2011 Aaron's 499
Race 8 of 36
Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:12:01
Average speed of winner: 156.261 mph
Margin of victory: 0.002 sec.
Lead changes: 88 among 26 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 24 laps
Fastest lap: Clint Bowyer 195.345
Lap leaders: J. Gordon 1-4, Bowyer 5, J. Gordon 6-9, Newman 10, Keselowski 11, Bowyer 12-13, Johnson 14, Bowyer 15-18, Kahne 19, Bowyer 20-21, Ragan 22, Ku. Busch 23, Ky. Busch 24-25, Ragan 26, Ky. Busch 27, Bowyer 28, Edwards 29, Bowyer 30-34, Logano 35, Bowyer 36, Ambrose 37, Kenseth 38-42, Logano 43, Smith 44-45, Burton 46-47, Biffle 48, Burton 49, Kenseth 50-51, Keselowski 52, Earnhardt, Jr. 53, Kenseth 54, Earnhardt, Jr. 55-56, Biffle 57-58, Bayne 59, Earnhardt, Jr. 60-63, Bayne 64-66, Earnhardt, Jr. 67-70, Bayne 71, Bowyer 72-75, Johnson 76-82, Newman 83, Johnson 84-88, Newman 89-92, Edwards 93, Martin 94, Menard 95-96, Bowyer 97, Ku. Busch 98-99, Blaney 100, Edwards 101-103, Ku. Busch 104-108, Bowyer 109-110, Ku. Busch 111-114, Smith 115, Bowyer 116, Smith 117, Bowyer 118, Blaney 119-121, Harvick 122, Ku. Busch 123-128, Edwards 129, Mears 130, Menard 131-132, Smith 133, Burton 134, Blaney 135-140, B. Labonte 141, Truex 142, Harvick 143-146, Truex 147, Ku. Busch 148, Harvick 149, Truex 150, Harvick 151, Burton 152-153, McMurray 154, Blaney 155-157, Bowyer 158-168, Smith 169, Bowyer 170, Truex 171-173, Blaney 174-177, Harvick 178-179, Blaney 180-183, Edwards 184, Bowyer 185, Edwards 186, J. Gordon 187, Johnson 188
Video links: Entire race
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Lowe's | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Knaus | 177.844 | 188 | 4 | 14 | running | 525886 | 47 |
| 2 | 10 | Clint Bowyer | 33 | BB&T | Chevrolet | Childress | Shane Wilson | 177.353 | 188 | 15 | 38 | running | 353883 | 44 |
| 3 | 1 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Drive to End Hunger/AARP | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Gustafson | 178.248 | 188 | 3 | 9 | running | 269791 | 42 |
| 4 | 4 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 88 | National Guard/AMP Energy | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Letarte | 177.765 | 188 | 4 | 11 | running | 206975 | 41 |
| 5 | 38 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Budweiser | Chevrolet | Childress | Martin | 175.154 | 188 | 5 | 9 | running | 162625 | 40 |
| 6 | 20 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Aflac | Ford | Roush | Osborne | 177.006 | 188 | 6 | 8 | running | 176341 | 39 |
| 7 | 17 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 3M Scotch Blue | Ford | Roush | Erwin | 177.074 | 188 | 2 | 3 | running | 166375 | 38 |
| 8 | 3 | Mark Martin | 5 | CARQUEST/GoDaddy.com | Chevrolet | Hendrick | McGrew | 177.807 | 188 | 1 | 1 | running | 179761 | 37 |
| 9 | 39 | David Gilliland | 34 | Taco Bell | Ford | Front Row | Sospenzo | 175.134 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 140525 | 35 |
| 10 | 36 | Joey Logano | 20 | The Home Depot | Toyota | Gibbs | Zipadelli | 175.410 | 188 | 2 | 2 | running | 167125 | 35 |
| 11 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | 43 | Best Buy | Ford | RPM | Shiplett | 177.087 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 132325 | 33 |
| 12 | 5 | Paul Menard | 27 | Schrock/Menards | Chevrolet | Childress | Labbe | 177.702 | 188 | 2 | 4 | running | 168308 | 33 |
| 13 | 26 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 56 | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Tryson | 176.477 | 188 | 4 | 6 | running | 156583 | 32 |
| 14 | 14 | David Reutimann | 00 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Childers | 177.143 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 155125 | 30 |
| 15 | 18 | Regan Smith | 78 | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | Rondeau | 177.061 | 188 | 5 | 6 | running | 160850 | 30 |
| 16 | 27 | Jeff Burton | 31 | CAT Financial | Chevrolet | Childress | Berrier | 176.461 | 188 | 4 | 6 | running | 157791 | 29 |
| 17 | 30 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Office Depot/Mobil 1 | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas | Grubb | 176.347 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 120550 | 27 |
| 18 | 8 | Kurt Busch | 22 | Shell/Pennzoil/AAA | Dodge | Penske | Addington | 177.379 | 188 | 6 | 19 | running | 137458 | 27 |
| 19 | 37 | Andy Lally | 71 | Interstate Moving Services | Ford | TRG | Richert | 175.349 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 146186 | 25 |
| 20 | 42 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Fast Five/Speed Energy | Dodge | Robby Gordon | Lane | no speed | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 153861 | 24 |
| 21 | 21 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats | Chevrolet | Earnhardt-Ganassi | Manion | 176.872 | 188 | 1 | 1 | running | 130308 | 24 |
| 22 | 40 | Casey Mears | 13 | GEICO | Toyota | Germain | Barker | 174.595 | 188 | 1 | 1 | running | 139564 | 23 |
