Dale Jr. answered any and all questions this weekend about how the new generation cars would change the way nascar was. The new cars made restrictor plate racing exciting again, bringing back the all but forgotten slingshot pass. Thanks to the larger rear wing, and improved aerodynamics overall, it seemed drivers had much more control over their cars, and it improved racing substantially. Kurt Busch had to resort to his #2 car for the race, giving up pole position to Toyota's Michael Waltrip. He bravely held on to the lead for the opening few laps of the event, but eventually was swarmed upon by an extremely fast field.

The final 2 laps of the event had the front runners running 3 and even 4 wide. Stewart used the low line where Earnhardt Jr utilized the high line. Going into turn 3 on the final lap Earnhardt changed his strategy, and went to the low line, thus blocking Stewart. Unfortunately this left the door open to Jimmie Johnson. This wasnt enough for Jimmie, though. Earnhardt eventually regained his lead and won the race for an ecstatic Rick Hendrick, who greeted Jr. on his way to victory lane.

1. Dale Earnhardt Jr #88 National Guard Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 70 laps
2. Tony Stewart #20 Home Depot Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 70 laps
3. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 70 laps
4. Jeff Gordon #24 DuPont Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 70 laps
5. Reed Sorenson #41 Target Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 70 laps
6. Casey Mears #5 Carquest/Kelloggs Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 70 laps
7. Dave Blaney #22 Caterpillar Toyota Bill Davis Racing 70 laps
8. Mark Martin #8 US Army Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Inc 70 laps
9. Denny Hamlin #11 FedEx Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 70 laps
10. Kasey Kahne #9 Budweiser Dodge Penske Racing 70 laps
11. Michael Waltrip #55 NAPA Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 70 laps
12. Carl Edwards #99 Office Depot Ford Roush-Fenway Racing 70 laps
13. Dale Jarrett #44 UPS Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 70 laps
14. Clint Bowyer #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 70 laps
15. Ken Schrader #49 Qtrax.com Dodge BAM Racing 70 laps
16. JJ Yeley #96 DLP HDTV Toyota Hall of Fame Racing 70 laps
17. Ryan Newman #12 Alltel Dodge Penske Racing 70 laps
18. Kurt Busch #2 Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 70 laps
19. David Gilliland #38 FreeCreditReport Ford Yates Racing 48 laps-Tyre/Accident
20. Greg Biffle #16 3M Ford Roush-Fenway Racing 48 laps-Accident
21. Martin Truex Jr #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Inc 47 laps-Accident
22. Jamie McMurray #26 Crown Royal Ford Roush-Fenway Racing 24 laps-Accident
23. Bill Elliott #21 US Air Force Ford Wood Brothers Racing 15 laps-Tyre/Accident