2011 Bucyrus 200

2011 Bucyrus 200 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2011_Bucyrus_200_Presented_by_Menards/B/ 2011 Bucyrus 200 Presented by Menards June 25, 2011 16 34 Road America.svg Map of Speedway 2011 06 25 2011 Bucyrus 200 Presented by Menards Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Road Course 4.048 6.515 50 202 325.807 57 231 371.758 Sunnt 78.929 mph km/h on 50,000 Michael McDowell Joe Gibbs Racing 2:13.230 Michael McDowell Joe Gibbs Racing 30 32 Reed Sorenson Turner Motorsports ESPN Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Andy Petree thumb|right|alt=Yellow Chevrolet car with 32 driving|Nationwide 32 Reed Sorenson 2011 Road America Bucyrus 200 The 2011 Bucyrus 200 presented by Menards was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held on June 25, 2011, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The race was the 16th of the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 2nd iteration of the event. Michael McDowell won the pole for the race and led the most laps but the race featured a crazy and controversial finish as Reed Sorenson won the race in the end as the race became a wreckfest towards the end.https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/autoracing/124548284.html/ Sorenson emerges victorious in Bucyrus 200 June 25, 2011 Background Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, United States on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IndyCar Series, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points #DriverTeamMake 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Elliott Sadler Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 03 Scott Wimmer (i) R3 Motorsports Dodge 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Ron Fellows JR Motorsports Chevrolet 09 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota 11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb (R) JJC Racing Ford 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 15 Timmy Hill (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Michael McDowell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 22 Jacques Villeneuve Penske Racing Dodge 23 Alex Kennedy R3 Motorsports Dodge 28 Derrike Cope Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 30 Ricky Carmichael (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 32 Reed Sorenson Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Max Papis Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 38 Jason Leffler Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 39 Josh Wise Go Green Racing Ford 40 Charles Lewandoski (R) Key Motorsports Chevrolet 41 Doug Harrington Rick Ware Racing Ford 42 Tim Andrews Key Motorsports Chevrolet 44 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 46 Chase Miller Key Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 Tim Schendel Means Motorsports Chevrolet 53 Andrew Ranger NDS Motorsports Dodge 55 Brett Rowe Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 60 Billy Johnson Roush Fenway Racing Ford 62 Michael Annett Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 64 Jason Bowles Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 67 J. R. Fitzpatrick Go Canada Racing Ford 70 Dennis Setzer ML Motorsports Dodge 75 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Ford 81 Blake Koch (R) MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 87 Kevin Conway NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 88 Aric Almirola JR Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports ChevroletOfficial Entry List Qualifying Michael McDowell won the pole for the race, his first of his career, with a time of 2:13.230 and a speed of 109.381.http://www.skirtsandscuffs.com/2011/06/nns-pole-report-mcdowell-claims-pole.html NNS Pole Report: McDowell claims pole for Bucyrus 200 at Road America June 24, 2011 Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 1 18 Michael McDowell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:13.230 109.381 2 33 Max Papis Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 2:14.163 108.620 3 22 Jacques Villeneuve Penske Racing Dodge 2:14.336 108.480 4 60 Billy Johnson Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2:14.406 108.424 5 7 Ron Fellows JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.967 107.973 6 66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 2:15.000 107.947 7 2 Elliott Sadler Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 2:15.213 107.777 8 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2:15.624 107.450 9 38 Jason Leffler Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.651 107.429 10 64 Jason Bowles Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 2:15.710 107.382 11 16 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2:15.712 107.380 12 32 Reed Sorenson Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.288 106.927 13 11 Brian Scott* Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:16.305 106.913 14 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.365 106.866 15 30 Ricky Carmichael (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 2:16.389 106.847 16 09 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota 2:16.673 106.625 17 67 J. R. Fitzpatrick Go Canada Racing Ford 2:16.924 106.430 18 39 Josh Wise Go Green Racing Ford 2:17.202 106.214 19 23 Alex Kennedy* R3 Motorsports Dodge 2:17.302 106.137 20 88 Aric Almirola JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:17.661 105.860 21 53 Andrew Ranger NDS Motorsports Dodge 2:17.804 105.750 22 62 Michael Annett Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 2:18.224 105.429 23 15 Timmy Hill (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:18.453 105.254 24 81 Blake Koch (R) MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 2:18.506 105.214 25 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2:18.849 104.954 26 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 2:19.198 104.691 27 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 2:19.648 104.354 28 87 Kevin Conway NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 2:20.742 103.543 29 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 2:20.812 103.491 30 41 Doug Harrington Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:22.358 102.367 31 44 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 2:23.994 101.204 32 28 Derrike Cope* Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 2:25.590 100.095 33 75 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:25.797 99.953 34 46 Chase Miller Key Motorsports Chevrolet 2:26.595 99.409 35 89 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 2:27.068 99.089 36 03 Scott Wimmer (i) R3 Motorsports Dodge 2:30.441 96.867 37 55 Brett Rowe Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 2:30.671 96.719 38 42 Tim Andrews Key Motorsprots Chevrolet 2:31.301 96.317 39 70 Dennis Setzer ML Motorsports Dodge 2:33.589 94.882 40 40 Charles Lewandoski (R) Key Motorsports Chevrolet 2:34.089 94.574 41 52 Tim Schendel Means Motorsports Chevrolet 2:34.878 94.092 42 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb (R)* JJC Racing Ford 2:36.836 92.917Official Starting Grid * – Brian Scott, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Alex Kennedy, and Derrike Cope had to go to the rear of the field due to adjustments after impound. Race Pole sitter Michael McDowell led the first lap of the race. The first incident of the day did not take long as it happened on lap 2 when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. made contact with Reed Sorenson and both spun in turn 3. It happened right in front of J. R. Fitzpatrick who went through the grass to avoid Stenhouse and Sorenson. No caution flew as they got their cars back going again. The first caution flew on lap 7 when Doug Harrington spun in turn 12 and got stuck in the gravel traps. Michael McDowell won the race off of pit road but Steve Wallace, Elliott Sadler, Jason Bowles, Michael Annett, and Timmy Hill did not pit although Hill went to pit before the green flag and Wallace led the field to the restart on lap 10. On lap 11, Jacques Villeneuve took the lead from Wallace. On lap 13, Jason Bowles' car got loose in turn 11 and slid up the track into the wall and taking out one of the Bucyrus signs. On lap 14, Trevor Bayne's car spun in turn 1 but no caution was thrown as Bayne got rolling again. On lap 15, Michael McDowell took the lead from Villeneuve. On lap 17, Billy Johnson spun in turn 5 and no caution flew as he got his car rolling. On that same lap, McDowell came into pit handing the lead to a veteran road course ringer in Ron Fellows. On lap 20, Doug Harrington spun out of turn 6 but did not bring out a caution as he got rolling again. The second caution flew when Kevin Conway spun in turn 1 on lap 21 and got stuck in the gravel trap. Some drivers went in to pit like Fellows while others stayed out because they pitted under green like McDowell and McDowell led the field to the restart on lap 25. On the restart, Jacques Villeneuve took the lead from McDowell in turn 5. Unfortunately for Villeneuve, he would be penalized for changing lanes before they reached the start finish line on the restart handing the lead to Michael McDowell once again. Final laps With 24 laps to go, the third caution flew when Jeremy Clements' car stalled up the hill entering turn 6 after his engine let go. The race would restart with 21 laps to go. McDowell had a challenge for the lead in Elliott Sadler but Sadler could not get past McDowell. Soon green flag pitstops began with 17 to go. With 16 to go, McDowell pitted and gave the lead to Ron Fellows. Fellows pitted with 15 to go and handed the lead to Jacques Villeneuve. Villeneuve pitted with 14 to go giving the lead to Mike Wallace. Wallace soon pitted with 12 to go and handed the lead to Brian Scott who would lead the next 5 laps before Michael McDowell took the lead from him with 7 laps to go. McDowell was looking for his first ever win in all of NASCAR 3 years after his violent qualifying crash at Texas as he began to pull away from Scott with the 3rd place car in Ron Fellows being over 7 seconds back. Unfortunately for McDowell and some others, the fourth caution would fly with just 4 laps to go when Doug Harrington crashed in turn 11. The caution would turn things upside down as the race became a fuel strategy race to see who had enough to make it around 8 miles and take home the checkered flag and it would also set up three attempts of a green-white-checkered finish. McDowell took the lead from Fellows on the restart. But for some reason, Jacques Villeneuve thought it was a good idea to go to Brian Scott's right side before the pit road exit lane ended and Villeneuve clipped the grass and ended up sliding up the track and wrecking both Scott and Max Papis in the process in turn 1 bringing out the 5th caution of the race. The caution would set up a 2nd attempt of a green-white-checkered. McDowell took the lead from Fellows on the restart. But in turn 3, Justin Allgaier charged his way and challenged McDowell for the lead. McDowell got in front of Allgaier in turn 5 but McDowell pushed up the track in the turn and Allgaier sneaked under McDowell and took the lead. McDowell tried to catch Allgaier but slid up again in turn 6 and ended up spinning out in the grass ending his chances of winning. While he was spinning, Eric McClure, Alex Kennedy, and Steve Wallace all spun out in the same turn with McClure and Wallace crashing out while Kennedy got stuck in the gravel trap. This would bring out the 6th caution of the race and set up a final attempt of a green-white-checkered. Cars frantically started saving fuel as the race would restart for the last time. On the restart, Allgaier took the lead from Fellows and began to pull away. Soon, cars started spinning everywhere. Aric Almirola spun in turn 5 while Brian Scott spun in turn 6 on the same lap. Almirola got stuck in the gravel trap and could not get back going again. Allgaier took the white flag before the 7th and final caution flew for Almirola's car stalling in turn 5 when