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2011 Kobalt Tools 400

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 3 of 36
Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:57:20
Average Speed: 135.508 mph
Pole Speed: 188.884 mph

Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.246 sec
Attendance: 152,000
Lead changes: 21

Glossary 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2011 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
11	1	17	Matt Kenseth	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	149,311	running	3	34
4	2	9	Marcos Ambrose	Stanley / DeWalt Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	267	187,866	running	1	41
1	3	99	Carl Edwards	Scotts EZ Seed / Kellogg's (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	401,541	running	69	47
28	4	16	Greg Biffle	3M Post-it (Jack Roush)	Ford	264	101,150	running	11	17
38	5	18	Kyle Busch	Snickers Peanut Butter Squared (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	107	128,491	engine	0	6
23	6	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	266	100,075	running	0	21
19	7	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	267	132,461	running	0	25
5	8	39	Ryan Newman	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	267	173,575	running	0	39
6	9	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	267	128,300	running	3	39
18	10	5	Mark Martin	GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	104,625	running	0	26
27	11	1	Jamie McMurray	McDonald's (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	264	122,414	running	0	17
39	12	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	77	106,795	engine	0	5
36	13	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	193	118,011	crash	2	9
16	14	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	148,761	running	0	28
2	15	14	Tony Stewart	Mobil 1 / Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	267	300,308	running	163	44
20	16	21	Trevor Bayne	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	267	103,600	running	0	0
7	17	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	159,300	running	0	37
12	18	27	Paul Menard	Moen / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	103,375	running	3	33
10	19	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	267	133,614	running	0	34
26	20	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	265	112,308	running	0	18
21	21	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	101,325	running	0	23
9	22	22	Kurt Busch	Shell / Pennzoil Platinum (Roger Penske)	Dodge	267	150,700	running	1	36
3	23	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Clorox (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	267	236,908	running	7	42
24	24	47	Bobby Labonte	Kingsford (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	266	116,345	running	0	20
13	25	00	David Reutimann	Tums (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	267	130,933	running	1	32
17	26	29	Kevin Harvick	Budweiser (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	143,561	running	0	27
25	27	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	266	89,425	running	0	19
15	28	33	Clint Bowyer	Wheaties Fuel (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	145,358	running	1	30
29	29	32	Mike Skinner	Southern Pride Trucking (Frank Stoddard)	Ford	262	83,575	running	1	0
14	30	4	Kasey Kahne	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	267	127,083	running	0	30
42	31	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	34	79,780	transmission	0	0
40	32	46	J.J. Yeley	Darlington Raceway / Espar Heater (Dusty Whitney)	Chevrolet	45	80,175	rear gear	0	4
8	33	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	126,125	running	0	36
34	34	36	Dave Blaney	Accell Construction (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	260	81,500	running	1	11
37	35	34	David Gilliland	Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	147	80,850	crash	0	7
43	36	60	Landon Cassill	Big Red (Germain Racing)	Toyota	32	80,044	rear gear	0	0
30	37	09	Bill Elliott	Security Benefit / Rydex / Billboard.com (James Finch)	Chevrolet	262	100,958	running	0	14
31	38	7	Robby Gordon	Speed Energy (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	261	96,258	running	0	13
33	39	38	Travis Kvapil	Long John Silver's (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	261	92,197	running	0	0
32	40	71	Andy Lally	Super Eco-Fuel Saver (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	261	91,400	running	0	12
35	41	37	Tony Raines	Race Fuel Energy Drink (Larry Gunselman)	Ford	258	81,275	running	0	9
22	42	6	David Ragan	UPS "We Love Logistics" (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	100,775	running	0	22
41	43	66	Michael McDowell	HP Racing (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	41	79,925	brakes	0	3

Failed to qualify: Brian Keselowski (#92)

To the back: Denny Hamlin (#11) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	9	9
	10	12	3	#7 spun turn 4	none
	13	15	3
	16	18	3	#71 spun turn 2	#7
	19	97	79
	98	101	4	debris	#18
	102	102	1
	103	106	4	#4,22 spun turn 4	#48
	107	108	2
	109	116	8	fluid on track	#6
	117	150	34
	151	156	6	#34 accident turn 2	#21
	157	195	39
	196	202	7	#24 accident turn 4	#17
	203	267	65
Percent of race run under caution: 13.1% Average green flag run: 29.0 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Matt Kenseth	1	2	2
Greg Biffle	3	9	7
Matt Kenseth	10	10	1
Jeff Gordon	11	12	2
Tony Stewart	13	50	38
Greg Biffle	51	54	4
Martin Truex, Jr.	55	55	1
Paul Menard	56	58	3
Dave Blaney	59	59	1
Mike Skinner	60	60	1
Tony Stewart	61	97	37
Marcos Ambrose	98	98	1
Tony Stewart	99	150	52
Martin Truex, Jr.	151	151	1
Carl Edwards	152	197	46
Martin Truex, Jr.	198	198	1
Tony Stewart	199	234	36
Juan Pablo Montoya	235	241	7
Kurt Busch	242	242	1
Clint Bowyer	243	243	1
David Reutimann	244	244	1
Carl Edwards	245	267	23

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
11	9	Denny Hamlin	267	348.255	38.695
29	6	Kevin Harvick	267	238.885	39.814
17	8	Matt Kenseth	267	320.423	40.053
21	7	Trevor Bayne	267	285.215	40.745
9	6	Marcos Ambrose	267	244.676	40.779
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Kurt Busch	113
2	Tony Stewart	113	0
3	Carl Edwards	106	-7
4	Juan Pablo Montoya	106	-7
5	Ryan Newman	103	-10
6	Paul Menard	96	-17
7	Denny Hamlin	95	-18
8	Martin Truex, Jr.	95	-18
9	A.J. Allmendinger	94	-19
10	Mark Martin	91	-22
11	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	91	-22
12	Kasey Kahne	87	-26
13	Jimmie Johnson	87	-26
14	Kyle Busch	86	-27
15	Bobby Labonte	84	-29
16	Matt Kenseth	77	-36
17	Marcos Ambrose	76	-37
18	Clint Bowyer	75	-38
19	Jeff Gordon	74	-39
20	Kevin Harvick	71	-42

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