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Below is a breakdown of how the full 43-car field fared at Martinsville Speedway:
1. Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. In his final Martinsville run, Gordon kept alive his Drive for Five and earned his ninth grandfather clock. WATCH: Gordon jumps for joy
2. Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing. McMurray managed to avoid the late-race fracas and unsuccessfully tried different lines to catch Gordon in the closing laps.
3. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Two pit road speeding penalties and a spin on-track only momentarily stalled Hamlin, who opted not to pit with 39 laps to go and briefly moved into the lead.
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. "We might as well get an attempt at it (the final restart), but it's pretty dark," Earnhardt told his team as he lined up third for the final restart. RELATED: Hear drivers on RaceView.
5. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Kyle Busch rallied after spinning on Lap 171 when he said his left-side tires made contact with water near the curb.
6. Martin Truex Jr., No. 78 Chevrolet, Furniture Row Racing. Truex kept his Chase hopes alive with his 21st top-10 of the year.
7. Ryan Newman, No. 31 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. "Excuse me, coming through," Newman radioed as he nudged Kurt Busch up the track to take sixth on Lap 196. RELATED: Hear drivers on RaceView.
8. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Harvick restarted ninth late in the race and picked up a spot en route to his 25th top-10 of the year (second to Joey Logano's series-leading 26).
9. Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Kahne's team made adjustments throughout Sunday's race trying to find rear grip.
10. Tony Stewart, No. 14 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. After starting from the rear of the field in a backup car, Stewart quietly climbed to his 300th career top-10.
11. AJ Allmendinger, No. 47 Chevrolet, JTG-Daugherty Racing. Allmendinger skipped pit road late in the race to move into second and briefly took the lead before fading on old tires.
12. Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson made a late-race pit stop and climbed through the field after restarting 18th with 31 laps left.
13. Justin Allgaier, No. 51 Chevrolet, HScott Motorsports. Allgaier held on despite radioing on Lap 216 while running 21st that he had lost all forward drive.
14. Carl Edwards, No. 19 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. The Chase contender was among the walking wounded early and fought to be the beneficiary with 65 laps to go. | WATCH: Edwards gets damage in contact with No. 18
15. Paul Menard, No. 27 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. Menard slipped by a spinning No. 55 on Lap 466 to hold on and earn his 19th top-15 of the year.
16. Aric Almirola, No. 43 Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports. Almirola was dumped onto the apron when the field stacked up on the Lap 113 restart.
17. Casey Mears, No. 13 Chevrolet, Germain Racing. Mears started 19th and used pit strategy to run as high as 13th on Sunday.
18. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. Dillon led six laps before being involved in a spin on Lap 171.
19. Kyle Larson, No. 42 Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing. Larson picked up his best Martinsville finish after notching his best start (ninth) at the paperclip oval.
20. Cole Whitt, No. 35 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. Whitt took advantage of many early caution periods to work on the grille opening and stay on the lead lap.
21. Landon Cassill, No. 40 Chevrolet, Hillman Smith Motorsports. Forward bite was an initial issue for Cassill, but appeared to improve when a long green-flag stretch followed a spate of cautions.
22. Alex Bowman, No. 7 Chevrolet, Tommy Baldwin Racing. Brake heat was a key topic on the No. 7 radio as Bowman scored his best Martinsville finish. RELATED: Hear drivers on RaceView.
23. Michael Annett, No. 46 Chevrolet, HScott Motorsports. Annett worked his way back onto the lead lap after spinning early.
24. David Gilliland, No. 38 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. Gilliland incurred the wrath of Danica Patrick when he ran her up the track and into the wall on Lap 157. RELATED: Danica retaliates on Gilliland.
25. David Ragan, No. 55 Toyota, Michael Waltrip Racing. Ragan spun with 35 laps to go when he crossed Austin Dillon's path.
26. Greg Biffle, No. 16 Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing. Biffle spun twice on Sunday -- bringing out the caution each time.
27. Jeb Burton, No. 23 Toyota, BK Racing. Burton was running 32nd when he came down the track and into the path of Sam Hornish Jr. to bring out the 14th caution flag.
28. Sam Hornish Jr., No. 9 Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports. Hornish sustained heavy damage to the nose of his No. 9 Ford and had to pit for repairs during the sixth caution period.
29. J.J. Yeley, No. 26 Toyota, BK Racing. Yeley started 39th and frequently employed the high line to avoid any issues as he picked up a few spots during Sunday's race.
30. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 83 Toyota, BK Racing. In his second Martinsville outing, DiBenedetto posted his best start and his best finish at the short track.
31. Trevor Bayne, No. 6 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing. Bayne made an unscheduled stop for right-side tires on Lap 79 for a vibration.
32. Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Ford, Team Penske. Keselowski quickly reported to the garage for repairs after getting caught up in the carnage during the Lap 435 restart. | MORE: Keselowski's Chase hopes take a hit
33. Alex Kennedy, No. 33 Chevrolet, Circle Sport. Survival was Kennedy’s mindset during his second Martinsville outing, which included nine caution flags in the first 186 laps.
34. Kurt Busch, No. 41 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. A steering box issue was a distant memory for Kurt Busch when he was stalled on the Lap 435 restart and then T-boned by a spinning Matt Kenseth. | MORE: Kurt on the bubble after Martinsville
35. Brett Moffitt, No. 34 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. Moffitt's team changed the battery and checked his alternator early in Sunday's race.
36. Timmy Hill, No. 62 Chevrolet, Premium Motorsports. Hill made his second Martinsville appearance on Sunday.
37. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford, Team Penske. Logano enjoyed the first pit stall and appeared to be running away with the win when Kenseth got into him in Turn 1. Logano later told the media, "It's a chicken you-know-what move to take out the leader when your race is over." | RELATED: Kenseth wrecks Logano.
38. Matt Kenseth, No. 20 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Martinsville thundered as Kenseth wrecked leader Joey Logano in Turn 4. NASCAR waved the red flag and then invited key personnel on the No. 20 team to a post-race chat. | POLL: Was Kenseth rigth or wrong?
39. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17, Roush Fenway Racing. Stenhouse slowed in Turn 3 and then reported to the garage after getting into the wall and locking up his right-front tire on Lap 127.
40. Danica Patrick, No. 10 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Patrick took her car to the garage before the ninth caution flag for repairs. She later spun to bring out the 13th yellow. | WATCH: Danica retaliates against Gilliland
41. Kyle Fowler, No. 32 Ford, GO FAS Racing. A best Martinsville start was stalled when Fowler hit the wall to bring out the 12th caution.
42. Ryan Preece, No. 98 Ford, Phil Parsons Racing. Brake issues impacted the Martinsville newcomer.
43. Clint Bowyer, No. 15, Michael Waltrip Racing. Bowyer was running 16th when he was tagged by two cars fighting for position beneath him. Bowyer’s spin brought out the ninth caution flag.