Members of NASCARMedia.com voted in a week-long poll, casting ballots for the top-10 moments from the just-completed NASCAR season. Tony Stewart’s walk-off win in the season finale, however, didn’t exactly prevail in a landslide among voting by members of the news media. Trevor Bayne’s historic Daytona 500 victory – which opened the year on a spectacular note at Daytona International Speedway – barely missed out on the #1 spot.
#1 – Tony Stewart’s Homestead-Miami win to clinch the Championship
#2 – Trevor Bayne’s Daytona 500 Win
#3 – Brad Keselowski’s win at Pocono after breaking his left ankle in a testing accident
#4 – Jeff Gordon’s 85th NASCAR Sprint Cup Win
#5 – Regan Smith’s Darlington Southern 500 Win
#6 – Jimmie Johnson’s .0002 second margin of victory in the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega
#7 – Paul Menard Holds Off Jeff Gordon to Win Brickyard 400
#8 – Austin Dillon Becomes Youngest NASCAR Camping World Truck Champion
#9 – Danica Patrick Posts Best Finish in NASCAR by a Female Driver with 4th place at Las Vegas
#10 – 2010 Sunoco Rookies Stenhouse and Dillon win 2011 Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series Championships(NASCAR)(12-11-2011)
