The key moment came on lap 156 of 200 when Gordon beat Kurt Busch out of the pits under caution. The four-time champion moved away from the re-start to take his 84th win of his career, tying him with Darrell Waltrip and Bobby Allison for third on the career victory list.
“You guys won that one in the pits — way to go,” said Gordon on the team radio as he took the chequered flag.
Jimmie Johnson finished fourth followed by Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Championship leader Carl Edwards suffered an engine failure 58 laps into the race to finish 37th.
Not a great day for Australia Marcos Ambrose who finished 36-laps behind Gordon in 34th place.
“I had a vibration in third gear for about 25 laps and we tried to save it but we lost third gear and then trying to leave the pits in fourth gear we lost the clutch too,” said Ambrose.
“It is just a bad day.”
Ambrose has slipped two places in the standings to be 21st.
| FIN | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | LAPS | STATUS |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 200 | Running |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 200 | Running |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M’s | 200 | Running |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe’s | 200 | Running |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Okuma | 200 | Running |
| 6 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 200 | Running |
| 7 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 200 | Running |
| 8 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Affliction Clothing: Live Fast | 200 | Running |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 200 | Running |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 200 | Running |
| 11 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 200 | Running |
| 12 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 200 | Running |
| 13 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron’s Dream Machine | 200 | Running |
| 14 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards | 200 | Running |
| 15 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 200 | Running |
| 16 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 200 | Running |
| 17 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS “We Love Logistics” | 200 | Running |
| 18 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance / GoDaddy.com | 200 | Running |
| 19 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 200 | Running |
| 20 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 200 | Running |
| 21 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 200 | Running |
| 22 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 200 | Running |
| 23 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 200 | Running |
| 24 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | 200 | Running |
| 25 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Medallion Financial | 200 | Running |
| 26 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Golden Corral | 200 | Running |
| 27 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 200 | Running |
| 28 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Clorox / Kleenex | 200 | Running |
| 29 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 200 | Running |
| 30 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 198 | Running |
| 31 | Mike Bliss | Ford | U.S. Chrome / Southern Pride Trucking | 197 | Running |
| 32 | Andy Lally | Ford | TRG Motorsports | 194 | Running |
| 33 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald’s | 189 | Running |
| 34 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 154 | Running |
| 35 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Ford | Long John Silver’s | 140 | Running |
| 36 | Tony Raines | Ford | Black Cat Fireworks | 124 | In Pit |
| 37 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Kellogg’s / Cheez-it | 59 | Running |
| 38 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Speed Energy / Harris Teeter | 51 | In Pit |
| 39 | T.J. Bell | Toyota | Green Smoke | 33 | Out of Race |
| 40 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 29 | In Pit |
| 41 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 29 | Out of Race |
| 42 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Red Line Oil | 23 | In Pit |
| 43 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | WhitneysCollision.com | 17 | In Pit |
| RANK | DRIVER | POINTS | BEHIND |
| 1 | Carl Edwards | 492 | Leader |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 486 | -6 |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 482 | -10 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 481 | -11 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 467 | -25 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | 457 | -35 |
| 7 | Matt Kenseth | 448 | -44 |
| 8 | Clint Bowyer | 419 | -73 |
| 9 | Tony Stewart | 417 | -75 |
| 10 | Ryan Newman | 417 | -75 |
| 21 | Marcos Ambrose | 348 | -144 |
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