2011 Samsung Mobile 500

The 2011 Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR race was held on April 9, 2011, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. It was the first spring night race for Texas Motor Speedway in its 15-year history of hosting NASCAR races and was the seventh race in the 2011 Sprint Cup season.

2011 Samsung Mobile 500

Race details
Race 7 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Simple line diagram of Texas Motor Speedway track layout
Date	April 9, 2011 (2011-04-09)
Official name	Samsung Mobile 500
Location	Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (806.3 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching a low of 68 °F (20 °C); wind speeds up to 26 miles per hour (42 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing
Time	28.448
Most laps led
Driver	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing
Laps	169
Winner
No. 17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers	Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

Matt Kenseth won the race for Roush Fenway Racing, ending a 76-race winless streak. There was only 1 major wreck, involving Martin Truex Jr., Mark Martin, and Regan Smith. David Starr made his Cup debut in the race.^[2]

Results

Qualifying

Qualifying Results^[3]

Grid	Car	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	6	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
2	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
3	33	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
5	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing	Chevrolet
6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
7	9	Marcos Ambrose	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford
8	20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
9	16	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
10	22	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge
11	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
13	4	Kasey Kahne	Team Red Bull	Toyota
14	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
15	43	A. J. Allmendinger	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford
16	39	Ryan Newman	Stewart–Haas Racing	Chevrolet
17	1	Jamie McMurray	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
18	21	Trevor Bayne	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
19	27	Paul Menard	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
20	66	Michael McDowell	HP Racing	Toyota
21	5	Mark Martin	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
22	13	Casey Mears	Germain Racing	Toyota
23	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
24	09	Landon Cassill	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet
25	00	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota
26	14	Tony Stewart	Stewart–Haas Racing	Chevrolet
27	2	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge
28	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
29	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
30	83	Brian Vickers	Team Red Bull	Toyota
31	56	Martin Truex Jr.	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota
32	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
33	95	David Starr	Leavine Fenton Racing	Ford
34	47	Bobby Labonte	JTG Daugherty Racing	Toyota
35	46	J. J. Yeley	Whitney Motorsports	Chevrolet
36	60	Mike Skinner	Germain Racing	Toyota
37	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota
38	36	Dave Blaney	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet
39	7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Dodge
40	34	David Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
41	32	Ken Schrader	FAS Lane Racing	Ford
42	37	Tony Raines	Max Q Motorsports	Ford
43	71	Andy Lally	TRG Motorsports	Ford

Race

Race Results^[3]

Pos	Start	Car	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps Run	Points
1	4	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	334	48
2	3	33	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	334	43
3	2	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	334	42
4	9	16	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	334	41
5	19	27	Paul Menard	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	334	39
6	7	9	Marcos Ambrose	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford	334	39
7	1	6	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	334	38
8	6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	334	36
9	28	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	334	36
10	10	22	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge	334	35
11	12	31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	334	33
12	26	14	Tony Stewart	Stewart–Haas Racing	Chevrolet	334	33
13	14	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	333	31
14	16	39	Ryan Newman	Stewart–Haas Racing	Chevrolet	333	30
15	23	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	333	29
16	11	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	333	28
17	18	21	Trevor Bayne	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	333	0
18	27	2	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	333	27
19	15	43	A. J. Allmendinger	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford	332	25
20	29	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	332	24
21	13	4	Kasey Kahne	Team Red Bull	Toyota	332	23
22	17	1	Jamie McMurray	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	332	22
23	32	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	332	22
24	8	20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	331	20
25	34	47	Bobby Labonte	JTG Daugherty Racing	Toyota	331	19
26	22	13	Casey Mears	Germain Racing	Toyota	331	18
27	30	83	Brian Vickers	Team Red Bull	Toyota	330	17
28	24	09	Landon Cassill	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	330	0
29	25	00	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	329	15
30	38	36	Dave Blaney	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet	329	15
31	39	7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Dodge	328	14
32	43	71	Andy Lally	TRG Motorsports	Ford	324	12
33	41	32	Ken Schrader	FAS Lane Racing	Ford	319	11
34	42	37	Tony Raines	Max Q Motorsports	Ford	319	10
35	31	56	Martin Truex Jr.	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	213	9
36	21	5	Mark Martin	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	213	8
37	5	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing	Chevrolet	212	7
38	33	95	David Starr	Leavine Fenton Racing	Ford	122	0
39	37	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	60	0
40	20	66	Michael McDowell	HP Racing	Toyota	56	4
41	35	46	J. J. Yeley	Whitney Motorsports	Chevrolet	52	3
42	40	34	David Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	44	2
43	36	60	Mike Skinner	Germain Racing	Toyota	36	1