| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 29 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
| Date | October 2, 2011 | ||
| Location | Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.0 mi (1.6 km) |
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| Distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.7 km) | ||
| Avg Speed | 119.413 miles per hour (192.177 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Martin Truex, Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| Time | 22.641 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 158 | ||
| Winner | |||
| 22 |
Kurt Busch |
Penske | |
| Television | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree | ||
The 2011 AAA 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on October 2, 2011 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested 400 laps on the 1.000-mile (1.609 km) concrete oval, it was the 29th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the third race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. The race was won by Kurt Busch for the Penske Racing team. Jimmie Johnson finished second, and Carl Edwards clinched third.
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