2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series

Rick Ware Racing development driver Timmy Hill was 17 years old when the Nationwide Series hit Daytona, and thus was not approved to run until the next week in Phoenix.

Jennifer Jo Cobb's rookie season was hampered by a fallout with 2nd Chance Motorsports owner Rick Russell over starting and parking, and she briefly moved to Rick Ware Racing before moving her own team up to Nationwide with limited success.

The RotY lead would be contested mostly by Hill and Koch, who were tied heading into the season finale at Homestead.

According to a story reported by NASCAR.com on January 11, 2011, drivers were allowed to earn points in only one of NASCAR's three national series in a given season.

This is enforced on NASCAR's annual license application form, which now requires drivers to indicate the series championship for which they wish to compete.

[14] France also announced major changes to the points system in all three national touring series.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. , the 2011 Nationwide Series champion
Elliott Sadler finished second behind Stenhouse in the championship by 45 points.
Justin Allgaier finished third in the championship, 117 points behind Stenhouse.
Timmy Hill , the 2011 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year .
The No. 60, driven primarily by Carl Edwards , wins the owner's championship for Jack Roush .
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 's 2011 Nationwide championship car at Road America . Ford won the Manufacturer's championship with 13 wins and 212 points.
The Bucyrus 200 at Road America in June