| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Pts | Bns | Status | Ti. Led | Lps Led |
| 1 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation | 250 | 190 | 5 | Running | 4 | 84 |
| 2 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot Ford | 250 | 170 | | Running | | |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Cheez-it/CARQUEST Chevrolet | 250 | 175 | 10 | Running | 7 | 97 |
| 4 | 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | RCR Chevrolet Chevrolet | 250 | 165 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser Chevrolet | 250 | 160 | 5 | Running | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | 8 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 250 | 155 | 5 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 36 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R&L Carriers/DeWalt Ford | 250 | 146 | | Running | | |
| 8 | 17 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 250 | 147 | 5 | Running | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 250 | 143 | 5 | Running | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | 250 | 134 | | Running | | |
| 11 | 11 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios/Totino's Pizza Rolls Dodge | 250 | 135 | 5 | Running | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 33 | 6 | David Ragan # | AAA Insurance Ford | 250 | 127 | | Running | | |
| 13 | 22 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot Chevrolet | 250 | 129 | 5 | Running | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 250 | 121 | | Running | | |
| 15 | 13 | 25 | Casey Mears | National Guard/GMAC Chevrolet | 250 | 123 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 38 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Sharp AQUOS Ford | 250 | 115 | | Running | | |
| 17 | 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Aflac Ford | 250 | 112 | | Running | | |
| 18 | 18 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger # | Red Bull Toyota | 249 | 109 | | Running | | |
| 19 | 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Chevrolet | 249 | 106 | | Running | | |
| 20 | 24 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | DirecTV Chevrolet | 249 | 103 | | Running | | |
| 21 | 31 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target/Memorex Dodge | 249 | 100 | | Running | | |
| 22 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/Cromax Pro Chevrolet | 249 | 97 | | Running | | |
| 23 | 32 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy Chevrolet | 249 | 94 | | Running | | |
| 24 | 20 | 15 | Paul Menard # | Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet | 249 | 91 | | Running | | |
| 25 | 14 | 38 | David Gilliland | M&M's Ford | 249 | 88 | | Running | | |
| 26 | 26 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft Ford | 248 | 90 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | 34 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV/Best Buy Chevrolet | 248 | 82 | | Running | | |
| 28 | 39 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo Dodge | 248 | 84 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | 23 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries Chevrolet | 248 | 76 | | Running | | |
| 30 | 41 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | HAAS Automation/Yellow Chevrolet | 248 | 78 | 5 | Running | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | 40 | 01 | Aric Almirola | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 248 | 70 | | Running | | |
| 32 | 28 | 00 | David Reutimann # | Burger King Toyota | 247 | 72 | 5 | Running | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | 42 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya # | Wrigley's Big Red Dodge | 247 | 64 | | Running | | |
| 34 | 21 | 40 | David Stremme | Target Dodge | 245 | 61 | | Running | | |
| 35 | 6 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | 245 | 58 | | Running | | |
| 36 | 27 | 36 | Jeremy Mayfield | 360 OTC Toyota | 229 | 55 | | Accident | | |
| 37 | 43 | 49 | John Andretti | Paralyzed Veterans of America Dodge | 203 | 57 | 5 | Accident | 1 | 2 |
| 38 | 30 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar Toyota | 201 | 49 | | Engine | | |
| 39 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Kodak Dodge | 194 | 51 | 5 | Engine | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | 37 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Snickers/Generation max Ford | 179 | 43 | | Accident | | |
| 41 | 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Original Road House Grill/Jim Beam Ford | 159 | 40 | | Running | | |
| 42 | 25 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 38 | 37 | | Accident | | |
| 43 | 29 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 9 | 34 | | Engine | | |
# - Rookie
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 85,000 - Jimmie Johnson won the Sharp AQUOS 500, his 28th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver(s) dropped to the rear for the reason(s) indicated: #01 Almirola, #42 Montoya (engine change) and #96 Raines (transmission change).
Failed to Qualify: (3) 10 Scott Riggs, 4 Ward Burton, 44 Dale Jarrett.
Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 48 Mins, 08 Secs. Average Speed: 131.502 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.868 Seconds
Caution Flags: 11 for 43 laps: Laps: 10-12 (Oil on track); 17-19 (Debris); 24-26 (#19 spun turn 2); 41-45 (#55 accident turn 3); 73-77 (Debris); 87-90 (#7 accident frontstretch); 95-97 (#12 spun turn 4); 113-116 (#18 spun backstretch); 165-168 (Debris); 175-177 (Debris); 181-186 (#00,24,36,38,88 accident frontstretch).
Lead Changes: 30 among 16 drivers: Ku. Busch 1-10; J. Andretti 11-12; Ku. Busch 13-23; Ky. Busch 24-40; D. Earnhardt Jr. 41; K. Petty 42; B. Elliott 43; J. Sauter 44-45; Ky. Busch 46-72; D. Earnhardt Jr. 73; M. Truex Jr. 74-77; D. Earnhardt Jr. 78; Ky. Busch 79-80; D. Earnhardt Jr. 81-90; R. Newman 91; D. Earnhardt Jr. 92; Ky. Busch 93-112; J. Johnson 113; Ky. Busch 114-118; J. Johnson 119-136; Ky. Busch 137-153; J. Burton 154; D. Reutimann # 155; Ky. Busch 156-164; D. Earnhardt Jr. 165; B. Vickers 166-168; J. Johnson 169-211; B. Labonte 212-215; T. Stewart 216-227; C. Mears 228; J. Johnson 229-250.
Top 12 Driver Points: (1) J. Gordon 3,679;(2) T. Stewart 3,362;(3) D. Hamlin 3,335;(4) C. Edwards 3,330;(5) M. Kenseth 3,309;(6) J. Johnson 3,249;(7) J. Burton 3,219;(8) Ky. Busch 3,199;(9) C. Bowyer 3,047;(10) M. Truex Jr. 3,042;(11) Ku. Busch 3,022;(12) K. Harvick 3,009.
Budweiser Pole Award: Kurt Busch, #2 (182.399 mph)
Checkers/Rally's: Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #8 (302.234 Seconds)
Commit Lozenges: Jimmie Johnson, #48
DIRECTV: Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #8
DOW Automotive Strategic Call: Jimmie Johnson, #48
EA Sports: Jimmie Johnson, #48
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch, #5 (176.483 mph, Lap 47)
Mobil 1: Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #8
Raybestos Rookie of the Year: David Ragan, #6
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Jimmie Johnson, #48
USG Improving the Finish: Matt Kenseth, #17 (29 Places)
WIX Lap Leader: Kyle Busch, #5 (97 Laps)
Next Race: Sep. 8, 2007 - Richmond International Raceway