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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 5 of 36
Sunday, March 22, 2009 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps* on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:54:35
Average speed: 92.139 mph
Pole speed: 125.773 mph		Cautions: 9 for 58 laps
Margin of victory: .391 sec
Attendance: 160000
Lead changes: 13
Green flag passes: 1,410 (3.2 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2009 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Mark Martin5Chevrolet15.256   125.773  
2   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet15.260   125.740  
3   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet15.295   125.453  
4   Greg Biffle16Ford15.315   125.289  
5   Kasey Kahne9Dodge15.356   124.954  
6   David Reutimann00Toyota15.374   124.808  
7   Reed Sorenson43Dodge15.407   124.541  
8   Dave Blaney66Toyota15.411   124.508   *
9   Jamie McMurray26Ford15.413   124.492  
10   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet15.441   124.267  
11   Scott Speed82Toyota15.450   124.194  
12   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet15.458   124.130  
13   Marcos Ambrose47Toyota15.458   124.130  
14   David Gilliland71Chevrolet15.481   123.945   *
15   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet15.487   123.897   *
16   Todd Bodine64Toyota15.512   123.698   *
17   Travis Kvapil28Ford15.517   123.658   *
18   Aric Almirola8Chevrolet15.518   123.650  
19   Kyle Busch18Toyota15.521   123.626  
20   Martin Truex Jr1Chevrolet15.523   123.610  
21   Michael Waltrip55Toyota15.529   123.562  
22   Elliott Sadler19Dodge15.532   123.538  
23   Joey Logano20Toyota15.534   123.523  
24   Denny Hamlin11Toyota15.538   123.491  
25   Sam Hornish, Jr.77Dodge15.546   123.427  
26   A.J. Allmendinger44Dodge15.546   123.427   *
27   Brian Vickers83Toyota15.553   123.372  
28   Joe Nemechek87Toyota15.559   123.324   *
29   Sterling Marlin09Dodge15.576   123.190   *
30   David Stremme12Dodge15.585   123.118  
31   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet15.591   123.071  
32   Clint Bowyer33Chevrolet15.596   123.032  
33   Kurt Busch2Dodge15.597   123.024  
34   Matt Kenseth17Ford15.622   122.827  
35   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet15.635   122.725  
36   Robby Gordon7Toyota15.637   122.709  
37   Bobby Labonte96Ford15.644   122.654  
38   Casey Mears07Chevrolet15.676   122.404  
39   Carl Edwards99Ford15.683   122.349  
40   John Andretti34Chevrolet15.696   122.248  
41   Scott Riggs36Toyota15.703   122.193   *
42   Jeremy Mayfield41Toyota15.707   122.162   *
43   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet15.734   121.952   OP
44   David Ragan6Ford15.739   121.914   OP
45   Paul Menard98Ford15.741   121.898   OP

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:   Scott Riggs (#36), Jeremy Mayfield (#41)