Fin	Str	Car	Driver	Team	Laps	Pts	Bns	Award	Status	Ti. Led	Lps Led
1	4	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot Ford	267	195	10	$371,025	Running	5	157
2	5	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet	267	175	5	$273,661	Running	1	1
3	7	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal Ford	267	165		$192,375	Running
4	37	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Chevrolet	267	165	5	$191,861	Running	1	16
5	27	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's Chevrolet	267	155		$138,350	Running
6	18	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser Dodge	267	150		$132,516	Running
7	19	28	Travis Kvapil	All Sport Ford	267	146		$120,414	Running
8	12	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet	267	142		$98,925	Running
9	13	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot Toyota	267	143	5	$122,636	Running	1	11
10	10	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet	267	134		$107,158	Running
11	43	10	A J Allmendinger	Valvoline Dodge	267	130		$75,750	Running
12	15	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft Ford	267	127		$87,245	Running
13	25	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express Toyota	267	124		$108,341	Running
14	39	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters Chevrolet	267	121		$95,258	Running
15	30	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet	267	123	5	$123,111	Running	1	6
16	2	83	Scott Speed	Red Bull Toyota	267	115		$79,575	Running
17	11	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Dodge	267	117	5	$99,083	Running	1	2
18	23	16	Greg Biffle	3M Ford	267	109		$79,225	Running
19	8	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Toyota	266	106		$84,975	Running
20	1	44	David Reutimann	UPS Toyota	266	108	5	$77,650	Running	1	1
21	29	12	Ryan Newman	alltel Dodge	266	100		$108,900	Running
22	33	22	Dave Blaney	Bad Boy Mowers Toyota	266	97		$86,533	Running
23	31	25	Brad Keselowski	GoDaddy.com Chevrolet	266	94		$67,075	Running
24	6	6	David Ragan	AAA Ford	266	91		$77,325	Running
25	3	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Ford	266	93	5	$119,341	Running	5	73
26	14	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam Dodge	266	85		$90,933	Running
27	34	38	David Gilliland	Digital TV Transition Ford	266	82		$80,133	Running
28	24	19	Elliott Sadler	Hellmann's Dodge	266	79		$94,520	Running
29	21	09	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet	266	76		$64,875	Running
30	36	15	Paul Menard	Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet	266	73		$76,150	Running
31	9	41	Reed Sorenson	Target Dodge	266	70		$94,664	Running
32	20	84	Brian Vickers	Red Bull Toyota	265	67		$66,725	Running
33	35	43	Bobby Labonte	Liberty Medical Dodge	265	64		$100,961	Running
34	26	01	Regan Smith #	DEI/The Principal Financial Group Chevrolet	265	61		$74,275	Running
35	40	8	Aric Almirola	U.S. ARMY Chevrolet	265	58		$97,783	Running
36	16	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Chevrolet	264	55		$63,400	Running
37	32	70	Tony Raines	Haas Automation Chevrolet	264	52		$63,200	Running
38	42	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Toyota	264	49		$72,547	Running
39	28	45	Chad McCumbee	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge	263	46		$62,800	Running
40	17	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility Chevrolet	259	43		$107,983	Running
41	22	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet	246	40		$70,370	Wheel Bearing
42	41	47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie Toyota	222	37		$62,070	Running
43	38	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite Dodge	207	34		$61,876	Accident

# - Rookie

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 80,000 - Carl Edwards won the Ford 400, his 16th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. No one dropped to the rear. Jimmie Johnson won his record-tying third consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship.

Failed to Qualify: (3) 96 Ken Schrader, 13 Max Papis, 77 Sam Hornish Jr. #.

Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 05 Mins, 36 Secs. Average Speed: 129.472 MPH Margin of Victory: 7.548 Seconds

Caution Flags: 7 for 31 laps: Laps: 71-74 (#8 spun frontstretch); 141-146 (Debris); 153-156 (#2 accident turn 2); 169-173 (#47 accident turn 1); 179-182 (#31 accident backstretch); 200-203 (Debris); 208-211 (Debris).

Lead Changes: 15 among 8 drivers: D. Reutimann 1; M. Kenseth 2-12; C. Edwards 13-15; M. Kenseth 16-17; C. Edwards 18-50; K. Harvick 51; J. Montoya 52-53; C. Edwards 54-169; J. Gordon 170-185; M. Kenseth 186-199; C. Edwards 200; J. Johnson 201-206; M. Kenseth 207-244; T. Stewart 245-255; M. Kenseth 256-263; C. Edwards 264-267.

Top 12 Driver Points: (1) J. Johnson 6,684;(2) C. Edwards 6,615;(3) G. Biffle 6,467;(4) K. Harvick 6,408;(5) C. Bowyer 6,381;(6) J. Burton 6,335;(7) J. Gordon 6,316;(8) D. Hamlin 6,214;(9) T. Stewart 6,202;(10) Kyle Busch 6,186;(11) M. Kenseth 6,184;(12) D. Earnhardt Jr. 6,127.

Coors Light Pole Award: David Reutimann, #44 (171.636 mph)
DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race: Carl Edwards, #99
DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race: Carl Edwards, #99
EA Sports Move of the Race: Carl Edwards, #99
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Matt Kenseth, #17 (169.747 mph, Lap 213)
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder: Carl Edwards, #99
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Scott Riggs, #66
Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race: Carl Edwards, #99 (-.327 seconds)
Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Regan Smith, #01
Sunoco Diamond Performance: Carl Edwards, #99
USG Improving the Finish: Jeff Gordon, #24 (33 Places)
WIX Lap Leader: Jeff Gordon, #24 (16 Laps)

Next Race: Feb. 7, 2009 - Daytona International Speedway