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2011 AAA Texas 500

Field	Value
Type	NAS
Race Name	AAA Texas 500
Details ref
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Year	2011
Race_No	34
Season_No	36
Image	2011_AAA_Texas_500_program_cover.png
image-size	200px
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Caption	2011 AAA Texas 500 program cover
Location	Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course_mi	1.5
Course_km	2.4
Distance_laps	334
Distance_mi	501
Distance_km	806.3
Weather	Sunny with a high around 71; wind out of the SE at 11 mph.
Avg	152.705 mi/h
Pole_Driver	Greg Biffle
Pole_Team	Roush Fenway Racing
Pole_Time	27.873
Most_Driver	Tony Stewart
Most_Team	Stewart–Haas Racing
Most_laps	173
Car	14
First_Driver	Tony Stewart
First_Team	Stewart–Haas Racing
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

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The 2011 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event held on November 6, 2011 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps, the event was the eighth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Tony Stewart led 173 of the 334 laps and won the race while Carl Edwards and Kasey Kahne finished second and third respectively. The race featured five cautions and twenty-three lead changes, while Stewart's win was his fourth of the season and second in a row after winning the previous week's race as well. Before the race, Kyle Busch was suspended by NASCAR due to his actions in the 2011 WinStar World Casino 350K. He was replaced by Michael McDowell.

The race was filmed for footage for the British motor show Top Gear, where presenter Richard Hammond was shown walking around the Texas Motor Speedway campgrounds, being the honorary pace car driver, and being a pit crew member for Mark Martin's team. Afterwards, Hammond would get a ride with Kyle Petty for the Petty Racing Experience.

Entry list

No.	Driver	Team	Make
00	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota
1	Jamie McMurray	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
2	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Ford
4	Kasey Kahne	Red Bull Racing Team	Toyota
5	Mark Martin	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
6	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
7	Reed Sorenson	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Dodge
9	Marcos Ambrose	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
13	Casey Mears	Germain Racing	Toyota
14	Tony Stewart	Stewart–Haas Racing	Chevrolet
16	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Trevor Bayne	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
22	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge
24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
27	Paul Menard	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
30	David Stremme	Inception Motorsports	Toyota
31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
32	Mike Bliss	FAS Lane Racing	Ford
33	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
34	David Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
35	Dave Blaney	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet
36	Geoff Bodine	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet
37	Mike Skinner	Max Q Motorsports	Ford
38	Travis Kvapil	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
39	Ryan Newman	Stewart–Haas Racing	Chevrolet
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
43	A.J. Allmendinger	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford
46	Scott Speed	Whitney Motorsports	Ford
47	Bobby Labonte	JTG Daugherty Racing	Toyota
48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
51	Landon Cassill	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet
55	J.J. Yeley	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
56	Martin Truex Jr.	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota
66	Michael McDowell	HP Racing	Toyota
71	Andy Lally	TRG Motorsports	Ford
77	T.J. Bell	TRG Motorsports	Ford
77	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Dodge
78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing	Chevrolet
83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull Racing Team	Toyota
87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet
88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
95	David Starr	Leavine Family Racing	Ford
99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Make	Team	Time
16	Greg Biffle	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	27.873	193.736
6	David Ragan	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	27.874	193.729
17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	27.884	193.659
27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	27.916	193.437
14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Stewart–Haas Racing	27.942	193.257
00	David Reutimann	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	27.953	193.181
99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	27.969	193.071
2	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	Penske Racing	27.976	193.023
4	Kasey Kahne	Toyota	Red Bull Racing Team	27.987	192.947
78	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	27.995	192.892
48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	27.998	192.871
9	Marcos Ambrose	Ford	Richard Petty Motorsports	28.006	192.816
21	Trevor Bayne*	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	28.039	192.589
22	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Penske Racing	28.056	192.472
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	28.072	192.362
88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	28.106	192.130
18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	28.107	192.123
33	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	28.107	192.123
56	Martin Truex, Jr.	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	28.127	191.986
83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull Racing Team	28.137	191.918
29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	28.177	191.646
1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	28.188	191.571
24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	28.189	191.564
39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	Stewart–Haas Racing	28.210	191.421
20	Joey Logano	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	28.228	191.299
43	A.J. Allmendinger	Ford	Richard Petty Motorsports	28.235	191.252
55	J.J. Yeley*	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	28.262	191.069
11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	28.273	190.995
51	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	Phoenix Racing	28.326	190.638
5	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	28.356	190.436
31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	28.363	190.389
47	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	JTG Daugherty Racing	28.388	190.221
13	Casey Mears	Toyota	Germain Racing	28.388	190.221
34	David Gilliland	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	28.418	190.020
66	Michael McDowell*	Toyota	HP Racing	28.460	189.740
35	Dave Blaney*	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	28.475	189.640
32	Mike Bliss	Ford	FAS Lane Racing	28.586	188.904
37	Mike Skinner*	Ford	Max Q Motorsports	28.586	188.904
46	Scott Speed*	Ford	Whitney Motorsports	28.620	188.679
87	Joe Nemechek*	Toyota	NEMCO Motorsports	28.632	188.600
38	Travis Kvapil**	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	28.711	188.081
36	Geoffrey Bodine**	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	29.646	182.149
71	Andy Lally*	Ford	TRG Motorsports	28.643	188.528
30	David Stremme	Chevrolet	Inception Motorsports	28.669	188.357
95	David Starr	Ford	Leavine Family Racing	28.671	188.344
7	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	Robby Gordon Motorsports	28.849	187.182
77	T.J. Bell	Ford	TRG Motorsports	0.000	0.000
77	Robby Gordon	Dodge	Robby Gordon Motorsports	0.000	0.000

