Sprint Cup Race - Darlington

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Race 11 of 36

Bojangles Southern 500

Location - Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

Course Type - 1.366 Mile Oval

Race Distance - 367 Laps / 501.322 Miles

Date & TV Schedule - Saturday, May 12th - Pre-Race - 6:30pm Eastern / Green Flag-Approx. 7:15pm Eastern - FOX / Sirius XM Radio -channel 90 & MRN

Practice Sessions -
Friday, May 11th -11:30am-1:30pm Eastern / Happy Hour -2:15pm -3:00pm Eastern

Qualifications- Friday, May 11th 5:100pm Eastern
 
2011 Sprint Cup Darlington Spring Race Information

Showtime Southern 500

2011 Pole Sitter - Kasey Kahne , 181.254 mph / 27.131 seconds
2011 Winner - Regan Smith
Number of Cautions -11 for 46 laps
Lead Changes - 21 lead changes among 12 drivers
Length of Race - 3 hours, 53 minutes, 51 seconds
Average Speed - 129.678 mph
Margin Of Victory -0.196 seconds
Fastest Lap - Lap 246 - Kevin Harvick- 173.161mph
 
Darlington Raceway

Track Facts -

Turns 1 & 2 -25 degrees banking, 79 ft. width
Turns 3 & 4 - 23 degrees banking, 62 ft. width
Frontstretch - 3 degrees banking, 1,229 ft. length, 90 ft. wide
Backstretch - 2 degrees banking, 1,229 ft. length, 90 ft. wide
Pit Road length -2,025 ft., width -46 feet
Pit Road Speed -45 mph

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Entry List..

1. #1 Jamie McMurray
2. #2 Brad Keselowski
3. #5 Kasey Kahne
4. #9 Marcos Ambrose
5. #10 Danica Patrick
6. #11 Denny Hamlin
7. #13 Casey Mears
8. #14 Tony Stewart
9. #15 Clint Bowyer
10. #16 Greg Biffle
11. #17 Matt Kenseth
12. #18 Kyle Busch
13. #19 Mike Bliss
14. #20 Joey Logano
15. #22 AJ Allmendinger
16. #23 Scott Riggs
17. #24 Jeff Gordon
18. #26 Josh Wise
19. #27 Paul Menard
20. #29 Kevin Harvick
21. #30 David Stremme
22. #31 Jeff Burton
23. #32 Reed Sorenson
24.. #33 Stephen Leicht
25. #34 David Ragan
26. #36 Dave Blaney
27. #38 David Gilliland
28. #39 Ryan Newman
29. #42 Juan Montoya
30. #43 Aric Almirola
31. #47 Bobby Labonte
32. #48 Jimmie Johnson
33. #49 JJ Yeley
34. #51 Kurt Busch
35. #52 Mike Skinner
36. #55 Mark Martin
37. #56 Martin Truex Jr.
38. #74 Cole Whitt
39. #78 Regan Smith
40. #79 Scott Speed
41. #83 Landon Cassill
42. #87 Joe Nemechek
43. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
44. #93 David Reutimann
45. #98 Michael McDowell
46. #99 Carl Edwards
 
Drivers that must qualify on time are..

#19 Mike Bliss
#23 Scott Riggs
#26 Josh Wise
#30 David Stremme
#33 Stephen Leicht
#49 JJ Yeley
#52 Mike Skinner
#74 Cole Whitt
#79 Scott Speed
#87 Joe Nemechek
98 Michael McDowell
 
The Southern 500 This is one of the ones i look forward to Every year! Great track and Great racing!
 
Aero push has been bad since the re-pave. Hopefully the tires fall off more than last year so we don't have another race completely dependent on track position.
 
Anyone care to weigh in on how they think Miss Thang will fare in her first CUP race at Darlington? One can bet the farm that she will be one of the main stories for our friends at FOX.

My expectations are pretty low - no better than a 25th place finish. But I am hoping that she learns enough during Friday's N'wide race to help her out on Saturday and exceed my expectations. It's gonna be a tough weekend for her!
 
I love real racing.....that is why I think so little of NASCAR as it is today.
 
truthfulone said:
I love real racing.....that is why I think so little of NASCAR as it is today.
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FenderBumper said:
Don't stop now.
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This reminds me of the people that call into SiriusXM NASCAR Radio detailing the previous weeks race and how they don't like and or watch racing anymore because of one thing or another yet somehow they still find time to call in to a NASCAR Radio show or post to a NASCAR forum. o_O
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
This reminds me of the people that call into SiriusXM NASCAR Radio detailing the previous weeks race and how they don't like and or watch racing anymore because of one thing or another yet somehow they still find time to call in to a NASCAR Radio show or post to a NASCAR forum. o_O
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Call in shows seem to attract some very odd people on the other end of the line.
 
last weeks race...no no much longer than last week or last year.....I record the races on Tivo, skip the commercial telethons and watch the short races shown.....my comments may remind you of some radio show , but it is irrelevant to me...what is important is how it reminds me how much better racing was before it was infested with the current directors of NASCAR.....if my comments upset you...so be it, they will remain as I decide....feel free to do the same.
 
truthfulone said:
last weeks race...no no much longer than last week or last year.....I record the races on Tivo, skip the commercial telethons and watch the short races shown.....my comments may remind you of some radio show , but it is irrelevant to me...what is important is how it reminds me how much better racing was before it was infested with the current directors of NASCAR.....if my comments upset you...so be it, they will remain as I decide....feel free to do the same.
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I can't do the same. My DVR broke last week. But you're absolutely right. Commercials suck big time.
 
robbybee said:
It's not so much that the commercials suck - it's just the outrageous quantity of them shown during a race telecast that pisses me off!

Then again, most of the commercials are pretty sucky...
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I agree. The Francers are so damn greedy it ruins what the little racing we get.
 
I gotta give you credit DanicaFan. You really get on the ball with these threads lol

As far as Danica goes, she should just worry about finishing all the laps. Doesn't matter how many laps down or where she is as long as they load it in the hauler in one piece.
 
truthfulone said:
last weeks race...no no much longer than last week or last year.....I record the races on Tivo, skip the commercial telethons and watch the short races shown.....my comments may remind you of some radio show , but it is irrelevant to me...what is important is how it reminds me how much better racing was before it was infested with the current directors of NASCAR.....if my comments upset you...so be it, they will remain as I decide....feel free to do the same.
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Hey, you speak the truth. You want some plane tickets to the East coast so we can meet?
 
FenderBumper said:
I agree. The Francers are so damn greedy it ruins what the little racing we get.
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The France Family has nothing to do with the number of commercials shown during the telecast of a race. There are probably some provisions for the broadcaster to include a certain number of NASCAR promos but other than that, it's out of NASCAR's hands.

The Networks pay NASCAR a set amount for the broadcast rights and then they sell advertisements in an effort to turn a profit.

It's easy to blame The Family for a lot of things but this ain't one of them.
 
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