| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 213,626 | running | 42 | 190 |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 500 | 149,000 | running | 296 | 180 |
| 3 | 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice / Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing) | Chevrolet | 500 | 119,273 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 4 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 138,951 | running | 147 | 165 |
| 5 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 94,875 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 6 | 27 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army (Stewart Haas Racing) | Chevrolet | 500 | 112,554 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 31 | 5 | Mark Martin | Carquest / Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 90,750 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 95,725 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 16 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Charter Communications (Richard Petty Motorsports) | Dodge | 500 | 81,425 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 28 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 93,125 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 116,878 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) | Chevrolet | 500 | 118,473 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 21 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 500 | 87,450 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 24 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox (JTG-Daugherty Racing) | Toyota | 500 | 94,773 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 16 | 23 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask.com (Jeff Moorad) | Ford | 500 | 106,404 | running | 1 | 120 |
| 15 | 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 122,331 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 17 | 29 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Charter Communications (Richard Petty Motorsports) | Dodge | 500 | 114,701 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 500 | 91,975 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports) | Dodge | 500 | 115,473 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 11 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 499 | 99,923 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 25 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 499 | 91,175 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 22 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Racing (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 499 | 108,715 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 499 | 119,715 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 498 | 119,798 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 38 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer / Menards (Yates Racing) | Ford | 498 | 105,706 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac (Jack Roush) | Ford | 498 | 120,856 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 26 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS (Jack Roush) | Ford | 498 | 82,375 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M (Jack Roush) | Ford | 498 | 90,675 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 20 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) | Chevrolet | 498 | 108,890 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 40 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Nexxus Lighting (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.) | Toyota | 497 | 72,275 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 17 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports) | Dodge | 497 | 81,625 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 34 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 496 | 119,326 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 14 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 496 | 101,073 | running | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 32 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Mobil 1 (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 496 | 88,885 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 33 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins) | Chevrolet | 496 | 79,025 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 35 | 71 | David Gilliland | Capital Windows (Kevin Buckler) | Chevrolet | 492 | 70,025 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 38 | 42 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | All Sport Body Quencher (Jeremy Mayfield) | Toyota | 441 | 69,900 | running | 1 | 54 |
| 37 | 37 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Guitar Hero (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) | Chevrolet | 490 | 77,950 | running | 0 | 52 |
| 39 | 36 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 424 | 81,923 | running | 12 | 51 |
| 40 | 30 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports (Robby Gordon) | Toyota | 349 | 88,535 | engine | 0 | 43 |
| 42 | 39 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons) | Toyota | 49 | 69,665 | rear gear | 1 | 42 |
| 41 | 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek) | Toyota | 90 | 69,725 | brakes | 0 | 40 |
| 43 | 43 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Gunselman Motorsports (Larry Gunselman) | Toyota | 3 | 69,214 | engine | 0 | 34 |
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Failed to qualify: Sterling Marlin (#09), Tony Raines (#37), Dennis Setzer (#46), Derrike Cope (#75)
| Caution flag breakdown: |
| Condition | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps | Reason | 'Lucky Dog' |
 | 1 | 21 | 21 | | |
 | 22 | 26 | 5 | #12,55 accident turn 3 | none |
 | 27 | 41 | 15 | | |
 | 42 | 47 | 6 | competition | #55 |
 | 48 | 70 | 23 | | |
 | 71 | 75 | 5 | #18,82 accident turn 4 | none |
 | 76 | 91 | 16 | | |
 | 92 | 96 | 5 | #7 spun turn 2 | none |
 | 97 | 139 | 43 | | |
 | 140 | 143 | 4 | #6,7 accident turn 2 | #36 |
 | 144 | 254 | 111 | | |
 | 255 | 264 | 10 | #82 accident turn 3 | #55 |
 | 265 | 352 | 88 | | |
 | 353 | 358 | 6 | debris | #43 |
 | 359 | 367 | 9 | | |
 | 368 | 371 | 4 | #7 spun turn 4 | #1 |
 | 372 | 428 | 57 | | |
 | 429 | 433 | 5 | #41 accident turn 4 | #2 |
 | 434 | 447 | 14 | | |
 | 448 | 455 | 8 | #8 accident turn 3 | #55 |
 | 456 | 467 | 12 | | |
 | 468 | 471 | 4 | #00,1,2,12 accident turn 4 | #42 |
 | 472 | 473 | 2 | | |
 | 474 | 477 | 4 | #1,96 accident turn 1 | #43 |
 | 478 | 500 | 23 | | |
| Percent of race run under caution: 13.2% Average green flag run: 33.4 laps |
'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.
| Lap leader breakdown: |
| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
| Jeff Gordon | 1 | 43 | 43 |
| Dave Blaney | 44 | 44 | 1 |
| Scott Speed | 45 | 56 | 12 |
| Jeff Gordon | 57 | 140 | 84 |
| Jeremy Mayfield | 141 | 141 | 1 |
| Jeff Gordon | 142 | 155 | 14 |
| Denny Hamlin | 156 | 342 | 187 |
| Jeff Gordon | 343 | 348 | 6 |
| Denny Hamlin | 349 | 354 | 6 |
| Bobby Labonte | 355 | 355 | 1 |
| Denny Hamlin | 356 | 429 | 74 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 430 | 455 | 26 |
| Denny Hamlin | 456 | 484 | 29 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 485 | 500 | 16 |
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