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2011 Showtime Southern 500


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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 10 of 36
Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps* on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.3 miles)

Time of race: 3:53:51
Average Speed: 129.678 mph
Pole Speed: 181.254 mph 		Cautions: 11 for 46 laps
Margin of Victory: .196 sec
Attendance: 61,000
Lead changes: 21

Glossary    2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2011 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Points
12378   Regan Smith Furniture Row / Denver Mattress   (Barney Visser)Chevrolet370272,745running1147
2 499   Carl Edwards Aflac   (Jack Roush)Ford370248,966running5743
3102   Brad Keselowski Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Dodge370178,358running041
4 14   Kasey Kahne Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota370164,608running12442
5 239   Ryan Newman Tornados   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet370165,025running2840
6 311   Denny Hamlin Sport Clips   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota370152,000running038
7 914   Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1   (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet370141,758running638
82216   Greg Biffle 3M   (Jack Roush)Ford370117,350running036
9121   Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)Chevrolet370128,614running1336
102956   Martin Truex, Jr. NAPA Auto Parts   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota370100,550running135
111418   Kyle Busch Wrigley's Doublemint   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota370134,991running7834
12 524   Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger / AARP   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet370126,836running032
13 69   Marcos Ambrose Stanley / DeWalt Tools   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford370120,066running031
143088   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. AMP Energy Sugar-Free / National Guard   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet37096,100running030
151948   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's / Kobalt Tools   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet370137,761running029
163600   David Reutimann Aaron's Outdoors Mossy Oak   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota370114,408running028
171329   Kevin Harvick Budweiser   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet370141,111running4728
181547   Bobby Labonte Lance Snacks / Tom's Snacks   (JTG-Daugherty Racing)Toyota370112,270running227
19285   Mark Martin GoDaddy.com   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet36992,150running025
20 743   A.J. Allmendinger Best Buy   (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford369121,486running024
21116   David Ragan UPS "We Love Logistics"   (Jack Roush)Ford36991,125running023
221827   Paul Menard Turtle Wax / Menards   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet36989,850running022
231642   Juan Pablo Montoya Target   (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)Chevrolet368119,758running021
244136   Dave Blaney Golden Corral   (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)Chevrolet36799,258running020
252017   Matt Kenseth Wiley X Eyewear   (Jack Roush)Ford366117,486running019
262138   Travis Kvapil Long John Silver's   (Bob Jenkins)Ford36590,633running00
272522   Kurt Busch Shell / Pennzoil   (Roger Penske)Dodge364119,775running017
284032   Ken Schrader U.S. Chrome / H&B Railroad   (Frank Stoddard)Ford36487,822running217
292709   Landon Cassill Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today   (James Finch)Chevrolet36477,075running00
303213   Casey Mears GEICO   (Germain Racing)Toyota36477,900running115
312633   Clint Bowyer BB&T   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet363118,083crash013
323734   David Gilliland Taco Bell   (Bob Jenkins)Ford36273,475running012
332431   Jeff Burton Caterpillar   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet35882,525engine011
34 883   Brian Vickers Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota332100,664running010
351720   Joey Logano The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota31881,200running09
363537   Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports   (Larry Gunselman)Ford17272,775brakes08
37427   Robby Gordon Fast Five / Speed Energy   (Robby Gordon)Dodge8772,585brakes07
383350   T.J. Bell Bandit Chippers / Little Joe's Autos   (Joe Falk)Toyota6772,350transmission00
393146   J.J. Yeley Red Line Oil   (Dusty Whitney)Chevrolet3472,225engine05
403460   Mike Skinner Big Red   (Germain Racing)Toyota2972,050brakes00
413830   David Stremme EchoStor Technologies   (Timothy McSweeney)Chevrolet2771,875electrical03
424387   Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports   (Joe Nemechek)Toyota2271,780electrical00
433966   Michael McDowell K Love   (Phil Parsons)Toyota772,139vibration01
* Race extended to 370 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify:   Scott Riggs (#81), Andy Lally (#71), Brian Keselowski (#92)

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		Reason'Lucky
Dog'
166  
793   #60 spun backstretchnone
103526  
36416   oil / competition#7
427433  
75784   #34 accident turn 2none
79846  
85884   #48 spun turn 1#36
8912335  
1241274   debris frontstretch#36
12822194  
2222254   #48 spun turn 4#2
2262305  
2312355   #6,83 accident backstretch#56
2362394  
2402434   #9,20 accident frontstretch#18
24428037  
2812844   debris backstretch#48
28535874  
3593624   oil on track#88
3633642  
3653684   #18,29,33 accident frontstretch#00
3693702  
  Percent of race run under caution: 12.4%             Average green flag run: 27.0 laps

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

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Kasey Kahne199
  Ryan Newman103728
  Casey Mears38381
  Ken Schrader39402
  Kasey Kahne417535
  Jamie McMurray768813
  Kasey Kahne8911426
  Carl Edwards1151239
  Kyle Busch12417552
  Martin Truex, Jr.1761761
  Bobby Labonte1771782
  Kyle Busch17920426
  Carl Edwards20522117
  Kevin Harvick2222221
  Carl Edwards22323513
  Kevin Harvick23628146
  Kasey Kahne28233251
  Tony Stewart3333386
  Kasey Kahne3393402
  Carl Edwards34135818
  Kasey Kahne3593591
  Regan Smith36037011

Today's top pit crews:
Nbr# StopsDriverLapsTotal TimeAverage Time
889   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.370417.907   46.434  
48   Kasey Kahne370372.039   46.505  
18   Jamie McMurray370375.590   46.949  
998   Carl Edwards370378.973   47.372  
008   David Reutimann370380.904   47.613  
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Points standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Carl Edwards 378    
2   Jimmie Johnson 355   -23  
3   Kyle Busch 339   -39  
4   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 331   -47  
5   Kevin Harvick 328   -50  
6   Ryan Newman 317   -61  
7   Tony Stewart 313   -65  
8   Kurt Busch 306   -72  
9   Clint Bowyer 297   -81  
10   Matt Kenseth 295   -83  
11   A.J. Allmendinger 287   -91  
12   Greg Biffle 286   -92  
13   Juan Pablo Montoya 283   -95  
14   Mark Martin 281   -97  
15   Kasey Kahne 278   -100  
16   Denny Hamlin 276   -102  
17   Jeff Gordon 272   -106  
18   Paul Menard 271   -107  
19   David Ragan 254   -124  
20   Martin Truex, Jr. 245   -133