The 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on June 19, 2011 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps, it was the fifteenth race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Denny Hamlin for the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Matt Kenseth finished second, and Kyle Busch, who started 24th, clinched third.
There were five cautions and 22 lead changes among 12 different drivers throughout the course of the race. The result moved Hamlin to the ninth position in the Drivers' Championship, 77 points behind points leader, Carl Edwards and one point ahead of Tony Stewart. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, 13 points ahead of Ford and 21 ahead of Toyota, with twenty-one races remaining in the season. A total of 88,000 people attended the race.
Results POSST#DRIVERSPONSOR / OWNERCARLAPSMONEYSTATUSLEDPTS11011 Denny HamlinFedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)Toyota200202200running8472317 Matt KensethCrown Royal (Jack Roush)Ford200170436running174332418 Kyle BuschSnickers (Joe Gibbs)Toyota200157516running59424927 Paul MenardPittsburgh Paints / Menards (Richard Childress)Chevrolet200106475running24152399 Carl EdwardsAflac "Now Hiring" (Jack Roush)Ford200138716running304061339 Ryan NewmanU.S. Army 236th Birthday / Bud Moore HOF (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet200130450running3397614 Tony StewartOffice Depot / Mobil 1 (Stewart Haas Racing)Chevrolet200127608running03782733 Clint BowyerCheerios / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)Chevrolet200129408running0369195 Mark MartinGoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet20092900running03510483 Brian VickersRed Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota200111364running03411122 Kurt BuschShell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)Dodge200130525running934121251 Landon CassillSecurity Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today (James Finch)Chevrolet20081450running00132643 A.J. AllmendingerBest Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford200120061running031142229 Kevin HarvickBudweiser (Richard Childress)Chevrolet200126086running13115716 Greg BiffleAmerican Red Cross / 3M (Jack Roush)Ford200102325running6831161721 Trevor BayneMotorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center (Wood Brothers)Ford20080650running00173124 Jeff GordonDrive to End Hunger / AARP (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet200117186running027183020 Joey LoganoThe Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)Toyota20087850running02619141 Jamie McMurrayMcDonald's (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)Chevrolet200114164running02520206 David RaganUPS "We Love Logistics" (Jack Roush)Ford20088550running024211588 Dale Earnhardt Jr.AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet20086625running023221647 Bobby LabonteRainEater / Advance Auto Parts (JTG-Daugherty Racing)Toyota200104645running12323189 Marcos AmbroseStanley / DeWalt Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)Ford200108891running021243331 Jeff BurtonCaterpillar (Richard Childress)Chevrolet20085650running02025412 Brad KeselowskiMiller Lite (Roger Penske)Dodge200103483running019261156 Martin Truex Jr.NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)Toyota19984975running018272148 Jimmie JohnsonLowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet199127511running0172884 Kasey KahneRed Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota199100683running016294034 David GillilandTaco Bell (Bob Jenkins)Ford19991908running015302542 Juan Pablo MontoyaCars 2 (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)Chevrolet199115683running014312838 Travis KvapilFellowship of Christian Athletes (Bob Jenkins)Ford19987658running00323532 Mike BlissBlu Cigs (Frank Stoddard)Ford19984947running1033578 Regan SmithFurniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)Chevrolet19999170running011344236 Dave BlaneyGolden Corral / GetAuctionAccess.com (Tommy Baldwin Jr.)Chevrolet19873675running01035200 David ReutimannAaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)Toyota180101483running09363671 Andy LallyTRG Motorsports (Kevin Buckler)Ford15582025crash0837377 Robby GordonSpeed Energy / Walgreens (Robby Gordon)Dodge8072475vibration07383913 Casey MearsGEICO (Germain Racing)Toyota5172390electrical17393446 J.J. YeleyRed Line Oil (Dusty Whitney)Chevrolet4772340brakes05402987 Joe NemechekNEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)Toyota4472300vibration00413230 David StremmeInception Motorsports (Timothy McSweeney)Chevrolet3972260clutch03424381 Scott RiggsWhitneysCollision.com (Dusty Whitney)Chevrolet3072195brakes00433866 Michael McDowellHP Racing (Phil Parsons)Toyota2871792electrical01Failed to qualify or withdrewPOSNAMENBRSPONSOROWNERCAR44Tony Raines37Front Row MotorsportsLarry GunselmanFord45Brian Keselowski92Melling Engine PartsBob KeselowskiChevrolet46Mike Skinner60Big RedGermain RacingToyotaWDT.J. Bell50Green SmokeJoe FalkToyota
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