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2011 Daytona 500 qualifying results


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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 1 of 36
Sunday, February 20, 2011 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:59:24
Average Speed: 130.326 mph
Pole Speed: 186.089 mph 		Cautions: 16 for 60 laps
Margin of Victory: .118 sec
Attendance: 182,000
Lead changes: 74

Glossary    2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2011 standings



Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet48.364   186.089    
2   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet48.396   185.966    
3   Trevor Bayne21Ford48.532   185.445    
4   Paul Menard27Chevrolet48.538   185.422    
5   Clint Bowyer33Chevrolet48.590   185.223    
6   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet48.630   185.071    
7   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet48.648   185.002    
8   Mark Martin5Chevrolet48.651   184.991    
9   Greg Biffle16Ford48.672   184.911    
10   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet48.672   184.911    
11   Kurt Busch22Dodge48.676   184.896    
12   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet48.711   184.763    
13   Marcos Ambrose9Ford48.715   184.748    
14   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet48.717   184.740    
15   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet48.731   184.687    
16   David Ragan6Ford48.751   184.612    
17   Bill Elliott09Chevrolet48.772   184.532   *
18   Carl Edwards99Ford48.787   184.475    
19   A.J. Allmendinger43Ford48.836   184.290    
20   Travis Kvapil38Ford48.841   184.271   *
21   Joe Nemechek87Toyota48.854   184.222   *
22   Matt Kenseth17Ford48.886   184.102    
23   David Reutimann00Toyota48.908   184.019    
24   Brad Keselowski2Dodge48.911   184.008    
25   Michael Waltrip15Toyota48.922   183.966   *
26   Dave Blaney36Chevrolet48.968   183.793   *
27   Jamie McMurray1Chevrolet48.997   183.685    
28   Regan Smith78Chevrolet48.998   183.681    
29   Kasey Kahne4Toyota49.019   183.602    
30   Kyle Busch18Toyota49.021   183.595    
31   Bobby Labonte47Toyota49.026   183.576    
32   Brian Vickers83Toyota49.031   183.557    
33   Martin Truex, Jr.56Toyota49.058   183.456    
34   Joey Logano20Toyota49.125   183.206    
35   Todd Bodine60Toyota49.165   183.057   *
36   Kevin Conway97Toyota49.194   182.949   *
37   Casey Mears13Toyota49.216   182.867   *
38   David Gilliland34Ford49.262   182.697    
39   Steve Wallace77Toyota49.295   182.574    
40   Michael McDowell66Toyota49.333   182.434   *
41   Robby Gordon7Dodge49.418   182.120    
42   Terry Labonte32Ford49.589   181.492   *
43   Robert Richardson, Jr.37Ford49.596   181.466    
44   Denny Hamlin11Toyota49.637   181.316    
45   J.J. Yeley46Chevrolet49.730   180.977   *
46   Andy Lally71Chevrolet49.771   180.828    
47   Derrike Cope64Toyota50.592   177.894   *
48   Brian Keselowski92Dodge50.681   177.581   *

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify:   Derrike Cope (#64), Kevin Conway (#97), Todd Bodine (#60), Michael McDowell (#66), Casey Mears (#13)