2011 Daytona 500 Starting Lineup Daytona 500 start time

NASCAR season is about to kick off with the 2011 Daytona 500 this Sunday. Fans eagerly await race day and want to know what the starting lineup looks like. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was supposed to lead the pack but got hit from behind during practice; he had to go to his backup car and got sent to the back! Right now Jeff Gordon will be starting at lead, followed by Jeff Burton and Kurt Busch who both won the Gatorade Duels yesterday.At Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Lap length: 2.5 miles
Sprint Cup Series
2011 Daytona 500 Starting Lineup Daytona 500 start time
Daytona 500 start time. Start time for the race is 1pm, with racer introductions beginning at 12:15.  Brad Paisely will perform pre-race, while the grand marshalls for the event are the stars of the next Transformers move Josh Duhamel & Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, along with director Michael Bay. They get the honor of saying the famous "Gentleman, start your engines."
Sunday’s Daytona 500 Starting Lineup  Here is the official 2011 Daytona 500 Starting Lineup
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (88) x-Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 186.089.
2. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 185.966.
3. (22) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 184.896.
4. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 185.071.
5. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 183.681.
6. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 185.223.
7. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 184.74.
8. (15) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 183.966.
9. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 184.102.
10. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 183.595.
11. (4) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 183.602.
12. (92) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, 177.581.
13. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 184.763.
14. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 183.685.
15. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 184.29.
16. (2) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 184.008.
17. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 184.991.
18. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 181.316.
19. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 185.422.
20. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 183.456.
21. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 185.002.
22. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 184.475.
23. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 184.687.
24. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 184.019.
25. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 184.911.
26. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 184.911.
27. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 183.557.
28. (37) Robert Richardson Jr., Ford, 181.466.
29. (09) Bill Elliott, Chevrolet, 184.532.
30. (7) Robby Gordon, Dodge, 182.12.
31. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 183.576.
32. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 185.445.
33. (46) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 180.977.
34. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 184.612.
35. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 184.748.
36. (77) Steve Wallace, Toyota, 182.574.
37. (71) Andy Lally, Chevrolet, 180.828.
38. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 183.206.
39. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, 182.697.
40. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 184.271.
41. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 184.222.
42. (36) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 183.793.
43. (32) Terry Labonte, Ford, Past Champion.
Failed to Qualify 44. (64) Derrike Cope, Toyota, 177.894.
45. (97) Kevin Conway, Toyota, 182.949.
46. (60) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 183.057.
47. (66) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 182.434.
48. (13) Casey Mears, Toyota, 182.867.
x-Earnhardt will start from position 43, after wrecking his primary race car in practice.