2011 5-hour Energy 200

The 2011 5-hour Energy 200 was the 11th stock car race of the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday May 14, 2011 in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. Carl Edwards won the race after a spectacular crash on the final lap of the race after two Green-White-Checkered attempts.[2]

2011 5-hour Energy 200
Race details[1]
Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway
Date May 14, 2011 (2011-05-14)
Official name 2011 5-hour Energy 200
Location Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 209 laps, 209 mi (336.4 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.9 km)
Weather Cloudy
Average speed 95.18 mph (153.18 km/h)
Attendance 28,000
Pole position
Driver Roush Fenway Racing
Time N/A (No time trials)
Most laps led
Driver Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing
Laps 87
Winner
No. 60 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree

Background

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Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

Entry List

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points
# Driver Team Make
0 Brad Teague JD Motorsports Chevrolet
01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet
2 Elliott Sadler Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet
04 Charles Lewandoski (R) Go Green Racing Ford
6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 Josh Wise JR Motorsports Chevrolet
09 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota
11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
13 Jennifer Jo Cobb (R) JJC Racing Ford
14 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
15 Timmy Hill (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Kevin Swindell Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
20 Joey Logano (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Dodge
23 Alex Kennedy R3 Motorsports Dodge
28 Derrike Cope Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet
30 James Buescher (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet
32 Reed Sorenson Turner Motorsports Chevrolet
33 Clint Bowyer (i) Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet
38 Jason Leffler Turner Motorsports Chevrolet
39 Danny Efland Go Green Racing Ford
40 Scott Wimmer Key Motorsports Chevrolet
41 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Ford
44 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 Kevin Lepage Means Motorsports Chevrolet
55 Brett Rowe Faith Motorsports Chevrolet
60 Carl Edwards (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford
62 Michael Annett Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota
64 David Reutimann (i) Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota
66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota
67 J. R. Fitzpatrick Go Canada Racing Ford
68 Matt Carter Fleur-de-lis Motorsports Chevrolet
70 Dennis Setzer Jay Robinson Racing Dodge
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
75 Johnny Chapman Rick Ware Racing Ford
79 Tim Andrews 2nd Chance Motorsports Ford
81 Donnie Neuenberger MacDonald Motorsports Dodge
82 Blake Koch (R) MacDonald Motorsports Dodge
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
88 Aric Almirola JR Motorsports Chevrolet
89 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Ryan Truex (R) Pastrana-Waltrip Racing Toyota
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Carl Edwards won the pole after qualifying was rained out.

Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 60 Carl Edwards (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford
2 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
3 33 Clint Bowyer (i) Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet
4 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet
5 16 Kevin Swindell Roush Fenway Racing Ford
6 22 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge
7 11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8 2 Elliott Sadler Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet
9 38 Jason Leffler Turner Motorsports Chevrolet
10 32 Reed Sorenson Turner Motorsports Chevrolet
11 20 Joey Logano (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 30 James Buescher (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet
13 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
14 09 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota
15 66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota
16 7 Josh Wise JR Motorsports Chevrolet
17 99 Ryan Truex (R) Pastrana-Waltrip Racing Toyota
18 88 Aric Almirola JR Motorsports Chevrolet
19 62 Michael Annett Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota
20 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
21 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet
22 40 Scott Wimmer Key Motorsports Chevrolet
23 19 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
24 23 Alex Kennedy R3 Motorsports Dodge
25 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
26 39 Danny Efland Go Green Racing Ford
27 81 Donnie Neuenberger MacDonald Motorsports Dodge
28 28 Derrike Cope Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet
29 70 Dennis Setzer Jay Robinson Racing Dodge
30 15 Timmy Hill (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford
31 14 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
32 64 David Reutimann (i)* Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota
33 82 Blake Koch (R) MacDonald Racing Dodge
34 79 Tim Andrews 2nd Chance Motorsports Ford
35 67 J. R. Fitzpatrick Go Canada Racing Ford
36 52 Kevin Lepage Means Motorsports Chevrolet
37 44 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet
38 89 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports Chevrolet
39 55 Brett Rowe Faith Motorsports Chevrolet
40 41 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Ford
41 0 Brad Teague JD Motorsports Chevrolet
42 04 Charles Lewandoski (R) Go Green Racing Ford
43 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb (R) JJC Racing Ford
Failed to Qualify, driver changes, or withdrew
WD 68 Matt Carter Fleur-de-lis Motorsports Chevrolet
WD 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
WD 75 Johnny Chapman Rick Ware Racing Ford
Official starting lineup

