| Fin | Str | Car | Driver | Make | Laps | Pts | Status | Laps Led |
| 1 | 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 500 | 51 | Running | 71 |
| 2 | 27 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 500 | 40 | Running | – |
| 3 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 500 | 51 | Running | 146 |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 500 | 46 | Running | 158 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 500 | 32 | Running | 7 |
| 6 | 9 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 500 | 34 | Running | – |
| 7 | 8 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 500 | 42 | Running | 24 |
| 8 | 20 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Ford | 500 | 30 | Running | – |
| 9 | 11 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Ford | 500 | 36 | Running | – |
| 10 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 500 | 33 | Running | – |
| 11 | 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 500 | 27 | Running | 38 |
| 12 | 21 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 500 | 25 | Running | – |
| 13 | 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 500 | 24 | Running | – |
| 14 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 500 | 25 | Running | – |
| 15 | 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 500 | 32 | Running | 6 |
| 16 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 500 | 21 | Running | – |
| 17 | 23 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 499 | 22 | Running | – |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 499 | 34 | Running | 40 |
| 19 | 16 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 499 | 18 | Running | – |
| 20 | 28 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 499 | 17 | Running | – |
| 21 | 22 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 498 | 16 | Running | – |
| 22 | 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 498 | 19 | Running | – |
| 23 | 14 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 497 | 14 | Running | – |
| 24 | 4 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 497 | 13 | Running | 10 |
| 25 | 30 | 47 | Ryan Preece # | Chevrolet | 496 | 12 | Running | – |
| 26 | 31 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 495 | 11 | Running | – |
| 27 | 29 | 36 | Matt Tifft # | Ford | 494 | 10 | Running | – |
| 28 | 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 493 | 9 | Running | – |
| 29 | 37 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | Running | – |
| 30 | 26 | 8 | Daniel Hemric # | Chevrolet | 490 | 7 | Running | – |
| 31 | 34 | 52 | Bayley Currey # | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | Running | – |
| 32 | 36 | 77 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 476 | 5 | Running | – |
| 33 | 19 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | 395 | 4 | Running | – |
| 34 | 32 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Ford | 308 | 3 | Accident | – |
| 35 | 35 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 239 | 0 | Suspension | – |
| 36 | 33 | 51 | Gray Gaulding | Ford | 142 | 0 | Engine | – |
| 37 | 6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 3 | 1 | Accident | – |
Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 56 Mins, 38 Secs.
Average Speed: 90.527 MPH
Margin of Victory: .722 Seconds
Stage 1 Top 10: 13, 14, 2, 22, 48, 18, 12, 21, 19, 9
Stage 2 Top 10: 22, 12, 6, 2, 18, 1, 37, 14, 3, 41
Race Comments: Kyle Busch won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, his 54th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #47 (backup car) and #4 (multiple inspection failures). Race Recap
Caution Flags: 11 for 77 laps; Laps: 3-7 (#10, 17, 18, 24, 47 Incident on the backstretch [None]); 39-45 (#9, 32, 47 Incident on the frontstretch [00]); 119-123 (#8 and 15 Incident in Turn 1 [3]); 127-135 (Stage 1 Conclusion [24]); 214-219 (#9 and 36 Incident on the frontstretch [9]); 252-261 (Stage 2 Conclusion [20]); 271-276 (#19 and 43 Incident on the frontstretch [38]); 376-382 (Debris in Turn 2 [24]); 416-422 (#42 Spin in Turn 2 [41]); 433-439 (#14 Incident in Turn 2 [42]); 479-486 (#42 Incident in Turn 3 [4]).
Lead Changes: 21 among 9 drivers; C. Elliott 1-38; C. Bowyer 39-40; R. Blaney 41; D. Hamlin 42-48; E. Jones 49-58; R. Blaney 59-117; C. Bowyer 118-123; T. Dillon 124-129; B. Keselowski 130-144; J. Logano 145-255; R. Blaney 256-353; J. Logano 354-374; C. Bowyer 375-377; J. Logano 378; C. Bowyer 379-383; K. Busch 384-408; C. Bowyer 409-416; J. Logano 417; K. Busch 418-444; B. Keselowski 445-469; J. Logano 470-481; K. Busch 482-500.
