| Race details [1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 34 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 2011 AAA Texas 500 program cover | |||
| Date | November 6, 2011 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.3 km) | ||
| Weather | Sunny with a high around 71; wind out of the SE at 11 mph. | ||
| Average speed | 152.705 miles per hour (245.755 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Fenway Racing | ||
| Time | 27.873 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Stewart–Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 173 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart–Haas Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2011 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event held on November 6, 2011 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps, the event was the eighth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Tony Stewart led 173 of the 334 laps and won the race while Carl Edwards and Kasey Kahne finished second and third respectively. The race featured five cautions and twenty-three lead changes, while Stewart's win was his fourth of the season and second in a row after winning the previous week's race as well. Before the race, Kyle Busch was suspended by NASCAR due to his actions in the 2011 WinStar World Casino 350K. [2] He was replaced by Michael McDowell.
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The race was filmed for footage for the British motor show Top Gear, where presenter Richard Hammond was shown walking around the Texas Motor Speedway campgrounds, being the honorary pace car driver, and being a pit crew member for Mark Martin's team. Afterwards, Hammond would get a ride with Kyle Petty for the Petty Racing Experience. [3]