Entry List
The official 2011 Good Sam Club 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Talladega Superspeedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Good Sam Club 500
Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 143.404
- Cautions: 9 for 38 laps
- Lead Changes: 72
- Green Flag Passes: 12,852 (85.7 passes per green flag lap)
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 29 | Ford | Best Buy | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 2 | 71 | Andy Lally | Northport, NY | Feb 11, 1975 | 36 | Ford | TRG Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 3 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 47 | Toyota | Scott Products | Tad Geschickter |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 27 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 5 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Thomasville, NC | Oct 24, 1983 | 27 | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 32 | Ford | Subway | Jack Roush |
| 7 | 13 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 33 | Toyota | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 8 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 32 | Chevrolet | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 37 | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew "Paint the 88" / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 48 | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 11 | 34 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 35 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 12 | 6 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 25 | Ford | UPS My Choice | John Henry |
| 13 | 00 | David Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Mar 2, 1970 | 41 | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 30 | Toyota | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 41 | Ford | 3M / O'Reilly Auto Parts | Jack Roush |
| 16 | 55 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 35 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 35 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Jan 29, 1967 | 44 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Aug 4, 1971 | 40 | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | MyLowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 48 | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | Andrea Nemechek |
| 22 | 20 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 21 | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Sep 20, 1975 | 36 | Chevrolet | Energizer | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 24 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 31 | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 25 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 35 | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches | Richard Childress Racing |
| 26 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 33 | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 27 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 26 | Toyota | M&M's Halloween | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Launceston, Tasmania | Sep 1, 1976 | 35 | Ford | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 29 | 5 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 52 | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 30 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 31 | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 39 | Ford | Jeremiah Weed Southern Style | John Henry |
| 32 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 26 | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | Phil Parsons |
| 33 | 115 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 48 | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine / Darrell Waltrip NASCAR Hall of Fame | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 34 | 27 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 31 | Chevrolet | Serta / Menards | Tom Pumpelly |
| 35 | 78 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 28 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | Barney Visser |
| 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Jan 2, 1969 | 42 | Dodge | Speed Energy / Mapei / Menards | Robby Gordon |
| 37 | 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 33 | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 38 | 46 | Scott Speed | Manteca, CA | Jan 24, 1983 | 28 | Ford | Red Line Oil | Tommy McMillan |
| 39 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 54 | Ford | C&J Energy | Frank Stoddard Jr |
| 40 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 40 | Chevrolet | El Monterey / Office Depot | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 41 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 35 | Ford | Long John Silver's | Front Row Motorsports |
| 42 | 135 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 62 | Chevrolet | Luke & Associates | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 43 | 97 | Kevin Conway | Cornelius, NC | Apr 15, 1978 | 33 | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | Andrea Nemechek |
| 44 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Cedar Rapids, IA | Jul 7, 1989 | 22 | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction / Thank A Teacher Today-Security Benefit | Phoenix Racing |
| 45 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Knoxville, TN | Feb 19, 1991 | 20 | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 46 | 37 | Josh Wise | Riverside, CA | Feb 7, 1983 | 28 | Ford | Bradley University | Front Row Motorsports |