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2011 Good Sam Club 500

Field	Value
Type	NAS
Race Name	Good Sam Club 500
Details ref
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Year	2011
Race_No	32
Season_No	36
Image	2011_Good_Sam_Club_500_program_cover.png
Caption	The 2011 Good Sam 500 program cover.
Location	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama
Course_mi	2.66
Course_km	4.28
Distance_laps	188
Distance_mi	500.08
Distance_km	804.8
Weather	Temperatures up to 72 F; wind speeds up to 5.1 mph
Avg	143.404 mi/h
Pole_Driver	Mark Martin
Pole_Team	Hendrick Motorsports
Pole_Time	52.799
Most_Driver	Tony Stewart
Most_Team	Stewart–Haas Racing
Most_laps	30
Car	33
First_Driver	Clint Bowyer
First_Team	Richard Childress Racing
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

The 2011 Good Sam Club 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 23, 2011 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Clint Bowyer defended his win in the previous year's race by slingshotting past his Richard Childress Racing teammate Jeff Burton on the final lap. It was the 100th career win for Richard Childress Racing.

Qualifying

Mark Martin won the pole position with a time of 52.799, beating Jimmie Johnson who had a time of 52.801.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Make	Team	Time
5	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	52.799	181.367
48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	52.801	181.360
33	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	52.835	181.243
21	Trevor Bayne	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	52.903	181.011
24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	52.930	180.918
88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	52.934	180.905
27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	53.007	180.655
6	David Ragan	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	53.021	180.608
99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	53.138	180.210
39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	Stewart–Haas Racing	53.140	180.203
17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	53.142	180.196
14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Stewart–Haas Racing	53.168	180.108
29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	53.186	180.047
22	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Penske Racing	53.209	179.970
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	53.237	179.875
2	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	Penske Racing	53.250	179.831
38	Travis Kvapil	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	53.250	179.831
16	Greg Biffle	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	53.264	179.784
9	Marcos Ambrose	Ford	Richard Petty Motorsports	53.278	179.736
97	Kevin Conway	Toyota	NEMCO Motorsports	53.291	179.693
47	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	JTG Daugherty Racing	53.297	179.672
78	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	53.305	179.645
15	Michael Waltrip	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	53.310	179.629
43	A.J. Allmendinger	Ford	Richard Petty Motorsports	53.318	179.602
31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	53.318	179.602
4	Kasey Kahne	Toyota	Red Bull Racing	53.326	179.575
87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	NEMCO Motorsports	53.372	179.420
55	J.J. Yeley	Ford	Prism Motorsports	53.393	179.349
66	Michael McDowell	Toyota	Prism Motorsports	53.394	179.346
83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull Racing	53.481	179.054
11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	53.514	178.944
32	Terry Labonte	Ford	FAS Lane Racing	53.528	178.897
71	Andy Lally	Ford	TRG Motorsports	53.532	178.884
18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	53.563	178.780
20	Joey Logano	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	53.565	178.773
00	David Reutimann	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	53.595	178.673
56	Martin Truex, Jr.	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	53.596	178.670
51	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	Phoenix Racing	53.616	178.603
1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	53.641	178.520
34	David Gilliland	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	53.669	178.427
36	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	53.696	178.337
13	Casey Mears	Toyota	Germain Racing	54.262	176.477
7	Robby Gordon	Dodge	Robby Gordon Motorsports	53.627	178.567
35	Geoffrey Bodine	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	53.637	178.533
46	Scott Speed	Ford	Whitney Motorsports	53.956	177.478
77	T.J. Bell	Ford	TRG Motorsports	54.080	177.071
37	Josh Wise	Ford	Max Q Motorsports	54.085	177.055

Race

The race saw 9 caution flags for 37 laps under caution. The race took about 3 and half hours.

Race results

Finish	No.	Driver	Make	Team	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
33	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	188	25	running	47	$260,558
31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	188	26	running	43	$170,500
36	Dave Blaney	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	188	1	running	42	$160,833
2	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	Penske Racing	188	1	running	41	$143,483
83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull Racing	188	3	running	40	$135,964
4	Kasey Kahne	Toyota	Red Bull Racing	188	4	running	39	$122,033
14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Stewart–Haas Racing	188	30	running	39	$143,433
11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	188	0	running	36	$134,000
15	Michael Waltrip	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	188	1	running	36	$83,500
56	Martin Truex, Jr.	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	188	0	running	9	$94,825
99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	188	1	running	34	$128,866
27	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	188	0	running	32	$91,775
00	David Reutimann	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	188	0	running	6	$111,308
16	Greg Biffle	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	188	1	running	31	$95,825
21	Trevor Bayne	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	188	0	running	0	$81,325
51	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet	Phoenix Racing	188	0	running	0	$91,608
13	Casey Mears	Toyota	Germain Racing	188	0	running	27	$79,050
17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	188	21	running	27	$121,836
9	Marcos Ambrose	Ford	Richard Petty Motorsports	188	3	running	26	$108,366
5	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	188	2	running	25	$93,250
38	Travis Kvapil	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	188	1	running	0	$88,097
34	David Gilliland	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	188	0	running	22	$77,175
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	188	16	running	22	$115,783
20	Joey Logano	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	188	0	running	20	$84,525
88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	188	2	running	20	$84,225
48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	188	1	running	19	$127,611
24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	188	1	running	18	$112,461
6	David Ragan	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	188	1	running	17	$81,250
1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	184	12	running	16	$111,189
78	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	Furniture Row Racing	180	0	crash	14	$98,745
43	A.J. Allmendinger	Ford	Richard Petty Motorsports	179	0	running	13	$109,686
29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	179	13	running	13	$121,786
18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	175	5	running	12	$121,691
32	Terry Labonte	Ford	FAS Lane Racing	175	0	running	10	$71,700
47	Bobby Labonte	Toyota	JTG Daugherty Racing	173	0	crash	-16	$97,870
22	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Penske Racing	173	1	crash	9	$115,950
7	Robby Gordon	Dodge	Robby Gordon Motorsports	173	10	rear-gear	8	$71,250
39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	Stewart–Haas Racing	172	5	running	7	$113,200
71	Andy Lally	Ford	TRG Motorsports	162	1	crash	6	$80,500
66	Michael McDowell	Toyota	Prism Motorsports	6	0	clutch	4	$70,860
87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	NEMCO Motorsports	4	0	rear-gear	0	$70,710
55	J.J. Yeley	Ford	Prism Motorsports	3	0	wheel	2	$70580
97	Kevin Conway	Toyota	NEMCO Motorsports	2	0	vibration	0	$70,964

References

"2011 Good Sam Club 500". Racing Reference.
"Weather information for Talladega, Alabama". Yankee Publishing.
Aumann, Mark. (October 24, 2011). "Richard Childress Racing Reaches 100th Career Win". [[NASCAR]].
"2011 Good Sam Club 500 qualifying results".
"10/23/2011 race: Good Sam Club 500 (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info".
"2011 Good Sam Club 500 - The Third Turn".
"2011 Good Sam Club 500 race results".

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