| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | |||||||||
| November 20, 2011 | Race 36 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 114.976 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.306 | Time of Race: 03:29:00 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 26 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 14-21, 35-37, 84-87, 109-116, 135-138, 143-146, 155-160, 214-230 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 47/4 | 267 | Running | $341,258 |
| 2 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 44/2 | 267 | Running | $296,416 |
| 3 | 2 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 42/1 | 267 | Running | $189,450 |
| 4 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 41/1 | 267 | Running | $173,736 |
| 5 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 40/1 | 267 | Running | $159,386 |
| 6 | 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 38/0 | 267 | Running | $145,633 |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 37/0 | 267 | Running | $118,458 |
| 8 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 37/1 | 267 | Running | $130,811 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 35/0 | 267 | Running | $123,875 |
| 10 | 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 35/1 | 267 | Running | $90,400 |
| 11 | 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 33/0 | 267 | Running | $81,150 |
| 12 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 32/0 | 267 | Running | $110,625 |
| 13 | 16 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 31/0 | 267 | Running | $98,795 |
| 14 | 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 30/0 | 267 | Running | $107,664 |
| 15 | 12 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 29/0 | 267 | Running | $110,086 |
| 16 | 23 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Duracell / Menards | 28/0 | 267 | Running | $79,475 |
| 17 | 24 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 27/0 | 267 | Running | $98,389 |
| 18 | 28 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 26/0 | 267 | Running | $98,783 |
| 19 | 32 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 25/0 | 267 | Running | $78,575 |
| 20 | 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 25/1 | 266 | Running | $95,158 |
| 21 | 43 | 71 | Mike Bliss | Ford | School Media | 0 | 266 | Running | $84,100 |
| 22 | 40 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 0 | 266 | Running | $84,283 |
| 23 | 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 22/1 | 266 | Running | $114,966 |
| 24 | 25 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 20/0 | 266 | Running | $77,075 |
| 25 | 20 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 266 | Running | $69,275 |
| 26 | 39 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | Hard Rock Vodka | 18/0 | 266 | Running | $68,525 |
| 27 | 35 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Reese Towpower | 17/0 | 266 | Running | $95,170 |
| 28 | 34 | 135 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Big Red | 16/0 | 265 | Running | $65,125 |
| 29 | 41 | 32 | T.J. Bell * | Ford | Green Smoke | 15/0 | 265 | Running | $76,933 |
| 30 | 42 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Luke & Associates | 14/0 | 263 | Running | $75,747 |
| 31 | 27 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 14/1 | 261 | Running | $105,533 |
| 32 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 13/1 | 261 | Running | $118,211 |
| 33 | 38 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 12/1 | 245 | Running | $65,375 |
| 34 | 4 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 10/0 | 220 | Running | $108,450 |
| 35 | 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Novec | 10/1 | 190 | Engine | $81,675 |
| 36 | 22 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | 0 | 153 | Accident | $63,450 |
| 37 | 29 | 84 | Cole Whitt | Toyota | Kangaroo Express | 0 | 153 | Accident | $63,250 |
| 38 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS My Choice | 6/0 | 81 | Engine | $71,050 |
| 39 | 18 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 5/0 | 72 | Engine | $92,841 |
| 40 | 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 0 | 29 | Vibration | $62,620 |
| 41 | 30 | 55 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | Ingersoll Rand | 3/0 | 25 | Vibration | $62,405 |
| 42 | 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | Inception Motorsports | 2/0 | 14 | Ignition | $62,110 |
| 43 | 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 1/0 | 13 | Driveshaft | $62,429 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||