| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 36 in the2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 Simple line diagram of Texas Motor Speedway track layout | |||
| Date | April 9, 2011 (2011-04-09) | ||
| Official name | Samsung Mobile 500 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway inFort Worth,Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.3 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching a low of 68 °F (20 °C); wind speeds up to 26 miles per hour (42 km/h)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Fenway Racing | ||
| Time | 28.448 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Laps | 169 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy,Darrell Waltrip andLarry McReynolds | ||
The2011 Samsung Mobile 500NASCAR race was held on April 9, 2011, atTexas Motor Speedway inFort Worth, Texas. It was the first spring night race forTexas Motor Speedway in its 15-year history of hosting NASCAR races and was the seventh race in the2011 Sprint Cup season.
Matt Kenseth won the race forRoush Fenway Racing, ending a 76-race winless streak. There was only 1 major wreck, involvingMartin Truex Jr.,Mark Martin, andRegan Smith.David Starr made his Cup debut in the race.[2]
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