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Gray solid line is another pit road option.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> November 22, 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-11-22</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Homestead-Miami_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Homestead-Miami Speedway">Homestead-Miami Speedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Homestead,_Florida" title="Homestead, Florida">Homestead, Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course length</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 2.4 km (1.5 miles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Warm with temperatures approaching 83.1 °F (28.4 °C); wind speeds up to 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 126.986 miles per hour (204.364 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;color:inherit;"><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/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Time</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 31.049</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;color:inherit;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 71</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;color:inherit;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 11</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Denny Hamlin</span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Joe Gibbs Racing</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;color:inherit;">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/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Petree" title="Andy Petree">Andy Petree</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Punch" title="Jerry Punch">Jerry Punch</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen ratings</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>3.3/6 (Final)</li> <li>3.2/6 (Overnight)</li> <li>(5.607 million)<sup id="cite_ref-ratings_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ratings-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>2009 Ford 400</b> was the thirty-sixth and final <a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car race</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2009_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series</a> as well as the tenth and final race of the season-ending <a href="/wiki/Chase_for_the_Sprint_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Chase for the Sprint Cup">Chase for the Sprint Cup</a>. It was held on November 22, 2009, at <a href="/wiki/Homestead-Miami_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Homestead-Miami Speedway">Homestead-Miami Speedway</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Homestead,_Florida" title="Homestead, Florida">Homestead, Florida</a>, before a crowd of 70,000 people. The 267-lap race was won by <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a> team after starting from thirty-eighth position. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a> finished second and his teammate <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> was third. </p><p>Going into the race only <a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> teammates <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a> remained in contention to win the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series_champions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions">Drivers' Championship</a>, with Johnson leading Martin by 108 <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_points_scoring_systems" title="List of NASCAR points scoring systems">points</a>. Johnson won the <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">pole position</a> by setting the fastest lap in qualifying, and he maintained his lead on the first lap of the race. Many Chase for the Sprint Cup participants, including Johnson, <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a>, were in the top ten for most of the race, although some encountered problems in the closing laps. <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a> was leading the race with forty-six laps remaining, giving the lead to Hamlin on lap 223 who maintained it to win the race. There were seven <a href="/wiki/Caution_flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Caution flag">cautions</a> in the race, as well as eighteen lead changes among ten different drivers. </p><p>The race was Hamlin's fourth win in the 2009 season, and the eighth of his career. Johnson became the first driver to win four consecutive Drivers' Championships and was 141 points ahead of <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a>. Johnson's team owner <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> won the Owners' Championship. <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> won the <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Manufacturers%27_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship">Manufacturers' Championship</a> with 262 points, fifty-five points ahead of <a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a> and ninety-eight ahead of <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a>. The race attracted 5.60 million television viewers. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Ford_400&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/2009_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series#Teams_and_drivers" title="2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series § Teams and drivers</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Homestead-Miami_Speedway_track_map--Speedway.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Homestead-Miami_Speedway_track_map--Speedway.svg/220px-Homestead-Miami_Speedway_track_map--Speedway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Homestead-Miami_Speedway_track_map--Speedway.svg/330px-Homestead-Miami_Speedway_track_map--Speedway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Homestead-Miami_Speedway_track_map--Speedway.svg/440px-Homestead-Miami_Speedway_track_map--Speedway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1410" data-file-height="944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Homestead_Miami_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Homestead Miami Speedway">Homestead Miami Speedway</a>, where the race was held.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Ford 400 was the 36th and final race of the <a href="/wiki/2009_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series</a> and the last of the ten-race season-ending <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_playoffs" title="NASCAR playoffs">Chase for the Sprint Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-schedule_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schedule-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RRStats_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RRStats-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was held on November 22, 2009, in <a href="/wiki/Homestead,_Florida" title="Homestead, Florida">Homestead, Florida</a>, at <a href="/wiki/Homestead_Miami_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Homestead Miami Speedway">Homestead Miami Speedway</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-RRStats_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RRStats-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an <a href="/wiki/Oval_track_racing#Intermediate" title="Oval track racing">intermediate</a> track that holds <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> races.<sup id="cite_ref-tacksnascar_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tacksnascar-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The race was held on the standard track at Homestead Miami Speedway; a four-turn <a href="/wiki/Oval_track" class="mw-redirect" title="Oval track">oval</a> track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.