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2009 Southern 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 11 of 36 Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles) Time of race: 4:11:19 Average speed: 119.687 mph Pole speed: 179.514 mph Cautions: 17 for 73 laps Margin of victory: 1.531 sec Attendance: 72000 Lead changes: 23 Green flag passes: 1,300 (4.4 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 7 Robby Gordon 23 Too fast exiting pits Tail end 7 Robby Gordon 32 Too many men over the wall Tail end 34 Tony Raines 163 Lug nut(s) not installed Must pit 12 David Stremme 199 Safety violation 1 Lap (Passing safety vehicles at unsafe speed) 34 Tony Raines 199 Too fast exiting pits Tail end 7 Robby Gordon 217 Too many men over the wall Tail end 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 223 Tire violation Tail end 87 Scott Speed 270 Too fast exiting pits Tail end 26 Jamie McMurray 279 Too fast exiting pits Tail end 31 Jeff Burton 297 Lug nut(s) not installed Must pit 00 David Reutimann 298 Too fast exiting 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.