Trevor Bayne wins the 2011 Daytona 500. He is youngest driver to win the Great American Race and gave the historic Wood Brothers team its fifth Daytona 500 victory. Its first since 1976 with David Pearson and now Trevor Bayne with the No. 21 Ford that was retrofitted to resemble Pearson's famed ride. In just his second Sprint Cup start, the 20-year-old Bayne surprised NASCAR's biggest names with a thrilling overtime win at Daytona International Speedway, holding off Carl Edwards after fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. crashed in NASCAR's first attempt at a green-white-checkered flag finish.
Trevor Bayne is an American race car driver who drives the #16 Ford for Roush-Fenway Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Further, he also drives part-time in the #21 Ford for Wood Brothers Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, sharing the ride with Bill Elliott. Bayne attended Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee as a freshman and Gibbs High School outside Knoxville as a sophomore before getting a General Educational Development degree online.
On his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500.
At 20 years and 1 day, he is the youngest driver to win the race and, with the exception of Lee Petty, the winner of the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959, is the only driver to win the race in his first attempt. Bayne had celebrated his 20th birthday the previous day. He is five years and 195 days younger than the previous youngest Daytona 500 winner, Jeff Gordon, who won the race in 1997.
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