2011 STP 400

The 2011 STP 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race held on June 5, 2011 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt D-oval, it was the 13th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season. Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing won the race. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished second, and Denny Hamlin finished third.

2011 STP 400
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 13 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date June 5, 2011 (2011-06-05)
Location Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.5 km)
Weather Sunny with a high of 88; wind out of the South at 8 mph.
Average speed 137.186 miles per hour (220.779 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske Racing
Time 30.901
Most laps led
Driver Kurt Busch Penske Racing
Laps 152
Winner
No. 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

Report

Background

Kansas Speedway, the race track where the race was held.

Kansas Speedway is one of ten intermediate to hold NASCAR races.[5] The standard track at Kansas Speedway is a four-turn D-shaped oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.[6] The track's turns are banked at fifteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 10.4 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only five degrees.[6] The racetrack has seats for 82,000 spectators.[6]

Before the race, Carl Edwards led the Drivers' Championship with 445 points, and Kevin Harvick stood in second with 409. Jimmie Johnson was third in the Drivers' Championship with 408 points, six ahead of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and sixteen ahead of Kyle Busch in fourth and fifth. Kurt Busch with 377 was three ahead of Matt Kenseth, as Clint Bowyer with 365 points, was nine ahead of Tony Stewart, and twelve in front of Ryan Newman.[7] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 83 points, six ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 64 points, was 24 points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.[8]

Practice and qualifying

Kurt Busch (pictured in 2015) won the pole position, after having the fastest time of 30.901 seconds.

Two practice sessions were held before the race on Friday. The first session lasted 80 minutes long, while the second was 90 minutes long.[9] Greg Biffle was quickest with a time of 31.917 seconds in the first session, less than one-tenth of a second faster than Edwards.[10] Kasey Kahne was third, followed by Stewart, Jeff Gordon, and Earnhardt, Jr. Bobby Labonte was seventh, still within a second of Biffle's time.[10] In the second practice session, Joey Logano was fastest with a time of 31.732 seconds, only one-hundredth of a second quicker than second-placed Gordon.[11] Brian Vickers took third place, ahead of Mark Martin, Paul Menard and Landon Cassill. Kyle Busch only managed 7th place.[11]

Forty-five cars were entered for qualifying, but only forty-three raced because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.[12] Kurt Busch clinched his 13th pole position during his career, with a time of 30.901 seconds.[13] He was joined on the front row of the grid by Juan Pablo Montoya.[13] Kyle Busch qualified third, Vickers took fourth, and Logano started fifth.[13] Jamie McMurray, Edwards, Martin Truex, Jr., Menard, and Harvick rounded out the first ten positions.[13] The two drivers who failed to qualify for the race were Tony Raines and T. J. Bell, who had times of 31.820 and 31.846 seconds.[13]


Results

Qualifying

No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Grid
22Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge30.901174.7521
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet31.007174.1542
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.020174.0813
83Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota31.036173.9924
20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.061173.8525
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet31.087173.7066
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord31.097173.6507
56Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota31.104173.6118
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.108173.5899
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.125173.49410
78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet31.138173.42111
39Ryan NewmanStewart Haas RacingChevrolet31.144173.38812
14Tony StewartStewart Haas RacingChevrolet31.149173.36013
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord31.169173.24914
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.179173.19315
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.196173.09916
4Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota31.208173.03317
5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.231172.90518
6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord31.240172.85519
47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota31.255172.77220
17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord31.258172.75621
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.259172.75022
00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota31.264172.72323
51Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet31.265172.71724
2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge31.303172.50725
43A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord31.353172.23226
33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.389172.03527
88Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.417171.88228
30David StremmeInception MotorsportsChevrolet31.418171.87629
38Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord31.446171.72330
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.473171.56731
46J. J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet31.484171.51632
13Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota31.487171.49933
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota31.497171.44534
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord31.533171.24935
81Scott RiggsWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet31.582170.98436
66Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota31.616170.80037
34David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord31.625170.75138
71Andy LallyTRG MotorsportsFord31.655170.58939
32Patrick CarpentierFAS Lane RacingFord31.852169.53440
7Johnny SauterRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge31.975168.88241
36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet32.173167.84342
60Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota31.753170.06343
Failed to Qualify
37Tony RainesFront Row MotorsportsFord31.820169.705
50T. J. BellLTD PowersportsToyota31.846169.566

Race results

Brad Keselowski won the race, his first with Penske Racing.
Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Points
1252Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge26747
22888Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26742
31511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26742
42224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26740
5799Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord26740
62117Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord26738
73148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26737
81314Tony StewartStewart Haas RacingChevrolet26737
9122Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge26737
101416Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord26734
111029Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26733
12318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26733
13196David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord26731
14174Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota26730
151239Ryan NewmanStewart Haas RacingChevrolet26729
16483Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota26728
17242Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26628
182733Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26626
19927Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26625
20856Martin Truex, Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota26624
21185Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26623
222300David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota26622
23520Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26621
241178Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet26620
251631Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26619
26359Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26618
272643A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26617
282047Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota26616
2961Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet26615
304032Patrick CarpentierFAS Lane RacingFord2650
313971Andy LallyTRG MotorsportsFord26513
324236Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet26412
333834David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord26311
343038Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord2430
352451Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet1900
36417Johnny SauterRobby Gordon MotorsportsToyota1010
373313Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota1008
383246J. J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet386
392930David StremmeInception MotorsportsChevrolet375
404360Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota340
413766Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota333
423681Scott RiggsWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet200
433487Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota190
Source:[16][17]

Standings after the race

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