The race was filmed for footage for the British motor show Top Gear, where presenter Richard Hammond was shown walking around the Texas Motor Speedway campgrounds, being the honorary pace car driver, and being a pit crew member for Mark Martin's team. Afterwards, Hammond would get a ride with Kyle Petty for the Petty Racing Experience.[3]
For pre-race ceremonies, Dr. Roger Marsh from Texas Alliance Raceway Ministries gave the invocation. Showdog Recording artist Trace Adkins would sing the national anthem, with a singular B-52 Bomber from the Barksdale Air Force Base performing the flyover. The president of Texas' AAA branch at the time, Bob Bouttier, gave the command to start engines.
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The 2011 AAA Texas 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event held on November 6 2011 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth Texas Contested over 334 laps the event was the eighth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Tony Stewart led 173 of the 334 laps and won the race while Carl Edwards and Kasey Kahne finished second and third respectively The race featured five cautions and twenty three lead changes while Stewart s win was his fourth of the season and second in a row after winning the previous week s race as well Before the race Kyle Busch was suspended by NASCAR due to his actions in the 2011 WinStar World Casino 350K 2 He was replaced by Michael McDowell 2011 AAA Texas 500Race details 1 Race 34 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series2011 AAA Texas 500 program coverDateNovember 6 2011 2011 November 06 LocationTexas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth TexasCoursePermanent racing facility1 5 mi 2 4 km Distance334 laps 501 mi 806 3 km WeatherSunny with a high around 71 wind out of the SE at 11 mph Average speed152 705 miles per hour 245 755 km h Pole positionDriverGreg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingTime27 873Most laps ledDriverTony StewartStewart Haas RacingLaps173WinnerNo 14Tony StewartStewart Haas RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersAllen Bestwick Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree The layout of Texas Motor Speedway the venue where the race was held The race was filmed for footage for the British motor show Top Gear where presenter Richard Hammond was shown walking around the Texas Motor Speedway campgrounds being the honorary pace car driver and being a pit crew member for Mark Martin s team Afterwards Hammond would get a ride with Kyle Petty for the Petty Racing Experience 3 Contents 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 3 Race recap 3 1 Pre race 4 Race results 5 ReferencesEntry list edit 4 Driver Team Make Sponsor 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Aaron s Dream Machine 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops Arctic Cat 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford Miller Lite 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Red Bull 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Carquest GoDaddy com 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford UPS My Choice 7 Reed Sorenson Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge Speed Energy MAPEI 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford DeWalt 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Office 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota GEICO 14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet Office Depot We Do Printing Mobil 1 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford Scotch Blue Painter s Tape 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford Crown Royal 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota M amp M s 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota The Home Depot 21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft Quick Lane Tire amp Auto Center 22 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge AAA 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger AARP 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Quaker State Menards 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rheem 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota Inception Motorsports 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Caterpillar 32 Mike Bliss FAS Lane Racing Ford Street King 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cheerios Hamburger Helper 34 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Front Row Motorsports 35 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet Big Red 36 Geoff Bodine Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet Luke amp Associates 37 Mike Skinner Max Q Motorsports Ford Max Q Motorsports 38 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford Long John Silver s 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet Quicken Loans Carrier Classic 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Target 43 A J Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Immortals Best Buy 46 Scott Speed Whitney Motorsports Ford Green Stuff Absorbent 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota Wounded Warrior Project 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet MyLowe s 51 Landon Cassill Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Security Benefit Thank A Teacher Today 55 J J Yeley Front Row Motorsports Ford Ingersoll Rand 56 Martin Truex