2011 5-hour Energy 500

2011 5-hour Energy 500

Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 14 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pocono Raceway, where the race was held.
Date	June 12, 2011 (2011-06-12)
Location	Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance	200 laps, 500 mi (804.67 km)
Weather	Scattered thunder-storms with a high around 72; wind out of the ESE at 7 mph.
Average speed	145.384 miles per hour (233.973 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing
Time	52.452
Most laps led
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	76
Winner
No. 24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Turner Network Television
Announcers	Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. and Kyle Petty

The 2011 5-hour Energy 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race held on June 12, 2011 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 200 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the 14th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Jeff Gordon for the Hendrick Motorsports team. Kurt Busch finished second, and Kyle Busch clinched third.

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