2011 Samsung Mobile 500 Explained

Type:NAS
Race Name:Samsung Mobile 500
Year:2011
Race No:7
Season No:36
Image-Size:200px
Official Name:Samsung Mobile 500
Location:Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Mi:1.5
Course Km:2.4
Distance Laps:334
Distance Mi:501
Distance Km:806.3
Weather:Temperatures reaching a low of 68F; wind speeds up to 26mph[1]
Pole Driver:David Ragan
Pole Time:28.448
Most Driver:Matt Kenseth
Most Team:Roush Fenway Racing
Most Laps:169
Car:17
First Driver:Matt Kenseth
First Team:Roush Fenway Racing
Network:Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers:Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2011 Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR race was held on April 9, 2011, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. It was the first spring night race for Texas Motor Speedway in its 15-year history of hosting NASCAR races and was the seventh race in the 2011 Sprint Cup season.

Matt Kenseth won the race for Roush Fenway Racing, ending a 76-race winless streak. There was only 1 major wreck, involving Martin Truex Jr., Mark Martin, and Regan Smith. David Starr made his Cup debut in the race.[2]

Results

Qualifying

Qualifying Results[3] !Grid!Car!Driver!Team!Manufacturer
16David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord
299Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord
333Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
417Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord
578Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet
648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
79Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
820Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
916Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord
1022Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge
1118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
1231Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
134Kasey KahneTeam Red BullToyota
1442Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
1543A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
1639Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet
171Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
1821Trevor BayneWood Brothers RacingFord
1927Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
2066Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota
215Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2213Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota
2311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
2409Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet
2500David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota
2614Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet
272Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge
2888Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
2929Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
3083Brian VickersTeam Red BullToyota
3156Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota
3224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
3395David StarrLeavine Fenton RacingFord
3447Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota
3546J. J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet
3660Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota
3787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota
3836Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
397Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge
4034David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord
4132Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord
4237Tony RainesMax Q MotorsportsFord
4371Andy LallyTRG MotorsportsFord

Race

Race Results!Pos!Start!Car!Driver!Team!Manufacturer!Laps Run!Points
1417Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord33448
2333Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33443
3299Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord33442
4916Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord33441
51927Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33439
679Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord33439
716David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord33438
8648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33436
92888Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33436
101022Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge33435
111231Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33433
122614Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet33433
131442Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet33331
141639Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet33330
152311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33329
161118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33328
171821Trevor BayneWood Brothers RacingFord3330
18272Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge33327
191543A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord33225
202929Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33224
21134Kasey KahneTeam Red BullToyota33223
22171Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet33222
233224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33222
24820Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota33120
253447Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota33119
262213Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota33118
273083Brian VickersTeam Red BullToyota33017
282409Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet3300
292500David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota32915
303836Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet32915
31397Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge32814
324371Andy LallyTRG MotorsportsFord32412
334132Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord31911
344237Tony RainesMax Q MotorsportsFord31910
353156Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota2139
36215Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2138
37578Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet2127
383395David StarrLeavine Fenton RacingFord1220
393787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota600
402066Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota564
413546J. J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet523
424034David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord442
433660Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota361

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weather information for the 2011 Samsung Mobile 500. The Old Farmers' Almanac. November 21, 2013.
  2. Web site: Kenseth snaps long drought in easy Texas victory – Apr 10, 2011 – NASCAR.COM . April 11, 2011 . August 16, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816021753/http://www.nascar.com/news/110409/mkenseth-wins-cup-texas/index.html . dead .
  3. Web site: NASCAR Race Results at Texas - Apr 9, 2011 [Samsung Mobile 500] ]. 2025-01-06 . www.driveraverages.com.