Jr Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 66 Michael McDowell HP Racing Toyota HP Racing 71 Andy Lally TRG Motorsports Ford TRG Motorsports 77 T J Bell TRG Motorsports Ford TRG Motorsports 77 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge Speed Energy 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Furniture Row Denver Mattress 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota Red Bull 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet AM FM Energy Pellet amp Wood Stoves 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet National Guard Trained by Tradition AMP 95 David Starr Leavine Family Racing Ford AdvoCare 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford AflacQualifying editPos 5 Driver Make Team Time Avg Speed mph 1 16 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing 27 873 193 736 2 6 David Ragan Ford Roush Fenway Racing 27 874 193 729 3 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing 27 884 193 659 4 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 27 916 193 437 5 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Stewart Haas Racing 27 942 193 257 6 00 David Reutimann Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 27 953 193 181 7 99 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing 27 969 193 071 8 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing 27 976 193 023 9 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 27 987 192 947 10 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 27 995 192 892 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 27 998 192 871 12 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Richard Petty Motorsports 28 006 192 816 13 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Wood Brothers Racing 28 039 192 589 14 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing 28 056 192 472 15 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 28 072 192 362 16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 28 106 192 130 17 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 28 107 192 123 18 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 28 107 192 123 19 56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 28 127 191 986 20 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 28 137 191 918 21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 28 177 191 646 22 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 28 188 191 571 23 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 28 189 191 564 24 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Stewart Haas Racing 28 210 191 421 25 20 Joey Logano Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 28 228 191 299 26 43 A J Allmendinger Ford Richard Petty Motorsports 28 235 191 252 27 55 J J Yeley Ford Front Row Motorsports 28 262 191 069 28 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 28 273 190 995 29 51 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Phoenix Racing 28 326 190 638 30 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 28 356 190 436 31 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 28 363 190 389 32 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota JTG Daugherty Racing 28 388 190 221 33 13 Casey Mears Toyota Germain Racing 28 388 190 221 34 34 David Gilliland Ford Front Row Motorsports 28 418 190 020 35 66 Michael McDowell Toyota HP Racing 28 460 189 740 36 35 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 28 475 189 640 37 32 Mike Bliss Ford FAS Lane Racing 28 586 188 904 38 37 Mike Skinner Ford Max Q Motorsports 28 586 188 904 39 46 Scott Speed Ford Whitney Motorsports 28 620 188 679 40 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 28 632 188 600 41 38 Travis Kvapil Ford Front Row Motorsports 28 711 188 081 42 36 Geoffrey Bodine Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 29 646 182 149 43 71 Andy Lally Ford TRG Motorsports 28 643 188 528 Failed to qualify or withdrew 44 30 David Stremme Chevrolet Inception Motorsports 28 669 188 357 45 95 David Starr Ford Leavine Family Racing 28 671 188 344 46 7 Reed Sorenson Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports 28 849 187 182 WD 77 T J Bell Ford TRG Motorsports 0 000 0 000 WD 77 Robby Gordon Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports 0 000 0 000 Qualified by time Qualified by being Top 35 in Owner s Points Race recap editPre race edit For pre race ceremonies Dr Roger Marsh from Texas Alliance Raceway Ministries gave the invocation Showdog Recording artist Trace Adkins would sing the national anthem with a singular B 52 Bomber from the Barksdale Air Force Base performing the flyover The president of Texas AAA branch at the time Bob Bouttier gave the command to start engines Honorary pace car driver former Top Gear host and now host of The Grand Tour Richard Hammond would lead the field to green 3 Race results editFin 6 7 St Driver Make Team Sponsor Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 5 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Stewart Haas Racing Office Depot We Do Printing Mobil 1 334 173 running 48 484 783 2 7 99 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing Aflac 334 14 running 43 361 566 3 9 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull Racing Team Red Bull 334 5 running 42 231 883 4 3 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing Crown Royal 334 87 running 41 227 461 5 1 16 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing Scotch