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2011 Auto Club 400
Fifth race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2011 Auto Club 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on March 27, 2011 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 200 laps, it was the fifth race of the 2011 season. The race was won by Kevin Harvick for the Richard Childress Racing team. Jimmie Johnson finished second, and Tony Stewart clinched third.
Race details[1][2] | |||
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Race 5 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
![]() Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway | |||
Date | March 27, 2011 (2011-03-27) | ||
Location | Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.7 km) | ||
Weather | Sunny with a daytime high around 63; wind out of the WSW at 9 mph | ||
Average speed | 150.848 miles per hour (242.766 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | ||
Time | 38.992 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 151 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
There were four cautions and 18 lead changes among ten different drivers throughout the course of the race. It was Harvick's first win in the 2011 season, and the 15th of his Sprint Cup Series career. The result moved Harvick up to the ninth position in the Drivers' Championship, 30 points behind Carl Edwards in first. Toyota became the leader in the Manufacturers' Championship, tied with Chevrolet, and Ford, with 31 races remaining in the season. A total of 88,000 people attended the race.