2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

27th iteration of the NASCAR All-Star Race May 2012 February 2025 2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Race detailshttps://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2011 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule ESPN May 8, 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120120034554/http://espn.go.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2011 January 20, 2012 Date May 21, 2011Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North CarolinaCourse Permanent racing facility1.5 mi (2.4 km)Distance 100 laps, 150 mi (240 km)Avg Speed 127.841 mi/h Sprint Showdown Winner David Ragan, Roush Fenway Racing Sprint All-Star RacePole position Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs RacingShowdown transfers David Ragan (Showdown winner)Brad Keselowski (Showdown runner-up)Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Fan vote)Most laps led Greg Biffle, Roush Fenway Racing (46)Winner Carl Edwards, Roush Fenway Racing TelevisionNetwork SpeedAnnouncers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Michael Waltrip The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star Race was the 27th running of NASCAR's special non-points race involving winners of the 2010 and 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races through the 2011 FedEx 400 as well as Sprint All-Star Race 2001–2010 winners, when the event was known as "The Winston" and the "Nextel All-Star Challenge", and past Sprint Cup champions from the decade covering 2001 to 2010, including the "Winston Cup" (2001–2003) and "Nextel Cup" (2004–2007) eras. The event was run at the 1.5 mi km Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Charlotte, North Carolina suburb of Concord on May 21, 2011. Speed provided television coverage in the United States while MRN (over-the-air/terrestrial) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite) had radio rights. Race format The format of the race was similar to the 2010 event, broken down as follows: Segment One - One fifty-lap segment, with a mandatory four-tire green flag pit stop after Lap 25; Segment Two - One twenty-lap segment, after which pits were open - drivers could opt to have a pit stop, but could sacrifice their position on the track should they choose to do so. Segment Three - Another twenty-lap segment; 10-Minute Break period - all cars were allowed to make any adjustments/fuel-except tires; All cars left the pit after the ten-minute break period, took the green flag, then re-entered the pits for a mandatory four-tire green flag pit stop. Segment Four - A final ten-lap green flag segment. The qualifying session for eligible drivers consisted of three laps instead of the standard two, including a pit stop after either of the first two laps, slowing to the speed limit of 45 mph entering pit road, but going full throttle as they exit. Eligible drivers The following drivers qualified for the race in these categories: Past Series Champion drivers The following five drivers fit into the Past Champions category: 14-Tony Stewart (Three-time series champion, most recently 2011) 22-Kurt Busch (2004 series champion; also defending race champion) 17-Matt Kenseth (2003 series champion) 24-Jeff Gordon (Four-time series champion, most recently 2001) 5-Jimmie Johnson (Seven-time series champion, most recently 2016) Past All-Star race-winning drivers The following four drivers are eligible as a past winner of the event in the last decade: 4-Kasey Kahne (Sprint All-Star Race XXIV winner) 29-Kevin Harvick (Sprint All-Star Race XXIII winner) 25-Mark Martin (Sprint All-Star Race XXI winner) 39-Ryan Newman (Sprint All-Star Race XVIII winner) 2010 or 2011 race winners The following ten drivers are eligible by winning a Sprint Cup points race in 2010 or 2011: 18-Kyle Busch (2010 Irwin Tools Night Race) 11-Denny Hamlin (2010 AAA Texas 500) 1-Jamie McMurray (2010 Brickyard 400) 00-David Reutimann (2010 LifeLock.com 400) 42-Juan Pablo Montoya (2010 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen) 33-Clint Bowyer (2010 Sylvania 300) 99-Carl Edwards (2010 Kobalt Tools 500 (Phoenix)) 16-Greg Biffle (2010 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500) 21-Trevor Bayne* (2011 Daytona 500) 78-Regan Smith (2011 Showtime Southern 500) For those not listed above, a special race, The Sprint Showdown, consisting of two halves of 20 laps [30 mi km] each was held prior to the main event. The top two finishers and a driver chosen by a fan poll were promoted to the main event: 6-David Ragan (Winner of Sprint Showdown) 2-Brad Keselowski (Runner-up in Sprint Showdown) 88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Winner of fan vote) Only winning drivers, not teams, are eligible to race in the All-Star Race; previously a team could qualify for the race even if the driver who won a race for the team was no longer employed by them. * - Trevor Bayne was scheduled to run in the All Star Race, but the Wood Brothers team withdrew him due to him still recovering from an illness. Entry list Showdown #DriverTeamMake 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 09 Landon Cassill Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Boris Said FAS Lane Racing Ford 34 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Tony Raines Max Q Motorsports Ford 38 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 50 T. J. Bell (R) LTD Powersports, LLC. Toyota 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 60 Mike Skinner Germain Racing Toyota 64 Derrike Cope Max Q Motorsports Ford 66 Todd Bodine HP Racing Toyota 71 Andy Lally (R) TRG Motorsports Ford 81 J. J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 92 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge 95 David Starr Leavine Family Racing Ford All-Star Race #DriverTeamMake 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Toyota 5 Jimmie Johnson* Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25 Mark Martin** Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford * - Jimmie Johnson, who usually runs the #48 car, ran the #5 for Lowe's 5% off purchase on their credit card ** - Mark Martin, who usually runs the #5 car, ran the #25 car as a throwback the first #25 car 25 years ago in 1986 driven by Tim Richmond. Qualifying Showdown Pos.