
CHECKERED FLAG: Kyle Busch wins the Food City 500 by edging Jeff Burton at the line.
Lap 502 -- Jeff Burton goes by Jeff Gordon as Kyle Busch spins his wheels.
Lap 502 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch leads the green-white-checkered finish at Bristol.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Jeff Burton
4. Greg Biffle
5. Kevin Harvick
Lap 498 -- Carl Edwards and David Stremme head to pit road. Neither stopped during the last caution.
Lap 497 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 15: Kasey Kahne makes contact with David Ragan, and Ragan slides to a stop at the bottom of the track.
Lap 496 -- Kyle Busch's lead is five car-lengths, with Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton moving by Greg Biffle.
Lap 493 -- Denny Hamlin has slowed. He radioed to his crew, "We're blowing up. We're blowing up."
Lap 492 -- Jeff Gordon and Jeff Burton move to fourth and fifth with fresh tires.
Lap 491 -- GREEN FLAG: Kyle Busch leads the field to green in a single-file restart with nine laps to go. The top five cars did not pit, while positions 6-15 did pit.
1. Kyle Busch
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Greg Biffle
4. David Stremme
5. Carl Edwards
Lap 486 -- Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Greg Biffle stay out, but Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick stop for tires. Ten lead-lap cars pitted.
Lap 485 -- YELLOW FLAG NO. 14: Caution is out for Jimmie Johnson's flat tire.
Lap 485 -- LEAD CHANGE: As the leaders go by Jimmie Johnson's slow car, Kyle Busch passes Denny Hamlin for the lead.
Lap 484 -- Jimmie Johnson has a flat right-front tire and is slow. He stays out to get a caution.
Lap 480 -- With 20 laps to go, the leaders continue to work through lapped traffic. Denny Hamlin's lead is now 0.227 seconds.
Lap 470 -- Three cars are out of the race, while there have been 10 different leaders. Denny Hamlin holds a slight advantage ahead of Kyle Busch.
Lap 455 -- As they work through lapped traffic, Kyle Busch is on leader Denny Hamlin's tail.
Lap 447 -- Kasey Kahne, who spun earlier in the race, is now running 23rd in his fight to stay inside the top 35 in owner points.
Lap 441 -- Juan Montoya's problems continue, as he heads to pit road with a flat tire.
Lap 428 -- Kyle Busch goes around Kevin Harvick for second, while Denny Hamlin has built a nearly 1-second lead.
Lap 424 -- GREEN FLAG: Denny Hamlin leads the field to green again.
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Greg Biffle (Continued)
| Pos. | Driver | Make |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet |
| 2. | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet |
| 3. | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet |
| 4. | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet |
| 5. | Greg Biffle | Ford |
| 6. | Jeff Green | Chevrolet |
| 7. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 8. | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet |
| 9. | Jamie McMurray | Ford |
| 10. | Casey Mears | Chevrolet |
| Pos. | +/- | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | +1 | Jeff Gordon | 791 | Leader |
| 2. | +1 | Jeff Burton | 788 | -3 |
| 3. | +1 | Jimmie Johnson | 716 | -75 |
| 4. | +1 | Matt Kenseth | 697 | -94 |
| 5. | +2 | Kevin Harvick | 647 | -144 |
| 6. | +8 | Kyle Busch | 639 | -152 |
| 7. | -6 | Mark Martin | 629 | -162 |
| 8. | +1 | Clint Bowyer | 621 | -170 |
| 9. | -1 | Denny Hamlin | 606 | -185 |
| 10. | -- | Carl Edwards | 598 | -193 |