2011 Daytona 500
Race 1 of 36
Daytona
208 laps
Time of race: 3:59:24
Average speed of winner: 130.326 mph
Margin of victory: 0.118 sec.
Lead changes: 74 among 22 drivers
Cautions: 16 for 60 laps
Fastest lap: Paul Menard 197.589
Lap leaders: Earnhardt, Jr. pole, Ku. Busch 1, Harvick 2, Ku. Busch 3, Allmendinger 4, Harvick 5-8, Allmendinger 9, J. Gordon 10, Allmendinger 11-12, Bra. Keselowski 13-15, B. Labonte 16-17, Menard 18-21, Montoya 22-23, Bowyer 24-28, McMurray 29-36, Menard 37-39, Bra. Keselowski 40-45, Blaney 46-48, T. Labonte 49-50, Ku. Busch 51, Menard 52-53, Bowyer 54-57, Montoya 58-60, Ku. Busch 61-65, Burton 66-67, Smith 68-72, Bowyer 73-74, Burton 75-77, Earnhardt, Jr. 78-80, McMurray 81-82, Newman 83-85, Truex 86-87, Bowyer 88-90, Ku. Busch 91-96, Newman 97, R. Gordon 98-99, Truex 100, McMurray 101, Newman 102-105, R. Gordon 106-110, Ku. Busch 111, Bowyer 112, Ku. Busch 113, Bowyer 114, Ku. Busch 115, Truex 116-117, Ku. Busch 118, Menard 119-120, Ky. Busch 121, Truex 122, Ky. Busch 123, Truex 124, Ky. Busch 125, Truex 126-128, Bowyer 129, Truex 130, Bowyer 131-140, Truex 141-146, Ku. Busch 147, Earnhardt, Jr. 148-152, Newman 153-159, Earnhardt, Jr. 160, Newman 161-163, Hamlin 164-170, Newman 171-175, Ragan 176, Bowyer 177-178, Newman 179-180, Bowyer 181, Newman 182-192, Bowyer 193, Smith 194-195, Newman 196, Ragan 197-202, Bayne 203-208
Race notes: First win for Trevor Bayne. Debut for Brian Keselowski and Steve Wallace.
Video links: First half, Second half
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
| 1 | 32 | Trevor Bayne | 21 | Motorcraft/Quick Lane | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wingo | 185.445 | 208 | 1 | 6 | running | 1463813 | 0 |
| 2 | 22 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Aflac | Ford | Roush | Osborne | 184.475 | 208 | 0 | 0 | running | 1108404 | 42 |
| 3 | 39 | David Gilliland | 34 | Taco Bell | Ford | Front Row | Sospenzo | 182.697 | 208 | 0 | 0 | running | 818171 | 41 |
| 4 | 31 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Kroger/USO | Toyota | JTG | Kerr | 183.576 | 208 | 1 | 2 | running | 654233 | 41 |
| 5 | 3 | Kurt Busch | 22 | Shell/Pennzoil | Dodge | Penske | Addington | 184.896 | 208 | 10 | 19 | running | 573576 | 40 |
| 6 | 13 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Target | Chevrolet | Earnhardt-Ganassi | Pattie | 184.763 | 208 | 2 | 5 | running | 443271 | 39 |
| 7 | 5 | Regan Smith | 78 | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | Rondeau | 183.681 | 208 | 2 | 7 | running | 400933 | 38 |
| 8 | 10 | Kyle Busch | 18 | M&M's | Toyota | Gibbs | Rogers | 183.595 | 208 | 3 | 3 | running | 388729 | 37 |
| 9 | 19 | Paul Menard | 27 | Menards/Peak | Chevrolet | Childress | Labbe | 185.422 | 208 | 4 | 11 | running | 332913 | 36 |
| 10 | 17 | Mark Martin | 5 | GoDaddy.com | Chevrolet | Hendrick | McGrew | 184.991 | 208 | 0 | 0 | running | 318038 | 34 |
| 11 | 15 | A.J. Allmendinger | 43 | Best Buy | Ford | RPM | Shiplett | 184.290 | 208 | 3 | 4 | running | 338399 | 34 |
| 12 | 29 | Bill Elliott | 09 | Phoenix Construction | Chevrolet | Finch | Harrison | 184.532 | 208 | 0 | 0 | running | 312171 | 32 |
| 13 | 25 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Office Depot/Mobil 1 | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas | Grubb | 184.911 | 208 | 0 | 0 | running | 333271 | 31 |
| 14 | 34 | David Ragan | 6 | UPS | Ford | Roush | Blickensderfer | 184.612 | 208 | 2 | 7 | running | 350188 | 31 |
| 15 | 43 | Terry Labonte | 32 | U.S. Chrome | Ford | Stoddard | Stoddard | 181.492 | 208 | 1 | 2 | running | 334263 | 30 |
| 16 | 30 | Robby Gordon | 7 | SPEED Energy | Dodge | Robby Gordon | Lane | 182.120 | 208 | 2 | 7 | running | 299446 | 29 |
| 17 | 6 | Clint Bowyer | 33 | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper | Chevrolet | Childress | Shane Wilson | 185.223 | 208 | 11 | 31 | running | 342121 | 28 |
| 18 | 14 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats | Chevrolet | Earnhardt-Ganassi | Manion | 183.685 | 208 | 3 | 11 | running | 321502 | 27 |
| 19 | 20 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 56 | NAPA | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Tryson | 183.456 | 208 | 8 | 17 | running | 341963 | 26 |
| 20 | 36 | Steve Wallace | 77 | 5-hour Energy | Toyota | Wallace | Larry Carter | 182.574 | 208 | 0 | 0 | running | 291638 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | FedEx Express | Toyota | Gibbs | Ford | 181.316 | 207 | 1 | 7 | running | 328363 | 24 |
