Race Lineup
Showtime Southern 500
Saturday, May 7th, 2011
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Laps Actual: 370 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 129.678
- Cautions: 11 for 46 laps
- Lead Changes: 21
- Green Flag Passes: 1,818 (5.6 passes per green flag lap)
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| START | VEH # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull | |
| 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Tornados | Stewart-haas Racing | |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Sport Clips | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | Jack Roush | |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 6 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| 7 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| 8 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull | |
| 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing | |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske | |
| 11 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS "We Love Logistics&… | John Henry | |
| 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Wrigley's Doublemint | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Lance Snacks / Tom's Snack… | Tad Geschickter | |
| 16 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 17 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 18 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Turtle Wax / Menards | Tom Pumpelly | |
| 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon | |
| 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Wiley X Eyewear | John Henry | |
| 21 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Valvoline | Jack Roush | |
| 23 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | Barney Visser | |
| 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 25 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki | |
| 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | BB&T | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 27 | 09 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Be… | Phoenix Racing | |
| 28 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Carquest / GoDaddy.com | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 29 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 30 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Amp Energy Sugar Free / National Gu… | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 31 | 46 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Red Line Oil | Tommy Mcmillan | |
| 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | Germain Racing | |
| 33 | 150 | TJ Bell | Toyota | LJ Racing | Joe Falk | |
| 34 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Big Red | Michael Hillman | |
| 35 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 36 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Outdoors Mossy Oak | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 38 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | Inception Motorsports | Timothy Mcsweeney | |
| 39 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | RaceHP.com | Phil Parsons | |
| 40 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | FAS Lane Racing | Frank Stoddard Jr | |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | Andrea Nemechek | |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | Tommy Baldwin Racing | |
| 43 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Fast Five / Speed Energy | Robby Gordon |