2011 NASCAR Cup Series
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Chicagoland
First Chase race. Fuel mileage race with Tony being able to go faster than Edwards, Johnson, etc. Harvick charges to 2nd, Dale 3rd.
Richmond 2
Chase cutoff. A wreck fest with 15 cautions. Harvick led early, Carl in middle. Intriguing ending as Carl tries to catch Harvick in closing laps
Atlanta
Gordon duel until the end until Johnson gets really loose. Great battle.
Michigan 2
Debated between 3 or 4. Good racing. Biffle leads a lot early. Jimmie was fortunate with pit stop before caution to get up front. Brad was good. Kyle clinches
Watkins Glen
Ambrose's first win. Great battle late with KFB making mistake and Marcos and BK battled. Really bad crashes, the last with Ragan and 00 ends race
Pocono 2
Brad wins with broken foot and hurt back after racing crash. Good finish with Kyle trying to catch him. JJ and Kurt swipes at each other late and have words
Brickyard 400
Cool story with Menard pulling upset. But it's all about fuel mileage. Stewart led late but had to pit. Gordon was really strong on fresh tires
New Hampshire
For the most part it's uneventful with lots of cautions. But the ending is intriguing with Newman trying to save fuel with Tony chasing. SHR 1-2 finish
Kentucky
Debut Cup race at Kentucky. Not a lot of passing. A fairly close finish at the end with late restart. Reutemann in 2nd. Bad traffic issues
Daytona 2
Ragan's first Cup win. Tandem racing but not as good as Daytona 500. Two wrecks on last lap. Just not very intriguing despite lots of lead changes
Sonoma
The race itself was Kurt being clearly the best car and winning easily. Lots of drama with payback. Tony/Vickets, JPM/others
Michigan 1
The Fords were strong with Kenseth, Biffle and Edwards leading a lot. Denny only led 8 laps and capitalized on fuel strategy. Solid race with 17 making run
Pocono 1
Boring race at my least favorite track. No passing. It's like NASCAR throw fake caution to make things close again
Kansas
Kurt dominated but it comes down to fuel strategy and he has to pit. Brad saves to make one less stop. Jr also on same strategy in 2nd. Wolfe's first win
Coca-Cola 600
Dale runs out of gas in final turn. All about fuel mileage with others having issues. Harv comes out of nowhere. Lots of yellows. Stenhouse debut driving 21
All-Star Race
Three segments, 100 laps, no strategy. Edwards jumps out with 10 to go. Kyle makes it close, needed more laps. Carl hits man hole in celebration
Dover
JJ and Edwards led most of race. But with 35 to go they take four tires while others took two. Kenseth passes Martin and cruises. Slippery track with rubber
Southern 500
Long green flag runs with Edwards in control until late caution. Smith stayed out and held off Carl. Slippery track. Harvick/Busch upset after
Richmond 1
Good racing early and midway, including drama between Newman and Montoya. Busch and Hamlin were class with Kyle strongest in final long run
Talladega
Tandem drafting. So much passing and lead changes. A few wrecks, good saves. JJ and Dale worked all race. Four wide at the line. Bowyer so close
Texas
First Texas night race. Kenseth led 169 laps with Ford dominant. Nothing really rememberable. Long green flag run. One wreck involving Truex
Martinsville 1
Very good. Three cars at the front vying for win. Jr was bumped Kyle to get lead. Then Harvick passes 88. Jr tried crossover. Harv's first clock
Fontana
Kyle led 151 laps but a late caution allows Johnson to get by. Kyle falls to 3rd. Harvick closes by running high line to get by 48 on final lap
Bristol 1
Kyle, Carl and Jimmie were best cars and all three finished top three. Nothing too special. Harvick loses control and causes accident
Las Vegas
Stewart led most laps but ran 2nd after green flag pit stop but Carl in front following a Stewart speeding penalty. Montoya 3rd, Ambrose 4th
Phoenix
Gordon snaps 66 race winless streak. Jeff led the most laps and passed Kyle late in the race. First win with Gustafson after having Letarte
Daytona 500
Tandem drafting makes it good. Great story. GWC finish. Bayne blocked run from Edwards at the end. His 2nd ever Cup race
