Race Recap
David Reutimann dominated the race and led 268 laps, but a braking problem cut his hopes short. It was Jimmie Johnson who took over and won the race by holding off a determined Tony Stewart. David Ragan's chances of making the chase were all but finished when he was involved in an incident with teammate Matt Kenseth. Jimmie Johnson held off Tony Stewart and win the first daytime fall race at Richmond since 1990.
It was the first Sprint Cup race since the 2007 Sylvania 300 where all 43 cars started finished the race, with no retirements.
| Top Ten Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Car # | Driver | Make | Team | ||||
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 2 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
| 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 5 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | ||||
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | ||||
| 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | ||||
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 9 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Michael Waltrip Racing | ||||
| 10 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
Drivers in green made Chase for Sprint Cup.
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“The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
—Bible: Hebrew Ecclesiastes, 9:11.