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2009 Aaron's 312

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NASCAR Nationwide Series race number 8 of 35
Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
117 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (311.220 miles)

Time of race: 2:08:32 Average speed: 149.004 mph Pole speed: 185.877 mph	Cautions: 6 for 20 laps Margin of victory: .030 sec Attendance: 70000 Lead changes: 34
Green flag passes: 8,960 (89.6 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series results / 2009 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	14	6	David Ragan	Discount Tire (Jack Roush)	Ford	120	51245	running	1	190
2	1	33	Ryan Newman	Rheem (Kevin Harvick)	Chevrolet	120	43025	running	21	175
3	16	20	Joey Logano	GameStop (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	120	32200	running	1	170
4	23	34	Tony Raines	Long John Silver's (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	120	37968	running	0	160
5	12	5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	GoDaddy.com (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	120	25150	running	8	160
6	4	38	Jason Leffler	Great Clips (Todd Braun)	Toyota	120	31593	running	0	150
7	21	27	Jason Keller	Scott Shop Towels / Walmart (Mike Curb)	Ford	120	29193	running	0	146
8	8	11	Scott Lagasse, Jr.	America's Incredible Pizza Company (Bryan Mullet)	Toyota	120	31643	running	4	147
9	10	88	Brad Keselowski	Klondike (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	120	27918	running	19	143
10	9	18	Kyle Busch	Z-Line Designs (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	120	21975	running	31	144
11	19	87	Joe Nemechek	Maui Shower Company (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	120	27768	running	0	130
12	20	31	Kerry Earnhardt	FW1 / Fastwax.com (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	120	21075	running	0	127
13	6	60	Carl Edwards	Save-A-lot (Jack Roush)	Ford	120	21475	running	20	129
14	17	26	Brian Keselowski	Schweitzer Title (Dusty Whitney)	Dodge	120	27243	running	1	126
15	41	47	Michael McDowell	Tom's Snacks (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	120	27868	running	0	118
16	39	23	Robert Richardson, Jr.	Mahindra Tractors (Robert Richardson, Sr.)	Chevrolet	120	27293	running	0	115
17	30	28	Kenny Wallace	U.S. Border Patrol (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	120	26868	running	0	112
18	31	09	John Wes Townley	Zaxby's (Robby Benton)	Ford	120	26718	running	0	109
19	11	81	D.J. Kennington	D.H. Griffin Companies (Pat MacDonald)	Dodge	120	26593	running	0	106
20	2	32	Brian Vickers	Dollar General (Todd Braun)	Toyota	120	21400	running	2	108
21	22	15	Michael Annett	Pilot Travel Centers (Germain Racing)	Toyota	120	26293	running	0	100
22	27	49	Kertus Davis	GetMoreVacations.com (Jay Robinson)	Chevrolet	120	19675	running	0	97
23	34	89	Morgan Shepherd	Eldora Speedway / Lagina Plumbing (Morgan Shepherd)	Chevrolet	120	28493	running	3	99
24	37	07	David Green	PMCLife.com (Pete Szekeres)	Toyota	120	26268	running	0	91
25	36	24	Eric McClure	Hefty (Ed Rensi)	Ford	120	25868	running	0	88
26	32	83	Johnny Borneman III	Borneman Plastering/Twisted X/Red Line Oil (John Borneman, Jr.)	Ford	120	19100	running	0	85
27	26	70	Shelby Howard	Foretravel Motorcoach (Mary Louise Miller)	Chevrolet	120	18975	running	0	82
28	33	52	Donnie Neuenberger	Quaker City Castings (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	119	25318	running	0	79
29	24	10	David Reutimann	Copart.com (Todd Braun)	Toyota	118	18725	running	0	76
30	42	61	Brandon Whitt	Nationwide Insurance Dash 4 Cash (Charles Shoffner)	Ford	118	25268	running	0	73
31	7	29	Clint Bowyer	Holiday Inn / Holiday Inn Express (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	117	19450	running	2	75
32	28	12	Justin Allgaier	Verizon Wireless (Roger Penske)	Dodge	114	24843	crash	0	67
33	5	75	Bobby Gerhart	Lucas Oil (Bob Schacht)	Chevrolet	114	18560	crash	0	64
34	35	66	Steve Wallace	U.S. Fidelis (Rusty Wallace)	Chevrolet	109	24768	suspension	0	61
35	3	16	Matt Kenseth	CitiFinancial (Jack Roush)	Ford	104	18615	crash	4	63
36	43	05	Jeff Green	31-W Insulation (Wayne Day)	Chevrolet	104	24673	running	0	55
37	38	01	Danny O'Quinn, Jr.	SalonWish.com (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	86	24638	engine	0	52
38	18	62	Brendan Gaughan	5-Hour Energy Drink (Rusty Wallace)	Chevrolet	73	24603	overheating	0	49
39	25	0	Mike Wallace	Fishburne Military School (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	58	18100	engine	1	51
40	13	99	Michael Waltrip	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	52	18015	crash	2	48
41	40	1	Mike Bliss	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming (James Finch)	Chevrolet	41	24448	overheating	0	40
42	15	42	Kenny Hendrick	Big Oak Ranch (Eddie Smith)	Dodge	19	24413	overheating	0	37
43	29	04	Mark Green	Randolph Trucking (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	2	17873	vibration	0	34

