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line-height: 1.5em;"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;"><span class="summary">2009 Auto Club 500 </span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:100%; background-color:#efefef;">Race details</th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-subheader"> Race 2 of 36 in the <a href="/wiki/2009_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2009_Auto_Club_500_program_cover.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="2009 Auto Club 500 program cover"><img alt="2009 Auto Club 500 program cover" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0b/2009_Auto_Club_500_program_cover.jpeg/200px-2009_Auto_Club_500_program_cover.jpeg" decoding="async" width="200" height="232" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0b/2009_Auto_Club_500_program_cover.jpeg 1.5x" data-file-width="293" data-file-height="340" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">2009 Auto Club 500 program cover</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> February 22, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-February-22</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Official name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Auto Club 500</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Auto_Club_Speedway" title="Auto Club Speedway">Auto Club Speedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fontana,_California" title="Fontana, California">Fontana, California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />2.0 mi (3.23 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Temperatures up to 66.2 °F (19.0 °C); wind speeds up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 135.839 miles per hour (218.612 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing_Team" title="Red Bull Racing Team">Red Bull Racing Team</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Time</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 39.250</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 84</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 17</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Matt Kenseth</span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Roush Fenway Racing</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox Broadcasting Company</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Joy" title="Mike Joy">Mike Joy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Waltrip" title="Darrell Waltrip">Darrell Waltrip</a> and <a href="/wiki/Larry_McReynolds" title="Larry McReynolds">Larry McReynolds</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>2009 Auto Club 500</b> was the second race of the <a href="/wiki/2009_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season</a>. the 500 miles (800 km) race occurred on February 22, 2009, at the 2 miles (3.2 km) <a href="/wiki/Auto_Club_Speedway" title="Auto Club Speedway">Auto Club Speedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fontana,_California" title="Fontana, California">Fontana, California</a>, 60 miles (97 km) from <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles</a> and was one of the cleanest races in the history of the track with only one caution for an on track incident out of all 250 laps. <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_on_Fox" title="NASCAR on Fox">Fox</a> broadcast the race beginning at 5 pm <a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">US EST</a> with radio coverage on <a href="/wiki/Motor_Racing_Network" title="Motor Racing Network">MRN</a> (terrestrial) and <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirius XM Radio">Sirius XM Radio</a> (satellite) starting at 5:15 pm US EST. The race started at 3 pm local time, and ran into prime time, <a href="/wiki/Counterprogramming_(television)" title="Counterprogramming (television)">counterprogramming</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Entry_list">Entry list</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Auto_Club_500&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Entry list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Car<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><abbr>Driver</abbr> </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><abbr>Hometown</abbr> </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><abbr>Make</abbr> </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><abbr>Sponsor</abbr> </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><abbr>Team</abbr> </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><abbr>Crew Chief</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td>00 </td> <td>David Reutimann </td> <td>Zephyrhills, FL </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>Aaron's Dream Machine </td> <td>Michael Waltrip </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>Martin Truex Jr. </td> <td>Mayetta, NJ </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Bass Pro Shops / Tracker </td> <td>Teresa Earnhardt </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>Kurt Busch </td> <td>Las Vegas, NV </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>Miller Lite </td> <td>Walter Czarnecki </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>Mark Martin </td> <td>Batesville, AR </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Carquest / Kellogg's </td> <td>Mary Hendrick </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>David Ragan </td> <td>Unadilla, GA </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>UPS </td> <td>Mike Dee </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>07 </td> <td>Casey Mears </td> <td>Bakersfield, CA </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Jack Daniel's </td> <td>Richard Childress </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>Robby Gordon </td> <td>Bellflower, CA </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>Jim Beam </td> <td>Robby Gordon </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>Aric Almirola </td> <td>Tampa, FL </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Guitar Hero </td> <td>Chip Ganassi </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>09 </td> <td>Sterling Marlin </td> <td>Columbia, TN </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>Phoenix Racing </td> <td>James Finch </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>Kasey Kahne </td> <td>Enumclaw, WA </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>Budweiser </td> <td>George Gillett Jr </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>Denny Hamlin </td> <td>Chesterfield, VA </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>FedEx Freight </td> <td>J D Gibbs </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>David Stremme </td> <td>South Bend, IN </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>Penske Racing </td> <td>Roger Penske </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td>Tony Stewart </td> <td>Rushville, IN </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Old Spice / Office Depot </td> <td>Margaret Haas </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td>Greg Biffle </td> <td>Vancouver, WA </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>3M </td> <td>Jack Roush </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td>Matt Kenseth </td> <td>Cambridge, WI </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>Carhartt </td> <td>John Henry </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td>Kyle Busch </td> <td>Las Vegas, NV </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>Interstate Batteries </td> <td>Joe Gibbs </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td>Elliott Sadler </td> <td>Emporia, VA </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>Best Buy </td> <td>George Gillett Jr </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td>Joey Logano </td> <td>Middleton, CT </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>The Home Depot </td> <td>Joe Gibbs </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td>Jeff Gordon </td> <td>Vallejo, CA </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>DuPont </td> <td>Rick Hendrick </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td>Jamie McMurray </td> <td>Joplin, MO </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>Crown Royal </td> <td>Geoff Smith </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td>Travis Kvapil </td> <td>Janesville, WI </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>Farmers Insurance </td> <td>Jeff Moorad </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td>Kevin Harvick </td> <td>Bakersfield, CA </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Shell / Pennzoil </td> <td>Richard Childress </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td>Jeff Burton </td> <td>South Boston, VA </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Caterpillar </td> <td>Richard Childress </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td>Clint Bowyer </td> <td>Emporia, KS </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Cheerios / Hamburger Helper </td> <td>Bobby Ginn III </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td>John Andretti </td> <td>Bethlehem, PA </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>WindowWorld.com </td> <td>Teresa Earnhardt </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>36 </td> <td>Scott Riggs </td> <td>Bahama, NC </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>Red Bank Outfitters </td> <td>Tommy Baldwin </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td>Tony Raines </td> <td>LaPorte, IN </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>Long John Silver's </td> <td>Brad Jenkins </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td>Ryan Newman </td> <td>South Bend, IN </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Haas Automation </td> <td>Tony Stewart </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 </td> <td>Jeremy Mayfield </td> <td>Owensboro, KY </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>All Sport </td> <td>Jeremy Mayfield </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>42 </td> <td>Juan Pablo Montoya </td> <td>Bogota, Colombia </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Target </td> <td>Teresa Earnhardt </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 </td> <td>Reed Sorenson </td> <td>Peachtree City, GA </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>Charter Comm. </td> <td>Richard Petty </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>44 </td> <td>A.J. Allmendinger </td> <td>Los Gatos, CA </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>Charter Comm. </td> <td>George Gillett Jr </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>47 </td> <td>Marcos Ambrose </td> <td>Launceston, Tasmania </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox </td> <td>Rob Kauffman </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>48 </td> <td>Jimmie Johnson </td> <td>El Cajon, CA </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Lowe's / Kobalt Tools </td> <td>Jeff Gordon </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>51 </td> <td>David Starr </td> <td>Houston, TX </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>Allegro Marinade </td> <td>David Bean </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>55 </td> <td>Michael Waltrip </td> <td>Owensboro, KY </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>NAPA </td> <td>Michael Waltrip </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>64 </td> <td>Todd Bodine </td> <td>Chemung, NY </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>Gunselman Motorsports </td> <td>Larry Gunselman </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>66 </td> <td>Dave Blaney </td> <td>Hartford, OH </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>Prism Motorsports </td> <td>Phil Parsons </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>71 </td> <td>David Gilliland </td> <td>Riverside, CA </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>TRG Motorsports </td> <td>Kevin Buckler </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>73 </td> <td>Mike Garvey </td> <td>McDonough, GA </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>Quality Concrete / Jani-King </td> <td>Barry Haefele </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>77 </td> <td>Sam Hornish Jr. </td> <td>Defiance, OH </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>Auto Club </td> <td>Bill Davis </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>82 </td> <td>Scott Speed </td> <td>Manteca, CA </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>Red Bull </td> <td>Dietrich Mateschitz </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>83 </td> <td>Brian Vickers </td> <td>Thomasville, NC </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>Red Bull </td> <td>Dietrich Mateschitz </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>87 </td> <td>Joe Nemechek </td> <td>Lakeland, FL </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>NEMCO Motorsports </td> <td>Andrea Nemechek </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>88 </td> <td>Dale Earnhardt Jr. </td> <td>Kannapolis, NC </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>Amp Energy / National Guard </td> <td>Rick Hendrick </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>96 </td> <td>Bobby Labonte </td> <td>Corpus Christi, TX </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>Ask.com </td> <td>Jeffrey Moorad </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>98 </td> <td>Paul Menard </td> <td>Eau Claire, WI </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>Quaker State / Menards </td> <td>Max Jones </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>99 </td> <td>Carl Edwards </td> <td>Columbia, MO </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>Aflac </td> <td>Jack Roush </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Auto_Club_500&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Pos.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Car # </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><abbr>Driver</abbr> </th> <th>Sponsor </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><abbr>Make</abbr> </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Avg. Speed </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1"><abbr>Time</abbr> </th> <th colspan="1" rowspan="1">Behind </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>83 </td> <td>Brian Vickers </td> <td>Red Bull </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>183.439 </td> <td>39.250 </td> <td>0.000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>48 </td> <td>Jimmie Johnson </td> <td>Lowe's / Kobalt Tools </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>183.164 </td> <td>39.309 </td> <td>00.059 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>Jamie McMurray </td> <td>Crown Royal </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>182.653 </td> <td>39.419 </td> <td>00.169 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>Kurt Busch </td> <td>Miller Lite </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>182.556 </td> <td>39.440 </td> <td>00.190 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>Greg Biffle </td> <td>3M </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>182.302 </td> <td>39.495 </td> <td>00.245 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>Jeff Gordon </td> <td>DuPont </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>182.209 </td> <td>39.515 </td> <td>00.265 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td>00 </td> <td>David Reutimann </td> <td>Aaron's Dream Machine </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>182.089 </td> <td>39.541 </td> <td>00.291 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>A.J. Allmendinger </td> <td>Charter Communications </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>182.048 </td> <td>39.550 </td> <td>00.300 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td>82 </td> <td>Scott Speed </td> <td>Red Bull </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>181.965 </td> <td>39.568 </td> <td>00.318 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>Kyle Busch </td> <td>Interstate Batteries </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>181.919 </td> <td>39.578 </td> <td>00.328 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>Tony