Edwards took the lap 377 restart in the lead with Kahne behind him but now the tables had been turned and the #9 Dodge could do nothing about the #99 Ford ahead of him. In fact nobody would have an answer for Edwards from this point on for despite another four caution periods including one for a multi car crash involving Ricky Rudd, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson and the #24 car of Gordon, Edwards was never headed.
The final restart of the day took place on lap 469 with Edwards making an impeccable getaway from Kahne, Clint Bowyer, Busch and Earnhardt Jr. After a brief tussle Edwards was clear of Kahne by lap 480 and cruised through the final 20 laps to take the chequered flag with more than a full second to spare.
Kahne was also unchallenged as he took second place, disappointed at not winning a race he dominated for so long but still pleased that his dreadful 2007 season now has at least one highlight to it.
Third place for Bowyer sees him edge towards a place in the Chase for the Championship while Tony Stewart's late surge to fourth place means that, along with Edwards, Gordon, Kenseth and Hamlin, he has mathematically secured his place in the Chase.
Earnhardt Jr passed Kurt Busch for fifth in the final laps to gain a small amount of ground on the driver of the #2 Penske Racing Dodge but NASCAR's most popular driver still lies more than 150 points behind Busch in the battle for the 12th and final Chase berth.
Busch's teammate Newman took seventh and is 14th in the championship less than 20 markers behind Earnhardt Jr with two more races to go before the Chase begins.
Eighth place was just reward for Bobby Labonte, who gave the #43 Dodge team one of their most competitive runs of the season, never out of the top ten all night while spring Bristol race winner Kyle Busch and Edwards' Roush-Fenway teammate Greg Biffle rounded out the top ten.
