| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 21, 2010 | Race 5 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 79.618 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.894 | Time of Race: 03:20:50 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 29 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 42-46, 57-63, 117-123, 128-147, 205-210, 265-271, 324-331, 343-358, 392-411, 484-490 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 190/5 | 500 | Running | $199,978 |
| 2 | 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $161,323 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 175/10 | 500 | Running | $167,523 |
| 4 | 25 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | U.S. Census | 165/5 | 500 | Running | $123,175 |
| 5 | 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $143,951 |
| 6 | 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Scotts | 150/0 | 500 | Running | $130,173 |
| 7 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 146/0 | 500 | Running | $101,175 |
| 8 | 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 142/0 | 500 | Running | $124,604 |
| 9 | 38 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 138/0 | 500 | Running | $139,631 |
| 10 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 139/5 | 500 | Running | $131,515 |
| 11 | 33 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 130/0 | 500 | Running | $128,501 |
| 12 | 19 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 127/0 | 500 | Running | $89,475 |
| 13 | 36 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Penske Racing | 129/5 | 500 | Running | $121,210 |
| 14 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 121/0 | 500 | Running | $133,026 |
| 15 | 28 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 118/0 | 500 | Running | $125,923 |
| 16 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 115/0 | 500 | Running | $117,179 |
| 17 | 23 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Insignia / Best Buy | 112/0 | 500 | Running | $125,301 |
| 18 | 12 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards | 109/0 | 500 | Running | $96,050 |
| 19 | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 106/0 | 500 | Running | $103,675 |
| 20 | 37 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Stanley | 103/0 | 500 | Running | $97,050 |
| 21 | 43 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com | 100/0 | 500 | Running | $86,975 |
| 22 | 32 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Warner Music Nashville / Blake Shelton | 97/0 | 499 | Running | $105,273 |
| 23 | 16 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 94/0 | 499 | Running | $106,135 |
| 24 | 31 | 26 | David Stremme | Ford | Air National Guard | 91/0 | 498 | Running | $94,150 |
| 25 | 41 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 88/0 | 498 | Running | $86,350 |
| 26 | 6 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 90/5 | 498 | Running | $126,631 |
| 27 | 1 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 87/5 | 495 | Running | $127,415 |
| 28 | 42 | 37 | Kevin Conway * | Ford | Extenze | 79/0 | 492 | Running | $104,398 |
| 29 | 30 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 76/0 | 483 | Running | $90,225 |
| 30 | 34 | 190 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Juice Air Fresheners / SmellMyCar.com | 73/0 | 483 | Running | $82,875 |
| 31 | 29 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 70/0 | 480 | Running | $95,648 |
| 32 | 22 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 67/0 | 477 | Running | $89,000 |
| 33 | 9 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie | 64/0 | 448 | Running | $102,473 |
| 34 | 24 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | Budweiser | 61/0 | 432 | Running | $123,390 |
| 35 | 13 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 58/0 | 408 | Running | $100,850 |
| 36 | 20 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 55/0 | 329 | Accident | $88,800 |
| 37 | 40 | 46 | Terry Cook * | Dodge | Whitney Motorsports | 52/0 | 285 | Brakes | $80,750 |
| 38 | 10 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 49/0 | 113 | Engine | $111,106 |
| 39 | 27 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction / GracewayPharmaceuticals | 46/0 | 59 | Brakes | $80,650 |
| 40 | 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | BB&T | 43/0 | 56 | Engine | $88,575 |
| 41 | 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 40/0 | 46 | Susp. | $80,500 |
| 42 | 3 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 37/0 | 40 | Accident | $80,715 |
| 43 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | Computer Works | 34/0 | 30 | Rear Gear | $79,982 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||