2011 Irwin Tools Night Race

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2011 Irwin Tools Night Race
Race details [1] [2]
Race 24 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date August 27, 2011 (2011-08-27)
Location Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching as low as 62.1 °F (16.7 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) [3]
Average speed 96.753 mph (155.709 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Stewart Haas Racing
Time 15.624
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 206
Winner
No. 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree

The 2011 Irwin Tools Night Race was a stock car racing competition that took place on August 27, 2011. Held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, the 500-lap race was the twenty-fourth in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Brad Keselowski of the Penske Racing team won the race; Martin Truex Jr. finished second and Jeff Gordon finished third.

Contents

Report

Background

Bristol Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held. Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol.jpg
Bristol Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held.

Bristol Motor Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway. [4] The standard track at Bristol Motor Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.533 miles (0.858 km) long. [5] The track's turns are banked from twenty-four to thirty degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked from six to ten degrees. The back stretch also has banking from six to ten degrees. [5]

Before the race, Kyle Busch led the Drivers' Championship with 799 points, and Jimmie Johnson stood in second with 789 points. Kevin Harvick was third in the Drivers' Championship with 760 points, and Carl Edwards was fourth with 760 points. Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart rounded out the first ten positions. [6] Kyle Busch was the race's defending champion. [7]

On August 23, 2011, Toyota debuted the 2012 Toyota Camry at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, prompting the Toyota teams to change their headlights, taillights, fog lights, and rear decals.


Race

The race was televised by ABC in the United States. However, several affiliates including ABC owned-and-operated WABC in New York City, WPVI in Philadelphia and WTVD in Raleigh-Durham pre-empted the race in order to offer continuing coverage of Hurricane Irene, [8] while other ABC affiliates pre-empted this race to air NFL preseason games.

Results

Ryan Newman scored the pole position. Ryan Newman Gives National Guard 300 NASCAR Tickets DVIDS329137.jpg
Ryan Newman scored the pole position.
Qualifying results
GridCarDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
139 Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 15.624122.811
299 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 15.642122.670
317 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway RacingFord15.643122.662
424 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet15.654122.662
55 Mark Martin Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.658122.544
61 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet15.659122.537
727 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet15.676122.404
82 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 15.683122.349
920 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.688122.310
1022 Kurt Busch Penske RacingDodge15.699122.224
119 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford15.715122.100
1278 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet15.721122.053
1348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.725122.022
1416 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway RacingFord15.725122.022
1529 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress RacingChevrolet15.727122.007
1633 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress RacingChevrolet15.727122.007
1734 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford15.736121.937
1843 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty MotorsportsFord15.738121.921
1942 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet15.755121.790
2011 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs RacingToyota15.760121.751
2131 Jeff Burton Richard Childress RacingChevrolet15.765121.713
2288 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.775121.635
2318 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs RacingToyota15.785121.558
246 David Ragan Roush Fenway RacingFord15.787121.543
254 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Team Toyota15.793121.497
2683 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing TeamToyota15.820121.290
2756 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota15.822121.274
2887 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota15.835121.175
2913 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota15.839121.144
3047 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota15.843121.113
3130 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Chevrolet15.875120.869
3266 Michael McDowell HP Racing Toyota15.879120.839
3338 Travis Kvapil Front Row MotorsportsFord15.894120.725
3400 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip RacingToyota15.901120.672
3536 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet15.930120.452
3646 Scott Speed Whitney Motorsports Ford15.949120.308
3795 David Starr Leavine Family Racing Ford15.970120.150
3871 Andy Lally TRG Motorsports Ford16.012119.835
397 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge16.012119.835
4051 Mike Bliss Phoenix Racing Chevrolet16.049119.559
4132 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford16.306117.674
4214 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet16.306116.397
4360 Mike Skinner Germain RacingToyota16.089119.158
Failed to qualify
4450 T. J. Bell LTD Powersports, LLC Chevrolet16.103119.158
4555 J. J. Yeley Front Row MotorsportsFord16.116119.062
4637 Jeff Green Max Q Motorsports Ford16.302117.703
Source: [9]

Race

Brad Keselowski won the race. Brad Keselowski at Las Vegas 2012.jpg
Brad Keselowski won the race.
Race results
PosGridCarDriverTeamManufacturerLaps RunPoints
182Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge50047
22756Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota50043
3424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50043
41348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50041
561Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet50040
6317Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord50039
72011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50037
8139Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet50037
9299Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord50035
10119Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord50034
11254Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota50032
121843A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord50032
13920Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50032
142318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50031
152131Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50029
162288Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50028
171022Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge50027
181278Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet50026
191942Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet50025
20246David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord50024
212683Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota49923
221529Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49922
232913Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota49921
241734David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord49820
253871Andy LallyTRG MotorsportsFord49819
261633Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49818
273795David StarrLeavine Family RacingFord4970
284214Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet49716
294051Mike BlissPhoenix RacingChevrolet4970
30727Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49614
311416Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord49613
323130David StremmeInception MotorsportsChevrolet49412
334132Terry LabonteFAS Lane RacingFord49411
343047Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota47110
353536Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet4579
363400David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota4308
373338Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord3710
3855Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3636
393266Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota495
402887Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota420
414360Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota280
423646Scott SpeedWhitney MotorsportsFord280
43397Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge101
Source: [2]

Standings after the race

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