2011 Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400

2011 Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400
Race details[1]
Race 9 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season

Richmond International Speedway
Date April 30, 2011 (2011-April-30)
Official name Crown Royal Presents the Your Name Here 400
Location Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.2 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (483 km)
Weather Partly cloudy
Average speed 95.28
Pole position
Driver
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
Time 20.989
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 235
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2011 Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 30, 2011 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75-mile (1.2 km) asphalt D-oval, it was the ninth race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kyle Busch for the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Denny Hamlin finished second, and Kasey Kahne clinched third.

Report

Background

Richmond International Raceway, the race track where the race was held.

Richmond International Raceway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Bristol Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway.[2] The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track oval that is 0.75 miles (1.21 km) long.[3] The track's turns are banked at fourteen degrees. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eight degrees while the back stretch has two degrees of banking.[3] The racetrack has seats for 97,912 spectators.[3]


Results

Qualifying

No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Grid
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 20.989 128.639 1
78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 21.031 128.382 2
33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.049 128.2723
4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Toyota 21.069 128.1504
5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.085 128.0535
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.092 128.0116
2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 21.093 128.0117
99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.097 128.0058
20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.101 127.9809
27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.130 127.95610
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.150 127.78011
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.181 127.66012
39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 21.181 127.47313
47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 21.184 127.47314
13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 21.193 127.45515
30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Chevrolet 21.201 127.40116
1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.204 127.35217
43 A.J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21.204 127.33418
00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 21.208 127.31019
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.209 127.30420
56 Martin Truex, Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 21.210 127.29821
66 Michael McDowell HP Racing Toyota 21.210 127.13122
16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.238 127.09523
88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.244 127.04724
31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.252 127.02325
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 21.256 127.01726
6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.257 127.01727
38 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.278 126.89228
36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 21.279 126.88629
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.280 126.88030
14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 21.308 126.71331
60 Mike Skinner Germain Racing Toyota 21.330 126.58232
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.362 126.39333
09 Landon Cassill Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 21.369 126.35134
9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 21.383 126.26935
22 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 21.393 126.21036
83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Toyota 21.397 126.18637
32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 21.405 126.13938
34 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 21.443 125.91539
46 J.J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 21.516 125.48840
37 Tony Raines Max Q Motorsports Ford 21.517 125.48241
71 Andy Lally TRG Motorsports Ford 21.629 124.83242
7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 21.846 123.59243
92 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 21.900 123.28844
Source:[1]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings[4]
Pos Driver Points
1 Carl Edwards 335
2 Jimmie Johnson 326
3 Kyle Busch 305
4 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 301
5 Kevin Harvick 300
Manufacturers' Championship standings[5]
Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Chevrolet 59
2 Ford 56
3 Toyota 53
4 Dodge 30
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings.

References

Wikinews has related news: NASCAR driver Kyle Busch wins 2011 spring race in Richmond, Virginia
  1. 1 2 "2011 Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  2. ↑ "NASCAR Race Tracks". nascar.com. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "NASCAR Tracks—The Richmond International Raceway". Richmond International Raceway. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Driver's Championship Classification". NASCAR. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  5. ↑ "Manufacturer's Championship Classification". Jayski.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
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