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2011 Jeff Byrd 500 Presented by Food City

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 4 of 36
Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:53:55
Average Speed: 91.941 mph
Pole Speed: 128.014 mph

Cautions: 10 for 57 laps
Margin of Victory: .946 sec
Attendance: 120,000
Lead changes: 17

Glossary 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2011 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
31	28	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	493	118,311	running	0	13
15	14	9	Marcos Ambrose	Stanley / DeWalt Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	500	120,066	running	0	29
34	19	21	Trevor Bayne	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	482	89,200	running	0	0
8	2	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	106,375	running	0	36
25	37	36	Dave Blaney	Accell Construction (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	497	100,933	running	0	19
35	27	33	Clint Bowyer	BB&T (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	456	125,308	engine	0	9
20	17	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	498	96,675	running	0	24
7	20	22	Kurt Busch	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	140,150	running	0	37
1	12	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	192,416	running	153	47
42	32	60	Landon Cassill	Big Red (Germain Racing)	Toyota	36	80,720	brakes	0	0
11	22	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	98,600	running	0	33
2	1	99	Carl Edwards	Scotts EZ Seed (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	184,691	running	18	43
29	31	09	Bill Elliott	Thank a Teacher / Security Benefit / Rydex (James Finch)	Chevrolet	493	85,025	running	0	15
27	29	34	David Gilliland	TMone / Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	495	96,322	running	4	18
14	7	24	Jeff Gordon	Pepsi Max (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	126,086	running	0	30
39	33	7	Robby Gordon	Speed Energy / Food City (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	127	80,950	crash	0	5
33	25	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	488	131,225	running	0	11
6	15	29	Kevin Harvick	Budweiser (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	147,136	running	37	39
3	6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	159,861	running	164	43
9	10	4	Kasey Kahne	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	500	117,383	running	0	35
4	11	17	Matt Kenseth	Crown Royal Black (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	142,161	running	0	40
18	23	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	112,408	running	0	26
26	35	38	Travis Kvapil	Long John Silver's (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	496	97,683	running	0	0
13	16	47	Bobby Labonte	Bush's Baked Beans (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	500	117,845	running	0	31
32	42	71	Andy Lally	Super Eco-Fuel Saver (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	491	90,800	running	0	12
23	18	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	497	95,675	running	0	21
12	9	5	Mark Martin	GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	98,125	running	0	32
43	39	66	Michael McDowell	HP Racing (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	35	80,289	brakes	0	1
21	24	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	498	122,389	running	0	23
37	43	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	427	81,050	running	0	7
5	4	27	Paul Menard	CertainTeed / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	94,925	running	35	40
24	36	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	497	124,283	running	0	20
41	34	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	72	80,800	brakes	0	0
10	21	39	Ryan Newman	Tornados (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	500	129,975	running	26	35
16	5	6	David Ragan	UPS "We Love Logistics" (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	96,775	running	0	28
28	41	37	Tony Raines	Front Row Motorsports (Larry Gunselman)	Ford	494	90,625	running	0	16
30	26	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	493	110,583	running	0	14
38	40	92	Dennis Setzer	The Jewelry Exchange (Bob Keselowski)	Dodge	336	81,000	suspension	0	6
22	3	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	498	113,645	running	0	22
19	13	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	500	129,583	running	0	25
17	8	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	500	101,175	running	63	28
36	30	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	441	108,314	running	0	8
40	38	46	J.J. Yeley	Red Line Oil (Dusty Whitney)	Chevrolet	97	80,875	brakes	0	4

Failed to qualify: Ken Schrader (#32)

To the back: Dave Blaney (#36) engine change, Casey Mears (#13) transmission change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	28	28
	29	35	7	#00,1,2,11,21,31,43,83 accident frontstretch	#09
	36	51	16
	52	56	5	competition	#11
	57	129	73
	130	136	7	#7 accident turn 2	#88
	137	140	4
	141	144	4	#2 spun turn 2	#36
	145	247	103
	248	252	5	#27,47 accident turn 4	#33
	253	345	93
	346	350	5	debris	#56
	351	428	78
	429	435	7	#34 accident frontstretch	#14
	436	437	2
	438	444	7	#1,4,5,21,29,33,42,71 accident turn 3	#56
	445	451	7
	452	456	5	#5,38 accident turn 4	#6
	457	458	2
	459	463	5	oil on track	#2
	464	500	37
Percent of race run under caution: 11.4% Average green flag run: 40.3 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Carl Edwards	1	17	17
Paul Menard	18	52	35
Kyle Busch	53	53	1
David Gilliland	54	57	4
Ryan Newman	58	83	26
Kyle Busch	84	91	8
Martin Truex, Jr.	92	154	63
Kevin Harvick	155	191	37
Jimmie Johnson	192	247	56
Kyle Busch	248	248	1
Jimmie Johnson	249	269	21
Kyle Busch	270	341	72
Jimmie Johnson	342	346	5
Kyle Busch	347	347	1
Jimmie Johnson	348	429	82
Kyle Busch	430	473	44
Carl Edwards	474	474	1
Kyle Busch	475	500	26

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
99	5	Carl Edwards	500	212.844	42.569
39	5	Ryan Newman	500	213.300	42.660
48	5	Jimmie Johnson	500	214.462	42.892
18	5	Kyle Busch	500	214.761	42.952
16	5	Greg Biffle	500	215.066	43.013
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Kurt Busch	150
2	Carl Edwards	149	-1
3	Tony Stewart	138	-12
4	Ryan Newman	138	-12
5	Paul Menard	136	-14
6	Kyle Busch	133	-17
7	Jimmie Johnson	130	-20
8	Juan Pablo Montoya	126	-24
9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	124	-26
10	Martin Truex, Jr.	123	-27
11	Mark Martin	123	-27
12	Kasey Kahne	122	-28
13	Matt Kenseth	117	-33
14	Bobby Labonte	115	-35
15	Kevin Harvick	110	-40
16	A.J. Allmendinger	107	-43
17	Denny Hamlin	106	-44
18	Marcos Ambrose	105	-45
19	Jeff Gordon	104	-46
20	David Ragan	89	-61

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