2011 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola
Race 17 of 36
Daytona
170 laps
Time of race: 2:39:53
Average speed of winner: 159.491 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 57 among 25 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 21 laps
Fastest lap: Ryan Newman 199.252
Lap leaders: Martin 1-15, Earnhardt, Jr. 16, Ku. Busch 17-18, Edwards 19, Ku. Busch 20-23, J. Gordon 24, Harvick 25-26, Menard 27, Ragan 28, Smith 29-30, Truex 31-36, Ragan 37-40, Kahne 41, Truex 42, Kenseth 43-48, Kahne 49, Ky. Busch 50, Kvapil 51, Kahne 52-53, Truex 54-57, Smith 58-59, Kenseth 60-63, Kahne 64, Menard 65, Kahne 66-69, Stewart 70, Truex 71-73, Kahne 74, Mears 75-76, Nemechek 77, Kahne 78-85, Ky. Busch 86-88, Kahne 89, Menard 90-92, Ky. Busch 93, Mears 94, Burton 95-97, Bowyer 98-99, Truex 100, Ky. Busch 101-102, Truex 103, Ragan 104-105, Newman 106, Hamlin 107-110, Keselowski 111, Biffle 112, Montoya 113-114, Harvick 115, McMurray 116, Harvick 117-121, Bowyer 122, Newman 123-130, Ky. Busch 131-134, Harvick 135-142, Newman 143-153, Kenseth 154-157, Newman 158-162, Ragan 163-170
Race notes: First win for David Ragan. Kevin Harvick took the points lead from Carl Edwards.
Video links: Entire race
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
| 1 | 5 | David Ragan | 6 | UPS | Ford | Roush | Blickensderfer | 181.320 | 170 | 4 | 15 | running | 302425 | 47 |
| 2 | 16 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Affliction Clothing | Ford | Roush | Fennig | 180.661 | 170 | 3 | 14 | running | 239061 | 43 |
| 3 | 37 | Joey Logano | 20 | The Home Depot | Toyota | Gibbs | Zipadelli | 179.083 | 170 | 0 | 0 | running | 178050 | 41 |
| 4 | 13 | Kasey Kahne | 4 | Red Bull | Toyota | Red Bull | Francis | 180.752 | 170 | 8 | 19 | running | 163958 | 41 |
| 5 | 38 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Interstate Batteries | Toyota | Gibbs | Rogers | 178.855 | 170 | 5 | 11 | running | 170691 | 40 |
| 6 | 4 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | PepsiMAX | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Gustafson | 181.583 | 170 | 1 | 1 | running | 153761 | 39 |
| 7 | 31 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Budweiser | Chevrolet | Childress | Martin | 179.651 | 170 | 4 | 16 | running | 160711 | 38 |
| 8 | 10 | Paul Menard | 27 | Quaker State/Menards | Chevrolet | Childress | Labbe | 180.934 | 170 | 3 | 5 | running | 117350 | 37 |
| 9 | 30 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Target | Chevrolet | Earnhardt-Ganassi | Pattie | 179.734 | 170 | 1 | 2 | running | 143483 | 36 |
| 10 | 9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 43 | U.S. Air Force | Ford | RPM | Shiplett | 180.948 | 170 | 0 | 0 | running | 142186 | 34 |
| 11 | 19 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Burger King | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas | Grubb | 180.549 | 170 | 1 | 1 | running | 143783 | 34 |
| 12 | 20 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Red Bull | Toyota | Red Bull | Ryan Pemberton | 180.469 | 170 | 0 | 0 | running | 128464 | 32 |
| 13 | 36 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | FedEx Express | Toyota | Gibbs | Ford | 179.229 | 170 | 1 | 4 | running | 145450 | 32 |
| 14 | 25 | Kurt Busch | 22 | Shell/Pennzoil | Dodge | Penske | Addington | 180.173 | 170 | 2 | 6 | running | 141000 | 31 |
| 15 | 26 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Miller Lite | Dodge | Penske | Paul Wolfe | 180.040 | 170 | 1 | 1 | running | 123433 | 30 |
| 16 | 39 | David Gilliland | 34 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Front Row | Sospenzo | 178.646 | 170 | 0 | 0 | running | 114633 | 28 |
| 17 | 15 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | DeWalt | Ford | RPM | Todd Parrott | 180.745 | 170 | 0 | 0 | running | 126991 | 27 |
| 18 | 17 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 3M | Ford | Roush | Erwin | 180.581 | 170 | 1 | 1 | running | 111025 | 27 |
| 19 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 88 | National Guard Heritage/AMP Energy | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Letarte | 181.240 | 170 | 1 | 1 | running | 103425 | 26 |
| 20 | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Lowe's Summer Salute | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Knaus | 180.995 | 170 | 0 | 0 | running | 145611 | 24 |
| 21 | 12 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Caterpillar | Chevrolet | Childress | Berrier | 180.781 | 170 | 1 | 3 | running | 102500 | 24 |
| 22 | 18 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | McDonald's | Chevrolet | Earnhardt-Ganassi | Manion | 180.571 | 170 | 1 | 1 | running | 128414 | 23 |
