2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350

February 2025 NAS Toyota/Save Mart 350 https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2011 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN 21 June 2011 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120120034554/http://espn.go.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2011 20 January 2012 The Toyota/Save Mart 350 http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/38146/229/the-toyotasave-mart-350 21 June 2011 Rotoworld.com 24 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623043714/http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nas/38146/229/the-toyotasave-mart-350 23 June 2011 dead 2011 06 26 2011 16 36 2011_Toyota-Save_Mart_350_program_cover.jpeg The 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 program cover, featuring Marcos Ambrose at the front. Artwork by David Grandin. Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California 1.99 3.2 110 220 350 Sunny with a high around 81; wind out of the SW at 13 mph. 75.432 mi/h Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing 1:16.82 Kurt Busch Penske Racing 75 22 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Turner Network Television Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty The 2011 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on June 26, 2011, at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps, it was the sixteenth race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and the first of two road course competitions on the schedule. The race was won by Kurt Busch for the Penske Racing team. Jeff Gordon finished second, and Carl Edwards clinched third. There were five cautions and 13 lead changes among 9 different drivers throughout the course of the race, Kurt Busch's first win of the season. The result moved Kurt Busch to the fourth position in the Drivers' Championship. He remained 34 points behind first place driver Edwards and three ahead of Kyle Busch in seventh. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 108 points, 15 points ahead Ford and 24 ahead of Toyota. Dodge was fourth on 67 points with 20 races remaining in the season. Report Background Prior to the race, Carl Edwards led the Drivers' Championship with 532 points, and Kevin Harvick stood in second with 512 points. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was third in the Drivers' Championship with 505 points in a Chevrolet, Kyle Busch was fourth with 503 points, and Jimmie Johnson was in fifth also with 503 points.Driver's Championship Classification http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/15/data/standings_official.html NASCAR.com 21 June 2011 In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 102 points, 13 points ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 81 points, was 23 ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.Manufactures' Championship Classification http://www.jayski.com/stats/2011/manu2011.htm Jaski.com 21 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110616013427/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2011/manu2011.htm 16 June 2011 dead thumb|The layout of Sonoma Raceway used by NASCAR for this race. Infineon Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Infineon Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 mi km long;Sears Point http://www.gt-racing.co.uk/circuits/northamerica/searspoint.html www.gt-racing.co.uk 21 June 2011 the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 mi km. The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout.Passing is tough in Chute http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml The Augusta Chronicle 21 June 2011 28 June 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607182441/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml 7 June 2011 live In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 mi km.http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm Sears Point Breaks Ground On Modified Chute Racingwest.com 21 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929002246/http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm September 29, 2007 dead #DriverTeamMake00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge4Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota14Tony StewartStewart Haas RacingChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Terry LabonteFAS Lane RacingFord33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet34David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet37Chris CookFront Row MotorsportsFord38Tony AveFront Row MotorsportsFord39Ryan NewmanStewart Haas RacingChevrolet42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet43A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord46Andy PilgrimWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet51Boris SaidPhoenix RacingChevrolet56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota60Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota66David Mayhew*HP RacingToyota71Andy LallyTRG MotorsportsFord77P. J. JonesRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge81Brian SimoWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet83Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord *Driver changed to Michael McDowell. Practice and qualifying thumb|Joey Logano became the youngest pole sitter in a Cup Series road course race. Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—one on Friday, and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes. The Saturday afternoon session lasted 45 minutes, and the evening session lasted 75 minutes.http://www.jayski.com/news/races/2011/story?id=6457457#prac Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - Race Info Page www.jayski.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110623022843/http://jayski.com/news/races/2011/story?id=6457457 2011-06-23 In the first practice session, Kurt Busch was the quickest, leading Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex Jr., who were in second, third, fourth, and fifth, respectively.Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/16/data/practice1_speeds.html 24 June 2011 NASCAR During qualifying, forty-four cars were entered, but only forty-three were able to race because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.Qualifying Order http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/16/data/qual_order.html 24 June 2011 NASCAR Joey Logano clinched his second career pole position, with a time of 1:16.82.Qualifying Results (Race Lineup) http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/16/data/lineup.html NASCAR 25 June 2011 He was joined on the front row of the grid by Jamie McMurray. Paul Menard qualified third, Hamlin took fourth, and Ryan Newman started fifth. The driver that failed to qualify was Tony Ave. In the second practice session, McMurray was the fastest with a fastest lap time of 1:17.62, less than two-tenths of a second quicker than second-placed Kurt Busch.Second Practice Session Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/16/data/practice2_speeds.html NASCAR 25 June 2011 Clint Bowyer took third place, ahead of fourth-placed Kyle Busch and A. J. Allmendinger. The Saturday evening session was held around the same time of day the race would start.Third Practice Session Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/16/data/practice3_speeds.html NASCAR 25 June 2011 Brad Keselowski was the quickest, posting a time of 1:18.10, narrowly faster than both McMurray in second and Kurt Busch in third. Juan Pablo Montoya and Bowyer, rounded out the top five positions. Results Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Speed Speed in MPH