| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Pts | Bns | Status | Ti.
Led | Lps
Led |
|---|
| 1 | 34 | 77 | Bobby Labonte | Dollar General Chevrolet | 120 | 190 | 5 | Running | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 37 | 33 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice Chevrolet | 120 | 175 | 5 | Running | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | 24 | Casey Mears | National Guard/155th Brigade Chevrolet | 120 | 175 | 10 | Running | 9 | 52 |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | David Ragan # | Discount Tire Ford | 120 | 165 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 23 | 14 | Kyle Krisiloff # | Clabber Girl Ford | 120 | 155 | | Running | | |
| 6 | 25 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | AutoZone Chevrolet | 120 | 155 | 5 | Running | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 20 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya # | Texaco/Havoline Dodge | 120 | 151 | 5 | Running | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 27 | Ward Burton | Cottonelle Ford | 120 | 142 | | Running | | |
| 9 | 1 | 18 | Brad Coleman # | Carino's Italian Grill Chevrolet | 120 | 143 | 5 | Running | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | 9 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Sharp Aquos Ford | 120 | 139 | 5 | Running | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 8 | 17 | Danny OQuinn | Dish Network Ford | 120 | 130 | | Running | | |
| 12 | 22 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | McDonald's Ford | 120 | 132 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Clint Bowyer | Camping World Chevrolet | 120 | 129 | 5 | Running | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | 31 | 22 | Mike Bliss | Family Dollar Dodge | 120 | 121 | | Running | | |
| 15 | 36 | 88 | Shane Huffman | U.S. NAVY Chevrolet | 120 | 118 | | Running | | |
| 16 | 35 | 36 | Brent Sherman | BIG LOTS Chevrolet | 120 | 120 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 33 | 1 | J.J. Yeley | Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet | 120 | 112 | | Running | | |
| 18 | 39 | 0 | Eric McClure | Hefty/RACEGIRL Chevrolet | 120 | 114 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 38 | 28 | Robert Richardson | Checkers Chevrolet | 120 | 106 | | Running | | |
| 20 | 19 | 20 | Aric Almirola | Rockwell Automation Chevrolet | 120 | 108 | 5 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 24 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Country Crock Dodge | 119 | 105 | 5 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | 41 | 05 | Justin Ashburn | FIKES Automotive/31W Insulation Chevrolet | 118 | 97 | | Running | | |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Regan Smith | Ginn Resorts Chevrolet | 116 | 94 | | Running | | |
| 24 | 15 | 99 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 110 | 96 | 5 | Accident | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | 32 | 59 | Marcos Ambrose # | Kingsford Ford | 109 | 88 | | Accident | | |
| 26 | 28 | 66 | Steve Wallace | HomeLife Communities Dodge | 109 | 90 | 5 | Accident | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | 14 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge | 109 | 82 | | Accident | | |
| 28 | 27 | 90 | Stephen Leicht | citifinancial Ford | 109 | 79 | | Accident | | |
| 29 | 26 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Menards/vertis Chevrolet | 94 | 81 | 5 | Engine | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 89 | 78 | 5 | Accident | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 18 | 47 | Jon Wood | Armor All Ford | 89 | 70 | | Accident | | |
| 32 | 2 | 10 | Dave Blaney | Haas Avocados Toyota | 87 | 67 | | Running | | |
| 33 | 30 | 7 | Mike Wallace | GEICO Chevrolet | 74 | 69 | 5 | Engine | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | 21 | 29 | Scott Wimmer | Holiday Inn Chevrolet | 71 | 61 | | Running | | |
| 35 | 3 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips Toyota | 71 | 58 | | Running | | |
| 36 | 10 | 37 | Jamie McMurray | Yardman by MTD Ford | 59 | 55 | | Overheating | | |
| 37 | 16 | 25 | David Gilliland | freecreditreport.com Ford | 55 | 57 | 5 | Accident | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | 42 | 52 | Donnie Neuenberger | Ford | 34 | 49 | | Over Heating | | |
| 39 | 12 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Delphi Chevrolet | 26 | 46 | | Accident | | |
| 40 | 29 | 70 | Justin Diercks # | Foretravel Motorcoach Chevrolet | 17 | 43 | | Over Heating | | |
| 41 | 13 | 11 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 9 | 40 | | Accident | | |
| 42 | 40 | 01 | Morgan Shepherd | RACEGIRL Chevrolet | 2 | 37 | | Handling | | |
# - Rookie
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 75,000 Bobby Labonte won the Aaron's 312, his 10th career NASCAR Busch Series victory and his first since Darlington in March 1998. Prior to the green flag the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: # 22 Bliss (unapproved impound adjustment). The 36 lead changes set a new series record. The 20 different leaders set the record for the most leaders in a NASCAR Busch Series race at Talladega.
Failed to Qualify: N/A
Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 23 Mins, 46 Secs. Average Speed: 133.216 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.052 Seconds
Caution Flags: 8 for 30 laps: Laps: 5-7 (#38 backstretch); 10-14 (#00,11,27.29,59,99 accident frontstretch); 28-31 (#5,24 accident backstretch); 57-60 (#25 accident turn 1); 91-94 (#16,47 accident turn 3); 103-105 (#20 accident turn 3); 111-114 (#9,22,41,59,66,90,99 accident backstretch [Red 16:09-112]); 116-118 (Debris).
Lead Changes: 36 among 20 drivers: B. Coleman # 1-14; D. Ragan # 15; J. Montoya # 16-18; C. Edwards 19-20; C. Mears 21-22; T. Stewart 23-24; C. Mears 25-27; K. Kahne 28-32; D. Earnhardt Jr. 33; D. Gilliland 34; C. Bowyer 35-37; D. Reutimann 38-39; C. Edwards 40-42; C. Bowyer 43-46; C. Mears 47; M. Wallace 48-52; C. Mears 53-56; B. Hamilton Jr. 57; B. Labonte 58; C. Mears 59-63; S. Wallace 64; C. Mears 65-67; G. Biffle 68; C. Mears 69-74; D. Earnhardt Jr. 75; C. Mears 76-81; J. Montoya # 82-83; C. Edwards 84; K. Harvick 85; A. Almirola 86-87; K. Harvick 88-90; B. Sherman 91; E. McClure 92; K. Harvick 93-96; C. Mears 97-118; T. Stewart 119; B. Labonte 120
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) C. Edwards 1,664;(2) K. Harvick 1,231;(3) D. Blaney 1,168;(4) D. Reutimann 1,130;(5) B. Hamilton Jr. 1,052;(6) M. Kenseth 1,048;(7) D. Ragan # 1,025;(8) Ky. Busch 1,016;(9) M. Ambrose # 1,009;(10) M. Wallace 994.
Busch Pole Award: Brad Coleman, #18 (184.299 mph)
Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge: Kyle Krisiloff, #14 (258.798 seconds)
Featherlite "Most Improved Driver": Shane Huffman, #88 (28 Places)
Raybestos "Rookie of the Race": David Ragan, #6
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Bobby Labonte, #77
WIX Filters "Lap Leader": Brad Coleman, #18 (14 Laps)
Mobil 1 Oil Command Performance: Kyle Krisiloff, #14
Next Race: May. 14, 2007 - Richmond International Raceway
