| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Kobalt Tools 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | |||||||||
| November 13, 2011 | Race 35 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 112.918 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.802 | Time of Race: 02:45:47 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3-5, 8-10, 42-45, 94-97, 160-163, 169-172, 178-181, 221-224 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 10 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 47/4 | 312 | Running | $202,233 |
| 2 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 43/1 | 312 | Running | $210,141 |
| 3 | 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 43/2 | 312 | Running | $188,033 |
| 4 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar Global Mining | 40/0 | 312 | Running | $126,350 |
| 5 | 30 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army Veterans Day Tribute | 39/0 | 312 | Running | $155,850 |
| 6 | 2 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Wix Filters | 38/0 | 312 | Running | $136,836 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Tums | 37/0 | 312 | Running | $115,458 |
| 8 | 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 36/0 | 312 | Running | $114,166 |
| 9 | 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Peak / Menards | 35/0 | 312 | Running | $90,275 |
| 10 | 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios "USO Send Cheer" / Hamburger Helper | 34/0 | 312 | Running | $123,058 |
| 11 | 25 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 33/0 | 312 | Running | $87,150 |
| 12 | 33 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 32/0 | 312 | Running | $121,375 |
| 13 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Meguiars | 31/0 | 311 | Running | $92,075 |
| 14 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 30/0 | 311 | Running | $124,761 |
| 15 | 26 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 29/0 | 311 | Running | $111,683 |
| 16 | 4 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 28/0 | 311 | Running | $81,150 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 27/0 | 311 | Running | $107,364 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 27/1 | 311 | Running | $97,208 |
| 19 | 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 25/0 | 311 | Running | $117,036 |
| 20 | 5 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 24/0 | 311 | Running | $80,375 |
| 21 | 31 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Wounded Warrior Project / Clorox | 23/0 | 311 | Running | $98,645 |
| 22 | 17 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 23/1 | 311 | Running | $112,975 |
| 23 | 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 21/0 | 311 | Running | $98,439 |
| 24 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Retro Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 20/0 | 310 | Running | $79,925 |
| 25 | 19 | 84 | Cole Whitt | Toyota | Red Bull Racing Team | 0 | 310 | Running | $67,175 |
| 26 | 38 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 18/0 | 309 | Running | $70,875 |
| 27 | 43 | 135 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Big Red | 17/0 | 309 | Running | $67,925 |
| 28 | 41 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | Vampt | 17/1 | 309 | Running | $84,483 |
| 29 | 21 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 0 | 309 | Running | $81,758 |
| 30 | 39 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Ford | Veterans United Home Loans | 0 | 308 | Running | $80,572 |
| 31 | 42 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 13/0 | 307 | Running | $69,400 |
| 32 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 12/0 | 306 | Running | $105,936 |
| 33 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS My Choice | 11/0 | 298 | Running | $75,325 |
| 34 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 11/1 | 238 | Accident | $108,986 |
| 35 | 20 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy / Mapei | 9/0 | 218 | Accident | $65,850 |
| 36 | 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 8/0 | 188 | Engine | $113,816 |
| 37 | 40 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Luke & Associates | 7/0 | 153 | Accident | $65,575 |
| 38 | 15 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 6/0 | 62 | Accident | $92,070 |
| 39 | 24 | 46 | Scott Speed | Ford | Green Stuff Absorbent | 0 | 60 | Electrical | $65,325 |
| 40 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 4/0 | 46 | Transmission | $65,175 |
| 41 | 32 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 30 | Brakes | $65,020 |
| 42 | 36 | 37 | Mike Skinner | Ford | Max Q Motorsports | 0 | 25 | Brakes | $64,895 |
| 43 | 37 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Aloft Hotels | 0 | 20 | Brakes | $65,274 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||