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2009 Kobalt Tools 500

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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

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
9	7	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	330	132,126	running	11	143
31	1	5	Mark Martin	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	316	89,725	running	5	75
22	12	39	Ryan Newman	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	327	109,679	running	3	102
10	23	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	330	117,465	running	1	139
39	8	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	110	70,800	wheel	1	51
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
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 / Bass Pro Shops (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	327	84,550	running	0	100
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
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
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)

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

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	5	3	#43 accident turn 1	none
	6	12	7
	13	15	3	#96 spun turn 4	none
	16	67	52
	68	73	6	#47 crew member safety	#11
	74	103	30
	104	107	4	#96 accident frontstretch	#88
	108	157	50
	158	162	5	debris	#88
	163	185	23
	186	191	6	oil on track	#9
	192	204	13
	205	209	5	#21,77 accident turn 1	#17
	210	216	7
	217	221	5	#5 accident turn 1	#29
	222	260	39
	261	264	4	debris	#14
	265	267	3
	268	274	7	#6,12,16,82 accident frontstretch	#31
	275	322	48
	323	328	6	debris	none
	329	330	2
Percent of race run under caution: 16.4% Average green flag run: 23.0 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mark Martin	1	5	5
Kurt Busch	6	12	7
Joe Nemechek	13	13	1
Ryan Newman	14	16	3
Kurt Busch	17	68	52
Jimmie Johnson	69	79	11
Carl Edwards	80	102	23
Kurt Busch	103	188	86
Martin Truex, Jr.	189	189	1
Kurt Busch	190	203	14
Jeff Gordon	204	250	47
Kurt Busch	251	323	73
Carl Edwards	324	328	5
Kurt Busch	329	330	2

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
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	Jamie McMurray	423	-211
19	Martin Truex, Jr.	423	-211
20	A.J. Allmendinger	417	-217

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