NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 10 Unofficial Race Results for the 62Nd Annual Showtime Southern 500 - Saturday, May 7, 2011 Darlington Raceway - Darlington, SC - 1.366 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 370 Laps - 505.42 Miles - Purse: $5,531,600
Leader Driver Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Rating Winnings Status Tms Laps 1 23 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 370 47 4 90.3 $272,745 Running 1 11 2 4 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 370 43 1 124.8 $248,966 Running 4 57 3 10 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 370 41 88.5 $178,358 Running 4 1 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 370 42 2 135.2 $164,608 Running 6 124 5 2 39 Ryan Newman Tornados Chevrolet 370 40 1 102.1 $165,025 Running 1 28 6 3 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Toyota 370 38 104.6 $152,000 Running 7 9 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet 370 38 1 108.5 $141,758 Running 1 6 8 22 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 370 36 85.7 $117,350 Running 9 12 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet 370 36 1 94.0 $128,614 Running 1 13 10 29 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 370 35 1 82.6 $100,550 Running 1 1 11 14 18 Kyle Busch Wrigley Doublemint Toyota 370 34 1 114.1 $134,991 Running 2 78 12 5 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger / AARP Chevrolet 370 32 107.3 $126,836 Running 13 6 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 370 31 87.5 $120,066 Running 14 30 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy Sugar-Free / National Guard Chevrolet 370 30 90.3 $96,100 Running 15 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's / KOBALT Tools Chevrolet 370 29 87.8 $137,761 Running 16 36 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Outdoors Toyota 370 28 72.1 $114,408 Running 17 13 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 370 28 1 110.6 $141,111 Running 2 47 18 15 47 Bobby Labonte Lance / Tom's Snacks Toyota 370 27 1 75.9 $112,270 Running 1 2 19 28 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 369 25 64.0 $92,150 Running 20 7 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 369 24 64.3 $121,486 Running 21 11 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 369 23 63.4 $91,125 Running 22 18 27 Paul Menard Turtle Wax / Menards Chevrolet 369 22 63.8 $89,850 Running 23 16 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 368 21 59.6 $119,758 Running 24 41 36 Dave Blaney Golden Corral Chevrolet 367 20 46.7 $99,258 Running 25 20 17 Matt Kenseth Wiley X Eyewear Ford 366 19 56.7 $117,486 Running 26 21 38 Travis Kvapil(i) Long John Silver's Ford 365 0 47.5 $90,633 Running 27 25 22 Kurt Busch Shell / Pennzoil Dodge 364 17 53.0 $119,775 Running 28 40 32 Ken Schrader US Chrome / R&D Railroad Ford 364 17 1 40.6 $87,822 Running 1 2 29 27 09 Landon Cassill(i) Security Benefit / Thank a Teacher Today Chevrolet 364 0 40.1 $77,075 Running 30 32 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota 364 15 1 44.4 $77,900 Running 1 1 31 26 33 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevrolet 363 13 83.4 $118,083 Accident 32 37 34 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford 362 12 41.6 $73,475 Running 33 24 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 358 11 64.0 $82,525 Engine 34 8 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 332 10 68.6 $100,664 Running 35 17 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 318 9 68.2 $81,200 Running 36 35 37 Tony Raines Front Row Motorsports Ford 172 8 34.2 $72,775 Brakes 37 42 7 Robby Gordon Fast Five / Speed Energy Dodge 87 7 37.8 $72,585 Brakes 38 33 50 T J Bell(i) Little Joe's Autos Toyota 67 PE 37.9 $72,350 Transmission 39 31 46 J J Yeley Red Line Oil Chevrolet 34 5 33.9 $72,225 Engine 40 34 60 Mike Skinner(i) Big Red Toyota 29 0 33.5 $72,050 Brakes 41 38 30 David Stremme EchoStor Technologies Chevrolet 27 3 30.8 $71,875 Electrical 42 43 87 Joe Nemechek(i) NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 22 0 29.0 $71,780 Electrical 43 39 66 Michael McDowell K Love Toyota 7 1 29.4 $72,139 Vibration Race Comments: Before a crowd estimated at 61,000, Regan Smith won the SHOWTIME Southern 500, his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag no car(s) dropped to the rear. Failed to Qualify: (3) 81 Scott Riggs(i), 71 Andy Lally #, 92 Brian Keselowski #. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 53 Mins, 51 Secs. Average Speed: 129.678 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.196 Seconds Caution Flags: 11 for 46 laps: Laps: 7-9 (#60 Spin Backstretch [None]); 36-41 (Oil on the track / Competition [7]); 75-78 (#34 Accident Turn 2 [None]); 85-88 (#48 Spin Turn 1 [36]); 124-127 (Debris Frontstretch [36]); 222-225 (#48 Spin Turn 4 [2]); 231-235 (#6, 83 Accident Backstretch [56]); 240-243 (#9, 20 Accident Frontstretch [18]); 281-284 (Debris Backstretch [48]); 359-362 (Oil on the track [88]); 365-368 (#18, 29, 33 Accident Frontstretch [00]). Lead Changes: 21 among 12 drivers: K. Kahne 1-9; R. Newman 10-37; C. Mears 38; K. Schrader 39-40; K. Kahne 41-75; J. McMurray 76-88; K. Kahne 89-114; C. Edwards 115-123; Kyle Busch 124-175; M. Truex Jr. 176; B. Labonte 177-178; Kyle Busch 179-204; C. Edwards 205-221; K. Harvick 222; C. Edwards 223-235; K. Harvick 236-281; K. Kahne 282-332; T. Stewart 333-338; K. Kahne 339-340; C. Edwards 341-358; K. Kahne 359; R. Smith 360-370. Top 12 Driver Points: (1) C. Edwards 378;(2) J. Johnson 355;(3) Kyle Busch 339;(4) D. Earnhardt Jr. 331;(5) K. Harvick 328;(6) R. Newman 317;(7) T. Stewart 313;(8) Kurt Busch 306;(9) C. Bowyer 297;(10) M. Kenseth 295;(11) A. Allmendinger 287;(12) G. Biffle 286.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kasey Kahne, #4 Coors Light Pole Award: Kasey Kahne, #4 181.254 mph DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race: Carl Edwards, #99 crew chief Bob Osborne Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Kevin Harvick, #29 173.161 mph, Lap 246 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Hendrick Engines, #39 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kasey Kahne, #4 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Greg Biffle, #16 Greg Erwin, 0.006 sec O'Reilly Auto Parts Position Improvement Award: Dave Blaney, #36 17 places (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series Next Race: May. 15, 2011 - Dover International Speedway NASCAR Integrated Marketing Communications @ P.O. Box 2875, Daytona Beach, FL 32120-2875