2011 Sylvania 300

2011 Sylvania 300

Race details[1]
Race 28 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Layout of New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Date	September 25, 2011
Location	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.06 mi (1.703 km)
Distance	300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.8 km)
Weather	Warm with temperatures approaching 82 °F (28 °C); wind speeds up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)[2]
Average speed	116.679 miles per hour (187.777 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Newman	Stewart Haas Racing
Time	28.213
Most laps led
Driver	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	79
Winner
No. 14	Tony Stewart	Stewart Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

The 2011 Sylvania 300 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on September 25, 2011 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested 300 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.702 km) asphalt oval, it was the 28th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, as well as the second race in the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, which ends the season. The race was won by Tony Stewart for the Stewart Haas Racing team. Brad Keselowski finished second, and Greg Biffle clinched third.

References

1. "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
2. Weather information for the 2011 Sylvania 300 at The Old Farmers' Almanac