| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Bank of America 500 |Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 15, 2011 | Race 31 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 146.194 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.968 | Time of Race: 03:25:37 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 16 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 78-81, 148-152, 156-158, 239-242, 288-292, 294-298, 301-303, 318-322 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Fluidmaster | 47/4 | 334 | Running | $284,436 |
| 2 | 25 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 44/2 | 334 | Running | $234,766 |
| 3 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac "Now Hiring" | 42/1 | 334 | Running | $188,091 |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 40/0 | 334 | Running | $149,633 |
| 5 | 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley / Bostitch | 39/0 | 334 | Running | $151,466 |
| 6 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches | 38/0 | 334 | Running | $156,186 |
| 7 | 4 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 37/0 | 334 | Running | $132,686 |
| 8 | 1 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 37/1 | 334 | Running | $160,608 |
| 9 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 35/0 | 334 | Running | $129,100 |
| 10 | 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Cookies for Kids' Cancer / Gene Haas Foundation | 35/1 | 334 | Running | $123,300 |
| 11 | 11 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS Freight | 34/1 | 334 | Running | $90,225 |
| 12 | 16 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 32/0 | 334 | Running | $87,300 |
| 13 | 20 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil Ultra | 31/0 | 334 | Running | $119,625 |
| 14 | 32 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 31/1 | 334 | Running | $112,633 |
| 15 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M "Give Kids A Smile" | 30/1 | 334 | Running | $96,125 |
| 16 | 26 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 28/0 | 333 | Running | $97,908 |
| 17 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | CertainTeed / Menards | 27/0 | 333 | Running | $81,350 |
| 18 | 28 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 26/0 | 333 | Running | $81,100 |
| 19 | 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Amp Energy / National Guard / Chevy 100th Anniversary | 25/0 | 333 | Running | $79,600 |
| 20 | 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 24/0 | 333 | Running | $98,414 |
| 21 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger / Chevy 100th Anniversay | 23/0 | 333 | Running | $108,211 |
| 22 | 38 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | Long John Silver's | 23/1 | 333 | Running | $87,683 |
| 23 | 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 21/0 | 332 | Running | $78,900 |
| 24 | 19 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 20/0 | 332 | Running | $110,558 |
| 25 | 21 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 19/0 | 332 | Running | $95,720 |
| 26 | 29 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 18/0 | 332 | Running | $96,983 |
| 27 | 27 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat | 17/0 | 332 | Running | $104,889 |
| 28 | 30 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction / Thank A Teacher Today-Security Benefit | 0 | 332 | Running | $81,208 |
| 29 | 22 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Lance Snacks / Tom's Snacks | 15/0 | 331 | Running | $94,670 |
| 30 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Ford | Street King | 0 | 331 | Running | $78,647 |
| 31 | 10 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 329 | Running | $65,200 |
| 32 | 24 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 12/0 | 323 | Engine | $64,675 |
| 33 | 41 | 71 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | Susan G. Komen for the Cure | 0 | 322 | Running | $73,500 |
| 34 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Chevy 100th Anniversay | 11/1 | 316 | Accident | $118,761 |
| 35 | 35 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 9/0 | 292 | Engine | $64,275 |
| 36 | 33 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Tastykake | 8/0 | 289 | Running | $64,100 |
| 37 | 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com / Chevy 100th Anniversary | 7/0 | 287 | Running | $71,975 |
| 38 | 43 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy / Harris Teeter | 6/0 | 33 | Vibration | $63,850 |
| 39 | 37 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 5/0 | 30 | Susp. | $63,725 |
| 40 | 34 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Ingersoll Rand | 0 | 27 | Overheating | $63,600 |
| 41 | 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | Red Rocks Cafe / Inception Motorsports | 3/0 | 22 | Overheating | $63,450 |
| 42 | 40 | 277 | Andy Lally * | Ford | HOD | 0 | 20 | Brakes | $64,825 |
| 43 | 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 11 | Vibration | $63,713 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||