| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 35 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
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| Date | November 13, 2011 | ||
| Location | Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km) | ||
| Weather | Rain showers with a high temperature around 62. | ||
| Average speed | 112.909 miles per hour (181.709 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Fenway Racing | ||
| Time | 26.258 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Stewart Haas Racing | |
| Laps | 160 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Racing Team | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree | ||
The 2011 Kobalt Tools 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 13, 2011 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps, it was the thirty-fifth as well as the ninth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup during the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Kasey Kahne for the Red Bull Racing Team. Carl Edwards finished second, and Tony Stewart clinched third.
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ Brown, Brian (November 9, 2011). "The Kobalt Tools 500 (k)". RotoWorld.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Kenseth takes pole at Phoenix". inRacingNews.com. November 12, 2011. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.