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2009 Auto Club 500 qualifying results 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 2 of 36 Sunday, February 22, 2009 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA 250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 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: 78000 Lead changes: 19 Green flag passes: 2,321 (11.2 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2009 standings

Qualifying results for this race: 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     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Todd Bodine (#64), Tony Raines (#37), David Starr (#51), Mike Garvey (#73), Sterling Marlin (#09)