| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Good Sam Club 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| October 23, 2011 | Race 32 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 143.404 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.018 | Time of Race: 03:29:14 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 72 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 26-28, 69-72, 81-85, 105-109, 122-125, 130-133, 164-167, 175-178, 182-186 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Chevy 100 Years | 47/4 | 188 | Running | $260,558 |
| 2 | 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 43/1 | 188 | Running | $170,500 |
| 3 | 41 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 42/1 | 188 | Running | $160,833 |
| 4 | 16 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 41/1 | 188 | Running | $143,483 |
| 5 | 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 40/1 | 188 | Running | $135,964 |
| 6 | 26 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 39/1 | 188 | Running | $122,033 |
| 7 | 12 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | El Monterey / Office Depot | 39/2 | 188 | Running | $143,433 |
| 8 | 31 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 36/0 | 188 | Running | $134,000 |
| 9 | 23 | 115 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine / Darrell Waltrip NASCAR Hall of Fame | 36/1 | 188 | Running | $83,500 |
| 10 | 37 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 34/0 | 188 | Running | $94,825 |
| 11 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Subway | 34/1 | 188 | Running | $128,866 |
| 12 | 7 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Serta / Menards | 32/0 | 188 | Running | $91,775 |
| 13 | 36 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 31/0 | 188 | Running | $111,308 |
| 14 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / O'Reilly Auto Parts | 31/1 | 188 | Running | $95,825 |
| 15 | 4 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 188 | Running | $81,325 |
| 16 | 38 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction / Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | 0 | 188 | Running | $91,608 |
| 17 | 42 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 27/0 | 188 | Running | $79,050 |
| 18 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Jeremiah Weed Southern Style | 27/1 | 188 | Running | $121,836 |
| 19 | 19 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 26/1 | 188 | Running | $108,366 |
| 20 | 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 25/1 | 188 | Running | $93,250 |
| 21 | 17 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 0 | 188 | Running | $88,097 |
| 22 | 40 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | World Hunger Relief / FromHungerToHope.com | 22/0 | 188 | Running | $77,175 |
| 23 | 15 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Energizer | 22/1 | 188 | Running | $115,783 |
| 24 | 35 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 20/0 | 188 | Running | $84,525 |
| 25 | 6 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew "Paint the 88" / National Guard | 20/1 | 188 | Running | $84,225 |
| 26 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | MyLowe's | 19/1 | 188 | Running | $127,611 |
| 27 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 18/1 | 188 | Running | $112,461 |
| 28 | 8 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS My Choice | 17/1 | 188 | Running | $81,250 |
| 29 | 39 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 16/1 | 184 | Running | 111,189 |
| 30 | 22 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 14/0 | 180 | Accident | $98,745 |
| 31 | 24 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 13/0 | 179 | Running | $109,686 |
| 32 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches | 13/1 | 179 | Running | $121,786 |
| 33 | 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Halloween | 12/1 | 175 | Running | $121,691 |
| 34 | 32 | 32 | Terry Labonte | Ford | C&J Energy | 10/0 | 175 | Running | $71,700 |
| 35 | 21 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Scott Products | 9/0 | 173 | Accident | $97,870 |
| 36 | 14 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 9/1 | 173 | Accident | $115,950 |
| 37 | 43 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy / Mapei / Menards | 8/1 | 173 | Rear Gear | $71,250 |
| 38 | 10 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 7/1 | 172 | Running | $113,200 |
| 39 | 33 | 71 | Andy Lally * | Ford | TRG Motorsports | 6/1 | 162 | Accident | $80,500 |
| 40 | 29 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 4/0 | 6 | Clutch | $70,860 |
| 41 | 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 4 | Rear Gear | $70,710 |
| 42 | 28 | 55 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | Alphagraphics | 2/0 | 3 | Wheel Bearing | $70,580 |
| 43 | 20 | 97 | Kevin Conway | Toyota | Extenze | 0 | 2 | Vibration | $70,964 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||