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2011 GEICO 400

Index 2011 GEICO 400

The 2011 GEICO 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was scheduled to be held on September 18, 2011 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. [1]

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Allen Bestwick

Allen Bestwick (born September 24, 1961) is an American sportscaster who currently works for ESPN and ABC as a motorsports, and formerly a college football, broadcaster.

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Andy Petree

Joseph Andrew "Andy" Petree III (born August 15, 1958), is a former NASCAR crew chief, Fox NASCAR rules analyst.

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Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.5-mile oval racetrack in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta.

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Banked turn

A banked turn (or banking turn) is a turn or change of direction in which the vehicle banks or inclines, usually towards the inside of the turn.

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Brad Keselowski

Bradley Aaron "Brad" Keselowski (born February 12, 1984) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

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Brian Vickers

Brian Lee Vickers (born October 24, 1983) is an American professional stock car and sports car racing driver. He last drove the No. 14 Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing as an interim driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for the injured Tony Stewart. He won the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series championship driving for Hendrick Motorsports. Vickers was also among the first series of full-time drivers for Toyota after the manufacturer first entered the Sprint Cup Series. Vickers' career has been marred by a series of health issues since 2010 that have included blood clots and heart problems.

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Carl Edwards

Carl Michael Edwards II (born August 15, 1979) is an American former professional stock car racing driver.

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Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina from Charlotte.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chicagoland Speedway

Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago.

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Clint Bowyer

Clinton Edward "Clint" Bowyer (born May 30, 1979) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born October 10, 1974), known professionally as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jr., or just Junior, is a retired American professional stock car racing driver, team owner, and is currently an analyst for NASCAR on NBC.

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Dale Jarrett

Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956) is a former American race car driver and current sports commentator known for winning the Daytona 500 three times (in 1993, 1996, and 2000) and winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999.

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Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

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David Reutimann

Emil David Reutimann (born March 2, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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David Starr

David Starr (born October 11, 1967) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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David Stremme

David Andrew Stremme (born June 19, 1977) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Degree (angle)

A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of a plane angle, defined so that a full rotation is 360 degrees.

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Denny Hamlin

James Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin (born November 18, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Dodge

Dodge is an American brand of automobile manufactured by Fiat Chrysler (formerly known as Chrysler Group LLC), based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company (commonly referred to simply as "Ford") is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

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Glossary of motorsport terms

The following is a glossary of terminology used in motorsport, along with explanations of their meanings.

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Greg Biffle

Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida.

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Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, currently an announcer for Fox NASCAR, and a top executive for Hendrick Motorsports.

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Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver and a seven-time champion in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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Joliet, Illinois

Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, southwest of Chicago.

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Kansas Speedway

Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Kasey Kahne

Kasey Kenneth Kahne (born April 10, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Kentucky Speedway

Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000.

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Kevin Harvick

Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Kurt Busch

Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978), is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Kyle Busch

Kyle Thomas "Rowdy" Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing.

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List of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champions

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship is awarded by the chairman of NASCAR to the most successful Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results.

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List of NASCAR Manufacturers' champions

The NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship is awarded by NASCAR to the most successful manufacturer over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results.

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Mark Martin

Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959) is a retired American stock car racing driver.

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Matt Kenseth

Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Mike Skinner (racing driver)

Michael "Mike" Skinner (born June 28, 1957) is an American stock car racing driver.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (often shortened to the Cup Series) is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).

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NASCAR

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock-car racing.

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NASCAR playoffs

The NASCAR playoffs is a championship playoff system used in the NASCAR's three national series.

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NASCAR rules and regulations

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) makes and enforces numerous rules and regulations that transcend all racing series.

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New Hampshire Motor Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic.

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Paul Menard

Paul Menard (born August 21, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Pole position

In motorsport the pole position is the position at the inside of the front row at the start of a racing event.

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Roush Fenway Racing

Roush Fenway Racing, originally Roush Racing, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and the Xfinity Series.

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Ryan Newman (racing driver)

Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977), nicknamed "Rocket Man", is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Stephen Leicht

Stephen Leicht (born January 9, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Stewart-Haas Racing

Stewart-Haas Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.

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Team Penske

Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional stock car, open wheel and sports car racing team that currently competes in the IndyCar Series, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, the team has also competed in various other types of professional racing such as Can Am, Trans Am and Formula One. Team Penske is a division of Penske Corporation, and is owned and chaired by Roger Penske. The team president is Tim Cindric.

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Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas.

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Tony Stewart

Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed Smoke, is an American former professional stock car racing driver and NASCAR team owner.

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Toyota

, usually shortened to Toyota, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan.

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Travis Kvapil

Travis Wade Kvapil (born March 1, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Trevor Bayne

Trevor Bayne (born February 19, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Tri-oval

A tri-oval is a shape which derives its name from the two other shapes it most resembles, a triangle and an oval.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 63rd season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 40th modern-era Cup series season.

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2011 Sylvania 300

The 2011 Sylvania 300 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on September 25, 2011 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.

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2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400

The 2011 Wonderful Pistachios 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on September 10, 2011, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_GEICO_400

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