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2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Race Results
Timing & Scoring
This was Harvick’s 3rd series win of the 2011 season, his 17th series career win and his 1st series win at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
David Ragan finished in second and was followed by Joey Logano who finished third, Kurt Busch finishing fourth and A.J. Allmendinger finished in the fifth position.
Rounding out the top-ten finishers were Marcos Ambrose finishing sixth, Dale Earnhardt Jr. seventh, Regan Smith eighth, David Reutimann ninth and Denny Hamlin finished in the tenth position.
RACE NOTES:
Average Speed: 132.414 MPH
Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 33 Mins, 14 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.703 Seconds
Lead Changes: 38 among 19 drivers
Cautions: 14 for 64 laps
Attendance: 145,000
Unofficial Top-Ten in the Point Standings: 1. Carl Edwards – 445 (Leader) 2. Kevin Harvick – 409 (-36 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Jimmie Johnson – 408 (-37) 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 402 (-43) 5. Kyle Busch – 392 (-53) 6. Kurt Busch – 377 (-68) 7. Matt Kenseth – 374 (-71) 8. Clint Bowyer – 365 (-80) 9. Tony Stewart – 356 (-89) 10. Ryan Newman – 353 (-92).
Next Up: The inaugural STP 400 at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, June 5th, with Fox beginning their (pre-race) coverage at 12:30 PM (EDT).
2011 NSCS Coca-Cola 600 Race Results
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Lap | Pts | BPts | Status | TLd | LLd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser / Armed Forces Chevrolet | 402 | 47 | 4 | Running | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 402 | 43 | 1 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 23 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 402 | 41 | Running | |||
| 4 | 26 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 402 | 41 | 1 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | U.S. Air Force Ford | 402 | 40 | 1 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 24 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 402 | 39 | 1 | Running | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevrolet | 402 | 38 | 1 | Running | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 20 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 402 | 36 | Running | |||
| 9 | 7 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Armed Forces Foundation Toyota | 402 | 35 | Running | |||
| 10 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 402 | 35 | 1 | Running | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | 9 | 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr.(i) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 402 | 0 | Running | |||
| 12 | 29 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 402 | 33 | 1 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 402 | 32 | 1 | Running | 2 | 50 |
| 14 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Jeremiah Weed Ford | 402 | 32 | 2 | Running | 5 | 103 |
| 15 | 10 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 402 | 29 | Running | |||
| 16 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts EZ Seed Ford | 402 | 29 | 1 | Running | 2 | 61 |
| 17 | 22 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 402 | 28 | 1 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 402 | 26 | Running | |||
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 402 | 26 | 1 | Running | 1 | 7 |
| 20 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger / AARP Chevrolet | 401 | 25 | 1 | Running | 3 | 19 |
| 21 | 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 401 | 24 | 1 | Running | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | 17 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 401 | 23 | 1 | Running | 3 | 28 |
| 23 | 37 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 401 | 22 | 1 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 27 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford / Bush's Best Baked Beans Toyota | 400 | 20 | Running | |||
| 25 | 31 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 398 | 0 | Running | |||
| 26 | 14 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 397 | 18 | Running | |||
| 27 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Disabled American Veterans/Golden Corral Chevrolet | 396 | 17 | Running | |||
| 28 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Summer Salute Chevrolet | 395 | 16 | Engine | |||
| 29 | 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Moen / Menards Chevrolet | 383 | 15 | Running | |||
| 30 | 39 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | blucigs.com Ford | 367 | 0 | Running | |||
| 31 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 358 | 13 | Running | |||
| 32 | 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 344 | 13 | 1 | Accident | 2 | 55 |
| 33 | 30 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell Ford | 301 | 11 | Accident | |||
| 34 | 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST / GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 301 | 10 | Accident | |||
| 35 | 40 | 9 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today Chevrolet | 293 | 0 | Accident | |||
| 36 | 32 | 95 | David Starr(i) | Jordan Truck Sales Ford | 286 | 0 | Accident | |||
| 37 | 35 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 181 | 8 | 1 | Engine | 1 | 5 |
| 38 | 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy / Harris Teeter / Sam's Mart Dodge | 99 | 6 | Brakes | |||
| 39 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | KEYper Systems Toyota | 40 | 5 | Engine | |||
| 40 | 38 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports Chevrolet | 34 | 4 | Handling | |||
| 41 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 28 | 0 | Clutch | |||
| 42 | 34 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Oil Chevrolet | 22 | 2 | Brakes | |||
| 43 | 43 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 6 | 0 | Vibration |
(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
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