
Texas Motor Speedway
Samsung Mobile 500
April 9, 2011
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 7
15TH ANNUAL SAMSUNG MOBILE "500"
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Fort Worth, TX - April 9, 2011
1.5-Mile Oval
334 Laps - 501 Miles Purse: $7,000,716
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 334 | 48 | 5 | 144.7 | $525,886 | Running | 9 | 169 |
| 2 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 334 | 43 | 1 | 123.6 | 353,883 | Running | 5 | 44 |
| 3 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts Ford | 334 | 42 | 1 | 116 | 269,791 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 334 | 41 | 1 | 111.7 | 206,975 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State/Menards Chevy | 334 | 39 | 0 | 100.2 | 162,625 | Running | ||
| 6 | 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 334 | 39 | 1 | 105.5 | 176,341 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Freight Ford | 334 | 38 | 1 | 115.5 | 166,375 | Running | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevy | 334 | 36 | 0 | 92 | 179,761 | Running | ||
| 9 | 28 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 334 | 36 | 1 | 93.8 | 140,525 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 334 | 35 | 1 | 100 | 167,125 | Running | 5 | 50 |
| 11 | 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 334 | 33 | 0 | 86.1 | 132,325 | Running | ||
| 12 | 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevy | 334 | 33 | 1 | 83 | 168,308 | Running | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 333 | 31 | 0 | 79.9 | 156,583 | Running | ||
| 14 | 16 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Reserve Chevy | 333 | 30 | 0 | 76.7 | 155,125 | Running | ||
| 15 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office/March of Dimes Toyota | 333 | 29 | 0 | 82 | 160,850 | Running | ||
| 16 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 333 | 28 | 0 | 96.7 | 157,791 | Running | ||
| 17 | 18 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 333 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 | 120,550 | Running | ||
| 18 | 27 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 333 | 27 | 1 | 88.9 | 137,458 | Running | 1 | 32 |
| 19 | 15 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Valvoline Ford | 332 | 25 | 0 | 84.3 | 146,186 | Running | ||
| 20 | 29 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 332 | 24 | 0 | 65.2 | 153,861 | Running | ||
| 21 | 13 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 332 | 23 | 0 | 61.5 | 130,308 | Running | ||
| 22 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 332 | 22 | 0 | 75.4 | 139,564 | Running | ||
| 23 | 32 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 332 | 22 | 1 | 60.3 | 140,936 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 331 | 20 | 0 | 56.8 | 109,450 | Running | ||
| 25 | 34 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Toyota | 331 | 19 | 0 | 52.6 | 126,720 | Running | ||
| 26 | 22 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 331 | 18 | 0 | 50.8 | 98,250 | Running | ||
| 27 | 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 330 | 17 | 0 | 56.8 | 123,839 | Running | ||
| 28 | 24 | 9 | Landon Cassill | Security Benefits/Thank A Teacher Today Chev | 330 | 0 | 0 | 49.4 | 110,183 | Running | ||
| 29 | 25 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 329 | 15 | 0 | 49.9 | 121,733 | Running | ||
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Accell Construction Chevy | 329 | 15 | 1 | 40.2 | 105,833 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fast Five/SPEED Energy Dodge | 328 | 14 | 1 | 42.7 | 99,797 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 43 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 324 | 12 | 0 | 37.1 | 96,150 | Running | ||
| 33 | 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Big Red Ford | 319 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 86,500 | Running | ||
| 34 | 42 | 37 | Tony Raines | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 319 | 10 | 0 | 30.9 | 84,450 | Running | ||
| 35 | 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Toyota | 213 | 9 | 0 | 63.8 | 91,325 | Accident | ||
| 36 | 21 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 213 | 8 | 0 | 60.4 | 90,175 | Accident | ||
| 37 | 5 | 78 | Regan Smith | farmamerican.org Chevy | 212 | 7 | 0 | 57.5 | 107,420 | Accident | ||
| 38 | 33 | 95 | David Starr | WRL General Contractors Ford | 122 | 0 | 0 | 41.4 | 79,925 | Accident | ||
| 39 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 60 | 0 | 0 | 30.7 | 79,800 | Clutch | ||
| 40 | 20 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 56 | 4 | 0 | 33.5 | 79,650 | Electrical | ||
| 41 | 35 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Red Line Chevy | 52 | 3 | 0 | 31.9 | 79,490 | Electrical | ||
| 42 | 40 | 34 | David Gilliland | Gander Mountain Ford | 44 | 2 | 0 | 32.5 | 79,395 | Accident | ||
| 43 | 36 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Big Red Toyota | 36 | 0 | 0 | 24.9 | 79,724 | Rear Gear | ||
Failed to qualify: (1) #38 Travis Kvapil
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 168,400, Matt Kenseth won the Samsung Mobile 500, his 19th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 21 minutes, 26 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:149.231 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY:8.315 second(s)
Caution Flags: 5 cautions for 24 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 11-14 (Fluid On Track [None]); 47-51 (Car #34 Accident Turn 1 [71]); 115-119 (Debris [4]); 210-213 (Debris [14]); 216-221 (Car #5,56,78 Accident Backstretch [39]).
