2011 Showtime Southern 500

February 2025 NAS Showtime Southern 500 Complete weather information for the 2011 Showtime Southern 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 2011 5 7 2011 10 36 2011 Showtime Southern 500 program cover.jpeg The 2011 Showtime Southern 500 program cover. Darlington Raceway near Darlington, South Carolina 1.366 2.198 370 505.42 813.394 Partly cloudy and chilly in the evening; with temperatures hovering around 64.3 F C and wind speeds climbing up to 8.9 mph km/h Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Team 27.131 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Team 124 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2011 Showtime Southern 500, the 62nd running of the event , was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 7, 2011 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 370 laps, 3 laps over the advertised distance, it was the tenth race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season out of thirty-six. The pole position was won by Kasey Kahne of Red Bull Racing Team. The race was won by Regan Smith of Furniture Row Racing, the first win for both Smith and the team, with Carl Edwards in second and Brad Keselowski in third. Report thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Background Darlington Raceway is the second oldest speedway on the NASCAR schedule next to Martinsville Speedway. From above, the track has been long described as being shaped similar to an egg. Consequently, the track's banking is also affected by its shape. The frontstretch and backstretch are banked at 3° and 2°, respectively. Turns 1 and 2, which have a wider radius, are banked at 25° and turns 3 and 4, which are much tighter than the first two, carry 23° of banking. Prior to the race, Carl Edwards held the Drivers' Championship lead with 326 points. Defending champion Jimmie Johnson was in second place, 9 points back, followed by Richmond Kyle Busch in third, 21 points behind Johnson. Four points behind Busch was Dale Earnhardt Jr. in fourth with Kevin Harvick one point behind in fifth. Kurt Busch, with 289 points, was in sixth followed by Clint Bowyer who was 5 points behind Busch. Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, and Tony Stewart rounded out the top 10 in points, all 3 separated by 3 points. Defending race winner Denny Hamlin was 17th in points. A. J. Allmendinger and Jeff Gordon remained in the wild card positions. In the owner points battle, Tommy Baldwin Racing moved into the top-35 in owners' points for the first time on the heels of a 13th-place finish at Richmond, leading to a 3-way tie for 35th between the #32 team of FAS Lane Racing, the #13 team of Germain Racing, and the #71 team of TRG Motorsports. No.DriverTeamMake00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge4Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord09Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet11Denny 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 RacingChevrolet30David StremmeInception MotorsportsChevrolet31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet34David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord36Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet37Tony RainesMax Q MotorsportsFord38Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet43A.J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord46J.J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50T.J. BellLTD Powersports, LLCToyota56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota60Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota66Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota71Andy LallyTRG MotorsportsFord75Derrike Cope*Stratus Racing GroupDodge78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet81Scott RiggsWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet83Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet92Brian KeselowskiK-Automotive MotorsportsDodge99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFordSource: 2011 Showtime Southern 500 race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2011_Showtime_Southern_500/W/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210428001737/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2011_Showtime_Southern_500/W/ 2021-04-28 Racing-Reference *Withdrew. Practice Qualifying Kasey Kahne would win the pole with a 27.131. Meanwhile, Scott Riggs would blow an engine coming into his second lap of his qualifying run. While he had set a time, it was not enough to get Riggs into the race, as Joe Nemechek would beat his time. Pos.No.DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota27.131181.254239Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet27.255180.429311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.300180.132499Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord27.323179.980524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.346179.82969Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord27.370179.671743A.J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord27.404179.448883Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota27.433179.259914Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet27.456179.108102Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge27.460179.082116David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord27.461179.076121Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet27.491178.8801329Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.536178.5881418Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.558178.4451547Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota27.568178.3811642Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet27.586178.2641720Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27.602178.1611827Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.611178.1031948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.621178.0382017Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord27.628177.9932138Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord27.629177.9872216Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord27.634177.9552378Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet27.647177.8712431Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.654177.8262522Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge27.665177.7552633Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.670177.7232709Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet27.678177.672285Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.687177.6142956Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota27.770177.0833088Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.827176.7203146J.J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet27.833176.6823213Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota27.879176.3913350T.J. BellLTD