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colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Talladega_Superspeedway.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Talladega_Superspeedway.svg/220px-Talladega_Superspeedway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Talladega_Superspeedway.svg/330px-Talladega_Superspeedway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Talladega_Superspeedway.svg/440px-Talladega_Superspeedway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1338" data-file-height="669" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> April 17, 2011<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-April-17</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Official name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Aaron's 499</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Talladega,_Alabama" title="Talladega, Alabama">Talladega, Alabama</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />2.66 mi (4.28 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Temperatures reaching up to 75 °F (24 °C); wind speeds up to 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Time</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 53.723</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 38</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 48</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox Broadcasting Company</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Joy" title="Mike Joy">Mike Joy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a> and <a href="/wiki/Larry_McReynolds" title="Larry McReynolds">Larry McReynolds</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>2011 Aaron's 499</b> was the eighth race of the <a href="/wiki/2011_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series</a> season out of thirty six total races. The race was held on April 17 at <a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Talladega,_Alabama" title="Talladega, Alabama">Talladega, Alabama</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> won his 70th pole position, leading a <a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> sweep of the top four starting positions (Gordon and <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> in row 1; <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> in row 2). Nearly the entire race, in similar fashion to the <a href="/wiki/2011_Daytona_500" title="2011 Daytona 500">2011 Daytona 500</a>, was marked by the prevalence of 2-car drafting. On the last lap, four 2-car drafting teams contended for the win (Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin; <a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a>; <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a>), and all eight cars finished within about three car-lengths of each other. Johnson, pushed by Earnhardt, won the race by .002 seconds over <a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a>, the 2010 fall race winner at the track. </p><p>The finish is <a href="/wiki/List_of_the_closest_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series_finishes" class="mw-redirect" title="List of the closest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finishes">tied for the second closest</a> in the Sprint Cup since NASCAR adopted electronic timing in 1993 tying the record of the <a href="/wiki/2003_Carolina_Dodge_Dealers_400" title="2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400">2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400</a> at <a href="/wiki/Darlington_Raceway" title="Darlington Raceway">Darlington Raceway</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Report">Report</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_Aaron%27s_499&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Report"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_Aaron%27s_499&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg/220px-TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg/330px-TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg/440px-TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a>, the race track where the race was held.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Talladega_Superspeedway" title="Talladega Superspeedway">Talladega Superspeedway</a> is one of six <a href="/wiki/Superspeedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Superspeedway">superspeedways</a> to hold <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> races; the others are <a href="/wiki/Daytona_International_Speedway" title="Daytona International Speedway">Daytona International Speedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auto_Club_Speedway" title="Auto Club Speedway">Auto Club Speedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway" title="Indianapolis Motor Speedway">Indianapolis Motor Speedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pocono_Raceway" title="Pocono Raceway">Pocono Raceway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michigan_International_Speedway" title="Michigan International Speedway">Michigan International Speedway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tacksnascar_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tacksnascar-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The standard track at the speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.66 miles (4.28 km) long.<sup id="cite_ref-talltrack_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-talltrack-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The track's turns are banked at thirty-three degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 16.5 degrees. The back stretch has a two-degree banking.<sup id="cite_ref-talltrack_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-talltrack-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Talladega Superspeedway can seat up to 143,231 people.<sup id="cite_ref-talldega_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-talldega-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the race, Carl Edwards led the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series_champions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions">Drivers' Championship</a> at 256 points, and <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a> stood in second with 247 points. <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> was third in the rankings with 243 points, tied with Jimmie Johnson in fourth, three points ahead of <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-driver_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-driver-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_summary">Race summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_Aaron%27s_499&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Race summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The race, the eighth in the season, started at 1:08 p.m <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a>, and was televised live in the United States on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>. Temperatures were expected to brisk, but sunny.