The 2011 Daytona 500 is just hours away, with an official start time of 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Feb. 20, 2011. Television coverage begins at Noon on FOX, which will carry the race.
The 200-lap, 500-mile race, Nascar's biggest and most prestigious, takes place at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida.
Bleacher Report notes that this year's race marks 10 years since Dale Earnhardt's tragic death after crashing in the 2001 Daytona 500.
Here is the official starting lineup for the 2011 Daytona 500:
Row 1: 1. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr., AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 2. 24 Jeff Gordon, Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
Row 2:
3. 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge
4. 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
Row 3:
5. 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
6. 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
Row 4:
7. 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
8. 15 * Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
Row 5:
9. 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Black Ford
10. 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota
Row 6:
11. 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota
12. 92 * Brian Keselowski # K-Automotive Dodge
Row 7:
13. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
14. 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet
Row 8:
15. 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford
16. 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
Row 9:
17. 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
18. 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota
Row 10:
19. 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet
20. 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Toyota
Row 11:
21. 39 Ryan Newman U.S.Army Chevrolet
22. 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
Row 12:
23. 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet
24. 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota
Row 13:
25. 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
26. 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
Row 14:
27. 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
28. 37 Robert Richardson Jr.(i) North Texas Pipe Ford
Row 15:
29. 09 * Bill Elliott Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
30. 7 Robby Gordon SPEED Energy Dodge
Row 16:
31. 47 Bobby Labonte Kroger/USO Toyota
32. 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford
Row 17:
33. 46 * J J Yeley Red Line Oil Chevrolet
34. 6 David Ragan UPS Ford
Row 18:
35. 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford
36. 77 Steve Wallace(i) 5-hour Energy Toyota
Row 19:
37. 71 Andy Lally # Super Eco-Fuel Saver Chevrolet
38. 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota
Row 20:
39. 34 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford
40. 38 * Travis Kvapil(i) Long John Silver's Ford
Row 21:
41. 87 * Joe Nemechek(i) AM FM Energy Toyota
42 36 * Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
Row 22:
43. 32 * Terry Labonte U.S. Chrome Ford
Source : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/19/daytona-500-start-time-20_n_825609.html
