Závod Daytona 500 2011 se konal 20. února 2011 na okruhu Daytona International Speedway. Byl to první závod seriálu NASCAR Sprint Cup 2011. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. vyhrál pole position v kvalifikaci, nicméně neodstartoval z 1. místa, protože během tréninku havaroval. Závod vyhrál Trevor Bayne. Ve svých 20 letech se stal nejmladším jezdcem, který závod vyhrál.
Daytona 500 2011
Výsledky
| Pozice | Číslo vozu | Řidič | Tým | Výrobce | |
| 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 | Denny Hamlin | 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 | Závodní tým Red Bull | 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 | Závodní tým Red Bull | 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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