NASCAR - Nationwide - STP 300 Preview
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| DATE: Sunday, July 22nd |
| SITE: Chicagoland Speedway (2001) -- Joliet, Illinois |
| TRACK: 1.5-mile tri-oval - 2,400 feet (Frontstretch); 1,700 feet (Backstretch) |
| CAPACITY: 69,000 (Grandstand Seating) |
| ANNUAL: 2nd |
| TELEVISION: ESPN |
| ANNOUNCERS: Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree |
| RADIO: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio |
| START TIME: 3 p.m. (ET)/Green Flag: 3:16 p.m. (ET) |
| DEFENDING CHAMPION: Justin Allgaier |
| RUNNER-UP: Carl Edwards |
| POLE WINNER: Aric Almirola (Finished 4th) |
| LAPS: 200 |
| MILES: 300 |
| QUALIFYING RECORD: Ryan Newman, 2005 (186.611 m.p.h.) |
| RACE RECORD: Brad Keselowski, 2011 (148.637 m.p.h.) |
| TOTAL PURSE: $1,188,087 (2011 figures) |
| PAYOUTS: 1st Place - $82,868; 2nd Place - $57,125; 3rd Place - $45,818 |
| 2011 Finish |
| Finish | Driver | Start | Finish | Driver | Start |
| 1 | Justin Allgaier | 13 | 6 | Reed Sorenson | 7 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 4 | 7 | Kenny Wallace | 15 |
| 3 | Trevor Bayne | 31 | 8 | Kelly Bires | 17 |
| 4 | Aric Almirola | 1 | 9 | Michael Annett | 11 |
| 5 | Jason Leffler | 14 | 10 | Danica Patrick | 16 |
| 2011 STP 250 Facts and Figures |
| AVERAGE SPEED: 141.807 m.p.h. |
| TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 6 minutes, 56 seconds |
| MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.719 seconds |
| CAUTION FLAGS: 4 for 18 laps |
| LEAD CHANGES: 21 among 12 drivers |
| POLE WINNER: Aric Almirola (Awarded pole due to fastest overall in practice) |
| Past STP 250 Winners (Starting Position) Car -- Speed |
| 2011 -- Justin Allgaier (13th) -- Chevrolet -- 141.807 m.p.h. |
| Past STP 250 Pole Winners (Finish) |
| 2011 -- None -- Weather |
| Last Race Results |
| RACE: F.W. Webb 200 (July 14th) |
| SITE: New Hampshire Motor Speedway -- Loudon, New Hampshire |
| MILES: 211.6 |
| LAPS: 200 |
| WINNER: Brad Keselowski |
| RUNNER-UP: Kevin Harvick |
| THIRD: Austin Dillon |
| FOURTH: Sam Hornish Jr. |
| FIFTH: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| POLE WINNER: Brad Keselowski (Finished 1st) |
| TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 58 minutes, 46 seconds |
| AVERAGE SPEED: 106.899 m.p.h. |
| MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.717 second |
| CAUTION FLAGS: 4 for 23 laps |
| LAP LEADERS: B. Keselowski 1-38; K. Kahne 39-81; A. Dillon 82; B. Keselowski |
| 83-123; J. Bowles 124; B. Keselowski 125-154; K. Harvick 155-178; |
| B. Keselowski 179-200. |
| STP 300 Entry List |
| Car | Driver, Hometown | Car/Name |
| 01 | Mike Wallace (St. Louis, MO) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 2 | Elliott Sadler (Emporia, VA) | Chevrolet/Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| 3 | Austin Dillon (Lewisville, NC) | Chevrolet/Advocare |
| 4 | Danny Efland (Irmo, SC) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr (Olive Brnch,MS) | Ford/Rancher's Reserve |
| 7 | Danica Patrick (Roscoe, IL) | Chevrolet/GoDaddy.com |
| 08 | Tim Andrews (Concord, NC) | Ford/Randy Hill Racing |
| 10 | Jeff Green (Owensboro, KY) | Toyota/TBA |
| 11 | Brian Scott (Boise, ID) | Toyota/Dollar General |
| 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. (Defiance, OH) | Dodge/Alliance Truck Parts |
| 14 | Eric McClure (Chilhowie, VA) | Toyota/Hefty/Reynolds Wrap |
| 15 | Carl Long (Roxboro, NC) | Ford/Rick Ware Racing |
| 17 | Tanner Berryhill (Bixby, OK) | Toyota/TBA |
| 18 | Ryan Truex (Mayetta, NJ) | Toyota/Grime Boss |
| 19 | Tayler Malsam (Seattle WA) | Toyota/G-Oil/Noah's Light Found. |
| 22 | Parker Kligerman (Westport, CT) | Dodge/Discount Tire |
| 23 | Jamie Dick (Albuquerque, NM) | Chevrolet/Viva Auto Group |
| 24 | Casey Roderick (Lawrenceville, GA) | Chevrolet/West Virginia Miners |
| 30 | James Buescher (Plano, TX) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 31 * | Justin Allgaier (Riverton, IL) | Chevrolet/Brandt |
