| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Colbalt Tools 400 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 6, 2011 | Race 3 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 135.508 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.246 | Time of Race: 02:57:20 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 21 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10-12, 16-18, 98-101, 103-106, 109-116, 151-156, 196-202 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Scotts / Kellogg's | 47/4 | 267 | Running | $401,541 |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 44/2 | 267 | Running | $300,308 |
| 3 | 23 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Clorox | 42/1 | 267 | Running | $236,908 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 41/1 | 267 | Running | $187,866 |
| 5 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 39/0 | 267 | Running | $173,575 |
| 6 | 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 39/1 | 267 | Running | $128,300 |
| 7 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 37/0 | 267 | Running | $159,300 |
| 8 | 33 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 36/0 | 267 | Running | $126,125 |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Pennzoil Platinum | 36/1 | 267 | Running | $150,700 |
| 10 | 19 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 34/0 | 267 | Running | $133,614 |
| 11 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 34/1 | 267 | Running | $149,311 |
| 12 | 18 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Moen / Menards | 33/1 | 267 | Running | $103,375 |
| 13 | 25 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Tums | 32/1 | 267 | Running | $130,933 |
| 14 | 30 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 30/0 | 267 | Running | $127,083 |
| 15 | 28 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Wheaties Fuel | 30/1 | 267 | Running | $145,358 |
| 16 | 14 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 28/0 | 267 | Running | $148,761 |
| 17 | 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 27/0 | 267 | Running | $143,561 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 26/0 | 267 | Running | $104,625 |
| 19 | 7 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 25/0 | 267 | Running | $132,461 |
| 20 | 16 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 0 | 267 | Running | $103,600 |
| 21 | 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 23/0 | 267 | Running | $101,325 |
| 22 | 42 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS "We Love Logistics" | 22/0 | 267 | Running | $100,775 |
| 23 | 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 21/0 | 266 | Running | $100,075 |
| 24 | 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 20/0 | 266 | Running | $116,345 |
| 25 | 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 19/0 | 266 | Running | $89,425 |
| 26 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 18/0 | 265 | Running | $112,308 |
| 27 | 11 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 17/0 | 264 | Running | $122,414 |
| 28 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Post-it | 17/1 | 264 | Running | $101,150 |
| 29 | 29 | 32 | Mike Skinner | Ford | Southern Pride Trucking | 0 | 262 | Running | $83,575 |
| 30 | 37 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Security Benefit / Rydex / Billboard.com | 14/0 | 262 | Running | $100,958 |
| 31 | 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy | 13/0 | 261 | Running | $96,258 |
| 32 | 40 | 71 | Andy Lally * | Chevrolet | Super Eco-Fuel Saver | 12/0 | 261 | Running | $91,400 |
| 33 | 39 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 0 | 261 | Running | $92,197 |
| 34 | 34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 11/1 | 260 | Running | $81,500 |
| 35 | 41 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | Race Fuel Energy Drink | 9/0 | 258 | Running | $81,275 |
| 36 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 9/1 | 193 | Accident | $118,011 |
| 37 | 35 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 7/0 | 147 | Accident | $80,850 |
| 38 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Snickers Peanut Butter Squared | 6/0 | 107 | Engine | $128,491 |
| 39 | 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 5/0 | 77 | Engine | $106,795 |
| 40 | 32 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Darlington Raceway.com | 4/0 | 45 | Rear Gear | $80,175 |
| 41 | 43 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 3/0 | 41 | Brakes | $79,925 |
| 42 | 31 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 0 | 34 | Transmission | $79,780 |
| 43 | 36 | 60 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Big Red | 0 | 32 | Running | $80,044 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||