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The green flag waved at 1:22 p.m. </p><p>To start the race, the front row drivers, <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a>, picked up their respective teammates, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a>, as drafting partners. Gordon, with help from Martin, claimed the lead, leading the first few laps. On lap 3, the hooked-up pair of <a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> began to challenge the two Hendrick pairs for the lead. On lap 10, <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a> pushed <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> through the field for the lead, but was passed a lap later by <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a>. Another lap later, Bowyer and Waltrip passed Keselowski for the lead. On lap 13, Kurt Busch claimed the lead with help from <a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill</a>, but was passed a lap later by Johnson and Earnhardt Jr., who had momentarily fallen back to 15th and 16th places a few laps earlier. They were, in turn, repassed by Bowyer one lap later.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On lap 19, <a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a>, who had started in 31st place, claimed the lead with help from <a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a>, marking the eighth lead change of the day.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a> briefly took the lead on lap 22, hooked up with <a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a>, but was soon passed by Kurt Busch and <a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill</a> on the next lap. One lap later, coming off turn three, they were passed by <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a>. Busch managed to maintain a lead over Bowyer for several laps. On lap 28, the first caution of the day waved as Cassill turned down and accidentally knocked Brian Vickers out of control in the back straightaway. Earnhardt Jr. also got some damage as he brushed with Jimmie Johnson while dodging Vickers' car, which had come to a rest in the middle of the track. Most of the drivers pitted under this caution. Cassill was penalized for pitting too early, and had to be moved to the back of the field. Carl Edwards briefly maintained the lead under the caution flag before he pitted. </p><p>On the lap 31 restart, Bowyer and Waltrip led the field. Bowyer then abandoned Waltrip and hooked up with his teammate <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a>. On lap 34, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> briefly was in the lead, but Bowyer regained it before the field returned to the finish line. On lap 35, Kyle Busch and Logano pushed to the front on the inside line, but were passed by Kurt Busch when they were changing positions. A lap later, Bowyer used the advantage of Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski switching places to take the lead. On lap 38, <a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a> pushed Kenseth back to the lead. Kenseth led for three laps before being passed by Joey Logano and Kyle Busch on lap 42. Two laps later, Paul Menard pushed <a href="/wiki/Regan_Smith_(racing_driver)" title="Regan Smith (racing driver)">Regan Smith</a> into the lead. Within one lap, they had switched positions and Menard was in front. On lap 46, Bowyer pushed Jeff Burton to the front, where he led until being temporarily passed by Kurt Busch and Keselowski. Burton and Bowyer maintained a lead until lap 50, when Kenseth passed them.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On lap 52, Keselowski claimed the lead from Kenseth. One lap later, Johnson pushed Earnhardt Jr. into 1st place, duelling with Kenseth for the lead. On lap 56, Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson had a big lead, but were passed one lap later by the pair Greg Biffle and <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a>. Kenseth and Ragan moved to the outside lane on lap 58. On lap 59, Bayne switched positions with Biffle to lead a lap, before being passed by Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson on lap 60. Bowyer claimed the lead from Earnhardt on lap 62, but Earnhardt repassed him one lap later. One lap later, Bayne reclaimed the lead for three laps before Earnhardt Jr. repassed him as well. </p><p>The field cycled through green flag pit stops from lap 69 to lap 75, beginning with Carl Edwards and <a href="/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose" title="Marcos Ambrose">Marcos Ambrose</a> on lap 69, and ending with Bowyer and Burton on lap 75. Earnhardt Jr. and Johnson briefly lost the lead for one lap to Trevor Bayne when they pitted, but when Bowyer and Burton pitted a few laps later, Johnson was leading, pushed by Earnhardt Jr.. These two drivers led for several more laps, until lap 83, when <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> claimed the lead with help from Kyle Busch. He was repassed by Johnson a lap later. Newman eventually maintained a solid first-place position on lap 89. </p><p>One lap later, the second caution flag waved for a wreck on turn 3. This was the largest crash of the race, as the Big One did not happen. It started when Kurt Busch turned Keselowski into the wall, causing a chain reaction that collected <a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a>, Ambrose, Ragan, and Bayne. Kahne's car coasted down the apron on fire, and replays showed that Ragan's engine blew up heading into the wreck.