6-Jimmie Johnson’s Aaron’s 499 Win at Talladega
At the time, Jimmie Johnson’s final-lap victory – with an assist by teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. – appeared to be an early harbinger of a sixth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Johnson’s second Talladega Superspeedway win – and 54th overall – boosted him from fourth to second in the point standings. The race matched records for lead changes (88) and margin of victory under electronic scoring (0.002 seconds).
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 25, 2011) – NASCAR has issued penalties to the No. 00, No. 47 and No. 56 teams that compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as a result of rule infractions discovered during opening day inspection Oct. 21 at Talladega Superspeedway.
All three cars were found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules detailed in Section 20 of the rule book, or has not been approved by NASCAR prior to the event); and 20-3.2.1A (unapproved modification to an approved windshield) of the 2011 NASCAR rule book.
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1 3 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 100 Years Chevrolet
2 25 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
3 41 36 Dave Blaney Golden Corral Chevrolet
4 16 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
5 30 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
6 26 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota
7 12 14 Tony Stewart El Monterey/Office Depot Chevrolet
8 31 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota
9 23 15 Michael Waltrip Aaron’s/DarrellWaltripNASCARHallofFame Toyota
10 37 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
11 9 99 Carl Edwards Subway Ford
12 7 27 Paul Menard Serta/Menards Chevrolet
13 36 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
14 18 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
15 4 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
16 38 51 Landon Cassill(i) Phoenix Construction/Thank A Teacher Chevrolet
17 42 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota
18 11 17 Matt Kenseth Jeremiah Weed Ford
19 19 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford
20 1 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
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By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(October 22, 2011)
TALLADEGA, Ala.—In his first Camping World Truck Series start since 2009, Mike Wallace won Saturday’s Coca-Cola 250 at Talladega Superspeedway, as Kevin Harvick Inc. teammate Ron Hornaday Jr. pushed him across the finish line.
Hornaday ran second, followed by James Buescher, who made a dent in the series points lead of Austin Dillon. Dillon scrambled to a seventh-place finish after he was demoted to 18th for not maintaining pace under the final caution of the race. The recovery enabled Dillon to stay ahead of Buescher in the standings.
The victory was the fifth overall for Wallace, who was substituting for Elliott Sadler, whose wife, Amanda, is expecting the couple’s second child. Wallace won in the truck series for the first time since 2000. The victory was his first in any of NASCAR’s top three touring series since he won a Nationwide race at Daytona in July 2004.
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