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2011 Kobalt Tools 500 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 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 Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

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

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Kyle Busch 18 engine change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 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 Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 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. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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 Today's top pit crews: Nbr # Stops Driver Laps Total Time Average Time 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   Click here for more. . . Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 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   Non-playoff standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 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