| 2011 Aaron's 499 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,239,918 | Race Date: | Apr 17, 2011 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .002 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 12Min 1Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 88 Among / 26 Drivers | Average Speed: | 156.261 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 24 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 14 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 177.844 MPH | |||||
| Official 2011 Aaron's 499 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running |  | 47 | 188 | 14 |
| 2 | 10 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T | Running | | 44 | 188 | 38 |
| 3 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Drive To End Hunger / AARP | Running | | 42 | 188 | 9 |
| 4 | 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy | Running | | 41 | 188 | 11 |
| 5 | 38 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser | Running | | 40 | 188 | 9 |
| 6 | 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running |  | 39 | 188 | 8 |
| 7 | 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Scotch Blue Painter's Tape | Running | | 38 | 188 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Mark Martin | Carquest Auto Parts / GoDaddy.com | Running | | 37 | 188 | 1 |
| 9 | 39 | 34 | David Gilliland | Taco Bell | Running | | 35 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 36 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot | Running |  | 35 | 188 | 2 |
| 11 | 16 | 43 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy | Running | | 33 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 27 | Paul Menard | Schrock Cabinetry / Menards | Running | | 33 | 188 | 4 |
| 13 | 26 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 32 | 188 | 6 |
| 14 | 14 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 30 | 188 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Running | | 30 | 188 | 6 |
| 16 | 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cat Financial | Running | | 29 | 188 | 6 |
| 17 | 30 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Running | | 27 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil / AAA | Running |  | 27 | 188 | 19 |
| 19 | 37 | 71 | Andy Lally (R) | Interstate Moving Services | Running | | 25 | 188 | 0 |
| 20 | 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fast Five / Speed Energy | Running | | 24 | 188 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 24 | 188 | 1 |
| 22 | 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 23 | 188 | 1 |
| 23 | 29 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Running | | 21 | 188 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Baked Beans | Running | | 21 | 188 | 1 |
| 25 | 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation | Running | | 20 | 188 | 6 |
| 26 | 43 | 46 | Bill Elliott | Red Line Oil | Running | | 18 | 188 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral | Running | | 18 | 188 | 21 |
| 28 | 12 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's / Auburn National Championship | Running | | 16 | 187 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 38 | Travis Kvapil (I) | Long John Silver's | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 14 | 177 | 0 |
| 31 | 6 | 09 | Landon Cassill (I) | Security Benefit / Thank A Teacher Today | Running | | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt | Running | | 13 | 157 | 1 |
| 33 | 19 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running | | 12 | 154 | 2 |
| 34 | 41 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C&J Energy Services | Engine | | 10 | 152 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Pretzel | Accident | | 10 | 144 | 3 |
| 36 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black | Accident | | 9 | 139 | 8 |
| 37 | 31 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull | Running | | 8 | 139 | 1 |
| 38 | 9 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 6 | 115 | 0 |
| 39 | 7 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS - We Love Logistics | Accident | | 6 | 89 | 2 |
| 40 | 11 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Good Sam Club / Camping World | Accident | | 0 | 89 | 5 |
| 41 | 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Vibration | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | 33 | 35 | Steve Park | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Electrical | | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | 32 | 97 | Kevin Conway | ExteneZe | Electrical | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
