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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 25 of 36
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
325 laps on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.500 miles)

Time of race: 4:00:58 Average speed: 124.623 mph Pole speed: 186.196 mph	Cautions: 9 for 64 laps Margin of victory: .598 sec Attendance: 29700 Lead changes: 35
Green flag passes: 3,558 (13.6 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	5	24	Jeff Gordon	Drive to End Hunger / AARP (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	329786	running	146	48
2	17	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	253761	running	29	43
3	20	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	325	216208	running	0	41
4	10	22	Kurt Busch	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Dodge	325	175525	running	0	40
5	7	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac "Friends of a Feather" (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	171441	running	14	40
6	14	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	325	141933	running	2	39
7	21	29	Kevin Harvick	Rheem.com (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	325	159361	running	0	37
8	13	11	Denny Hamlin	Charter Communications (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	325	151550	running	6	37
9	6	17	Matt Kenseth	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	153886	running	64	36
10	11	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	325	141386	running	0	34
11	4	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	325	128714	running	0	33
12	15	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	114925	running	0	32
13	27	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	325	109925	running	0	31
14	8	56	Martin Truex Jr	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	325	106775	running	3	31
15	12	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	325	136183	running	0	29
16	25	1	Jamie McMurray	McDonald's (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	325	131589	running	0	28
17	32	5	Mark Martin	Carquest / GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	104175	running	0	27
18	22	27	Paul Menard	Quaker State / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	325	103175	running	0	26
19	29	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Natl. Guard Military Intelligence / AMP (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	102350	running	0	25
20	9	39	Ryan Newman	Army Reserve (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	325	133100	running	0	24
21	18	9	Marcos Ambrose	Kwikset (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	324	122741	running	0	23
22	37	51	Landon Cassill	Phoenix Construction / Thank A Teacher Today (James Finch)	Chevrolet	324	108333	running	1	0
23	3	18	Kyle Busch	Pedigree (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	324	136941	running	19	22
24	24	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	324	98325	running	0	20
25	31	38	J.J. Yeley	Vampt (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	324	104208	running	15	20
26	40	32	Mike Bliss	Heil Trailer International (Frank Stoddard)	Ford	324	100483	running	0	0
27	35	36	Mike Skinner	Collective Soul / Golden Corral (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	323	98672	running	2	0
28	38	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	321	87400	running	0	16
29	43	95	David Starr	AdvoCare (Leavine Family Racing)	Ford	320	84225	running	0	0
30	42	71	Andy Lally	Interstate Moving Services (Kevin Buckler)	Ford	319	97075	running	1	15
31	16	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	315	114333	running	0	13
32	30	46	Scott Speed	Property Masters (Dusty Whitney)	Ford	310	84750	electrical	0	0
33	26	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Farm American (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	284	109920	running	0	11
34	1	4	Kasey Kahne	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	269	102725	engine	15	11
35	19	6	David Ragan	UPS "We Love Logistics" (Jack Roush)	Ford	249	92200	engine	0	9
36	2	33	Clint Bowyer	Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	243	128258	crash	8	9
37	36	34	David Gilliland	A&W All American Food (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	174	82950	transmission	0	7
38	23	47	Bobby Labonte	Bush's Best Baked Beans (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	91	109170	crash	0	6
39	33	7	Robby Gordon	Speed Energy (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	34	82700	rear gear	0	5
40	34	87	Joe Nemechek	ATBD (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	27	82550	ignition	0	0
41	28	66	Michael McDowell	James Fund (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	23	82375	rear gear	0	3
42	41	55	Travis Kvapil	Lazy Days RV (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	17	82280	electrical	0	0
43	39	60	Dave Blaney	Big Red (Germain Racing)	Chevrolet	2	82641	vibration	0	1

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Greg Biffle	16	engine change
Mike Skinner	36	driver change
Dave Blaney	60	driver change
David Starr	95	missed drivers introductions

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Tony Raines	37	MDA	Larry Gunselman	Ford
45	David Stremme	30	Inception Motorsports	Timothy McSweeney	Chevrolet
46	Geoffrey Bodine	35	Luke & Associates	Tommy Baldwin, Jr.	Chevrolet
47	T.J. Bell	50	Green Smoke	Joe Falk	Chevrolet
DC	Dave Blaney	36	Collective Soul / Golden Corral	Tommy Baldwin, Jr.	Chevrolet
DC	Mike Skinner	60	Big Red	Germain Racing	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	12	12
	13	16	4	#47 spun frontstretch	none
	17	31	15
	32	35	4	competition	#7
	36	93	58
	94	98	5	#47 accident backstretch	#78
	99	129	31
	130	134	5	#71 accident turn 3	#88
	135	176	42
	177	185	9	#34 spun frontstretch	#51
	186	201	16
	202	219	18	rain	#36
	220	221	2
	222	231	10	rain	#36
	232	242	11
	243	247	5	#33,42 accident frontstretch	#32
	248	250	3
	251	254	4	#5,78 accident backstretch	#32
	255	325	71
Percent of race run under caution: 19.7% Average green flag run: 26.1 laps

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Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Clint Bowyer	1	1	1
Kasey Kahne	2	16	15
Clint Bowyer	17	23	7
Denny Hamlin	24	25	2
Kyle Busch	26	31	6
Denny Hamlin	32	32	1
Andy Lally	33	33	1
Kyle Busch	34	45	12
Jeff Gordon	46	77	32
Carl Edwards	78	79	2
Jeff Gordon	80	94	15
Denny Hamlin	95	95	1
Jeff Gordon	96	98	3
Kyle Busch	99	99	1
Jeff Gordon	100	130	31
Denny Hamlin	131	131	1
Matt Kenseth	132	145	14
Jeff Gordon	146	164	19
Matt Kenseth	165	174	10
Denny Hamlin	175	175	1
Carl Edwards	176	185	10
Matt Kenseth	186	201	16
Carl Edwards	202	202	1
J.J. Yeley	203	217	15
Matt Kenseth	218	240	23
Jimmie Johnson	241	241	1
Matt Kenseth	242	242	1
Carl Edwards	243	243	1
Landon Cassill	244	244	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	245	247	3
Jimmie Johnson	248	275	28
Jeff Gordon	276	283	8
Brad Keselowski	284	285	2
Mike Skinner	286	287	2
Jeff Gordon	288	325	38

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	873
2	Kyle Busch	852	-21
3	Carl Edwards	835	-38
4	Matt Kenseth	834	-39
5	Jeff Gordon	830	-43
6	Kevin Harvick	819	-54
7	Kurt Busch	789	-84
8	Ryan Newman	786	-87
9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	753	-120
10	Tony Stewart	751	-122
11	Brad Keselowski	728	-145
12	Denny Hamlin	709	-164
13	A.J. Allmendinger	698	-175
14	Clint Bowyer	697	-176
15	Greg Biffle	681	-192
16	Martin Truex Jr	676	-197
17	Kasey Kahne	667	-206
18	Joey Logano	662	-211
19	Mark Martin	660	-213
20	Paul Menard	657	-216
21	Marcos Ambrose	650	-223