Lap Leaders: 31 lead changes among 13 drivers. Ragan 1-10, Ku. Busch 11-14, Keselowski 15-46, Ku. Busch 47, R. Gordon 48, Blaney 49, Kenseth 50-51, Biffle 52-58, Kenseth 59-94, Bowyer 95, Edwards 96, Earnhardt Jr 97-98, Kenseth 99-114, Ragan 115, Ku. Busch 116-123, Kenseth 124-162, Edwards 163-164, J. Gordon 165, Kenseth 166-199, Bowyer 200-204, Kenseth 205-213, Bowyer 214-248, Kenseth 249, Bowyer 250, Ambrose 251, Stewart 252-256, Ku. Busch 257-269, Stewart 270-276, Kenseth 277-294, Bowyer 295-296, Ku. Busch 297-320, Kenseth 321-334.
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: David Ragan (189.82 mph. 28.448 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Matt Kenseth
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Matt Kenseth (crew chief Jimmy Fennig)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: David Ragan (184.54 mph, Lap 2)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Tom Ghent (#17)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Clint Bowyer
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Dale Earnhardt Jr (crew chief Steve Letarte, 0.062 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $80,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Tony Stewart (14 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 7
Unofficial Race Results for the Samsung Mobile 500 - Saturday, April 9, 2011
Texas Motor Speedway - Ft. Worth, TX - 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 334 Laps - 501 Miles - Purse: $7,000,716
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 334 | 48 | 5 | 144.7 | $525,886 | Running | 9 | 169 |
| 2 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevy | 334 | 43 | 1 | 123.6 | $353,883 | Running | 5 | 44 |
| 3 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts Ford | 334 | 42 | 1 | 116 | $269,791 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 334 | 41 | 1 | 111.7 | $206,975 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State/Menards Chevy | 334 | 39 | 100.2 | $162,625 | Running | |||
| 6 | 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley Ford | 334 | 39 | 1 | 105.5 | $176,341 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Freight Ford | 334 | 38 | 1 | 115.5 | $166,375 | Running | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevy | 334 | 36 | 92 | $179,761 | Running | |||
| 9 | 28 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevy | 334 | 36 | 1 | 93.8 | $140,525 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 334 | 35 | 1 | 100 | $167,125 | Running | 5 | 50 |
| 11 | 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 334 | 33 | 86.1 | $132,325 | Running | |||
| 12 | 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevy | 334 | 33 | 1 | 83 | $168,308 | Running | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 333 | 31 | 79.9 | $156,583 | Running | |||
| 14 | 16 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. ARMY Reserve Chevy | 333 | 30 | 76.7 | $155,125 | Running | |||
| 15 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office/March of Dimes Toyota | 333 | 29 | 82 | $160,850 | Running | |||
| 16 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 333 | 28 | 96.7 | $157,791 | Running | |||
| 17 | 18 | 21 | Trevor Bayne(i) | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 333 | 0 | 72.9 | $120,550 | Running | |||
| 18 | 27 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 333 | 27 | 1 | 88.9 | $137,458 | Running | 1 | 32 |
| 19 | 15 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Valvoline Ford | 332 | 25 | 84.3 | $146,186 | Running | |||
| 20 | 29 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 332 | 24 | 65.2 | $153,861 | Running | |||
| 21 | 13 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 332 | 23 | 61.5 | $130,308 | Running | |||
| 22 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevy | 332 | 22 | 75.4 | $139,564 | Running | |||
| 23 | 32 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 332 | 22 | 1 | 60.3 | $140,936 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 331 | 20 | 56.8 | $109,450 | Running | |||
