Sunday, March 27, 2011

Results Breakdown: California (Auto Club 400)

1. Mark Martin at 177.477 mph over 57 laps (ranked 1st in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 20th. Was top ten for first part of race but fell back.
2. Carl Edwards at 177.329 mph over 45 laps (ranked 7th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 6th. Ran around 12th until the end.
3. Clint Bowyer at 177.241 mph over 56 laps (ranked 2nd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 7th. Top ten all day.
4. Kevin Harvick at 177.117 mph over 61 laps (ranked 12th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 1st. Top ten all day and had the fastest car late.
5. Jeff Gordon at 177.039 mph over 42 laps (ranked 11th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 18th. Wasn't overly impressive.
6. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. at 177.024 mph over 60 laps (ranked 5th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 12th. Up and down all day.
7. Brian Vickers at 176.843 mph over 54 laps (ranked 8th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 8th. Top five all day then fell back a bit.
8. Jimmie Johnson at 176.788 mph over 61 laps (ranked 3rd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 2nd. Ran top fifteen for a lot of race but moved up late and got passed by 29 late.
9. Paul Menard at 176.782 mph over 55 laps (ranked 15th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 16th. Ran there all day.
10. Kyle Busch at 176.773 mph over 57 laps (ranked 10th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 3rd. Dominated race all day but got passed late.
11. Tony Stewart at 176.712 mph over 61 laps (ranked 6th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 13th. Had a fast car but last caution hurt him.
12. Trevor Bayne at 176.698 mph over 40 laps (ranked 4th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 30th. Ran there all day after hitting wall early.
13. Kasey Kahne at 176.652 mph over 38 laps (ranked 16th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 9th. Benefited most with the final caution.
14. Martin Truex, Jr. at 176.591 mph over 57 laps (ranked 14th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 21st. Typical Truex race. Was really fast early.
15. Ryan Newman at 176.558 mph over 67 laps (ranked 21st in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 5th. Came on strong at end.
16. Jeff Burton at 176.478 mph over 74 laps (ranked 13th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 15th. Ran between 8th and 13th most of the day. Came back from speeding penalty.
17. David Ragan at 176.451 mph over 59 laps (ranked 9th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 22nd.
18. Matt Kenseth at 176.448 mph over 56 laps (ranked 18th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 4th. Top ten car all day, moved up late.
19. Jamie McMurray at 176.448 mph over 57 laps (ranked 17th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 23rd.
20. Joey Logano at 176.378 mph over 63 laps (ranked 22nd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 25th. Not impressive. Got penalty late while running 15th.
21. Michael McDowell at 176.336 mph over 9 laps (ranked 20th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 43rd.
22. A.J. Allmendinger at 176.222 mph over 48 laps (ranked 24th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 14th. Wasn't up there until the end.
23. Juan Montoya at 176.179 mph over 46 laps (ranked 26th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 10th. Strong early, fell back, and then charged to a top ten.
24. Denny Hamlin at 179.135 mph over 74 laps (ranked 19th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 39th. Engine.
25. Greg Biffle at 175.980 mph over 51 laps (ranked 23rd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 11th. Real surprising. 
26. Marcos Ambrose at 175.765 mph over 56 laps (ranked 30th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 28th. Terrible all day.
27. Regan Smith at 175.763 mph over 52 laps (ranked 27th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 27th.
28. Joe Nemechek at 175.421 mph over 5 laps (ranked 29th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 42nd.
29. David Reutimann at 175.388 mph over 50 laps (ranked 25th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 19th.
30. Kurt Busch at 175.374 mph over 45 laps (ranked 31st in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 17th. Junk all day. Lucky to get that finish.
31. Casey Mears at 175.279 mph over 44 laps (ranked 32nd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 29th.
32. Bobby Labonte at 175.223 mph over 50 laps (ranked 33rd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 38th. Hit wall hard late but wasn't running good.
33. Brad Keselowski at 175.210 mph over 64 laps (ranked 28th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 26th. Another rough day for Penske at Auto Club Speedway.
34. J.J. Yeley at 174.910 mph over 13 laps (ranked 35th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 41st.
35. Landon Cassill at 174.257 mph over 48 laps (ranked 37th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 24th. Stayed out late and restarted in top ten, only to drop like a rock.
36. Robby Gordon at 174.057 mph over 36 laps (ranked 34th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 34th.
37. Dave Blaney at 173.925 mph over 28 laps (ranked 39th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 37th.
38. David Gilliland at 173.873 mph over 37 laps (ranked 36th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 31st.
39. Ken Schrader at 173.522 mph over 31 laps (ranked 41st in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 33rd.
40. Andy Lally at 173.415 mph over 48 laps (ranked 38th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 32nd. Spun during race.
41. Travis Kvapil at 172.935 mph over 34 laps (ranked 40th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 35th.
42. Todd Bodine at 172.652 mph over 26 laps (ranked 43rd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 40th.
43. Tony Raines at 171.574 mph over 30 laps  (ranked 42nd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 36th.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Results Breakdown: Las Vegas (Kobalt Tools 400)

