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2009 Kobalt Tools 500 penalty data Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart 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 (500.500 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: 94400 Lead changes: 13 Green flag passes: 1,774 (6.4 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2009 standings

Click on a driver's name to see all his penalties for this year in this series. Pit road penalty data for this race: Nbr Driver Lap Flag Infraction Penalty 47 Marcos Ambrose 65 Tire violation Tail end 83 Brian Vickers 104 Too fast entering pits Tail end 18 Kyle Busch 105 Too fast exiting pits Tail end 7 Robby Gordon 105 Removing equipment Stop & go 77 Sam Hornish, Jr. 204 Too fast entering pits Tail end (Went to garage) 48 Jimmie Johnson 261 Too fast exiting pits Tail end 43 Reed Sorenson 262 Too fast exiting pits Tail end 55 Michael Waltrip 272 Too fast entering pits Tail end

Note: pre-race penalties and penalties for pitting too soon are not included; pre-race penalties are shown on the race results pages and pitting too soon is normally done by choice with the knowledge that a will be incurred.