RACE INFO:
Event: Bank of America 500
Date/Time: Oct. 15/7:30 p.m. ET
2010 winner: Jamie McMurray
2010 polesitter: Jeff Gordon
Distance: 334 laps/501 miles
Track Length: 1.5 miles
Banking: 24 degrees
Track Shape: Quad Oval
EXPRESS NOTES:
Kansas Recap: Denny Hamlin piloted the No. 11 FedEx Freight Toyota to a 16th place finish in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway last Sunday. With the result, Hamlin remains 12th in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings with six races remaining. The FedEx team started the day on the inside of row four after posting a strong qualifying run on Friday. Handling issues began to plague the car almost immediately after the start. Hamlin reported a lack of grip in the corners and worked with crew chief Mike ... FULL STORY »
The Wood Brothers have had lots to celebrate in 2011, including a win in the Daytona 500 and the election of team founder Glen Wood into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
The celebration continues during the Bank of America 500 weekend ... FULL STORY »
KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Oct. 12, 2011) – That “curriculum” stems from the Latin word for “race course” is appropriate considering that the core curriculum of the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup is 1.5-mile ovals.
Intermediate tracks are the bread-and-butter of the ... FULL STORY »
Brad Keselowski
No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger
Bank of America 500
Charlotte Motor Speedway
October 15, 2011
TV: ABC at 7:30 PM Radio: PRN/Sirius Channel 90 at 6:30 PM
Brad Keselowski at Charlotte Motor Speedway – Cup Series
Date
Start
Finish
LC/TL
Status
$Won
5/29/2011
1
19
402/402
Running
$164,708
10/16/2010
31
27
332/334
Running
$95,210
5/30/2010
37
20
400/400
Running
$122,210
11/17/2009
8
12
334/334
Running
$77,850
Starts
Poles
Wins
Top-Fives
Top-10s
LC/TL
$Won
4
1
0
0
0
1,468/1,470 (99.9%)
$459,978
No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger News ... FULL STORY »
Bob Osborne, crew chief of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion of Carl Edwards, heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway for Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 with a one point lead in the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup championship ... FULL STORY »
CONCORD, N.C. (October 11, 2011) - - When a little girl named Jordan Jemsek was fighting leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant earlier this season, Bobby Labonte and JTG Daugherty Racing crew members visited her at Presbyterian Hemby Children's ... FULL STORY »
JIMMIE JOHNSON 2011
STARTS: 30 WINS: 2 TOP 5: 13 TOP 10: 20
CURRENT DRIVER POINT STANDINGS: 3rd (-4)
FINISH IN KANSAS: 1st 2010 FALL FINISH AT CHARLOTTE: 3rd
RACE NOTES
Charlotte Motor Speedway
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Johnson has made 20 Sprint Cup Series starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway, ... FULL STORY »
