The 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 was a
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...
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
Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and part-t ...
, 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
Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed Smoke, is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, current NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, and current co-owner of the Superstar Racing Experience. He is a ...
.
Chevrolet
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maintained its lead in the
Manufacturers' Championship, 13 points ahead of
Ford and 21 ahead of
Toyota
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, with twenty-one races remaining in the season.
A total of 88,000 people attended the race.
Results
References
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Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400
The NASCAR Cup Series has held stock car races annually at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan since 1969. Traditionally, the track held two Cup Series races, one in June, around Father's Day weekend and another in August. The A ...
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400
The NASCAR Cup Series has held stock car races annually at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan since 1969. Traditionally, the track held two Cup Series races, one in June, around Father's Day weekend and another in August. The A ...
NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400
The NASCAR Cup Series has held stock car races annually at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan since 1969. Traditionally, the track held two Cup Series races, one in June, around Father's Day weekend and another in August. The A ...