| 2011 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $16,649,729 | Race Date: | Feb 20, 2011 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .118 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 59m 24s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 74 Among / 22 Drivers | Average Speed: | 130.326 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 16 For 60 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Trevor Bayne T. Bayne | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Ford | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Donnie Wingo | Crew Chief: | Steve Letarte | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 6 of 208 | Pole Speed: | 186.089 MPH | |||||
| Official 2011 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 32 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (I) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & | Running |  | 0 | 208 | 6 |
| 2 | 22 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running | | 42 | 208 | 0 |
| 3 | 39 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell | Running | | 41 | 208 | 0 |
| 4 | 31 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kroger / USO | Running |  | 41 | 208 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil | Running |  | 40 | 208 | 19 |
| 6 | 13 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running |  | 39 | 208 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Running | | 38 | 208 | 7 |
| 8 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 37 | 208 | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Peak | Running | | 36 | 208 | 11 |
| 10 | 17 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com | Running | | 34 | 208 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy | Running | | 34 | 208 | 4 |
| 12 | 29 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Security Benefit / Rydex / Bil | Running | | 32 | 208 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Running | | 31 | 208 | 0 |
| 14 | 34 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS - We Love Logistics | Running | | 31 | 208 | 7 |
| 15 | 43 | 32 | Terry Labonte | U.S. Chrome | Running | | 30 | 208 | 2 |
| 16 | 30 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy | Running | | 29 | 208 | 7 |
| 17 | 6 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | Running | | 28 | 208 | 31 |
| 18 | 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 27 | 208 | 11 |
| 19 | 20 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 26 | 208 | 17 |
| 20 | 36 | 77 | Steve Wallace (I) | 5-hour Energy | Running | | 0 | 208 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running | | 24 | 207 | 7 |
| 22 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army | Running | | 24 | 206 | 37 |
| 23 | 38 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Running | | 21 | 206 | 0 |
| 24 | 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard | Accident | | 21 | 202 | 9 |
| 25 | 11 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull | Running | | 19 | 199 | 0 |
| 26 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Accident | | 19 | 198 | 3 |
| 27 | 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Running | | 17 | 189 | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger / AARP | Running | | 17 | 173 | 1 |
| 29 | 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Accident | | 16 | 166 | 9 |
| 30 | 24 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 14 | 164 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 13 | 160 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 38 | Travis Kvapil (I) | Long John Silver's | Accident | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 33 | 37 | 71 | Andy Lally (R) | Super Eco-Fuel Saver | Running | | 11 | 149 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black | Accident | | 10 | 133 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Accident | | 9 | 126 | 0 |
| 36 | 4 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Engine | | 9 | 92 | 5 |
| 37 | 35 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Stanley | Running | | 7 | 82 | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 37 | Robert Richardson, J | North Texas Pipe | Accident | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFMEnergy.com | Accident | | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 40 | 8 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Accident | | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| 41 | 12 | 92 | Brian Keselowski (R) | K-Automotive Performance | Accident | | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| 42 | 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Engine | | 3 | 22 | 5 |
| 43 | 33 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Red Line Oil | Engine | | 1 | 10 | 0 |
