2011 Coke Zero 400
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 17 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
| Date | July 2, 2011 | ||
| Official name | Coke Zero 400 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) |
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| Distance | 170 laps, 425 mi (683.971 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures between 69.8 °F (21.0 °C) and 78.2 °F (25.7 °C) were observed locally during race; only 1.28 inches (3.3 cm) of precipitation recorded within 24 hours of event | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 49.433 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 25 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 6 | David Ragan | Roush Fenway Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Turner Network Television | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. and Kyle Petty | ||
The 2011 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on July 2, 2011 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was the 17th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by David Ragan of Roush Fenway Racing, his first in the series. Ragan's teammate Matt Kenseth finished second and Joey Logano finished third.
Daytona International Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.Kevin Harvick was the defending race winner.
Prior to the race, Carl Edwards led the Drivers' Championship with 573 points, and Harvick stood in second with 548 points. Jimmie Johnson was third in the Drivers' Championship with 540 points in a Chevrolet, Kurt Busch was fourth with 539 points, and Kyle Busch was in fifth with 536 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 108 points, 15 points ahead of Ford. Toyota, with 84 points, was 17 ahead of Dodge in the battle for third.
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