| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Samsung Mobile 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| April 9, 2011 | Race 8 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 149.231 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 8.315 | Time of Race: 03:21:26 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 31 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 11-14, 47-51, 115-119, 210-213, 216-221 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal Black | 48/5 | 334 | Running | $525,886 |
| 2 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 43/1 | 334 | Running | $353,883 |
| 3 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Scotts EZ Seed | 42/1 | 334 | Running | $269,791 |
| 4 | 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 41/1 | 334 | Running | $206,975 |
| 5 | 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards | 39/0 | 334 | Running | $162,625 |
| 6 | 7 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 39/1 | 334 | Running | $176,341 |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS Freight | 38/1 | 334 | Running | $166,375 |
| 8 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 36/0 | 334 | Running | $179,761 |
| 9 | 28 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Amp Energy / National Guard | 36/1 | 334 | Running | $140,525 |
| 10 | 10 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 35/1 | 334 | Running | $167,125 |
| 11 | 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 33/0 | 334 | Running | $132,325 |
| 12 | 26 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 33/1 | 334 | Running | $168,308 |
| 13 | 14 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 31/0 | 333 | Running | $156,583 |
| 14 | 16 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army Reserve | 30/0 | 333 | Running | $155,125 |
| 15 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office / March of Dimes | 29/0 | 333 | Running | $160,850 |
| 16 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 28/0 | 333 | Running | $157,791 |
| 17 | 18 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 333 | Running | $120,550 |
| 18 | 27 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 27/1 | 333 | Running | $137,458 |
| 19 | 15 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Valvoline | 25/0 | 332 | Running | $146,186 |
| 20 | 29 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 24/0 | 332 | Running | $153,861 |
| 21 | 13 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 23/0 | 332 | Running | $130,308 |
| 22 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 22/0 | 332 | Running | $139,564 |
| 23 | 32 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 22/1 | 332 | Running | $140,936 |
| 24 | 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 20/0 | 331 | Running | $109,450 |
| 25 | 34 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush's Baked Beans | 19/0 | 331 | Running | $126,720 |
| 26 | 22 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 18/0 | 331 | Running | $98,250 |
| 27 | 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 17/0 | 330 | Running | $123,839 |
| 28 | 24 | 9 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | 0 | 330 | Running | $110,183 |
| 29 | 25 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 15/0 | 329 | Running | $121,733 |
| 30 | 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 15/1 | 329 | Running | $105,833 |
| 31 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Fast Five / Speed Energy | 14/1 | 328 | Running | $99,797 |
| 32 | 43 | 71 | Andy Lally * | Ford | Interstate Moving Services | 12/0 | 324 | Running | $96,150 |
| 33 | 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Big Red | 11/0 | 319 | Running | $86,500 |
| 34 | 42 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 10/0 | 319 | Running | $84,450 |
| 35 | 31 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 9/0 | 213 | Accident | $91,325 |
| 36 | 21 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 8/0 | 213 | Accident | $90,175 |
| 37 | 5 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Farm American / Furniture Row / Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers | 7/0 | 212 | Accident | $107,420 |
| 38 | 33 | 195 | David Starr | Ford | WRL General Contractors | 0 | 122 | Accident | $79,925 |
| 39 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 0 | 60 | Clutch | $79,800 |
| 40 | 20 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 4/0 | 56 | Electrical | $79,650 |
| 41 | 35 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Red Line Oil | 3/0 | 52 | Electrical | $79,490 |
| 42 | 40 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Gander Mountain | 2/0 | 44 | Accident | $79,395 |
| 43 | 36 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Big Red | 0 | 36 | Rear Gear | $79,724 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||