Media votes top 10 moments of 2011:

  • 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)