2011 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola
Race details[1][2]
Race 17 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date July 2, 2011 (2011-July-02)
Official name Coke Zero 400
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 170 laps, 425 mi (683.971 km)
Weather Temperatures between 69.8 °F (21.0 °C) and 78.2 °F (25.7 °C) were observed locally during race; only 1.28 inches (3.3 cm) of precipitation recorded within 24 hours of event[3]
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Time 49.433
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 25
Winner
No. 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network Turner Network Television
Announcers Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty

The 2011 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on July 2, 2011 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the 17th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by David Ragan of Roush Fenway Racing, his first in the series. Ragan's teammate Matt Kenseth finished second and Joey Logano finished third.

Entry List

No. Driver Team/Owner Manufacturer
00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge
4Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota
5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord
7Mike BlissRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
13Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota
14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord
17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Trevor Bayne (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord
22Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Terry LabonteFAS Lane RacingFord
33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
34David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord
35Geoff BodineTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
37Tony RainesMax Q MotorsportsFord
38Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFFord
39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord
46J. J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet
47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet
56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota
60Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota
66Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota
71Andy Lally (R)TRG MotorsportsFord
78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet
83Brian VickersRed Bull RacingToyota
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
97Kevin ConwayNEMCO MotorsportsToyota
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord

Report

Background

Daytona International Speedway, where the race was held.

Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway.[4] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[5] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[5] Kevin Harvick was the defending race winner.[6]

Prior to the race, Carl Edwards led the Drivers' Championship with 573 points, and Harvick stood in second with 548 points. Jimmie Johnson was third in the Drivers' Championship with 540 points in a Chevrolet, Kurt Busch was fourth with 539 points, and Kyle Busch was in fifth with 536 points.[7] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 108 points, 15 points ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 84 points, was 17 ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.[8]

Practice and qualifying

Two practice sessions were scheduled before the race on Thursday. The sessions were scheduled to be 80 and 85 minutes long.[9] However, because of wet weather the first practice session was cancelled, and the following session was shortened to 45 minutes long.[10] In the only practice session for the race, Marcos Ambrose was the quickest with a time of 45.133 seconds.[11] A. J. Allmendinger followed in the second position, two hundredths of a second slower than Ambrose.[11] Kurt Busch was scored third ahead of Brad Keselowski, and Mark Martin in fourth and fifth.[11]

During qualifying, forty-five cars were entered, but only forty-three were able to race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.[12] Martin clinched his 50th career pole position, with a time of 49.433.[13] He was joined on the front row of the grid by 2011 Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne.[13] Clint Bowyer qualified third, Jeff Gordon took fourth, and David Ragan started fifth.[13] The two drivers that failed to qualify were Tony Raines and J. J. Yeley.[13]

Results

Qualifying

No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Grid
5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.433182.0651
21Trevor Bayne (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord49.450182.0022
33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.553181.6243
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.564181.5834
6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord49.636181.3205
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.658181.2406
71Andy Lally (R)TRG MotorsportsFord49.713181.0397
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.725180.9958
43A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord49.738180.9489
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.742180.93410
39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet49.753180.89411
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.784180.78112
4Kasey KahneRed Bull RacingToyota49.792180.75213
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord49.793180.74814
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord49.794180.74515
17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord49.817180.66116
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord49.839180.58117
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet49.842180.57118
14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet49.848180.54919
83Brian VickersRed Bull RacingToyota49.870180.46920
51Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet49.905180.34321
97Kevin ConwayNEMCO MotorsportsToyota49.914180.31022
00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota49.918180.29623
47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota49.933180.24224
22Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge49.952180.17325
2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge49.989180.04026
38Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord50.040179.85627
78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet50.041179.85328
60Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota50.060179.78429
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet50.074179.73430
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50.097179.65131
13Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota50.107179.61632
66Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota50.110179.60533
56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota50.158179.43334
35Geoff BodineTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet50.206179.26135
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50.215179.22936
20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50.256179.08337
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota50.320178.85538
34David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord50.379178.64639
36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet50.387178.61840
32Terry LabonteFAS Lane RacingFord50.396178.58641
7Mike BlissRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge50.589177.90442
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota50.255179.08743
Failed to Qualify
37Tony RainesMax Q MotorsportsFord50.459178.363
46J. J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet51.209175.750
81Scott RiggsWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet00.000000.000Withdrew
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Race results

David Ragan scored his first career Cup Series win.
Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Led Status Points
156David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord17015running47
21617Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord17014running43
33720Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1700running41
4134Kasey KahneRed Bull RacingToyota17019running41
53818Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota17011running40
6424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1701running39
73129Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet17016running38
81027Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1705running37
93042Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet1702running36
10943A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord1700running34
111914Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet1701running34
122083Brian VickersRed Bull RacingToyota1700running32
133611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1704running32
142522Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge1706running31
15262Brad KeselowskiPesnke RacingDodge1701running30
163934David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1700running28
17159Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord1700running27
181716Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord1701running27
19688Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1701running26
20848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1700running24
211231Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1703running24
22181Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet1701running23
231139Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet17025running23
242878Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet1704running21
252300David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota1700running19
262151Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet1690running0
27771Andy Lally (R)TRG MotorsportsFord1690running17
284132Terry LabonteFAS Lane RacingFord1690running16
292738Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord1691running0
304387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota1691running0
312447Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota1680running13
323213Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota1643running13
3315Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16415running12
34427Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge1630running10
353456Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota16216crash10
36333Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1623crash9
371499Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord1441running8
383535Geoff BodineTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet1430wheel bearing6
394036Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet470crash5
402960Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota50wheel bearing0
41221Trevor Bayne (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord40crash0
423366Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota20electrical2
432297Kevin ConwayNEMCO MotorsportsToyota10rear gear0
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Standings after the race

Kevin Harvick led the points standings after the race.
Pos Driver Points
1 Kevin Harvick 586
2 Carl Edwards 581
3 Kyle Busch 576
4 Kurt Busch 570
5 Matt Kenseth 564
6 Jimmie Johnson 564
7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 534
8 Jeff Gordon 519
9 Clint Bowyer 505
10 Ryan Newman 498

References

  1. ↑ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Martin Wins 50th Career Pole". 1 July 2011. Motor Racing Network. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Weather information for the 2011 Coke Zero 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  4. ↑ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  5. 1 2 "NASCAR Tracks — The Daytona International Speedway". www.speedway-guide.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "2010 Coke Zero 400". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Driver's Championship Classification". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Manufactures' Championship Classification". Jaski.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Jayski'sŽ NASCAR Silly Season Site – Sprint Cup Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  10. ↑ Hembree, Mike. "CUP: RPM Teammates Lead Daytona Practice". 30 June 2011. Speedtv.com. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  11. 1 2 3 "Practice Speeds Coke Zero 400 | Daytona International Speedway". 30 June 2011. NASCAR. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "Qualifying Order". NASCAR. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Qualifying Results (Race Lineup)". NASCAR. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
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