
Martinsville Speedway
Goody’s Fast Relief 500
April 3, 2011
Harvick wins at Martinsville: #29-Kevin Harvick won the Goody's Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway for his 2nd win of 2011 ]and in a row] and 16th win of his career. It is Richard Childress Racing's first win at Martinsville since Dale Earnhardt won there in 1995.
#88-Earnhardt Jr. finished second followed by #18-Busch, #42-Montoya, #24-Gordon, #17-Kenseth, #1-McMurray [the pole sitter], #6-Ragan, #33-Bowyer and #5-Martin.
There were a record 31 lead changes among 12 drivers; 11 cautions for 72 yellow flag laps. The attendance is listed as 60,000 up a tad from last years 58,000 which was rain delayed until Monday when 40,000 came back to watch the race
Scheduled Race Re-Air: SPEED, Wednesday, April 6 at 12:00pm/et.(4-3-2011)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 6
62ND ANNUAL GOODY'S FAST RELIEF "500"
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
Ridgeway, VA - April 3, 2011
.526-Mile Oval
500 Laps - 263 Miles Purse: $4,897,916
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 500 | 47 | 4 | 99 | $200,786 | Running | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 26 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 500 | 43 | 1 | 102 | 118,200 | Running | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Toyota | 500 | 43 | 2 | 133.4 | 150,416 | Running | 6 | 151 |
| 4 | 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 500 | 40 | 0 | 97.6 | 135,733 | Running | ||
| 5 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP Chevy | 500 | 40 | 1 | 110.3 | 123,461 | Running | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 500 | 38 | 0 | 90.5 | 123,461 | Running | ||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Widia Chevy | 500 | 38 | 1 | 110 | 127,564 | Running | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | 14 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 500 | 36 | 0 | 91.1 | 90,525 | Running | ||
| 9 | 15 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevy | 500 | 36 | 1 | 111.1 | 126,583 | Running | 3 | 91 |
| 10 | 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Quaker State / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 500 | 34 | 0 | 84.9 | 88,625 | Running | ||
| 11 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 500 | 34 | 1 | 114.9 | 134,461 | Running | 3 | 65 |
| 12 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 500 | 33 | 1 | 118.7 | 123,350 | Running | 7 | 89 |
| 13 | 4 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 499 | 31 | 0 | 81 | 87,650 | Running | ||
| 14 | 6 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 499 | 31 | 1 | 96.4 | 114,811 | Running | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Outdoors Toyota | 499 | 29 | 0 | 94 | 105,958 | Running | ||
| 16 | 20 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 499 | 28 | 0 | 64.9 | 118,675 | Running | ||
| 17 | 13 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 499 | 27 | 0 | 72 | 104,139 | Running | ||
| 18 | 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 499 | 27 | 1 | 70.6 | 119,816 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 498 | 25 | 0 | 70.3 | 102,508 | Running | ||
| 20 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 498 | 25 | 1 | 88.3 | 117,325 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 498 | 23 | 0 | 66.8 | 90,200 | Running | ||
| 22 | 39 | 32 | Ken Schrader | VAMortgageCenter.com Ford | 497 | 22 | 0 | 48.7 | 91,383 | Running | ||
| 23 | 34 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fast Five / SPEED Energy Dodge | 497 | 21 | 0 | 56 | 90,033 | Running | ||
| 24 | 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 495 | 20 | 0 | 68.9 | 82,625 | Running | ||
| 25 | 40 | 37 | Tony Raines | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 493 | 19 | 0 | 37 | 74,825 | Running | ||
| 26 | 37 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 493 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 85,608 | Running | ||
| 27 | 7 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Lance Toyota | 489 | 17 | 0 | 64.3 | 100,970 | Running | ||
| 28 | 42 | 71 | Hermie Sadler | Eco-Fuel Saver Chevy | 488 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 81,325 | Running | ||
| 29 | 19 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 487 | 15 | 0 | 60.3 | 103,141 | Running | ||
| 30 | 29 | 36 | Dave Blaney | All Sport Body Quencher Chevy | 486 | 14 | 0 | 46.6 | 83,572 | Running | ||
| 31 | 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 476 | 13 | 0 | 59.6 | 96,220 | Running | ||
| 32 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 470 | 12 | 0 | 47.7 | 69,725 | Running | ||
| 33 | 36 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 468 | 11 | 0 | 38.2 | 70,450 | Running | ||
| 34 | 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 462 | 10 | 0 | 49.9 | 114,783 | Running | ||
