This would ultimately be the last classified race of Dan Wheldon's career.

In the following race, Wheldon would be involved in a 15-car accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which would claim his life.

Buddy Rice and Vítor Meira were also in this and the next race, after which they made no more IndyCar starts, making this the final classified race of their careers as well.

Dan Wheldon, whose only race to date in the 2011 IndyCar series had been his win at the Indianapolis 500, replaced Alex Tagliani in the Sam Schmidt Motorsports #77 car.

Italics indicates the pole sitter Bold indicates the podium