<sup id="cite_ref-hometrack_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hometrack-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The track's turns are <a href="/wiki/Banked_turn" title="Banked turn">banked</a> from 18 to 20 <a href="/wiki/Degree_(angle)" title="Degree (angle)">degrees</a>, and both the <a href="/wiki/Straight_(racing)" title="Straight (racing)">front stretch</a> (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch are banked at three degrees.<sup id="cite_ref-hometrack_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hometrack-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the final race of the season, <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> led the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series_champions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions">Drivers' Championship</a> with 6,492 <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_points_scoring_systems#1975–2010" title="List of NASCAR points scoring systems">points</a>; <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a> was second with 6,384 points, 92 points behind Johnson. A maximum of 195 points were available for the final race.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiHeraldPreview_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiHeraldPreview-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson could win the title if he finished 25th or higher, while Martin had to win the race and for Johnson to place 30th.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Behind Johnson and Martin in the Drivers' Championship, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> was third with 6,323, and <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a> was fourth with 6,281 points.<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiHeraldPreview_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiHeraldPreview-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gordon would be mathematically eliminated from winning the championship when the race commenced.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chevrolet had already secured the <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Manufacturers%27_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship">Manufacturer's Championship</a>, and entered the race on 256 points, 58 points ahead of Toyota on 198 points,<sup id="cite_ref-manufacturers_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manufacturers-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a maximum of nine points available at the Ford 400.<sup id="cite_ref-manufacturerpoints_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manufacturerpoints-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> was the race's defending champion.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the title battle, Johnson had achieved seven wins, fifteen top-five finishes, and twenty-three top ten placings over the course of the season;<sup id="cite_ref-MiamiHeraldPreview_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiamiHeraldPreview-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he was vying to become the first driver to win four consecutive Cup Series championships while his teammate Martin would be the oldest driver to claim the title.<sup id="cite_ref-SpeedPreQuotes_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SpeedPreQuotes-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson commented on his mindset: "I am out of emotion, There is no emotion. It's all business. It's about showing up tomorrow, putting in the best lap I can, driving the car as hard as can I on Saturday, making sure the car is set up right, and doing my job on Sunday. I am not allowing my mind to slip any."<sup id="cite_ref-SpeedPreQuotes_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SpeedPreQuotes-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Martin said he had an unchanged mindset for each race in 2009 and was unworried about his championship prospects: "I'm sure that we could wind up fourth in the points, which is something no one has even considered. But I'm not thinking about that. I'm neither worried about that or Jimmie."<sup id="cite_ref-SpeedPreQuotes_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SpeedPreQuotes-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A total of 48 cars were entered for the event with two changes of driver.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/David_Stremme" title="David Stremme">David Stremme</a>, who had been replaced <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> as the driver <a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Penske Championship Racing</a>'s <abbr title="Car number">No.</abbr> 12 entry, signed to race the No. 9 <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Racing_(NASCAR_team)" title="Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)">Phoenix Racing</a> car for the Ford 400.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Crafton" title="Matt Crafton">Matt Crafton</a> drove the No. 7 <a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon_Motorsports" title="Robby Gordon Motorsports">Robby Gordon Motorsports</a> vehicle during practice and qualifying in place of <a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a>, who was racing in the <a href="/wiki/Baja_1000" title="Baja 1000">2009 Baja 1000</a> (part of the <a href="/wiki/SCORE_International" title="SCORE International">SCORE International Off-Road Championship</a>) in his attempt to win the Trophy Truck Division and overall championship titles.<sup id="cite_ref-schedule_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schedule-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Practice_and_qualifying">Practice and qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Ford_400&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Practice and qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Scott_Speed_389380271.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Scott_Speed_389380271.jpg/200px-Scott_Speed_389380271.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="301" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Scott_Speed_389380271.jpg/300px-Scott_Speed_389380271.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Scott_Speed_389380271.jpg/400px-Scott_Speed_389380271.jpg 2x" data-file-width="681" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Scott_Speed" title="Scott Speed">Scott Speed</a> qualified on the front row of the grid.</figcaption></figure> <p>Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—one on Friday, and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes, and the second 45 minutes. The final session lasted 60 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-schedule_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schedule-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the first practice session, Kurt Busch was fastest with a lap of 31.136 seconds, placing ahead of <a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya" title="Juan Pablo Montoya">Juan Pablo Montoya</a> in second and <a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a> in third. <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a> took fourth position and <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a> placed fifth. <a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a>, Edwards, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Reutimann" title="David Reutimann">David Reutimann</a> rounded out the top ten fastest drivers in the session.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Montoya lost control of his car exiting the fourth turn, and spun down the frontstretch but avoided sustaining damage to his vehicle.<sup id="cite_ref-schedule_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schedule-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A total of forty-eight drivers were entered in the qualifier on Friday afternoon;<sup id="cite_ref-schedule_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schedule-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> due to NASCAR's <a href="/wiki/Go_or_Go_Home" class="mw-redirect" title="Go or Go Home">qualifying procedure</a>, forty-three were allowed to race. Each driver ran two laps, with the starting order determined by the competitor's fastest times.