2011 Daytona 500
La Daytona 500 2011 tuvo lugar el 20 de febrero de 2011 en el Daytona International Speedway. Fue la primera carrera de la NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2011. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. ganó la pole en la clasificación, sin embargo no salió en primer lugar porque estrelló su coche durante la práctica. La carrera la ganó Trevor Bayne. Con 20 años, es el piloto más joven en ganar la carrera.
El coche de Trevor Bayne antes de la salida de la Daytona 500 de 2011
Resultados
| Posición | Número de coche | Conductor | Equipo | Fabricante | |
| 1 | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | ||
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | |
| 3 | 34 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | |
| 4 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | |
| 5 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | Dodge | |
| 6 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | ||
| 7 | 78 | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | ||
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | |
| 9 | 27 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| 11 | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | ||
| 12 | 09 | Bill Elliott | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 13 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 14 | 6 | David Ragan | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | |
| 15 | 32 | FAS Lane Racing | Ford | ||
| 16 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Dodge | |
| 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 18 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | ||
| 19 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | |
| 20 | 77 | Steve Wallace | Rusty Wallace Racing | Toyota | |
| 21 | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | ||
| 22 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart Haas Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 23 | 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | |
| 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| 25 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Equipo Red Bull Racing | Toyota | |
| 26 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 27 | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||
| 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| 29 | 2 | Penske Racing | Dodge | ||
| 30 | 00 | David Reutimann | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | |
| 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Equipo Red Bull Racing | Toyota | |
| 32 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | |
| 33 | 71 | Andy Lally | TRG Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| 34 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | |
| 35 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | |
| 36 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 37 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford | |
| 38 | 37 | Robert Richardson, Jr. | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | |
| 39 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | |
| 40 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | |
| 41 | 92 | Brian Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | |
| 42 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | |
| 43 | 46 | J. J. Yeley | Whitney Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
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