| 2011 Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,347,996 | Race Date: | Nov 13, 2011 | Phoenix Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .802 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 45m 47s | Avondale, Arizona | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 112.918 MPH | 1 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 30 Laps | phoenixraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kasey Kahne K. Kahne | Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Toyota: | 34 | |||
| Car No.: | #4 Toyota | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Team: | Red Bull Racing | Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kenny Francis | Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 14 of 312 | Pole Speed: | 137.101 MPH | |||||
| Official 2011 Kobalt Tools 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 10 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull | Running |  | 47 | 312 | 14 |
| 2 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running |  | 43 | 312 | 27 |
| 3 | 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Running |  | 43 | 312 | 160 |
| 4 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Global Mining | Running | | 40 | 312 | 0 |
| 5 | 30 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Veterans Day Tribute | Running | | 39 | 312 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Wix Filters | Running | | 38 | 312 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | David Reutimann | Tums | Running | | 37 | 312 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt ? | Running | | 36 | 312 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Peak / Menards | Running | | 35 | 312 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios Send Cheer / Hamburge | Running | | 34 | 312 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Running | | 33 | 312 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Running | | 32 | 312 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Meguiar's | Running | | 31 | 311 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Running | | 30 | 311 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 29 | 311 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com | Running | | 28 | 311 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's | Running | | 27 | 311 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 27 | 311 | 4 |
| 19 | 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Running | | 25 | 311 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 24 | 311 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Wounded Warrior Project / Clor | Running | | 23 | 311 | 0 |
| 22 | 17 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 23 | 311 | 57 |
| 23 | 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 21 | 311 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Retro Diet Mt. Dew / National | Running | | 20 | 310 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 84 | Cole Whitt (I) | Red Bull Racing Team | Running | | 0 | 310 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 18 | 309 | 0 |
| 27 | 43 | 35 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral | Running | | 17 | 309 | 0 |
| 28 | 41 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Vampt | Running | | 17 | 309 | 1 |
| 29 | 21 | 51 | Landon Cassill (I) | Thank A Teacher Today / Securi | Running | | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 32 | Mike Bliss (I) | Veterans United Home Loans | Running | | 0 | 308 | 0 |
| 31 | 42 | 34 | David Gilliland | Aloft Hotels | Running | | 13 | 307 | 0 |
| 32 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 12 | 306 | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS My Choice | Running | | 11 | 298 | 0 |
| 34 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal | Accident | | 11 | 238 | 49 |
| 35 | 20 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy / MAPEI | Accident | | 9 | 218 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Engine | | 8 | 188 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Luke & Associates Incorporated | Accident | | 7 | 153 | 0 |
| 38 | 15 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattres | Accident | | 6 | 62 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 46 | Scott Speed | Green Stuff Absorbent | Electrical | | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| 40 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing | Transmission | | 4 | 46 | 0 |
| 41 | 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AM FM Energy / Pellet & Wood S | Brakes | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 42 | 36 | 37 | Mike Skinner | MaxQ Motorsports | Brakes | | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 43 | 37 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Aloft Hotels | Brakes | | 0 | 20 | 0 |