<sup id="cite_ref-schedule_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schedule-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson clinched his fourth <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">pole position</a> of the season,<sup id="cite_ref-utqualify_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-utqualify-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a time of 31.049 seconds that was recorded due to his qualifying late and track conditions improving.<sup id="cite_ref-AutosportQuali_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutosportQuali-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was joined on the <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_motorsport_terms#grid" title="Glossary of motorsport terms">grid</a>'s front row by <a href="/wiki/Scott_Speed" title="Scott Speed">Scott Speed</a>, his joint-highest qualifying starting position of his career. <a href="/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose" title="Marcos Ambrose">Marcos Ambrose</a> qualified third and held second until Speed set his fastest lap. Martin took fourth when the circuit temperature was at its warmest and held the pole until Johnson's lap. Stewart started fifth. Harvick, Newman, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a> and Bowyer completed the top ten fastest qualifiers.<sup id="cite_ref-AutosportQuali_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutosportQuali-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kurt Busch, one of the drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, qualified twelfth, while Jeff Gordon set the twentieth fastest time. <a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a> in 43rd used a <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_rules_and_regulations#Provisional_rule" title="NASCAR rules and regulations">Champion's Provisional</a> to qualify for the race. The five drivers who failed to qualify were <a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Blaney" title="Dave Blaney">Dave Blaney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Skinner_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Skinner (racing driver)">Mike Skinner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Max_Papis" title="Max Papis">Max Papis</a> and Stremme.<sup id="cite_ref-lineup_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineup-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Reed_Sorenson" title="Reed Sorenson">Reed Sorenson</a>, Skinner and Stremme lost control of their cars during qualifying, and Crafton's engine failed at the conclusion of his second timed lap.<sup id="cite_ref-AutosportQuali_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AutosportQuali-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the qualifier Johnson said, "I had a talk with myself to do what I could today and don't freak out if it's not as good as what Mark [Martin] ran. I kept my emotions in check and drove the car with the right touch and feel, and that comes from being relaxed, so it went well."<sup id="cite_ref-utqualify_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-utqualify-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On Saturday morning, Martin was fastest with a time of 32.109 seconds in the second practice session, ahead of <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a> in second, and Johnson in third. Newman was fourth quickest, and <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a> took fifth. <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a> managed sixth. Biffle, <a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a> followed in the top ten. Of the other drivers in the Chase, Jeff Gordon finished with the seventeenth fastest time, while Stewart set the twenty-fourth fastest time.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Erik_Darnell" title="Erik Darnell">Erik Darnell</a> damaged his car's right-hand side against the barrier.<sup id="cite_ref-schedule_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schedule-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burton paced the final practice session with a 32.582 seconds lap, with Harvick and Martin second and third respectively. Truex was fourth fastest, ahead of Newman and Logano. Johnson was scored seventh, <a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a> eighth, <a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a> ninth and Hamlin tenth. The other Chase drivers, Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch were scored fifteenth and eleventh respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualifying_results">Qualifying results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Ford_400&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Qualifying results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Qualifying results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Grid </th> <th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">Car</span> </th> <th scope="col">Driver </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Manufacturer </th> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Time in seconds">Time</span> </th> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Speed in MPH">Speed</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>31.049</td> <td>173.319 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td>82</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Speed" title="Scott Speed">Scott Speed</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing_Team" title="Red Bull Racing Team">Red Bull Racing Team</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota" title="Toyota">Toyota</a></td> <td>31.269</td> <td>172.695 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcos_Ambrose" title="Marcos Ambrose">Marcos Ambrose</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/JTG_Daugherty_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="JTG Daugherty Racing">JTG Daugherty Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.272</td> <td>172.678 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 </th> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.331</td> <td>172.353 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 </th> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Stewart-Haas Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.351</td> <td>172.243 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 </th> <td>29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.369</td> <td>172.145 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 </th> <td>39</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a></td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.389</td> <td>172.035 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 </th> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Fenway Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>31.391</td> <td>172.024 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">9 </th> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>31.421</td> <td>171.860 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 </th> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.425</td> <td>171.838 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">11 </th> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>31.425</td> <td>171.838 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 </th> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penske_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Penske Racing">Penske Championship Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a></td> <td>31.433</td> <td>171.794 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">13 </th> <td>44</td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Richard Petty Motorsports</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>31.441</td> <td>171.750 