After sitting on the pole, leading the first 47 and the last 31 laps, Carl Edwards nabs a win at tonight’s Sharpie 500 in Bristol. Overall, there were only 3 leaders in addition to Carl 84 laps led. Jeff Gordon led a single lap and the big lap leader of the night was Kyle Busch with 415. As they say though, none of em count except the last one which was all Carl’s.
Here’s what the unofficial finishing order looked like:
| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team |
| 1 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot Ford |
| 2 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M’s Toyota |
| 3 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota |
| 4 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Pennzoil Platinum Chevrolet |
| 5 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet |
| 6 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Newman | alltel Dodge |
| 7 | 22 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet |
| 8 | 28 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot Toyota |
| 9 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford |
| 10 | 27 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance Ford |
| 11 | 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Dish Network Turbo HD Ford |
| 12 | 41 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Sharpie Ford |
| 13 | 23 | 8 | Aric Almirola | U.S. Army Chevrolet |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Regan Smith # | DEI/The Principal Financial Group Chevrolet |
| 15 | 19 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge |
| 16 | 16 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards/Quaker State Chevrolet |
| 17 | 20 | 70 | Tony Raines | Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet |
| 18 | 40 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet |
| 19 | 39 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Slim Pack Juicy Fruit Dodge |
| 20 | 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota |
| 21 | 7 | 96 | Ken Schrader | DLP HDTV Toyota |
| 22 | 15 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford Drive one Ford |
| 23 | 37 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios/Box Tops for Education Dodge |
| 24 | 32 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Knight Rider Ford |
| 25 | 2 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS Toyota |
| 26 | 5 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft Ford |
| 27 | 38 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters Chevrolet |
| 28 | 33 | 0 | Mike Skinner | Champion Mortgage Toyota |
| 29 | 43 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet |
| 30 | 42 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota |
| 31 | 29 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo Dodge |
| 32 | 10 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Dodge |
| 33 | 34 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s Chevrolet |
| 34 | 8 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Red Bull Toyota |
| 35 | 12 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Red Head 1856 Chevrolet |
| 36 | 30 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Tums Quik Pak Dodge |
| 37 | 35 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. # | Mobil 1 Dodge |
| 38 | 36 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar Toyota |
| 39 | 31 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Barrett-Jackson Auction Co. Dodge |
| 40 | 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge |
| 41 | 17 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet |
| 42 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility Chevrolet |
| 43 | 24 | 9 | Sterling Marlin | Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet |