2011 Daytona 500
Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer
1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3 22 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge
4 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
5 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
6 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
7 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
8 15 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
9 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford
10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
11 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Racing Team Toyota
12 92 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Motorsports Dodge
13 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
14 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
15 43 A. J. Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
16 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge
17 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
18 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
20 56 Martin Truex Jr Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
Results -- Qualifying
The 2011 Daytona 500, the 53rd running of the event, was held on February 20, 2011 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida as the first race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Trevor Bayne, driving for Wood Brothers Racing, won the race becoming the youngest Daytona 500 winner. Carl Edwards finished second, while David Gilliland, Bobby Labonte, and Kurt Busch rounded out the Top 5. Bayne had taken the lead shortly before the final restart and maintained it to win his first Cup Series race and Wood Brothers' fifth Daytona 500. The race featured 16 cautions and 74 lead changes among 22 different drivers. Following the race, Edwards led the Drivers' Championship with 42 points, one ahead of Gilliland and Labonte. Ford led the Manufacturers' Championship with nine points, three ahead of Toyota and five ahead of Dodge. A total of 182,000 people attended the race, while 15.6 million watched it on television.