Here are the very latest results from the 2011 Daytona 500, held February 20, 2011. The Daytona 500 is one of the most popular races of the year, and it’s the first major event of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
UPDATE: Feb 20, 2011 Final Daytona 500 2011 top 10 finishers.
1. Trevor Bayne
2. Carl Edwards
3. David Gilliland
4. Bobby Labonte
5. Kurt Busch
6. Juan Pablo Montoya
7. Regan Smith
8. Kyle Busch
9. Paul Menard
10. Mark Martin
Starting in the top 10 positions for the 200 lap, 500-mile main event were:
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. UPDATE (2/17/2011): Dale Jr. crashed during practice and will start the race last
- Jeff Gordon
- Trevor Bayne
- Paul Menard
- Clint Bowyer
- Jeff Burton
- Ryan Newman
- Mark Martin
- Greg Biffle
- Tony Stewart
Ahead of the 2011 race, Fantasy Auto had the top five finishers as:
- Kevin Harvick
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- Jimmie Johnson
- Jeff Gordon
- Tony Stewart
Budweiser Shootout
Kurt Busch won the 2011 Budweiser Shootout, held the week prior to the Daytona 500. An invitation-only Sprint Cup event involving 12 drivers, it serves as an exhibition and warm-up event for the season.
2011 Nationwide Series
The Nationwide Series Daytona race, DRIVE4COPD 300 (120 laps, 300 miles), starts at 1 pm EST on Saturday, February 19. Danica Patrick is scheduled to race in this event. In her 2010 NASCAR debut, Patrick exited the Nationwide Series race after a 12-car crash halfway through the event.
2010 Daytona 500 Results
Jamie McMurray won the 2010 Daytona 500, followed by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, David Reutimann, Martin Truex, Jr., Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, and Juan Pablo Montoya. The winner’s purse was $1,508,449. Joe Nemecheck, who finished last, took home $261,424.
Daytona 500 Winners
Past winners of the Daytona 500 include:
Jamie McMurray – 2010
Matt Kenseth – 2009
Ryan Newman – 2008
Kevin Harvick – 2007
Jimmie Johnson – 2006
Jeff Gordon – 2005
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. – 2004
Michael Waltrip – 2003
Ward Burton – 2002
Michael Waltrip – 2001
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