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Bristol Motor Speedway
March 20, 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 500 | 47 | 192,416 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts EZ Seed Ford | 500 | 43 | 184,691 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 500 | 43 | 159,861 | Running | |
| 4 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Black Ford | 500 | 40 | 142,161 | Running | |
| 5 | 4 | 27 | Paul Menard | CertainTeed/Menards Chevrolet | 500 | 40 | 94,925 | Running | |
| 6 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 500 | 39 | 147,136 | Running | |
| 7 | 20 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell/Pennzoil Dodge | 500 | 37 | 140,150 | Running | |
| 8 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 500 | 36 | 106,375 | Running | |
| 9 | 10 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 500 | 35 | 117,383 | Running | |
| 10 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados Chevrolet | 500 | 35 | 129,975 | Running | |
| 11 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 500 | 33 | 98,600 | Running | |
| 12 | 9 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy Chevrolet | 500 | 32 | 98,125 | Running | |
| 13 | 16 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Bush's Baked Beans Toyota | 500 | 31 | 117,845 | Running | |
| 14 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Pepsi Max Chevrolet | 500 | 30 | 126,086 | Running | |
| 15 | 14 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 500 | 29 | 120,066 | Running | |
| 16 | 5 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 500 | 28 | 96,775 | Running | |
| 17 | 8 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 500 | 28 | 101,175 | Running | |
| 18 | 23 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 500 | 26 | 112,408 | Running | |
| 19 | 13 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet | 500 | 25 | 129,583 | Running | |
| 20 | 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 498 | 24 | 96,675 | Running | |
| 21 | 24 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 498 | 23 | 122,389 | Running | |
| 22 | 3 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 498 | 22 | 113,645 | Running | |
| 23 | 18 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 497 | 21 | 95,675 | Running | |
| 24 | 36 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 497 | 20 | 124,283 | Running | |
| 25 | 37 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Accell Construction Chevrolet | 497 | 19 | 100,933 | Running | |
| 26 | 35 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Long John Silver's Ford | 496 | 0 | 97,683 | Running | |
| 27 | 29 | 34 | David Gilliland | TMone/Taco Bell Ford | 495 | 18 | 96,322 | Running | |
| 28 | 41 | 37 | Tony Raines | Front Row Motorsports Ford | 494 | 16 | 90,625 | Running | |
| 29 | 31 | 09 | Bill Elliott | Thank a Teacher/Security Benefit/Rydex Chevrolet | 493 | 15 | 85,025 | Running | |
| 30 | 26 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Toyota | 493 | 14 | 110,583 | Running | |
| 31 | 28 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Ford | 493 | 13 | 118,311 | Running | |
| 32 | 42 | 71 | Andy Lally | Super Eco-Fuel Saver Chevrolet | 491 | 12 | 90,800 | Running | |
| 33 | 25 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 488 | 11 | 131,225 | Running | |
| 34 | 19 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford | 482 | 0 | 89,200 | Running | |
| 35 | 27 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevrolet | 456 | 9 | 125,308 | Engine | |
| 36 | 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 441 | 8 | 108,314 | Running | |
| 37 | 43 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 427 | 7 | 81,050 | Running | |
| 38 | 40 | 92 | Dennis Setzer | K-Automotive Dodge | 336 | 6 | 81,000 | Suspension | |
| 39 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Speed Energy/Food City Dodge | 127 | 5 | 80,950 | Accident | |
| 40 | 38 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Chevrolet | 97 | 4 | 80,875 | Brakes | |
| 41 | 34 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 72 | 0 | 80,800 | Brakes | |
| 42 | 32 | 60 | Landon Cassill | Big Red Toyota | 36 | 0 | 80,720 | Brakes | |
| 43 | 39 | 66 | Michael McDowell | HP Racing LLC Toyota | 35 | 1 | 80,289 | Brakes |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 53 Minutes 55 Seconds
Average Speed .:91.941
Margin of Victory .: 0.946 Second
Fast Time .: Carl Edwards- 14.061 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Carl Edwards 1 - 17, Paul Menard 18 - 52, Kyle Busch 53, David Gilliland 54 - 57, Ryan Newman 58 - 83, Kyle Busch 84 - 91, Martin Truex Jr 92 - 154, Kevin Harvick 155 - 191, Jimmie Johnson 192 - 247, Kyle Busch 248, Jimmie Johnson 249 - 269, Kyle Busch 270 - 341, Jimmie Johnson 342 - 346, Kyle Busch 347, Jimmie Johnson 348 - 429, Kyle Busch 430 - 473, Carl Edwards 474, Kyle Busch 475 - 500
.: 17 lead changes among 8 drivers.