2011 Good Sam Club 500

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2011 Good Sam Club 500
Race details[1]
Race 32 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
The 2011 Good Sam 500 program cover.
The 2011 Good Sam 500 program cover.
Date October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)
Location Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.66 miles (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Weather Temperatures up to 72 °F (22 °C); wind speeds up to 5.1 miles per hour (8.2 km/h)[2]
Average speed 143.404 miles per hour (230.786 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 52.799
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing
Laps 30
Winner
No. 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

The 2011 Good Sam Club 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 23, 2011 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Clint Bowyer defended his win in the previous year's race by slingshotting past his Richard Childress Racing teammate Jeff Burton on the final lap. It was the 100th career win for Richard Childress Racing.[3] For Richard Childress Racing, it would be the last time their cars finished 1-2 until the 2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500.

That was final Talladega start of Mark Martin.

Qualifying

Mark Martin won the pole position with a time of 52.799, beating Jimmie Johnson who had a time of 52.801.

Pos. No. Driver Make Team Time Avg. Speed
1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 52.799   181.367  
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 52.801   181.360  
3 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 52.835   181.243  
4 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Wood Brothers Racing 52.903   181.011  
5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 52.930   180.918  
6 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 52.934   180.905  
7 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 53.007   180.655  
8 6 David Ragan Ford Roush Fenway Racing 53.021   180.608  
9 99 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing 53.138   180.210  
10 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Stewart–Haas Racing 53.140   180.203  
11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing 53.142   180.196  
12 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Stewart–Haas Racing 53.168   180.108  
13 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 53.186   180.047  
14 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing 53.209   179.970  
15 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 53.237   179.875  
16 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing 53.250   179.831  
17 38 Travis Kvapil Ford Front Row Motorsports 53.250   179.831  
18 16 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing 53.264   179.784  
19 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Richard Petty Motorsports 53.278   179.736  
20 97 Kevin Conway Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 53.291   179.693
21 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota JTG Daugherty Racing 53.297   179.672  
22 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 53.305   179.645  
23 15 Michael Waltrip Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 53.310   179.629
24 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Richard Petty Motorsports 53.318   179.602  
25 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 53.318   179.602  
26 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull Racing 53.326   179.575  
27 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 53.372   179.420  
28 55 J.J. Yeley Ford Prism Motorsports 53.393   179.349
29 66 Michael McDowell Toyota Prism Motorsports 53.394   179.346
30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Racing 53.481   179.054  
31 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 53.514   178.944  
32 32 Terry Labonte Ford FAS Lane Racing 53.528   178.897  
33 71 Andy Lally Ford TRG Motorsports 53.532   178.884  
34 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 53.563   178.780  
35 20 Joey Logano Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 53.565   178.773  
36 00 David Reutimann Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 53.595   178.673
37 56 Martin Truex, Jr. Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 53.596   178.670  
38 51 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Phoenix Racing 53.616   178.603  
39 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 53.641   178.520  
40 34 David Gilliland Ford Front Row Motorsports 53.669   178.427  
41 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 53.696   178.337  
42 13 Casey Mears Toyota Germain Racing 54.262   176.477
43 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports 53.627   178.567  
Failed to qualify
44 35 Geoffrey Bodine Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 53.637   178.533  
45 46 Scott Speed Ford Whitney Motorsports 53.956   177.478  
46 77 T.J. Bell Ford TRG Motorsports 54.080   177.071  
47 37 Josh Wise Ford Max Q Motorsports 54.085   177.055  
Source: [4]

Race

The race saw 9 caution flags for 37 laps under caution. The race took about 3 and half hours.[5]

