Race Recap
Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon were the main two factors early in the race until Gordon's car started falling back where Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the only one giving Johnson a run for his money. Jimmie Johnson went on to win the race and Earnhardt finished second. Earnhardt criticized NASCAR for finding a way to bring out the yellow flag.
| Top Ten Finishers |
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| Pos | Car No | Driver | Car Make | Team | ||||
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 3 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | ||||
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
| 6 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
| 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | ||||
| 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | ||||
| 9 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | ||||
| 10 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | ||||
NOTE: Race extended four laps due to green-white-checker finish rule.
Failed to make race as qualifying was cancelled due to rain: Sterling Marlin (#09), Derrike Cope (#75).
Following the race in an inspection at NASCAR's Research and Development Center, it was discovered that the Team Red Bull #83 Toyota driven by Brian Vickers had illegal sheet metal thinner than that required under NASCAR's rules. As a result, the team's crew chief, Kevin Hamlin and car chief Kevin Smokstad were suspended indefinitely, Hamlin fined $100,000 and the team and Vickers were penalized 150 owners and drivers points respectively.
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