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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 30 of 36
Sunday, October 11, 2009 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:28:28
Average speed: 143.908 mph
Pole speed: 183.87 mph
Cautions: 8 for 30 laps
Margin of victory: 1.603 sec
Attendance: 70000
Lead changes: 29
Green flag passes: 2,952 (13.4 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2009 standings

Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Denny Hamlin11Toyota39.158   183.870  
2   Greg Biffle16Ford39.408   182.704  
3   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet39.423   182.635  
4   Juan Pablo Montoya42Chevrolet39.492   182.315  
5   Martin Truex Jr1Chevrolet39.507   182.246  
6   Joey Logano20Toyota39.512   182.223  
7   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet39.521   182.182  
8   Clint Bowyer33Chevrolet39.560   182.002  
9   Mark Martin5Chevrolet39.565   181.979  
10   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet39.622   181.717  
11   Carl Edwards99Ford39.638   181.644  
12   A.J. Allmendinger44Dodge39.687   181.420  
13   Joe Nemechek87Toyota39.695   181.383   *
14   David Stremme12Dodge39.703   181.346  
15   Max Papis13Toyota39.712   181.305   *
16   Casey Mears07Chevrolet39.732   181.214  
17   Matt Kenseth17Ford39.749   181.137  
18   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet39.758   181.096  
19   Kyle Busch18Toyota39.772   181.032  
20   Tony Stewart14Chevrolet39.786   180.968  
21   Scott Speed82Toyota39.791   180.945   *
22   Sam Hornish, Jr.77Dodge39.808   180.868  
23   Mike Bliss09Dodge39.813   180.845   *
24   Kurt Busch2Dodge39.829   180.773  
25   Kasey Kahne9Dodge39.836   180.741  
26   Regan Smith78Chevrolet39.856   180.650   *
27   Marcos Ambrose47Toyota39.860   180.632  
28   Reed Sorenson43Dodge39.869   180.591  
29   Jamie McMurray26Ford39.884   180.524  
30   David Gilliland71Chevrolet39.884   180.524   *
31   David Ragan6Ford39.887   180.510  
32   Brian Vickers83Toyota39.936   180.288  
33   Dave Blaney66Toyota39.968   180.144   *
34   Michael Waltrip55Toyota40.020   179.910  
35   Bobby Labonte96Ford40.073   179.672  
36   Ryan Newman39Chevrolet40.163   179.269  
37   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet40.192   179.140  
38   Michael McDowell36Toyota40.216   179.033   *
39   Robby Gordon7Toyota40.337   178.496  
40   Elliott Sadler19Dodge40.365   178.372  
41   John Andretti34Chevrolet40.383   178.293  
42   Tony Raines37Dodge40.406   178.191   *
43   Mike Wallace64Toyota40.456   177.971   *
44   Paul Menard98Ford40.494   177.804   OP
45   David Reutimann00Toyota     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:   Tony Raines (#37), Mike Wallace (#64)