| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 20, 2011 | Race 1 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 130.326 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.118 | Time of Race: 03:59:24 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 74 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6-8, 12-15, 24-26, 30-35, 48-50, 58-60, 77-79, 108-110, 125-128, 136-140, 143-146, 159-163, 168-170, 183-185, 198-202, 204-206 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 32 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 208 | Running | $1,463,810 |
| 2 | 22 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 42/0 | 208 | Running | $1,108,400 |
| 3 | 39 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 41/0 | 208 | Running | $818,171 |
| 4 | 31 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kroger / USO | 41/1 | 208 | Running | $654,233 |
| 5 | 3 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 40/1 | 208 | Running | $573,576 |
| 6 | 13 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 39/1 | 208 | Running | $443,271 |
| 7 | 5 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 38/1 | 208 | Running | $400,933 |
| 8 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 37/1 | 208 | Running | $388,729 |
| 9 | 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Peak / Menards | 36/1 | 208 | Running | $327,913 |
| 10 | 17 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 34/0 | 208 | Running | $318,038 |
| 11 | 15 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 34/1 | 208 | Running | $338,399 |
| 12 | 29 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Security Benefit / Rydex / Billboard.com | 32/0 | 208 | Running | $312,171 |
| 13 | 25 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 31/0 | 208 | Running | $333,271 |
| 14 | 34 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS "We Love Logistics" | 31/1 | 208 | Running | $350,188 |
| 15 | 43 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | U.S. Chrome | 30/1 | 208 | Running | $334,263 |
| 16 | 30 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy | 29/1 | 208 | Running | $299,446 |
| 17 | 6 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 28/1 | 208 | Running | $342,121 |
| 18 | 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 27/1 | 208 | Running | $321,502 |
| 19 | 20 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 26/1 | 208 | Running | $341,963 |
| 20 | 36 | 77 | Steve Wallace | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 0 | 208 | Running | $291,638 |
| 21 | 18 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 24/1 | 207 | Running | $328,363 |
| 22 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 24/2 | 206 | Running | $321,088 |
| 23 | 38 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 21/0 | 206 | Running | $290,363 |
| 24 | 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Amp Energy / National Guard | 21/1 | 202 | Accident | $350,813 |
| 25 | 11 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 19/0 | 199 | Running | $296,496 |
| 26 | 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 19/1 | 198 | Accident | $289,485 |
| 27 | 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 17/0 | 189 | Running | $329,649 |
| 28 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 17/1 | 173 | Running | $316,524 |
| 29 | 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 16/1 | 166 | Accident | $286,638 |
| 30 | 24 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 14/0 | 164 | Running | $304,996 |
| 31 | 27 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 13/0 | 160 | Running | $300,777 |
| 32 | 40 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 0 | 153 | Accident | $280,138 |
| 33 | 37 | 71 | Andy Lally * | Chevrolet | Super Eco-Fuel Saver | 11/0 | 149 | Running | $282,863 |
| 34 | 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal Black | 10/0 | 133 | Accident | $315,774 |
| 35 | 26 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 9/0 | 126 | Accident | $289,713 |
| 36 | 4 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 9/1 | 92 | Engine | $311,076 |
| 37 | 35 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 7/0 | 82 | Running | $300,579 |
| 38 | 28 | 37 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Ford | North Texas Pipe | 0 | 45 | Accident | $270,313 |
| 39 | 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM FM Energy | 0 | 29 | Accident | $269,763 |
| 40 | 8 | 115 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 4/0 | 28 | Accident | $281,113 |
| 41 | 12 | 192 | Brian Keselowski * | Dodge | Discount Tire | 3/0 | 28 | Accident | $273,663 |
| 42 | 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 3/1 | 22 | Engine | $328,949 |
| 43 | 33 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Red Line Oil | 1/0 | 10 | Engine | $268,550 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||