stock car race held march nevada contested laps race season driving won race finished second finished maintained lead lap begin race started fourth position grid remained 8th lap caution given spun sideways following second caution stewart leader increased lead seconds lap late race stewart given penalty speeding pit road giving lead edwards edwards remained leader win second time seven lead changes different drivers course race edwards win season 20th career result moved edwards position drivers championship seven points stewart tied ford maintained lead manufacturers championship points ahead chevrolet ahead toyota races remaining season total people attended race million watched television report background intermediate tracks hold nascar races race scheduled held standard track turn shaped oval track miles long track turns banked degrees stretch location finish line stretch opposite track banked degrees seats spectators race leading drivers championship points stood second points followed tied fourth points ahead tied fifth manufacturers championship ford toyota chevrolet leading points points ahead dodge race defending winner practice qualifying practice sessions held race friday saturday session lasted minutes long second minutes long quickest time seconds session seconds faster pace followed stewart seventh second time practice session spun sideways fourth turn cars entered qualifying qualify race nascar qualifying procedure clinched fifth pole position career time seconds joined row grid edwards qualified took fourth started fifth newman martin rounded driver failed qualify race qualifying session completed commented qualifying strong suit knew fast car today qualifying run practice honestly nervous qualifying probably years knew shot pole knew week didn want mess fast car today happy second final practice remained quickest time seconds followed second ahead newman edwards fifth quickest time seconds stewart rounded positions second session manage 12th race race season began est televised live united_states fox conditions grid dry race air temperature began pre race ceremonies giving invocation performed national anthem sports marketing manager gave command drivers start engines pace laps rear grid changing engine retained pole position lead corner followed started fourth following laps edwards fell fourth position passed lead starting 16th grid moved 11th fifth lap following lap fell positions ninth lap caution given spun sideways runners pit stops caution stayed leader lap restart leader ahead stewart stewart passed gordon leader lap lap drove pit road having flat tire 14th lap stewart remained leader moved second position ahead afterward spun sideways prompting second caution drivers pit stops caution lap restart stewart followed gordon 20th lap started 25th grid moved positions lap stewart maintained second lead gordon fell sixth stewart continued increase lead laps remained second position 35th lap moved sixth position seven laps later contact following lap moved 12th 45th lap stewart second lead johnson fell 23rd lap claimed second away lap green flag pit stops began lap gordon pit stops leader green flag pit stops concluded lap stewart reclaimed position ahead laps later claimed moved fourth position lap claimed fifth position stewart increased lead seconds lap lap gordon moved tenth position passing laps later moved 14th position lap claimed 13th position lap gordon moved tenth position lap stewart increased lead seconds second place lap caution given collided wall flat tire pit stops caution restart stewart leader following lap spun sideways prompting fourth caution given lap restart stewart remained leader ahead edwards second lap passed edwards second position afterward engine failed causing fifth caution come lap stewart led restart lap edwards passed claim second stewart increased lead laps later moved sixth position lap claimed seventh position fell sixth laps later sixth caution given collided wall having flat tire caution teams pit stops lap stewart received penalty having speeding pit road lap restart edwards leader ahead edwards maintained lead lap moved lap edwards second lead laps later johnson passed gordon ninth position edwards continued increase lead seconds lap having speed penalty stewart moved 18th lap lap moved 16th edwards increased lead seconds laps later seventh caution given gordon collided wall having flat tire drivers pit stops caution stewart reclaimed position lap restart lap stewart lead seconds laps later moved tenth position passing lap edwards passed claim stewart increased lead seconds laps later moved seventh position lap green flag pit stops began stewart laps later johnson pit stops laps edwards green flag pit stops concluded edwards leader seconds ahead lap edwards increased lead seconds following lap moved tenth position newman moved fifth laps remaining stewart passed second position edwards maintained lead win race season stewart finished second ahead fourth newman clinched fifth position starting eighth post race edwards appeared victory lane victory lap start celebrating win season crowd people guys unbelievable means lot coming phoenix went home week didn know things going don good race car like today said edwards triumph stewart leading race near end edwards passed final pit stops stewart finished second said don know happened pit stop penalty unfortunately kind dealt cards crew chief good getting track position showed everybody couldn run half runs set left tires subsequent press conference stated frustration accident restart lap going time try traffic plenty time broke engine builder expressed enjoyment winning race exciting win engines ran great week long think says lot program plan run mile tracks season want thank ford support continue engine stewart commented kills throw race away like especially place haven won big deal sunday lead laps car fast lose sure monday emotion dies look great weekend man sit good right race result moved stewart position driver championship points tied second edwards winner race followed fourth points ahead newman fifth ford maintained lead manufacturers championship points chevrolet toyota placed second points dodge fourth million people watched race television race took hours seven minutes seconds complete margin victory seconds results qualifying race results standings race
2011 Kobalt Tools 400