| 25 | 34 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Toyota | 331 | 19 | 52.6 | $126,720 | Running | |||
| 26 | 22 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 331 | 18 | 50.8 | $98,250 | Running | |||
| 27 | 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 330 | 17 | 56.8 | $123,839 | Running | |||
| 28 | 24 | 9 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefits/Thank A Teacher Today Chevy | 330 | 0 | 49.4 | $110,183 | Running | |||
| 29 | 25 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 329 | 15 | 49.9 | $121,733 | Running | |||
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Accell Construction Chevy | 329 | 15 | 1 | 40.2 | $105,833 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fast Five/SPEED Energy Dodge | 328 | 14 | 1 | 42.7 | $99,797 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 43 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 324 | 12 | 37.1 | $96,150 | Running | |||
| 33 | 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Big Red Ford | 319 | 11 | 34 | $86,500 | Running | |||
| 34 | 42 | 37 | Tony Raines | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 319 | 10 | 30.9 | $84,450 | Running | |||
| 35 | 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Toyota | 213 | 9 | 63.8 | $91,325 | Accident | |||
| 36 | 21 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 213 | 8 | 60.4 | $90,175 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 5 | 78 | Regan Smith | farmamerican.org Chevy | 212 | 7 | 57.5 | $107,420 | Accident | |||
| 38 | 33 | 95 | David Starr(i) | WRL General Contractors Ford | 122 | 0 | 41.4 | $79,925 | Accident | |||
| 39 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 60 | 0 | 30.7 | $79,800 | Clutch | |||
| 40 | 20 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 56 | 4 | 33.5 | $79,650 | Electrical | |||
| 41 | 35 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Chevy | 52 | 3 | 31.9 | $79,490 | Electrical | |||
| 42 | 40 | 34 | David Gilliland | Gander Mountain Ford | 44 | 2 | 32.5 | $79,395 | Accident | |||
| 43 | 36 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 36 | 0 | 24.9 | $79,724 | Rear Gear |
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 168,400, Matt Kenseth won the Samsung Mobile 500, his 19th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following cars dropped to the rear (reason): None
Failed to Qualify: (1) #38-Travis Kvapil(i).
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 21 Mins, 26 Secs.
Average Speed: 149.231 MPH
Margin of Victory: 8.315 Seconds
Caution Flags: 5 for 24 laps: Laps: 11-14 (Fluid on track [None]); 47-51 (#34 accident Turn 1 [71]); 115-119 (Debris [4]); 210-213 (Debris [14]); 216-221 (#5,56,78 accident backstretch [39]).
Lead Changes: 31 among 13 drivers: D. Ragan 1-10; Kurt Busch 11-14; B. Keselowski 15-46; Kurt Busch 47; R. Gordon 48; D. Blaney 49; M. Kenseth 50-51; G. Biffle 52-58; M. Kenseth 59-94; C. Bowyer 95; C. Edwards 96; D. Earnhardt Jr. 97-98; M. Kenseth 99-114; D. Ragan 115; Kurt Busch 116-123; M. Kenseth 124-162; C. Edwards 163-164; J. Gordon 165; M. Kenseth 166-199; C. Bowyer 200-204; M. Kenseth 205-213; C. Bowyer 214-248; M. Kenseth 249; C. Bowyer 250; M. Ambrose 251; T. Stewart 252-256; Kurt Busch 257-269; T. Stewart 270-276; M. Kenseth 277-294; C. Bowyer 295-296; Kurt Busch 297-320; M. Kenseth 321-334.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Matt Kenseth, #17
Coors Light Pole Award : David Ragan, #6 189.82 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Matt Kenseth, #17 crew chief Jimmy Fennig
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : David Ragan, #6 184.54 mph, Lap 2
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Tom Ghent, #17
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Clint Bowyer, #33
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Dale Earnhardt Jr, #88 S Letarte, 0.062s
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : Tony Stewart, #14 14 places
Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Andy Lally, #71
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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