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this caution, most of the field pitted, and Kurt Busch, pushed by his brother, led at the restart on lap 96. The Busch brothers were passed a lap later by Bowyer and Burton, but Kurt Busch took the lead again on lap 98 and held it until lap 100 when he was passed by <a href="/wiki/Dave_Blaney" title="Dave Blaney">Dave Blaney</a>. Within a lap, Edwards claimed the lead. He maintained the lead until lap 104 when Kurt Busch repassed him. He held that lead until Clint Bowyer passed Regan Smith and Kurt Busch on lap 109. </p><p>Both Busch brothers shot back to the front on lap 111, leading for several more laps until Bowyer once again took the lead on lap 116. On lap 112, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a> and <a href="/wiki/J._J._Yeley" title="J. J. Yeley">J. J. Yeley</a> pitted. Menard pushed Smith to the lead on lap 117. Smith maintained this lead for one lap before being repassed by Bowyer, who led for one lap before being passed by Blaney, receiving a shove from <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a>, on lap 119. On lap 121, Labonte received a penalty for speeding on pit road. Kurt Busch regained the lead on lap 122 as Blaney and Harvick switched positions. On lap 128, the third caution flag waved for debris that appeared to have come off of Bowyer's car. Another round of pit stops began under the caution. The 61st lead change happened on lap 130 when <a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a> momentarily assumed the lead before pitting, giving the lead back to Menard, who led at the lap 132 restart. Smith claimed the lead on lap 133 by pulling in front of and hooking up with Menard. On lap 134, Burton and Bowyer reclaimed the lead, with Burton in front, but were repassed by Dave Blaney one lap later. Burton reclaimed the lead on lap 139. </p><p>On lap 140, the fourth caution flag waved for a wreck on the backstretch. It started when Kyle Busch got loose from Logano, causing Busch to veer left into Kenseth, collecting him, and causing <a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a> to spin out. Most cars pitted on lap 141, causing <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a> to lead for a pace lap, before he pitted and Harvick assumed the lead on lap 143. At the lap 144 restart, the four <a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a> cars - Harvick, Burton, Menard, and Bowyer were in front. Harvick was passed on lap 147 by <a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a>, whom he repassed a lap later. Truex Jr. reclaimed the lead on lap 150. By lap 152, Jeff Burton had claimed the lead from Harvick. On lap 154, <a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a> claimed the lead with help from his teammate <a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya" title="Juan Pablo Montoya">Juan Pablo Montoya</a>, but one lap later, Blaney edged McMurray for the lead. On lap 158, Bowyer passed Blaney for the lead with help from Harvick. </p><p>On lap 163, the fifth caution flag was waved for debris on the track. Bowyer maintained his lead as other drivers pitted, and continued to lead at the restart on lap 167. Harvick fell back on the restart as a result of miscommunications with Burton and Bowyer. On lap 169, Menard gave Smith another push to the lead, but was repassed by Bowyer a lap later. On lap 171, Ryan Newman nearly lost control of his car and bumped into Montoya, inflicting minor damage to Montoya's car, but the green flag stayed out. Three laps later, the sixth caution flag was waved when Newman spun out on the back straightaway. By lap 176, Jeff Gordon moved up to third, with <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a> restarting behind him on lap 177, with Blaney in the lead. On lap 178, Harvick and Bowyer passed Gordon and Martin to claim the lead. Kurt Busch pushed Blaney back to the lead on lap 180. </p><p>On lap 184, Edwards claimed the lead with help from Greg Biffle. On lap 185, Blaney spun out off of Kurt Busch's bumper, falling out of line, and Bowyer claimed the lead. Edwards and Biffle passed Bowyer and Harvick a lap later. Gordon overtook Edwards to claim the lead at the white flag. Heading down the back straightaway, Gordon and Martin were on the inside lane, and were soon overtaken by Bowyer and Harvick. Johnson and Earnhardt Jr. began to move up and were a car length behind the two lead pairs exiting turn 4. They squeezed to the far inside lane between Martin and Gordon and the double yellow out-of-bounds line. Going through the tri-oval, Bowyer on the high side was a car length ahead of Gordon. Earnhardt Jr. and Martin rubbed fenders, and Gordon briefly lost momentum. Johnson accelerated, and Bowyer lost speed as he hit a pocket of air, and Johnson inched ahead to beat Bowyer to the finish line by 0.002 seconds, the closest ever recorded finish at a restrictor plate race. At the finish line, the first eight cars were four wide, as Edwards and Biffle were running on the far outside, squeezed between the wall and Bowyer. </p><p>All four of the Hendrick cars had Top 10 finishes: Gordon finished third, Earnhardt Jr. finished fourth, and Martin finished eighth. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_Aaron%27s_499&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jeff_gordon_(4898721149).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Jeff_gordon_%284898721149%29.jpg/220px-Jeff_gordon_%284898721149%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="328" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Jeff_gordon_%284898721149%29.jpg/330px-Jeff_gordon_%284898721149%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Jeff_gordon_%284898721149%29.jpg/440px-Jeff_gordon_%284898721149%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1162" data-file-height="1735" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> scored the 70th pole position of his career.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_Aaron%27s_499&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Qualifying results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Grid </th> <th scope="col">Car </th> <th scope="col">Driver </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Manufacturer </th> <th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Time in seconds">Time</span> </th> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Speed in MPH">Speed</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td>24</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gordon, Jeff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td> <td>53.723 </td> <td>178.248 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td>48</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Jimmie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>53.845 </td> <td>177.844 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td>5</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Martin, Mark"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>53.856 </td> <td>177.807 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 </th> <td>88</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Earnhardt Jr., Dale"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>53.869 </td> <td>177.765 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 </th> <td>27</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Menard, Paul"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>53.888 </td> <td>177.702 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 </th> <td>09</td> <td><span data-sort-value=", Landon Cassill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Landon_Cassill" title="Landon Cassill">Landon Cassill </a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Racing_(NASCAR_team)" title="Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)">Phoenix Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>53.893 </td> <td>177.685 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 </th> <td>6</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ragan, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>53.968 </td> <td>177.439 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 </th> <td>22</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Busch, Kurt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Penske Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a></td> <td>53.986 </td> <td>177.379 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">9 </th> <td>83</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Vickers, Brian"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing_Team" title="Red Bull Racing Team">Red Bull Racing Team</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>53.989 </td> <td>177.370 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 </th> <td>33</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bowyer, Clint"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>53.994 </td> <td>177.353 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">11 </th> <td>21</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bayne, Trevor"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bayne" title="Trevor Bayne">Trevor Bayne</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a></td> <td>Ford </td> <td>53.994 </td> <td>177.353 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 </th> <td>15</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Waltrip, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>54.005 </td> <td>177.317 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">13 </th> <td>42</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Montoya, Juan Pablo"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya" title="Juan Pablo Montoya">Juan Pablo Montoya</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>54.046 </td> <td>177.182 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">14 </th> <td>00</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reutimann, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/David_Reutimann" title="David Reutimann">David Reutimann</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Michael Waltrip Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>54.058 </td> <td>177.143 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">15 </th> <td>47</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Labonte, Bobby"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>54.065 </td> <td>177.120 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 </th> <td>43</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Allmendinger, A. J."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>54.075 </td> <td>177.087 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">17 </th> <td>16</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Biffle, Greg"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td> <td>54.079 </td> <td>177.074 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">18 </th> <td>78</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Smith, Regan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Regan_Smith_(racing_driver)" title="Regan Smith (racing driver)">Regan Smith</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>54.083 </td> <td>177.061 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">19 </th> <td>2</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Keselowski, Brad"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Penske Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>54.092 </td> <td>177.032 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20 </th> <td>99</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Edwards, Carl"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td> <td>54.100 </td> <td>177.005 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">21 </th> <td>1</td> <td><span data-sort-value="McMurray, Jamie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>54.141 </td> <td>176.872 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">22 </th> <td>87</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nemechek, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NEMCO_Motorsports" title="NEMCO Motorsports">NEMCO Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>54.195 </td> <td>176.695 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">23 </th> <td>39</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Newman, Ryan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>54.206 </td> <td>176.659 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">24 </th> <td>9</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ambrose, Marcos"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose" title="Marcos Ambrose">Marcos Ambrose</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>54.232 </td> <td>176.575 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">25 </th> <td>17</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kenseth, Matt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td> <td>54.249 </td> <td>176.519 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">26 </th> <td>56</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Truex Jr., Martin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Michael Waltrip Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>54.262 </td> <td>176.477 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">27 </th> <td>31</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Burton, Jeff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>54.267 </td> <td>176.461 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">28 </th> <td>38</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kvapil, Travis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>54.278 </td> <td>176.425 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">29 </th> <td>11</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hamlin, Denny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>54.295 </td> <td>176.370 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">30 </th> <td>14</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Stewart, Tony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>54.302 </td> <td>176.347 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">31 </th> <td>4</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kahne, Kasey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Red Bull Racing Team</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>54.317 </td> <td>176.298 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">32 </th> <td>97</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Conway, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Conway_(racing_driver)" title="Kevin Conway (racing driver)">Kevin