| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| AAA 400 | Dover International Speedway | |||||||||
| October 2, 2011 | Race 29 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 119.413 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.908 | Time of Race: 03:30:59 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 24 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6-8, 20-22, 42-45, 138-142, 176-179, 181-184, 257-263, 301-305, 353-358, 363-365 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 47/4 | 400 | Running | $223,625 |
| 2 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 44/2 | 400 | Running | $220,786 |
| 3 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 42/1 | 400 | Running | $180,566 |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 40/0 | 400 | Running | $142,158 |
| 5 | 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 40/1 | 400 | Running | $148,311 |
| 6 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 39/1 | 400 | Running | $142,266 |
| 7 | 7 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 38/1 | 400 | Running | $127,836 |
| 8 | 27 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 36/0 | 400 | Running | $140,558 |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 35/0 | 400 | Running | $114,741 |
| 10 | 22 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem "Chasing the Cure" | 35/1 | 400 | Running | $129,861 |
| 11 | 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 34/1 | 400 | Running | $89,500 |
| 12 | 34 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 32/0 | 400 | Running | $116,786 |
| 13 | 14 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 31/0 | 400 | Running | $107,058 |
| 14 | 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 30/0 | 400 | Running | $103,964 |
| 15 | 23 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 29/0 | 400 | Running | $111,539 |
| 16 | 3 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards | 28/0 | 400 | Running | $83,250 |
| 17 | 16 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 27/0 | 400 | Running | $101,195 |
| 18 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 26/0 | 400 | Running | $118,950 |
| 19 | 17 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 25/0 | 400 | Running | $82,350 |
| 20 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 25/1 | 400 | Running | $98,808 |
| 21 | 19 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS "We Love Logistics" | 23/0 | 399 | Running | $83,350 |
| 22 | 24 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 22/0 | 398 | Running | $111,258 |
| 23 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army ROTC | 21/0 | 398 | Running | $113,100 |
| 24 | 21 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 20/0 | 398 | Running | $81,225 |
| 25 | 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 19/0 | 398 | Running | $115,683 |
| 26 | 8 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Grilling.com / Kingsford | 18/0 | 398 | Running | $99,145 |
| 27 | 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Cubitron | 17/0 | 397 | Running | $87,800 |
| 28 | 36 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 16/0 | 397 | Running | $87,558 |
| 29 | 33 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 15/0 | 397 | Running | $80,150 |
| 30 | 1 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 15/1 | 396 | Running | $93,100 |
| 31 | 25 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | 0 | 395 | Running | $83,983 |
| 32 | 41 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 12/0 | 395 | Running | $78,172 |
| 33 | 37 | 71 | Andy Lally * | Ford | Interstate Moving Services | 11/0 | 394 | Running | $78,925 |
| 34 | 43 | 38 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | Drive Sober, Arrive Alive | 10/0 | 390 | Running | $68,300 |
| 35 | 39 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 9/0 | 366 | Running | $68,075 |
| 36 | 40 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Ford | Street King | 0 | 346 | Accident | $67,925 |
| 37 | 26 | 37 | Josh Wise | Ford | Max Q Motorsports | 0 | 56 | Brakes | $67,800 |
| 38 | 38 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Speed Energy / Mapei / Menards | 0 | 52 | Electrical | $67,650 |
| 39 | 42 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 49 | Clutch | $67,500 |
| 40 | 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 5/1 | 44 | Fuel Pump | $67,325 |
| 41 | 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | Inception Motorsports | 3/0 | 31 | Vibration | $67,125 |
| 42 | 29 | 46 | Scott Speed | Ford | Red Line Oil / International Trucks | 0 | 24 | Brakes | $66,995 |
| 43 | 32 | 55 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 0 | 12 | Ignition | $67,329 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||