nd, followed by #42-Montoya, #9-Ambrose, #39-Newman, #56-Truex, Jr., #11-Hamlin, #88-Earnhardt, Jr., #22-Busch, and #83-Vickers. Pole sitter #17-Kenseth cut a tire early and battled back to finish 11th. Point leader coming into the race, #18-Kurt Busch lost an engine. He finished 38th.
Stewart and Kurt Busch now share the points lead with 113 points. They are 7 points ahead of #14-Stewart & #42-Montoya.
There were 21 lead changes among 14 leaders with 7 cautions for 35 laps.
For points standings, see the Drivers Points Standings page and the Owners Points Standings page.
(3-6-2011)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 3
14TH ANNUAL KOBALT TOOLS "400"
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Las Vegas, NV - March 6, 2011
1.5-Mile Oval
267 Laps - 400.5 Miles Purse: $6,250,807
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts/Kellogg's Ford | 267 | 47 | 4 | 134.4 | $401,541 | Running | 2 | 69 |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevy | 267 | 44 | 2 | 133.4 | 300,308 | Running | 4 | 163 |
| 3 | 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Clorox Chevy | 267 | 42 | 1 | 118.5 | 236,908 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 267 | 41 | 1 | 108.4 | 187,866 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 267 | 39 | 0 | 93.7 | 173,575 | Running | ||
| 6 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Toyota | 267 | 39 | 1 | 108 | 128,300 | Running | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 267 | 37 | 0 | 83.8 | 159,300 | Running | ||
| 8 | 33 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevy | 267 | 36 | 0 | 92.3 | 126,125 | Running | ||
| 9 | 22 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Ultra Dodge | 267 | 36 | 1 | 93.3 | 150,700 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 19 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 34 | 0 | 88.1 | 133,614 | Running | ||
| 11 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 267 | 34 | 1 | 83.3 | 149,311 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 18 | 27 | Paul Menard | Moen/Menards Chevy | 267 | 33 | 1 | 94.4 | 103,375 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 25 | 00 | David Reutimann | TUMS Toyota | 267 | 32 | 1 | 88.6 | 130,933 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 30 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 30 | 0 | 70.6 | 127,083 | Running | ||
| 15 | 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Wheaties Fuel Chevy | 267 | 30 | 1 | 73.3 | 145,358 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / KOBALT Tools Chevy | 267 | 28 | 0 | 73.8 | 148,761 | Running | ||
| 17 | 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 267 | 27 | 0 | 76.8 | 143,561 | Running | ||
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 267 | 26 | 0 | 70.6 | 104,625 | Running | ||
| 19 | 7 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 267 | 25 | 0 | 76.3 | 132,461 | Running | ||
| 20 | 16 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 267 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 | 103,600 | Running | ||
| 21 | 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 267 | 23 | 0 | 62.1 | 101,325 | Running | ||
| 22 | 42 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 267 | 22 | 0 | 59.5 | 100,775 | Running | ||
| 23 | 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 266 | 21 | 0 | 88.5 | 100,075 | Running | ||
| 24 | 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford Toyota | 266 | 20 | 0 | 57.2 | 116,345 | Running | ||
| 25 | 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 266 | 19 | 0 | 48.8 | 89,425 | Running | ||
| 26 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 265 | 18 | 0 | 53 | 112,308 | Running | ||
| 27 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 264 | 17 | 0 | 51.9 | 122,414 | Running | ||
| 28 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Post-it Ford | 264 | 17 | 1 | 105.3 | 101,150 | Running | 2 | 11 |
| 29 | 29 | 32 | Mike Skinner | Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 262 | 0 | 0 | 42.3 | 83,575 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 37 | 09 | Bill Elliott | Rydex Chevy | 262 | 14 | 0 | 40.2 | 100,958 | Running | ||
| 31 | 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 261 | 13 | 0 | 42.3 | 96,258 | Running | ||
| 32 | 40 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Eco-Fuel Saver Chevy | 261 | 12 | 0 | 35.6 | 91,400 | Running | ||
| 33 | 39 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 261 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 | 92,197 | Running | ||
| 34 | 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Accell Construction Chevy | 260 | 11 | 1 | 40.3 | 81,500 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | 41 | 37 | Tony Raines | Race Fuel Energy Drink Ford | 258 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 81,275 | Running | ||
