David Ragan won the Aaron’s 499 from Talladega Superspeedway with a last lap pass aided by his Front Row Racing teammate David Gilliland. Rain threatened the race weekend from the start forcing the starting lineup to be determined by speeds in practice, allowing Edwards to start on the pole.
Martin Truex Jr. would lead the first lap of the race by Matt Kenseth assumed the lead quickly. Contact between Dale Earnhardt Jr and Travis Kvapil brought out the first caution which allowed Brian Vickers to assume the seat of the No. 11 car from Denny Hamlin.
On lap 44 a wreck took out numerous contenders when Kyle Busch got into the back of Kasey Kahne. Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Vickers and others all received considerable damage in the wreck.
Jimmie Johnson assumed the lead from Kenseth on lap 117 as rain drops began falling at the 2.66 mile track. Stenhouse Jr. On lap 121 Ricky Stenhouse and Carl Edwards were able to pass Johnson while three laps later a caution came out for rain while Edwards was leading the field.
On lap 125 (3:18 pm ET) the red flag was displayed and drivers were allowed to leave their cars. The drivers got back into the cars and the race resumed under caution at 6:53 pm ET.
Michael McDowell hit the wall setting up a ten lap dash for the win.With x laps to go Stenhouse attempted to go four wide pushing JJ.Yeley into Kurt Busch sending him into a roll landing on top of the No. 39 of Ryan Newman. Bobby and Terry Labonte were both involved in the wreck as were Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer and Danica Patrick.
One shot at a green white checker was attempted with Matt Kenseth leading Carl Edwards to the green. Edwards was able to get pass Kenseth but was unable to hold off the Front Row Racing duo of David Ragan and David Gilliland. Ragan crossed the line for his second career win ahead of Gilliand and Edwards. Kenseth who led a race high 142 laps finished seventh.
Unofficial Results for the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega
| POS | DRIVER | CAR | MANUFACTURER | LAPS | MONEY | START | LED | PTS | BONUS | PENALTY |
| 1 | David Ragan | 34 | Ford | 192 | 19 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 192 | 31 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 192 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Toyota | 192 | 14 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 192 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | Regan Smith | 51 | Chevrolet | 192 | 34 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Matt Kenseth | 20 | Toyota | 192 | 6 | 142 | 38 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | Toyota | 192 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Scott Speed | 95 | Ford | 192 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | 192 | 18 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 192 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | David Stremme | 30 | Toyota | 192 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | Ford | 192 | 21 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 192 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | 192 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | Dave Blaney | 7 | Chevrolet | 192 | 40 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88 | Chevrolet | 192 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | Toyota | 192 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Josh Wise | 35 | Ford | 192 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | 191 | 39 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | 191 | 38 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Landon Cassill | 33 | Chevrolet | 191 | 42 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | 190 | 28 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | Casey Mears | 13 | Ford | 189 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | 189 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | 188 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | 187 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 187 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | |
| 29 | Terry Labonte | 32 | Ford | 185 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Kurt Busch | 78 | Chevrolet | 182 | 33 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | J.J. Yeley | 36 | Chevrolet | 182 | 43 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | 182 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | Danica Patrick | 10 | Chevrolet | 182 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 148 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | 143 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 141 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 137 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Travis Kvapil | 93 | Toyota | 128 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | 53 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 47 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 41 | David Reutimann | 83 | Toyota | 43 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | Chevrolet | 42 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Trevor Bayne | 21 | Ford | 22 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