*Qualified by time.

**Qualified by being Top 35 in Owner's Points.

Race recap

Pre-race

For pre-race ceremonies, Dr. Roger Marsh from Texas Alliance Raceway Ministries gave the invocation. Showdog Recording artist Trace Adkins would sing the national anthem, with a singular B-52 Bomber from the Barksdale Air Force Base performing the flyover. The president of Texas' AAA branch at the time, Bob Bouttier, gave the command to start engines.

Honorary pace car driver, former Top Gear host and now host of The Grand Tour, Richard Hammond would lead the field to green.

Race results

Finish	No.	Driver	Make	Team	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Stewart–Haas Racing	334	173	running	48	$484,783
99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	334	14	running	43	$361,566
4	Kasey Kahne	Toyota	Red Bull Racing Team	334	5	running	42	$231,883
17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	334	87	running	41	$227,461
16	Greg Biffle	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	334	23	running	40	$196,125
24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	334	0	running	38	$190,661
88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	334	0	running	37	$144,475
56	Martin Truex, Jr.	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	334	0	running	36	$134,325
33	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	334	0	running	35	$164,433
43	A.J. Allmendinger	Ford	Richard Petty Motorsports	334	0	running	34	$157,736
9	Marcos Ambrose	Ford	Richard Petty Motorsports	334	0	running	33	$140,366
6	David Ragan	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	334	0	running	32	$116,625
29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	334	0	running	31	$150,511
48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	334	1	running	31	$151,011
27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	334	1	running	30	$108,200
39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	Stewart–Haas Racing	334	4	running	29	$140,100
21	Trevor Bayne	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	334	0	running	0	$98,550
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	334	0	running	26	$135,533
5	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	334	0	running	25	$105,725
11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	333	0	running	24	$143,075
83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull Racing Team	333	0	running	23	$124,364
00	David Reutimann	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	333	0	running	22	$124,683
78	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	333	0	running	21	$122,820
2	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	Penske Racing	333	2	running	21	$121,633
13	Casey Mears	Toyota	Germain Racing	333	0	running	19	$96,400
51	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	Phoenix Racing	332	0	running	0	$110,083
31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	332	24	running	18	$104,375
47	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	JTG Daugherty Racing	332	0	running	16	$121,020
71	Andy Lally	Ford	TRG Motorsports	332	0	running	15	$101,475
22	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Penske Racing	331	0	running	14	$137,340
38	Travis Kvapil	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	331	0	running	0	$103,708
34	David Gilliland	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	331	0	running	12	$100,872
18	Michael McDowell	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	331	0	running	11	$139,916
32	Mike Bliss	Ford	FAS Lane Racing	329	0	running	0	$90,925
35	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	316	0	running	9	$90,725
1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	295	0	running	8	$129,114
20	Joey Logano	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	258	0	engine	7	$93.800
36	Geoffrey Bodine	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	215	0	vibration	6	$90,100
46	Scott Speed	Ford	Whitney Motorsports	30	0	rear-gear	0	$89,900
66	Josh Wise	Toyota	HP Racing	23	0	rear-gear	0	$89,700
37	Mike Skinner	Ford	Max Q Motorsports	19	0	brakes	0	$89,475
87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	NEMCO Motorsports	14	0	clutch	0	$89,275
55	J.J. Yeley	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	10	0	fuel-pressure	1	$89,561

References

"2011 AAA Texas 500". Racing-Reference.
(November 6, 2011). "Kyle Busch parked for weekend". ESPN Internet Ventures.
"Hammond Survives NASCAR w/Kyle Petty {{!}} Top Gear".
"2011 Nascar Cup Series 7th Annual AAA Texas 500 {{!}} Motorsport Stats".
"2011 AAA Texas 500 qualifying results".
"2011 AAA Texas 500 - The Third Turn".
"2011 AAA Texas 500 race results".

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