| 35 | 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 460 | 0 | 0 | 43.7 | 77,325 | Running | ||
| 36 | 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 457 | 8 | 0 | 52.8 | 69,275 | Running | ||
| 37 | 31 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 443 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 | 69,200 | Drive Shaft | ||
| 38 | 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Nibco / Menards Chevy | 261 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 69,150 | Overheating | ||
| 39 | 3 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 219 | 6 | 1 | 73.4 | 78,100 | Accident | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 219 | 4 | 0 | 41.5 | 77,025 | Accident | ||
| 41 | 41 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Red Line Chevy | 33 | 3 | 0 | 29.4 | 68,975 | Brakes | ||
| 42 | 38 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Big Red Toyota | 31 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 68,895 | Brakes | ||
| 43 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy.com Toyota | 25 | 0 | 0 | 27.4 | 68,418 | Brakes | ||
Bonus Points: includes winner, lap leader & most laps led points
Failed to qualify: n/a
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 60,000, Kevin Harvick won the Goody's Fast Relief 500, his 16th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 32 minutes, 41 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:74.195 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY:0.727 second(s)
Caution Flags: 11 cautions for 72 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 53-61 (Car #34 Accident Frontstretch [66]); 108-114 (Car #36 Stopped On Track [None]); 126-132 (Car #9, 66 Accident Turn 2 [56]); 176-181 (Car #36 Stopped On Track [27]); 205-209 (Car #71 Accident Turn 3 [22]); 222-229 (Car #4, 56 Accident Turn 3 [Red Flag: Lap 223, 24:55] [17]); 232-238 (Car #7, 20, 22, 47, 83 Accident Turn 3 [32]); 242-247 (Car #2, 13, 27, 66 Accident Turn 1 [32]); 353-359 (Car #21 Slow On Track [17]); 372-376 (Car #39 Spin Turn 4 [6]); 467-471 (Car #78 Accident Turn 2 [None]).
Lap Leaders: 31 lead changes among 12 drivers. McMurray 1-31, Kahne 32, Newman 33-34, Hamlin 35-54, Johnson 55-77, Ky. Busch 78-107, Hamlin 108, Johnson 109-123, Hamlin 124-133, Bowyer 134-176, Hamlin 177, Johnson 178-204, Hamlin 205, Bowyer 206-250, J. Gordon 251-256, Bowyer 257-259, Hamlin 260-314, Ky. Busch 315-320, J. Gordon 321-324, Newman 325, Allmendinger 326-331, Edwards 332-334, Harvick 335, Ky. Busch 336-352, Hamlin 353, Ky. Busch 354-364, J. Gordon 365-391, Ky. Busch 392-466, Harvick 467, Ky. Busch 468-479, Earnhardt Jr 480-496, Harvick 497-500.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Jamie McMurray (96.509 mph. 19.621 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Clint Bowyer
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Jamie McMurray (crew chief Kevin Manion)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Jimmie Johnson (94.0125 mph, Lap 187)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Mark Cronquist (#18)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Kevin Harvick (crew chief Gil Martin, 0.083 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $70,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya (23 places)
++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 6
Unofficial Race Results for the 62Nd Annual Goody's Fast Relief 500
Sunday, April 3, 2011 Martinsville Speedway - Martinsville, VA
526 Mile Paved Leader Total Race Length - 500 Laps - 263 Miles - Purse: $4,897,916
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 500 | 47 | 4 | Running | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 26 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard Chevy | 500 | 43 | 1 | Running | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Toyota | 500 | 43 | 2 | Running | 6 | 151 |
| 4 | 27 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 500 | 40 | Running | |||
| 5 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP Chevy | 500 | 40 | 1 | Running | 3 | 37 |
| 6 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 500 | 38 | Running | |||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Widia Chevy | 500 | 38 | 1 | Running | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | 14 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 500 | 36 | Running | |||
| 9 | 15 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevy | 500 | 36 | 1 | Running | 3 | 91 |
| 10 | 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Quaker State / GoDaddy.com Chevy | 500 | 34 | Running | |||
| 11 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 500 | 34 | 1 | Running | 3 | 65 |
| 12 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 500 | 33 | 1 | Running | 7 | 89 |
| 13 | 4 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 499 | 31 | Running | |||
