| 2011 Kobalt Tools 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 3 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,512,356 | Race Date: | Mar 6, 2011 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.246 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 57m 20s | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 Among / 14 Drivers | Average Speed: | 135.508 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 35 Laps | lvms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Carl Edwards C. Edwards | Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #99 Ford | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bob Osborne | Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 69 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 188.884 MPH | |||||
| Official 2011 Kobalt Tools 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts / Kellogg's | Running |  | 47 | 267 | 69 |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Running |  | 44 | 267 | 163 |
| 3 | 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Clorox | Running | | 42 | 267 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley | Running | | 41 | 267 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation | Running | | 39 | 267 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running |  | 39 | 267 | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running | | 37 | 267 | 0 |
| 8 | 33 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy | Running | | 36 | 267 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Platinum | Running |  | 36 | 267 | 1 |
| 10 | 19 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 34 | 267 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal | Running | | 34 | 267 | 3 |
| 12 | 18 | 27 | Paul Menard | Moen / Menards | Running | | 33 | 267 | 3 |
| 13 | 25 | 0 | David Reutimann | Tums | Running | | 32 | 267 | 1 |
| 14 | 30 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull | Running | | 30 | 267 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Wheaties Fuel | Running | | 30 | 267 | 1 |
| 16 | 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Running | | 28 | 267 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Running | | 27 | 267 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com | Running | | 26 | 267 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy | Running | | 25 | 267 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (I) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & | Running | | 0 | 267 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 23 | 267 | 0 |
| 22 | 42 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS - We Love Logistics | Running | | 22 | 267 | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Running | | 21 | 266 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford | Running | | 20 | 266 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 19 | 266 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running | | 18 | 265 | 0 |
| 27 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Running | | 17 | 264 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Post-it | Running | | 17 | 264 | 11 |
| 29 | 29 | 32 | Mike Skinner (I) | Southern Pride Trucking | Running | | 0 | 262 | 1 |
| 30 | 37 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Security Benefit / Rydex / Bil | Running | | 14 | 262 | 0 |
| 31 | 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy | Running | | 13 | 261 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 71 | Andy Lally (R) | Super Eco-Fuel Saver | Running | | 12 | 261 | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 38 | Travis Kvapil (I) | Long John Silver's | Running | | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Accell Construction | Running | | 11 | 260 | 1 |
| 35 | 41 | 37 | Tony Raines | Race Fuel Energy Drink | Running | | 9 | 258 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 9 | 193 | 2 |
| 37 | 35 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell | Accident | | 7 | 147 | 0 |
| 38 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Snickers Peanut Butter Squared | Engine | | 6 | 107 | 0 |
| 39 | 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Companies | Engine | | 5 | 77 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Darlington Raceway / Espar Hea | Rear Gear | | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| 41 | 43 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC | Brakes | | 3 | 41 | 0 |
| 42 | 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Transmission | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 43 | 36 | 60 | Landon Cassill | Big Red | Rear Gear | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
