Fox broadcast the race beginning at 5 pm US EST with radio coverage on MRN (terrestrial) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite) starting at 5:15 pm US EST.

Brian Vickers (the polesitter), Michael Waltrip (42nd), David Reutimann (7th); Dale Earnhardt Jr. (35th), and Reed Sorenson (17th) started from the back due to changes in the engine and the transmissions.

Actress Angie Harmon[5] waved the green flag as Jamie McMurray started in first place, but was passed by Jimmie Johnson on the backstretch for the lead.

Vickers reported his car's carburetor had stopped working a few times under caution.

On lap 17, Earnhardt Jr.; Joey Logano, Dave Blaney and others stopped for fuel.

The field restarted on lap 23 with Jimmie Johnson in the lead, followed by McMurray, Jeff Gordon and brothers Kurt and Kyle Busch.

Joe Nemechek made his way to pit road where his crew then pushed the car to the garage on lap 37.

Sorenson was too fast entering and exiting pit road, served a drive thru penalty.

Drivers Casey Mears, Jeff Burton, John Andretti, Logano, Scott Speed, and Jeremy Mayfield went a lap down when Gordon took the lead.

Teammates Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards each led a lap during the round of pitstops.

Gordon remained the leader until Biffle's crew completed the pit stop quicker than Gordon's crew during the pitstop round; no pit road penalties were served.

Montoya stayed on the track and led a lap before he entered pit road.

Teammates Johnson and Gordon battled for 2nd as Kenseth pulled away and led laps.

Speed entered pit road reporting with no power before the fourth caution on lap 169, again due to rain.

Hendrick Motorsports drivers Johnson, Martin, Earnhardt Jr. reported problems on the same lap.

The field restarted with Kenseth, Johnson, Gordon, and brothers Kurt and Kyle Busch in the top five on lap 176.

Earnhardt Jr. drove his car to the garage, like teammate Martin, because of engine problems on lap 206.