1 10 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota
2 9 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
3 8 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet
4 14 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Global Mining Chevrolet
5 30 39 Ryan Newman U.S. Army Veterans Day Chevrolet
6 2 43 A J Allmendinger WIX Filters Ford
7 7 00 David Reutimann TUMS Toyota
8 3 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford
9 11 27 Paul Menard Peak / Menards Chevrolet
10 28 33 Clint Bowyer USO / Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
11 25 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota
12 33 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota
13 29 16 Greg Biffle 3M / Meguiar’s Ford
14 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet
15 26 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet

Continue reading “2011 NASCAR Race #35 Results, Chase Race #9: Phoenix”

By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(November 13, 2011)

AVONDALE, Ariz.—It was Ali-Frazier in the Garden. It was Celtics-Lakers with Bird and Magic.

It was NASCAR’s dream. Punch and counterpunch—the top two drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup trading shots in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.

Yes, Kasey Kahne won the race—his first victory of the season and the 12th of his career—but Edwards and Stewart dominated the action as their battle for the 2011 championship remained as close as it was at the start of the day.

Continue reading “Phoenix Race Recap – Kasey Kahne notches win for Red Bull Racing”

Kasey Kahne On Fire As Hendrick Move Nears

Most drivers competing in a lame-duck situation could be content to play out the string this late in the season. Not so for Kasey Kahne.

Even as the Red Bull Racing team faces offseason uncertainty, a bright spot has been Kahne’s swan song in the No. 4 Toyota. Kahne, under contract to move to Hendrick Motorsports next season, has proven his on-track worth even though the team came up short in qualifying for the Chase. Kahne’s third-place effort at Texas was the latest manifestation of that, marking his fourth top-five finish in the last six races.

Continue reading “Kasey Kahne On Fire As Hendrick Move Nears”