| 22 | 21 | Ryan Newman | 39 | U.S. Army | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas | Gibson | 185.002 | 206 | 9 | 37 | running | 321088 | 24 |
| 23 | 38 | Joey Logano | 20 | Home Depot | Toyota | Gibbs | Zipadelli | 183.206 | 206 | 0 | 0 | running | 290363 | 21 |
| 24 | 1 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 88 | AMP Energy/National Guard | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Letarte | 186.089 | 202 | 3 | 9 | accident | 350813 | 21 |
| 25 | 11 | Kasey Kahne | 4 | Red Bull | Toyota | Red Bull | Francis | 183.602 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 296496 | 19 |
| 26 | 42 | Dave Blaney | 36 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin | Baldwin | 183.793 | 198 | 1 | 3 | accident | 289485 | 19 |
| 27 | 23 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Knaus | 184.687 | 189 | 0 | 0 | running | 329649 | 17 |
| 28 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Drive to End Hunger | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Gustafson | 185.966 | 173 | 1 | 1 | running | 316524 | 17 |
| 29 | 16 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Miller Lite | Dodge | Penske | Paul Wolfe | 184.008 | 166 | 2 | 9 | accident | 286638 | 16 |
| 30 | 24 | David Reutimann | 00 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Childers | 184.019 | 164 | 0 | 0 | running | 304996 | 14 |
| 31 | 27 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Red Bull | Toyota | Red Bull | Ryan Pemberton | 183.557 | 160 | 0 | 0 | running | 300777 | 13 |
| 32 | 40 | Travis Kvapil | 38 | Long John Silver's | Ford | Front Row | Henderson | 184.271 | 153 | 0 | 0 | accident | 275138 | 0 |
| 33 | 37 | Andy Lally | 71 | Super Eco-Fuel Saver | Chevrolet | TRG | Guy | 180.828 | 149 | 0 | 0 | running | 282863 | 11 |
| 34 | 9 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Crown Royal Black | Ford | Roush | Fennig | 184.102 | 133 | 0 | 0 | accident | 315774 | 10 |
| 35 | 26 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 3M | Ford | Roush | Erwin | 184.911 | 126 | 0 | 0 | accident | 289713 | 9 |
| 36 | 4 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Caterpillar | Chevrolet | Childress | Berrier | 185.071 | 92 | 2 | 5 | engine | 311076 | 9 |
| 37 | 35 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Stanley | Ford | RPM | Todd Parrott | 184.748 | 82 | 0 | 0 | running | 300579 | 7 |
| 38 | 28 | Robert Richardson, Jr. | 37 | North Texas Pipe | Ford | Front Row | Greg Conner | 181.466 | 45 | 0 | 0 | accident | 270313 | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | AM FM Energy | Toyota | Nemechek | Lopez | 184.222 | 29 | 0 | 0 | accident | 269763 | 0 |
| 40 | 8 | Michael Waltrip | 15 | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Kennedy | 183.966 | 28 | 0 | 0 | accident | 281113 | 4 |
| 41 | 12 | Brian Keselowski | 92 | K-Automotive | Dodge | K-Automotive | Fuge | 177.581 | 28 | 0 | 0 | accident | 273663 | 3 |
| 42 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Budweiser | Chevrolet | Childress | Martin | 184.740 | 22 | 2 | 5 | engine | 328949 | 3 |
| 43 | 33 | J.J. Yeley | 46 | Red Line Oil | Chevrolet | Dusty Whitney | Furr | 180.977 | 10 | 0 | 0 | engine | 268550 | 1 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
| 1 | Carl Edwards | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | David Gilliland | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Bobby Labonte | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Regan Smith | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Paul Menard | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Mark Martin | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bill Elliott | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Tony Stewart | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | David Ragan | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Terry Labonte | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Robby Gordon | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Clint Bowyer | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jamie McMurray | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Denny Hamlin | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ryan Newman | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Joey Logano | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Kasey Kahne | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Dave Blaney | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jimmie Johnson | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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