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2011 AAA Texas 500


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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 34 of 36
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:16:51
Average Speed: 152.705 mph
Pole Speed: 193.736 mph 		Cautions: 5 for 21 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.092 sec
Attendance: 151,000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary    2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2011 standings

'Chase' drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Points
1 514   Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet334484,783running17348
4 317   Matt Kenseth Crown Royal   (Jack Roush)Ford334227,461running8741
273131   Jeff Burton Caterpillar   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet332104,375running2418
5 116   Greg Biffle 3M Scotch Blue Painter's Tape   (Jack Roush)Ford334196,125running2340
2 799   Carl Edwards Aflac   (Jack Roush)Ford334361,566running1443
3 94   Kasey Kahne Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota334231,883running542
162439   Ryan Newman Quicken Loans / Carrier Classic   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet334140,100running429
24 82   Brad Keselowski Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Dodge333121,633running221
141148   Jimmie Johnson MyLowe's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet334151,011running131
15 427   Paul Menard Quaker State / Menards   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet334108,200running130
62324   Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger / AARP   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet334190,661running038
71688   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. National Guard Trained by Tradition / AMP   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet334144,475running037
81956   Martin Truex, Jr. NAPA Auto Parts   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota334134,325running036
91833   Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet334164,433running035
102643   A.J. Allmendinger "Immortals" / Best Buy   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford334157,736running034
11129   Marcos Ambrose DeWalt   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford334140,366running033
12 26   David Ragan UPS My Choice   (Jack Roush)Ford334116,625running032
132129   Kevin Harvick Rheem   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet334150,511running031
171321   Trevor Bayne Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center   (Wood Brothers)Ford33498,550running00
181542   Juan Pablo Montoya Target   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)Chevrolet334135,533running026
19305   Mark Martin Carquest / GoDaddy.com   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet334105,725running025
202811   Denny Hamlin FedEx Office   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota333143,075running024
212083   Brian Vickers Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota333124,364running023
22 600   David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota333124,683running022
231078   Regan Smith Furniture Row / Denver Mattress   (Barney Visser)Chevrolet333122,820running021
253313   Casey Mears GEICO   (Germain Racing)Toyota33396,400running019
262951   Landon Cassill Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today   (James Finch)Chevrolet332110,083running00
283247   Bobby Labonte Wounded Warrior Project   (JTG-Daugherty Racing)Toyota332121,020running016
294371   Andy Lally TRG Motorsports   (Kevin Buckler)Ford332101,475running015
301422   Kurt Busch AAA   (Roger Penske)Dodge331137,340running014
314138   Travis Kvapil Long John Silver's   (Bob Jenkins)Ford331103,708running00
323434   David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports   (Bob Jenkins)Ford331100,872running012
331718   Michael McDowell M&M's   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota331139,916running011
343732   Mike Bliss Street King   (Frank Stoddard)Ford32990,925running00
353635   Dave Blaney Big Red   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)Chevrolet31690,725running09
36221   Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)Chevrolet295129,114running08
372520   Joey Logano The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota25898,300engine07
384236   Geoffrey Bodine Luke & Associates   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)Chevrolet21590,100vibration06
393946   Scott Speed Green Stuff Absorbent   (Dusty Whitney)Ford3089,900rear gear00
403566   Josh Wise HP Racing   (Phil Parsons)Toyota2389,700rear gear00
413837   Mike Skinner Max Q Motorsports   (Larry Gunselman)Ford1989,475brakes00
424087   Joe Nemechek AM FM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves   (Joe Nemechek)Toyota1489,275clutch00
432755   J.J. Yeley Ingersoll Rand   (Bob Jenkins)Ford1089,561fuel pressure01

Failed to qualify:   David Stremme (#30), David Starr (#95), Reed Sorenson (#7)

To the back:   David Reutimann (#00) engine change, Michael McDowell (#18) driver change, Josh Wise (#66) driver change

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		Reason'Lucky
Dog'
1112112  
1131164   debris#11
11720185  
2022065   #36,42 accident backstretch#29
20724034  
2412444   #48 spun turn 4#21
24526218  
2632664   fluid on track#33
2672704  
2712744   debris#00
27533460  
  Percent of race run under caution: 6.3%             Average green flag run: 52.2 laps

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

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Greg Biffle12323
  Matt Kenseth244219
  Tony Stewart43453
  Matt Kenseth468843
  Carl Edwards89902
  Matt Kenseth9111222
  Carl Edwards1131131
  Paul Menard1141141
  Matt Kenseth1151162
  Tony Stewart1171171
  Matt Kenseth1181181
  Tony Stewart11915840
  Jimmie Johnson1591591
  Brad Keselowski1601612
  Tony Stewart16220241
  Kasey Kahne2032064
  Tony Stewart20726357
  Carl Edwards26427411
  Tony Stewart27530026
  Kasey Kahne3013011
  Jeff Burton30231918
  Ryan Newman3203234
  Jeff Burton3243296
  Tony Stewart3303345

Today's top pit crews:
Nbr# StopsDriverLapsTotal TimeAverage Time
249   Jeff Gordon334303.151   33.683  
439   A.J. Allmendinger334310.760   34.529  
998   Carl Edwards334279.150   34.894  
178   Matt Kenseth334279.428   34.929  
98   Marcos Ambrose334282.516   35.315  
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Points standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Carl Edwards 2316    
2   Tony Stewart 2313   -3  
3   Kevin Harvick 2283   -33  
4   Matt Kenseth 2278   -38  
5   Brad Keselowski 2267   -49  
6   Jimmie Johnson 2261   -55  
7   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2237   -79  
8   Jeff Gordon 2235   -81  
9   Kurt Busch 2229   -87  
10   Denny Hamlin 2217   -99  
11   Kyle Busch 2216   -100  
12   Ryan Newman 2213   -103  
13   Clint Bowyer 975   -1341  
14   Kasey Kahne 957   -1359  
15   Greg Biffle 956   -1360  
16   A.J. Allmendinger 946   -1370  
17   Marcos Ambrose 895   -1421  
18   David Ragan 889   -1427  
19   Juan Pablo Montoya 889   -1427  
20   Paul Menard 884   -1432  

Non-'Chase' standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Carl Edwards 1191    
2   Jimmie Johnson 1145   -46  
3   Kevin Harvick 1138   -53  
4   Matt Kenseth 1128   -63  
5   Tony Stewart 1101   -90  
6   Jeff Gordon 1098   -93  
7   Kyle Busch 1094   -97  
8   Kurt Busch 1054   -137  
9   Ryan Newman 1032   -159  
10   Brad Keselowski 1027   -164  
11   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1018   -173  
12   Clint Bowyer 975   -216  
13   Denny Hamlin 961   -230  
14   Kasey Kahne 957   -234  
15   Greg Biffle 956   -235  
16   A.J. Allmendinger 946   -245  
17   Marcos Ambrose 895   -296  
18   David Ragan 889   -302  
19   Juan Pablo Montoya 889   -302  
20   Paul Menard 884   -307