Race Preview courtesy of Jayski.com TRACK: Charlotte Motor Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #31 of 36 for the 2011 season Chase for the Sprint Cup race #5 of 10 Race: Saturday, October 15, 2011 in Concord, North Carolina Title Sponsor: Bank of America Scheduled Green Flag: 7:46pm/et ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Television Coverage: SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 5:00pm/et with John Roberts, Kyle Petty, Kenny Wallace NASCAR Pre-race: ABC's NASCAR Countdown - 7:00pm/et Television Race Coverage: ABC, 7:30pm/et In the Booth: Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Vince Welch, Dr. Jerry Punch NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage: Tim Brewer Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times: Sunday, October 16 at 2:00am/et on ESPN2 & Wednesday, October 19 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Coverage This Week: Performance Racing Network Sirius XM Satellite Radio Channel 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practice Dates: Times in Eastern Time Thursday, October 13, 3:30 - 5:00pm/et, TV-ESPN2 Friday, October 14, 4:30 - 5:15 pm/et, TV-ESPN2 Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Friday, October 14, 5:50 - 6:50pm/et, TV-ESPN2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifying Information: Qualifying order is set by first practice speeds. If qualifying is cancelled, then the lineup is set by the top 35 in owners points in positions 1-35 by their fastest practice speeds, then the Go-or-go home drivers are set by race attempts, then set by best practice speeds. Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-43: Thursday, October 13 at 7:10 pm/et, TV-SPEED, no re-air scheduled -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Specifications: Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval Race Length: 334 laps, 500 miles Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees Straights: Frontstretch - 1952.8 feet; Backstretch - 1360 feet Grandstand Seating: 171,000 Pit Road Speed: 45mph Pace Car Speed: 55mph Opened: 1960
Bank of America 500 Starting Lineup courtesy of Nascar.com P C# DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Office Depot 191.959 28.131 Leader 2 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Fluidmaster 191.918 28.137 -0.006 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac "Now Hiring" 191.870 28.144 -0.013 4 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy 191.768 28.159 -0.028 5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M "Give Kids A Smile" 191.741 28.163 -0.032 6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Cookies for Kids' Cancer 191.585 28.186 -0.055 7 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet CertainTeed / Menards 191.462 28.204 -0.073 8 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull 191.394 28.214 -0.083 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 191.340 28.222 -0.091 10 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft 191.259 28.234 -0.103 11 6 David Ragan Ford UPS Freight 191.002 28.272 -0.141 12 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley / Bostitch 191.002 28.272 -0.141 13 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 190.900 28.287 -0.156 14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 190.894 28.288 -0.157 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 190.833 28.297 -0.166 16 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 190.820 28.299 -0.168 17 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 190.799 28.302 -0.171 18 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 190.638 28.326 -0.195 19 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 190.611 28.330 -0.199 20 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Pennzoil Ultra 190.570 28.336 -0.205 21 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 190.429 28.357 -0.226 22 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Lance Snacks / Tom's Snacks 190.255 28.383 -0.252 23 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 190.007 28.420 -0.289 24 13 Casey Mears Toyota GEICO 189.727 28.462 -0.331 25 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 189.540 28.490 -0.359 26 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 189.520 28.493 -0.362 27 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat 189.401 28.511 -0.380 28 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 189.082 28.559 -0.428 29 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 188.923 28.583 -0.452 30 51 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Thank A Teacher Today 188.851 28.594 -0.463 31 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 188.772 28.606 -0.475 32 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 188.725 28.613 -0.482 33 34 David Gilliland Ford Tastykake 188.600 28.632 -0.501 34 55 Travis Kvapil Ford Ingersoll Rand 188.271 28.682 -0.551 35 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Golden Corral 188.239 28.687 -0.556 36 30 David Stremme Chevrolet Inception Motorsports 187.918 28.736 -0.605 37 66 Michael McDowell Toyota HP Racing LLC 187.454 28.807 -0.676 38 38 J.J. Yeley Ford Long John Silver's 187.383 28.818 -0.687 39 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com 187.311 28.829 -0.698 40 77 Andy Lally* Ford Interstate Moving Services 186.657 28.930 -0.799 41 71 Hermie Sadler+ Ford Susan G. Komen for the Cure 185.676 29.083 -0.952 42 32 Mike Bliss+ Ford Street King 185.440 29.120 -0.989 43 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Speed Energy / Harris Teeter 186.303 28.985 -0.854 Did Not Qualify 44 35 Geoffrey Bodine Chevrolet Luke & Associates 186.245 28.994 -0.863 45 46 Scott Speed Ford www. ordergreenstuff.com 186.207 29.000 -0.869 46 37 Josh Wise Ford Max Q Motorsports 185.382 29.129 -0.998 + Set by Owner Points * Denotes Rookie
Bank of America 500 Results courtesy of Nascar.com FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 2 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Fluidmaster 47/1 334 Running 2 25 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 44/2 334 Running 3 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac "Now Hiring" 42/1 334 Running 4 8 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull 40/0 334 Running 5 12 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Stanley / Bostitch 39/0 334 Running 6 14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches 38/0 334 Running 7 4 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy 37/0 334 Running 8 1 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Office Depot 37/1 334 Running 9 17 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 35/0 334 Running 10 6 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Cookies for Kids' Cancer 35/1 334 Running 11 11 6 David Ragan Ford UPS Freight 34/1 334 Running 12 16 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 32/0 334 Running 13 20 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Shell / Pennzoil Ultra 31/0 334 Running 14 32 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 31/1 334 Running 15 5 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M "Give Kids A Smile" 30/1 334 Running 16 26 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 28/0 333 Running 17 7 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet CertainTeed / Menards 27/0 333 Running 18 28 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 26/0 333 Running 19 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 25/0 333 Running 20 31 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 24/0 333 Running 21 23 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 23/0 333 Running 22 38 38 J.J. Yeley Ford Long John Silver's 23/1 333 Running 23 18 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 21/0 332 Running 24 19 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 20/0 332 Running 25 21 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 19/0 332 Running 26 29 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 18/0 332 Running 27 27 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat 17/0 332 Running 28 30 51 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Phoenix Construction 0 332 Running 29 22 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Lance Snacks / Tom's Snacks 15/0 331 Running 30 42 32 Mike Bliss Ford Street King 0 331 Running 31 10 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft 0 329 Running 32 24 13 Casey Mears Toyota GEICO 12/0 323 Engine 33 41 71 Hermie Sadler Ford Susan G. Komen for the Cure 0 322 Running 34 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Chevy 100th Anniversay 11/1 316 Accident 35 35 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Golden Corral 9/0 292 Engine 36 33 34 David Gilliland Ford Tastykake 8/0 289 Running 37 13 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 7/0 287 Running 38 43 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Speed Energy / Harris Teeter 6/0 33 Vibration 39 37 66 Michael McDowell Toyota HP Racing LLC 5/0 30 Suspention 40 34 55 Travis Kvapil Ford Ingersoll Rand 0 27 Overheating 41 36 30 David Stremme Chevrolet Red Rocks Cafe 3/0 22 Overheating 42 40 77 Andy Lally * Ford HOD 2/0 20 Brakes 43 39 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AMFMEnergy.com 0 11 Vibration * Denotes Rookie