| 23 | 29 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | FedEx Office | Toyota | Gibbs | Ford | 176.370 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 140936 | 21 |
| 24 | 15 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Bush's | Toyota | JTG | Kerr | 177.120 | 188 | 1 | 1 | running | 109450 | 21 |
| 25 | 23 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Haas Automation | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas | Gibson | 176.659 | 188 | 3 | 6 | running | 126720 | 20 |
| 26 | 43 | Bill Elliott | 46 | Red Line Oil | Chevrolet | Dusty Whitney | Furr | 169.983 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 98250 | 18 |
| 27 | 35 | Dave Blaney | 36 | Golden Corral | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin | Baldwin | 175.806 | 188 | 6 | 21 | running | 123839 | 18 |
| 28 | 12 | Michael Waltrip | 15 | Aaron's/Auburn National Championship | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Kennedy | 177.317 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running | 110183 | 16 |
| 29 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | 38 | Long John Silver's/TMone | Ford | Front Row | Guy | 176.425 | 184 | 0 | 0 | running | 121733 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Target | Chevrolet | Earnhardt-Ganassi | Pattie | 177.182 | 177 | 0 | 0 | running | 105833 | 14 |
| 31 | 6 | Landon Cassill | 09 | Security Benefits/Thank a Teacher Today | Chevrolet | Finch | Harrison | 177.685 | 170 | 0 | 0 | running | 99797 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | DeWalt | Ford | RPM | Todd Parrott | 176.575 | 157 | 1 | 1 | running | 96150 | 13 |
| 33 | 19 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Miller Lite | Dodge | Penske | Paul Wolfe | 177.032 | 154 | 2 | 2 | running | 86500 | 12 |
| 34 | 41 | Terry Labonte | 32 | C&J Energy Services | Ford | Stoddard | Stoddard | 174.271 | 152 | 0 | 0 | engine | 84450 | 10 |
| 35 | 34 | Kyle Busch | 18 | M&M's Pretzel | Toyota | Gibbs | Rogers | 175.939 | 144 | 2 | 3 | accident | 91325 | 10 |
| 36 | 25 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Crown Royal Black | Ford | Roush | Fennig | 176.519 | 139 | 3 | 8 | accident | 90175 | 9 |
| 37 | 31 | Kasey Kahne | 4 | Red Bull | Toyota | Red Bull | Francis | 176.298 | 139 | 1 | 1 | running | 107420 | 8 |
| 38 | 9 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Red Bull | Toyota | Red Bull | Ryan Pemberton | 177.369 | 115 | 0 | 0 | running | 79925 | 6 |
| 39 | 7 | David Ragan | 6 | UPS | Ford | Roush | Blickensderfer | 177.438 | 89 | 2 | 2 | accident | 79800 | 6 |
| 40 | 11 | Trevor Bayne | 21 | Good Sam/Camping World | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wingo | 177.353 | 89 | 3 | 5 | accident | 79650 | 0 |
| 41 | 22 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | Nemechek | Lopez | 176.695 | 5 | 0 | 0 | vibration | 79490 | 0 |
| 42 | 33 | Steve Park | 35 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin | 176.162 | 4 | 0 | 0 | electrical | 79395 | 2 | |
| 43 | 32 | Kevin Conway | 97 | ExtenZe | Toyota | Nemechek | 176.195 | 1 | 0 | 0 | electrical | 79724 | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
| 1 | Carl Edwards | 295 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 290 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 276 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 268 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | 267 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 257 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Ryan Newman | 253 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Matt Kenseth | 252 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 246 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Clint Bowyer | 245 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Paul Menard | 242 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Tony Stewart | 240 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Jeff Gordon | 234 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Mark Martin | 226 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | A.J. Allmendinger | 226 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | 221 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Denny Hamlin | 195 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Kasey Kahne | 194 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 192 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | David Ragan | 191 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Marcos Ambrose | 188 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Jeff Burton | 185 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jamie McMurray | 181 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Joey Logano | 179 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Bobby Labonte | 178 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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