2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen
# 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen

The 2011 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on August 15, 2011 at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Contested over 90 laps, it was the 22nd race of the 2011 season. It was scheduled to be run on August 14, 2011 but was postponed to Monday because of rain. The race was won by Marcos Ambrose of Richard Petty Motorsports, his first career victory in the Cup series and also the first-ever Cup win by an Australian driver. Brad Keselowski finished second and Kyle Busch finished third.

## Race report

### Background

Watkins Glen International is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Infineon Raceway. The standard short road course at Watkins Glen International is a 7-turn course that is 2.45 miles (3.94 km) long; the track was modified in 1992, adding the Inner Loop, which lengthened the long course to 3.4 miles (5.5 km) and the short course to the current length of 2.45 miles (3.94 km).

Before the race, Carl Edwards was leading the Drivers' Championship with 720 points, and Jimmie Johnson stood in second with 711 points. Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch followed in third and fourth with 709 and 706 points, six ahead of Kevin Harvick and 38 ahead Jeff Gordon in fifth and sixth. Ryan Newman with 658 was 16 points ahead of Tony Stewart and 19 ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was first with 140 points, 21 ahead of Ford, and 26 ahead of Toyota. Dodge was placed fourth with 89 points. Juan Pablo Montoya is the race's defending winner from 2010.

### Race

Kyle Busch began leading, but when they entered turn 1 of the last two laps, he turned too far and immediately in second place Brad Keselowski and Marcos Ambrose in third place passed him. Keselowski lead until Marcos Ambrose quickly took the lead in the Inner Loop. Ambrose continued to lead when a major crash occurred at turn 2 in the final lap involving Boris Said, David Ragan, David Reutimann and few other cars that saw Reutimann go airborne and end up on his roof. This accident did not bring out the caution flag, but was brought out soon after when Tony Stewart spun out of control at the Inner Loop and Ambrose won the race.

## Results

### Qualifying

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:09.767 | 126.421 | 1 |
| 43 | A. J. Allmendinger | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 1:09.977 | 126.041 | 2 |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 1:10.009 | 125.984 | 3 |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:10.188 | 125.663 | 4 |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1:10.193 | 125.654 | 5 |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 1:10.383 | 125.314 | 6 |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 1:10.426 | 125.238 | 7 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1:10.446 | 125.202 | 8 |
| 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 1:10.578 | 124.968 | 9 |
| 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 1:10.594 | 124.940 | 10 |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 1:10.608 | 124.915 | 11 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 1:10.612 | 124.908 | 12 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:10.614 | 124.904 | 13 |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1:10.678 | 124.791 | 14 |
| 51 | Boris Said | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 1:10.729 | 124.701 | 15 |
| 6 | David Ragan | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1:10.815 | 124.550 | 16 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:10.871 | 124.451 | 17 |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Racing Team | Toyota | 1:11.130 | 123.998 | 18 |
| 33 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:11.213 | 123.854 | 19 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Racing Team | Toyota | 1:11.312 | 123.682 | 20 |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 1:11.323 | 123.663 | 21 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:11.339 | 123.635 | 22 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:11.407 | 123.517 | 23 |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1:11.413 | 123.507 | 24 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:11.431 | 123.476 | 25 |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Toyota | 1:11.443 | 123.455 | 26 |
| 22 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | Dodge | 1:11.454 | 123.436 | 27 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 1:11.456 | 123.433 | 28 |
| 37 | Scott Speed | Max Q Motorsports | Ford | 1:11.487 | 123.379 | 29 |
| 55 | J. J. Yeley | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:11.543 | 123.283 | 30 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Dodge | 1:11.605 | 123.176 | 31 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:11.733 | 122.956 | 32 |
| 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing | Toyota | 1:11.733 | 122.956 | 33 |
| 50 | T. J. Bell (R) | LTD Powersports, LLC. | Chevrolet | 1:11.749 | 122.929 | 34 |
| 32 | Andrew Ranger (R) | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 1:12.075 | 122.373 | 35 |
| 71 | Andy Lally (R) | TRG Motorsports | Ford | 1:12.179 | 122.196 | 36 |
| 60 | Mike Skinner | Germain Racing | Toyota | 1:12.218 | 122.130 | 37 |
| 36 | Ron Fellows | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.299 | 121.993 | 38 |
| 00 | David Reutimann | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 1:12.497 | 121.660 | 39 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.641 | 121.419 | 40 |
| 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:13.293 | 120.339 | 41 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0:00.000 | 000.000 | 42 |
| 38 | Terry Labonte | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1:13.587 | 119.858 | 43 |
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| 35 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 1:12.352 | 121.904 | |
| 46 | Brian Simo | Whitney Motorsports | Ford | 1:13.937 | 119.291 | |
| 77 | P. J. Jones | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Dodge | 0:00.000 | 000.000 | |
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### Race results

| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps Run | led | Status | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 92 | 21 | running | 47 |
| 2 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 92 | 2 | running | 43 |
| 3 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 92 | 49 | running | 43 |
| 4 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 92 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 92 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 5 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 4 | running | 38 |
| 8 | 2 | 43 | A. J. Allmendinger | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 92 | 8 | running | 37 |
| 9 | 40 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 1 | running | 35 |
| 11 | 19 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 1 | running | 34 |
| 12 | 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 92 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 6 | running | 32 |
| 14 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 92 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 18 | 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Racing | Toyota | 92 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 19 | 11 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 92 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 20 | 26 | 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Toyota | 92 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 21 | 36 | 71 | Andy Lally (R) | TRG Motorsports | Ford | 92 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 22 | 15 | 51 | Boris Said | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 23 | 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 24 | 31 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Dodge | 92 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 25 | 22 | 5 | Mark Martin | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 26 | 18 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Racing | Toyota | 92 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 27 | 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 28 | 16 | 6 | David Ragan | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 91 | 0 | crash | 16 |
| 29 | 39 | 00 | David Reutimann | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 91 | 0 | crash | 15 |
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Ron Fellows | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | crash | 0 |
| 31 | 28 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 91 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 32 | 32 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | crash | 12 |
| 33 | 41 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 79 | 0 | brakes | 11 |
| 34 | 43 | 38 | Terry Labonte | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 78 | 0 | transmission | 10 |
| 35 | 35 | 32 | Andrew Ranger (R) | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 75 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 36 | 42 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 65 | 0 | crash | 8 |
| 37 | 34 | 50 | T. J. Bell (R) | LTD Powersports, LLC. | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | power steering | 7 |
| 38 | 27 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | Dodge | 48 | 0 | crash | 6 |
| 39 | 29 | 37 | Scott Speed | Max Q Motorsports | Ford | 45 | 0 | suspension | 0 |
| 40 | 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 12 | 0 | brakes | 0 |
| 41 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing | Toyota | 7 | 0 | engine | 3 |
| 42 | 30 | 55 | J. J. Yeley | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 5 | 0 | brakes | 2 |
| 43 | 37 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Germain Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 | brakes | 0 |
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