2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen
Race details[1][2]
Race 22 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)
Location Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent racing facility
2.454 mi (5.43 km)
Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.9 km)
Weather Sunny with a scattered T-storms around 75; wind out of the NNE at 7 mph.
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 1:19.767
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 49
Winner
No. 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

The 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on August 15, 2011 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps, it was the 22nd race of the 2011 season. It was scheduled to be run on August 14, 2011 but was postponed to Monday because of rain. The race was won by Marcos Ambrose of Richard Petty Motorsports, his first career victory in the Cup series and also the first-ever Cup win by an Australian driver.[3] Brad Keselowski finished second and Kyle Busch finished third.

Race report

Background

Watkins Glen International is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Infineon Raceway.[4] The standard short road course at Watkins Glen International is a 7-turn course that is 2.45 miles (3.94 km) long;[5] the track was modified in 1992, adding the Inner Loop, which lengthened the long course to 3.4 miles (5.5 km) and the short course to the current length of 2.45 miles (3.94 km).[6]

Before the race, Carl Edwards was leading the Drivers' Championship with 720 points, and Jimmie Johnson stood in second with 711 points. Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch followed in third and fourth with 709 and 706 points, six ahead of Kevin Harvick and 38 ahead Jeff Gordon in fifth and sixth. Ryan Newman with 658 was 16 points ahead of Tony Stewart and 19 ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr.[7] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was first with 140 points, 21 ahead of Ford, and 26 ahead of Toyota. Dodge was placed fourth with 89 points.[8] Juan Pablo Montoya is the race's defending winner from 2010.[9]

Practice and qualifying

Race

Kyle Busch began leading, but when they entered turn 1 of the last two laps, he turned too far and immediately in second place Brad Keselowski and Marcos Ambrose in third place passed him. Keselowski lead until Marcos Ambrose quickly took the lead in the Inner Loop. Ambrose continued to lead when a major crash occurred at turn 2 in the final lap involving Boris Said, David Ragan, David Reutimann and few other cars that saw Reutimann go airborne and end up on his roof. This accident did not bring out the caution flag, but was brought out soon after when Tony Stewart spun out of control at the Inner Loop and Ambrose won the race.

Results

Qualifying

No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Grid
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:09.767126.4211
43A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord1:09.977126.0412
9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord1:10.009125.9843
48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:10.188125.6634
42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet1:10.193125.6545
39Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet1:10.383125.3146
14Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet1:10.426125.2387
99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord1:10.446125.2028
56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota1:10.578124.9689
78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet1:10.594124.94010
47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota1:10.608124.91511
2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge1:10.612124.90812
20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:10.614124.90413
1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet1:10.678124.79114
51Boris SaidPhoenix RacingChevrolet1:10.729124.70115
6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord1:10.815124.55016
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:10.871124.45117
4Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota1:11.130123.99818
33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:11.213123.85419
83Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota1:11.312123.68220
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota1:11.323123.66321
5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:11.339123.63522
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:11.407123.51723
17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord1:11.413123.50724
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:11.431123.47625
13Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota1:11.443123.45526
22Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge1:11.454123.43627
16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord1:11.456123.43328
37Scott SpeedMax Q MotorsportsFord1:11.487123.37929
55J. J. YeleyFront Row MotorsportsFord1:11.543123.28330
7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge1:11.605123.17631
27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:11.733122.95632
66Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota1:11.733122.95633
50T. J. Bell (R)LTD Powersports, LLC.Chevrolet1:11.749122.92934
32Andrew Ranger (R)FAS Lane RacingFord1:12.075122.37335
71Andy Lally (R)TRG MotorsportsFord1:12.179122.19636
60Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota1:12.218122.13037
36Ron FellowsTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet1:12.299121.99338
00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota1:12.497121.66039
31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:12.641121.41940
34David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1:13.293120.33941
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota0:00.000000.00042
38Terry LabonteFront Row MotorsportsFord1:13.587119.85843
Failed to Qualify
35Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet1:12.352121.904
46Brian SimoWhitney MotorsportsFord1:13.937119.291
77P. J. JonesRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge0:00.000000.000
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Race results

Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run led Status Points
139Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord9221running47
2122Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge922running43
3118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9249running43
4956Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota920running40
51320Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota920running39
62329Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet920running38
7542Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet924running38
8243A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord928running37
94031Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet920running35
10448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet921running35
111933Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet921running34
12899Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord920running32
131724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet926running32
142417Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord920running30
152588Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet920running29
16639Ryan NewmanStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet920running28
17141Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet920running27
182083Brian VickersRed Bull RacingToyota920running26
191147Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota920running25
202613Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota920running24
213671Andy Lally (R)TRG MotorsportsFord920running23
221551Boris SaidPhoenix RacingChevrolet920running22
231078Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet920running21
24317Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge920running20
25225Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet920running19
26184Kasey KahneRed Bull RacingToyota920running18
27714Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet920running17
28166David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord910crash16
293900David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota910crash15
303836Ron FellowsTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet910crash0
312816Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord910running13
323227Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet850crash12
334134David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord790brakes11
344338Terry LabonteFront Row MotorsportsFord780transmission10
353532Andrew Ranger (R)FAS Lane RacingFord750transmission0
364211Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota650crash8
373450T. J. Bell (R)LTD Powersports, LLC.Chevrolet580power steering7
382722Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge480crash6
392937Scott SpeedMax Q MotorsportsFord450suspension0
402187Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota120brakes0
413366Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota70engine3
423055J. J. YeleyFront Row MotorsportsFord50brakes2
433760Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota40brakes0
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Standings after the race

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