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2011 Kobalt Tools 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 3 of 36 Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV 267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles) Time of race: 2:57:20 Average speed: 135.508 mph Pole speed: 188.884 mph Cautions: 7 for 35 laps Margin of victory: 1.246 sec Attendance: 152000 Lead changes: 21 Green flag passes: 3,040 (13.1 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2011 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 99   Carl Edwards Scotts EZ Seed / Kellogg's   (Jack Roush) Ford 267 401541 running 69 47 2 15 14   Tony Stewart Mobil 1 / Office Depot   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 267 300308 running 163 44 3 23 42   Juan Pablo Montoya Clorox   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) Chevrolet 267 236908 running 7 42 4 2 9   Marcos Ambrose Stanley / DeWalt Tools   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 267 187866 running 1 41 5 8 39   Ryan Newman Haas Automation   (Stewart Haas Racing) Chevrolet 267 173575 running 0 39 6 9 56   Martin Truex Jr NAPA   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 267 128300 running 3 39 7 17 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 267 159300 running 0 37 8 33 88   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. National Guard / AMP Energy   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 267 126125 running 0 36 9 22 22   Kurt Busch Shell / Pennzoil Platinum   (Roger Penske) Dodge 267 150700 running 1 36 10 19 83   Brian Vickers Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz) Toyota 267 133614 running 0 34 11 1 17   Matt Kenseth Crown Royal   (Jack Roush) Ford 267 149311 running 3 34 12 18 27   Paul Menard Moen / Menards   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 267 103375 running 3 33 13 25 00   David Reutimann Tums   (Michael Waltrip) Toyota 267 130933 running 1 32 14 30 4   Kasey Kahne Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz) Toyota 267 127083 running 0 30 15 28 33   Clint Bowyer Wheaties Fuel   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 267 145358 running 1 30 16 14 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's / Kobalt Tools   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 267 148761 running 0 28 17 26 29   Kevin Harvick Budweiser   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 267 143561 running 0 27 18 10 5   Mark Martin GoDaddy.com   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 267 104625 running 0 26 19 7 43   A.J. Allmendinger Best Buy   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Ford 267 132461 running 0 25 20 16 21   Trevor Bayne Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center   (Wood Brothers) Ford 267 103600 running 0 0 21 21 31   Jeff Burton Caterpillar   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 267 101325 running 0 23 22 42 6   David Ragan UPS "We Love Logistics"   (Jack Roush) Ford 267 100775 running 0 22 23 6 20   Joey Logano The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 266 100075 running 0 21 24 24 47   Bobby Labonte Kingsford   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Toyota 266 116345 running 0 20 25 27 13   Casey Mears GEICO   (Germain Racing) Toyota 266 89425 running 0 19 26 20 2   Brad Keselowski Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 265 112308 running 0 18 27 11 1   Jamie McMurray McDonald's   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) Chevrolet 264 122414 running 0 17 28 4 16   Greg Biffle 3M Post-it   (Jack Roush) Ford 264 101150 running 11 17 29 29 32   Mike Skinner Southern Pride Trucking   (Frank Stoddard) Ford 262 83575 running 1 0 30 37 09   Bill Elliott Security Benefit / Rydex / Billboard.com   (James Finch) Chevrolet 262 100958 running 0 14 31 38 7   Robby Gordon Speed Energy   (Robby Gordon) Dodge 261 96258 running 0 13 32 40 71   Andy Lally Super Eco-Fuel Saver   (Kevin Buckler) Chevrolet 261 91400 running 0 12 33 39 38   Travis Kvapil Long John Silver's   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 261 92197 running 0 0 34 34 36   Dave Blaney Accell Construction   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.) Chevrolet 260 81500 running 1 11 35 41 37   Tony Raines Race Fuel Energy Drink   (Larry Gunselman) Ford 258 81275 running 0 9 36 13 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 193 118011 crash 2 9 37 35 34   David Gilliland Taco Bell   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 147 80850 crash 0 7 38 5 18   Kyle Busch Snickers Peanut Butter Squared   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 107 128491 engine 0 6 39 12 78   Regan Smith Furniture Row / Denver Mattress   (Barney Visser) Chevrolet 77 106795 engine 0 5 40 32 46   J.J. Yeley Darlington Raceway / Espar Heater   (Dusty Whitney) Chevrolet 45 80175 rear gear 0 4 41 43 66   Michael McDowell HP Racing   (Phil Parsons) Toyota 41 79925 brakes 0 3 42 31 87   Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports   (Joe Nemechek) Toyota 34 79780 transmission 0 0 43 36 60   Landon Cassill Big Red   (Germain Racing) Toyota 32 80044 rear gear 0 0

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Denny Hamlin 11 engine change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Brian Keselowski 92 MGM Grand Bob Keselowski Dodge Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 9 9     10 12 3   #7 spun turn 4 none 13 15 3     16 18 3   #71 spun turn 2 #7 19 97 79     98 101 4   debris #18 102 102 1     103 106 4   #4,22 spun turn 4 #48 107 108 2     109 116 8   fluid on track #6 117 150 34     151 156 6   #34 accident turn 2 #21 157 195 39     196 202 7   #24 accident turn 4 #17 203 267 65       Percent of race run under caution: 13.1%             Average green flag run: 29.0 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Matt Kenseth 1 2 2   Greg Biffle 3 9 7   Matt Kenseth 10 10 1   Jeff Gordon 11 12 2   Tony Stewart 13 50 38   Greg Biffle 51 54 4   Martin Truex, Jr. 55 55 1   Paul Menard 56 58 3   Dave Blaney 59 59 1   Mike Skinner 60 60 1   Tony Stewart 61 97 37   Marcos Ambrose 98 98 1   Tony Stewart 99 150 52   Martin Truex, Jr. 151 151 1   Carl Edwards 152 197 46   Martin Truex, Jr. 198 198 1   Tony Stewart 199 234 36   Juan Pablo Montoya 235 241 7   Kurt Busch 242 242 1   Clint Bowyer 243 243 1   David Reutimann 244 244 1   Carl Edwards 245 267 23 Today's top pit crews: Nbr # Stops Driver Laps Total Time Average Time 11 9   Denny Hamlin 267 348.255Denny Hamlin   38.695   29 6   Kevin Harvick 267 238.885Kevin Harvick   39.814   17 8   Matt Kenseth 267 320.423Matt Kenseth   40.053   21 7   Trevor Bayne 267 285.215Trevor Bayne   40.745   9 6   Marcos Ambrose 267 244.676Marcos Ambrose   40.779   Click here for more. . . Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Tony Stewart 113     1   Kurt Busch 113   0   3   Carl Edwards 106   -7   3   Juan Pablo Montoya 106   -7   5   Ryan Newman 103   -10   6   Paul Menard 96   -17   7   Martin Truex Jr 95   -18   7   Denny Hamlin 95   -18   9   A.J. Allmendinger 94   -19   10   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 91   -22   10   Mark Martin 91   -22   12   Jimmie Johnson 87   -26   12   Kasey Kahne 87   -26   14   Kyle Busch 86   -27   15   Bobby Labonte 84   -29   16   Matt Kenseth 77   -36   17   Marcos Ambrose 76   -37   18   Clint Bowyer 75   -38   19   Jeff Gordon 74   -39   20   Kevin Harvick 71   -42   21   David Gilliland 70   -43