Race Lineup
The official 2011 Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Phoenix Raceway.
Kobalt Tools 500
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 312
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 112.918
- Cautions: 8 for 30 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 1,680 (6.0 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 137.101 | 26.258 | 0.000 | Crown Royal | John Henry |
| 2 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Ford | 136.446 | 26.384 | 0.126 | Wix Filters | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 136.307 | 26.411 | 0.153 | Dewalt | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 136.080 | 26.455 | 0.197 | GoDaddy.com | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 136.080 | 26.455 | 0.197 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 136.008 | 26.469 | 0.211 | McDonald's | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 7 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 135.988 | 26.473 | 0.215 | Tums | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 135.911 | 26.488 | 0.230 | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 135.701 | 26.529 | 0.271 | Aflac | Jack Roush |
| 10 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 135.675 | 26.534 | 0.276 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 135.609 | 26.547 | 0.289 | Peak / Menards | Tom Pumpelly |
| 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 135.415 | 26.585 | 0.327 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 13 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 135.399 | 26.588 | 0.330 | UPS My Choice | John Henry |
| 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 135.298 | 26.608 | 0.350 | Caterpillar Global Mining | Richard Childress Racing |
| 15 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 135.272 | 26.613 | 0.355 | Furniture Row Companies | Barney Visser |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 135.247 | 26.618 | 0.360 | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon |
| 17 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 135.227 | 26.622 | 0.364 | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 135.216 | 26.624 | 0.366 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 19 | 84 | Cole Whitt | Toyota | 135.211 | 26.625 | 0.367 | Red Bull Racing Team | Team Red Bull |
| 20 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 135.186 | 26.630 | 0.372 | Speed Energy | Robby Gordon |
| 21 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 135.181 | 26.631 | 0.373 | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Be… | Phoenix Racing |
| 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 135.166 | 26.634 | 0.376 | Retro Diet Mountain Dew / National … | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 134.887 | 26.689 | 0.431 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 24 | 46 | Scott Speed | Ford | 134.862 | 26.694 | 0.436 | Green Stuff Absorbent | Tommy Mcmillan |
| 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 134.852 | 26.696 | 0.438 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 26 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 134.811 | 26.704 | 0.446 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 134.756 | 26.715 | 0.457 | Budweiser | Richard Childress Racing |
| 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 134.574 | 26.751 | 0.493 | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | Richard Childress Racing |
| 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 134.549 | 26.756 | 0.498 | 3M / Meguiars | Jack Roush |
| 30 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 134.509 | 26.764 | 0.506 | U.S. Army Veterans Day Tribute | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 31 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 134.363 | 26.793 | 0.535 | Wounded Warrior Project / Clorox | Tad Geschickter |
| 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 134.143 | 26.837 | 0.579 | NEMCO Motorsports | Andrea Nemechek |
| 33 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 134.078 | 26.850 | 0.592 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 133.650 | 26.936 | 0.678 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 133.437 | 26.979 | 0.721 | HP Racing LLC | Phil Parsons |
| 36 | 37 | Mike Skinner | Ford | 133.220 | 27.023 | 0.765 | Max Q Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 37 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 133.136 | 27.040 | 0.782 | Aloft Hotels | Front Row Motorsports |
| 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 133.028 | 27.062 | 0.804 | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 39 | 135 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 132.562 | 27.157 | 0.899 | Golden Corral | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Ford | 132.431 | 27.184 | 0.926 | Veterans United Home Loans | Frank Stoddard Jr |
| 41 | 123 | Scott Riggs | Toyota | 131.695 | 27.336 | 1.078 | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson |
| 42 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | 131.603 | 27.355 | 1.097 | Inception Motorsports | Timothy Mcsweeney |
| 43 | 36 | Geoff Bodine | Chevrolet | 131.305 | 27.417 | 1.159 | Luke & Associates | Tommy Baldwin Racing |