
Richmond International Raceway
Crown Royal Presents the Matthew & Daniel Hansen 400
April 30, 2011
Kyle Busch wins at Richmond: #18-Kyle Busch won the Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway for his 2nd win of 2011 and 21st win of his career.
#11-Hamlin finished second followed by #4-Kahne, #6-Ragan, #99-Edwards, #33-Bowyer, #43-Allmendinger, #48-Johnson, #14-Stewart and #83-Vickers. Pole sitter #42-Montoya was involved in two incidents with #39-Newman and finished 29th, 5 laps down. There was no confrontation after the race. Montoya hopped on a waiting golf cart and headed out of the track, while Newman walked to the NASCAR hauler to complain about Montoya's driving. #36-Blaney finished 13th and moves into the top-35 of owners points and a guaranteed spot at Darlington.
There were 14 lead changes among 10 drivers; 8 cautions for 60 yellow flag laps. The attendance is listed as 90,000 down a bit from 93,00 last year.
Scheduled Race Re-Air: SPEED, Wednesday, May 4 at 12:00pm/et.(4-30-2011)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OFFICIAL RACE REPORT No. 9
57TH ANNUAL CROWN ROYAL PRESENTS THE MATTHEW & DANIEL HANSEN "400"
RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Richmond, VA - April 30, 2011
.75-Mile Oval
400 Laps - 300 Miles Purse: $4,991,887
| Finish Pos |
Start Pos |
Car# | Driver | Team | Laps | Points | Bonus Points |
Driver Rating |
Winnings | Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
| 1 | 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Pretzel Toyota | 400 | 48 | 5 | 143.1 | 239316 | Running | 4 | 235 |
| 2 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 400 | 43 | 1 | 126.7 | 202500 | Running | 3 | 38 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 400 | 42 | 1 | 116.2 | 154683 | Running | 1 | 29 |
| 4 | 27 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 400 | 40 | 0 | 82.7 | 129075 | Running | ||
| 5 | 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts eZ Seed Ford | 400 | 40 | 1 | 99.4 | 151241 | Running | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevy | 400 | 39 | 1 | 110.5 | 143358 | Running | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | 18 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Nautica Ford | 400 | 37 | 0 | 85.2 | 124136 | Running | ||
| 8 | 30 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 400 | 36 | 0 | 74.9 | 133261 | Running | ||
| 9 | 31 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevy | 400 | 35 | 0 | 78.8 | 123508 | Running | ||
| 10 | 37 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 399 | 34 | 0 | 87.8 | 108164 | Running | ||
| 11 | 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 399 | 33 | 0 | 76.7 | 88725 | Running | ||
| 12 | 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 399 | 32 | 0 | 87.2 | 123636 | Running | ||
| 13 | 29 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 399 | 31 | 0 | 63.7 | 93933 | Running | ||
| 14 | 5 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 399 | 30 | 0 | 99.7 | 83600 | Running | ||
| 15 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 399 | 29 | 0 | 84 | 90550 | Running | ||
| 16 | 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 399 | 29 | 1 | 86.4 | 82200 | Running | 1 | 12 |
| 17 | 2 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 399 | 27 | 0 | 80.3 | 99670 | Running | ||
| 18 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 399 | 26 | 0 | 71.4 | 107964 | Running | ||
| 19 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 398 | 25 | 0 | 67.3 | 80925 | Running | ||
| 20 | 13 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Medicine Chevy | 398 | 24 | 0 | 84 | 112350 | Running | ||
| 21 | 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 398 | 24 | 1 | 77.5 | 110011 | Running | 1 | 16 |
| 22 | 36 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 397 | 22 | 0 | 57.3 | 113675 | Running | ||
| 23 | 35 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 397 | 21 | 0 | 51.7 | 102991 | Running | ||
| 24 | 14 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford / Bush's Toyota | 397 | 20 | 0 | 58.7 | 98145 | Running | ||
| 25 | 39 | 34 | David Gilliland | Gander Mountain Ford | 397 | 19 | 0 | 50 | 86583 | Running | ||
| 26 | 41 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 397 | 18 | 0 | 44 | 80825 | Running | ||
| 27 | 21 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 397 | 18 | 1 | 92.6 | 79075 | Running | 1 | 12 |
| 28 | 15 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 396 | 16 | 0 | 52.9 | 71850 | Running | ||
| 29 | 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 395 | 16 | 1 | 77 | 120358 | Running | 1 | 25 |
| 30 | 28 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 395 | 0 | 0 | 46.8 | 83708 | Running | ||
| 31 | 19 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 395 | 13 | 0 | 68.7 | 97833 | Running | ||
| 32 | 38 | 32 | Ken Schrader | H+B Railroad / Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 394 | 12 | 0 | 35.6 | 76822 | Running | ||
