| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| April 17, 2011 | Race 9 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 156.261 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.002 | Time of Race: 03:12:01 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 88 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 29-31, 91-96, 129-132, 141-144, 164-167, 175-177 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 47/4 | 188 | Running | $329,386 |
| 2 | 10 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | BB&T | 44/2 | 188 | Running | $269,058 |
| 3 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 42/1 | 188 | Running | $210,686 |
| 4 | 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 41/1 | 188 | Running | $148,725 |
| 5 | 38 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 40/1 | 188 | Running | $175,711 |
| 6 | 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 39/1 | 188 | Running | $159,141 |
| 7 | 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Scotch-Blue Painter's Tape | 38/1 | 188 | Running | $125,375 |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Carquest / GoDaddy.com | 37/1 | 188 | Running | $115,625 |
| 9 | 39 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 35/0 | 188 | Running | $131,033 |
| 10 | 36 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 35/1 | 188 | Running | $116,975 |
| 11 | 16 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 33/0 | 188 | Running | $135,486 |
| 12 | 5 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Schrock Cabinetry / Menards | 33/1 | 188 | Running | $97,525 |
| 13 | 26 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 32/1 | 188 | Running | $105,350 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 30/0 | 188 | Running | $123,183 |
| 15 | 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 30/1 | 188 | Running | $120,595 |
| 16 | 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cat Financial | 29/1 | 188 | Running | $102,575 |
| 17 | 30 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 27/0 | 188 | Running | $133,908 |
| 18 | 8 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil-AAA | 27/1 | 188 | Running | $132,875 |
| 19 | 37 | 71 | Andy Lally * | Ford | Interstate Moving Services | 25/0 | 188 | Running | $100,050 |
| 20 | 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Fast Five / Speed Energy | 24/0 | 188 | Running | $107,083 |
| 21 | 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 24/1 | 188 | Running | $124,289 |
| 22 | 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 23/1 | 188 | Running | $88,350 |
| 23 | 29 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 21/0 | 188 | Running | $133,425 |
| 24 | 15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush's Baked Beans | 21/1 | 188 | Running | $113,370 |
| 25 | 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 20/1 | 188 | Running | $125,825 |
| 26 | 43 | 46 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Red Line Oil | 18/0 | 188 | Running | $82,625 |
| 27 | 35 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 18/1 | 188 | Running | $99,333 |
| 28 | 12 | 115 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Aaron's / Auburn National Champions | 16/0 | 187 | Running | $81,525 |
| 29 | 28 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's / TMone | 0 | 184 | Running | $97,333 |
| 30 | 13 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 14/0 | 177 | Running | $123,658 |
| 31 | 6 | 9 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | 0 | 170 | Running | $93,872 |
| 32 | 24 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 13/1 | 157 | Running | $113,316 |
| 33 | 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 12/1 | 154 | Running | $89,650 |
| 34 | 41 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy | 10/0 | 152 | Engine | $80,575 |
| 35 | 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Pretzel | 10/1 | 144 | Accident | $128,266 |
| 36 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal Black | 9/1 | 139 | Accident | $117,211 |
| 37 | 31 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 8/1 | 139 | Running | $88,100 |
| 38 | 9 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 6/0 | 115 | Running | $106,964 |
| 39 | 7 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS "We Love Logistics" | 6/1 | 89 | Accident | $87,550 |
| 40 | 11 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | 0 | 89 | Accident | $87,275 |
| 41 | 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 0 | 5 | Vibration | $79,025 |
| 42 | 33 | 135 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 2/0 | 4 | Electrical | $78,855 |
| 43 | 32 | 97 | Kevin Conway | Toyota | Extenze | 0 | 1 | Electrical | $79,181 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||