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2011 NSCS Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Race Results
Press Release
This was Keselowski’s second series win of the 2011 season, his third series career win and his first series win at Pocono Raceway.
Following Keselowski and Busch to the drop of the checkered flag were Kurt Busch finishing in third, Jimmie Johnson (who sits 9-points behind series points leader Carl Edwards in second) finishing fourth and Ryan Newman finishing in fifth.
Rounding out the top-ten finishers were Jeff Gordon finishing in sixth, current series points leader Carl Edwards seventh, Greg Biffle eighth, Dale Earnhardt Jr. ninth and last week’s Brickyard 400 winner, Paul Menard, finished in the tenth position.
RACE NOTES:
Average Speed: 137.878 MPH
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 37 Mins, 35 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.791 Seconds
Lead Changes: 23 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 21 laps
Attendance: 85,000
Unofficial Top-Ten in the Point Standings: 1. Carl Edwards – 720 (Leader) 2. Jimmie Johnson – 711 (-9 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Kyle Busch – 709 (-11) 4. Kurt Busch – 06 (-14) 5. Kevin Harvick – 700 (-20) 6. Matt Kenseth – 694 (-26) 7. Jeff Gordon – 668 (-52) 8. Ryan Newman – 658 (-62) 9. Tony Stewart – 642 (-78) 10. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. – 641 (-79).
Next Up: The Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen (Watkins Glen International) on Sunday, August 14th, with ESPN beginning their (pre-race) coverage at 12:00 PM (EDT).
2011 NSCS Good Sam RV Insurance 500 Race Results
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Lap | Pts | BPts | Status | TLd | LLd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 200 | 47 | 4 | Running | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 200 | 43 | 1 | Running | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | 5 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 200 | 42 | 1 | Running | 4 | 38 |
| 4 | 18 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 200 | 40 | Running | |||
| 5 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados Chevrolet | 200 | 40 | 1 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 31 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet | 200 | 38 | Running | |||
| 7 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ortho Home Defense Max Ford | 200 | 38 | 1 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/811 Ford | 200 | 37 | 1 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 200 | 35 | Running | |||
| 10 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed/Menards Chevrolet | 200 | 34 | Running | |||
| 11 | 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 200 | 33 | Running | |||
| 12 | 3 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 200 | 32 | Running | |||
| 13 | 25 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 200 | 31 | Running | |||
| 14 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 200 | 30 | Running | |||
| 15 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 200 | 31 | 2 | Running | 4 | 65 |
| 16 | 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 200 | 28 | Running | |||
| 17 | 8 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 200 | 27 | Running | |||
| 18 | 14 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Good Sam Club Chevrolet | 200 | 26 | Running | |||
| 19 | 29 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 200 | 25 | Running | |||
| 20 | 27 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 200 | 24 | Running | |||
| 21 | 17 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 200 | 23 | Running | |||
| 22 | 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 200 | 22 | Running | |||
| 23 | 24 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 200 | 21 | Running | |||
| 24 | 33 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 200 | 20 | Running | |||
| 25 | 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Reese Towpower/Highland Toyota | 200 | 19 | Running | |||
| 26 | 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 200 | 19 | 1 | Running | 5 | 44 |
| 27 | 36 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Phoenix Construction/Security Benefit Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 2 | 2 | |
| 28 | 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 199 | 16 | Running | |||
| 29 | 42 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 199 | 15 | Running | |||
| 30 | 21 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevrolet | 198 | 14 | Running | |||
| 31 | 39 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | |||
| 32 | 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 198 | 12 | Running | |||
| 33 | 41 | 32 | Jason White(i) | Gunbroker.com Ford | 197 | 11 | Running | |||
| 34 | 15 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 149 | 10 | Running | |||
| 35 | 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 79 | 9 | Electrical | |||
| 36 | 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 30 | 9 | 1 | Ignition | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | 30 | 66 | Todd Bodine(i) | HP Racing, LLC Toyota | 25 | 0 | Brakes | |||
| 38 | 37 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevrolet | 18 | 6 | Brakes | |||
| 39 | 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 18 | 5 | Engine | |||
| 40 | 40 | 37 | Scott Speed(i) | Max Q Motorsports Ford | 16 | 0 | Electrical | |||
| 41 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy Toyota | 14 | 0 | Transmission | |||
| 42 | 35 | 46 | Erik Darnell(i) | Red Line Ford | 8 | 2 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 34 | 55 | JJ Yeley | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 7 | 1 | Overheating |
(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
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