2011 Daytona 500

The 2011 Daytona 500 took place on February 20th 2011 at the Daytona International Speedway. It was the first race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the pole in qualifying,^[1] however he did not start in 1st place because he crashed his car during practice.^[2] The race was won by Trevor Bayne. At 20 years old, he is the youngest driver to win the race.^[3]

Results

Position	Car Number	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	21	Trevor Bayne	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
2	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
3	34	David Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
4	47	Bobby Labonte	JTG Daugherty Racing	Toyota
5	22	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge
6	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
7	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing	Chevrolet
8	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
9	27	Paul Menard	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
10	5	Mark Martin	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
11	43	A. J. Allmendinger	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford
12	09	Bill Elliott	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet
13	14	Tony Stewart	Stewart Haas Racing	Chevrolet
14	6	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
15	32	Terry Labonte	FAS Lane Racing	Ford
16	7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Dodge
17	33	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
18	1	Jamie McMurray	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
19	56	Martin Truex, Jr.	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota
20	77	Steve Wallace	Rusty Wallace Racing	Toyota
21	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
22	39	Ryan Newman	Stewart Haas Racing	Chevrolet
23	20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
24	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
25	4	Kasey Kahne	Red Bull Racing Team	Toyota
26	36	Dave Blaney	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Chevrolet
27	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
28	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
29	2	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge
30	00	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota
31	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull Racing Team	Toyota
32	38	Travis Kvapil	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
33	71	Andy Lally	TRG Motorsports	Chevrolet
34	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
35	16	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
36	31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
37	9	Marcos Ambrose	Richard Petty Motorsports	Ford
38	37	Robert Richardson, Jr.	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
39	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota
40	15	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota
41	92	Brian Keselowski	K-Automotive Motorsports	Dodge
42	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
43	46	J. J. Yeley	Whitney Motorsports	Chevrolet
Source:^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Earnhardt Jr. wins Daytona 500 pole". Retrieved 2011-02-23.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Earnhardt Jr. crashes in Daytona practice session". Retrieved 2011-02-23.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Trevor Bayne youngest to win Daytona 500". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
↑ "2011 Official Race Results : Daytona 500". Nascar.Com. 2011-02-20. Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
↑ "Daytona 500 Race Results". Motor Racing Network. International Speedway Corporation. 2011-02-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-02-21.

[1] "Earnhardt Jr. wins Daytona 500 pole". Retrieved 2011-02-23.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Earnhardt Jr. crashes in Daytona practice session". Retrieved 2011-02-23.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Trevor Bayne youngest to win Daytona 500". CBS News. Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-02-23.

[nascarresults-4] "2011 Official Race Results : Daytona 500". Nascar.Com. 2011-02-20. Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-02-21.

[5] "Daytona 500 Race Results". Motor Racing Network. International Speedway Corporation. 2011-02-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-02-21.

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