| 33 | 43 | 37 | Tony Raines | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 393 | 11 | 0 | 31.1 | 68100 | Running | ||
| 34 | 16 | 30 | David Stremme | EchoStor Technologies Chevy | 393 | 10 | 0 | 40.5 | 67025 | Running | ||
| 35 | 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fast Five / Speed Energy Dodge | 393 | 9 | 0 | 30.7 | 66900 | Running | ||
| 36 | 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 388 | 8 | 0 | 62.7 | 74750 | Running | ||
| 37 | 10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Libman / Menards Chevy | 385 | 7 | 0 | 53.3 | 74625 | Running | ||
| 38 | 34 | 9 | Landon Cassill | Security Benefit / Thank a Teacher Today Chev | 360 | 0 | 0 | 40.9 | 66500 | Running | ||
| 39 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 300 | 6 | 1 | 97.6 | 103261 | Accident | 1 | 4 |
| 40 | 22 | 66 | Michael McDowell | K Love Toyota | 134 | 4 | 0 | 34.9 | 66200 | Electrical | ||
| 41 | 32 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Big Red Toyota | 61 | 0 | 0 | 29.4 | 66050 | Rear Gear | ||
| 42 | 26 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy.com Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 40 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 65925 | Brakes | ||
| 43 | 40 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Red Line Oil Chevy | 38 | 1 | 0 | 25.9 | 66293 | Electrical | ||
# Sunoco Rookie of the Year Contender.
Bonus Points: includes winner, lap leader & most laps led points
Failed to qualify: (1) #92 Brian Keselowski
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 90,000, Kyle Busch won the Crown Royal Presents The Matthew & Daniel Hansen 400, his 21st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the green flag the following car(s) dropped to the rear (reason): #46 (engine change).
TIME OF RACE:3 hours, 8 minutes, 55 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED:95.280 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY:1.805 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya (128.639 mph. 20.989 secs.)
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Denny Hamlin
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Clint Bowyer (crew chief Shane Wilson)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Juan Pablo Montoya (126.109 mph, Lap 3)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Mark Cronquist (#18)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Kasey Kahne
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Carl Edwards (crew chief Bob Osborne, 0.122 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $100,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: David Ragan (23 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++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 9
Unofficial Race Results for the 57Th Annual Crown Royal Presents The Matthew
& Daniel Hansen 400 - Saturday, April 30, 2011
Richmond International Raceway - Richmond, VA - .75 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 400 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $4,991,887
| Fin | Str | Car# | Driver | Sponsor Manu |
Laps Run |
Points | Bonus Pts |
Driver Rating |
Total Award |
Status | Times Led |
Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Pretzel Toyota | 400 | 48 | 5 | 143.1 | $239,591 | Running | 4 | 235 |
| 2 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 400 | 43 | 1 | 126.7 | $202,775 | Running | 3 | 38 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 400 | 42 | 1 | 116.2 | $154,958 | Running | 1 | 29 |
| 4 | 27 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 400 | 40 | 82.7 | $129,350 | Running | |||
| 5 | 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts eZ Seed Ford | 400 | 40 | 1 | 99.4 | $151,516 | Running | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevy | 400 | 39 | 1 | 110.5 | $143,633 | Running | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | 18 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Nautica Ford | 400 | 37 | 85.2 | $124,411 | Running | |||
| 8 | 30 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevy | 400 | 36 | 74.9 | $133,561 | Running | |||
| 9 | 31 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevy | 400 | 35 | 78.8 | $123,783 | Running | |||
| 10 | 37 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 399 | 34 | 87.8 | $108,439 | Running | |||
| 11 | 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 399 | 33 | 76.7 | $89,000 | Running | |||
| 12 | 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevy | 399 | 32 | 87.2 | $123,911 | Running | |||
| 13 | 29 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevy | 399 | 31 | 63.7 | $93,933 | Running | |||
| 14 | 5 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevy | 399 | 30 | 99.7 | $83,875 | Running | |||
| 15 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 399 | 29 | 84.0 | $90,825 | Running | |||
| 16 | 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevy | 399 | 29 | 1 | 86.4 | $82,475 | Running | 1 | 12 |
