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2011 Daytona 500 qualifying results Gatorade Duel 150 #1 Gatorade Duel 150 #2 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart 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: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 48.364   186.089   2   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 48.396   185.966   3   Trevor Bayne 21 Ford 48.532   185.445   4   Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet 48.538   185.422   5   Clint Bowyer 33 Chevrolet 48.590   185.223   6   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 48.630   185.071   7   Ryan Newman 39 Chevrolet 48.648   185.002   8   Mark Martin 5 Chevrolet 48.651   184.991   9   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 48.672   184.911   10   Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet 48.672   184.911   11   Kurt Busch 22 Dodge 48.676   184.896   12   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Chevrolet 48.711   184.763   13   Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford 48.715   184.748   14   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 48.717   184.740   15   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 48.731   184.687   16   David Ragan 6 Ford 48.751   184.612   17   Bill Elliott 09 Chevrolet 48.772   184.532   * 18   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 48.787   184.475   19   A.J. Allmendinger 43 Ford 48.836   184.290   20   Travis Kvapil 38 Ford 48.841   184.271   * 21   Joe Nemechek 87 Toyota 48.854   184.222   * 22   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 48.886   184.102   23   David Reutimann 00 Toyota 48.908   184.019   24   Brad Keselowski 2 Dodge 48.911   184.008   25   Michael Waltrip 15 Toyota 48.922   183.966   * 26   Dave Blaney 36 Chevrolet 48.968   183.793   * 27   Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet 48.997   183.685   28   Regan Smith 78 Chevrolet 48.998   183.681   29   Kasey Kahne 4 Toyota 49.019   183.602   30   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 49.021   183.595   31   Bobby Labonte 47 Toyota 49.026   183.576   32   Brian Vickers 83 Toyota 49.031   183.557   33   Martin Truex Jr 56 Toyota 49.058   183.456   34   Joey Logano 20 Toyota 49.125   183.206   35   Todd Bodine 60 Toyota 49.165   183.057   * 36   Kevin Conway 97 Toyota 49.194   182.949   * 37   Casey Mears 13 Toyota 49.216   182.867   * 38   David Gilliland 34 Ford 49.262   182.697   39   Steve Wallace 77 Toyota 49.295   182.574   40   Michael McDowell 66 Toyota 49.333   182.434   * 41   Robby Gordon 7 Dodge 49.418   182.120   42   Terry Labonte 32 Ford 49.589   181.492   * 43   Robert Richardson, Jr. 37 Ford 49.596   181.466   44   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 49.637   181.316   45   J.J. Yeley 46 Chevrolet 49.730   180.977   * 46   Andy Lally 71 Chevrolet 49.771   180.828   47   Derrike Cope 64 Toyota 50.592   177.894   * 48   Brian Keselowski 92 Dodge 50.681   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)