| 14 | 6 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 499 | 31 | 1 | Running | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Outdoors Toyota | 499 | 29 | Running | |||
| 16 | 20 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 499 | 28 | Running | |||
| 17 | 13 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 499 | 27 | Running | |||
| 18 | 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 499 | 27 | 1 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 498 | 25 | Running | |||
| 20 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevy | 498 | 25 | 1 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 498 | 23 | Running | |||
| 22 | 39 | 32 | Ken Schrader | VAMortgageCenter.com Ford | 497 | 22 | Running | |||
| 23 | 34 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fast Five / SPEED Energy Dodge | 497 | 21 | Running | |||
| 24 | 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 495 | 20 | Running | |||
| 25 | 40 | 37 | Tony Raines | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 493 | 19 | Running | |||
| 26 | 37 | 09 | Landon Cassill(i) | Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 493 | 0 | Running | |||
| 27 | 7 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Lance Toyota | 489 | 17 | Running | |||
| 28 | 42 | 71 | Hermie Sadler(i) | Eco-Fuel Saver Chevy | 488 | 0 | Running | |||
| 29 | 19 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 487 | 15 | Running | |||
| 30 | 29 | 36 | Dave Blaney | All Sport Body Quencher Chevy | 486 | 14 | Running | |||
| 31 | 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevy | 476 | 13 | Running | |||
| 32 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 470 | 12 | Running | |||
| 33 | 36 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 468 | 11 | Running | |||
| 34 | 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevy | 462 | 10 | Running | |||
| 35 | 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 460 | 0 | Running | |||
| 36 | 30 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 457 | 8 | Running | |||
| 37 | 31 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 443 | 0 | Drive Shaft | |||
| 38 | 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Nibco / Menards Chevy | 261 | 6 | Overheating | |||
| 39 | 3 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 219 | 6 | 1 | Accident | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 219 | 4 | Accident | |||
| 41 | 41 | 46 | JJ Yeley | Red Line Chevy | 33 | 3 | Brakes | |||
| 42 | 38 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 31 | 0 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy.com Toyota | 25 | 0 | Brakes |
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 60,000, Kevin Harvick won the Goody's Fast Relief 500, his 16th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Average Speed: 74.195 MPH
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 32 Mins, 41 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.727 Seconds
Caution Flags: 11 for 72 laps (reason [lucky dog]): Laps: 53-61 (#34 accident frontstretch [66]); 108-114 (#36 stopped on track [None]); 126-132 (#9, 66 accident turn 2 [56]); 176-181 (#36 stopped on track [27]); 205-209 (#71 accident turn 3 [22]); 222-229 (#4, 56 accident turn 3 [Red Flag: Lap 223, 24:55] [17]); 232-238 (#7, 20, 22, 47, 83 accident turn 3 [32]); 242-247 (#2, 13, 27, 66 accident turn 1 [32]); 353-359 (#21 slow on track [17]); 372-376 (#39 spin turn 4 [6]); 467-471 (#78 accident turn 2 [None]).
Lead Changes: 31 among 12 drivers: J. McMurray 1-31; K. Kahne 32; R. Newman 33-34; D. Hamlin 35-54; J. Johnson 55-77; Kyle Busch 78-107; D. Hamlin 108; J. Johnson 109-123; D. Hamlin 124-133; C. Bowyer 134-176; D. Hamlin 177; J. Johnson 178-204; D. Hamlin 205; C. Bowyer 206-250; J. Gordon 251-256; C. Bowyer 257-259; D. Hamlin 260-314; Kyle Busch 315-320; J. Gordon 321-324; R. Newman 325; A. Allmendinger 326-331; C. Edwards 332-334; K. Harvick 335; Kyle Busch 336-352; D. Hamlin 353; Kyle Busch 354-364; J. Gordon 365-391; Kyle Busch 392-466; K. Harvick 467; Kyle Busch 468-479; D. Earnhardt Jr. 480-496; K. Harvick 497-500.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Clint Bowyer, #33
Coors Light Pole Award: Jamie McMurray, #1 96.509 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race: Jamie McMurray, #1 (Kevin Manion)
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Jimmie Johnson, #48 94.0125 mph, Lap 187
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Mark Cronquist, #18
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kevin Harvick, #29
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Kevin Harvick, #29 (Gil Martin, 0.083 sec)
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award: Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 23 places
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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