2011 Good Sam Club 500

October 2015 February 2025 NAS Good Sam Club 500 http://racing-reference.info/race/2011_Good_Sam_Club_500/W 2011 Good Sam Club 500 Racing Reference August 31, 2014 2011 10 23 2011 32 36 2011_Good_Sam_Club_500_program_cover.png The 2011 Good Sam 500 program cover. Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama 2.66 4.28 188 500.08 804.8 Temperatures up to 72 F C; wind speeds up to 5.1 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/AL/Talladega/2011-10-23 Weather information for Talladega, Alabama Old Farmer's Almanac Yankee Publishing January 20, 2015 143.404 mi/h km/h Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports 52.799 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing 30 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing ESPN Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. The 2011 Good Sam Club 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on October 23, 2011 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Clint Bowyer defended his win in the previous year's race by slingshotting past his Richard Childress Racing teammate Jeff Burton on the final lap. It was the 100th career win for Richard Childress Racing.http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2011/10/24/richard-childress-racing-100th-cup-series-win-talladega.html Richard Childress Racing Reaches 100th Career Win NASCAR Aumann Mark October 24, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20130507215833/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2011/10/24/richard-childress-racing-100th-cup-series-win-talladega.html May 7, 2013 Qualifying Mark Martin won the pole position with a time of 52.799, beating Jimmie Johnson who had a time of 52.801. Pos.No.DriverMakeTeamTimeAvg. Speed15Mark MartinChevroletHendrick Motorsports52.799  181.367  248Jimmie JohnsonChevroletHendrick Motorsports52.801  181.360  333Clint BowyerChevroletRichard Childress Racing52.835  181.243  421Trevor BayneFordWood Brothers Racing52.903  181.011  524Jeff GordonChevroletHendrick Motorsports52.930  180.918  688Dale Earnhardt, Jr.ChevroletHendrick Motorsports52.934  180.905  727Paul MenardChevroletRichard Childress Racing53.007  180.655  86David RaganFordRoush Fenway Racing53.021  180.608  999Carl EdwardsFordRoush Fenway Racing53.138  180.210  1039Ryan NewmanChevroletStewart–Haas Racing53.140  180.203  1117Matt KensethFordRoush Fenway Racing53.142  180.196  1214Tony StewartChevroletStewart–Haas Racing53.168  180.108  1329Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress Racing53.186  180.047  1422Kurt BuschDodgePenske Racing53.209  179.970  1542Juan Pablo MontoyaChevroletEarnhardt Ganassi Racing53.237  179.875  162Brad KeselowskiDodgePenske Racing53.250  179.831  1738Travis KvapilFordFront Row Motorsports53.250  179.831  1816Greg BiffleFordRoush Fenway Racing53.264  179.784  199Marcos AmbroseFordRichard Petty Motorsports53.278  179.736  2097Kevin ConwayToyotaNEMCO Motorsports53.291  179.693 2147Bobby LabonteToyotaJTG Daugherty Racing53.297  179.672  2278Regan SmithChevroletFurniture Row Racing53.305  179.645  2315Michael WaltripToyotaMichael Waltrip Racing53.310  179.6292443A.J. AllmendingerFordRichard Petty Motorsports53.318  179.602  2531Jeff BurtonChevroletRichard Childress Racing53.318  179.602  264Kasey KahneToyotaRed Bull Racing53.326  179.575  2787Joe NemechekToyotaNEMCO Motorsports53.372  179.420  2855J.J. YeleyFordPrism Motorsports53.393  179.349 2966Michael McDowellToyotaPrism Motorsports53.394  179.3463083Brian VickersToyotaRed Bull Racing53.481  179.054  3111Denny HamlinToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing53.514  178.944  3232Terry LabonteFordFAS Lane Racing53.528  178.897  3371Andy LallyFordTRG Motorsports53.532  178.884  3418Kyle BuschToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing53.563  178.780  3520Joey LoganoToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing53.565  178.773  3600David ReutimannToyotaMichael Waltrip Racing53.595  178.6733756Martin Truex, Jr.ToyotaMichael Waltrip Racing53.596  178.670  3851Landon CassillChevroletPhoenix Racing53.616  178.603  391Jamie McMurrayChevroletEarnhardt Ganassi Racing53.641  178.520  4034David GillilandFordFront Row Motorsports53.669  178.427  4136Dave BlaneyChevroletTommy Baldwin Racing53.696  178.337  4213Casey MearsToyotaGermain Racing54.262  176.477 437Robby GordonDodgeRobby Gordon Motorsports53.627  178.567  Failed to qualify4435Geoffrey BodineChevroletTommy