Motor car race
 The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.
The 2011 Good Sam Club 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 23, 2011 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Clint Bowyer defended his win in the previous year's race by slingshotting past his Richard Childress Racing teammate Jeff Burton on the final lap. It was the 100th career win for Richard Childress Racing.[3] For Richard Childress Racing, it would be the last time their cars finished 1-2 until the 2020 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500.
Qualifying
Mark Martin won the pole position with a time of 52.799, beating Jimmie Johnson who had a time of 52.801.
Race
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The race saw 9 caution flags for 37 laps under caution. The race took about 3 and half hours.[5]
Race results
| Finish
|
No.
|
Driver
|
Make
|
Team
|
Laps
|
Led
|
Status
|
Pts
|
Winnings
|
| 1
|
33 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevrolet |
Richard Childress Racing |
188
|
25
|
running
|
47
|
$260,558
|
| 2
|
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet |
Richard Childress Racing |
188
|
26
|
running
|
43
|
$170,500
|
| 3
|
36 |
Dave Blaney |
Chevrolet |
Tommy Baldwin Racing |
188
|
1
|
running
|
42
|
$160,833
|
| 4
|
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Dodge |
Penske Racing |
188
|
1
|
running
|
41
|
$143,483
|
| 5
|
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
Red Bull Racing |
188
|
3
|
running
|
40
|
$135,964
|
| 6
|
4 |
Kasey Kahne |
Toyota |
Red Bull Racing |
188
|
4
|
running
|
39
|
$122,033
|
| 7
|
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
Stewart–Haas Racing |
188
|
30
|
running
|
39
|
$143,433
|
| 8
|
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
188
|
0
|
running
|
36
|
$134,000
|
| 9
|
15 |
Michael Waltrip |
Toyota |
Michael Waltrip Racing |
188
|
1
|
running
|
36
|
$83,500
|
| 10
|
56 |
Martin Truex, Jr. |
Toyota |
Michael Waltrip Racing |
188
|
0
|
running
|
9
|
$94,825
|
| 11
|
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
Roush Fenway Racing |
188
|
1
|
running
|
34
|
$128,866
|
| 12
|
27 |
Paul Menard |
Chevrolet |
Richard Childress Racing |
188
|
0
|
running
|
32
|
$91,775
|
| 13
|
00 |
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
Michael Waltrip Racing |
188
|
0
|
running
|
6
|
$111,308
|
| 14
|
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
Roush Fenway Racing |
188
|
1
|
running
|
31
|
$95,825
|
| 15
|
21 |
Trevor Bayne |
Ford |
Wood Brothers Racing |
188
|
0
|
running
|
0
|
$81,325
|
| 16
|
51 |
Landon Cassill |
Chevrolet |
Phoenix Racing |
188
|
0
|
running
|
0
|
$91,608
|
| 17
|
13 |
Casey Mears |
Toyota |
Germain Racing |
188
|
0
|
running
|
27
|
$79,050
|
| 18
|
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
Roush Fenway Racing |
188
|
21
|
running
|
27
|
$121,836
|
| 19
|
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Ford |
Richard Petty Motorsports |
188
|
3
|
running
|
26
|
$108,366
|
| 20
|
5 |
Mark Martin |
Chevrolet |
Hendrick Motorsports |
188
|
2
|
running
|
25
|
$93,250
|
| 21
|
38 |
Travis Kvapil |
Ford |
Front Row Motorsports |
188
|
1
|
running
|
0
|
$88,097
|
| 22
|
34 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
Front Row Motorsports |
188
|
0
|
running
|
22
|
$77,175
|
| 23
|
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Chevrolet |
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
188
|
16
|
running
|
22
|
$115,783
|
| 24
|
20 |
Joey Logano |
Toyota |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
188
|
0
|
running
|
20
|
$84,525
|
| 25
|
88 |
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
Chevrolet |
Hendrick Motorsports |
188
|
2
|
running
|
20
|
$84,225
|
| 26
|
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
Hendrick Motorsports |
188
|
1
|
running
|
19
|
$127,611
|
| 27
|
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
Hendrick Motorsports |
188
|
1
|
running
|
18
|
$112,461
|
| 28
|
6 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
Roush Fenway Racing |
188
|
1
|
running
|
17
|
$81,250
|
| 29
|
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Chevrolet |
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
184
|
12
|
running
|
16
|
$111,189
|
| 30
|
78 |
Regan Smith |
Chevrolet |
Furniture Row Racing |
180
|
0
|
crash
|
14
|
$98,745
|
| 31
|
43 |
A.J. Allmendinger |
Ford |
Richard Petty Motorsports |
179
|
0
|
running
|
13
|
$109,686
|
| 32
|
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
Richard Childress Racing |
179
|
13
|
running
|
13
|
$121,786
|
| 33
|
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
175
|
5
|
running
|
12
|
$121,691
|
| 34
|
32 |
Terry Labonte |
Ford |
FAS Lane Racing |
175
|
0
|
running
|
10
|
$71,700
|
| 35
|
47 |
Bobby Labonte |
Toyota |
JTG Daugherty Racing |
173
|
0
|
crash
|
-16
|
$97,870
|
| 36
|
22 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
Penske Racing |
173
|
1
|
crash
|
9
|
$115,950
|
| 37
|
7 |
Robby Gordon |
Dodge |
Robby Gordon Motorsports |
173
|
10
|
rear-gear
|
8
|
$71,250
|
| 38
|
39 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
Stewart–Haas Racing |
172
|
5
|
running
|
7
|
$113,200
|
| 39
|
71 |
Andy Lally |
Ford |
TRG Motorsports |
162
|
1
|
crash
|
6
|
$80,500
|
| 40
|
66 |
Michael McDowell |
Toyota |
Prism Motorsports |
6
|
0
|
clutch
|
4
|
$70,860
|
| 41
|
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
Toyota |
NEMCO Motorsports |
4
|
0
|
rear-gear
|
0
|
$70,710
|
| 42
|
55 |
J.J. Yeley |
Ford |
Prism Motorsports |
3
|
0
|
wheel
|
2
|
$70580
|
| 43
|
97 |
Kevin Conway |
Toyota |
NEMCO Motorsports |
2
|
0
|
vibration
|
0
|
$70,964
|
| Source: [6][7]
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References
- ^ "2011 Good Sam Club 500". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ "Weather information for Talladega, Alabama". Old Farmer's Almanac. Yankee Publishing. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ Aumann, Mark (October 24, 2011). "Richard Childress Racing Reaches 100th Career Win". NASCAR. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013.
- ^ "2011 Good Sam Club 500 qualifying results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.
- ^ "10/23/2011 race: Good Sam Club 500 (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info". racing-reference.info. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "2011 Good Sam Club 500 - The Third Turn". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "2011 Good Sam Club 500 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.
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