Food City 500

The starting lineup was determined by points due to rain on Friday! That means that Jimie Johnson lead the field to the green flag. On lap 12 Clint Bowyer was able to pass Jimmie Johnson for the lead. Clint was also the winner of the Nationwide race on Saturday.

The first yellow flag came out for a Competition caution due to the lack of practice. All the leaders came in for a pit stop.

The second yellow flag came out on lap 59 when Robby Gordon spun. He didn't hit anything and was able to continue.

The second yellow flag fell on lap 93 for debris. All the lead cars pitted. On lap 96 Tony Stewart took the lead due to his pit box selection. On lap 97 then Michael Waltrip takes the lead as he stays out to get the five bonus points. On lap 102 Tony Stewart the takes the lead again.

On lap 119 the caution came out again due to Dave Blaney spinning. Most of the leaders stayed out this time.

On lap 189 the caution flies for the 5th time. This time it was due to a multi car accident. The accident included Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, Jamie McMurray, Bobby LaBonte, Ken Schrader and Dario Franchitti. All the leaders hit pit road. On lap 193 Denny Hamlin took the lead due to where his pit stall was. On lap 194 Tony Stewart wins the race off pit road and regained the lead. That lasted till lap 198 when Denny passed his teammate for the lead.

The sixth caution came out on lap 278 when Paul Menard got into Dario Franchitti. Which also caused Casey Mears to get into Denny Hamlin. All the leaders hit pit road again. With Denny Hamlin in the pits for repairs Kyle Busch was able to take the lead.

On lap 291 the caution comes out again due to the leader Kyle Busch spinning when his steering wheel sticks. Tony Stewart then takes the lead back.

On lap 411 Kevin Harvick takes the lead from Tony Stewart. Then on lap 414 Tony Stewart took the lead back. The caution comes out again on lap 489 when Brian Vickers gets into the wall.

On lap 496 Denny Hamlin is able to pass Tony Stewart for the lead again. On lap 498 the caution comes out for Kevin Harvick getting into Tony Stewart and sending Tony Stewart into the wall.

The race went into overtime, meaning we had some caution laps and then we had a green/white/checkerd finish. On the white flag lap, lap 505, Denny Hamlin has ran out of gas so that allowed Jeff Burton to take the lead and win the race. This was the first win for Chevy this year. It was also a 1-2-3 finish for Richard Childress Racing.