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2009 Kobalt Tools 500
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Sprint Cup race number 4 of 36
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

Glossary 2009 Sprint Cup results / 2009 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	2	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	330	164,175	running	234	195
2	16	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / National Guard Youth Challenge (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	330	186,276	running	47	175
3	29	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	330	156,556	running	28	170
4	10	29	Kevin Harvick	Reese's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	330	143,728	running	0	160
5	17	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	330	117,048	running	0	155
6	21	33	Clint Bowyer	BB&T (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	330	96,350	running	0	150
7	13	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	330	122,173	running	0	146
8	11	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	330	96,048	running	0	142
9	7	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	330	132,126	running	11	143
10	23	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	330	117,465	running	1	139
11	20	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	330	93,650	running	0	130
12	30	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	330	122,065	running	0	127
13	6	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	329	93,525	running	0	124
14	15	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	329	121,181	running	0	121
15	3	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	328	88,675	running	0	118
16	25	07	Casey Mears	DirecTV (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	328	91,925	running	0	115
17	38	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Charter Communications (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	328	77,825	running	0	112
18	9	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	327	121,348	running	0	109
19	39	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	327	85,650	running	0	106
20	14	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	327	86,575	running	0	103
21	37	8	Aric Almirola	Cub Cadet (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	327	84,550	running	0	100
22	12	39	Ryan Newman	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	327	109,679	running	3	102
23	28	12	David Stremme	Penske Racing (Roger Penske)	Dodge	326	108,790	running	0	94
24	31	71	David Gilliland	Capital Windows (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	326	73,200	running	0	91
25	24	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	326	83,925	running	0	88
26	19	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	326	93,935	running	0	85
27	4	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	325	109,673	running	0	82
28	33	98	Paul Menard	Pittsburgh Paints / Menards (Yates Racing)	Ford	325	105,006	running	0	79
29	41	34	John Andretti	WindowWorld.com (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	325	82,325	running	0	76
30	42	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	324	121,551	running	0	73
31	1	5	Mark Martin	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	316	89,725	running	5	75
32	18	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	305	98,098	running	0	67
33	32	43	Reed Sorenson	Super 8 Motels (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	264	109,251	running	0	64
34	5	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	262	90,475	crash	0	61
35	26	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	262	85,413	crash	0	58
36	35	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	201	70,805	crash	0	55
37	36	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	199	89,530	crash	0	52
38	34	47	Marcos Ambrose	Kingsford / Clorox / Little Debbie (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	179	82,808	engine	0	49
39	8	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	110	70,800	wheel	1	51
40	40	96	Bobby Labonte	Ask.com (Jeff Moorad)	Ford	103	98,289	engine	0	43
41	27	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	82	70,615	electrical	0	40
42	22	28	Travis Kvapil	Golden Corral (Yates Racing)	Ford	32	70,570	engine	0	37
43	43	09	Mike Bliss	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Dodge	21	70,141	overheating	0	34

* Race extended to 330 laps due to green/white/checker.

