2011 AAA 400
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 29 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Dover International Speedway | |||
| Date | October 2, 2011 | ||
| Location | Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.0 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.7 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 55 °F (13 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[2] | ||
| Average speed | 119.413 miles per hour (192.177 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Michael Waltrip Racing | ||
| Time | 22.641 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 158 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| 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.[3]
A series of racing accidents in addition to a brief bout of rain contributed to the vast amount of cautions that this race endured. While the average green flag run was approximately 32 laps, 11% of the race was run under a caution flag.[3] Most racing pundits felt that Ryan Newman had a chance to secure a position in the Chase instead of Denny Hamlin prior to the race.[4]
References
- ↑ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Weather information for the 2011 AAA 400". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- 1 2 "General race information for the 2011 AAA 400". Racing Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Denny Hamlin's situation". About.com. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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