Blue Painter s Tape 334 23 running 40 196 125 6 23 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports Drive to End Hunger AARP 334 0 running 38 190 661 7 16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports National Guard Trained by Tradition AMP 334 0 running 37 144 475 8 19 56 Martin Truex Jr Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing NAPA Auto Parts 334 0 running 36 134 325 9 18 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing Cheerios Hamburger Helper 334 0 running 35 164 433 10 26 43 A J Allmendinger Ford Richard Petty Motorsports Immortals Best Buy 334 0 running 34 157 736 11 12 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Richard Petty Motorsports DeWalt 334 0 running 33 140 366 12 2 6 David Ragan Ford Roush Fenway Racing UPS My Choice 334 0 running 32 116 625 13 21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing Rheem 334 0 running 31 150 511 14 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports MyLowe s 334 1 running 31 151 011 15 4 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing Quaker State Menards 334 1 running 30 108 200 16 24 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Stewart Haas Racing Quicken Loans Carrier Classic 334 4 running 29 140 100 17 13 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft Quick Lane Tire amp Auto Center 334 0 running 0 98 550 18 15 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Target 334 0 running 26 135 533 19 30 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports Carquest GoDaddy com 334 0 running 25 105 725 20 28 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Office 333 0 running 24 143 075 21 20 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Racing Team Red Bull 333 0 running 23 124 364 22 6 00 David Reutimann Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing Aaron s Dream Machine 333 0 running 22 124 683 23 10 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing Furniture Row Denver Mattress 333 0 running 21 122 820 24 8 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Penske Racing Miller Lite 333 2 running 21 121 633 25 33 13 Casey Mears Toyota Germain Racing GEICO 333 0 running 19 96 400 26 29 51 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Phoenix Racing Security Benefit Thank A Teacher Today 332 0 running 0 110 083 27 31 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing Caterpillar 332 24 running 18 104 375 28 32 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota JTG Daugherty Racing Wounded Warrior Project 332 0 running 16 121 020 29 43 71 Andy Lally Ford TRG Motorsports TRG Motorsports 332 0 running 15 101 475 30 14 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing AAA 331 0 running 14 137 340 31 41 38 Travis Kvapil Ford Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver s 331 0 running 0 103 708 32 34 34 David Gilliland Ford Front Row Motorsports Front Row Motorsports 331 0 running 12 100 872 33 17 18 Michael McDowell Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing M amp M s 331 0 running 11 139 916 34 37 32 Mike Bliss Ford FAS Lane Racing Street King 329 0 running 0 90 925 35 36 35 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing Big Red 316 0 running 9 90 725 36 22 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Bass Pro Shops Arctic Cat 295 0 running 8 129 114 37 25 20 Joey Logano Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing The Home Depot 258 0 engine 7 93 800 38 42 36 Geoffrey Bodine Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing Luke amp Associates 215 0 vibration 6 90 100 39 39 46 Scott Speed Ford Whitney Motorsports Green Stuff Absorbent 30 0 rear gear 0 89 900 40 35 66 Josh Wise Toyota HP Racing HP Racing 23 0 rear gear 0 89 700 41 38 37 Mike Skinner Ford Max Q Motorsports Max Q Motorsports 19 0 brakes 0 89 475 42 40 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports AM FM Energy Pellet amp Wood Stoves 14 0 clutch 0 89 275 43 27 55 J J Yeley Ford Front Row Motorsports Ingersoll Rand 10 0 fuel pressure 1 89 561 Failed to qualify driver change or withdrew 44 30 David Stremme Chevrolet Inception Motorsports Inception Motorsports 45 95 David Starr Ford Leavine Family Racing AdvoCare 46 7 Reed Sorenson Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports Speed Energy MAPEI DC 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing M amp M s DC 66 Michael McDowell Toyota HP Racing HP Racing WD 77 T J Bell Ford TRG Motorsports TRG Motorsports WD 77 Robby Gordon Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports Speed EnergyReferences edit 2011 AAA Texas 500 Racing Reference Retrieved September 6 2014 Kyle Busch parked for weekend ESPN com ESPN Internet Ventures November 6 2011 Retrieved May 16 2018 a b Hammond Survives NASCAR w Kyle Petty Top Gear retrieved 2021 07 01 2011 Nascar Cup Series 7th Annual AAA Texas 500 Motorsport Stats results motorsportstats com Retrieved 2021 07 02 2011 AAA Texas 500 qualifying results Racing Reference Archived from the original on 2021 04 28 2011 AAA Texas 500 The Third Turn www thethirdturn com Retrieved 2021 07 02 2011 AAA Texas 500 race results Racing Reference Archived from the original on 2021 04 28 Previous race 2011 Tums Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup Series2011 season Next race 2011 Kobalt Tools 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 AAA Texas 500 amp oldid 1164591433, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