* - David Reutimann had to start at the rear of the field due to missing the drivers meeting

Race

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During the first lap, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took the lead from pole sitter Carl Edwards. In turn 3, MacDonald Motorsports teammates Donnie Neuenberger and Blake Koch crashed in turn 3 after Neuenberger got spun by Mike Bliss bringing out the first caution of the race. Stenhouse led the first lap. The race got back underway on lap 8 of the race with Stenhouse leading. On lap 20, the second caution came out when Kevin Lepage blew a right front tire and hit the wall in turn 3. On the restart on lap 25, Clint Bowyer took the lead from Stenhouse. Stenhouse took the lead back on lap 30. Bowyer took the lead back on lap 39. 2 laps later, the third caution flew for it being the competition caution. Carl Edwards won the race off of pit road and was the new race leader. Bowyer took the lead from Edwards on the restart. On the next lap, the fourth caution flew when Brian Scott spun out of turn 4 and hit the inside wall. The race restarted on lap 51 with Bowyer leading the race. On lap 75, Edwards took the lead from Bowyer.

On lap 87, one of the strangest crashes in NASCAR history occurred. Alex Kennedy got loose coming out of turn 2 and his car spun and hit the inside wall on the backstretch. His car stopped with the tail of car on the inside wall and the nose of the car pointing towards the outside wall. Kennedy sat there waiting for traffic to clear by so he can get to pit road. Kennedy got his car to start rolling across the track and began to turn the wheel to the left. The car could not turn and Kennedy pulled up right in front of Kevin Swindell and the two crashed into each other head on with Aric Almirola dodging both cars in the crash. The impact broke the front axle of Kennedy's car as it was hanging out of the front of the car. Both drivers walked away but this made Swindell mad since this was a one-off deal with Roush Racing and he was running well after he was filling in for Trevor Bayne due to Bayne feeling ill and his day ended during a caution flag when someone drove across the racetrack right in front of him.[3][4] The race restarted on lap 101 with Carl Edwards taking the lead from Brad Keselowski. On lap 140, the 6th caution flew when Justin Allgaier blew a right-front tire and hit the wall in turn 3. On lap 145, the red flag was issued due to rain in the area. After a 24-minute red flag, the cars got back on the race track. The race restarted on lap 149 with Carl Edwards leading the field. On the next lap, Logano took the lead from Edwards.

Final Laps

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With 14 laps to go, Edwards took the lead from Logano and built a manageable lead. It looked like Edwards was gonna win the race by a good margin. But with 4 laps to go, Michael Annett crashed on the frontstretch bringing out the 7th caution of the race and setting up a green-white-checkered finish. On the restart, Edwards took the lead from Logano. But as soon as they got the green flag, Eric McClure's car stalled bringing out the 8th caution and setting up a second attempt of a green-white-checkered finish. On the restart, Edwards and Logano began to fight for the lead as they began to race side by side. Logano got a slight advantage down the backstretch trying to take the lead. Edwards got a bit loose in turn 4 and his car came up towards Joey. Logano got loose out of turn 4 and hit the outside wall. Logano came down the racetrack right in front of Clint Bowyer. Bowyer's car ramped over Logano's car, flew in the air and landed on the driver's side of the car then came back on all 4 wheels. During the wreck, a spring flew out of Bowyer's car and struck one of his pit crew members in the leg. While Logano and Bowyer were crashing, other cars behind them checked up and ran into each other causing an 8 car accident on the front stretch. Bowyer's car also took another shot by Steve Wallace after Wallace spun trying to check up and avoid the crash. The white flag had already flown before the 9th and final caution came out for the massive accident on the front stretch. The cars involved were Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer, Steve Wallace, Elliott Sadler, Mike Bliss, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, and Aric Almirola. The race finished under caution and Carl Edwards won the race. After Edwards took the checkered flag, he went over to Logano after Logano climbed out of his car to see if he was ok and also talk about what happened when Joey spun out off of turn 4 that triggered the massive crash. The two calmly talked for about 11 seconds and Edwards drove his car to victory lane. Replays showed that Logano's car spun in 4 but Edwards appeared to never make any contact with Logano's car. Bowyer's crew member that was struck by debris was taken to the infield care center where he would be ok. Everyone else that was involved in the wreck would be ok.[5][6][7] Despite a pretty damaged front end of his racecar after being caught up in the wreck, Kyle Busch finished runner up. Reed Sorenson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and David Reutimann rounded out the top 5 while Elliott Sadler, Kenny Wallace, James Buescher, Aric Almirola, and Mike Wallace rounded out the top 10.

