As the laps wound down it appeared Sunday’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 from Michigan International Speedway was going to come down to a fuel mileage race. With Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth battling for the race lead and saving fuel, the entire complexion of the race changed when Dale Earnhardt Jr. hit the wall and brought out the caution flag with eight laps to go.
NASCAR Michigan Results: Denny Hamlin Scores First Win Of 2011
When the field headed to pit road for the much needed fuel, Hamlin’s No. 11 pit crew sent him out with the race lead. Getting a great restart, Hamlin was able to hold off a hard-charging Kenseth to score his first victory of the season.
Here is how they finished:
- Denny Hamlin
- Matt Kenseth
- Kyle Busch
- Paul Menard
- Carl Edwards
- Ryan Newman
- Tony Stewart
- Clint Bowyer
- Mark Martin
- Brian Vickers
- Kurt Busch
- Landon Cassill
- AJ Allmendinger
- Kevin Harvick
- Greg Biffle
- Trevor Bayne
- Jeff Gordon
- Joey Logano
- Jamie McMurray
- David Ragan
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Bobby Labonte
- Marcos Ambrose
- Jeff Burton
- Brad Keselowski
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Jimmie Johnson
- Kasey Kahne
- David Gilliland
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Travis Kvapil
- Mike Bliss
- Regan Smith
- Dave Blaney
- David Reutimann
- Andy Lally
- Robby Gordon
- Casey Mears
- J.J. Yeley
- Joe Nemechek
- David Stremme
- Scott Riggs
- Michael McDowell
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