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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 4 of 36
Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
325 laps* on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:59:01
Average Speed: 127.573 mph
Pole Speed: 187.045 mph 		Cautions: 11 for 54 laps
Margin of Victory: .332 sec
Attendance: 94,400
Lead changes: 13

Glossary    2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2009 standings



Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Mark Martin5Chevrolet29.640   187.045    
2   Kurt Busch2Dodge29.748   186.365    
3   Jamie McMurray26Ford29.757   186.309    
4   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet29.773   186.209    
5   Greg Biffle16Ford29.777   186.184    
6   Denny Hamlin11Toyota29.780   186.165    
7   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet29.798   186.053    
8   Joe Nemechek87Toyota29.819   185.922   *
9   Kyle Busch18Toyota29.824   185.891    
10   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet29.833   185.834    
11   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet29.848   185.741   *
12   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet29.874   185.579    
13   Kasey Kahne9Dodge29.898   185.430    
14   Elliott Sadler19Dodge29.913   185.337    
15   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet29.922   185.282    
16   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet29.924   185.269    
17   Brian Vickers83Toyota29.976   184.948    
18   David Reutimann00Toyota29.989   184.868    
19   Robby Gordon7Toyota30.023   184.658    
20   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet30.049   184.499    
21   Clint Bowyer33Chevrolet30.049   184.499    
22   Travis Kvapil28Ford30.088   184.260   *
23   Martin Truex, Jr.1Chevrolet30.113   184.107    
24   Michael Waltrip55Toyota30.129   184.009    
25   Casey Mears07Chevrolet30.130   184.003    
26   Scott Speed82Toyota30.134   183.978    
27   Dave Blaney66Toyota30.139   183.948   *
28   David Stremme12Dodge30.143   183.923    
29   Carl Edwards99Ford30.150   183.881    
30   Matt Kenseth17Ford30.164   183.795    
31   David Gilliland71Chevrolet30.169   183.765   *
32   Reed Sorenson43Dodge30.171   183.753    
33   Paul Menard98Ford30.248   183.285    
34   Marcos Ambrose47Toyota30.250   183.273    
35   Bill Elliott21Ford30.251   183.267   *
36   Sam Hornish, Jr.77Dodge30.254   183.248    
37   Aric Almirola8Chevrolet30.306   182.934    
38   A.J. Allmendinger44Dodge30.308   182.922   *
39   David Ragan6Ford30.319   182.856    
40   Bobby Labonte96Ford30.331   182.783    
41   Mike Bliss09Dodge30.354   182.645   *
42   John Andretti34Chevrolet30.358   182.621    
43   Todd Bodine35Toyota30.443   182.111   *
44   Joey Logano20Toyota30.472   181.938   OP
45   Scott Riggs36Toyota30.584   181.271   *
46   Jeremy Mayfield41Toyota30.811   179.936   *
47   Geoffrey Bodine64Toyota31.018   178.735   *

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify:   Todd Bodine (#35), Scott Riggs (#36), Jeremy Mayfield (#41), Geoffrey Bodine (#64)