| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Quaker State 400 | Kentucky Speedway | |||||||||
| July 9, 2011 | Race 18 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 137.314 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.179 | Time of Race: 02:55:00 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 32-35, 141-146, 153-157, 201-209, 255-259, 263-265 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 48/5 | 267 | Running | $213,316 |
| 2 | 17 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Tums | 43/1 | 267 | Running | $147,883 |
| 3 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 41/0 | 267 | Running | $152,711 |
| 4 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Tornados | 40/0 | 267 | Running | $135,860 |
| 5 | 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 39/0 | 267 | Running | $134,491 |
| 6 | 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 38/0 | 267 | Running | $121,886 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 38/1 | 267 | Running | $114,108 |
| 8 | 8 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS "We Love Logistics" | 37/1 | 267 | Running | $89,850 |
| 9 | 3 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 36/1 | 267 | Running | $120,675 |
| 10 | 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 34/0 | 267 | Running | $117,436 |
| 11 | 26 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 34/1 | 267 | Running | $128,950 |
| 12 | 9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 "Back to School" | 33/1 | 267 | Running | $119,883 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 32/1 | 267 | Running | $102,233 |
| 14 | 15 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 30/0 | 267 | Running | $86,600 |
| 15 | 2 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 29/0 | 267 | Running | $115,208 |
| 16 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 28/0 | 267 | Running | $125,311 |
| 17 | 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 27/0 | 267 | Running | $102,720 |
| 18 | 16 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA "Good To Go" Rebate | 27/1 | 267 | Running | $83,950 |
| 19 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 25/0 | 267 | Running | $84,650 |
| 20 | 11 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Porter-Cable Power Tools | 24/0 | 267 | Running | $106,566 |
| 21 | 21 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 23/0 | 267 | Running | $90,000 |
| 22 | 28 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Quaker State / GoDaddy.com | 22/0 | 267 | Running | $83,000 |
| 23 | 30 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | 0 | 267 | Running | $90,233 |
| 24 | 10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Sylvania / Menards | 20/0 | 266 | Running | $82,525 |
| 25 | 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 19/0 | 266 | Running | $74,800 |
| 26 | 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Cottonelle Clean Care | 18/0 | 266 | Running | $100,395 |
| 27 | 27 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 17/0 | 265 | Running | $101,014 |
| 28 | 23 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Valvoline | 16/0 | 265 | Running | $110,611 |
| 29 | 37 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 0 | 265 | Running | $85,733 |
| 30 | 29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 14/0 | 265 | Running | $79,000 |
| 31 | 35 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 13/0 | 264 | Running | $80,982 |
| 32 | 39 | 71 | Andy Lally * | Ford | Cool Works Cup | 12/0 | 264 | Running | $79,825 |
| 33 | 32 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Big Red | 11/0 | 264 | Running | $71,225 |
| 34 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Ford | Big Red | 0 | 264 | Running | $70,225 |
| 35 | 20 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 9/0 | 259 | Accident | $114,333 |
| 36 | 34 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 8/0 | 198 | Engine | $108,739 |
| 37 | 43 | 7 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Speed Energy | 0 | 90 | Electrical | $70,075 |
| 38 | 41 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 6/0 | 38 | Vibration | $70,000 |
| 39 | 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 0 | 37 | Brakes | $69,950 |
| 40 | 36 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Red Line Oil | 5/1 | 35 | Transmission | $69,850 |
| 41 | 38 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Standard Publishing / "Relentless Hope" | 3/0 | 32 | Electrical | $69,800 |
| 42 | 40 | 181 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | WhitneysCollision.com | 0 | 28 | Brakes | $69,745 |
| 43 | 33 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Big Red | 0 | 17 | Electrical | $69,317 |
| *denotes rookie | |||||||||