Time Time in seconds1 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93.256 1:16.82 2 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 93.223 1:16.85 3 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 93.176 1:16.89 4 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93.081 1:16.96 5 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 93.062 1:16.98 6 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 92.936 1:17.09 7 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 92.935 1:17.09 8 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 92.918 1:17.10 9 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 92.830 1:17.17 10 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 92.720 1:17.27 11 22 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 92.616 1:17.35 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 92.561 1:17.40 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 92.553 1:17.40 14 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 92.545 1:17.41 15 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 92.447 1:17.49 16 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 92.439 1:17.50 17 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 92.411 1:17.52 18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 92.372 1:17.56 19 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 92.348 1:17.58 20 14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 92.184 1:17.71 21 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 92.157 1:17.74 22 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 92.096 1:17.79 23 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 92.076 1:17.81 24 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 92.022 1:17.85 25 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 91.987 1:17.88 26 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 91.818 1:18.02 27 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 91.764 1:18.07 28 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 91.751 1:18.08 29 34 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 91.689 1:18.13 30 51 Boris Said Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 91.603 1:18.21 31 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 91.406 1:18.38 32 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 91.388 1:18.39 33 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 91.315 1:18.45 34 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 91.255 1:18.51 35 77 P. 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Jones Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 91.223 1:18.53 36 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 91.214 1:18.54 37 60 Mike Skinner Germain Racing Toyota 90.781 1:18.92 38 66 David Mayhew HP Racing Toyota 90.561 1:19.11 39 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 90.504 1:19.16 40 81 Brian Simo Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 90.346 1:19.30 41 71 Andy Lally TRG Motorsports Ford 90.303 1:19.33 42 37 Chris Cook Front Row Motorsports Ford 90.285 1:19.35 43 46 Andy Pilgrim Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 89.885 1:19.70 Failed to Qualify44 38 Tony Ave Front Row Motorsports Ford 89.717 1:19.85 Source:http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=1&RaceID=5266&StatType=Qualifying Lineup Statistics MotorRacingNetwork.com 24 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110627190125/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=1&RaceID=5266&StatType=Qualifying 27 June 2011 deadhttp://www.jayski.com/stats/2011/grids/16ir2011grid.htm Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site — Infineon Sprint Cup Qualifying Order/Results, Lineup Jayski.com 24 June 2011 Race results thumb|Kurt Busch won the race. Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 111 22 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 110 48 213 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 42 323 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 110 41 49 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 41 58 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 110 39 61 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 39 712 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 37 814 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 110 36 926 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 36 1015 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 110 34 1119 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 110 33 1229 34 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 110 33 137 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 110 31 1433 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 110 30 152 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110 29 1624 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 110 29 173 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 27 1828 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 110 26 1916 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 25 206 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 110 24 2125 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 23 2217 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 110 23 2322 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 110 21 2432 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 110 20 255 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 110 19 2643 46 Andy Pilgrim Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 110 18 2742 37 Chris Cook Front Row Motorsports Ford 110 17 2830 51 Boris Said Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 110 16 2934 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 110 15 3038 66 Michael McDowellHP Racing Toyota 110 14 3136 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 110 13 3239 32 Terry Labonte FAS Lane Racing Ford 110 12 3340 81 Brian Simo Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 109 11 3427 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 108 10 3541 71 Andy Lally TRG Motorsports Ford 104 9 3610 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 103 8 374 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 99 8 3821 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 91 6 3920 14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 88 6 4031 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 66 0 4118 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 45 3 4237 60 Mike Skinner Germain Racing Toyota 10 0 4335 77 P. 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Jones Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge 5 1Source:http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2011/16/data/results_official.html 2011 Official Race Results : Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR 27 June 2011http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=1&RaceID=5266&StatType=Race+Results Toyota/Save Mart 350 Race Results Motor Racing Network International Speedway Corporation 26 June 2011 27 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110703205439/http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=5266&YearID=1&StatType=Race+Results 3 July 2011 dead Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Carl Edwards 573 2 Kevin Harvick 548 3 Jimmie Johnson 540 4 Kurt Busch 539 5 Kyle Busch 536 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 108 2 Ford 93 3 Toyota 84 4 Dodge 67 Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings. References 2011 Sprint Cup Series 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 2011 Coke Zero 400 collapsed Toyota Save Mart 350 Toyota Save Mart 350 Category:NASCAR races at Sonoma Raceway Category:June 2011 sports events in the United States