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2009 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 1 of 36
February 15, 2009 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:51:40
Average Speed: 132.816 mph
Pole Speed: 188.001 mph

Cautions: 8 for 35 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 180,000
Lead changes: 9

Glossary 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2009 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	39	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	152	1,530,388	running	7	190
2	32	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	152	1,115,724	running	0	170
3	20	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Valvoline (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	152	786,563	running	0	165
4	22	33	Clint Bowyer	Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	152	632,013	running	0	160
5	30	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	152	515,113	running	24	160
6	33	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	152	412,163	running	0	150
7	27	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	152	371,238	running	0	146
8	5	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	152	371,371	running	15	147
9	34	43	Reed Sorenson	McDonald's (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	152	362,324	running	0	138
10	13	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	152	325,713	running	0	134
11	1	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	152	350,663	running	1	135
12	28	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	152	316,646	running	0	127
13	3	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	152	356,935	running	14	129
14	8	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	152	325,546	running	0	121
15	25	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	152	298,838	running	0	118
16	2	5	Mark Martin	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	152	313,588	running	1	120
17	23	47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	152	295,246	running	0	112
18	16	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	152	326,454	running	0	109
19	37	34	John Andretti	Window World (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	152	287,668	running	0	106
20	35	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	152	297,863	running	0	103
21	42	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	152	287,696	running	0	100
22	12	96	Bobby Labonte	Ask.com (Jeff Moorad)	Ford	152	308,352	running	1	102
23	40	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	152	288,160	running	0	94
24	43	66	Terry Labonte	Window World (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	152	273,963	running	0	91
25	17	36	Scott Riggs	Red Bank Outfitters (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Toyota	152	273,513	running	0	88
26	10	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	152	295,963	running	0	85
27	14	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	152	291,063	running	1	87
28	26	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	152	317,654	running	0	79
29	15	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	152	313,846	running	0	76
30	11	8	Aric Almirola	Guitar Hero (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	152	286,288	running	0	73
31	7	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	152	336,149	running	0	70
32	29	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	151	289,933	running	0	67
33	24	12	David Stremme	Penske Racing (Roger Penske)	Dodge	151	300,763	running	0	64
34	31	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	151	287,158	running	0	61
35	38	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	151	268,763	running	0	58
36	36	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	150	295,252	running	0	55
37	21	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	139	274,713	running	0	52
38	19	98	Paul Menard	Menards / Quaker State (Yates Racing)	Ford	138	296,229	crash	0	49
39	6	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	134	305,171	crash	0	46
40	18	41	Jeremy Mayfield	All Sport (Jeremy Mayfield)	Toyota	126	265,238	running	0	43
41	4	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	123	349,182	crash	88	50
42	41	28	Travis Kvapil	Golden Corral (Yates Racing)	Ford	90	263,963	running	0	37
43	9	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	79	317,720	crash	0	34

* Race shortened to 152 laps due to rain.

Failed to qualify: Joe Nemechek (#87), Boris Said (#08), Brad Keselowski (#09), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27), Mike Wallace (#71), Tony Raines (#37), Mike Garvey (#73), Derrike Cope (#75), Mike Skinner (#23), Kelly Bires (#51), Carl Long (#46), Geoffrey Bodine (#64), Norm Benning (#57)

To the back: Tony Stewart (#14) backup car, Matt Kenseth (#17) backup car, Kevin Harvick (#29) backup car, John Andretti (#34) backup car, Ryan Newman (#39) backup car, Sam Hornish, Jr. (#77) backup car, Scott Speed (#82) backup car

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	8	8
	9	10	2	#8 spun turn 3	none
	11	26	16
	27	29	3	competition	none
	30	55	26
	56	59	4	#28 accident turn 1	#66
	60	81	22
	82	85	4	#20 accident turn 4	#34
	86	119	34
	120	123	4	debris	#24
	124	124	1
	125	132	8	#2,7,11,18,26,48,82,83,88,99 accident turn 2	none
	133	138	6
	139	142	4	#31,98 accident backstretch	#88
	143	146	4
	147	152	6	#8 accident backstretch	#48
Percent of race run under caution: 23.0% Average green flag run: 14.6 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Martin Truex, Jr.	1	1	1
Mark Martin	2	2	1
Kyle Busch	3	52	50
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	53	53	1
Tony Stewart	54	68	15
Jeff Gordon	69	82	14
Kyle Busch	83	120	38
Bobby Labonte	121	121	1
Elliott Sadler	122	145	24
Matt Kenseth	146	152	7

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	190
2	Kevin Harvick	170	-20
3	A.J. Allmendinger	165	-25
4	Clint Bowyer	160	-30
5	Elliott Sadler	160	-30
6	David Ragan	150	-40
7	Tony Stewart	147	-43
8	Michael Waltrip	146	-44
9	Reed Sorenson	138	-52
10	Martin Truex, Jr.	135	-55
11	Kurt Busch	134	-56
12	Jeff Gordon	129	-61
13	David Reutimann	127	-63
14	Juan Pablo Montoya	121	-69
15	Mark Martin	120	-70
16	Casey Mears	118	-72
17	Marcos Ambrose	112	-78
18	Carl Edwards	109	-81
19	John Andretti	106	-84
20	Greg Biffle	103	-87

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