Official NASCAR Race Results
Paul Menard won the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
07-31-2011 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | NIBCO / Menards | 47/4 | 160 | 21 | Running | 373,575 |
| 2 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 43/1 | 160 | 36 | Running | 358,536 |
| 3 | 27 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 41/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 297,345 |
| 4 | 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 41/1 | 160 | 5 | Running | 290,964 |
| 5 | 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 40/1 | 160 | 10 | Running | 266,386 |
| 6 | 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 39/1 | 160 | 10 | Running | 240,508 |
| 7 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | American Red Cross / Type O "Give Blood" | 37/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 201,250 |
| 8 | 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Quaker State / GoDaddy.com | 36/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 189,375 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 36/1 | 160 | 17 | Running | 204,133 |
| 10 | 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 34/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 221,241 |
| 11 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches | 33/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 214,761 |
| 12 | 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 32/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 199,075 |
| 13 | 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 32/1 | 160 | 2 | Running | 197,908 |
| 14 | 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Ortho Home Defense Max | 30/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 197,341 |
| 15 | 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 29/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 181,114 |
| 16 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Amp Energy / National Guard | 29/1 | 160 | 7 | Running | 167,100 |
| 17 | 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Huggies Little Movers Slip-On Diapers | 27/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 178,695 |
| 18 | 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 28/2 | 160 | 48 | Running | 178,133 |
| 19 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 26/1 | 160 | 1 | Running | 202,211 |
| 20 | 32 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction / Thank A Teacher Today-Security Benefit | 0 | 160 | 1 | Running | 164,058 |
| 21 | 4 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 23/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 189,900 |
| 22 | 6 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 22/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 183,911 |
| 23 | 1 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS / Ned Jarrett NASCAR Hall of Fame | 22/1 | 160 | 1 | Running | 160,325 |
| 24 | 30 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Platinum Filter | 20/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 151,975 |
| 25 | 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 19/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 151,400 |
| 26 | 39 | 71 | Andy Lally | Ford | Interstate Moving Services | 18/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 151,200 |
| 27 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 17/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 185,625 |
| 28 | 7 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 16/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 177,633 |
| 29 | 11 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 15/0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 140,100 |
| 30 | 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 160 | 0 | Running | 140,075 |
| 31 | 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Big Red | 14/1 | 160 | 1 | Running | 149,183 |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Ford | TMone "We Drive Sales" | 0 | 159 | 0 | Running | 144,072 |
| 33 | 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 11/1 | 157 | 0 | Running | 135,225 |
| 34 | 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 10/0 | 157 | 0 | Running | 163,966 |
| 35 | 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 9/0 | 152 | 0 | Engine | 141,725 |
| 36 | 28 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 8/0 | 49 | 0 | Accident | 161,533 |
| 37 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 7/0 | 23 | 0 | Electrical | 133,550 |
| 38 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 19 | 0 | Overheating | 133,425 |
| 39 | 34 | 37 | Scott Speed | Ford | Green Stuff Absorbent | 0 | 19 | 0 | Rear Gear | 133,325 |
| 40 | 38 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Big Red | 0 | 16 | 0 | Electrical | 133,245 |
| 41 | 43 | 223 | Terry Labonte | Ford | CRMone "We Drive Service" | 3/0 | 15 | 0 | Transmission | 133,070 |
| 42 | 40 | 150 | T.J. Bell | Chevrolet | Green Smoke | 2/0 | 10 | 0 | Brakes | 132,975 |
| 43 | 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy | 1/0 | 5 | 0 | Engine | 133,356 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-31-2011
- Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Race: Brickyard 400
- Race #: 20
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Paul Menard
- Start Position: 15th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 140.762 mph
- Distance: 400 miles
- Purse: $9,017,034
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 21
- Lead Changes: 22
- Pole: 182.994 mph
