2011 Sylvania 300
The 2011 Sylvania 300 was a NASCAR 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.
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 28 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 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 | 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 | ||
References
- "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- Weather information for the 2011 Sylvania 300 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
| Previous race: 2011 GEICO 400 |
Sprint Cup Series 2011 season |
Next race: 2011 AAA 400 |
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