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">14 </th> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earnhardt_Ganassi_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Earnhardt Ganassi Racing">Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.460</td> <td>171.646 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">15 </th> <td>07</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.463</td> <td>171.630 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 </th> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regan_Smith_(racing_driver)" title="Regan Smith (racing driver)">Regan Smith</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.473</td> <td>171.576 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">17 </th> <td>02</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Gilliland" title="David Gilliland">David Gilliland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.494</td> <td>171.461 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">18 </th> <td>36</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_McDowell_(racing_driver)" title="Michael McDowell (racing driver)">Michael McDowell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Baldwin_Racing" title="Tommy Baldwin Racing">Tommy Baldwin Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.499</td> <td>171.434 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">19 </th> <td>71</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TRG_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="TRG Motorsports">TRG Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.506</td> <td>171.396 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20 </th> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.517</td> <td>171.336 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">21 </th> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliott_Sadler" title="Elliott Sadler">Elliott Sadler</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>31.518</td> <td>171.331 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">22 </th> <td>00</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Reutimann" title="David Reutimann">David Reutimann</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.528</td> <td>171.276 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">23 </th> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Pablo_Montoya" title="Juan Pablo Montoya">Juan Pablo Montoya</a></td> <td>Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.549</td> <td>171.162 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">24 </th> <td>99</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>31.580</td> <td>170.994 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">25 </th> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>31.585</td> <td>170.967 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">26 </th> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.585</td> <td>170.967 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">27 </th> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Keselowski" title="Brad Keselowski">Brad Keselowski</a></td> <td>Penske Championship Racing</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>31.613</td> <td>170.816 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">28 </th> <td>37</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.615</td> <td>170.805 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">29 </th> <td>77</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Hornish_Jr." title="Sam Hornish Jr.">Sam Hornish Jr.</a></td> <td>Penske Championship Racing</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>31.617</td> <td>170.794 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">30 </th> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.644</td> <td>170.648 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">31 </th> <td>96</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erik_Darnell" title="Erik Darnell">Erik Darnell</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hall_of_Fame_Racing" title="Hall of Fame Racing">Hall of Fame Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>31.666</td> <td>170.530 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">32 </th> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.680</td> <td>170.454 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">33 </th> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></td> <td>Red Bull Racing Team</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.688</td> <td>170.411 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">34 </th> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>31.694</td> <td>170.379 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">35 </th> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joey_Logano" title="Joey Logano">Joey Logano</a></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.714</td> <td>170.272 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">36 </th> <td>98</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Menard" title="Paul Menard">Paul Menard</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Yates_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Yates Racing">Robert Yates Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>31.715</td> <td>170.266 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">37 </th> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Crafton" title="Matt Crafton">Matt Crafton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon_Motorsports" title="Robby Gordon Motorsports">Robby Gordon Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.787</td> <td>169.881 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">38 </th> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.818</td> <td>169.715 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">39 </th> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a></td> <td>Michael Waltrip Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.886</td> <td>169.353 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">40 </th> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Andretti" title="John Andretti">John Andretti</a></td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>31.901</td> <td>169.274 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">41 </th> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a></td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>31.939</td> <td>169.072 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">42 </th> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reed_Sorenson" title="Reed Sorenson">Reed Sorenson</a></td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>31.952</td> <td>169.003 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">43 </th> <td>08</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carter_Simo_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Carter Simo Racing">Carter Simo Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td colspan="2"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><i><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_rules_and_regulations#Provisional_rule" title="NASCAR rules and regulations">Champion's Provisional</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Failed to qualify</b></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">44 </th> <td>87</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NEMCO_Motorsports" title="NEMCO Motorsports">NEMCO Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.633</td> <td>170.708 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">45 </th> <td>66</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Blaney" title="Dave Blaney">Dave Blaney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prism_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Prism Motorsports">Prism Motorsports</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>31.964</td> <td>168.940 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">46 </th> <td>70</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Skinner_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Skinner (racing driver)">Mike Skinner</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Racer%27s_Group" title="The Racer's Group">TRG Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>32.017</td> <td>168.660 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">47 </th> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Max_Papis" title="Max Papis">Max Papis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Germain_Racing" title="Germain Racing">Germain Racing</a></td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>32.042</td> <td>168.529 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">48 </th> <td>09</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Stremme" title="David Stremme">David Stremme</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/HScott_Motorsports" title="HScott Motorsports">Phoenix Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Sources:<sup id="cite_ref-lineup_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lineup-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></span></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race">Race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Ford_400&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ford400.