2011 Samsung Mobile 500

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2011 Samsung Mobile 500
Race details
Race 7 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
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Simple line diagram of Texas Motor Speedway track layout
Date April 9, 2011 (2011-04-09)
Official name Samsung Mobile 500
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.4 km (1.5 miles)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.3 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching a low of 68 °F (20 °C); wind speeds up to 26 miles per hour (42 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Roush Fenway Racing
Time 28.448
Most laps led
Driver Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing
Laps 169
Winner
No. 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2011 Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR race was held on April 9, 2011, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. It was the first spring night race for Texas Motor Speedway in its 15-year history of hosting NASCAR races and was the seventh race in the 2011 Sprint Cup season.

Contents

Matt Kenseth won the race for Roush Fenway Racing, ending a 76-race winless streak. There was only 1 major wreck, involving Martin Truex Jr., Mark Martin, and Regan Smith. David Starr made his Cup debut in the race. [2]

Results

Qualifying

Qualifying Results [3]
GridCarDriverTeamManufacturer
16 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford
299 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford
333 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
420 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
578 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
648 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
79 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
820 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
916 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford
1022 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge
1118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
1231 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
134 Kasey Kahne Team Red Bull Toyota
1442 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
1543 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
1639 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet
171 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
1821 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford
1927 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
2066 Michael McDowell HP Racing Toyota
215 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2213 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota
2311 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2409 Landon Cassill Phoenix Racing Chevrolet
2500 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
2614 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet
272 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge
2888 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2929 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3083 Brian Vickers Team Red Bull Toyota
3156 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
3224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3395 David Starr Leavine Fenton Racing Ford
3447 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota
3546 J. J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet
3660 Mike Skinner Germain Racing Toyota
3787 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
3836 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
397 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge
4034 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
4132 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford
4237 Tony Raines Max Q Motorsports Ford
4371 Andy Lally TRG Motorsports Ford

Race

Race Results [3]
PosStartCarDriverTeamManufacturerLaps RunPoints
1417 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 33448
2333 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33443
3299 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 33442
4916 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 33441
51927 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33439
679 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 33439
716 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 33438
8648 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33436
92888 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33436
101022 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 33435
111231 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33433
122614 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 33433
131442 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 33331
141639 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 33330
152311 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33329
161118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33328
171821 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3330
18272 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 33327
191543 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 33225
202929 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33224
21134 Kasey Kahne Team Red Bull Toyota 33223
22171 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 33222
233224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33222
24820 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33120
253447 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 33119
262213 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 33118
273083 Brian Vickers Team Red Bull Toyota 33017
282409 Landon Cassill Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 3300
292500 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 32915
303836 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 32915
31397 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 32814
324371 Andy Lally TRG Motorsports Ford 32412
334132 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 31911
344237 Tony Raines Max Q Motorsports Ford 31910
353156 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 2139
36215 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2138
37578 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 2127
383395 David Starr Leavine Fenton Racing Ford 1220
393787 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 600
402066 Michael McDowell HP Racing Toyota 564
413546 J. J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 523
424034 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 442
433660 Mike Skinner Germain Racing Toyota 361

References

  1. "Weather information for the 2011 Samsung Mobile 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  2. "Kenseth snaps long drought in easy Texas victory – Apr 10, 2011 – NASCAR.COM". Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "NASCAR Race Results at Texas - Apr 9, 2011 [Samsung Mobile 500]". www.driveraverages.com. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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