Powersports, LLCToyota27.903176.2393460Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota27.909176.2013537Tony RainesMax Q MotorsportsFord27.911176.1893600David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota27.921176.1253734David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord28.025175.4723830David StremmeInception MotorsportsChevrolet28.035175.4093966Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota28.044175.3534032Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord28.054175.2914136Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet28.225174.229427Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge28.235174.167Last to make it on time (car that is not locked in by owner's points)4387Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota28.165174.600Failed to qualify or withdrew4481Scott RiggsWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet28.247174.0934571Andy LallyTRG MotorsportsFord28.613171.8664692Brian KeselowskiK-Automotive MotorsportsDodge28.776170.892WD75Derrike CopeStratus Racing GroupDodge0.0000.000Source: 2011 Showtime Southern 500 qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2011-10/W live https://web.archive.org/web/20210428080224/https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2011-10/W/ 2021-04-28 Racing-Reference Race Regan Smith pulled off an upset and won the Showtime Southern 500 after holding off Carl Edwards on a late restart. There were 11 caution flags, the wildest one happening with 4 laps to go. During a 3 wide situation, Harvick got into Kyle Busch, who in turn got into Bowyer, who slammed the inside wall. He was not injured. Kyle Busch then turned around Harvick in Turn 1. After the race finished Harvick wanted to get Kyle Busch out of the car. After that didn't happen, Harvick went to Busch's car and threw a punch inside Busch's driver window, but Busch then drove off and Busch's car pushed Harvick's #29 car into the pit road wall instead. Tempers flared, and the incident further inflamed the tensions between the two men. After the race Busch and Harvick were both fined $25,000 and placed on probation for 4 races including the All Star Race. Race results Fin2011 Showtime Southern 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2011_Showtime_Southern_500 2021-08-25 www.thethirdturn.com enShowtime Southern 500 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=20693 2021-08-25 www.ultimateracinghistory.com#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings178Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet37011running47$272,745299Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord37057running43$248,96632Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge3700running41$178,35844Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota370124running42$164,648539Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet37028running40$165,025611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3700running38$152,000714Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet3706running38$141,758816Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord3700running36$117,35091Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet37013running36$128,6141056Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota3701running35$100,5501118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota37078running34$134,9911224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3700running32$126,836139Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord3700running31$120,0661488Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3700running30$96,1001548Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3700running29$137,7611600David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota3700running28$114,4081729Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet37047running28$141,1111847Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota3702running27$112,270195Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3690running25$92,1502043A.J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord3690running24$121,486216David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord3690running23$91,1252227Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3690running22$89,8502342Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet3680running21$119,7582436Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet3670running20$99,2582517Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord3660running19$117,4862638Travis KvapilFront Row MotorsportsFord3650running0$90,6332722Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge3640running17$119,7752832Ken SchraderFAS Lane RacingFord3642running17$87,8222909Landon CassillPhoenix RacingChevrolet3640running0$77,0753013Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota3641running15$77,9003133Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3630crash13$118,0833234David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord3620running12$73,0753331Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3580engine11$82,5253483Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota3320running10$100,6643520Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3180running9$81,2003637Tony RainesMax Q MotorsportsFord1720brakes8$72,775377Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge870brakes7$72,5853850T.J. BellLTD Powersports, LLCToyota670transmission0$72,3503946J.J. YeleyWhitney MotorsportsChevrolet340engine5$72,2504060Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota290brakes0$72,0504130David StremmeInception MotorsportsChevrolet270electrical3$71,8754287Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota220electrical0$71,7804366Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota70vibration1$72,139Source: References Sprint Cup Series 2011 2011 Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400 2011 FedEx 400 collapsed Showtime Southern 500 Showtime Southern 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway Category:May 2011 sports events in the United States