Sunday, February 27, 2011

NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Results from Phoenix 2/27

Photos via: Yahoo Sports, Getty Images, AP, & Jeff Gluck's twitter

NASCAR Sprint Cup Subway Fresh Fit 500 from Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale,AZ.(312 Laps).

  Juan Pablo Montoya, Driver Of The #42 Target Chevrolet, Leans
  Kasey Kahne, Driver Of The #4 Red Bull Toyota, Stands
  Kurt Busch, Driver Of The #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, Prepares
  Trevor Bayne, Driver Of The #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, Is

TV Network: FOX.

TV Commentators: Darrell Waltrip, Mike Joy, & Larry McReynolds.

Hollywood Hotel: Jeff Hammond & Chris Myers.

Pit Reporters: Dr. Dick Bergeren, Krista Voda, Steve Byrnes, & Matt Yocum.

In Attendence: Charles from TMZ & Jared from Subway.



Invocation by: Ken Boweers.

National Anthem by: Emmy Rossum.

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Command To Start Engines by: Apollo Ohno.

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  Olympian Apolo Ohno Sits

To Back: #60 Landon Cassill(Engine Change).

Green Green Green led by: #99 Carl Edwards!

  Carl Edwards, Driver Of The #99 Subway Ford, Leads
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Leads

Lap 20 Caution Flag! #24 Jeff Gordon's transponder falls off.

  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Makes

Lap 26 Restart #22 Kurt Busch leads!

  Kurt Busch, Driver Of The #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, Drives

Lap 34 Caution Flag! #7 Robby Gordon spins around but gets back going.

Lap 39 Restart #99 Edwards leads!

  Carl Edwards, Driver Of The #99 Subway Ford, And Clint Bowyer, Driver Of The #33 Cheerios Chevrolet, Lead The Field

Lap 50 Caution Flag! #21 Trevor Bayne cuts off #38 Travis Kvapil, and Bayne spins around into the wall. Bayne is out of the race.

  Trevor Bayne, Driver Of The #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Spins
  Trevor Bayne, Driver Of The #21 Motorcraft Ford, Spins In Front Of Travis Kvapil, Driver Of The #38 Long John Silvers
  Trevor Bayne, Driver Of The #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, Loses
Trevor Bayne's Car Is
  Crew Members

Lucky Dog: #7 Gordon.

Lap 56 Restart #22 Busch leads!

  Kurt Busch, Driver Of The #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, Leads

Lap 59 Caution Flag! #18 Kyle Busch hits the wall then #99 Edwards, Edwards spins around into the wall and collects #24 Gordon & #29 Kevin Harvick. Edwards goes to the garage, rest stay on track.

Lucky Dog: #60 Cassill(only 13 laps down now).

Lap 67 Restart #22 Busch leads!

  Kurt Busch, Driver Of The #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, Leads

Lap 67 Caution Flag! #17 Matt Kenseth spins #83 Brian Vickers, Vickers spins around and collects #31 Jeff Burton, #00 David Reuitmann, #56 Martin Truex Jr,, #34 David Gilliland, #1 Jamie McMurray, #78 Regan Smith, #6 David Ragan, #7 Robby Gordon, #13 Casey Mears, #38 Travis Kvapil, #47 Bobby Labonte, & #71 Andy Lally. Kvapil is out of the race. Vickers, Burton, Reuitmann, McMurray, Smith, Gordon, & Lally go to the garage. Rest stay on track.

Cars Pile Up
The Wrecked Cars Driven By Andy Lally, Right, And Jamie McMurray (1) Get Pushed Into The Garage Area By Crew Members
  Clint Bowyer, Driver Of The #33 Cheerios Chevrolet, Talks To Jeff Burton, Driver Of The #31 Caterpilliar Chevrolet,
  Crew Members
  Clint Bowyer, Driver Of The #33 Cheerios Chevrolet, Sits In The Garage Area As Crew Members Make Repairs To His Car
  Crew Members
Carl Edwards Stands
  Crew Members
  Jamie McMurray, Driver Of The #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, Looks

RED FLAG! Due to the big wreck. Red lasts for 16 Minutes.

Caution Flag as the red was withdrawn.

Lucky Dog: #60 Cassill(only 12 laps down now).

Lap 73 Restart #11 Denny Hamlin leads!

Lap 126 Caution Flag! #6 Ragan cuts a tire and hits the wall and clips #09 Bill Elliott. Ragan is out of the race.

  David Ragan, Driver Of The #6 UPS Ford, Walks
  David Ragan, Driver Of The #6 UPS Ford, Walks

Lucky Dog: #42 Juan Pablo Montoya.

  Juan Pablo Montoya, Driver Of The #42 Target Chevrolet, Makes

Lap 134 Restart #14 Tony Stewart leads!

Lap 220 Caution Flag! #20 Joey Logano blows his engine. Logano is out of the race.

Lucky Dog: #2 Brad Keselowski.

  Brad Keselowski, Driver Of The #2 Miller Lite Dodge, Makes

87 to go Restart #24 Gordon leads!

  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24  Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet Leads Kyle Busch, Driver Of The #18 Combos Toyota On A

27 to go Caution Flag! Debris.

Lucky Dog: #9 Marcos Ambrose.

  Marcos Ambrose, Driver Of The #9 Stanley Ford, Races

22 to go Restart #14 Stewart leads!

  Kyle Busch, Driver Of The #18 Combos Toyota Leads

21 to go #18 Busch takes the lead!

  Kyle Busch, Driver Of The #18 Combos Toyota Leads

8 to go #24 Gordon takes the lead!



