2011 Firestone Twin 275s
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The Firestone Twin 275s were the sixth and seventh races of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The races took place on June 11, on the
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. The race was unique in its format of two 114-lap races, with each race was for half points. The second race grid positions were determined by a random draw. These would ultimately be the last two races of
Davey Hamilton David Jay "Davey" Hamilton (born June 13, 1962, in Nampa, Idaho) is a race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series and Stadium Super Trucks. He has made 56 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second thr ...
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2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship The 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship Presented by Honda was the scheduled final race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series. It was to be run at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2011, and was scheduled for 200 laps around the facility's 1.5 ...
at Las Vegas, however the race would be red flagged due to a huge crash that claimed the life of two time champion
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. The race would not be restarted and as the race had not gone enough distance to be called official, no results were recorded, making these the final two races of Davey Hamilton's career. Race two would mark the last time for 66 races that every car finished a race. The next time this would happen would be the 2015 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.


Classification


Qualifying


Race One


Race Two


Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included.


External links

{{IndyCar Series race report, Name_of_race = Firestone Twin 275s , Year_of_race = 2011 , Previous_race_in_season =
2011 Indianapolis 500 The 95th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 29, 2011. The race was part of the 2011 IndyCar Series season, 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The track opened for practice on May 14 and ...
, Next_race_in_season = 2011 Milwaukee 225 , Previous_year's_race = 2010 Firestone 550 , Next_year's_race = 2012 Firestone 550 Firestone Twin 275s Firestone Twin 275s Firestone Twin 275s Firestone 600