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2011 Kobalt Tools 500

FieldValue
TypeNAS
Race NameKobalt Tools 500
Details ref
Fulldate
Year2011
Race_No35
Season_No36
Image2010 kobalt tools 500.jpg
LocationPhoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course_mi1
Course_km1.6
Distance_laps312
Distance_mi312
Distance_km502.115
WeatherRain showers with a high temperature around 62.
Avg112.909 mi/h
Pole_DriverMatt Kenseth
Pole_TeamRoush Fenway Racing
Pole_Time26.258
Most_DriverTony Stewart
Most_TeamStewart Haas Racing
Most_laps160
Car4
First_DriverKasey Kahne
First_TeamRed Bull Racing Team
NetworkESPN
AnnouncersAllen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree

The 2011 Kobalt Tools 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 13, 2011 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps, it was the thirty-fifth as well as the ninth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kasey Kahne for the Red Bull Racing Team. Carl Edwards finished second, and Tony Stewart clinched third.

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Background

Phoenix International Raceway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and Martinsville Speedway. The standard track at Phoenix International Raceway is a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mi long. After the February race, PIR was significantly reconfigured. The first two turns are now banked from 10 to 11 degrees, while the final two turns are banked from 8 to 9 degrees. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at three degrees. The back stretch, nicknamed the 'dogleg', varies from 10 to 11 degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 76,800 spectators.

Before the race, Carl Edwards led the Drivers' Championship with 2,316 points, and Tony Stewart stood in second with 2,313 points. Kevin Harvick followed in third with 2,283 points, five ahead of Matt Kenseth and 16 ahead of Brad Keselowski in fourth and fifth. Jimmie Johnson, with 2,261 was 24 points ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr., as Jeff Gordon with 2,235 points, was six ahead of Kurt Busch, and 18 in front of Denny Hamlin. Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman was eleventh and twelfth with 2,216 and 2,213 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 235 points, 52 ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 174 points, was 18 points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third. Edwards is the race's defending champion, after winning the race in 2010.

Practice and qualifying

Two 120 minute practice sessions were held before the race on Friday. Jeff Burton was quickest with a time of 25.702 seconds in the first session, more than two-hundredths of a second faster than Kenseth. David Ragan was just off Kenseth's pace, followed by Paul Menard, Newman, and David Reutimann. A. J. Allmendinger was seventh, still within a second of Burton's time. In the second practice session, Menard was fastest with a time of 25.510 seconds, seven-hundredths of a second quicker than second-placed Edwards. Regan Smith took third place, ahead of Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch and Jamie McMurray. Stewart could only manage 36th place.

Afterward, during qualifying, forty-six cars were entered, but only forty-three were able to race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure. Kenseth clinched his third pole position during the season, with a time of 26.258 seconds. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Allmendinger. Marcos Ambrose qualified third, Mark Martin took fourth, and Martin Truex Jr. started fifth. Stewart, one of the drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, qualified eighth, while Edwards was scored ninth. The three drivers that failed to qualify for the race were Scott Riggs, David Stremme, and Andy Lally. Once the qualifying session completed, Kenseth commented, "Jimmy Fennig, had a strategy to go fast in the first practice to go out late. Even though we knew the temperature would be hotter he thought the track could be faster with more cars having run on it. A lot of people chose the opposite strategy and worked on race set-up in the first practice and did their qualifying stuff in the second practice to go out early."

Results

Qualifying

GridCarDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord26.258137.101
43A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26.384136.446
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26.411136.307
5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.455136.080
56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota26.455136.080
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.469136.008
00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26.473135.988
14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26.488135.911
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord26.529135.701
4Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota26.534135.675
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.547135.609
2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge26.585135.415
6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord26.588135.399
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.608135.298
78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet26.613135.272
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.618135.247
22Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge26.622135.227
83Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota26.624135.216
84Cole WhittRed Bull Racing TeamToyota26.625135.211
7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge26.630135.186
51Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet26.631135.181
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.634135.166
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26.689134.887
46Scott SpeedWhitney MotorsportsFord26.694134.862
20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.696134.852
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26.704134.811
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.715134.756
33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26.751134.574
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord26.756134.549
39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26.764134.509
47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota26.793134.363
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota26.837134.143
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.850134.078
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26.936133.650
66Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota26.979133.437
37Mike SkinnerMax Q MotorsportsFord27.023133.220
55Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord27.040133.136
13Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota27.062133.028
32Mike BlissFAS Lane RacingFord27.184132.431
36Geoffrey BodineTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet27.417131.305
38J. J. YeleyFront Row MotorsportsFord27.911128.981
34David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord29.252123.068
35Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet27.157132.562
**Failed to qualify**
23Scott RiggsR3 MotorsportsToyota27.336131.695
30David StremmeInception MotorsportsChevrolet27.355131.603
71Andy LallyTRG MotorsportsFord28.215127.592

Race results

PosCarDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243
4Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota31247
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord31243
14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet31243
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31240
39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet31239
43A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord31238
00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota31237
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord31236
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31235
33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31234
20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31233
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31232
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord31131
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31130
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet31129
5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31128
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet31127
2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge31127
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31125
56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota31124
47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota31123
22Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge31123
83Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota31121
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31020
84Cole WhittRed Bull Racing TeamToyota3100
13Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota30918
35Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet30917
38J. J. YeleyFront Row MotorsportsFord30917
51Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet3090
32Mike BlissFAS Lane RacingFord3080
34David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord30713
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30612
6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord29811
17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord23811
7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge2189
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1888
36Geoffrey BodineTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet1537
78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet626
46Scott SpeedWhitney MotorsportsFord600
66Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota464
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota300
37Mike SkinnerMax Q MotorsportsFord250
55Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord200

Standings after the race

PosDriverPoints12345
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]Carl Edwards2,359
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]Tony Stewart2,356 (−3)
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]Kevin Harvick2,308 (−51)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 1Brad Keselowski2,294 (−65)
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 1Jimmie Johnson2,291 (−68)
PosManufacturerPoints1234
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]Chevrolet239
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]Ford189 (−50)
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]Toyota183 (−56)
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]Dodge159 (−80)
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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