* Race extended to 120 laps due to green/white/checker.

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Johnny Chapman	90	MSRP Motorsports	MSRP Motorsports	Chevrolet
45	Justin Hobgood	91	MSRP Motorsports	MSRP Motorsports	Chevrolet
46	Scott Wimmer	40	StopRepairBills.com	Curtis Key	Chevrolet
47	Mike Harmon	84	D.A.B Constructors	Mike Harmon	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	54	54
	55	58	4	#20,29,99 accident turn 2	#75
	59	87	29
	88	92	5	debris	#81
	93	95	3
	96	98	3	#61 accident turn 2	#23
	99	105	7
	106	108	3	#6,16,18 accident backstretch	#83
	109	110	2
	111	112	2	#66 accident turn 2	none
	113	115	3
	116	118	3	#12,18,75 accident backstretch	none
	119	120	2
Percent of race run under caution: 16.7% Average green flag run: 14.3 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Brian Vickers	1	1	1
Scott Lagasse, Jr.	2	3	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4	4	1
Scott Lagasse, Jr.	5	6	2
Carl Edwards	7	16	10
Michael Waltrip	17	17	1
Carl Edwards	18	23	6
Joey Logano	24	24	1
Ryan Newman	25	28	4
Carl Edwards	29	31	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	32	32	1
Ryan Newman	33	33	1
Kyle Busch	34	34	1
Carl Edwards	35	35	1
Michael Waltrip	36	36	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	37	39	3
Brad Keselowski	40	40	1
Morgan Shepherd	41	43	3
Matt Kenseth	44	46	3
Kyle Busch	47	47	1
Clint Bowyer	48	49	2
Kyle Busch	50	50	1
Brian Vickers	51	51	1
Kyle Busch	52	54	3
Mike Wallace	55	55	1
Kyle Busch	56	74	19
Brad Keselowski	75	88	14
Brian Keselowski	89	89	1
Brad Keselowski	90	93	4
Kyle Busch	94	99	6
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	100	102	3
Matt Kenseth	103	103	1
Ryan Newman	104	119	16
David Ragan	120	120	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	1219
2	Carl Edwards	1157	-62
3	David Ragan	1139	-80
4	Jason Leffler	1082	-137
5	Joey Logano	1063	-156
6	Brad Keselowski	1041	-178
7	Jason Keller	925	-294
8	Scott Lagasse, Jr.	886	-333
9	Justin Allgaier	885	-334
10	Michael McDowell	879	-340
11	Brendan Gaughan	871	-348
12	Steve Wallace	837	-382
13	Mike Bliss	829	-390
14	Kenny Wallace	816	-403
15	Michael Annett	804	-415
16	Tony Raines	785	-434
17	Kevin Harvick	731	-488
18	Joe Nemechek	724	-495
19	Eric McClure	689	-530
20	David Green	686	-533
21	Brandon Whitt	653	-566