The 2011 Daytona 500 Starting Grid

Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified for the front row at Daytona. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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The starting field for the 2011 Daytona 500 (by row).
(Note: Dale Earnhardt Jr. will move to the back of the field during the final parade lap because he had to change to back-up car after crashing in practice.)
Row 1:
1 – No. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet
2 – 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
Row 2:
3 – No. 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge
4 – No. 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
Row 3:
5 – No. 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
6 – No. 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
Row 4:
7 – No. 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
8 – 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
Row 5:
9 – No. 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Black Ford
10 – No. 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota
Row 6:
11 – No. 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota
12 – No. 92 Brian Keselowski K-Automotive Dodge
Row 7:
13 – No. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
14 – No. 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet
Row 8:
15 – No. 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford
16 – No. 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
Row 9:
17 – No. 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
18 – No. 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota
Row 10:
19 – No. 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet
20 – No. 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Toyota
Row 11:
21 – No. 39 Ryan Newman U.S.Army Chevrolet
22 – No. 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
Row 12:
23 – No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet
24 – No. 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
Row 13:
25 – No. 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
26 – No. 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
Row 14:
27 – No. 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
28 – No. 37 Robert Richardson Jr.(i) North Texas Pipe Ford
Row 15:
29 – No. 09 Bill Elliott Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
30 – No. 7 Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Dodge
Row 16:
31 – No. 47 Bobby Labonte Kroger/USO Toyota
32 – No. 21 Trevor Bayne Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford
Row 17:
33 – No. 46 J.J. Yeley Red Line Oil Chevrolet
34 – No. 6 David RaganUPS Ford
Row 18:
35 – No. 9 Marcos AmbroseStanley Ford
36 – No. 77 Steve Wallace 5-hour Energy Toyota
Row 19:
37 – No. 71 Andy Lally Super Eco-Fuel Saver Chevrolet
38 – No. 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota
Row 20:
39 – No. 34 David Gilliland Taco Bell FordRow
40 – No. 38 Travis Kvapil Long John Silver’s Ford
Row 21
41 – No. 87 Joe Nemechek(i) AM FM Energy Toyota
42 – No. 36 Dave BlaneyTommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
Row 22:
43 – No. 32 Terry Labonte U.S. Chrome Ford
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Did Not Qualify: #64 Derrike Cope; #97 Kevin Conway(i); #60 Todd Bodine(i); #66 Michael McDowell; #13 Casey Mears.
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