| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 29 of 36 in the2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Layout of Dover International Speedway | |||
| Date | October 2, 2011 (2011-10-2) | ||
| Location | Dover International Speedway,Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.6 km (1.0 miles) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.7 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 55 °F (13 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[2] | ||
| Average speed | 119.413 miles per hour (192.177 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Michael Waltrip Racing | ||
| Time | 22.641 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 158 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick,Dale Jarrett andAndy Petree | ||
The2011 AAA 400 was aNASCAR Cup Series stock car race that was held on October 2, 2011, atDover International Speedway inDover, Delaware.
Contested 400 laps on the 1.000-mile (1.609 km) concrete oval, it was the 29th race of the2011 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the third race in the ten-raceChase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. The race was won byKurt Busch for thePenske Racing team.Jimmie Johnson finished second, andCarl Edwards clinched third.[3]
A series of racing accidents in addition to a brief bout of rain contributed to the vast amount of cautions that this race endured. While the average green flag run was approximately 32 laps, 11% of the race was run under a caution flag.[3]
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