| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Pts | Bns | Status | Ti. Led | Lps Led |
|---|
| 1 | 20 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Carquest/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 504 | 190 | 5 | Running | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | 504 | 170 | | Running | | |
| 3 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 504 | 170 | 5 | Running | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 40 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 504 | 165 | 5 | Running | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Jackson Hewitt Ford | 504 | 155 | | Running | | |
| 6 | 9 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy/Garmin Chevrolet | 504 | 150 | | Running | | |
| 7 | 31 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser Chevrolet | 504 | 146 | | Running | | |
| 8 | 18 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 504 | 142 | | Running | | |
| 9 | 5 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 504 | 143 | | Running | | |
| 10 | 16 | 25 | Casey Mears | National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet | 504 | 134 | | Running | | |
| 11 | 38 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Arby's/DeWalt Ford | 504 | 130 | | Running | | |
| 12 | 32 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot Ford | 504 | 127 | | Running | | |
| 13 | 33 | 40 | David Stremme | Energizer/Coors Light Dodge | 504 | 124 | | Running | | |
| 14 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Chevrolet | 504 | 126 | 5 | Running | 2 | 177 |
| 15 | 25 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 504 | 123 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 503 | 115 | | Running | | |
| 17 | 19 | 49 | Mike Bliss | Obovo.com Dodge | 503 | 112 | | Running | | |
| 18 | 14 | 4 | Ward Burton | State Water Heaters/Food City | 502 | 109 | | Running | | |
| 19 | 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | 501 | 111 | | Running | | |
| 20 | 26 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Marathon American Spirit Motor | 501 | 103 | | Running | | |
| 21 | 27 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 501 | 100 | | Running | | |
| 22 | 28 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge | 501 | 97 | | Running | | |
| 23 | 7 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar Toyota | 501 | 94 | | Running | | |
| 24 | 17 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV Chevrolet | 501 | 91 | | Running | | |
| 25 | 12 | 01 | Regan Smith | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 501 | 88 | | Running | | |
| 26 | 41 | 6 | David Ragan # | AAA Ford | 501 | 85 | | Running | | |
| 27 | 3 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | 500 | 87 | 5 | Running | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | 15 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford | 500 | 79 | | Running | | |
| 29 | 42 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 499 | 81 | 5 | Running | 1 | 10 |
| 30 | 21 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Waste Management Chevrolet | 499 | 78 | | Running | | |
| 31 | 8 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge | 498 | 70 | | Running | | |
| 32 | 36 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya # | Texaco/Havoline Dodge | 497 | 67 | | Running | | |
| 33 | 34 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Off Road Wheels | 493 | 64 | | Running | | |
| 34 | 23 | 36 | Jeremy Mayfield | 360 OTC Toyota | 486 | 66 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot Chevrolet | 479 | 63 | 10 | Running | 4 | 257 |
| 36 | 37 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries Chevrolet | 475 | 60 | 5 | Running | 1 | 9 |
| 37 | 13 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats | 475 | 52 | | Running | | |
| 38 | 24 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Pedigree Ford | 453 | 49 | | Running | | |
| 39 | 22 | 12 | Ryan Newman | alltel Dodge | 449 | 46 | | Running | | |
| 40 | 43 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger # | Red Bull Toyota | 413 | 43 | | Running | | |
| 41 | 35 | 38 | David Gilliland | M & M's Ford | 48 | 40 | | Accident | | |
| 42 | 30 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS Toyota | 42 | 37 | | Accident | | |
| 43 | 39 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target Dodge | 21 | 34 | | Accident | | |
# - Rookie
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 160,000 - Kyle Busch won the Food City 500, his fourth career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. No one dropped to the rear.
Failed to Qualify: (6) #37 Kevin Lepage, #00 David Reutimann #, #55 Michael Waltrip, #13 Joe Nemechek, #70 Johnny Sauter, #15 Paul Menard #.
Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 16 Mins, 38 Secs. Average Speed: 81.969 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.064 Seconds
Caution Flags: 15 for 90 laps: Laps: 19-23 (#41 spun turn 2); 45-54 (#7,38, 40,44 accident turn 2); 121-126 (#6 spun turn 2); 138-143 (#42 spun backstrech); 150-155 (#84 accident turn 1); 163-168 (#6 spun turn 2); 227-232 (#36 accident turn 2); 283-290 (#9 accident turn 4); 311-316 (#1,12 accident turn 2); 369-374 (Debris); 379-382 (#7,43,49,88 accident turn 4); 414-420 (Debris); 422-425 (Debris); 486-491 (Debris); 499-502 (#6 spun frontstretch).
Lead Changes: 14 among 10 drivers: J. Gordon 1-6; T. Stewart 7-51; J. Yeley 52-60; Ku. Busch 61-70; T. Stewart 71-122; J. Mayfield 123; T. Stewart 124-194; E. Sadler 195-199; T. Stewart 200-288; Ky. Busch 289-297; D. Hamlin 298-406; K. Harvick 407-415; B. Vickers 416; D. Hamlin 417-484; Ky. Busch 485-504.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) J. Gordon 791;(2) J. Burton 788;(3) J. Johnson 716;(4) M. Kenseth 697;(5) K. Harvick 647;(6) Ky. Busch 639;(7) M. Martin 629;(8) C. Bowyer 621;(9) D. Hamlin 606;(10) C. Edwards 598.
Budweiser Pole Award: Jeff Gordon, #24 (125.453 mph)
Checkers/Rally's: Denny Hamlin, #11
Commit Lozenges: Jeff Gordon, #24
DIRECTV: Jamie Mcmurray, #26
DOW Automotive Strategic Call: Kyle Busch, #5
EA Sports: Kyle Busch, #5
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch, #5 (113.491 mph, Lap 487)
Mobil 1: Jeff Green, #66
Raybestos Rookie of the Year: David Ragan, #6
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Kyle Busch, #5
USG Improving the Finish: Kevin Harvick, #29 (36 Places)
WIX Lap Leader: Tony Stewart, #20 (257 Laps)
Next Race: April 1, 2007 - Martinsville
