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2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Race Results
Timing & Scoring
It was Jeff Gordon, who had already clinched a wild-card berth in the “chase for the championship,” holding off his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jimmie Johnson (who now leads Kyle Busch by 21 points in the point standing) by 0.598 seconds at the drop of the checkered flag.
Gordon, who led the most laps with 146 laps of the 325 laps that were run, received his 3rd series win of the season, his 85th series career win and his 5th series win at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Tony Stewart, who started 20th, came in third, while Kurt Busch finished fourth, Carl Edwards fifth, Brad Keselowski sixth, Kevin Harvick seventh, Denny Hamlin eighth, Matt Kenseth ninth and AJ Allmendinger rounds out the top-ten finishing positions.
RACE NOTES:
Average Speed: 124.623 MPH
Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 00 Mins, 58 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 0.598 Seconds
Lead Changes: 35 among 14 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 64 laps
Attendance: 29,700
Unofficial Top-Ten in the Point Standings: 1. Jimmie Johnson – 873 (Leader) 2. Kyle Busch – 852 (-21 Points Behind the Leader) 3. Carl Edwards – 835 (-38) 4. Matt Kenseth – 834 (-39) 5. Jeff Gordon – 830 (-43) 6. Kevin Harvick – 819 (-54) 7. Kurt Busch – 789 (-84) 8. Ryan Newman – 786 (-87) 9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 753 (-120) 10. Tony Stewart – 751 (-122).
Next Up: The last race of the “regular” season before the “chase,” the Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night, September 10th, with ABC beginning their (pre-race) coverage at 7:00 PM (EDT).
2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Race Results
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Lap | Pts | BPts | Status | TLd | LLd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet | 325 | 48 | 5 | Running | 7 | 146 |
| 2 | 17 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 325 | 43 | 1 | Running | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 325 | 41 | Running | |||
| 4 | 10 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell Pennzoil Dodge | 325 | 40 | Running | |||
| 5 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 325 | 40 | 1 | Running | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | 14 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 325 | 39 | 1 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Rheem.com Chevrolet | 325 | 37 | Running | |||
| 8 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Charter Communications Toyota | 325 | 37 | 1 | Running | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 325 | 36 | 1 | Running | 5 | 64 |
| 10 | 11 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 325 | 34 | Running | |||
| 11 | 4 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 325 | 33 | Running | |||
| 12 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 325 | 32 | Running | |||
| 13 | 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 325 | 31 | Running | |||
| 14 | 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 325 | 31 | 1 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 325 | 29 | Running | |||
| 16 | 25 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 325 | 28 | Running | |||
| 17 | 32 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST Auto Parts/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 325 | 27 | Running | |||
| 18 | 22 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards Chevrolet | 325 | 26 | Running | |||
| 19 | 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard Military Intelligence Chevrolet | 325 | 25 | Running | |||
| 20 | 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Army Reserve Chevrolet | 325 | 24 | Running | |||
| 21 | 18 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Kwikset Ford | 324 | 23 | Running | |||
| 22 | 37 | 51 | Landon Cassill(i) | Phoenix Construction/ThankATeacher Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | Running | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Toyota | 324 | 22 | 1 | Running | 3 | 19 |
| 24 | 24 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 324 | 20 | Running | |||
| 25 | 31 | 38 | JJ Yeley | Vampt Ford | 324 | 20 | 1 | Running | 1 | 15 |
| 26 | 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss(i) | HEIL Trailer Ford | 324 | 0 | Running | |||
| 27 | 35 | 36 | Mike Skinner(i) | Collective Soul / Golden Corral Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | Running | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 | 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 321 | 16 | Running | |||
| 29 | 43 | 95 | David Starr(i) | AdvoCare Ford | 320 | 0 | Running | |||
| 30 | 42 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 319 | 15 | 1 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 16 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 315 | 13 | Running | |||
| 32 | 30 | 46 | Scott Speed(i) | Property Masters Ford | 310 | 0 | Electrical | |||
| 33 | 26 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Farm American Chevrolet | 284 | 11 | Running | |||
| 34 | 1 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 269 | 11 | 1 | Engine | 1 | 15 |
| 35 | 19 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 249 | 9 | Engine | |||
| 36 | 2 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 243 | 9 | 1 | Accident | 2 | 8 |
| 37 | 36 | 34 | David Gilliland | A&W All American Food Ford | 174 | 7 | Transmission | |||
| 38 | 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Best Baked Beans Toyota | 91 | 6 | Accident | |||
| 39 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | SPEED Energy Dodge | 34 | 5 | Rear Gear | |||
| 40 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | ATBD Toyota | 27 | 0 | Ignition | |||
| 41 | 28 | 66 | Michael McDowell | James Fund Toyota | 23 | 3 | Rear Gear | |||
| 42 | 41 | 55 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Lazy Days RV Ford | 17 | 0 | Electrical | |||
| 43 | 39 | 60 | Dave Blaney | Big Red Chevrolet | 2 | 1 | Vibration |
(i) Ineligible for Points in this Series
# Denotes Rookie
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