2011 Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400
# 2011 Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400

The 2011 Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 30, 2011 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75-mile (1.21 km) asphalt D-oval, it was the ninth race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kyle Busch for the Joe Gibbs Racing team. Denny Hamlin finished second, and Kasey Kahne clinched third.

## Report

### Background

Richmond International Raceway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Bristol Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway. The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track oval that is 0.75 miles (1.21 km) long. The track's turns are banked at fourteen degrees. The front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eight degrees while the back stretch has two degrees of banking. The racetrack has seats for 97,912 spectators.

## Results

### Qualifying

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 20.989 | 128.639 | 1 |
| 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 21.031 | 128.382 | 2 |
| 33 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 21.049 | 128.272 | 3 |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Racing | Toyota | 21.069 | 128.150 | 4 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.085 | 128.053 | 5 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.092 | 128.011 | 6 |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | Dodge | 21.093 | 128.011 | 7 |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 21.097 | 128.005 | 8 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.101 | 127.980 | 9 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 21.130 | 127.956 | 10 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.150 | 127.780 | 11 |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 21.181 | 127.660 | 12 |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 21.181 | 127.473 | 13 |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 21.184 | 127.473 | 14 |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Toyota | 21.193 | 127.455 | 15 |
| 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.201 | 127.401 | 16 |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 21.204 | 127.352 | 17 |
| 43 | A. J. Allmendinger | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 21.204 | 127.334 | 18 |
| 00 | David Reutimann | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 21.208 | 127.310 | 19 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 21.209 | 127.304 | 20 |
| 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 21.210 | 127.298 | 21 |
| 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing | Toyota | 21.210 | 127.131 | 22 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 21.238 | 127.095 | 23 |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.244 | 127.047 | 24 |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 21.252 | 127.023 | 25 |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 21.256 | 127.017 | 26 |
| 6 | David Ragan | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 21.257 | 127.017 | 27 |
| 38 | Travis Kvapil | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 21.278 | 126.892 | 28 |
| 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | 21.279 | 126.886 | 29 |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.280 | 126.880 | 30 |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 21.308 | 126.713 | 31 |
| 60 | Mike Skinner | Germain Racing | Toyota | 21.330 | 126.582 | 32 |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 21.362 | 126.393 | 33 |
| 09 | Landon Cassill | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 21.369 | 126.351 | 34 |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | 21.383 | 126.269 | 35 |
| 22 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | Dodge | 21.393 | 126.210 | 36 |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Racing | Toyota | 21.397 | 126.186 | 37 |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | 21.405 | 126.139 | 38 |
| 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 21.443 | 125.915 | 39 |
| 46 | J. J. Yeley | Whitney Motorsports | Chevrolet | 21.516 | 125.488 | 40 |
| 37 | Tony Raines | Max Q Motorsports | Ford | 21.517 | 125.482 | 41 |
| 71 | Andy Lally | TRG Motorsports | Ford | 21.629 | 124.832 | 42 |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Dodge | 21.846 | 123.592 | 43 |
| 92 | Brian Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 21.900 | 123.288 | 44 |
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## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Carl Edwards | 335 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 326 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 305 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 301 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 300 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 59 |
| 2 | Ford | 56 |
| 3 | Toyota | 53 |
| 4 | Dodge | 30 |
