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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

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

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	302801	running	126	195
2	10	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Pepsi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	211426	running	6	175
3	4	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	250	195773	running	78	170
4	9	5	Mark Martin	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	136625	running	5	165
5	20	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	250	143248	running	6	160
6	11	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	158356	running	0	150
7	31	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	117500	running	0	146
8	24	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	121925	running	3	147
9	8	33	Clint Bowyer	Prilosec OTC / Walmart (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	113950	running	0	138
10	7	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	142828	running	0	134
11	16	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	121525	running	0	130
12	22	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	120810	running	0	127
13	17	17	Matt Kenseth	R & L Carriers (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	144340	running	0	124
14	6	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	144951	running	0	121
15	36	39	Ryan Newman	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	250	128054	running	0	118
16	14	12	David Stremme	Penske Racing (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	131215	running	0	115
17	34	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	250	105575	running	0	112
18	42	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	250	121348	running	0	109
19	40	34	John Andretti	Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	250	104000	running	1	111
20	2	16	Greg Biffle	3M Scotch-Blue Painters Tape (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	113400	running	0	103
21	21	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	249	109373	running	0	100
22	5	1	Martin Truex Jr	Guitar Hero 5 (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	249	129240	running	4	102
23	27	47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	249	106773	running	0	94
24	19	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	248	138098	running	0	91
25	37	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	248	108450	running	0	88
26	35	96	Bobby Labonte	DLP (Jeff Moorad)	Ford	247	120279	running	0	85
27	41	98	Paul Menard	Energizer / Menards (Yates Racing)	Ford	247	122906	running	0	82
28	26	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	247	91875	running	0	79
29	32	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	246	117598	running	0	76
30	18	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	245	136531	crash	0	73
31	28	43	Reed Sorenson	Rosie's Organic Chicken (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	244	126526	crash	0	70
32	39	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	244	97100	crash	0	67
33	12	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Dassault Systemes (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	244	90000	crash	0	64
34	25	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	244	131448	crash	0	61
35	15	13	Max Papis	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	244	89950	running	0	58
36	29	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	209	96900	running	0	55
37	1	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	195	123050	crash	21	57
38	38	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	121	107560	crash	0	49
39	13	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	29	88750	electrical	0	46
40	43	36	Michael McDowell	Wave Energy Drink (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Toyota	25	88700	overheating	0	43
41	33	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	22	88655	overheating	0	40
42	30	71	David Gilliland	Mahindra Tractors (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	13	88590	overheating	0	37
43	23	09	Mike Bliss	Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming (James Finch)	Dodge	11	88180	engine	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Kyle Busch	18	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Tony Raines	37	Long John Silver's	Bob Jenkins	Dodge
45	Mike Wallace	64	Gunselman Motorsports	Larry Gunselman	Toyota

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	60	60
	61	64	4	#26 accident turn 1	none
	65	81	17
	82	86	5	debris	#43
	87	117	31
	118	121	4	debris	#82
	122	185	64
	186	189	4	debris	#17
	190	190	1
	191	194	4	#11 accident frontstretch	#44
	195	235	41
	236	238	3	debris	#44
	239	239	1
	240	243	4	#9,16 accident frontstretch	#20
	244	245	2
	246	247	2	#9,19,31,43,44,47,83,88 accident turn 1	#12
	248	250	3
Percent of race run under caution: 12.0% Average green flag run: 24.4 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Denny Hamlin	1	10	10
Jimmie Johnson	11	24	14
Juan Pablo Montoya	25	39	15
Kurt Busch	40	41	2
Jimmie Johnson	42	43	2
Juan Pablo Montoya	44	60	17
Jimmie Johnson	61	61	1
Juan Pablo Montoya	62	64	3
Denny Hamlin	65	67	3
Mark Martin	68	72	5
Juan Pablo Montoya	73	81	9
Jimmie Johnson	82	82	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	83	86	4
Juan Pablo Montoya	87	114	28
Jimmie Johnson	115	118	4
John Andretti	119	119	1
Denny Hamlin	120	124	5
Jimmie Johnson	125	159	35
Juan Pablo Montoya	160	160	1
Jeff Gordon	161	161	1
Tony Stewart	162	162	1
Jimmie Johnson	163	186	24
Denny Hamlin	187	189	3
Juan Pablo Montoya	190	194	5
Jimmie Johnson	195	227	33
Kurt Busch	228	228	1
Tony Stewart	229	233	5
Jimmie Johnson	234	238	5
Jeff Gordon	239	243	5
Jimmie Johnson	244	250	7

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	5728
2	Mark Martin	5716	-12
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	5670	-58
4	Tony Stewart	5644	-84
5	Jeff Gordon	5623	-105
6	Kurt Busch	5607	-121
7	Greg Biffle	5540	-188
8	Carl Edwards	5536	-192
9	Denny Hamlin	5509	-219
10	Ryan Newman	5505	-223
11	Kasey Kahne	5422	-306
12	Brian Vickers	5377	-351
13	Kyle Busch	3613	-2115
14	Matt Kenseth	3599	-2129
15	Clint Bowyer	3549	-2179
16	David Reutimann	3526	-2202
17	Marcos Ambrose	3274	-2454
18	Jeff Burton	3135	-2593
19	Casey Mears	3123	-2605
20	Joey Logano	3042	-2686
21	Kevin Harvick	3032	-2696

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Tony Stewart	4420
2	Jeff Gordon	4240	-180
3	Jimmie Johnson	4232	-188
4	Denny Hamlin	3980	-440
5	Mark Martin	3967	-453
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	3921	-499
7	Kurt Busch	3919	-501
8	Carl Edwards	3816	-604
9	Greg Biffle	3789	-631
10	Ryan Newman	3777	-643
11	Kasey Kahne	3682	-738
12	Kyle Busch	3613	-807
13	Matt Kenseth	3599	-821
14	Brian Vickers	3570	-850
15	Clint Bowyer	3549	-871
16	David Reutimann	3526	-894
17	Marcos Ambrose	3274	-1146
18	Jeff Burton	3135	-1285
19	Casey Mears	3123	-1297
20	Joey Logano	3042	-1378