The 2011 Subway Jalapeño 250 was a NASCAR Nationwide Series race held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida on July 1, 2011. The race was 10th iteration of the event as well as the 17th race of the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series. Kevin Harvick won the pole while Elliott Sadler led the most laps. But it was Joey Logano who made a last lap pass on Sadler to win the race after Logano started in 18th but had to go back and start 40th and got caught up in a spin on lap 26.
Background Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosts races for ARCA, AMA Superbike, IMSA, SCCA, and Motocross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary high-speed tri-oval, a sports car course, a motorcycle course, and a karting and motorcycle flat-track. The track's infield includes the Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is operated by NASCAR pursuant to a lease with the City of Daytona Beach on the property that runs until 2054. Dale Earnhardt is Daytona International Speedway's all-time winningest driver, with a total of 34 career victories (12- Daytona 500 Qualifying Races) (7- NASCAR Xfinity Series Races) (6- Busch Clash Races) (6- IROC Races) (2- Pepsi 400 July Races) (1- The 1998 Daytona 500).
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points #DriverTeamMake 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Jamie McMurray (i) Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 2 Elliott Sadler Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick (i) Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 07 Danny Efland Danny Efland Racing Chevrolet 7 Danica Patrick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 09 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota 9 Tony Stewart (i) Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb (R) JJC Racing Ford 14 Eric McClure TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 15 Timmy Hill (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 20 Joey Logano (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 21 Tim George Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Dodge 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Dodge 28 Derrike Cope Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 30 Ricky Carmichael (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 32 Reed Sorenson Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Clint Bowyer (i) Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 38 Jason Leffler Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 39 Josh Wise Go Green Racing Ford 40 Charles Lewandoski (R) Key Motorsports Chevrolet 41 Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 42 Tim Andrews Key Motorsports Chevrolet 44 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 46 Chase Miller Key Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 Kevin Lepage Means Motorsports Chevrolet 60 Carl Edwards (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 62 Michael Annett Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 68 Carl Long Fleur-de-lis Motorsports Chevrolet 70 Dennis Setzer ML Motorsports Dodge 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 81 Blake Koch (R) MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 87 Kevin Conway NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 88 Aric Almirola JR Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 97 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports ToyotaOfficial Entry list
Qualifying Kevin Harvick won the pole for the race with a time of 49.545 and a speed of 181.653. Harvick's team Kevin Harvick Incorporated dominated the first two rows. Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 1 4 Kevin Harvick (i) Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 49.545 181.653 2 9 Tony Stewart (i) Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 49.621 181.375 3 2 Elliott Sadler Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 49.793 180.748 4 33 Clint Bowyer (i) Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevrolet 49.894 180.382 5 16 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.922 180.281 6 1 Jamie McMurray (i) Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 49.945 180.198 7 7 Danica Patrick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 49.970 180.108 8 60 Carl Edwards (i) Roush Fenway Racing Ford 49.999 180.004 9 32 Reed Sorenson Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 50.038 179.863 10 31 Justin Allgaier Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 50.074 179.734 11 22 Brad Keselowski (i) Penske Racing Dodge 50.106 179.619 12 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 50.134 179.519 13 88 Aric Almirola JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50.156 179.440 14 18 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.197 179.294 15 38 Jason Leffler Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 50.233 179.165 16 21 Tim George Jr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.256 179.083 17 11 Brian Scott Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.264 179.055 18 20 Joey Logano (i)** Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 50.326 178.834 19 09 Kenny Wallace RAB Racing Toyota 50.422 178.494 20 66 Steve Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 50.445 178.412 21 30 Ricky Carmichael (i) Turner Motorsports Chevrolet 50.492 178.246 22 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet 50.586 177.915 23 62 Michael Annett Rusty Wallace Racing Toyota 50.664 177.641 24 97 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 50.746 177.354 25 87 Kevin Conway NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 50.894 176.838 26 15 Timmy Hill (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 50.982 176.533 27 23 Robert Richardson Jr. R3 Motorsports Dodge 50.987 176.516 28 41 Jeffrey Earnhardt (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 51.020 176.401 29 44 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 51.028 176.374 30 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 51.047 176.308 31 81 Blake Koch (R) MacDonald Motorsports Dodge 51.083 176.184 32 68 Carl Long Fleur-de-lis Motorsports Chevrolet 51.098 176.132 33 19 Mike Bliss** TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 51.134 176.008 34 13 Jennifer Jo Cobb (R) JJC Racing Ford 51.173 175.874 35 89 Morgan Shepherd Faith Motorsports Chevrolet 51.287 175.483 36 39 Josh Wise Go Green Racing Ford 51.301 175.435 37 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 51.397 175.107 38 14 Eric McClure** TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 51.421 175.026 39 40 Charles Lewandoski (R) Key Motorsports Chevrolet 51.663 174.206 40 28 Derrike Cope Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 51.751 173.910 41 52 Kevin Lepage* Means Motorsports Chevrolet 51.973 173.167 42 70 Dennis Setzer* ML Motorsports Dodge 53.128 169.402 43 07 Danny Efland Danny Efland Racing Chevrolet 51.208 175.754Failed to Qualify, withdrew, or driver changes 44 46 Chase Miller Key Motorsports Chevrolet 51.519 174.693 WD 42 Tim Andrews Key Motorsports Chevrolet — —Official Starting grid
* – made the field via owners points.
** – Joey Logano, Mike Bliss, and Eric McClure had to start at the rear of the field all for adjustments outside impound.
Race Drivers began to form into tandems when the race started. Pole sitter Kevin Harvick led the first lap with Elliott Sadler behind him. On lap 3, Tony Stewart attempted to take the lead with Clint Bowyer behind him and led that lap before he and Bowyer got separated and gave the lead back to Harvick. Bowyer also pitted the same lap believing he had a flat tire. On lap 7, Brad Keselowski attempted to take the lead with Aric Almirola but couldn't pass Harvick. Keselowski tried again on lap 9 and this time was successful. On lap 10, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took the lead with Trevor Bayne behind him. On lap 14, Brad Keselowski took the lead back from Stenhouse. On lap 16, Elliott Sadler took the lead. On lap 17, Keselowski took the lead back. On lap 20, Kevin Harvick took the lead. On lap 22, Aric Almirola took the lead. On lap 23, Kevin Harvick took the lead back. On lap 24, Danica Patrick took the lead with Tony Stewart behind her. On lap 26, the first caution flew when Joey Logano spun in turn 3 after he and his partner Brian Scott tried to go low to avoid a lapped car in Kevin Lepage but realizing they would go below the yellow line which would be a penalty but Logano got turned by Scott. Elliott Sadler won the race off of pit road and he led the field to the restart on lap 31. On lap 34, the second caution would fly when Ricky Carmichael spun in turn 2 after he cut a left rear tire while getting pushed by Timmy Hill and hit the outside wall. The wreck also collected Danny Efland who spun late to avoid Carmichael but got turned by Aric Almirola. The race would restart on lap 39. On lap 40, Danica Patrick took the lead with Tony Stewart pushing her. On lap 43, Reed Sorenson took the lead with Jason Leffler. On lap 44, Patrick took the lead back after Sorenson and Leffler switched positions. At the same time, the third caution would fly when Eric McClure got turned by his teammate Mike Bliss down the frontstretch into turn 1 and McClure went up and hit the outside wall hard and spun down through the infield.
Final laps