2011 Firestone Twin 275s

The Firestone Twin 275s was the sixth race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The races took place on June 11, on the 1.455-mile (2.342 km)Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, and was telecasted by Versus in the United States.

The race was unique in its format of two 114-lap races, with each race was for half points. The second race grid positions were determined by a random draw.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Lap 1	Lap 2	Total
1	77	Alex Tagliani	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	24.3530	24.3304	48.6834
2	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	24.3941	24.3767	48.7708
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	24.3788	24.4113	48.7901
4	5	Takuma Sato	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	24.4196	24.4265	48.8461
5	67	Ed Carpenter	Chip Ganassi Racing	24.4565	24.4116	48.8681
6	82	Tony Kanaan	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	24.4203	24.4754	48.8957
7	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	24.4852	24.4632	48.9484
8	99	Wade Cunningham (R)	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	24.4686	24.4818	48.9504
9	6	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	24.4829	24.4953	48.9782
10	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Autosport	24.5077	24.4800	48.9877
11	4	J.R. Hildebrand (R)	Panther Racing	24.5249	24.5527	49.0776
12	14	Vitor Meira	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	24.5183	24.5660	49.0843
13	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	24.5566	24.5730	49.1296
14	2	Oriol Servià	Newman/Haas Racing	24.6079	24.5698	49.1777
15	06	James Hinchcliffe (R)	Newman/Haas Racing	24.5673	24.6228	49.1901
16	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	24.5964	24.6010	49.1074
17	83	Charlie Kimball (R)	Chip Ganassi Racing	24.6140	24.6161	49.2301
18	11	Davey Hamilton	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	24.6273	24.6587	49.2860
19	59	E.J. Viso	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	24.6509	24.6493	49.3002
20	38	Graham Rahal	Chip Ganassi Racing	24.6595	24.6616	49.3211
21	8	Paul Tracy	Dragon Racing	24.6621	24.6820	49.3441
22	27	Mike Conway	Andretti Autosport	24.6814	24.6732	49.3546
23	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	24.7036	24.6595	49.3631
24	24	Ana Beatriz	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	24.6955	24.6682	49.3637
25	19	Alex Lloyd	Dale Coyne Racing	24.7081	24.6859	49.3940
26	34	Sebastian Saavedra (R)	Conquest Racing	24.6980	24.7185	49.4075
27	22	Justin Wilson	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	24.7514	24.7193	49.4707
28	88	Jay Howard (R)	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	24.7380	24.7492	49.4872
29	78	Simona de Silvestro	HVM Racing	24.8638	24.8197	49.6835
30	18	James Jakes (R)	Dale Coyne Racing	No Time

Race One

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	114	54:47.2787	2	110	27
2	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	114	+ 0.0527	7	1	20
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	114	+ 0.2064	3	0	18
4	77	Alex Tagliani	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	114	+ 0.4109	1	1	17
5	5	Takuma Sato	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	114	+ 1.4174	4	0	15
6	6	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	114	+ 1.4337	9	0	14
7	59	E.J. Viso	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	114	+ 2.1127	19	0	13
8	14	Vitor Meira	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	114	+ 2.5355	12	1	12
9	38	Graham Rahal	Chip Ganassi Racing	114	+ 2.8146	20	0	11
10	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	114	+ 4.3388	13	1	10
11	82	Tony Kanaan	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	114	+ 4.7842	6	0	9
12	8	Paul Tracy	Dragon Racing	114	+ 7.0114	21	0	9
13	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	113	+ 1 Lap	23	0	8
14	19	Alex Lloyd	Dale Coyne Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	25	0	8
15	88	Jay Howard (R)	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	113	+ 1 Lap	28	0	7
16	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Autosport	113	+ 1 Lap	10	0	7
17	22	Justin Wilson	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	27	0	6
18	67	Ed Carpenter	Chip Ganassi Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	5	0	6
19	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	113	+ 1 Lap	16	0	6
20	06	James Hinchcliffe (R)	Newman/Haas Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	15	0	6
21	2	Oriol Servià	Newman/Haas Racing	112	+ 2 Laps	14	0	6
22	24	Ana Beatriz	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	112	+ 2 Laps	24	0	6
23	4	J.R. Hildebrand (R)	Panther Racing	112	+ 2 Laps	11	0	6
24	27	Mike Conway	Andretti Autosport	112	+ 2 Laps	22	0	6
25	18	James Jakes (R)	Dale Coyne Racing	112	+ 2 Laps	30	0	5
26	78	Simona de Silvestro	HVM Racing	111	+ 3 Laps	29	0	5
27	11	Davey Hamilton	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	109	+ 5 Laps	18	0	5
28	34	Sebastian Saavedra (R)	Conquest Racing	97	+ 17 Laps	26	0	5
29	99	Wade Cunningham (R)	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	92	Contact	8	0	5
30	83	Charlie Kimball (R)	Chip Ganassi Racing	91	Contact	17	0	5
OFFICIAL RACE REPORT

Race Two

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	12	Will Power	Team Penske	114	48:08.9739	3	68	27
2	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	114	+ 0.9466	18	1	20
3	6	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	114	+ 4.6524	12	3	18
4	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	114	+ 9.5738	6	1	16
5	82	Tony Kanaan	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	114	+ 14.3723	1	39	15
6	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	114	+ 16.9488	27	0	14
7	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	114	+ 18.4374	28	0	13
8	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Autosport	114	+ 18.5558	20	0	12
9	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	114	+ 21.7976	5	0	11
10	59	E.J. Viso	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	114	+ 24.0923	29	2	10
11	14	Vitor Meira	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	114	+ 24.6397	7	0	9
12	5	Takuma Sato	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	113	+ 1 Lap	25	0	9
13	8	Paul Tracy	Dragon Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	14	0	8
14	77	Alex Tagliani	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	113	+ 1 Lap	16	0	8
15	2	Oriol Servià	Newman/Haas Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	17	0	7
16	67	Ed Carpenter	Chip Ganassi Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	10	0	7
17	27	Mike Conway	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	26	0	6
18	4	J.R. Hildebrand (R)	Panther Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	21	0	6
19	06	James Hinchcliffe (R)	Newman/Haas Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	9	0	6
20	88	Jay Howard (R)	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	113	+ 1 Lap	13	0	6
21	22	Justin Wilson	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	30	0	6
22	24	Ana Beatriz	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	113	+ 1 Lap	15	0	6
23	83	Charlie Kimball (R)	Chip Ganassi Racing	112	+ 2 Laps	8	0	6
24	19	Alex Lloyd	Dale Coyne Racing	112	+ 2 Laps	19	0	6
25	11	Davey Hamilton	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	112	+ 2 Laps	24	0	5
26	98	Wade Cunningham (R)	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	112	+ 2 Laps	2	0	5
27	78	Simona de Silvestro	HVM Racing	111	+ 3 Laps	22	0	5
28	18	James Jakes (R)	Dale Coyne Racing	111	+ 3 Laps	23	0	5
29	34	Sebastian Saavedra (R)	Conquest Racing	111	+ 3 Laps	11	0	5
30	38	Graham Rahal	Chip Ganassi Racing	104	+ 10 Laps	4	0	5
OFFICIAL RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Will Power 239 2 Dario Franchitti 218 3 Scott Dixon 169 4 Oriol Servià 163 5 Tony Kanaan 159 Note: Only the top five positions are included. External links Previous race: 2011 Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Series 2011 season Next race: 2011 Milwaukee 225 Previous race: 2010 Firestone 550 Firestone Twin 275s Next race: 2012 Firestone 550