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NASCAR : 2011 Dover - Matt Kenseth scores second Sprint Cup win this season E-mail
Sunday, 15 May 2011 08:00
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NASCAR : 2011 Dover - Matt Kenseth scores second Sprint Cup win this season
NASCAR : 2011 Dover - Kenseth - #17 Wiley X Sunglasses Ford wins FedEx 400
NASCAR : 2011 Dover - Matt Kenseth - #17 Ford Fusion - 1st place conference
NASCAR : 2011 Dover - Marcos Ambrose - #9 Ford Fusion - 3rd place conference
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On the strength of a two tyre pit stop, instead of the regular four, Matt Kenseth pulled away from his Sprint Cup opposition at the Dover International Speedway to lead the final 32 laps on Sunday and take his second victory of the season, added to his win in Texas, becomes the third driver to win twice this year.

When Juan Pablo Montoya spun out in Turn 4 to bring out the final caution flag of the day on Lap 361, Kenseth headed onto pit road behind Bowyer, Edwards and Johnson and in a last second decision, while the car was being raised into the air, suggested to crew chief Jimmy Fennig to change two tyres.

"While I was on the jack, I asked if he was sure we didn't want to try two and he said to put on two. It was really Jimmy's call and just a suggestion by me," Kenseth said.

Fennig, on the other side of the pit wall, was quick to agree: "That was all Matt there. He figured we needed to have clean air and he called two tyres and we did two and away we went."

The regular strategy would be: If track position is good, new tyres are better, which is what Bowyer, Edwards and Johnson thought when they went for the conventional play to bolt on four tyres and with 33 laps to go under green, there should have been more than enough time to use fresh rubber to their advantage.

Race Fast Facts provided by NASCAR Statistics
Dover International Speedway - FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks
Race Winner: Matt Kenseth
Age: 39
Team : #17 - Wiley X Sunglasses Ford
Owner: John Henry
Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig
  • Matt Kenseth won the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks, his 20th victory in 411 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
  • With the victory, Kenseth moves into a tie for 34th on the all time wins list with Speedy Thompson.
  • This is his second victory and fifth top 10 finish in 2011. His first win this season came at Texas.
  • This is his second victory and 16th top 10 finish in 25 races at Dover International Speedway. His last Dover win came in 2006.
  • Mark Martin (second) posted his 31st top 10 finish in 50 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his fourth top 10 finish in 2011.
  • Marcos Ambrose (third) posted his first top 10 finish in six races at Dover International Speedway.
  • Carl Edwards leads the point standings by 24 points over Jimmie Johnson.
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 82,000, Matt Kenseth won the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks, his 20th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. To start the race, the following car dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: #18 (engine change).
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 11 minutes, 7 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 125.578mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 2.122 second(s)
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: None - due to inclement weather
AMERICAN ETHANOL GREEN FLAG RESTART AWARD: Jimmie Johnson
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE: Kyle Busch (crew chief Dave Rogers)
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP: Jimmie Johnson (153.525mph, Lap 3)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE: Tom Ghent (#17)
MOBIL 1 OIL DRIVER OF THE RACE: Brian Vickers
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE: Clint Bowyer (crew chief Shane Wilson, -0.218 seconds)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner: rolls over to $120,000 at next event++
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS POSITION IMPROVEMENT AWARD: Matt Kenseth (23 places)
SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Andy Lally
++Rollover money awarded at year's end, amount not included in race winnings.

Caution Flags: 6 cautions for 28 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 21-24 (Car #20 Spin Backstretch [71]); 42-45 (Competition [30]); 164-169 (Precipitation [1]); 218-222 (Debris [22]); 333-337 (Car #4 Accident Turn 1 [22]); 363-366 (Car #42 Spin Turn 4 [00]).

Lap Leaders: 23 lead changes among 11 drivers. Johnson 1-41, Bliss 42, McDowell 43-44, Edwards 45, Johnson 46-107, Kenseth 108, Earnhardt Jr 109, Truex Jr 110, Johnson 111-142, Edwards 143-163, Johnson 164, Allmendinger 165, Johnson 166-188, Edwards 189-217, Johnson 218, Edwards 219-283, Johnson 284-285, Montoya 286-287, Johnson 288-312, Edwards 313, Johnson 314-333, Bowyer 334-362, Martin 363-368, Kenseth 369-400.

Dover International Speedway - FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks race results:
Pos. Started N° Driver Car Sponsor Pts/Bns Laps Status
1 24 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Wiley X Sunglasses 47/1 400 Running
2 25 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy 43/1 400 Running
3 18 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Dewalt 41/0 400 Running
4 7 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 40/0 400 Running
5 15 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 39/0 400 Running
6 22 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 39/1 400 Running
7 13 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 38/1 400 Running
8 8 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 37/1 400 Running
9 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 37/2 400 Running
10 10 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 34/0 400 Running
11 16 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 33/0 400 Running
12 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy Sugar Free / National Guard 33/1 400 Running
13 9 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 31/0 400 Running
14 6 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 30/0 400 Running
15 17 0 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 29/0 400 Running
16 26 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground / AutismSpeaks .org 28/0 400 Running
17 21 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 27/0 400 Running
18 23 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Kingsford / Bush's Beans 26/0 400 Running
19 12 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 25/0 400 Running
20 31 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 24/0 398 Running
21 28 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Haas Automation 23/0 398 Running
22 29 34 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 22/0 398 Running
23 30 13 Casey Mears Toyota GEICO 21/0 397 Running
24 20 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet CertainTeed / Menards 20/0 396 Running
25 33 32 Mike Bliss Ford U.S. Chrome 0 396 Running
26 35 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Golden Corral 18/0 396 Running
27 5 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 17/0 395 Running
28 14 6 David Ragan Ford UPS "We Love Logistics" 16/0 395 Running
29 27 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Office Depot 15/0 394 Running
30 32 9 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit 0 394 Running
31 41 38 Travis Kvapil Ford A&W All American Food 0 394 Running
32 19 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 13/1 393 Running
33 37 71 Andy Lally * Ford Interstate Moving Services 11/0 389 Running
34 11 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 10/0 361 Running
35 43 37 Tony Raines Ford Front Row Motorsports 9/0 341 In Pit
36 4 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull 8/0 331 Out of Race
37 2 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy 08/1 166 Out of Race
38 34 7 Scott Wimmer Dodge Fast Five / Speed Energy 0 77 In Pit
39 42 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 0 55 Out of Race
40 38 46 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Red Line Oil 4/0 51 In Pit
41 39 60 Mike Skinner Toyota Big Red 0 51 In Pit
42 40 30 David Stremme Chevrolet Inception Motorsports 2/0 47 In Pit
43 36 66 Michael McDowell Toyota HP Racing LLC 02/1 45 Out of Race

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