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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.

Date August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)
Location Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.454 miles (5.43 km)
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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
Course length 2.454 miles (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
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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

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Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:09.767126.421
2 43A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord1:09.977126.041
3 9Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord1:10.009125.984
4 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:10.188125.663
5 42Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet1:10.193125.654
6 39Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet1:10.383125.314
7 14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet1:10.426125.238
8 99Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord1:10.446125.202
9 56Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota1:10.578124.968
10 78Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet1:10.594124.940
11 47Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota1:10.608124.915
12 2Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge1:10.612124.908
13 20Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1:10.614124.904
14 1Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet1:10.678124.791
15 51Boris SaidPhoenix RacingChevrolet1:10.729124.701
16 6David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord1:10.815124.550
17 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:10.871124.451
18 4Kasey KahneRed Bull Racing TeamToyota1:11.130123.998
19 33Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:11.213123.854
20 83Brian VickersRed Bull Racing TeamToyota1:11.312123.682
21 87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota1:11.323123.663
22 5Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:11.339123.635
23 29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:11.407123.517
24 17Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord1:11.413123.507
25 88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:11.431123.476
26 13Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota1:11.443123.455
27 22Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge1:11.454123.436
28 16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord1:11.456123.433
29 37Scott SpeedMax Q MotorsportsFord1:11.487123.379
30 55J. J. YeleyFront Row MotorsportsFord1:11.543123.283
31 7Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge1:11.605123.176
32 27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:11.733122.956
33 66Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota1:11.733122.956
34 50T. J. Bell (R)LTD Powersports, LLC.Chevrolet1:11.749122.929
35 32Andrew Ranger (R)FAS Lane RacingFord1:12.075122.373
36 71Andy Lally (R)TRG MotorsportsFord1:12.179122.196
37 60Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota1:12.218122.130
38 36Ron FellowsTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet1:12.299121.993
39 00David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota1:12.497121.660
40 31Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:12.641121.419
41 34David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1:13.293120.339
42 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota0:00.000000.000
43 38Terry LabonteFront Row MotorsportsFord1:13.587119.858
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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run led Status Points
19Marcos AmbroseRichard Petty MotorsportsFord9221running47
22Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge922running43
318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9249running43
456Martin Truex Jr.Michael Waltrip RacingToyota920running40
520Joey LoganoJoe Gibbs RacingToyota920running39
629Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet920running38
742Juan Pablo MontoyaEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet924running38
843A. J. AllmendingerRichard Petty MotorsportsFord928running37
931Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet920running35
1048Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet921running35
1133Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet921running34
1299Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord920running32
1324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet926running32
1417Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord920running30
1588Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet920running29
1639Ryan NewmanStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet920running28
171Jamie McMurrayEarnhardt Ganassi RacingChevrolet920running27
1883Brian VickersRed Bull RacingToyota920running26
1947Bobby LabonteJTG Daugherty RacingToyota920running25
2013Casey MearsGermain RacingToyota920running24
2171Andy Lally (R)TRG MotorsportsFord920running23
2251Boris SaidPhoenix RacingChevrolet920running22
2378Regan SmithFurniture Row RacingChevrolet920running21
247Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsDodge920running20
255Mark MartinHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet920running19
264Kasey KahneRed Bull RacingToyota920running18
2714Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet920running17
286David RaganRoush Fenway RacingFord910crash16
2900David ReutimannMichael Waltrip RacingToyota910crash15
3036Ron FellowsTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet910crash0
3116Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord910running13
3227Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet850crash12
3334David GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord790brakes11
3438Terry LabonteFront Row MotorsportsFord780transmission10
3532Andrew Ranger (R)FAS Lane RacingFord750transmission0
3611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota650crash8
3750T. J. Bell (R)LTD Powersports, LLC.Chevrolet580power steering7
3822Kurt BuschPenske RacingDodge480crash6
3937Scott SpeedMax Q MotorsportsFord450suspension0
4087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsToyota120brakes0
4166Michael McDowellHP RacingToyota70engine3
4255J. J. YeleyFront Row MotorsportsFord50brakes2
4360Mike SkinnerGermain RacingToyota40brakes0
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Standings after the race

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