shootout shootout stock car race exhibition event nascar sprint cup series held february florida lap race won racing team finished second came pole position driver maintained lead corner started seventh grid led lap 25th lap caution given leader caution teams pit stop laps later accident involving prompted second caution given lap newman leader maintained lead final lap passed yellow line bounds line passed passed newman yellow line giving win lead changes different drivers course race win season win track uses plates international total people attended race million watched television report background track hold nascar races standard track international turn miles long track turns banked degrees stretch location finish line banked degrees shootout created brand manager race designed promote invites fastest nascar drivers previous season compete race considered warm renamed changed shootout total thirty drivers eligible compete race including previous sprint cup series champions past winners race rookie year winners previous year pole position winners participants chase winners zero race laps long segments laps segments pit stop lasted minutes pit stop teams able change tires add fuel normal chassis adjustments allowed change springs shock rear ends work garage pit road caution laps green flag laps scored race defending race winner practice qualifying practice sessions held race friday afternoon session lasted minutes second lasted minutes quickest time seconds session second faster quickest time seconds ahead seventh second time second final practice session quickest fastest time seconds followed second ahead fifth quickest time rounded positions final practice session caution came flood lights light track racing turns turned qualifying drivers appeared race chose starting positions draw chose pole position ahead edwards rounded positions chose sixth place chose seventh ahead newman eighth ninth gordon chose positions burton chose fifteenth followed martin positions johnson chose positions race race shootout exhibition race season televised live united_states fox began est conditions grid dry race air temperature clear skies expected country music singer began pre race ceremonies performing national anthem baptist church florida delivered invocation actress amber heard gave command drivers start engines retained pole position lead corner conclusion lap leading remained leader laps assistance sixth lap drove pit road problems following lap stewart began draft fourth positions lap johnson moved positions fifth position lap later burton assistance moved position lap reclaimed lead twelfth lap stewart leader lap burton reclaimed position edwards moved second 14th lap burton remained leader ahead edwards afterward fell fifth moved second position following lap drafting leader lap fourth different leader race 20th lap burton assistance edwards moved second highest speed miles hour lap leader leading lap took lead position laps later caution given break race lap burton leader caution given teams pitted minutes returned track restart burton remained leader ahead johnson 27th lap second caution given accident involving smith edwards laps later johnson pit new tires restart lap announced edwards race lap restart burton remained leader lap caution given accident involving martin caution pitted lap burton remained leader following lap gordon leader lap passed burton 42nd lap drove garage laps later johnson assistance leader lap collided wall prompting fourth caution given lap later announced race lap restart johnson remained leader laps later burton leader having assistance 56th lap johnson reclaimed lead lap passed position lap burton leader moved second laps later newman leader assistance lap newman remained leader ahead final lap moved yellow line leader passing passed yellow line leader scored scored second newman finished ahead fourth fifth gordon burton rounded finishers race post race appeared victory lane victory lap start celebrating win season plate track international crowd people earning victory following celebration said man saturday night stayed stayed true thank hope fans wanted commented unbelievable experience car draft idea expect going going lap time played wanted learn race went raced finished second race completely different plate racing hope exciting fans watch driver seat actually exciting push draft awesome runs able hope fans enjoyed post race press conference passed newman yellow line described yellow line protect fans stands chose safer route win shootout worth sending newman fast running got left rear car airborne edwards involved largest accident race wide going don think knew kept coming car laid got right everybody trying best position race million people watched race television results qualifying race results
2011 Budweiser Shootout