Race Recap
Since the addition of the Car of Tomorrow and the repaving of the track, many fans thought that the old days of Bristol were over. These thoughts however were blown away in the closing laps of the race when Carl Edwards used the "Bump and Run" technique to get past Kyle Busch for the win, causing a post race confrontation where Busch rammed into the side of Edwards car during the cool down lap. Edwards responded by spinning Busch out as Busch turned to enter pit road. Busch used the same technique to take the lead from Carl Edwards on lap 55. Kyle Busch was called to the NASCAR Hauler after his post-race interview for the incident, and on August 27, both Edwards and Kyle Busch were put on probation for the next six Sprint Cup Races. The race was also red-flagged at Lap 210 after an accident commonly called "The Big One" saw nine cars - including Chase contender Kasey Kahne - pile up in Turn 2.
There were only three lap leaders the entire race. Edwards and Busch led 499 laps combined, while Jeff Gordon led a lap.
| Top Ten Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Car # | Driver | Car make | Team | ||||
| 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | ||||
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
| 4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | ||||
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Penske Racing | ||||
| 7 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | ||||
| 8 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
| 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | ||||
| 10 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | ||||
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