| 36 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 193 | 9 | 1 | 83 | 118,011 | Accident | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | 35 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 147 | 7 | 0 | 45.1 | 80,850 | Accident | ||
| 38 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Snickers Toyota | 107 | 6 | 0 | 84.8 | 128,491 | Engine | ||
| 39 | 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 77 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 106,795 | Engine | ||
| 40 | 32 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Darlington Raceway and Espar Heater Systems Chevy | 45 | 4 | 0 | 32.9 | 80,175 | Rear Gear | ||
| 41 | 43 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 41 | 3 | 0 | 29.4 | 79,925 | Brakes | ||
| 42 | 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 34 | 0 | 0 | 27.8 | 79,780 | Transmission | ||
| 43 | 36 | 60 | Landon Cassill | Big Red Toyota | 32 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 80,044 | Rear Gear | ||
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 152,000, Carl Edwards won the Kobalt Tools 400, his 19th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. The following car dropped to the rear of the field: #11 (engine change)
Failed to qualify: (1) #92 Brian Keselowski
TIME OF RACE:2 hours, 57 minutes, 20 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:135.508 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY:1.246 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Matt Kenseth (188.884 mph. 28.589 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Tony Stewart
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Carl Edwards (crew chief Bob Osborne)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Tony Stewart (182.408 mph, Lap 20)
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: Dale Earnhardt Jr (crew chief Steve Letarte, 0.198 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $40,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya (20 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
Caution Flags: 7 cautions for 35 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 10-12 (Car #7 Spin Turn 4 [None]); 16-18 (Car #71 Spin Turn 2 [7]); 98-101 (Debris On Track [18]); 103-106 (Car #4,22 Spin Turn 4 [48]); 109-116 (Fluid On Track [6]); 151-156 (Car #34 Accident Turn 2 [21]); 196-202 (Car #24 Accident Turn 4 [17]).
Lap Leaders: 21 lead changes among 14 drivers. Kenseth 1-2, Biffle 3-9, Kenseth 10, J. Gordon 11-12, Stewart 13-50, Biffle 51-54, Truex Jr 55, Menard 56-58, Blaney 59, Skinner 60, Stewart 61-97, Ambrose 98, Stewart 99-150, Truex Jr 151, Edwards 152-197, Truex Jr 198, Stewart 199-234, Montoya 235-241, Ku. Busch 242, Bowyer 243, Reutimann 244, Edwards 245-267.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race
from NASCAR Statistics
OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL be posted ABOVE sometime Monday
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 3
Unofficial Race Results for the 14Th Annual Kobalt Tools 400 - Sunday, March 6, 2011
Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Las Vegas, NV - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 267 Laps - 400.5 Miles - Purse: $6,250,807
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts/Kellogg's Ford | 267 | 47 | 4 | 134.4 | $401,541 | Running | 2 | 69 |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevy | 267 | 44 | 2 | 133.4 | $300,308 | Running | 4 | 163 |
| 3 | 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Clorox Chevy | 267 | 42 | 1 | 118.5 | $236,908 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 267 | 41 | 1 | 108.4 | $187,866 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 267 | 39 | 93.7 | $173,575 | Running | |||
| 6 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 267 | 39 | 1 | 108 | $128,300 | Running | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 267 | 37 | 83.8 | $159,300 | Running | |||
| 8 | 33 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevy | 267 | 36 | 92.3 | $126,125 | Running | |||
| 9 | 22 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Ultra Dodge | 267 | 36 | 1 | 93.3 | $150,700 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 19 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 34 | 88.1 | $133,614 | Running | |||
| 11 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 267 | 34 | 1 | 83.3 | $149,311 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 18 | 27 | Paul Menard | Moen/Menards Chevy | 267 | 33 | 1 | 94.4 | $103,375 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | 25 | 00 | David Reutimann | TUMS Toyota | 267 | 32 | 1 | 88.6 | $130,933 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 30 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 267 | 30 | 70.6 | $127,083 | Running | |||
