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2009 Auto Club 500
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Sprint Cup race number 2 of 36
February 22, 2009 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:40:51
Average Speed: 135.839 mph
Pole Speed: 183.439 mph Cautions: 5 for 43 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.463 sec
Attendance: 78,000

Glossary 2009 Sprint Cup results / 2009 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	24	17	Matt Kenseth	Carhartt (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	346,615	running	84	195
2	6	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	240,926	running	64	175
3	10	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	211,648	running	0	165
4	5	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	161,200	running	16	165
5	4	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	133,900	running	2	160
6	23	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	129,025	running	0	150
7	25	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	155,181	running	1	151
8	11	14	Tony Stewart	Old Spice / Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	250	139,748	running	3	147
9	2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	160,526	running	74	143
10	1	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	250	141,473	running	0	134
11	15	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	250	139,323	running	1	135
12	22	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	250	139,398	running	0	127
13	38	12	David Stremme	Penske Racing (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	131,690	running	3	129
14	7	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	250	123,223	running	0	121
15	42	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	250	106,250	running	0	118
16	3	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	104,550	running	0	115
17	13	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	249	103,400	running	0	112
18	37	28	Travis Kvapil	Farmers Insurance (Yates Racing)	Ford	249	94,700	running	0	109
19	21	33	Clint Bowyer	Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	249	94,000	running	0	106
20	16	96	Bobby Labonte	Ask.com (Jeff Moorad)	Ford	249	122,679	running	0	103
21	17	43	Reed Sorenson	Charter Communications (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	249	129,951	running	0	100
22	14	47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	249	106,473	running	0	97
23	26	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Auto Club (Roger Penske)	Dodge	249	109,960	running	0	94
24	29	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	249	106,325	running	0	91
25	20	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	249	98,350	running	0	88
26	34	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	249	135,001	running	0	85
27	33	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	249	123,540	running	0	82
28	28	39	Ryan Newman	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	248	115,579	running	0	79
29	8	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Charter Communications (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	248	87,250	running	0	76
30	12	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	248	104,760	running	0	73
31	40	34	John Andretti	WindowWorld.com (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	248	92,325	running	1	75
32	41	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	247	130,931	running	0	67
33	32	71	David Gilliland	TRG Motorsports (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	246	84,850	running	0	64
34	39	41	Jeremy Mayfield	All Sport (Jeremy Mayfield)	Toyota	245	83,700	running	0	61
35	31	8	Aric Almirola	Guitar Hero (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	242	91,475	engine	0	58
36	36	36	Scott Riggs	Red Bank Outfitters (Tommy Baldwin)	Toyota	240	83,325	running	0	55
37	27	98	Paul Menard	Quaker State / Menards (Yates Racing)	Ford	221	113,506	running	0	52
38	19	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	207	120,203	crash	0	49
39	35	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	205	100,730	engine	0	46
40	18	5	Mark Martin	Carquest / Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	179	90,575	engine	1	48
41	9	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	172	94,498	engine	0	40
42	30	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	50	82,335	fuel pump	0	37
43	43	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	36	82,690	fuel pump	0	34

Failed to qualify: Todd Bodine (#64), Tony Raines (#37), David Starr (#51), Mike Garvey (#73), Sterling Marlin (#09)

Qualifying results for this race:
(OP: qualified via owners points; PC: qualified as past champion; * - had to qualify on time)

