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2009 Kobalt Tools 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 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

Qualifying results for this race: 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   * 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 (#35), Scott Riggs (#36), Jeremy Mayfield (#41), Geoffrey Bodine (#64), Tony Raines (#37-WD)