| 15 | 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Wheaties Fuel Chevy | 267 | 30 | 1 | 73.3 | $145,358 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / KOBALT Tools Chevy | 267 | 28 | 73.8 | $148,761 | Running | |||
| 17 | 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 267 | 27 | 76.8 | $143,561 | Running | |||
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 267 | 26 | 70.6 | $104,625 | Running | |||
| 19 | 7 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 267 | 25 | 76.3 | $132,461 | Running | |||
| 20 | 16 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 267 | 0 | 68.1 | $103,600 | Running | |||
| 21 | 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 267 | 23 | 62.1 | $101,325 | Running | |||
| 22 | 42 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 267 | 22 | 59.5 | $100,775 | Running | |||
| 23 | 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 266 | 21 | 88.5 | $100,075 | Running | |||
| 24 | 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford Toyota | 266 | 20 | 57.2 | $116,345 | Running | |||
| 25 | 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 266 | 19 | 48.8 | $89,425 | Running | |||
| 26 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 265 | 18 | 53 | $112,308 | Running | |||
| 27 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 264 | 17 | 51.9 | $122,414 | Running | |||
| 28 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Post-it Ford | 264 | 17 | 1 | 105.3 | $101,150 | Running | 2 | 11 |
| 29 | 29 | 32 | Mike Skinner(i) | Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 262 | 0 | 42.3 | $83,575 | Running | 1 | 1 | |
| 30 | 37 | 09 | Bill Elliott | Rydex Chevy | 262 | 14 | 40.2 | $100,958 | Running | |||
| 31 | 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 261 | 13 | 42.3 | $96,258 | Running | |||
| 32 | 40 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Eco-Fuel Saver Chevy | 261 | 12 | 35.6 | $91,400 | Running | |||
| 33 | 39 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 261 | 0 | 34.3 | $92,197 | Running | |||
| 34 | 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Accell Construction Chevy | 260 | 11 | 1 | 40.3 | $81,500 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | 41 | 37 | Tony Raines | Race Fuel Energy Drink Ford | 258 | 9 | 31 | $81,275 | Running | |||
| 36 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 193 | 9 | 1 | 83 | $118,011 | Accident | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | 35 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 147 | 7 | 45.1 | $80,850 | Accident | |||
| 38 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Snickers Toyota | 107 | 6 | 84.8 | $128,491 | Engine | |||
| 39 | 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 77 | 5 | 52 | $106,795 | Engine | |||
| 40 | 32 | 46 | J J Yeley | Darlington Raceway and Espar Heater Systems | 45 | 4 | 32.9 | $80,175 | Rear Gear | |||
| 41 | 43 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 41 | 3 | 29.4 | $79,925 | Brakes | |||
| 42 | 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 34 | 0 | 27.8 | $79,780 | Transmission | |||
| 43 | 36 | 60 | Landon Cassill(i) | Big Red Toyota | 32 | 0 | 29.1 | $80,044 | Rear Gear |
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 152,000 Carl Edwards won the Kobalt Tools 400, his 19th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. The following car dropped to the rear of the field: #11 (engine change)
Failed to Qualify: (1) 92 Brian Keselowski #.
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 57 Mins, 20 Secs.
Average Speed: 135.508 MPH
Margin of Victory: 1.246 Seconds
Caution Flags: 7 for 35 laps: Laps: 10-12 (#7 spin Turn 4 [None]); 16-18 (#71 spin Turn 2 [7]); 98-101 (Debris on track [18]); 103-106 (#4,22 spin Turn 4 [48]); 109-116 (Fluid on track [6]); 151-156 (#34 accident Turn 2 [21]); 196-202 (#24 accident Turn 4 [17]).
Lead Changes: 21 among 14 drivers: M. Kenseth 1-2; G. Biffle 3-9; M. Kenseth 10; J. Gordon 11-12; T. Stewart 13-50; G. Biffle 51-54; M. Truex Jr. 55; P. Menard 56-58; D. Blaney 59; M. Skinner(i) 60; T. Stewart 61-97; M. Ambrose 98; T. Stewart 99-150; M. Truex Jr. 151; C. Edwards 152-197; M. Truex Jr. 198; T. Stewart 199-234; J. Montoya 235-241; Kurt Busch 242; C. Bowyer 243; D. Reutimann 244; C. Edwards 245-267.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Tony Stewart, #14
Coors Light Pole Award : Matt Kenseth, #17 188.884 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 crew chief Bob Osborne
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Tony Stewart, #14 182.408 mph, Lap 20
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 : Dale Earnhardt Jr, #88 crew chief Steve Letarte, 0.198
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 20 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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