1. Carl Edwards at 182.577 mph over 46 laps (ranked 1st in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 1st. Top five all day.
2. Paul Menard at 181.586 mph over 58 laps (ranked 3rd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 12th.
3. Jimmie Johnson at 181.209 mph over 51 laps (Ranked 20th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 16th. Not very fast all day. Was lapped in race.
4. Greg Biffle at 181.184 mph over 65 laps (Ranked 2nd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 28th. Had a dominant car but fuel issues.
5. Matt Kenseth at 181.127 mph over 67 laps (Ranked 6th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 11th. Flat tire early, struggled to get back on lead lap. Not super fast.
6. Trevor Bayne at 181.062 mph over 59 laps (Ranked 10th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 20th. Stayed around there all day.
7. Kyle Busch at 181.000 mph over 79 laps (Ranked 5th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 38th. Hit wall. Blew an engine. Top ten car before that.
8. Tony Stewart at 180.913 mph over 78 laps (Ranked 4th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 2nd. Had the best car. Penalized on pit stop.
9. Martin Truex, Jr. at 180.892 mph over 74 laps (Ranked 7th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 6th.
10. David Reutimann at 180.781 mph over 74 laps (Ranked 9th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 13th. Top fifteen car all day.
11. Juan Montoya at 180.675 mph over 57 laps (Ranked 17th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 3rd. Got up front and stayed there.
12. Marcos Ambrose at 180.553 mph over 76 laps (Ranked 12th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 4th. Started 2nd and was solid all day.
13. Ryan Newman at 180.457 mph over 77 laps (Ranked 14th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 5th. Took two tires late and got the finish.
14. Kasey Kahne at 180.442 mph over 64 laps (Ranked 13th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 14th. 
15. Joey Logano at 180.295 mph over 73 laps (Ranked 16th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 23rd. 
16. Kurt Busch at 180.195 mph over 62 laps (Ranked 18th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 9th. Spun in the race but fought back.
17. David Ragan at 180.174 mph over 77 laps (Ranked 19th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 22nd.
18. Jeff Burton at 180.117 mph over 78 laps (Ranked 11th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 21st. 
19. Mark Martin at 180.008 mph over 72 laps (Ranked 15th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 18th. Wasn't very good.
20. A.J. Allmendinger at 179.891 mph over 80 laps (Ranked 8th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 19th. Fell back late, ran around 15th all race.
21. Joe Nemechek at 179.772 mph over 15 laps (Ranked 29th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 42nd.
22. Brad Keselowski at 179.768 mph over 70 laps (Ranked 25th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 26th.
23. Clint Bowyer at 179.768 mph over 61 laps (Ranked 22nd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 15th.
24. David Gilliland at 179.325 mph over 35 laps (Ranked 30th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 37th. Hit the wall.
25. Bobby Labonte at 179.204 mph over 58 laps (Ranked 26th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 24th. Started there too.
26. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. at 179.158 mph over 52 laps (Ranked 27th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 8th. Was in top five for some of the race.
27. Brian Vickers at 179.153 mph over 80 laps (Ranked 28th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 10th. Got to the top ten late in the race.
28. Denny Hamlin at 178.995 mph over 64 laps (Ranked 33rd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 7th. Started in the back but worked his way up.
29. Casey Mears at 178.974 mph over 47 laps (Ranked 24th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 25th.
30. Jamie McMurray at 178.681 mph over 66 laps (Ranked 34th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 27th.
31. Robby Gordon at 178.580 mph over 29 laps (Ranked 31st in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 31st.
32. Kevin Harvick at 178.423 mph over 54 laps (Ranked 21st in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 17th.
33. J.J. Yeley at 178.003 mph over 22 laps (Ranked 39th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 40th.
34. Bill Elliott at 177.770 mph over 44 laps (Ranked 36th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 30th.
35. Mike Skinner at 177.325 mph over 25 laps (Ranked 35th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 29th.
36. Landon Cassill at 177.260 mph over 43 laps (Ranked 38th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 43rd.
37. Jeff Gordon at 177.195 mph over 59 laps (Ranked 32nd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 36th. Hit wall hard. Wasn't overly impressive.
38. Dave Blaney at 176.615 mph over 34 laps (Ranked 40th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 34th.
39. Regan Smith at 176.435 mph over 57 laps (Ranked 23rd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 39th. Engine.
40. Andy Lally at 176.204 mph over 64 laps (Ranked 37th in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 32nd.
41. Travis Kvapil at 175.545 mph over 39 laps (Ranked 41st in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 33rd.
42. Michael McDowell at 175.295 mph over 26 laps (Ranked 43rd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 41st. 
43. Tony Raines at 175.153 mph over 29 laps (Ranked 42nd in Happy Hour average speed)
Finished 35th.