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The 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series was the 30th season of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, the second-tier professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season included thirty-four races, beginning with the DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway .
The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series was the 63rd season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 40th modern-era Cup series season. The season included 36 races and two exhibition races, beginning with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway .
The following NASCAR national series were held in 2011: 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – The top racing series in NASCAR; 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series – The second-highest racing series in NASCAR; 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – The third-highest racing series in NASCAR; 2011 NASCAR Corona Series – Primary series of NASCAR Mexico
It was the thirty-sixth and final race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. [2] The event aired on ESPN and Motor Racing Network. Carl Edwards entered the event with a three-point lead over Tony Stewart in the championship standings. Edwards won the pole and finished second, while Stewart won the race.
The 2011 Daytona 500, the 53rd running of the event, was held on February 20, 2011, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida as the first race of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. Trevor Bayne , driving for Wood Brothers Racing , won the race becoming the youngest Daytona 500 winner.
The 2011 Quaker State 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on July 9, 2011, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky.Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was 18th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, and the first Sprint Cup Series event at Kentucky Speedway.
The 2011 Pure Michigan 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on August 21, 2011 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 200 laps on the 2 -mile D-shaped oval, it was the 23rd race of the 2011 season. The race was won by Kyle Busch for the Joe Gibbs Racing team.
The 2011 STP 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race held on June 5, 2011 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt D-oval, it was the 13th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season.