After this caution flag waved, the race restarted and stayed under the green flag until cars had to make green flag pit stops with about 70 laps remaining.
Some drivers were hit by bad luck as the caution flag waved just as green flag stops began. The yellow was brought out when Gordon blew a left front tire on his No. 24 Chevy.
The caution burned some drivers, but helped others who did not make their pit stop yet and got to do so under the yellow flag.
The leaders made their pit stops under the yellow, and Burton held the lead after pit stops.
Burton restarted as the leader, but soon lost the lead to Kyle Busch with 58 laps remaining.
The race stayed under the green flag for about 30 laps before another caution flag waved for debris with just 27 laps to go.
All the leaders hit pit road for the final time in the race, and Burton again came out first.
Burton would not be the leader, however, after teammate Clint Bowyer stayed out under the caution.
Bowyer led a handful of laps before eventually being passed by Busch for the lead with 17 laps remaining.
This proved to be the move of the race, as Busch cruised to his first victory at his home track.
The race did not stay caution free, however. During the final 17 laps, the yellow flag waved on two separate occasions.
The first yellow came out with 16 laps remaining for a crash involving Paul Menard on the front-stretch. The second yellow came out with just six laps remaining for a crash involving Johnson and Sam Hornish in Turn Two.
In addition to the two yellow flags in the last 20 laps, the final lap brought huge disappointment to Edwards, as he blew his engine taking the white flag.
Edwards was the third Roush Fenway car to suffer a blown engine, and finished 17th.
The top-10 finishers in the race were: Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Burton, David Reutimann, Bobby Labonte, Gordon, Biffle, Brian Vickers, Jamie McMurray, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Some notable finishes were: Kahne in 11th, Harvick in 12th, Logano in 13th, Hamlin in 22nd, Kurt Busch in 23rd, Johnson in 24th, Tony Stewart in 26th, Martin in 40th, Ragan in 42nd, and Kenseth in 43rd.
The top-12 in points are:
1. Jeff Gordon
2. Clint Bowyer
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Greg Biffle
5. DavidReutimann
6. Kyle Busch
7. Kurt Busch
8. Tony Stewart
9. Carl Edwards
10. Bobby Labonte
11. Kevin Harvick
12. Michael Waltrip
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