Race: SHOWTIME Southern 500
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Race 10 of 36
Date: May 7, 2011
Track: Darlington Raceway
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SHOWTIME Southern 500 Race Information
| Winner | Regan Smith | Car | No. 78 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Barney Visser | Sponsor | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress |
| Winner Start | 23rd | Winner Laps Led | 11 |
| Started First | Kasey Kahne | Most Laps Led | Kasey Kahne (124) |
| Race Distance | 505.42 miles (370 laps) | Track Length | 1.366 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Total Purse | $4,871,561 | Winner Earnings | $272,745 |
| Different Leaders | 12 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 18 |
| Points Leader After Race | Carl Edwards | Season Race | 10 of 36 |
SHOWTIME Southern 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Barney Visser | Chevrolet | 370 | 11 | running | 47 | $272,745 |
| 2 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Jack Roush | Ford | 370 | 57 | running | 43 | $248,966 |
| 3 | 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Roger Penske | Dodge | 370 | 0 | running | 41 | $178,358 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull | Dietrich Mateschitz | Toyota | 370 | 124 | running | 42 | $164,608 |
| 5 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 370 | 28 | running | 40 | $165,025 |
| 6 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 370 | 0 | running | 38 | $152,000 |
| 7 | 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 370 | 6 | running | 38 | $141,758 |
| 8 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Jack Roush | Ford | 370 | 0 | running | 36 | $117,350 |
| 9 | 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 370 | 13 | running | 36 | $128,614 |
| 10 | 29 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 370 | 1 | running | 35 | $100,550 |
| 11 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Doublemint | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 370 | 78 | running | 34 | $134,991 |
| 12 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 370 | 0 | running | 32 | $126,836 |
| 13 | 6 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley / DeWalt Tools | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 370 | 0 | running | 31 | $120,066 |
| 14 | 30 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy Sugar-Free / National Guard | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 370 | 0 | running | 30 | $96,100 |
| 15 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 370 | 0 | running | 29 | $137,761 |
| 16 | 36 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Outdoors Mossy Oak | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 370 | 0 | running | 28 | $114,408 |
| 17 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 370 | 47 | running | 28 | $141,111 |
| 18 | 15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Lance Snacks / Tom's Snacks | JTG-Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 370 | 2 | running | 27 | $112,270 |
| 19 | 28 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 369 | 0 | running | 25 | $92,150 |
| 20 | 7 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Best Buy | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 369 | 0 | running | 24 | $121,486 |
| 21 | 11 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS "We Love Logistics" | Jack Roush | Ford | 369 | 0 | running | 23 | $91,125 |
| 22 | 18 | 27 | Paul Menard | Turtle Wax / Menards | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 369 | 0 | running | 22 | $89,850 |
| 23 | 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 368 | 0 | running | 21 | $119,758 |
| 24 | 41 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral | Tommy Baldwin, Jr. | Chevrolet | 367 | 0 | running | 20 | $99,258 |
| 25 | 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Wiley X Eyewear | Jack Roush | Ford | 366 | 0 | running | 19 | $117,486 |
| 26 | 21 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's | Bob Jenkins | Ford | 365 | 0 | running | 0 | $90,633 |
| 27 | 25 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil | Roger Penske | Dodge | 364 | 0 | running | 17 | $119,775 |
| 28 | 40 | 32 | Ken Schrader | U.S. Chrome / H&B Railroad | Frank Stoddard | Ford | 364 | 2 | running | 17 | $87,822 |
| 29 | 27 | 9 | Landon Cassill | Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today | James Finch | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | running | 0 | $77,075 |
| 30 | 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Germain Racing | Toyota | 364 | 1 | running | 15 | $77,900 |
| 31 | 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 363 | 0 | crash | 13 | $118,083 |
| 32 | 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell | Bob Jenkins | Ford | 362 | 0 | running | 12 | $73,475 |
| 33 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 358 | 0 | engine | 11 | $82,525 |
| 34 | 8 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Dietrich Mateschitz | Toyota | 332 | 0 | running | 10 | $100,664 |
| 35 | 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs | Toyota | 318 | 0 | running | 9 | $81,200 |
| 36 | 35 | 37 | Tony Raines | Front Row Motorsports | Larry Gunselman | Ford | 172 | 0 | brakes | 8 | $72,775 |
| 37 | 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fast Five / Speed Energy | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 87 | 0 | brakes | 7 | $72,585 |
| 38 | 33 | 50 | T.J. Bell | Bandit Chippers / Little Joe's Autos | Joe Falk | Toyota | 67 | 0 | transmission | 0 | $72,350 |
| 39 | 31 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Red Line Oil | Dusty Whitney | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | engine | 5 | $72,225 |
| 40 | 34 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Big Red | Germain Racing | Toyota | 29 | 0 | brakes | 0 | $72,050 |
| 41 | 38 | 30 | David Stremme | EchoStor Technologies | Timothy McSweeney | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | electrical | 3 | $71,875 |
| 42 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 22 | 0 | electrical | 0 | $71,780 |
| 43 | 39 | 66 | Michael McDowell | K-Love Radio | Phil Parsons | Toyota | 7 | 0 | vibration | 1 | $72,139 |
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