The 2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on February 27, 2011, at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

Contested over 312 laps, it was the second race of the 2011 season and was won by Jeff Gordon for Hendrick Motorsports.

Carl Edwards led the first lap from pole position ahead of Kurt Busch who started second on the grid.

Gordon's win moved him to sixth position in the drivers' championship, 15 points behind leader Kyle Busch and one ahead of Bobby Labonte in seventh.

[12] Denny Hamlin was just off Burton's pace, followed by Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, and Brad Keselowski.

Edwards clinched his eighth pole position during his career, with a time of 26.224 seconds, which was a new track record.

[16] Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., McMurray, Keselowski, and Biffle rounded out the first ten positions.

[16] The race, the second in the season, began at 3:00 p.m. EST and was televised live in the United States on Fox.

[17] Phoenix International Raceway Chaplain Ken Bowers began pre-race ceremonies, by giving the invocation.

Actress Emmy Rossum then performed the national anthem, and Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno gave the command for drivers to start their engines.

[17] Edwards retained his pole position lead into the first corner, followed by Kurt Busch, who started second.

At the lap 26 restart, Kurt Busch was the leader, as Joe Nemechek retired from the race.

At the lap 38 restart, Edwards was the leader, ahead of Clint Bowyer and Kurt Busch.

At the end of lap 45, Edwards remained the leader, ahead Kurt Busch and Burton.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. had to restart last, after getting a penalty for excessive speed on pit row.

Three laps later, Newman overtook the lead after passing Hamlin, as Gordon moved up to second.

On lap 109, Johnson claimed the sixth position, as Bowyer and Robby Gordon returned to the race.

At the lap 133 restart, Stewart was the leader followed by Gordon, Johnson, Kurt Busch, and Harvick.

Twelve laps later, Kyle Busch passed his brother Kurt for the fourth position, as Stewart claimed first.

On lap 190, Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Newman, Kurt Busch and Hamlin made a pit stop, and Kenseth became the leader.

After the green flag pit stops concluded, Johnson continued to be the leader, ahead of Stewart, Gordon, Kyle Busch, and Harvick.

By the 201st lap, Stewart fell to fourth, as Gordon and Kyle Busch moved up to the second and third positions.

On lap 284, Johnson made a pit stop, as the eighth caution was given after Andy Lally collided with the wall.

At the lap 290 restart, Stewart was the leader, ahead of Kyle Busch, Gordon, and Johnson.

"[20] In the subsequent press conference, pole position winner, Edwards, stated his frustration at his accident, "I’m not exactly sure what happened.

I thought at first he was just frustrated and he turned left to get back in line and he didn’t know I was there, but I watched the tape and I think he really did get loose.

"[21] The race result left Kyle Busch leading the Driver's Championship with 80 points.

[22] Kurt Busch, who finished eighth, was second with 77, eight points ahead of Stewart and Allmendinger.

[9] Toyota and Chevrolet placed second and third with the same number of points, four ahead of Dodge in fourth.