Race Lineup
The official 2011 Irwin Tools Night Race NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Irwin Tools Night Race
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 96.753
- Cautions: 6 for 42 laps
- Lead Changes: 22
- Green Flag Passes: 2,772 (6.1 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 122.811 | 15.624 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops / Realtree Outfitter… | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 122.670 | 15.642 | 0.018 | Aflac | Jack Roush |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 122.662 | 15.643 | 0.019 | Crown Royal | John Henry |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 122.576 | 15.654 | 0.030 | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 122.544 | 15.658 | 0.034 | Farmers Insurance / GoDaddy.com | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 122.537 | 15.659 | 0.035 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 122.404 | 15.676 | 0.052 | Sylvania / Menards | Tom Pumpelly |
| 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 122.349 | 15.683 | 0.059 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 122.310 | 15.688 | 0.064 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 10 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 122.224 | 15.699 | 0.075 | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 11 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 122.100 | 15.715 | 0.091 | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 122.053 | 15.721 | 0.097 | Furniture Row / Farm American | Barney Visser |
| 13 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 122.022 | 15.725 | 0.101 | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon |
| 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 122.022 | 15.725 | 0.101 | Roush Fenway Racing | Jack Roush |
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 122.007 | 15.727 | 0.103 | Realtree / Bad Boy Buggies | Richard Childress Racing |
| 16 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 122.007 | 15.727 | 0.103 | Hamburger Helper | Richard Childress Racing |
| 17 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 121.937 | 15.736 | 0.112 | Taco Bell | Front Row Motorsports |
| 18 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Ford | 121.922 | 15.738 | 0.114 | Best Buy | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 19 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 121.790 | 15.755 | 0.131 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 121.751 | 15.760 | 0.136 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 121.713 | 15.765 | 0.141 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 121.635 | 15.775 | 0.151 | Amp Energy / Bristol 50th Anniversa… | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 121.558 | 15.785 | 0.161 | Wrigley's Doublemint | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 24 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 121.543 | 15.787 | 0.163 | UPS "We Love Logistics" | John Henry |
| 25 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 121.497 | 15.793 | 0.169 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 121.289 | 15.820 | 0.196 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 27 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 121.274 | 15.822 | 0.198 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 28 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 121.175 | 15.835 | 0.211 | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood … | Andrea Nemechek |
| 29 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 121.144 | 15.839 | 0.215 | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 121.113 | 15.843 | 0.219 | Bush's Baked Beans | Tad Geschickter |
| 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | 120.869 | 15.875 | 0.251 | Inception Motorsports | Timothy Mcsweeney |
| 32 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 120.839 | 15.879 | 0.255 | HP Racing LLC | Phil Parsons |
| 33 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 120.725 | 15.894 | 0.270 | Long John Silver's | Front Row Motorsports |
| 34 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 120.672 | 15.901 | 0.277 | Aaron's Freedom Ride Dream Mach… | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 35 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 120.452 | 15.930 | 0.306 | Golden Corral | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 36 | 46 | Scott Speed | Ford | 120.309 | 15.949 | 0.325 | RetakeOurGov.com | Tommy Mcmillan |
| 37 | 195 | David Starr | Ford | 120.150 | 15.970 | 0.346 | AdvoCare | Bob Leavine |
| 38 | 71 | Andy Lally | Ford | 119.835 | 16.012 | 0.388 | Interstate Moving Services | The Racers Group |
| 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 119.835 | 16.012 | 0.388 | Speed Energy | Robby Gordon |
| 40 | Mike Bliss | 119.559 | 16.049 | 0.425 | ||||
| 41 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 117.674 | 16.306 | 0.682 | C&J Energy | Frank Stoddard Jr |
| 42 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 116.397 | 16.485 | 0.861 | Bass Pro Shops / Office Depot | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 43 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 119.262 | 16.089 | 0.465 | Big Red | Michael Hillman |