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2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 26 of 36
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:20:12 Average speed: 89.91 mph Pole speed: 127.383 mph	Cautions: 15 for 85 laps Margin of victory: .139 sec Attendance: 88000 Lead changes: 11
Green flag passes: 2,030 (6.4 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	7	29	Kevin Harvick	Budweiser (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	256736	running	202	48
2	8	99	Carl Edwards	Cheez-It / Kellogg's (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	196266	running	113	43
3	17	24	Jeff Gordon	Drive to End Hunger / Chase AARP Visa (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	165536	running	7	42
4	20	6	David Ragan	UPS "We Love Logistics" (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	125125	running	0	40
5	11	22	Kurt Busch	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Dodge	400	144325	running	0	39
6	13	18	Kyle Busch	9-11 Never Forget (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	400	137066	running	0	38
7	22	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	400	131658	running	0	37
8	18	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army - 9/11 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	400	121400	running	0	36
9	28	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	400	131125	running	0	35
10	4	5	Mark Martin	Quaker State / GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	89750	running	0	34
11	9	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	400	117261	running	0	33
12	19	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	400	104708	running	0	32
13	14	16	Greg Biffle	3M Honoring Our Heroes (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	92125	running	6	32
14	2	1	Jamie McMurray	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	400	115914	running	19	31
15	10	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target / Clorox (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	400	112783	running	0	29
16	27	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	82375	running	0	28
17	30	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	400	75075	running	0	27
18	23	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	400	100170	running	0	26
19	34	35	Dave Blaney	Pepsi Max (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	400	69700	running	0	25
20	32	47	Bobby Labonte	Scott Products (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	400	100895	running	0	24
21	33	9	Marcos Ambrose	Stanley / DeWalt Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	399	103116	running	0	23
22	5	33	Clint Bowyer	Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	399	113383	running	0	22
23	25	17	Matt Kenseth	Ollie's Bargain Outlet (Jack Roush)	Ford	399	110886	running	15	22
24	40	36	Stephen Leicht	Golden Corral (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	399	88558	running	0	20
25	21	51	Landon Cassill	Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today (James Finch)	Chevrolet	399	86833	running	0	0
26	1	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	399	105608	running	0	18
27	36	34	David Gilliland	Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	397	84333	running	0	17
28	35	38	Travis Kvapil	Long John Silver's (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	394	80997	running	0	0
29	6	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	393	79225	running	0	15
30	29	56	Martin Truex Jr	NAPA Brakes (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	391	79600	running	0	14
31	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Power of Pride (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	362	121911	running	38	14
32	38	71	Andy Lally	Interstate Moving Services (Kevin Buckler)	Ford	357	79825	running	0	12
33	24	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull / Wawa (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	328	94914	running	0	11
34	15	27	Paul Menard	Moen / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	319	76525	running	0	10
35	16	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot / Celebration of Service (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	296	76425	engine	0	9
36	42	32	Mike Bliss	H&B Railroad / Safe Skies TSA Luggage Locks (Frank Stoddard)	Ford	198	67275	engine	0	0
37	37	7	Robby Gordon	Speed Energy (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	51	67150	handling	0	7
38	12	4	Kasey Kahne	Red Bull / Wawa (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	50	75025	crash	0	6
39	31	66	Michael McDowell	HP Racing (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	46	66900	brakes	0	5
40	26	30	David Stremme	Inception Motorsports (Timothy McSweeney)	Chevrolet	42	66775	brakes	0	4
41	39	87	Joe Nemechek	AM FM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	24	66625	ignition	0	0
42	43	55	J.J. Yeley	Front Row Motorsports (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	22	66500	overheating	0	2
43	41	46	Scott Speed	T&T Performance (Dusty Whitney)	Ford	7	66860	crash	0	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Mike Skinner	60	Big Red	Germain Racing	Chevrolet
45	Erik Darnell	37	Max Q Motorsports	Larry Gunselman	Ford
46	T.J. Bell	50	Green Smoke	Joe Falk	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	6	3	#32,71 accident turn 3	none
	7	8	2
	9	19	11	#00,33,88,46,11,34,13,56,17,9,38,55,7 accident turn 4	none
	20	27	8
	28	32	5	#4 accident turn 2	#34
	33	37	5
	38	43	6	#9,88 accident backstretch	#11
	44	52	9
	53	61	9	#4,9,83 accident turn 4	#34
	62	117	56
	118	122	5	#32 accident turn 2	#18
	123	153	31
	154	160	7	#38,88 accident turn 2	none
	161	163	3
	164	168	5	#51 spun frontstretch	#88
	169	172	4
	173	178	6	#27 accident turn 2	#9
	179	186	8
	187	190	4	#22,42,48 accident turn 2	#34
	191	246	56
	247	253	7	#22,48 accident turn 2	#88
	254	285	32
	286	290	5	#31 accident turn 3	#1
	291	297	7
	298	301	4	#9,35 accident turn 2	#43
	302	309	8
	310	313	4	#00,33 accident turn 1	#9
	314	384	71
	385	388	4	#27 spun frontstretch	#88
	389	400	12
Percent of race run under caution: 21.3% Average green flag run: 19.7 laps

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Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jamie McMurray	1	19	19
Jimmie Johnson	20	57	38
Kevin Harvick	58	58	1
Matt Kenseth	59	73	15
Kevin Harvick	74	156	83
Greg Biffle	157	162	6
Kevin Harvick	163	201	39
Carl Edwards	202	314	113
Kevin Harvick	315	377	63
Jeff Gordon	378	384	7
Kevin Harvick	385	400	16

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
29	8	Kevin Harvick	400	298.415Kevin Harvick	37.302
99	6	Carl Edwards	400	228.120Carl Edwards	38.020
16	8	Greg Biffle	400	315.467Greg Biffle	39.433
22	7	Kurt Busch	400	276.931Kurt Busch	39.562
24	8	Jeff Gordon	400	317.081Jeff Gordon	39.635
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	2012
1	Kyle Busch	2012	0
3	Jeff Gordon	2009	-3
4	Matt Kenseth	2006	-6
5	Carl Edwards	2003	-9
5	Jimmie Johnson	2003	-9
5	Ryan Newman	2003	-9
5	Kurt Busch	2003	-9
9	Brad Keselowski	2000	-12
9	Denny Hamlin	2000	-12
9	Tony Stewart	2000	-12
9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2000	-12
13	A.J. Allmendinger	731	-1281
14	Clint Bowyer	719	-1293
15	Greg Biffle	713	-1299
16	Mark Martin	694	-1318
17	Martin Truex Jr	690	-1322
18	Juan Pablo Montoya	679	-1333
19	David Ragan	677	-1335
20	Marcos Ambrose	673	-1339
20	Kasey Kahne	673	-1339

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	890
2	Jimmie Johnson	887	-3
3	Carl Edwards	878	-12
4	Jeff Gordon	872	-18
5	Kevin Harvick	867	-23
6	Matt Kenseth	856	-34
7	Kurt Busch	828	-62
8	Ryan Newman	822	-68
9	Tony Stewart	788	-102
10	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	781	-109
11	Brad Keselowski	760	-130
12	Denny Hamlin	744	-146
13	A.J. Allmendinger	731	-159
14	Clint Bowyer	719	-171
15	Greg Biffle	713	-177
16	Mark Martin	694	-196
17	Martin Truex Jr	690	-200
18	Juan Pablo Montoya	679	-211
19	David Ragan	677	-213
20	Marcos Ambrose	673	-217