Race: Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Race 20 of 36
Date: July 31, 2011
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com Race Information
| Winner | Paul Menard | Car | No. 27 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Richard Childress | Sponsor | NIBCO / Menards |
| Winner Start | 15th | Winner Laps Led | 21 |
| Started First | David Ragan | Most Laps Led | Kasey Kahne (48) |
| Race Distance | 400 miles (160 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Total Purse | $7,984,503 | Winner Earnings | $373,575 |
| Different Leaders | 13 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 31 |
| Points Leader After Race | Carl Edwards | Season Race | 20 of 36 |
Brickyard 400 presented by BigMachineRecords.com Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | NIBCO / Menards | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 160 | 21 | running | 47 | $373,575 |
| 2 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 160 | 36 | running | 43 | $358,536 |
| 3 | 27 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Barney Visser | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 41 | $297,345 |
| 4 | 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 5 | running | 41 | $290,964 |
| 5 | 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal | Jack Roush | Ford | 160 | 10 | running | 40 | $266,386 |
| 6 | 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 10 | running | 39 | $240,508 |
| 7 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | American Red Cross / Type O Give Blood | Jack Roush | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 37 | $201,250 |
| 8 | 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Quaker State / GoDaddy.com | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 36 | $189,375 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Roger Penske | Dodge | 160 | 17 | running | 36 | $204,133 |
| 10 | 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 160 | 0 | running | 34 | $221,241 |
| 11 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 33 | $214,761 |
| 12 | 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 32 | $199,075 |
| 13 | 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 160 | 2 | running | 32 | $197,908 |
| 14 | 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ortho Home Defense Max | Jack Roush | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 30 | $197,341 |
| 15 | 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Dietrich Mateschitz | Toyota | 160 | 0 | running | 29 | $181,114 |
| 16 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 160 | 7 | running | 29 | $167,100 |
| 17 | 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Huggies Little Movers Slip-On Diapers | JTG-Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 160 | 0 | running | 27 | $178,695 |
| 18 | 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull | Dietrich Mateschitz | Toyota | 160 | 48 | running | 28 | $178,133 |
| 19 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 160 | 1 | running | 26 | $202,211 |
| 20 | 32 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Construction / Security Benefit | James Finch | Chevrolet | 160 | 1 | running | 0 | $164,058 |
| 21 | 4 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil | Roger Penske | Dodge | 160 | 0 | running | 23 | $189,900 |
| 22 | 6 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Best Buy | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 22 | $183,911 |
| 23 | 1 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS / Ned Jarrett Hall of Fame | Jack Roush | Ford | 160 | 1 | running | 22 | $160,325 |
| 24 | 30 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Platinum Filter | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 160 | 0 | running | 20 | $151,975 |
| 25 | 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 160 | 0 | running | 19 | $151,400 |
| 26 | 39 | 71 | Andy Lally | Interstate Moving Services | Kevin Buckler | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 18 | $151,200 |
| 27 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 160 | 0 | running | 17 | $185,625 |
| 28 | 7 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 16 | $177,633 |
| 29 | 11 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Germain Racing | Toyota | 160 | 0 | running | 15 | $140,100 |
| 30 | 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 0 | $140,075 |
| 31 | 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Big Red | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | Chevrolet | 160 | 1 | running | 14 | $149,183 |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss | TMone "We Drive Sales" | Frank Stoddard | Ford | 159 | 0 | running | 0 | $144,072 |
| 33 | 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Jenkins | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 11 | $135,225 |
| 34 | 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley / DeWalt Tools | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 10 | $163,966 |
| 35 | 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | engine | 9 | $141,725 |
| 36 | 28 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 49 | 0 | crash | 8 | $161,533 |
| 37 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing | Phil Parsons | Toyota | 23 | 0 | electrical | 7 | $133,550 |
| 38 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 19 | 0 | overheating | 0 | $133,425 |
| 39 | 34 | 37 | Scott Speed | Green Stuff Absorbent | Larry Gunselman | Ford | 19 | 0 | rear gear | 0 | $133,325 |
| 40 | 38 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Big Red | Germain Racing | Toyota | 16 | 0 | electrical | 0 | $133,245 |
| 41 | 43 | 23 | Terry Labonte | CRMone "We Drive Service" | Frank Stoddard | Ford | 15 | 0 | transmission | 3 | $133,070 |
| 42 | 40 | 50 | T.J. Bell | Green Smoke | Joe Falk | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | brakes | 2 | $132,975 |
| 43 | 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 5 | 0 | engine | 1 | $133,356 |
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