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Ford400.JPG/170px-Ford400.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Ford400.JPG/255px-Ford400.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Ford400.JPG/340px-Ford400.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>The start of the race with <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> leading.</figcaption></figure> <p>The race, the last in the <a href="/wiki/2009_NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Series" title="2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series">2009 season</a>, began at 3:15 pm <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time">Eastern Daylight Time</a> and was televised live in the United States on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-calendar_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-calendar-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commentary was provided by <a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Petree" title="Andy Petree">Andy Petree</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Punch" title="Jerry Punch">Jerry Punch</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-schedule_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schedule-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around the start of the race, weather conditions were partly cloudy with the air temperature 28 °C (82 °F).<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fidel Gomez, assistant pastor of <a href="/wiki/Calvary_Chapel_Fort_Lauderdale" title="Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale">Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida" title="Fort Lauderdale, Florida">Fort Lauderdale, Florida</a>, began pre-race ceremonies with an <a href="/wiki/Invocation" title="Invocation">invocation</a>. Actress <a href="/wiki/Anika_Noni_Rose" title="Anika Noni Rose">Anika Noni Rose</a> performed the <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">national anthem</a>, and actor <a href="/wiki/Mike_Rowe" title="Mike Rowe">Mike Rowe</a> commanded the drivers to start their engines.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Parade_lap" title="Parade lap">pace laps</a>, Robby Gordon had to move to the back of the grid because of him changing his engine.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Johnson retained his pole position lead into the first corner, with Speed behind him.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The five points Johnson received for leading a single lap meant he now had to finish 27th or higher to win the Drivers' Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-SpeedReport_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SpeedReport-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two laps later, Harvick had moved into fourth position; <a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a>, who began the race in eleventh, had moved up four positions to seventh place. By lap six, Ambrose began to reduce the lead of Johnson, and Martin got loose on the same lap but regained control of his car.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On lap ten, Stewart passed Martin for fourth. Ambrose overtook Johnson on the outside to become the new race leader on the same lap.<sup id="cite_ref-SpeedReport_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SpeedReport-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On lap 13, Johnson retook the lead off Ambrose. After having made three positions early, Harvick moved up into second position by passing Ambrose. On lap 16, Ambrose's car suffered a flat tire and came into the pit road.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Earnhardt who began the race in thirty-second, had moved up nineteen positions to thirteenth by lap 24. Two laps later, Ambrose began to slow and made a pit stop three laps later to change his car's battery. On lap 33, Stewart passed Johnson to become the new race leader while Ambrose entered his garage. Three laps later, Earnhardt had passed McMurray for tenth position. On lap 39, Clint Bowyer passed Martin for fourth position, as Ambrose rejoined the race four laps later. On lap 47, Kurt Busch passed Martin to claim sixth position. Three laps later, green flag <a href="/wiki/Pit_stop" title="Pit stop">pit stops</a> began, as <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> and Martin were the first to pit. Johnson made his pit stop one lap later.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On lap 53, Kurt Busch became the new race leader after Stewart came into his pit stall. One lap later, Kurt Busch came onto pit road and Bowyer became the new race leader. On lap 57, Harvick passed Bowyer to clinch the lead. Two laps later, Bowyer moved into second position by passing Stewart. Four laps later, Stewart reclaimed the lead after passing Harvick. On lap 64, Johnson passed Martin to move into ninth. By lap 73, Stewart had a 2.4 second lead over Harvick. One lap later, Newman collided with the <a href="/wiki/SAFER_barrier" title="SAFER barrier">wall</a>, falling to eleventh place, and escaped with minor damage. On the 79th lap, Truex moved into seventh after passing Jeff Gordon. Two laps later, Ambrose spun at turn four but avoided contact with the barriers, causing the first caution of the race, and the <a href="/wiki/Safety_car" title="Safety car">pace car</a> came out on track. During the caution, most of the leaders made pit stops.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stewart maintained his lead on the restart on lap 86, but Harvick reclaimed the lead immediately afterward, and Stewart was passed by Bowyer for second. One lap later, Stewart dropped to sixth as he was passed by Johnson, Montoya and Kurt Busch. On lap 89, Montoya passed Kurt Busch to move into fourth position. Two laps later, Montoya moved into third position after passing Johnson. On lap 92, Montoya passed Bowyer for second, as Burton moved into third. Three laps later, Kurt Busch moved into sixth after passing Johnson. On lap 101, <a href="/wiki/John_Andretti" title="John Andretti">John Andretti</a> collided with the wall, causing the second caution of the race. As with the first caution, most of the leaders made their pit stops.<sup id="cite_ref-RRStats_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RRStats-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DennyHamlinAugust2007_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/DennyHamlinAugust2007_crop.jpg/170px-DennyHamlinAugust2007_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/DennyHamlinAugust2007_crop.jpg/255px-DennyHamlinAugust2007_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/DennyHamlinAugust2007_crop.jpg/340px-DennyHamlinAugust2007_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="1550" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a> won the race after leading the most laps.