Race results

Finish No. Driver Make Team Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 33Clint BowyerChevroletRichard Childress Racing188 25 running 47 $260,558
2 31Jeff BurtonChevroletRichard Childress Racing188 26 running 43 $170,500
3 36Dave BlaneyChevroletTommy Baldwin Racing188 1 running 42 $160,833
4 2Brad KeselowskiDodgePenske Racing188 1 running 41 $143,483
5 83Brian VickersToyotaRed Bull Racing188 3 running 40 $135,964
6 4Kasey KahneToyotaRed Bull Racing188 4 running 39 $122,033
7 14Tony StewartChevroletStewart–Haas Racing188 30 running 39 $143,433
8 11Denny HamlinToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing188 0 running 36 $134,000
9 15Michael WaltripToyotaMichael Waltrip Racing188 1 running 36 $83,500
10 56Martin Truex, Jr.ToyotaMichael Waltrip Racing188 0 running 9 $94,825
11 99Carl EdwardsFordRoush Fenway Racing188 1 running 34 $128,866
12 27Paul MenardChevroletRichard Childress Racing188 0 running 32 $91,775
13 00David ReutimannToyotaMichael Waltrip Racing188 0 running 6 $111,308
14 16Greg BiffleFordRoush Fenway Racing188 1 running 31 $95,825
15 21Trevor BayneFordWood Brothers Racing188 0 running 0 $81,325
16 51Landon CassillChevroletPhoenix Racing188 0 running 0 $91,608
17 13Casey MearsToyotaGermain Racing188 0 running 27 $79,050
18 17Matt KensethFordRoush Fenway Racing188 21 running 27 $121,836
19 9Marcos AmbroseFordRichard Petty Motorsports188 3 running 26 $108,366
20 5Mark MartinChevroletHendrick Motorsports188 2 running 25 $93,250
21 38Travis KvapilFordFront Row Motorsports188 1 running 0 $88,097
22 34David GillilandFordFront Row Motorsports188 0 running 22 $77,175
23 42Juan Pablo MontoyaChevroletEarnhardt Ganassi Racing188 16 running 22 $115,783
24 20Joey LoganoToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing188 0 running 20 $84,525
25 88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.ChevroletHendrick Motorsports188 2 running 20 $84,225
26 48Jimmie JohnsonChevroletHendrick Motorsports188 1 running 19 $127,611
27 24Jeff GordonChevroletHendrick Motorsports188 1 running 18 $112,461
28 6David RaganFordRoush Fenway Racing188 1 running 17 $81,250
29 1Jamie McMurrayChevroletEarnhardt Ganassi Racing184 12 running 16 $111,189
30 78Regan SmithChevroletFurniture Row Racing180 0 crash 14 $98,745
31 43A.J. AllmendingerFordRichard Petty Motorsports179 0 running 13 $109,686
32 29Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress Racing179 13 running 13 $121,786
33 18Kyle BuschToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing175 5 running 12 $121,691
34 32Terry LabonteFordFAS Lane Racing175 0 running 10 $71,700
35 47Bobby LabonteToyotaJTG Daugherty Racing173 0 crash -16 $97,870
36 22Kurt BuschDodgePenske Racing173 1 crash 9 $115,950
37 7Robby GordonDodgeRobby Gordon Motorsports173 10 rear-gear 8 $71,250
38 39Ryan NewmanChevroletStewart–Haas Racing172 5 running 7 $113,200
39 71Andy LallyFordTRG Motorsports162 1 crash 6 $80,500
40 66Michael McDowellToyotaPrism Motorsports6 0 clutch 4 $70,860
41 87Joe NemechekToyotaNEMCO Motorsports4 0 rear-gear 0 $70,710
42 55J.J. YeleyFordPrism Motorsports3 0 wheel 2 $70580
43 97Kevin ConwayToyotaNEMCO Motorsports2 0 vibration 0 $70,964
Source: [6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Good Sam Club 500". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Weather information for Talladega, Alabama". Old Farmer's Almanac. Yankee Publishing. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Aumann, Mark (October 24, 2011). "Richard Childress Racing Reaches 100th Career Win". NASCAR. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2011 Good Sam Club 500 qualifying results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.
  5. ↑ "10/23/2011 race: Good Sam Club 500 (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2011 Good Sam Club 500 - The Third Turn". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2011 Good Sam Club 500 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.
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