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 ChevroletRow 2:
3. 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge
4. 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar ChevroletRow 3:
5. 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
6. 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper ChevroletRow 4:
7. 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
8. 15 * Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts ToyotaRow 5:
9. 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Black Ford
10. 18 Kyle Busch M&M's ToyotaRow 6:
11. 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota
12. 92 * Brian Keselowski # K-Automotive DodgeRow 7:
13. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet
14. 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats ChevroletRow 8:
15. 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford
16. 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite DodgeRow 9:
17. 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
18. 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express ToyotaRow 10:
19. 27 Paul Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet
20. 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA ToyotaRow 11:
21. 39 Ryan Newman U.S.Army Chevrolet
22. 99 Carl Edwards Aflac FordRow 12:
23. 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet
24. 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine ToyotaRow 13:
25. 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
26. 16 Greg Biffle 3M FordRow 14:
27. 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
28. 37 Robert Richardson Jr.(i) North Texas Pipe FordRow 15:
29. 09 * Bill Elliott Phoenix Construction Chevrolet
30. 7 Robby Gordon SPEED Energy DodgeRow 16:
31. 47 Bobby Labonte Kroger/USO Toyota
32. 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane FordRow 17:
33. 46 * J J Yeley Red Line Oil Chevrolet
34. 6 David Ragan UPS FordRow 18:
35. 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford
36. 77 Steve Wallace(i) 5-hour Energy ToyotaRow 19:
37. 71 Andy Lally # Super Eco-Fuel Saver Chevrolet
38. 20 Joey Logano Home Depot ToyotaRow 20:
39. 34 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford
40. 38 * Travis Kvapil(i) Long John Silver's FordRow 21:
41. 87 * Joe Nemechek(i) AM FM Energy Toyota
42 36 * Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing ChevroletRow 22:
43. 32 * Terry Labonte U.S. Chrome Ford