2011 Daytona 500

The 2011 Daytona 500 was a race filled with action

Here's the riginal starting lineup:

1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2. Jeff Gordon

3. Kurt Busch

4. Jeff Burton

5. Regan Smith

6. Clint Bowyer

7. Kevin Harvick

8. Michael Waltrip

9. Matt Kenseth

10. Kyle Busch

11. Kasey Kahne

12. Brian Keselowski*

13. Juan Pablo Montoya

14. Jamie McMurray

15. A.J. Allmendinger

16. Brad Keselowski

17. Mark Martin

18. Denny Hamlin

19. Paul Menard

20. Martin Truex Jr.

21. Ryan Newman

22. Carl Edwards

23. Jimmie Johnson

24. David Reutimann

25. Tony Stewart

26. Greg Biffle

27. Brian Vickers

28. Robert Richardson Jr.*

29. Bill Elliott

30. Robby Gordon

31. Bobby Labonte

32. Trevor Bayne (Winner)

33. J.J. Yeley

34. David Ragan

35. Marcos Ambrose

36. Steve Wallace

37. Andy Lally*

38. Joey Logano

39. David Gilliland

40. Travis Kvapil

41. Joe Nemechek

42. Dave Blaney

43. Terry Labonte

The green flag dropped at 1:36 P.M. eastern time. The first yellow flag came at lap 5 when Kyle Busch was tapped from behind and spun out. The second caution came out for a blown engine J.J.Yeley. On lap 17, Paul menard took the lead. On the 22nd lap, Kevin Harvick's engine blew up. The next caution was for the big one. It involved: Mark Martin, Jeff gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Brian Vickers, Greg Biffle, Michael Waltrip, David Reutimann, Marcos Ambrose, Joe Nemechek, Brian Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, and others. The race finished with Trevor Bayne winning in nly his second carrer start.