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2011 Irwin Tools Night Race

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 24 of 36
Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:45:16
Average Speed: 96.753 mph
Pole Speed: 122.811 mph

Cautions: 6 for 42 laps
Margin of Victory: .951 sec
Attendance: 156,000
Lead changes: 22

Glossary 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2011 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	8	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	291,883	running	89	47
2	27	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	500	223,550	running	5	43
3	4	24	Jeff Gordon	Drive to End Hunger / AARP (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	202,986	running	206	43
4	13	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	186,161	running	76	41
5	6	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / Realtree Outfitters (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	500	158,064	running	2	40
6	3	17	Matt Kenseth	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	158,861	running	110	39
7	20	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	154,250	running	0	37
8	1	39	Ryan Newman	Bass Pro Shops / Realtree Outfitters (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	500	157,600	running	4	37
9	2	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac Dental (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	148,841	running	0	35
10	11	9	Marcos Ambrose	Stanley / DeWalt Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	500	134,941	running	0	34
11	25	4	Kasey Kahne	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	500	126,233	running	0	33
12	18	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	500	138,411	running	0	32
13	9	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	109,475	running	2	32
14	23	18	Kyle Busch	Wrigley's Doublemint (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	143,666	running	4	31
15	21	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	112,250	running	0	29
16	22	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / Bristol 50th Anniversary (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	106,150	running	0	28
17	10	22	Kurt Busch	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	139,025	running	0	27
18	12	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	500	123,270	running	0	26
19	19	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	500	133,833	running	0	25
20	24	6	David Ragan	UPS "We Love Logistics" (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	105,275	running	0	24
21	26	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	499	122,214	running	0	23
22	15	29	Kevin Harvick	Realtree / Bad Boy Buggies (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	499	140,786	running	0	22
23	29	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	499	94,725	running	0	21
24	17	34	David Gilliland	Thanks Bristol Fans (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	498	107,608	running	0	20
25	38	71	Andy Lally	Interstate Moving Services (Kevin Buckler)	Ford	498	102,500	running	0	19
26	16	33	Clint Bowyer	Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	498	132,608	running	0	18
27	37	95	David Starr	AdvoCare (Leavine Family Racing)	Ford	497	87,930	running	2	0
28	42	14	Tony Stewart	Bass Pro Shops / Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	497	137,828	running	0	16
29	40	51	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Construction / Thank A Teacher Today (James Finch)	Chevrolet	497	102,968	running	0	0
30	7	27	Paul Menard	Sylvania / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	496	98,675	running	0	14
31	14	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	496	105,065	running	0	13
32	31	30	David Stremme	EchoStor Technologies (Timothy McSweeney)	Chevrolet	494	87,955	running	0	12
33	41	32	Terry Labonte	C&J Energy (Frank Stoddard)	Ford	494	99,842	running	0	11
34	30	47	Bobby Labonte	Bush's Baked Beans (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	471	113,055	ignition	0	10
35	35	36	Dave Blaney	Golden Corral (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	457	86,575	engine	0	9
36	34	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Freedom Ride Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	430	114,373	running	0	8
37	33	38	Travis Kvapil	Long John Silver's (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	371	86,330	running	0	0
38	5	5	Mark Martin	Farmers Insurance / GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	363	94,220	crash	0	6
39	32	66	Michael McDowell	HP Racing (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	49	86,110	electrical	0	5
40	28	87	Joe Nemechek	AM FM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	42	85,975	brakes	0	0
41	43	60	Mike Skinner	Big Red (Germain Racing)	Toyota	28	85,750	brakes	0	0
42	36	46	Scott Speed	Green Stuff Absorbent / Engine Parts Plus (Dusty Whitney)	Ford	28	85,635	brakes	0	0
43	39	7	Robby Gordon	Speed Energy (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	10	85,960	brakes	0	1

Failed to qualify: T.J. Bell (#50), J.J. Yeley (#55), Jeff Green (#37)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	32	32
	33	37	5	debris	#71
	38	104	67
	105	110	6	debris	#95
	111	129	19
	130	135	6	debris	#51
	136	298	163
	299	310	12	#00,11,27,30 accident turn 3	#88
	311	361	51
	362	368	7	#5,47,83 accident backstretch	#4
	369	414	46
	415	420	6	#18 accident turn 3	#47
	421	500	80
Percent of race run under caution: 8.4% Average green flag run: 65.4 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ryan Newman	1	4	4
Jeff Gordon	5	33	29
Brad Keselowski	34	37	4
Matt Kenseth	38	105	68
Brad Keselowski	106	106	1
Jimmie Johnson	107	182	76
Jeff Gordon	183	238	56
Brad Keselowski	239	239	1
Jamie McMurray	240	241	2
Kyle Busch	242	245	4
Joey Logano	246	247	2
David Starr	248	249	2
Matt Kenseth	250	266	17
Jeff Gordon	267	305	39
Brad Keselowski	306	306	1
Matt Kenseth	307	325	19
Jeff Gordon	326	363	38
Brad Keselowski	364	364	1
Matt Kenseth	365	370	6
Jeff Gordon	371	414	44
Brad Keselowski	415	415	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	416	420	5
Brad Keselowski	421	500	80

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
22	13	Kurt Busch	500	282.234	21.710
39	9	Ryan Newman	500	195.937	21.771
48	9	Jimmie Johnson	500	196.733	21.859
17	9	Matt Kenseth	500	197.035	21.893
43	11	A.J. Allmendinger	500	241.671	21.970
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	830
2	Jimmie Johnson	830	0
3	Matt Kenseth	798	-32
4	Carl Edwards	795	-35
5	Kevin Harvick	782	-48
6	Jeff Gordon	782	-48
7	Ryan Newman	762	-68
8	Kurt Busch	749	-81
9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	728	-102
10	Tony Stewart	710	-120
11	Brad Keselowski	689	-141
12	Clint Bowyer	688	-142
13	Denny Hamlin	672	-158
14	A.J. Allmendinger	664	-166
15	Kasey Kahne	656	-174
16	Greg Biffle	649	-181
17	Martin Truex, Jr.	645	-185
18	Joey Logano	642	-188
19	Mark Martin	633	-197
20	Paul Menard	631	-199

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