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2011 Good Sam Club 500 qualifying results 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 32 of 36 Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:29:14 Average speed: 143.404 mph Pole speed: 181.367 mph Cautions: 9 for 37 laps Margin of victory: .018 sec Attendance: 105000 Lead changes: 72 Green flag passes: 12,852 (85.1 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2011 standings Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Mark Martin 5 Chevrolet 52.799   181.367   2   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 52.801   181.360   3   Clint Bowyer 33 Chevrolet 52.835   181.243   4   Trevor Bayne 21 Ford 52.903   181.011   * 5   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 52.930   180.918   6   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 52.934   180.905   7   Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 53.007   180.655   8   David Ragan 6 Ford 53.021   180.608   9   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 53.138   180.210   10   Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet 53.140   180.203   11   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 53.142   180.196   12   Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 53.168   180.108   13   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 53.186   180.047   14   Kurt Busch 22 Dodge 53.209   179.970   15   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 53.237   179.875   16   Brad Keselowski 2 Dodge 53.250   179.831   17   Travis Kvapil 38 Ford 53.250   179.831   * 18   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 53.264   179.784   19   Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford 53.278   179.736   20   Kevin Conway 97 Toyota 53.291   179.693   * 21   Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota 53.297   179.672   22   Regan Smith 78 Chevrolet 53.305   179.645   23   Michael Waltrip 15 Toyota 53.310   179.629   * 24   A.J. Allmendinger 43 Ford 53.318   179.602   25   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 53.318   179.602   26   Kasey Kahne 4 Toyota 53.326   179.575   27   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 53.372   179.420   * 28   J.J. Yeley 55 Ford 53.393   179.349   * 29   Michael McDowell 66 Toyota 53.394   179.346   * 30   Brian Vickers 83 Toyota 53.481   179.054   31   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 53.514   178.944   32   Terry Labonte 32 Ford 53.528   178.897   33   Andy Lally 71 Ford 53.532   178.884   34   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 53.563   178.780   35   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 53.565   178.773   36   David Reutimann 00 Toyota 53.595   178.673   37   Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 53.596   178.670   38   Landon Cassill 51 Chevrolet 53.616   178.603   39   Robby Gordon 7 Dodge 53.627   178.567   * 40   Geoffrey Bodine 35 Chevrolet 53.637   178.533   * 41   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 53.641   178.520   42   David Gilliland 34 Ford 53.669   178.427   43   Dave Blaney 36 Chevrolet 53.696   178.337   OP 44   Scott Speed 46 Ford 53.956   177.478   * 45   T.J. Bell 77 Ford 54.080   177.071   * 46   Josh Wise 37 Ford 54.085   177.055   * 47   Casey Mears 13 Toyota 54.262   176.477   OP OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Geoffrey Bodine (#35), Scott Speed (#46), T.J. Bell (#77), Josh Wise (#37)