| 23 | 11 | Ryan Newman | 39 | NRA/Bass Pro Shops | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas | Gibson | 180.894 | 170 | 4 | 25 | running | 137950 | 23 |
| 24 | 28 | Regan Smith | 78 | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | Rondeau | 179.853 | 170 | 2 | 4 | running | 118145 | 21 |
| 25 | 23 | David Reutimann | 00 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Childers | 180.296 | 170 | 0 | 0 | running | 118958 | 19 |
| 26 | 21 | Landon Cassill | 51 | Security Benefit/Thank A Teacher Today | Chevrolet | Finch | Harrison | 180.343 | 169 | 0 | 0 | running | 102483 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | Andy Lally | 71 | Interstate Moving Services | Ford | TRG | 181.039 | 169 | 0 | 0 | running | 100050 | 17 | |
| 28 | 41 | Terry Labonte | 32 | C&J Energy | Ford | Stoddard | Stoddard | 178.586 | 169 | 0 | 0 | running | 98472 | 16 |
| 29 | 27 | Travis Kvapil | 38 | Long John Silver's | Ford | Front Row | Guy | 179.856 | 169 | 1 | 1 | running | 88200 | 0 |
| 30 | 43 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | Nemechek | 179.087 | 169 | 1 | 1 | running | 87025 | 0 | |
| 31 | 24 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Kingsford | Toyota | JTG | Kerr | 180.242 | 168 | 0 | 0 | running | 111695 | 13 |
| 32 | 32 | Casey Mears | 13 | GEICO | Toyota | Germain | Barker | 179.616 | 164 | 2 | 3 | running | 85225 | 13 |
| 33 | 1 | Mark Martin | 5 | CARQUEST/GoDaddy.com | Chevrolet | Hendrick | McGrew | 182.065 | 164 | 1 | 15 | running | 101825 | 12 |
| 34 | 42 | Robby Gordon | 7 | SPEED Energy | Dodge | Robby Gordon | 177.904 | 163 | 0 | 0 | running | 84950 | 10 | |
| 35 | 34 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 56 | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Johnston | 179.433 | 162 | 6 | 16 | accident | 92775 | 10 |
| 36 | 3 | Clint Bowyer | 33 | Wheaties FUEL | Chevrolet | Childress | Shane Wilson | 181.624 | 162 | 2 | 3 | accident | 129733 | 9 |
| 37 | 14 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Subway | Ford | Roush | Osborne | 180.748 | 144 | 1 | 1 | running | 130441 | 8 |
| 38 | 35 | Geoff Bodine | 35 | Luke & Associates | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin | 179.261 | 143 | 0 | 0 | wheel bearing | 84300 | 6 | |
| 39 | 40 | Dave Blaney | 36 | Golden Corral | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin | Lopez | 178.618 | 47 | 0 | 0 | accident | 84175 | 5 |
| 40 | 29 | Mike Skinner | 60 | Big Red | Toyota | Germain | Sisco | 179.784 | 5 | 0 | 0 | wheel bearing | 84000 | 0 |
| 41 | 2 | Trevor Bayne | 21 | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Ford | Wood Brothers | Hyder | 182.002 | 4 | 0 | 0 | accident | 84875 | 0 |
| 42 | 33 | Michael McDowell | 66 | HP Racing LLC | Toyota | HP | Nead | 179.605 | 2 | 0 | 0 | electrical | 83725 | 2 |
| 43 | 22 | Kevin Conway | 97 | ExtenZe | Toyota | Nemechek | 180.310 | 1 | 0 | 0 | rear gear | 84093 | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 586 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 581 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 576 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | 570 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 564 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Jimmie Johnson | 564 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 534 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 519 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | Clint Bowyer | 505 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Ryan Newman | 498 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 495 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Tony Stewart | 494 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Greg Biffle | 473 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 468 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | A.J. Allmendinger | 467 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Paul Menard | 466 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | David Ragan | 457 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | Mark Martin | 455 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | Kasey Kahne | 452 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | 439 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Marcos Ambrose | 435 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski | 428 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 422 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | Jeff Burton | 392 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Brian Vickers | 388 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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