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

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  Mark Martin               5 Chevrolet     29.640   187.045  
   2  Kurt Busch                2 Dodge         29.748   186.365  
   3  Jamie McMurray           26 Ford          29.757   186.309  
   4  Juan Pablo Montoya       42 Chevrolet     29.773   186.209  
   5  Greg Biffle              16 Ford          29.777   186.184  
   6  Denny Hamlin             11 Toyota        29.780   186.165  
   7  Jimmie Johnson           48 Chevrolet     29.798   186.053  
   8  Joe Nemechek             87 Toyota        29.819   185.922  *
   9  Kyle Busch               18 Toyota        29.824   185.891  
  10  Kevin Harvick            29 Chevrolet     29.833   185.834  
  11  Tony Stewart             14 Chevrolet     29.848   185.741  *
  12  Ryan Newman              39 Chevrolet     29.874   185.579  
  13  Kasey Kahne               9 Dodge         29.898   185.430  
  14  Elliott Sadler           19 Dodge         29.913   185.337  
  15  Jeff Burton              31 Chevrolet     29.922   185.282  
  16  Jeff Gordon              24 Chevrolet     29.924   185.269  
  17  Brian Vickers            83 Toyota        29.976   184.948  
  18  David Reutimann          00 Toyota        29.989   184.868  
  19  Robby Gordon              7 Toyota        30.023   184.658  
  20  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.      88 Chevrolet     30.049   184.499  
  21  Clint Bowyer             33 Chevrolet     30.049   184.499  
  22  Travis Kvapil            28 Ford          30.088   184.260  *
  23  Martin Truex, Jr.         1 Chevrolet     30.113   184.107  
  24  Michael Waltrip          55 Toyota        30.129   184.009  
  25  Casey Mears              07 Chevrolet     30.130   184.003  
  26  Scott Speed              82 Toyota        30.134   183.978  
  27  Dave Blaney              66 Toyota        30.139   183.948  *
  28  David Stremme            12 Dodge         30.143   183.923  
  29  Carl Edwards             99 Ford          30.150   183.881  
  30  Matt Kenseth             17 Ford          30.164   183.795  
  31  David Gilliland          71 Chevrolet     30.169   183.765  *
  32  Reed Sorenson            43 Dodge         30.171   183.753  
  33  Paul Menard              98 Ford          30.248   183.285  
  34  Marcos Ambrose           47 Toyota        30.250   183.273  
  35  Bill Elliott             21 Ford          30.251   183.267  *
  36  Sam Hornish, Jr.         77 Dodge         30.254   183.248  
  37  Aric Almirola             8 Chevrolet     30.306   182.934  
  38  A.J. Allmendinger        44 Dodge         30.308   182.922  *
  39  David Ragan               6 Ford          30.319   182.856  
  40  Bobby Labonte            96 Ford          30.331   182.783  
  41  Mike Bliss               09 Dodge         30.354   182.645  *
  42  John Andretti            34 Chevrolet     30.358   182.621  
  43  Todd Bodine              35 Toyota        30.443   182.111  *
  44  Joey Logano              20 Toyota        30.472   181.938  OP
  45  Scott Riggs              36 Toyota        30.584   181.271  *
  46  Jeremy Mayfield          41 Toyota        30.811   179.936  *
  47  Geoffrey Bodine          64 Toyota        31.018   178.735  *
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+

To the back: David Ragan (#6) engine change

Cautions: Laps: 3-5 (#43 accident turn 1), 13-15 (#96 spun turn 4), 68-73 (#47 crew member safety), 104-107 (#96 accident frontstretch), 158-162 (debris), 186-191 (oil on track), 205-209 (#21,77 accident turn 1), 217-221 (#5 accident turn 1), 261-264 (debris), 268-274 (#6,12,16,82 accident frontstretch), 323-328 (debris)

Lap leaders: M. Martin 1-5, Ku. Busch 6-12, J. Nemechek 13, R. Newman 14-16, Ku. Busch 17-68, J. Johnson 69-79, C. Edwards 80-102, Ku. Busch 103-188, M. Truex Jr. 189, Ku. Busch 190-203, J. Gordon 204-250, Ku. Busch 251-323, C. Edwards 324-328, Ku. Busch 329-330

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Jeff Gordon 634 2 Clint Bowyer 591 -43 3 Kurt Busch 588 -46 4 Carl Edwards 547 -87 5 Matt Kenseth 546 -88 6 Tony Stewart 521 -113 7 Kyle Busch 514 -120 8 Kevin Harvick 511 -123 9 Kasey Kahne 484 -150 10 Greg Biffle 480 -154 11 Brian Vickers 477 -157 12 David Reutimann 475 -159 13 Jimmie Johnson 457 -177 14 Denny Hamlin 456 -178 15 Jeff Burton 437 -197 16 Michael Waltrip 434 -200 17 Elliott Sadler 427 -207 18 Martin Truex, Jr. 423 -211 19 Jamie McMurray 423 -211 20 A.J. Allmendinger 417 -217 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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