Conway</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>NEMCO Motorsports</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>54.349 </td> <td>176.195 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">33 </th> <td>35</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Park, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Park_(racing_driver)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Park (racing driver)">Steve Park</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Baldwin_Racing" title="Tommy Baldwin Racing">Tommy Baldwin Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>54.359 </td> <td>176.162 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">34 </th> <td>18</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Busch, Kyle"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>54.428 </td> <td>175.939 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">35 </th> <td>36</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Blaney, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Blaney" title="Dave Blaney">Dave Blaney</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Tommy Baldwin Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>54.469 </td> <td>175.806 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">36 </th> <td>20</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Logano, Joey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>54.592 </td> <td>175.410 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">37 </th> <td>71</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lally, Andy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Andy_Lally" title="Andy Lally">Andy Lally</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Racer%27s_Group" title="The Racer's Group">TRG Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>54.611 </td> <td>175.349 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">38 </th> <td>29</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Harvick, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>54.672 </td> <td>175.154 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">39 </th> <td>34</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gilliland, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/David_Gilliland" title="David Gilliland">David Gilliland</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>54.678 </td> <td>175.134 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">40 </th> <td>13</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Mears, Casey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germain_Racing" title="Germain Racing">Germain Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>54.847 </td> <td>174.595 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">41 </th> <td>32</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Labonte, Terry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Go_Fas_Racing" title="Go Fas Racing">FAS Lane Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>54.949 </td> <td>174.271 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">42 </th> <td>7</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hornish Jr., Sam"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Hornish_Jr." title="Sam Hornish Jr.">Sam Hornish Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon_Motorsports" title="Robby Gordon Motorsports">Robby Gordon Motorsports</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">43 </th> <td>46</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Elliott, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whitney_Motorsports" title="Whitney Motorsports">Whitney Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td colspan="2">Champion's provisional </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"><b>Failed to qualify</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">44 </th> <td>60</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Skinner, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Skinner_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Skinner (racing driver)">Mike Skinner</a></span></span></span></td> <td>Germain Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>54.692 </td> <td>175.090 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">45 </th> <td>37</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Raines, Tony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Raines" title="Tony Raines">Tony Raines</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Max_Q_Motorsports" title="Max Q Motorsports">Max Q Motorsports</a> </td> <td>Ford</td> <td>54.720 </td> <td>175.000 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">46 </th> <td>66</td> <td><span data-sort-value="McDowell, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_McDowell_(racing_driver)" title="Michael McDowell (racing driver)">Michael McDowell</a></span></span></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Parsons_Racing" title="Phil Parsons Racing">HP Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>54.770 </td> <td>174.840 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></span></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_results">Race results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_Aaron%27s_499&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Race results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jimmie_Johnson,_Richmond_2011_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Jimmie_Johnson%2C_Richmond_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Jimmie_Johnson%2C_Richmond_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Jimmie_Johnson%2C_Richmond_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Jimmie_Johnson%2C_Richmond_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Jimmie_Johnson%2C_Richmond_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Jimmie_Johnson%2C_Richmond_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="994" data-file-height="1242" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> won the race in a finish tied for the closest in the series' history.