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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 (500.000 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: 182000
Lead changes: 74
Green flag passes: 9,051 (61.2 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

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 Jr56Toyota49.058   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, withdrew, or driver changes:   Derrike Cope (#64), Kevin Conway (#97), Todd Bodine (#60), Michael McDowell (#66), Casey Mears (#13), Norm Benning (#57-WD)