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2009 Food City 500

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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

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	19	18	Kyle Busch	Snickers (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	503	232998	running	378	195
2	24	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	503	138275	running	7	175
3	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	503	168876	running	88	170
4	10	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	503	146051	running	0	160
5	5	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	503	143398	running	0	155
6	1	5	Mark Martin	Carquest / Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	503	109575	running	2	155
7	2	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	503	129729	running	25	151
8	40	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	503	137906	running	0	142
9	12	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	503	133473	running	0	138
10	13	47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie / Clorox / Kingsford (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	503	113923	running	0	134
11	32	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	503	109075	running	0	130
12	6	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	503	116973	running	1	132
13	31	33	Clint Bowyer	BB&T (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	503	92975	running	0	124
14	34	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	503	105650	running	0	121
15	38	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	503	138606	running	0	118
16	26	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Charter Communications (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	503	91225	running	0	115
17	15	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	502	101648	running	0	112
18	17	28	Travis Kvapil	Golden Corral (Yates Racing)	Ford	502	91475	running	0	109
19	29	12	David Stremme	Penske Racing (Roger Penske)	Dodge	502	123540	running	0	106
20	22	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	502	99975	running	0	103
21	35	7	Robby Gordon	FindMeSpot.com (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	501	108660	running	0	100
22	36	96	Bobby Labonte	Academy Sports & Outdoors (Jeff Moorad)	Ford	501	117629	running	0	97
23	7	43	Reed Sorenson	Paralyzed Veterans of America (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	501	127676	running	0	94
24	37	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	501	103900	running	0	91
25	42	98	Paul Menard	Johns Manville / Menards (Yates Racing)	Ford	501	119681	running	0	88
26	20	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	501	124190	running	0	85
27	41	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	96450	running	0	82
28	11	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	500	101873	running	0	79
29	27	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	499	116023	running	0	76
30	30	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	499	122703	running	0	73
31	25	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	499	103810	running	0	70
32	21	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	497	91975	running	2	72
33	33	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	497	131115	running	0	64
34	39	34	John Andretti	WindowWorld.com (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	495	91875	running	0	61
35	18	8	Aric Almirola	Champion Apparel (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	494	91825	running	0	58
36	14	71	David Gilliland	Capital Windows (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	493	83775	running	0	55
37	9	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	491	91725	running	0	52
38	23	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	490	131026	engine	0	49
39	4	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	326	103325	engine	0	46
40	43	09	Sterling Marlin	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Dodge	91	83550	steering	0	43
41	28	87	Joe Nemechek	Huckleberry's BBQ Sauce (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	82	83475	rear end	0	40
42	16	64	Todd Bodine	Fred's Hometown Discount Store (Larry Gunselman)	Toyota	58	83390	crash	0	37
43	8	66	Dave Blaney	Hyde Park Storage Suites (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	33	82968	steering	0	34

* Race extended to 503 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	88	transmission change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Scott Riggs	36	Array Lighting / Nexxus Lighting	Tommy Baldwin, Jr.	Toyota
45	Jeremy Mayfield	41	All Sport	Jeremy Mayfield	Toyota

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	27	27
	28	32	5	#34 accident turn 2	#09
	33	33	1
	34	38	5	#34,66 accident turn 4	none
	39	59	21
	60	67	8	#2,8,29,64 accident frontstretch	#09
	68	123	56
	124	129	6	#26 accident turn 2	#77
	130	189	60
	190	195	6	#26,77 accident turn 2	#96
	196	319	124
	320	328	9	debris	#88
	329	442	114
	443	449	7	#29 accident turn 4	#88
	450	454	5
	455	459	5	#12 spun turn 3	#44
	460	494	35
	495	501	7	oil on track	none
	502	503	2
Percent of race run under caution: 11.5% Average green flag run: 44.5 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	2	2
Ryan Newman	3	27	25
Jimmie Johnson	28	68	41
Kyle Busch	69	124	56
David Reutimann	125	125	1
Kyle Busch	126	190	65
Denny Hamlin	191	191	1
Michael Waltrip	192	193	2
Kyle Busch	194	316	123
Denny Hamlin	317	321	5
Jimmie Johnson	322	368	47
Kyle Busch	369	443	75
Denny Hamlin	444	444	1
Kyle Busch	445	503	59

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	794
2	Kurt Busch	718	-76
3	Clint Bowyer	715	-79
4	Kyle Busch	709	-85
5	Carl Edwards	665	-129
6	Kasey Kahne	639	-155
7	Tony Stewart	633	-161
8	Denny Hamlin	631	-163
9	Jimmie Johnson	627	-167
10	Matt Kenseth	610	-184
11	David Reutimann	607	-187
12	Kevin Harvick	584	-210
13	Jeff Burton	579	-215
14	Brian Vickers	553	-241
15	Juan Pablo Montoya	546	-248
16	A.J. Allmendinger	532	-262
17	Elliott Sadler	530	-264
18	Greg Biffle	526	-268
19	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	518	-276
20	Martin Truex Jr	508	-286
21	Michael Waltrip	506	-288