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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 35 of 36
Sunday, November 13, 2011 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:45:47 Average speed: 112.918 mph Pole speed: 137.101 mph	Cautions: 8 for 30 laps Margin of victory: .802 sec Attendance: 85000 Lead changes: 14
Green flag passes: 1,680 (6.0 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2011 standings

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	10	4	Kasey Kahne	Red Bull / Circle K (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	312	202233	running	14	47
2	9	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	210141	running	27	43
3	8	14	Tony Stewart	Mobil 1 / Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	312	188033	running	160	43
4	14	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar Global Mining (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	312	126350	running	0	40
5	30	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army Veterans Day Tribute (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	312	155850	running	0	39
6	2	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Wix Filters (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	312	136836	running	0	38
7	7	00	David Reutimann	Tums (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	312	115458	running	0	37
8	3	9	Marcos Ambrose	DeWalt (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	312	114166	running	0	36
9	11	27	Paul Menard	Peak / Menards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	312	90275	running	0	35
10	28	33	Clint Bowyer	Cheerios "Send Cheer" / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	312	123058	running	0	34
11	25	20	Joey Logano	The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	312	87150	running	0	33
12	33	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	312	121375	running	0	32
13	29	16	Greg Biffle	3M / Meguiar's (Jack Roush)	Ford	311	92075	running	0	31
14	16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	311	124761	running	0	30
15	26	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	311	111683	running	0	29
16	4	5	Mark Martin	GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	311	81150	running	0	28
17	6	1	Jamie McMurray	McDonald's (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	311	107364	running	0	27
18	12	2	Brad Keselowski	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	311	97208	running	4	27
19	27	29	Kevin Harvick	Budweiser (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	311	117036	running	0	25
20	5	56	Martin Truex Jr	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	311	80375	running	0	24
21	31	47	Bobby Labonte	Wounded Warrior Project / Clorox (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	311	98645	running	0	23
22	17	22	Kurt Busch	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Dodge	311	112975	running	57	23
23	18	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull / Circle K (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	311	98439	running	0	21
24	22	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Retro Diet Mt. Dew / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	310	79925	running	0	20
25	19	84	Cole Whitt	Red Bull Racing Team (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	310	67175	running	0	0
26	38	13	Casey Mears	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	309	70875	running	0	18
27	43	35	Dave Blaney	Golden Corral (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	309	67925	running	0	17
28	41	38	J.J. Yeley	Vampt (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	309	84483	running	1	17
29	21	51	Landon Cassill	Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit (James Finch)	Chevrolet	309	81758	running	0	0
30	39	32	Mike Bliss	Veterans United Home Loans (Frank Stoddard)	Ford	308	80572	running	0	0
31	42	34	David Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	307	69400	running	0	13
32	23	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	306	105936	running	0	12
33	13	6	David Ragan	UPS My Choice (Jack Roush)	Ford	298	75325	running	0	11
34	1	17	Matt Kenseth	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	238	108986	crash	49	11
35	20	7	Robby Gordon	Speed Energy / MAPEI (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	218	65850	crash	0	9
36	34	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	113816	engine	0	8
37	40	36	Geoffrey Bodine	Luke & Associates (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Chevrolet	153	65575	crash	0	7
38	15	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	62	92070	crash	0	6
39	24	46	Scott Speed	Green Stuff Absorbent (Dusty Whitney)	Ford	60	65325	electrical	0	0
40	35	66	Michael McDowell	HP Racing (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	46	65175	transmission	0	4
41	32	87	Joe Nemechek	AM FM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	30	65020	brakes	0	0
42	36	37	Mike Skinner	Max Q Motorsports (Larry Gunselman)	Ford	25	64895	brakes	0	0
43	37	55	Travis Kvapil	Aloft Hotel Tempe (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	20	65274	brakes	0	0

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Kyle Busch	18	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Scott Riggs	23	North Texas Pipe	Robert Richardson, Sr.	Toyota
45	David Stremme	30	Inception Motorsports	Timothy McSweeney	Chevrolet
46	Andy Lally	71	School Media	Kevin Buckler	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	5	3	#6,78 accident turn 3	none
	6	7	2
	8	10	3	#36 spun turn 4	#6
	11	41	31
	42	45	4	competition	#66
	46	93	48
	94	97	4	#36 spun backstretch	#35
	98	159	62
	160	163	4	#36 accident turn 1	#13
	164	168	5
	169	172	4	#84 spun backstretch	#27
	173	177	5
	178	181	4	#17,83 accident backstretch	#48
	182	220	39
	221	224	4	#7 accident turn 3	#33
	225	312	88
Percent of race run under caution: 9.6% Average green flag run: 31.3 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Matt Kenseth	1	35	35
Tony Stewart	36	42	7
J.J. Yeley	43	43	1
Matt Kenseth	44	45	2
Tony Stewart	46	94	49
Matt Kenseth	95	97	3
Tony Stewart	98	157	60
Matt Kenseth	158	166	9
Carl Edwards	167	181	15
Tony Stewart	182	221	40
Kurt Busch	222	278	57
Carl Edwards	279	290	12
Tony Stewart	291	294	4
Brad Keselowski	295	298	4
Kasey Kahne	299	312	14

Nbr	# Stops	Driver	Laps	Total Time	Average Time
Today's top pit crews:
27	8	Paul Menard	312	321.712Paul Menard	40.214
14	5	Tony Stewart	312	209.542Tony Stewart	41.908
99	5	Carl Edwards	312	209.808Carl Edwards	41.962
11	5	Denny Hamlin	312	212.825Denny Hamlin	42.565
20	5	Joey Logano	312	213.781Joey Logano	42.756
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Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Carl Edwards	2359
2	Tony Stewart	2356	-3
3	Kevin Harvick	2308	-51
4	Brad Keselowski	2294	-65
5	Jimmie Johnson	2291	-68
6	Matt Kenseth	2289	-70
7	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2257	-102
8	Kurt Busch	2252	-107
8	Ryan Newman	2252	-107
10	Denny Hamlin	2249	-110
11	Jeff Gordon	2247	-112
12	Kyle Busch	2224	-135
13	Clint Bowyer	1009	-1350
14	Kasey Kahne	1004	-1355
15	Greg Biffle	987	-1372
16	A.J. Allmendinger	984	-1375
17	Marcos Ambrose	931	-1428
18	Paul Menard	919	-1440
19	Juan Pablo Montoya	918	-1441
20	Mark Martin	910	-1449
21	David Ragan	900	-1459

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Carl Edwards	1234
2	Jimmie Johnson	1175	-59
3	Kevin Harvick	1163	-71
4	Tony Stewart	1144	-90
5	Matt Kenseth	1139	-95
6	Jeff Gordon	1110	-124
7	Kyle Busch	1102	-132
8	Kurt Busch	1077	-157
9	Ryan Newman	1071	-163
10	Brad Keselowski	1054	-180
11	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1038	-196
12	Clint Bowyer	1009	-225
13	Kasey Kahne	1004	-230
14	Denny Hamlin	993	-241
15	Greg Biffle	987	-247
16	A.J. Allmendinger	984	-250
17	Marcos Ambrose	931	-303
18	Paul Menard	919	-315
19	Juan Pablo Montoya	918	-316
20	Mark Martin	910	-324