2 to go #24 Gordon leads!

  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24  Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet Leads

Final Lap! #24 Gordon leads!

  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Races

Winner is: #24 Jeff Gordon!!!!!!! Gordon ends a 66 race winless streak!

  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Comes
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Crosses
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Crosses
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24  Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  A Tow Truck Pushes
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24  Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
Jeff Gordon, Right, Gets
  A View Of Damage To The Car Of Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet,
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates In Victory Lane With Crew Chief Alan
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Celebrates
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Uses
Jeff Gordon Operates
Jeff Gordon Checks
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Shakes
  Jeff Gordon, Driver Of The #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, Poses

#09 Bill Elliott in the Security Benefit/Billboard.com Chevy finshed 23rd!

  Brian Vickers, Driver Of The #83 Red Bull Toyota, Races

Final Results
FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS
1 20 24 Jeff Gordon  Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger  48/2 312 Running
2 4 18 Kyle Busch  Toyota Combos 43/1 312 Running
3 28 48 Jimmie Johnson  Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools  42/1 312 Running
4 17 29 Kevin Harvick  Chevrolet Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches  41/1 312 Running
5 14 39 Ryan Newman  Chevrolet Tornados 40/1 312 Running
6 3 4 Kasey Kahne  Toyota Red Bull  38/0 312 Running
7 18 14 Tony Stewart  Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1  38/1 312 Running
8 2 22 Kurt Busch  Dodge Shell / Pennzoil  37/1 312 Running
9 15 43 A.J. Allmendinger  Ford Valvoline 35/0 312 Running
10 35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Chevrolet National Guard / Amp Energy  34/0 312 Running
11 12 11 Denny Hamlin  Toyota FedEx Freight  34/1 312 Running
12 24 17 Matt Kenseth  Ford Crown Royal  33/1 312 Running
13 23 5 Mark Martin  Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 31/0 312 Running
14 7 56 Martin Truex Jr.  Toyota NAPA Auto Parts  30/0 312 Running
15 9 2 Brad Keselowski  Dodge Miller Lite  29/0 311 Running
16 30 9 Marcos Ambrose  Ford Stanley 28/0 311 Running
17 13 27 Paul Menard  Chevrolet Vertis / Menards  27/0 311 Running
18 27 13 Casey Mears  Toyota GEICO 26/0 311 Running
19 22 42 Juan Montoya  Chevrolet Target 25/0 311 Running
20 10 16 Greg Biffle  Ford 3M 24/0 311 Running
21 21 47 Bobby Labonte  Toyota Clorox 23/0 310 Running
22 29 34 David Gilliland  Ford Taco Bell  22/0 310 Running
23 39 09 Bill Elliott  Chevrolet Security Bene
fit / Rydex / Billboard.com 21/0 309 Running
24 36 32 Mike Skinner  Ford Cerwin-Vega Mobile / K1 Speed  0 308 Running
25 42 37 Tony Raines  Ford Front Row Motorsports  19/0 306 Running
26 25 31 Jeff Burton  Chevrolet Caterpillar 18/0 276 Running
27 16 33 Clint Bowyer  Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper  17/0 260 Running
28 1 99 Carl Edwards  Ford Subway 17/1 252 Running
29 26 00 David Reutimann  Toyota Best Western  15/0 246 Running
30 19 83 Brian Vickers  Toyota Red Bull  14/0 238 Running
31 41 71 Andy Lally * Chevrolet Super Eco-Fuel Saver  14/1 237 Running
32 31 7 Robby Gordon  Dodge Speed Energy / Bashas'  12/0 236 Running
33 6 20 Joey Logano  Toyota The Home Depot  11/0 213 Engine
34 5 78 Regan Smith  Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies  10/0 213 Running
35 8 1 Jamie McMurray  Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker  9/0 126 Accident
36 11 6 David Ragan  Ford UPS "We Love Logistics"  8/0 125 Accident
37 38 46 J.J. Yeley  Chevrolet AAMCO Transmission / Ohsweken Speedway  7/0 72 Electrical
38 37 60 Landon Cassill  Toyota Big Red  0 68 Brakes
39 40 38 Travis Kvapil  Ford Long John Silver's  0 66 Accident
40 33 21 Trevor Bayne  Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center  0 49 Accident
41 34 66 Michael McDowell  Toyota HP Racing LLC  4/1 43 Brakes
42 43 36 Dave Blaney  Chevrolet Accell Construction  2/0 27 Electrical
43 32 87 Joe Nemechek  Toyota NEMCO Motorsports  0 22 Electrical
* Denotes Rookie

Points
Sprint Cup After Phoenix
1.Kyle Busch #18 Combos Toyota Gibbs
2.Kurt Busch #22 Shell Pennezoil Dodge Penske
3.Tony Stewart #14 Office Depot Chevy Stewart Haas
4.A.J. Allmendinger #43 Best Buy Ford Petty
5.Jeff Gordon #24 AARP Drive To End Hunger Chevy Hendrick
6.Mark Martin #5 GoDaddy Chevy Hendrick
7.Bobby Labonte #47 Clorox Toyota JTG/Daugherty
8.Ryan Newman #39 Tornados Chevy Stewart Haas
9.Juan Pablo Montoya #42 Target Chevy Earnhardt Ganassi
10.David Gilliland #38 Taco Bell Ford Front Row
11.Paul Menard #27 Vertis Chevy Childress
12.Carl Edwards #99 Aflac Ford Roush Fenway
18.Bill Elliott #09 Security Benefit Chevy Phoenix
Next Race is: 3/6 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas,NV.