2011 Kobalt Tools 500
| Race details | |||
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| Race 35 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | November 13, 2011 | ||
| Location | Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) |
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| Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km) | ||
| Weather | Rain showers with a high temperature around 62. | ||
| Average speed | 112.909 miles per hour (181.709 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Fenway Racing | ||
| Time | 26.258 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Stewart Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 160 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Racing Team | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree | ||
The 2011 Kobalt Tools 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 13, 2011 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps, it was the thirty-fifth as well as the ninth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kasey Kahne for the Red Bull Racing Team. Carl Edwards finished second, and Tony Stewart clinched third.
Phoenix International Raceway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and Martinsville Speedway. The standard track at Phoenix International Raceway is a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long. After the February race, PIR was significantly reconfigured. The first two turns are now banked from 10 to 11 degrees, while the final two turns are banked from 8 to 9 degrees. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at three degrees. The back stretch, nicknamed the 'dogleg', varies from 10 to 11 degree banking. The racetrack has seats for 76,800 spectators.
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