 Rank         Driver          Nbr     Car      Time     Speed
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+
   1  Brian Vickers            83 Toyota        39.250   183.439  
   2  Jimmie Johnson           48 Chevrolet     39.309   183.164  
   3  Jamie McMurray           26 Ford          39.419   182.653  
   4  Kurt Busch                2 Dodge         39.440   182.556  
   5  Greg Biffle              16 Ford          39.495   182.302  
   6  Jeff Gordon              24 Chevrolet     39.515   182.209  
   7  David Reutimann          00 Toyota        39.541   182.089  
   8  A.J. Allmendinger        44 Dodge         39.550   182.048  *
   9  Scott Speed              82 Toyota        39.568   181.965  
  10  Kyle Busch               18 Toyota        39.578   181.919  
  11  Tony Stewart             14 Chevrolet     39.582   181.901  *
  12  Robby Gordon              7 Toyota        39.609   181.777  
  13  David Ragan               6 Ford          39.620   181.726  
  14  Marcos Ambrose           47 Toyota        39.636   181.653  
  15  Juan Pablo Montoya       42 Chevrolet     39.644   181.616  
  16  Bobby Labonte            96 Ford          39.678   181.461  
  17  Reed Sorenson            43 Dodge         39.685   181.429  
  18  Mark Martin               5 Chevrolet     39.721   181.264  
  19  Kevin Harvick            29 Chevrolet     39.733   181.210  
  20  Elliott Sadler           19 Dodge         39.741   181.173  
  21  Clint Bowyer             33 Chevrolet     39.749   181.137  
  22  Kasey Kahne               9 Dodge         39.750   181.132  
  23  Denny Hamlin             11 Toyota        39.815   180.836  
  24  Matt Kenseth             17 Ford          39.819   180.818  
  25  Carl Edwards             99 Ford          39.829   180.773  
  26  Sam Hornish, Jr.         77 Dodge         39.835   180.746  
  27  Paul Menard              98 Ford          39.865   180.610  
  28  Ryan Newman              39 Chevrolet     39.912   180.397  
  29  Casey Mears              07 Chevrolet     39.917   180.374  
  30  Dave Blaney              66 Toyota        39.929   180.320  *
  31  Aric Almirola             8 Chevrolet     39.945   180.248  
  32  David Gilliland          71 Chevrolet     39.948   180.234  *
  33  Martin Truex, Jr.         1 Chevrolet     39.961   180.176  
  34  Joey Logano              20 Toyota        39.987   180.059  
  35  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.      88 Chevrolet     40.002   179.991  
  36  Scott Riggs              36 Toyota        40.062   179.721  *
  37  Travis Kvapil            28 Ford          40.082   179.632  *
  38  David Stremme            12 Dodge         40.136   179.390  
  39  Jeremy Mayfield          41 Toyota        40.156   179.301  *
  40  John Andretti            34 Chevrolet     40.159   179.287  
  41  Jeff Burton              31 Chevrolet     40.199   179.109  
  42  Joe Nemechek             87 Toyota        40.450   177.998  *
  43  Todd Bodine              64 Toyota        40.574   177.454  *
  44  Tony Raines              37 Dodge         40.585   177.405  *
  45  David Starr              51 Dodge         40.650   177.122  *
  46  Mike Garvey              73 Dodge         40.933   175.897  *
  47  Sterling Marlin          09 Dodge         41.066   175.328  *
  48  Michael Waltrip          55 Toyota          .000      .000  
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+

To the back: Brian Vickers (#83) engine change, David Reutimann (#00) engine change, Michael Waltrip (#55) engine change, Reed Sorenson (#43) backup car, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (#88) transmission change

Cautions: Laps: 7-22 (rain), 43-46 (rain), 143-151 (rain), 171-177 (rain), 209-215 (#29 accident turn 1)

Lap leaders: J. Johnson 1-43, J. Andretti 44, Ku. Busch 45-46, J. Johnson 47-77, J. Gordon 78-85, G. Biffle 86, C. Edwards 87, J. Gordon 88-127, G. Biffle 128-142, J. Gordon 143, J. Montoya 144, M. Kenseth 145-170, J. Gordon 171, T. Stewart 172-174, M. Martin 175, M. Kenseth 176-195, J. Gordon 196-209, D. Stremme 210-212, M. Kenseth 213-250

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Matt Kenseth 385 2 Jeff Gordon 304 -81 3 Tony Stewart 294 -91 4 Kurt Busch 294 -91 5 Greg Biffle 268 -117 6 Clint Bowyer 266 -119 7 Michael Waltrip 264 -121 8 David Ragan 262 -123 9 Carl Edwards 260 -125 10 Juan Pablo Montoya 256 -129 11 Elliott Sadler 248 -137 12 David Reutimann 248 -137 13 A.J. Allmendinger 241 -144 14 Reed Sorenson 238 -147 15 Denny Hamlin 235 -150 16 Kevin Harvick 219 -166 17 Martin Truex, Jr. 217 -168 18 Kyle Busch 215 -170 19 Jimmie Johnson 213 -172 20 Marcos Ambrose 209 -176 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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