Race results

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Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points
1 60 Carl Edwards (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 209 87 running 0
2 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 209 0 running 0
3 32 Reed Sorenson Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 209 0 running 41
4 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 209 33 running 41
5 64 David Reutimann (i) Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 209 0 running 0
6 2 Elliott Sadler Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 209 0 running 38
7 09 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota 209 0 running 37
8 30 James Buscher (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 209 0 running 0
9 88 Aric Almirola JR Motorsports Chevrolet 209 0 running 35
10 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 209 0 running 34
11 38 Jason Leffler Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 209 0 running 33
12 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Dodge 208 8 crash 0
13 20 Joey Logano (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 208 37 crash 0
14 33 Clint Bowyer (i) Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 208 37 crash 0
15 14 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 208 0 crash 29
16 66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 208 0 crash 28
17 7 Josh Wise JR Motorsports Chevrolet 208 5 running 28
18 99 Ryan Truex (R) Pastrana-Waltrip Racing Toyota 207 0 running 26
19 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 207 0 running 25
20 62 Michael Annett Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 205 0 running 24
21 67 J. R. Fitzpatrick Go Canada Racing Ford 204 0 running 23
22 15 Timmy Hill (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 204 0 running 22
23 39 Danny Efland Go Green Racing Ford 203 0 running 21
24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 202 0 running 20
25 19 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 201 0 running 19
26 89 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 184 0 running 18
27 28 Derrike Cope Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 166 0 engine 17
28 70 Dennis Setzer Jay Robinson Racing Dodge 140 0 electrical 16
29 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 138 0 crash 15
30 11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 87 0 crash 14
31 16 Kevin Swindell Roush Fenway Racing Ford 86 0 crash 13
32 23 Alex Kennedy R3 Motorsports Dodge 84 0 crash 12
33 81 Donnie Neuenberger MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 70 0 too slow 11
34 41 Carl Long Rick Ware Racing Ford 52 0 rear gear 10
35 40 Scott Wimmer Key Motorsports Chevrolet 44 2 transmission 10
36 79 Tim Andrews 2nd Chance Motorsports Chevrolet 44 0 transmission 8
37 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb (R) JJC Racing Ford 43 0 axle 7
38 52 Kevin Lepage Means Motorsports Chevrolet 19 0 crash 6
39 0 Brad Teague JD Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 engine 5
40 55 Brett Rowe Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 7 0 handling 4
41 44 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 6 0 vibration 3
42 04 Charles Lewandoski (R) Go Green Racing Ford 4 0 ignition 2
43 82 Blake Koch (R) MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 1 0 crash 1
Official Race Results

References

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  1. ^ "2011 5-hour Energy 200". Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "Throwback Thursday Theater: The Monster Mile Lives Up to Its Nickname". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Swindell's day at Dover ends in a wreck". Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Spider sense? Trevor Bayne has healthy elbow and confidence going to Talladega | NASCAR News Now". SceneDaily.com. 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  5. ^ "Throwback Thursday Theater: The Monster Mile Lives Up to Its Nickname". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Edwards escapes late wreck for Dover victory". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. May 14, 2011. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  7. ^ "Points to ponder from the NASCAR Nationwide Series 5-hour ENERGY 200 late race wreck". Retrieved May 14, 2011.


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