</figcaption></figure> <table class="sortable wikitable" border="1"> <caption>Race results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Pos </th> <th scope="col">Grid </th> <th scope="col">Car </th> <th scope="col">Driver </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Manufacturer </th> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Laps completed">Laps</span> </th> <th scope="col">Points </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td>2</td> <td>48</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Jimmie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jimmie Johnson</span></span></span></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>47<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td>10</td> <td>33</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bowyer, Clint"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Clint Bowyer</span></span></span> </td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>188</td> <td>44<sup><small>2</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td>1</td> <td>24</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gordon, Jeff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jeff Gordon</span></span></span> </td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>188</td> <td>42<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 </th> <td>4</td> <td>88</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Earnhardt Jr., Dale"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</span></span></span> </td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>188</td> <td>41<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 </th> <td>38</td> <td>29</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Harvick, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Kevin Harvick</span></span></span> </td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>188</td> <td>40<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 </th> <td>20</td> <td>99</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Edwards, Carl"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Carl Edwards</span></span></span> </td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td> <td>188</td> <td>39<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 </th> <td>17</td> <td>16</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Biffle, Greg"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Greg Biffle</span></span></span> </td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td> <td>188</td> <td>38<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 </th> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Martin, Mark"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Mark Martin</span></span></span> </td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>188</td> <td>37<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">9 </th> <td>39</td> <td>34</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gilliland, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">David Gilliland</span></span></span> </td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>188</td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 </th> <td>36</td> <td>20</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Logano, Joey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Joey Logano</span></span></span> </td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>188</td> <td>35<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">11 </th> <td>16</td> <td>43</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Allmendinger, A. J."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">A. J. Allmendinger</span></span></span> </td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>188</td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 </th> <td>5</td> <td>27</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Menard, Paul"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Paul Menard</span></span></span> </td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>33<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">13 </th> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Truex Jr., Martin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Martin Truex Jr.</span></span></span> </td> <td>Michael Waltrip Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>188</td> <td>32<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">14 </th> <td>14</td> <td>00</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reutimann, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">David Reutimann</span></span></span> </td> <td>Michael Waltrip Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>188</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">15 </th> <td>18</td> <td>78</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Smith, Regan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Regan Smith</span></span></span> </td> <td>Furniture Row Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>30<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 </th> <td>27</td> <td>31</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Burton, Jeff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jeff Burton</span></span></span> </td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>29<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">17 </th> <td>30</td> <td>14</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Stewart, Tony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Tony Stewart</span></span></span> </td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">18 </th> <td>8</td> <td>22</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Busch, Kurt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Kurt Busch</span></span></span> </td> <td>Penske Racing</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>188</td> <td>27<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">19 </th> <td>37</td> <td>71</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lally, Andy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Andy Lally</span></span></span> </td> <td>TRG Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>25 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20 </th> <td>42</td> <td>7</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gordon, Robby"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Robby Gordon Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>188</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">21 </th> <td>21</td> <td>1</td> <td><span data-sort-value="McMurray, Jamie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Jamie McMurray</span></span></span> </td> <td>Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>24<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">22 </th> <td>40</td> <td>13</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Mears, Casey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Casey Mears</span></span></span> </td> <td>Germain Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>188</td> <td>23<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">23 </th> <td>29</td> <td>11</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hamlin, Denny"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Denny Hamlin</span></span></span> </td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>188</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">24 </th> <td>15</td> <td>47</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Labonte, Bobby"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Bobby Labonte</span></span></span> </td> <td>JTG Daugherty Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>188</td> <td>21<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">25 </th> <td>23</td> <td>39</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Newman, Ryan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Ryan Newman</span></span></span> </td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>20<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">26 </th> <td>43</td> <td>46</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Elliott, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Bill Elliott</span></span></span> </td> <td>Whitney Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">27 </th> <td>35</td> <td>36</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Blaney, Dave"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Dave Blaney</span></span></span> </td> <td>Tommy Baldwin Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>188</td> <td>18<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">28 </th> <td>12</td> <td>15</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Waltrip, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Michael Waltrip</span></span></span> </td> <td>Michael Waltrip Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>187</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">29 </th> <td>28</td> <td>38</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kvapil, Travis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Travis Kvapil</span></span></span> </td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>184</td> <td>0<sup><small>3</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">30 </th> <td>13</td> <td>42</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Montoya, Juan Pablo"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Juan Pablo Montoya</span></span></span> </td> <td>Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>177</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">31 </th> <td>6</td> <td>09</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cassill, Landon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Landon Cassill</span></span></span> </td> <td>Phoenix Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>170</td> <td>0<sup><small>3</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">32 </th> <td>24</td> <td>9</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ambrose, Marcos"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Marcos Ambrose</span></span></span> </td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>157</td> <td>13<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">33 </th> <td>19</td> <td>2</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Keselowski, Brad"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Brad Keselowski</span></span></span> </td> <td>Penske Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>154</td> <td>12<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">34 </th> <td>41</td> <td>32</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Labonte, Terry"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Terry Labonte</span></span></span> </td> <td>FAS Lane Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>152</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">35 </th> <td>34</td> <td>18</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Busch, Kyle"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Kyle Busch</span></span></span> </td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>144</td> <td>10<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">36 </th> <td>25</td> <td>17</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kenseth, Matt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Matt Kenseth</span></span></span> </td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford </td> <td>139</td> <td>9<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">37 </th> <td>31</td> <td>4</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kahne, Kasey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Kasey Kahne</span></span></span> </td> <td>Red Bull Racing Team</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>139</td> <td>8<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">38 </th> <td>9</td> <td>83</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Vickers, Brian"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Brian Vickers</span></span></span> </td> <td>Red Bull Racing Team</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>115</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">39 </th> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ragan, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">David Ragan</span></span></span> </td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>89</td> <td>6<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">40 </th> <td>11</td> <td>21</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bayne, Trevor"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Trevor Bayne</span></span></span> </td> <td>Wood Brothers Racing</td> <td>Ford </td> <td>89</td> <td>0<sup><small>3</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">41 </th> <td>22</td> <td>87</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nemechek, Joe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Joe Nemechek</span></span></span> </td> <td>NEMCO Motorsports</td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>5</td> <td>0<sup><small>3</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">42 </th> <td>33</td> <td>35</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Park, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Steve Park</span></span></span> </td> <td>Tommy Baldwin Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>4</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">43 </th> <td>32</td> <td>97</td> <td><span data-sort-value="Conway, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">Kevin Conway</span></span></span> </td> <td>NEMCO Motorsports</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>1</td> <td>0<sup><small>3</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="8"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-results_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></span></div> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="8"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><sup><small>1</small></sup> Includes one bonus point for leading a lap</span></div> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="8"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><sup><small>2</small></sup> Includes two bonus points for leading the most laps</span></div> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="8"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><sup><small>3</small></sup> Ineligible for championship points</span></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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