| 33 | Brendan Gaughan (Las Vegas, NV) | Chevrolet/Menards |
| 38 | Brad Sweet (Grass Valley. CA) | Chevrolet/Great Clips |
| 39 | Josh Richards (Shinnston, WV) | Ford/NSW Kids |
| 40 | Erik Darnell (Beach Park, FL) | Chevrolet//TBA |
| 41 | Timmy Hill (Port Tobacco, MD) | Chevrolet/poynt.com |
| 42 | Matt DiBenedetto (Grass Valley, CA) | Chevrolet/Curtis Key Plumbing |
| 43 | Michael Annett (Des Moines, IA) | Ford/Pilot Flying J |
| 44 | Mike Bliss (Milwaukie, OR) | Toyota/banditchippers.com |
| 46 | Chase Miller (Denver, NC) | Chevrolet/The Motorsports Group |
| 47 | Stephen Leicht (Asheville, NC) | Chevrolet/Curtis Key Plumbing |
| 50 | T.J. Bell (Reno, VA) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements (Spartanburg, SC) | Chevrolet/Clements Automotive |
| 52 | Tim Schendel (Sparta, WI) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 54 | Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV) | Toyota/Monster Energy |
| 70 | Johanna Long (Pensacola, FL) | Chevrolet/Foretravel |
| 71 | Matt Carter (Denver, NC) | Chevrolet/Rick Ware Racing |
| 74 | Mike Harmon (Birmingport, AL) | Chevrolet/Koma Unwind |
| 75 | Charles Lewandoski (Stafford, CT) | Chevrolet/Rick Ware Racing |
| 81 | Jason Bowles (Ontario, CA) | Toyota/American Majority |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek (Lakeland, FL) | Toyota/AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet |
| 88 | Cole Whitt (Alpine, CA) | Chevrolet/taxslayer.com |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd (Conover, NC) | Chevrolet/TBA |
| 99 | Kenny Wallace (St. Louis, MO) | Toyota/Boost Mobile |
| Leading Contenders (Finish the last year) |
| Driver | 2011 | | | | | | | | |
| Justin Allgaier | Won | | | | | | | | |
| Kenny Wallace | 7th | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Annett | 9th | | | | | | | | |
| Danica Patrick | 10th | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Sadler | 11th | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 14th | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Truex | 20th | | | | | | | | |
| Kyle Busch | --- | | | | | | | | |
| Austin Dillon | --- | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Hornish Jr | --- | | | | | | | | |
| James Buescher | --- | | | | | | | | |
| Parker Kligerman | --- | | | | | | | | |
| Brendan Gaughan | --- | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Scott | --- | | | | | | | | |
| Mover of the Week |
| Amber Cope - Started in the 42nd position and finished 26th |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Kyle Busch |
| Darkhorse - Austin Dillon |
| Last Week's Pick to Win (Kevin Harvick) - Finished 2nd |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (Justin Allgaier) - Finished 8th |
| NOTES: |
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Last season, Illinois-native Justin Allgaier won the inaugural STP 300
in a dramatic finish at Chicagoland Speedway.
Allgaier, who hails from Riverton, IL, located 160 miles southwest of this 1.5-
mile track, grabbed the lead from Carl Edwards on the backstretch of the final
lap when Edwards ran out of fuel. Allgaier's gas tank also went dry when he
came out of turn four, but he managed to coast across the finish line in first.
Allgaier and Edwards last pitted with 62 laps remaining in the 200-lap race.
Allgaier, who took tires and fuel on his final pit stop, chased down Edwards in
the final laps. Edwards came in for fuel only on his last stop.
It was Allgaier's second career Nationwide win. His maiden victory came in
March 2010 at Bristol. Currently fifth on the points list, Allgaier has posted
four straight top-10 finishes and 11 in 17 starts.
Although this is the second STP 300, NASCAR's second circuit has been running a
fall race at Chicagoland since 2001.
The Nationwide Series will run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first
time with the July 28 Indiana 250.
07/17 14:11:42 ET
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