Allgaier was in turn 3. Allgaier had to make it around 11 more corners and cross the finish line first to take the win which would be his third career Nationwide Series win and the second of the season. But coming up the hill to turn 6, Allgaier's car ran out of gas and as a result of NASCAR's rule, if you don't maintain pace car speed you lose your position. Ron Fellows passed Allgaier and Fellows was the new race leader. Allgaier's teammate Jason Leffler, who was in 5th, also ran out of gas. Ron Fellows took the checkered flag in first place as he was looking for his 7th career NASCAR victory and his first since the 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Montreal.https://frontstretch.com/2011/06/27/nns-2011-bucyrus-200-road-america/ Nationwide Series Breakdown: 2011 Bucyrus 200 at Road America June 27, 2011 Post race While Fellows was taking the checkered flag, Reed Sorenson pulled up alongside Fellows as if to argue he won. But when replays were shown, Fellows was in third when the caution came out and Fellows did not slow down and passed by Sorenson under caution while still on the gas before he slowed down when he was right behind Allgaier. After Allgaier ran out of gas and Fellows passed him, Fellows continued to speed up and not go pace car speed until he caught up to the pace car out of turn 10. After looking at the replays, NASCAR determined that Ron Fellows passed Reed Sorenson under caution which is illegal and Reed Sorenson is the race winner with Fellows finishing in 2nd. This would be Sorenson's first win of 2011, his 4th and final career Nationwide Series win, and his first win since the 2007 Gateway 250. Jacques Villeneuve, Elliott Sadler, and Mike Wallace rounded out the top 5 while Andrew Ranger, Michael Annett, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ricky Carmichael, and J. R. Fitzpatrick rounded out the top 10. All four Canadian drivers in Fellows, Villeneuve, Ranger, and Fitzpatrick all finished in the top 10.https://www.masslive.com/racinwithjason/2011/06/reed_sorenson_wins_nascar_nationwide_series_race_at_road_america.html Reed Sorenson wins NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America June 25, 2011 After the race, tempers flared against Jacques Villeneuve. Brian Scott and Max Papis, who Villeneuve both wrecked, took turns expressing their frustrations at Villeneuve. Scott ran into the rear of Villeneuve on the pit road and then Papis pulled up alongside Villeneuve's car to talk about what happened. The conversation between Villeneuve and Papis was not caught on camera. Race results Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points 1 32 Reed Sorenson Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 57 1 running 47 2 7 Ron Fellows JR Motorsports Chevrolet 57 6 running 43 3 22 Jacques Villeneuve Penske Racing Dodge 57 5 running 42 4 2 Elliott Sadler Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 57 0 running 40 5 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 57 2 running 40 6 53 Andrew Ranger NDS Motorsports Dodge 57 0 running 38 7 62 Michael Annett Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 57 0 running 37 8 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 57 0 running 36 9 30 Ricky Carmichael (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 57 0 running 0 10 67 J. R. Fitzpatrick Go Canada Racing Ford 57 0 running 34 11 15 Timmy Hill (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 57 0 running 33 12 18 Michael McDowell (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 30 running 0 13 39 Josh Wise Go Green Racing Ford 57 0 running 31 14 81 Blake Koch (R) MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 57 0 running 30 15 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 57 0 running 29 16 11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 4 running 29 17 28 Derrike Cope Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 57 0 running 27 18 70 Dennis Setzer ML Motorsports Dodge 57 0 running 26 19 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 56 4 out of fuel 26 20 38 Jason Leffler Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 56 0 out of fuel 24 21 23 Alex Kennedy R3 Motorsports Dodge 56 0 running 23 22 88 Aric Almirola JR Motorsports Chevrolet 56 0 running 22 23 33 Max Papis Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 55 0 running 21 24 87 Kevin Conway NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 54 0 running 20 25 52 Tim Schendel Means Motorsports Chevrolet 54 0 running 19 26 66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 52 4 crash 19 27 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Toyota 52 0 crash 17 28 09 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota 49 0 running 16 29 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb (R) JJC Racing Ford 49 0 running 15 30 41 Doug Harrington Rick Ware Racing Ford 45 0 crash 14 31 16 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 36 0 overheating 13 32 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 26 0 engine 12 33 60 Billy Johnson Roush Fenway Racing Ford 25 0 engine 11 34 64 Jason Bowles Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 16 0 crash 10 35 89 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 11 0 handling 9 36 75 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Ford 6 0 carburetor 8 37 40 Charles Lewandowski (R) Key Motorsports Chevrolet 4 0 ignition 7 38 44 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 vibration 6 39 03 Scott Wimmer (i) R3 Motorsports Dodge 3 0 brakes 0 40 46 Chase Miller Key Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 brakes 4 41 42 Tim Andrews Key Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 brakes 3 42 55 Brett Rowe Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 brakes 2Official Race results References 2011 Alliance Truck Parts 250 2011 Subway Jalapeño 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2011 Category:NASCAR races at Road America Category:2011 in sports in Wisconsin Category:June 2011 sports events in the United States