Race 24 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Date
August 27, 2011 (2011-08-27)
Location
Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee
Course
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance
500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Weather
Temperatures reaching as low as 62.1 °F (16.7 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)[3]
Average speed
96.753 mph (155.709 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Ryan Newman
Stewart Haas Racing
Time
15.624
Most laps led
Driver
Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
Laps
206
Winner
No. 2
Brad Keselowski
Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ABC
Announcers
Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Motor car race
The 2011 Irwin Tools Night Race was a stock car racing competition that took place on August 27, 2011. Held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, the 500-lap race was the twenty-fourth in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Brad Keselowski of the Penske Racing team won the race; Martin Truex Jr. finished second and Jeff Gordon finished third.
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