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2011 AAA Texas 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 34 of 36
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:16:51 Average speed: 152.705 mph Pole speed: 193.736 mph	Cautions: 5 for 21 laps Margin of victory: 1.092 sec Attendance: 151000 Lead changes: 23
Green flag passes: 4,115 (13.1 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2011 standings

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	334	484783	running	173	48
2	7	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	361566	running	14	43
3	9	4	Kasey Kahne	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	334	231883	running	5	42
4	3	17	Matt Kenseth	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	227461	running	87	41
5	1	16	Greg Biffle	3M Scotch Blue Painter's Tape (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	196125	running	23	40
6	23	24	Jeff Gordon	Drive to End Hunger / AARP (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	334	190661	running	0	38
7	16	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard Trained by Tradition / AMP (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	334	144475	running	0	37
8	19	56	Martin Truex Jr	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	334	134325	running	0	36
9	18	33	Clint Bowyer	Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	334	164433	running	0	35
10	26	43	A.J. Allmendinger	"Immortals" / Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	334	157736	running	0	34
11	12	9	Marcos Ambrose	DeWalt (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	334	140366	running	0	33
12	2	6	David Ragan	UPS My Choice (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	116625	running	0	32
13	21	29	Kevin Harvick	Rheem (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	334	150511	running	0	31
14	11	48	Jimmie Johnson	MyLowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	334	151011	running	1	31
15	4	27	Paul Menard	Quaker State / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	334	108200	running	1	30
16	24	39	Ryan Newman	Quicken Loans / Carrier Classic (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	334	140100	running	4	29
17	13	21	Trevor Bayne	Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	334	98550	running	0	0
18	15	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	334	135533	running	0	26
19	30	5	Mark Martin	Carquest / GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	334	105725	running	0	25
20	28	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	333	143075	running	0	24
21	20	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	333	124364	running	0	23
22	6	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	333	124683	running	0	22
23	10	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	333	122820	running	0	21
24	8	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	333	121633	running	2	21
25	33	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	333	96400	running	0	19
26	29	51	Landon Cassill	Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today (James Finch)	Chevrolet	332	110083	running	0	0
27	31	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	332	104375	running	24	18
28	32	47	Bobby Labonte	Wounded Warrior Project (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	332	121020	running	0	16
29	43	71	Andy Lally	TRG Motorsports (Kevin Buckler)	Ford	332	101475	running	0	15
30	14	22	Kurt Busch	AAA (Roger Penske)	Dodge	331	137340	running	0	14
31	41	38	Travis Kvapil	Long John Silver's (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	331	103708	running	0	0
32	34	34	David Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	331	100872	running	0	12
33	17	18	Michael McDowell	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	331	139916	running	0	11
34	37	32	Mike Bliss	Street King (Frank Stoddard)	Ford	329	90925	running	0	0
35	36	35	Dave Blaney	Big Red (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	316	90725	running	0	9
36	22	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	295	129114	running	0	8
37	25	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	258	98300	engine	0	7
38	42	36	Geoffrey Bodine	Luke & Associates (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	215	90100	vibration	0	6
39	39	46	Scott Speed	Green Stuff Absorbent (Dusty Whitney)	Ford	30	89900	rear gear	0	0
40	35	66	Josh Wise	HP Racing (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	23	89700	rear gear	0	0
41	38	37	Mike Skinner	Max Q Motorsports (Larry Gunselman)	Ford	19	89475	brakes	0	0
42	40	87	Joe Nemechek	AM FM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	14	89275	clutch	0	0
43	27	55	J.J. Yeley	Ingersoll Rand (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	10	89561	fuel pressure	0	1

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
David Reutimann	00	engine change
Michael McDowell	18	driver change
Josh Wise	66	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	David Stremme	30	Inception Motorsports	Timothy McSweeney	Chevrolet
45	David Starr	95	AdvoCare	Leavine Family Racing	Ford
46	Reed Sorenson	7	Speed Energy / MAPEI	Robby Gordon	Dodge
DC	Kyle Busch	18	M&M's	Joe Gibbs	Toyota
DC	Michael McDowell	66	HP Racing	Phil Parsons	Toyota
WD	T.J. Bell	77	TRG Motorsports	Kevin Buckler	Ford
WD	Robby Gordon	77	Speed Energy	Robby Gordon	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	112	112
	113	116	4	debris	#11
	117	201	85
	202	206	5	#36,42 accident backstretch	#29
	207	240	34
	241	244	4	#48 spun turn 4	#21
	245	262	18
	263	266	4	fluid on track	#33
	267	270	4
	271	274	4	debris	#00
	275	334	60
Percent of race run under caution: 6.3% Average green flag run: 52.2 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Greg Biffle	1	23	23
Matt Kenseth	24	42	19
Tony Stewart	43	45	3
Matt Kenseth	46	88	43
Carl Edwards	89	90	2
Matt Kenseth	91	112	22
Carl Edwards	113	113	1
Paul Menard	114	114	1
Matt Kenseth	115	116	2
Tony Stewart	117	117	1
Matt Kenseth	118	118	1
Tony Stewart	119	158	40
Jimmie Johnson	159	159	1
Brad Keselowski	160	161	2
Tony Stewart	162	202	41
Kasey Kahne	203	206	4
Tony Stewart	207	263	57
Carl Edwards	264	274	11
Tony Stewart	275	300	26
Kasey Kahne	301	301	1
Jeff Burton	302	319	18
Ryan Newman	320	323	4
Jeff Burton	324	329	6
Tony Stewart	330	334	5

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
24	9	Jeff Gordon	334	303.151Jeff Gordon	33.683
43	9	A.J. Allmendinger	334	310.760A.J. Allmendinger	34.529
99	8	Carl Edwards	334	279.150Carl Edwards	34.894
17	8	Matt Kenseth	334	279.428Matt Kenseth	34.929
9	8	Marcos Ambrose	334	282.516Marcos Ambrose	35.315
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Carl Edwards	2316
2	Tony Stewart	2313	-3
3	Kevin Harvick	2283	-33
4	Matt Kenseth	2278	-38
5	Brad Keselowski	2267	-49
6	Jimmie Johnson	2261	-55
7	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2237	-79
8	Jeff Gordon	2235	-81
9	Kurt Busch	2229	-87
10	Denny Hamlin	2217	-99
11	Kyle Busch	2216	-100
12	Ryan Newman	2213	-103
13	Clint Bowyer	975	-1341
14	Kasey Kahne	957	-1359
15	Greg Biffle	956	-1360
16	A.J. Allmendinger	946	-1370
17	Marcos Ambrose	895	-1421
18	David Ragan	889	-1427
18	Juan Pablo Montoya	889	-1427
20	Paul Menard	884	-1432
21	Mark Martin	882	-1434

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Carl Edwards	1191
2	Jimmie Johnson	1145	-46
3	Kevin Harvick	1138	-53
4	Matt Kenseth	1128	-63
5	Tony Stewart	1101	-90
6	Jeff Gordon	1098	-93
7	Kyle Busch	1094	-97
8	Kurt Busch	1054	-137
9	Ryan Newman	1032	-159
10	Brad Keselowski	1027	-164
11	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1018	-173
12	Clint Bowyer	975	-216
13	Denny Hamlin	961	-230
14	Kasey Kahne	957	-234
15	Greg Biffle	956	-235
16	A.J. Allmendinger	946	-245
17	Marcos Ambrose	895	-296
18	David Ragan	889	-302
18	Juan Pablo Montoya	889	-302
20	Paul Menard	884	-307