Baldwin Racing53.637  178.533  4546Scott SpeedFordWhitney Motorsports53.956  177.478  4677T.J. BellFordTRG Motorsports54.080  177.071  4737Josh WiseFordMax Q Motorsports54.085  177.055  Source: 2011 Good Sam Club 500 qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2011-32/W/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210428100918/https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2011-32/W/ 2021-04-28 Racing-Reference Race September 2025 The race saw 9 caution flags for 37 laps under caution. The race took about 3 and half hours.http://racing-reference.info/race/2011_Good_Sam_Club_500/W 10/23/2011 race: Good Sam Club 500 (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info racing-reference.info 2018-04-28 Race results Finish No. Driver Make Team LapsLedStatusPtsWinnings 133 Clint BowyerChevrolet Richard Childress Racing 18825running47$260,558 231 Jeff BurtonChevroletRichard Childress Racing18826running43$170,500 336 Dave BlaneyChevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing 1881running42$160,833 42 Brad KeselowskiDodge Penske Racing 1881running41$143,483 583 Brian VickersToyota Red Bull Racing 1883running40$135,964 64 Kasey KahneToyotaRed Bull Racing1884running39$122,033 714 Tony StewartChevrolet Stewart–Haas Racing18830running39$143,433 811 Denny HamlinToyota Joe Gibbs Racing 1880running36$134,000 915 Michael WaltripToyota Michael Waltrip Racing 1881running36$83,500 1056 Martin Truex, Jr.ToyotaMichael Waltrip Racing1880running9$94,825 1199 Carl EdwardsFordRoush Fenway Racing1881running34$128,866 1227 Paul MenardChevroletRichard Childress Racing1880running32$91,775 1300 David ReutimannToyotaMichael Waltrip Racing1880running6$111,308 1416 Greg BiffleFordRoush Fenway Racing1881running31$95,825 1521 Trevor BayneFord Wood Brothers Racing 1880running0$81,325 1651 Landon CassillChevrolet Phoenix Racing 1880running0$91,608 1713 Casey MearsToyota Germain Racing 1880running27$79,050 1817 Matt KensethFordRoush Fenway Racing18821running27$121,836 199 Marcos AmbroseFord Richard Petty Motorsports 1883running26$108,366 205 Mark MartinChevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 1882running25$93,250 2138 Travis KvapilFord Front Row Motorsports 1881running0$88,097 2234 David GillilandFordFront Row Motorsports1880running22$77,175 2342 Juan Pablo MontoyaChevrolet Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 18816running22$115,783 2420 Joey LoganoToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing1880running20$84,525 2588 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.ChevroletHendrick Motorsports1882running20$84,225 2648 Jimmie JohnsonChevroletHendrick Motorsports1881running19$127,611 2724 Jeff GordonChevroletHendrick Motorsports1881running18$112,461 286 David RaganFordRoush Fenway Racing1881running17$81,250 291 Jamie McMurrayChevroletEarnhardt Ganassi Racing18412running16$111,189 3078 Regan SmithChevrolet Furniture Row Racing 1800crash14$98,745 3143 A.J. AllmendingerFordRichard Petty Motorsports1790running13$109,686 3229 Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress Racing17913running13$121,786 3318 Kyle BuschToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing1755running12$121,691 3432 Terry LabonteFord FAS Lane Racing 1750running10$71,700 3547 Bobby LabonteToyota JTG Daugherty Racing 1730crash -16$97,870 3622 Kurt BuschDodgePenske Racing1731crash9$115,950 377 Robby GordonDodge Robby Gordon Motorsports 17310rear-gear8$71,250 3839 Ryan NewmanChevroletStewart–Haas Racing1725running7$113,200 3971 Andy LallyFord TRG Motorsports 1621crash6$80,500 4066 Michael McDowellToyota Prism Motorsports 60clutch4$70,860 4187 Joe NemechekToyota NEMCO Motorsports 40rear-gear0$70,710 4255 J.J. YeleyFordPrism Motorsports30wheel2$70580 4397 Kevin ConwayToyotaNEMCO Motorsports20vibration0$70,964Source: 2011 Good Sam Club 500 - The Third Turn https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/2011_Good_Sam_Club_500 2021-07-06 thethirdturn.com en2011 Good Sam Club 500 race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2011_Good_Sam_Club_500/W live https://web.archive.org/web/20210428003131/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2011_Good_Sam_Club_500/W/ 2021-04-28 Racing-Reference References 2011 Sprint Cup Series 2011 Bank of America 500 2011 Tums Fast Relief 500 collapsed Good Sam Club 500 Good Sam Club 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:October 2011 sports events in the United States