| 17 | 2 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevy | 399 | 27 | 80.3 | $99,945 | Running | |||
| 18 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevy | 399 | 26 | 71.4 | $108,239 | Running | |||
| 19 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevy | 398 | 25 | 67.3 | $81,200 | Running | |||
| 20 | 13 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Medicine Chevy | 398 | 24 | 84.0 | $112,625 | Running | |||
| 21 | 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 398 | 24 | 1 | 77.5 | $110,286 | Running | 1 | 16 |
| 22 | 36 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 397 | 22 | 57.3 | $113,950 | Running | |||
| 23 | 35 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 397 | 21 | 51.7 | $103,266 | Running | |||
| 24 | 14 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford / Bush's Toyota | 397 | 20 | 58.7 | $98,420 | Running | |||
| 25 | 39 | 34 | David Gilliland | Gander Mountain Ford | 397 | 19 | 50.0 | $86,583 | Running | |||
| 26 | 41 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 397 | 18 | 44.0 | $81,100 | Running | |||
| 27 | 21 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 397 | 18 | 1 | 92.6 | $79,350 | Running | 1 | 12 |
| 28 | 15 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 396 | 16 | 52.9 | $71,850 | Running | |||
| 29 | 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevy | 395 | 16 | 1 | 77.0 | $120,633 | Running | 1 | 25 |
| 30 | 28 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 395 | 0 | 46.8 | $83,708 | Running | |||
| 31 | 19 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 395 | 13 | 68.7 | $98,108 | Running | |||
| 32 | 38 | 32 | Ken Schrader | H+B Railroad / Southern Pride Trucking Ford | 394 | 12 | 35.6 | $76,822 | Running | |||
| 33 | 43 | 37 | Tony Raines | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 393 | 11 | 31.1 | $68,100 | Running | |||
| 34 | 16 | 30 | David Stremme | EchoStor Technologies Chevy | 393 | 10 | 40.5 | $67,025 | Running | |||
| 35 | 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fast Five / Speed Energy Dodge | 393 | 9 | 30.7 | $66,900 | Running | |||
| 36 | 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 388 | 8 | 62.7 | $75,025 | Running | |||
| 37 | 10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Libman / Menards Chevy | 385 | 7 | 53.3 | $66,625 | Running | |||
| 38 | 34 | 09 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit / Thank a Teacher Today Chevy | 360 | 0 | 40.9 | $66,500 | Running | |||
| 39 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevy | 300 | 6 | 1 | 97.6 | $103,536 | Accident | 1 | 4 |
| 40 | 22 | 66 | Michael McDowell | K Love Toyota | 134 | 4 | 34.9 | $66,200 | Electrical | |||
| 41 | 32 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 61 | 0 | 29.4 | $66,050 | Rear Gear | |||
| 42 | 26 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy.com Pellet & Wood Stoves Toyota | 40 | 0 | 27.0 | $65,925 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 40 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Oil Chevy | 38 | 1 | 25.9 | $66,293 | Electrical |
Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 90,000, Kyle Busch won the Crown Royal Presents The Matthew & Daniel Hansen 400, his 21st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
Prior to the green flag the following car(s) dropped to the rear (reason): #46 (engine change).
Failed to Qualify: (1) 92 Brian Keselowski #.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 08 Mins, 55 Secs.
Average Speed: 95.280 MPH
Margin of Victory: 1.805 Seconds
Caution Flags: 8 for 60 laps: Laps: 108-115 (Debris Backstretch [2]); 187-193 (Debris Backstretch [88]); 238-244 (#39, 42 Accident Turn 3 [6]); 257-264 (#20, 48 Accident Turn 2 [14]); 266-270 (#2, 13 Spin Turn 1 [31]); 280-284 (#2, 09 Spin Turn 2 [27]); 293-299 (#2, 83 Spin Frontstretch [48]); 302-314 (#00, 1, 5, 17, 22, 24, 27, 33, 34 Accident Backstretch [36]).
Lead Changes: 14 among 10 drivers: J. Montoya 1-25; C. Bowyer 26-43; K. Kahne 44-72; D. Hamlin 73-89; Kyle Busch 90-199; J. Gordon 200-203; Kyle Busch 204-238; D. Hamlin 239-245; M. Truex Jr. 246-257; M. Kenseth 258-273; D. Hamlin 274-287; Kyle Busch 288-293; C. Edwards 294-304; J. Burton 305-316; Kyle Busch 317-400.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award : Denny Hamlin, #11
Coors Light Pole Award : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 128.639 mph
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Clint Bowyer, #33 crew chief Shane Wilson
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 126.109 mph, Lap 3
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Mark Cronquist, #18
Mobil 1 Driver of the Race : Kasey Kahne, #4
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 B. Osborne, 0.122
O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award : David Ragan, #6 23 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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