#DriverTeamMake 1 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 3 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 5 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 7 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 8 34 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 9 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10 83 Brian Vickes Red Bull Racing Toyota 11 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 12 60 Mike Skinner Germain Racing Toyota 13 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 15 09 Landon Cassill Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 16 38 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 17 66 Todd Bodine HP Racing Toyota 18 81 J. J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 20 71 Andy Lally (R) TRG Motorsports Ford 21 50 T. J. Bell (R) LTD Powersports, LLC. Chevrolet 22 95 David Starr Leavine Family Racing Ford 23 37 Tony Raines Max Q Motorsports Ford 24 32 Boris Said FAS Lane Racing Ford 25 64 Derrike Cope Max Q Motorsports Ford 26 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Chevrolet 27 92 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Chevrolet All-Star Race Pos.#DriverTeamMake 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 4 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 5 25 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 7 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Toyota 8 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 9 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 10 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 11 5 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 13 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 14 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16 22 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 17 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 18 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19 6 David Ragan* Roush Fenway Racing Ford 20 2 Brad Keselowski** Penske Racing Dodge 21 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.*** Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet * - Won the Showdown ** - Showdown runner up *** - Fan Vote winner Results Showdown Pos.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 40 22 running 2 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 40 18 running 3 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 40 0 running 4 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 40 0 running 5 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40 0 running 6 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 running 7 34 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 0 running 8 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 40 0 running 9 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40 0 running 10 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Toyota 40 0 running 11 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40 0 running 12 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Toyota 40 0 running 13 56 Martin Truex Jr. Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 40 0 running 14 81 J. J. Yeley Whitney Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 running 15 60 Mike Skinner Germain Racing Toyota 40 0 running 16 38 Travis Kvapil Front Row Motorsports Ford 40 0 running 17 66 Todd Bodine HP Racing Toyota 40 0 running 18 50 T. J. Bell (R) LTD Powersports, LLC. Chevrolet 40 0 running 19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 40 0 running 20 92 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 running 21 37 Tony Raines Max Q Motorsports Ford 40 0 running 22 95 David Starr Leavine Family Racing Ford 29 0 ignition 23 71 Andy Lally (R) TRG Motorsports Ford 28 0 running 24 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Chevrolet 27 0 crash 25 32 Boris Said FAS Lane Racing Ford 3 0 crash 26 09 Landon Cassill Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 2 0 crash 27 64 Derrike Cope Max Q Motorsports Ford 2 0 crash All-Star Race Pos.No.DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100 29 running 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 19 running 3 00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 100 0 running 4 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 5 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100 46 running 6 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100 0 running 7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 0 running 8 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100 0 running 9 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 10 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 11 5 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 100 6 running 12 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 13 22 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 100 0 running 14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 15 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 running 16 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 17 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 100 0 running 18 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 99 0 running 19 25 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 0 crash 20 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 90 0 fuel pump 21 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Toyota 59 0 crash Other events Induction of the 2011 Class to the NASCAR Hall of Fame The formal inductions for the second class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, made up of Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, David Pearson, and Lee Petty, was held the day after the race on Sunday, May 22. This became the last year the inductions will take place in May; beginning in 2012, the ceremonies will be held in January following a June election. Craftsman All-Star Pit Crew Challenge The annual Craftsman All-Star Pit Crew Challenge competition was held on the Thursday prior to the race at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte. The #11 Joe Gibbs Racing team, led by Mike Ford, won the competition over the #48 of Hendrick Motorsports. As a result, the #11, driven by Denny Hamlin, received the first selection of pit stalls for the All-Star Race. References collapsed collapsed NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Sprint All-Star Race Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:NASCAR All-Star Race