</figcaption></figure> <p>Harvick maintained his lead on the restart on the 106th lap.<sup id="cite_ref-RRStats_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RRStats-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three laps later, Ambrose collided with the wall which prompted the third caution. Most of the drivers stayed on track during the caution, allowing Harvick to remain the leader on the restart that happened on lap 113. A collision involving Montoya and Stewart occurred on lap 116 and the third caution was given as a result. Harvick led on the lap 124-restart, although he was passed by Kurt Busch within eleven laps. By lap 143, Kurt Busch had a 1.5 second lead over Harvick. Two laps later, Hamlin passed Harvick to claim second.<sup id="cite_ref-RRStats_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RRStats-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On lap 156, Montoya made rear-end contact with Stewart, sending the latter into the inside retaining barrier,<sup id="cite_ref-ROneReport_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ROneReport-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because he was angered by Stewart making contact with him that necessitated repairs earlier in the race.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The accident prompted the fifth caution. During the caution, all of the leaders made pit stops and Montoya was <a href="/wiki/Racing_flags#Black_flag" title="Racing flags">black-flagged</a> for two laps. On lap 158, Hamlin reclaimed the lead, followed by Kurt Busch and Burton.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On lap 165, Johnson moved into seventh. Afterward, Johnson passed Jeff Gordon for sixth position. Seven laps later, Kurt Busch reclaimed the lead off Hamlin. During the 184th lap, Burton passed Hamlin for second. Ten laps later, a sixth caution came out as Robby Gordon spun sideways. All leading cars made pit stops, with Hamlin maintaining his lead until Burton passed him on the restart. By lap 205, Burton had a lead of over two seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On lap 217, debris was spotted on the track and the seventh and final caution was prompted. The lead drivers made their pit stops. One lap later, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a> became the new leader, followed by Andretti. Kurt Busch regained the lead one lap later, when Waltrip and Andretti made their pit stops. Kyle Busch immediately passed Kurt Busch on the restart for the lead on the 222nd lap. One lap later, Hamlin reclaimed the lead off Kyle Busch.<sup id="cite_ref-RRStats_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RRStats-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On lap 229, Jeff Gordon passed Johnson for the seventh position. Seven laps later, Martin moved into twelfth. After 247 laps, Hamlin's lead over Kyle Busch was 2.3 seconds. During the 249th lap, Edwards passed Bowyer for eighth. Six laps later, Kurt Busch passed Kyle Busch for third, and Kyle Busch lost fourth place to Johnson on lap 256.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hamlin maintained the lead to win his fourth race of the 2009 season, his second in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, and the eighth of his career.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burton finished second, ahead of Harvick and Kurt Busch.<sup id="cite_ref-summary_27-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-summary-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson, who finished fifth, became the first driver to clinch four consecutive Drivers' Championships, overtaking <a href="/wiki/Cale_Yarborough" title="Cale Yarborough">Cale Yarborough</a>'s streak of three successive titles from <a href="/wiki/1976_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1976</a> to <a href="/wiki/1978_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1978</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ROneReport_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ROneReport-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gordon, Edwards, Kyle Busch, Truex and <a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a> rounded out the top ten finishers.<sup id="cite_ref-results_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were eighteen lead changes among ten different drivers over the course of the event. Hamlin led three times for a total of 71 laps, more than any other driver.<sup id="cite_ref-RRStats_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RRStats-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-race">Post-race</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Ford_400&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Post-race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jimmie_Johnson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Jimmie_Johnson.jpg/170px-Jimmie_Johnson.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Jimmie_Johnson.jpg/255px-Jimmie_Johnson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Jimmie_Johnson.jpg/340px-Jimmie_Johnson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="740" data-file-height="1105" /></a><figcaption>Jimmie Johnson, who qualified on <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">pole position</a>, won the championship after finishing fifth in the race.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:15%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"History, boys, No one ever – ever! I don't know how to thank you guys. Thank you so much." </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style=""><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a>, speaking on his team radio after winning the championship.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <p>Hamlin appeared in <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_motorsport_terms#V" title="Glossary of motorsport terms">victory lane</a> to start celebrating his fourth win of the season in front of 70,000 who attended the race.<sup id="cite_ref-RRStats_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RRStats-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hamlin also earned $347,975 in race winnings.<sup id="cite_ref-results_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After winning the race, Hamlin described his disappointment by saying, "The car took off and it was game-over, Everyone's got a little fight in them, especially when they get done wrong. After our performance today, it's easy to put yesterday behind me."<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Afterward, Johnson began celebrating his fourth consecutive <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprint Cup Series">Sprint Cup Series</a> championship, and was congratulated by Martin.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the celebration, Johnson said he was delighted with his performance, "The truth of it is, to do something that's never been done in this sport – to love the sport like I do and respect it like I do – and the greats: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Petty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt" title="Dale Earnhardt">Earnhardt</a>, Gordon ... to do something they've never done is so awesome. To win four championships in eight years, what this team has done ... I don't know where to start. It's unbelievable."<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burton, who finished second, commended Johnson's achievements saying, "It's hard to say he's the best when you're out there racing against him, but you have to put him on the list."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Martin, who finished second in points, said, </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>"Our car didn't work well [Sunday], It didn't work well, and we really struggled with it. And as the sun went down, we went to the back. We came in and pitted and tried to do some work on it to try to improve it, and it didn't really improve it a whole lot, so then we were stuck with sorry track position on top of not having a great race car. We just fought and fought and fought, and actually the last adjustment perked it up, and we drove from 21st to 10th, and then right at the end a couple of the guys got the high line going and got me back."