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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 33 of 36
Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:13:54 Average speed: 157.213 mph Pole speed: no time trials	Cautions: 6 for 23 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 127500 Lead changes: 60
Green flag passes: 13,438 (80.0 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2009 standings

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

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	22	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Marathon Saw Blades (Jack Roush)	Ford	191	229275	running	32	195
2	11	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	191	212098	running	1	175
3	20	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	191	184301	running	1	170
4	8	16	Greg Biffle	3M / Filterete (Jack Roush)	Ford	191	142500	running	0	160
5	18	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	191	156706	running	4	160
6	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	191	151876	running	0	150
7	33	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	191	110675	running	2	151
8	36	09	Brad Keselowski	Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming (James Finch)	Chevrolet	191	94150	running	7	147
9	26	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Ford	191	97875	running	12	143
10	37	71	Bobby Labonte	TaxSlayer.com (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	191	90300	running	0	134
11	24	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy Get on the 88 / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	191	106325	running	9	135
12	15	33	Clint Bowyer	BB&T (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	191	93650	running	0	127
13	12	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	191	112648	running	0	124
14	10	99	Carl Edwards	Subway (Jack Roush)	Ford	191	139431	running	2	126
15	13	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	191	127073	running	4	123
16	29	43	Reed Sorenson	Liberty Medical (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	191	119051	running	0	115
17	28	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	191	89600	running	0	112
18	41	36	Robert Richardson, Jr.	Mahindra Tractors (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Toyota	191	77250	running	0	109
19	5	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	191	115248	running	3	111
20	3	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	191	119351	running	12	108
21	21	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	191	122678	running	28	105
22	30	12	David Stremme	Penske Racing (Roger Penske)	Dodge	191	112340	running	10	102
23	35	34	John Andretti	WindowWorld.com (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	191	88075	running	2	99
24	14	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	191	121790	running	0	91
25	19	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	191	93750	running	20	93
26	16	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	191	104873	running	6	90
27	38	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	190	94573	crash	0	82
28	2	5	Mark Martin	Pop-Tarts / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	190	85750	crash	7	84
29	42	13	Max Papis	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	190	74600	running	0	76
30	6	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	189	93425	crash	7	78
31	23	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	189	112765	crash	1	75
32	34	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	189	95335	crash	3	72
33	25	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Hunt Brothers Pizza (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	189	74875	running	0	64
34	17	47	Marcos Ambrose	Clorox / Kingsford / Little Debbie (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	188	88323	running	3	66
35	4	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	183	85648	crash	1	63
36	7	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	183	101054	crash	3	60
37	31	96	Erik Darnell	Academy Sports & Outdoors (Jeff Moorad)	Ford	167	100929	running	0	52
38	9	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	137	91175	engine	11	54
39	43	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	99	73050	engine	0	46
40	27	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	44	91670	engine	0	43
41	40	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	12	72755	vibration	0	40
42	32	98	Paul Menard	Zecol / Menards (Yates Racing)	Ford	4	103031	crash	0	37
43	39	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	4	73006	crash	0	34

* Race extended to 191 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Kasey Kahne	9	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
WD	Tony Raines	37	Long John Silver's	Bob Jenkins	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	5	5
	6	8	3	#87,98 accident turn 1	none
	9	49	41
	50	55	6	#2 spun tri-oval	#20
	56	105	50
	106	108	3	debris	#16
	109	138	30
	139	143	5	oil on track	#2
	144	184	41
	185	189	5	#14,19,29,39,47 accident backstretch	#43
	190	190	1
	191	191	1	#00,07,09,1,2,5,6,7,24,36,42,43,82 accident tri-oval	none
Percent of race run under caution: 12.0% Average green flag run: 28.0 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mark Martin	1	1	1
Kurt Busch	2	8	7
Carl Edwards	9	9	1
David Reutimann	10	10	1
Carl Edwards	11	11	1
David Reutimann	12	16	5
Jeff Gordon	17	21	5
Casey Mears	22	41	20
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	42	42	1
Elliott Sadler	43	46	4
Jeff Burton	47	47	1
Ryan Newman	48	48	1
Tony Stewart	49	49	1
Michael Waltrip	50	51	2
Elliott Sadler	52	57	6
Denny Hamlin	58	58	1
Elliott Sadler	59	59	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	60	61	2
Elliott Sadler	62	62	1
Kevin Harvick	63	88	26
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	89	89	1
Juan Pablo Montoya	90	90	1
Kevin Harvick	91	91	1
Mark Martin	92	97	6
Marcos Ambrose	98	99	2
Denny Hamlin	100	105	6
John Andretti	106	106	1
Denny Hamlin	107	108	2
Robby Gordon	109	110	2
Jeff Burton	111	111	1
Jeff Gordon	112	113	2
Robby Gordon	114	114	1
Joey Logano	115	115	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	116	118	3
Denny Hamlin	119	119	1
Kyle Busch	120	122	3
Ryan Newman	123	124	2
Kyle Busch	125	125	1
Jeff Burton	126	126	1
Jeff Gordon	127	130	4
David Stremme	131	135	5
Brad Keselowski	136	139	4
John Andretti	140	140	1
Brad Keselowski	141	143	3
Jeff Gordon	144	144	1
Kevin Harvick	145	145	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	146	146	1
Kasey Kahne	147	147	1
Elliott Sadler	148	148	1
Juan Pablo Montoya	149	150	2
Jeff Burton	151	151	1
Jamie McMurray	152	152	1
Marcos Ambrose	153	153	1
Jamie McMurray	154	167	14
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	168	169	2
Jamie McMurray	170	175	6
David Stremme	176	180	5
Jamie McMurray	181	191	11

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	6248
2	Mark Martin	6064	-184
3	Jeff Gordon	6056	-192
4	Juan Pablo Montoya	6009	-239
5	Tony Stewart	5969	-279
6	Kurt Busch	5936	-312
7	Greg Biffle	5908	-340
8	Ryan Newman	5846	-402
9	Kasey Kahne	5834	-414
10	Carl Edwards	5811	-437
11	Denny Hamlin	5800	-448
12	Brian Vickers	5692	-556
13	Kyle Busch	4043	-2205
14	Matt Kenseth	3986	-2262
15	Clint Bowyer	3932	-2316
16	David Reutimann	3854	-2394
17	Jeff Burton	3539	-2709
18	Marcos Ambrose	3519	-2729
19	Joey Logano	3494	-2754
20	Casey Mears	3471	-2777
21	Kevin Harvick	3380	-2868

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	4752
2	Tony Stewart	4745	-7
3	Jeff Gordon	4673	-79
4	Mark Martin	4315	-437
5	Denny Hamlin	4271	-481
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	4260	-492
7	Kurt Busch	4248	-504
8	Greg Biffle	4157	-595
9	Ryan Newman	4118	-634
10	Kasey Kahne	4094	-658
11	Carl Edwards	4091	-661
12	Kyle Busch	4043	-709
13	Matt Kenseth	3986	-766
14	Clint Bowyer	3932	-820
15	Brian Vickers	3885	-867
16	David Reutimann	3854	-898
17	Jeff Burton	3539	-1213
18	Marcos Ambrose	3519	-1233
19	Joey Logano	3494	-1258
20	Casey Mears	3471	-1281