Stewart </td> <td>Old Spice / Office Depot </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>181.901 </td> <td>39.582 </td> <td>00.332 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>Robby Gordon </td> <td>Jim Beam </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>181.777 </td> <td>39.609 </td> <td>00.359 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>David Ragan </td> <td>UPS </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>181.726 </td> <td>39.620 </td> <td>00.370 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td>47 </td> <td>Marcos Ambrose </td> <td>Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>181.653 </td> <td>39.636 </td> <td>00.386 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>Juan Pablo Montoya </td> <td>Target </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>181.616 </td> <td>39.644 </td> <td>00.394 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td>96 </td> <td>Bobby Labonte </td> <td>Ask.com </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>181.461 </td> <td>39.678 </td> <td>00.428 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td>43 </td> <td>Reed Sorenson </td> <td>Charter Communications </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>181.429 </td> <td>39.685 </td> <td>00.435 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>Mark Martin </td> <td>Carquest, Kellogg's </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>181.264 </td> <td>39.721 </td> <td>00.471 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td>29 </td> <td>Kevin Harvick </td> <td>Shell / Pennzoil </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>181.210 </td> <td>39.733 </td> <td>00.483 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>Elliott Sadler </td> <td>Best Buy </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>181.173 </td> <td>39.741 </td> <td>00.491 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td>33 </td> <td>Clint Bowyer </td> <td>Cheerios / Hamburger Helper </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>181.137 </td> <td>39.749 </td> <td>00.499 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>Kasey Kahne </td> <td>Budweiser </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>181.132 </td> <td>39.750 </td> <td>00.500 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>Denny Hamlin </td> <td>FedEx Freight </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>180.836 </td> <td>39.815 </td> <td>00.565 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>Matt Kenseth </td> <td>Carhartt </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>180.818 </td> <td>39.819 </td> <td>00.569 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td>99 </td> <td>Carl Edwards </td> <td>Aflac </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>180.773 </td> <td>39.829 </td> <td>00.579 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td>77 </td> <td>Sam Hornish Jr. </td> <td>Auto Club </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>180.746 </td> <td>39.835 </td> <td>00.585 </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td>98 </td> <td>Paul Menard </td> <td>Quaker State / Menards </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>180.610 </td> <td>39.865 </td> <td>00.615 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td>39 </td> <td>Ryan Newman </td> <td>Haas Automation </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>180.397 </td> <td>39.912 </td> <td>00.662 </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td>07 </td> <td>Casey Mears </td> <td>Jack Daniel's </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>180.374 </td> <td>39.917 </td> <td>00.667 </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td>66 </td> <td>Dave Blaney </td> <td>Prism Motorsports </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>180.320 </td> <td>39.929 </td> <td>00.679 </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>Aric Almirola </td> <td>Guitar Hero </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>180.248 </td> <td>39.945 </td> <td>00.695 </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td>71 </td> <td>David Gilliland </td> <td>TRG Motorsports </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>180.234 </td> <td>39.948 </td> <td>00.698 </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>Martin Truex Jr. </td> <td>Bass Pro Shops / Tracker </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>180.176 </td> <td>39.961 </td> <td>00.711 </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>Joey Logano </td> <td>The Home Depot </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>180.059 </td> <td>39.987 </td> <td>00.737 </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td>88 </td> <td>Dale Earnhardt Jr. </td> <td>Amp Energy / National Guard </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>179.991 </td> <td>40.002 </td> <td>00.752 </td></tr> <tr> <td>36 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>Scott Riggs </td> <td>Red Bank Outfitters </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>179.721 </td> <td>40.062 </td> <td>00.812 </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>Travis Kvapil </td> <td>Farmers Insurance </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>179.632 </td> <td>40.082 </td> <td>00.832 </td></tr> <tr> <td>38 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>David Stremme </td> <td>Penske Racing </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>179.390 </td> <td>40.136 </td> <td>00.886 </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>Jeremy Mayfield </td> <td>All Sport </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>179.301 </td> <td>40.156 </td> <td>00.906 </td></tr> <tr> <td>40 </td> <td>34 </td> <td>John Andretti </td> <td>WindowWorld.com </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>179.287 </td> <td>40.159 </td> <td>00.909 </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 </td> <td>31 </td> <td>Jeff Burton </td> <td>Caterpillar </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>179.109 </td> <td>40.199 </td> <td>00.949 </td></tr> <tr> <td>42 </td> <td>55 </td> <td>Michael Waltrip </td> <td>NAPA Auto Parts </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>0.000 </td> <td>00.000 </td> <td>0.000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 </td> <td>87 </td> <td>Joe Nemechek </td> <td>NEMCO Motorsports </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>177.997 </td> <td>40.450 </td> <td>01.200 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8">Failed to qualify </th></tr> <tr> <td>44 </td> <td>64 </td> <td>Todd Bodine </td> <td>Gunselman Motorsports </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>177.454 </td> <td>40.574 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>45 </td> <td>37 </td> <td>Tony Raines </td> <td>Long John Silver's </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>177.405 </td> <td>40.585 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>46 </td> <td>51 </td> <td>David Starr </td> <td>Allegro Marinade </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>177.122 </td> <td>40.650 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>47 </td> <td>73 </td> <td>Mike Garvey </td> <td>Jani-King / Quality Concrete </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>175.897 </td> <td>40.933 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>48 </td> <td>09 </td> <td>Sterling Marlin </td> <td>Phoenix Racing </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>175.328 </td> <td>41.066 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_recap">Race recap</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Auto_Club_500&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Race recap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records_Nashville" title="Capitol Records Nashville">Capitol Records Nashville</a> recording artists <a href="/wiki/Little_Big_Town" title="Little Big Town">Little Big Town</a> performed the National Anthem and actor <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Laurie" title="Hugh Laurie">Hugh Laurie</a> gave the command to start engines. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a> (the polesitter), <a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> (42nd), <a href="/wiki/David_Reutimann" title="David Reutimann">David Reutimann</a> (7th); <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> (35th), and <a href="/wiki/Reed_Sorenson" title="Reed Sorenson">Reed Sorenson</a> (17th) started from the back due to changes in the engine and the transmissions. </p><p>Actress Angie Harmon<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> waved the green flag as <a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a> started in first place, but was passed by Jimmie Johnson on the backstretch for the lead. The first caution came out on lap 5; a light rain shower over turn 4. <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a>'s transponder was malfunctioning and had to go to pit road for repair. After leaving the pits. the left endplate of the rear spoiler on Newman's car fell off. Newman, again, came down pit road for repairs. Vickers reported his car's carburetor had stopped working a few times under caution. On lap 17, Earnhardt Jr.; <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Blaney" title="Dave Blaney">Dave Blaney</a> and others stopped for fuel. The field restarted on lap 23 with Jimmie Johnson in the lead, followed by McMurray, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> and brothers <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a>. </p><p>Since the restart, in 13 laps, defending Daytona 500 winner <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> moved up to 11th position from 20th position; <a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a> ran in 7th from the 19th position. <a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a> made his way to pit road where his crew then pushed the car to the garage on lap 37. The second caution came out on lap 41 due to light rain. Drivers start their first round of pit stops; Ku. Busch and <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> switched positions for first and second, Ragan gained five positions, and teammate Kenseth gained 7 positions on pit road. Sorenson was too fast entering and exiting pit road, served a drive thru penalty. Restart on lap 47. </p><p>Johnson edged ahead of Ku. Busch to the start-finish line for the lead after the restart. Blaney entered pit road with no power on lap 50. Lap 67, Johnson continued to lead laps; <a href="/wiki/Scott_Riggs" title="Scott Riggs">Scott Riggs</a> headed to the garage, becoming the third driver to do so after Blaney and Nemechek; he returned to the track, 8 laps down, in 41st. Gordon led his first lap in the race on lap 78. Drivers <a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Andretti" title="John Andretti">John