| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 36 in the2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | August 7, 2011 (2011-08-07) | ||
| Location | Pocono Raceway inLong Pond,Pennsylvania | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.5 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 52.310 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 65 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick,Dale Jarrett andAndy Petree | ||
The2011 Good Sam RV Insurance 500 was aNASCARSprint Cup Series stock car race held on August 7, 2011 atPocono Raceway inLong Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 200 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt triangular oval, it was the 21st race of the2011 Sprint Cup Series season.Brad Keselowski ofPenske Racing won the race, while brothersKyle andKurt Busch finished second and third respectively.
Pocono Raceway is one of sixsuperspeedways to holdNASCAR races, the others beingMichigan International Speedway,Auto Club Speedway,Daytona International Speedway,Indianapolis Motor Speedway andTalladega Superspeedway.[2] The standard track at Pocono Raceway is a three-turn trianglular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[3] The first turn at the track isbanked at 14degrees, and the second is banked at 8 degrees. The final corner is at 6 degree banking, while the straightaways each have 2 degrees of banking.[3] The racetrack has seats for 76,812 spectators.[3]
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