2011 Hollywood Casino 400
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 30 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Kansas Speedway | |||
| Date | October 9, 2011 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas, United States | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 272 laps, 408 mi (656.612 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Average speed | 137.181 miles per hour (220.771 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Fenway Racing | ||
| Time | 30.877 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 197 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree | ||
The 2011 Hollywood Casino 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 9, 2011 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps (but extended due to a Green-white-checker finish) on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval, it was the thirtieth race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the fourth race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his second of the season. Kasey Kahne finished second and Brad Keselowski was third.
Background
[edit]Kansas Speedway is one of ten intermediate to hold NASCAR races.[1] The standard track at Kansas Speedway is a four-turn D-shaped oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.[2] The track's turns are banked at fifteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 10.4 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only five degrees.[2] The racetrack has seats for 82,000 spectators.[2]
Race results
[edit]Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "NASCAR Tracks—The Kansas Speedway". Kansas Speedway. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 10 June 2011.