Andretti</a>, Logano, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Speed" title="Scott Speed">Scott Speed</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Mayfield" title="Jeremy Mayfield">Jeremy Mayfield</a> went a lap down when Gordon took the lead. Lap 85, second round of pitstops. Teammates <a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> each led a lap during the round of pitstops. </p><p>On lap 119, drivers began their third round of pitstops. Gordon remained the leader until Biffle's crew completed the pit stop quicker than Gordon's crew during the pitstop round; no pit road penalties were served. Biffle led an additional 13 laps until the yellow flag waved on lap 140 because of light rain; Michael Waltrip gets the 'lucky dog' free pass. Drivers entered pit road with Biffle in the lead. Kenseth gained three positions for the lead (4th to 1st), Biffle lost a position (1st to 2nd), Johnson lost two positions (4th to 6th), and Harvick gained two positions (12th to 10th) after completing their stops. Montoya stayed on the track and led a lap before he entered pit road. </p><p>The field restarted with Kenseth in the lead, Biffle in 2nd, Gordon in third, Ku. Busch in 4th, and Johnson in 5th on lap 151. Teammates Johnson and Gordon battled for 2nd as Kenseth pulled away and led laps. David Ragan, who stood in 19th and was a lap down, reported an overheating engine on lap 161. Speed entered pit road reporting with no power before the fourth caution on lap 169, again due to rain. Vickers, in 18th place, got the lucky dog free pass. Hendrick Motorsports drivers Johnson, Martin, Earnhardt Jr. reported problems on the same lap. In the fourth round of pitstops, Johnson gained 3 positions (5th to 2nd), Gordon lost a position (2nd to 3rd), Biffle lost three positions (6th to 9th), Hamlin gained one position (8th to 7th), Edwards lost three positions (7th to 10th). Robby Gordon was too fast exiting pit road; Robby Gordon was served a drive through penalty. Stewart stayed out as did Montoya, Martin, Stremme, and Reutimann. After leading three laps, Stewart and others entered the pits handling over the lead to Mark Martin before Martin entered pit road. </p><p>The field restarted with Kenseth, Johnson, Gordon, and brothers Kurt and Kyle Busch in the top five on lap 176. Earnhardt Jr. restarted in 17th after engine repairs. Mark Martin's engine blew out of turn 2 after the restart. Martin coasted the car to pit road; no caution. Running in 10th, Jaime McMurray reported concerns on his brakes on lap 189. Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth battled for the lead with 55 laps to go; Gordon retook the lead, leading lap 195. Kenseth, then, fell back to third behind teammate Greg Biffle. Earnhardt Jr. drove his car to the garage, like teammate Martin, because of engine problems on lap 206. </p><p>Harvick, running in 12th, lost the engine, hit and slid across the outside wall between turn one and two on lap 207, ending a streak of 81 races running at the finish. It was also the first time Harvick got a DNF with <a href="/wiki/Royal_Dutch_Shell" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Dutch Shell">Shell-</a> <a href="/wiki/Pennzoil" title="Pennzoil">Pennzoil</a> sponsorship. Fifth caution of the race; Kasey Kahne got the 'lucky dog' pass. During the pitstop round, Kenseth moved up two positions (3rd to 1st), Gordon lost a position (1st to 2nd), Hamlin and Kurt Busch gained two spots, Steward and Vickers moved up three spots, Biffle lost nine positions, and McMurray lost three positions. Biffle lost nine spots because he ran over the air hose. David Stremme stayed out and led three laps. Kenseth, Gordon, Kyle Busch, Hamlin, and Kurt Busch, in the top five, restart the field on lap 215. The drivers in the top five positions remained unchanged until lap 242 when Hamlin and Kurt Busch switched positions. Aric Almirola, a lap down, slowed on the backstretch; no caution. Kenseth held off a hard-charging Gordon for his 18th win. </p><p>Kenseth was the second driver to win the first two races in a season (Gordon in 1997) and the fourth driver to win both the Daytona 500 and the following race (Cale Yarborough in 1977, Richard Petty in 1973). Gordon, Ky. Busch, Biffle, and Ku. Busch made up the Top 5. Vickers, after starting from the back, finished in 10th place. Rookie Logano was in 26th place, a lap down. Earnhardt Jr., because of engine problems, was in 39th, 45 laps down, finishing ahead of teammate Martin who also had engine problems. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_results">Race results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Auto_Club_500&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Race results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Fin<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>St </th> <th># </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Sponsor </th> <th>Make </th> <th>Laps </th> <th>Led </th> <th>Status </th> <th>Pts </th> <th>Winnings </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>24</td> <td>17</td> <td>Matt Kenseth</td> <td>Carhartt </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>250 </td> <td>84 </td> <td>running </td> <td>195 </td> <td>346615 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>6</td> <td>24</td> <td>Jeff Gordon</td> <td>DuPont </td> <td>Chevy </td> <td>250 </td> <td>64 </td> <td>running </td> <td>175 </td> <td>240926 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>10</td> <td>18</td> <td>Kyle Busch</td> <td>Interstate