<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Following the race, both Montoya and Stewart made no comment on their collisions.<sup id="cite_ref-STEMONUSAT_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STEMONUSAT-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Darian_Grubb" title="Darian Grubb">Darian Grubb</a>, Stewart's crew chief, apologized to Montoya's crew chief <a href="/wiki/Brian_Pattie" title="Brian Pattie">Brian Pattie</a> for the accident.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pattie said that he did not foresee the crash, adding, "It shows you that (Montoya) is not going to be pushed around. But it didn't help us, and it didn't help (Stewart)."<sup id="cite_ref-STEMONUSAT_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STEMONUSAT-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Grubb commented, "I haven't seen all the replays and I don't know what happened first and when. They were racing each other pretty hard and both got frustrated."<sup id="cite_ref-STEMONUSAT_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STEMONUSAT-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the Drivers' Championship, Johnson finished first with 6,652 points, one-hundred and forty one ahead of Martin in second. Jeff Gordon followed in third with 6,473. Kurt Busch and Hamlin rounded out the top five positions with 6,446 and 6,335 points respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-finalpoints_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-finalpoints-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet won with 262 points, fifty-five ahead of Toyota and ninety-eight ahead of Ford. Dodge finished fourth with 159 points.<sup id="cite_ref-manufacturers_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manufacturers-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 5.60 million people watched the race on television.<sup id="cite_ref-ratings_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ratings-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The race took three hours, six minutes and eighteen seconds to complete, and the margin of victory was 2.632 seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-results_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Race_results">Race results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Ford_400&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Race results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Race results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Position">Pos</span> </th> <th scope="col">Grid </th> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">Car</span> </th> <th scope="col">Driver </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Manufacturer </th> <th scope="col">Laps </th> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Points">Pts.</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td>38</td> <td>11</td> <td>Denny Hamlin</td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>267</td> <td>195<sup><small>2</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td>26</td> <td>31</td> <td>Jeff Burton</td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>267</td> <td>175<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td>6</td> <td>29</td> <td>Kevin Harvick</td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>267</td> <td>170<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 </th> <td>12</td> <td>2</td> <td>Kurt Busch</td> <td>Penske Championship Racing</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>267</td> <td>165<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 </th> <td>1</td> <td>48</td> <td>Jimmie Johnson</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>267</td> <td>160<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 </th> <td>20</td> <td>24</td> <td>Jeff Gordon</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>267</td> <td>150 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 </th> <td>24</td> <td>99</td> <td>Carl Edwards</td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>267</td> <td>146 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 </th> <td>30</td> <td>18</td> <td>Kyle Busch</td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>267</td> <td>147<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">9 </th> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>Martin Truex Jr.</td> <td>Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>267</td> <td>138 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 </th> <td>13</td> <td>44</td> <td>A. J. Allmendinger</td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>267</td> <td>134 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">11 </th> <td>10</td> <td>33</td> <td>Clint Bowyer</td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>267</td> <td>135<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 </th> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>Mark Martin</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>267</td> <td>127 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">13 </th> <td>34</td> <td>17</td> <td>Matt Kenseth</td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>267</td> <td>124 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">14 </th> <td>8</td> <td>16</td> <td>Greg Biffle</td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>267</td> <td>121 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">15 </th> <td>22</td> <td>00</td> <td>David Reutimann</td> <td>Michael Waltrip Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>267</td> <td>118 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 </th> <td>9</td> <td>21</td> <td>Bill Elliott</td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>267</td> <td>115 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">17 </th> <td>25</td> <td>9</td> <td>Kasey Kahne</td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>267</td> <td>112 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">18 </th> <td>11</td> <td>26</td> <td>Jamie McMurray</td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>267</td> <td>109 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">19 </th> <td>15</td> <td>07</td> <td>Casey Mears</td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>267</td> <td>106 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20 </th> <td>33</td> <td>83</td> <td>Brian Vickers</td> <td>Red Bull Racing Team</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>267</td> <td>103 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">21 </th> <td>29</td> <td>77</td> <td>Sam Hornish Jr.</td> <td>Penske Championship Racing</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>267</td> <td>100 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">22 </th> <td>5</td> <td>14</td> <td>Tony Stewart</td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>267</td> <td>102<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">23 </th> <td>7</td> <td>39</td> <td>Ryan Newman</td> <td>Stewart-Haas Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>267</td> <td>94 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">24 </th> <td>35</td> <td>20</td> <td>Joey Logano</td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>267</td> <td>91 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">25 </th> <td>27</td> <td>12</td> <td>Brad Keselowski</td> <td>Penske Championship Racing</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>267</td> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">26 </th> <td>36</td> <td>98</td> <td>Paul Menard</td> <td>Robert Yates Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>267</td> <td>85 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">27 </th> <td>2</td> <td>82</td> <td>Scott Speed</td> <td>Red Bull Racing Team</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>267</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">28 </th> <td>32</td> <td>88</td> <td>Dale Earnhardt Jr.