Sprint Cup Race Thread - Darlington

[DanicaFan]

Race 11 of 36

Bojangles Southern 500

Location - Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

Course Type - 1.366 Mile Oval

Race Distance - 367 Laps / 501.322 Miles

Date & TV Schedule - Saturday, May 12th - Pre-Race - 6:30pm Eastern / Green Flag-Approx. 7:15pm Eastern - FOX / Sirius XM Radio -channel 90 & MRN

Practice Sessions -
Friday, May 11th -11:30am-1:30pm Eastern / Happy Hour -2:15pm -3:00pm Eastern

Qualifications- Friday, May 11th 5:100pm Eastern

[DanicaFan]

2011 Sprint Cup Darlington Spring Race Information

Showtime Southern 500

2011 Pole Sitter - Kasey Kahne , 181.254 mph / 27.131 seconds
2011 Winner - Regan Smith
Number of Cautions -11 for 46 laps
Lead Changes - 21 lead changes among 12 drivers
Length of Race - 3 hours, 53 minutes, 51 seconds
Average Speed - 129.678 mph
Margin Of Victory -0.196 seconds
Fastest Lap - Lap 246 - Kevin Harvick- 173.161mph

[DanicaFan]

Darlington Raceway

Track Facts -

Turns 1 & 2 -25 degrees banking, 79 ft. width
Turns 3 & 4 - 23 degrees banking, 62 ft. width
Frontstretch - 3 degrees banking, 1,229 ft. length, 90 ft. wide
Backstretch - 2 degrees banking, 1,229 ft. length, 90 ft. wide
Pit Road length -2,025 ft., width -46 feet
Pit Road Speed -45 mph

[DanicaFan]

Entry List..

1. #1 Jamie McMurray
2. #2 Brad Keselowski
3. #5 Kasey Kahne
4. #9 Marcos Ambrose
5. #10 Danica Patrick
6. #11 Denny Hamlin
7. #13 Casey Mears
8. #14 Tony Stewart
9. #15 Clint Bowyer
10. #16 Greg Biffle
11. #17 Matt Kenseth
12. #18 Kyle Busch
13. #19 Mike Bliss
14. #20 Joey Logano
15. #22 AJ Allmendinger
16. #23 Scott Riggs
17. #24 Jeff Gordon
18. #26 Josh Wise
19. #27 Paul Menard
20. #29 Kevin Harvick
21. #30 David Stremme
22. #31 Jeff Burton
23. #32 Reed Sorenson
24.. #33 Stephen Leicht
25. #34 David Ragan
26. #36 Dave Blaney
27. #38 David Gilliland
28. #39 Ryan Newman
29. #42 Juan Montoya
30. #43 Aric Almirola
31. #47 Bobby Labonte
32. #48 Jimmie Johnson
33. #49 JJ Yeley
34. #51 Kurt Busch
35. #52 Mike Skinner
36. #55 Mark Martin
37. #56 Martin Truex Jr.
38. #74 Cole Whitt
39. #78 Regan Smith
40. #79 Scott Speed
41. #83 Landon Cassill
42. #87 Joe Nemechek
43. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
44. #93 David Reutimann
45. #98 Michael McDowell
46. #99 Carl Edwards

[DanicaFan]

Drivers that must qualify on time are..

#19 Mike Bliss
#23 Scott Riggs
#26 Josh Wise
#30 David Stremme
#33 Stephen Leicht
#49 JJ Yeley
#52 Mike Skinner
#74 Cole Whitt
#79 Scott Speed
#87 Joe Nemechek
#98 Michael McDowell

[call_me_andrew]

Darlington Raceway

Track Facts -

Turns 1 & 2 -25 degrees banking, 79 ft. width
Turns 3 & 4 - 23 degrees banking, 62 ft. width

I would love to have that remeasured.

[00steven]

Should be a good race, Darlington tests the focus and determination of the driver.