Batteries </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>250 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>165 </td> <td>211648 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>5</td> <td>16</td> <td>Greg Biffle</td> <td>3M </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>250 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>running </td> <td>165 </td> <td>161200 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>Kurt Busch</td> <td>Miller Lite </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>250 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>running </td> <td>160 </td> <td>133900 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>23</td> <td>11</td> <td>Denny Hamlin</td> <td>FedEx Freight </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>250 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>150 </td> <td>129025 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>25</td> <td>99</td> <td>Carl Edwards</td> <td>Aflac </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>250 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>running </td> <td>151 </td> <td>155181 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>11</td> <td>14</td> <td>Tony Stewart</td> <td>Old Spice, Office Depot </td> <td>Chevy </td> <td>250 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>running </td> <td>147 </td> <td>139748 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>2</td> <td>48</td> <td>Jimmie Johnson</td> <td>Lowe's, Kobalt Tools </td> <td>Chevy </td> <td>250 </td> <td>74 </td> <td>running </td> <td>143 </td> <td>160526 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>1</td> <td>83</td> <td>Brian Vickers</td> <td>Red Bull </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>250 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>134 </td> <td>141473 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>15 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>Juan Pablo Montoya </td> <td>Target </td> <td>Chevy </td> <td>250 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>running </td> <td>135 </td> <td>139323 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>22 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>Kasey Kahne </td> <td>Budweiser </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>250 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>127 </td> <td>139398 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>38 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>David Stremme </td> <td>Penske Racing </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>250 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>running </td> <td>129 </td> <td>131690 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>7 </td> <td>00 </td> <td>David Reutimann </td> <td>Aaron's Dream Machine </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>250 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>121 </td> <td>123223 </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>42 </td> <td>55 </td> <td>Michael Waltrip </td> <td>NAPA Auto Parts </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td>250 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>118 </td> <td>106250 </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>3 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>Jamie McMurray </td> <td>Crown Royal </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>250 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>115 </td> <td>104550 </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>13 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>David Ragan </td> <td>UPS </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>249 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>112 </td> <td>103400 </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>37 </td> <td>28 </td> <td>Travis Kvapil </td> <td>Farmers Insurance </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>249 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>109 </td> <td>94700 </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>21 </td> <td>33 </td> <td>Clint Bowyer </td> <td>Cheerios, Hamburger Helper </td> <td>Chevy </td> <td>249 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>106 </td> <td>94000 </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>16 </td> <td>96 </td> <td>Bobby Labonte </td> <td>Ask.com </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>249 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>103 </td> <td>122679 </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>17 </td> <td>43 </td> <td>Reed Sorenson </td> <td>Charter Communications </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td>249 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>running </td> <td>100 </td> <td>129951 </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>14 </td> <td>47 </td> <td>Marcos Ambrose </td> <td>Little Debbie, Kingsford, 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Greg Biffle moved from 20th to 5th . Carl Edwards was in 9th from 18th. Kyle Busch moved up 20 positions from 38th to 18th. Jimmie Johnson was in 19th from 31st. Brian Vickers moved up 14 spots from 40th. Travis Kvapil, was in 30th from 42nd. </p><p>Elliott Sadler dropped 6 spots from 5th. A.J. Allmendinger lost 10 positions from 3rd. Kevin Harvick dropped from 2nd to 16th. Martin Truex Jr. dropped 7 positions to 17th. Mark Martin lost 12 spots from 15th to 27th. 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