</td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>267</td> <td>79 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">29 </th> <td>17</td> <td>02</td> <td>David Gilliland</td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>267</td> <td>76 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">30 </th> <td>39</td> <td>55</td> <td>Michael Waltrip</td> <td>Michael Waltrip Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>266</td> <td>78<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">31 </th> <td>19</td> <td>71</td> <td>Bobby Labonte</td> <td>TRG Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>266</td> <td>70 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">32 </th> <td>16</td> <td>78</td> <td>Regan Smith</td> <td>Furniture Row Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>266</td> <td>67 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">33 </th> <td>40</td> <td>34</td> <td>John Andretti</td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>266</td> <td>64 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">34 </th> <td>41</td> <td>6</td> <td>David Ragan</td> <td>Roush Fenway Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>266</td> <td>61 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">35 </th> <td>3</td> <td>47</td> <td>Marcos Ambrose</td> <td>JTG Daugherty Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>251</td> <td>63<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">36 </th> <td>31</td> <td>96</td> <td>Erik Darnell</td> <td>Hall of Fame Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>247</td> <td>55 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">37 </th> <td>28</td> <td>37</td> <td>Travis Kvapil</td> <td>Front Row Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>243</td> <td>52 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">38 </th> <td>23</td> <td>42</td> <td>Juan Pablo Montoya</td> <td>Earnhardt Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>235</td> <td>49 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">39 </th> <td>37</td> <td>7</td> <td>Robby Gordon</td> <td>Robby Gordon Motorsports</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>227</td> <td>46 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">40 </th> <td>42</td> <td>43</td> <td>Reed Sorenson</td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>116</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">41 </th> <td>21</td> <td>19</td> <td>Elliott Sadler</td> <td>Richard Petty Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>116</td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">42 </th> <td>43</td> <td>08</td> <td>Terry Labonte</td> <td>Carter Simo Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>88</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">43 </th> <td>18</td> <td>36</td> <td>Michael McDowell</td> <td>Tommy Baldwin Racing</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>35</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="8"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Sources:</i><sup id="cite_ref-foxresults_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foxresults-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-results_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></div> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="8"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><sup><small>1</small></sup> Includes five bonus points for leading a lap</span></div> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="8"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><sup><small>2</small></sup> Includes ten bonus points for leading the most laps</span></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standings_after_the_race">Standings after the race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Ford_400&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Standings after the race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Drivers' Championship standings </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Position">Pos</span> </th> <th scope="col">+/– </th> <th scope="col">Driver </th> <th scope="col">Points </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Jimmie Johnson</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>6,652</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mark Martin </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,511 (−141) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Jeff Gordon </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,473 (−179) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Kurt Busch </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,446 (−206) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 3 </td> <td>Denny Hamlin </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,335 (−317) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td>Tony Stewart </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,309 (−343) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Greg Biffle </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,292 (−360) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 2 </td> <td>Juan Pablo Montoya </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,252 (−400) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">9 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Ryan Newman </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,175 (−477) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Kasey Kahne </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,128 (−524) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">11 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Carl Edwards </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,118 (−534) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Brian Vickers </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,929 (−723) </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="9"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-finalpoints_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-finalpoints-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></span></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Manufacturers' Championship standings </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Position">Pos</span> </th> <th scope="col">+/– </th> <th scope="col">Manufacturer </th> <th scope="col">Points </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td><b>Chevrolet</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><b>262</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Toyota </td> <td style="text-align:center;">207 (−55) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Ford </td> <td style="text-align:center;">164 (−98) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td style="text-align:center;">159 (−103) </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="9"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-manufacturers_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manufacturers-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></span></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><small><b>Note</b>: Only the top twelve positions are included for the driver standings. These drivers qualified for the Chase for the Sprint Cup.</small></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Ford_400&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-calendar-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-calendar_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-calendar_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2009">"2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></i>. 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ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jayski.com/next/2009/36hms2009.htm">the original</a> on July 8, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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