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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 31 of 36
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:38:22 Average speed: 137.658 mph Pole speed: 192.376 mph	Cautions: 10 for 42 laps Margin of victory: 2.303 sec Attendance: 105000 Lead changes: 22
Green flag passes: 3,170 (10.9 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	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	334	328826	running	92	195
2	4	17	Matt Kenseth	Carhartt (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	240915	running	45	175
3	3	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	334	198723	running	67	170
4	9	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Transformers 2 (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	334	172701	running	64	165
5	12	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	334	162976	running	0	155
6	11	33	Clint Bowyer	Scary Fast Count Chocula (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	334	113875	running	0	150
7	42	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	334	109550	running	0	146
8	10	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's / Susan G. Komen For the Cure (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	334	134623	running	0	142
9	25	1	Martin Truex Jr	Guitar Hero / DJ Hero (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	334	127065	running	0	138
10	15	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	334	99600	running	2	139
11	6	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army / Transformers 2 (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	334	113304	running	0	130
12	8	25	Brad Keselowski	GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	334	77850	running	0	127
13	5	14	Tony Stewart	Old Spice / Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	334	100373	running	0	124
14	34	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	334	119931	running	0	121
15	21	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	334	101548	running	0	118
16	23	16	Greg Biffle	3M / Industrial Distribution Group (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	90975	running	0	115
17	2	5	Mark Martin	Pop-Tarts / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	334	87375	running	6	117
18	32	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	334	111178	running	0	109
19	27	12	David Stremme	Penske Racing (Roger Penske)	Dodge	334	106065	running	0	106
20	29	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	82925	running	0	103
21	37	43	Reed Sorenson	Super 8 Motels (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	334	109751	running	0	100
22	13	47	Marcos Ambrose	Clorox / Kingsford / Bush's Baked Beans (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	333	86573	running	0	97
23	26	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	333	72550	running	0	94
24	7	71	Mike Bliss	TaxSlayer.com (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	333	71850	running	0	91
25	14	02	David Gilliland	Farm Bureau Insurance (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	333	68225	running	0	88
26	38	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley / Susan G. Komen For the Cure (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	332	78725	running	0	85
27	31	98	Paul Menard	Johns Manville / Menards (Yates Racing)	Ford	332	100806	running	0	82
28	16	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	332	82173	running	0	79
29	36	21	Bill Elliott	Warriors in Pink Powered by Ford (Wood Brothers)	Ford	332	66875	running	0	76
30	19	7	Robby Gordon	Freightliner (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	332	89910	running	0	73
31	24	96	Bobby Labonte	Ask.com / Search for the Cure (Jeff Moorad)	Ford	331	96579	running	0	70
32	33	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA / Susan G. Komen For the Cure (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	331	74225	running	3	72
33	20	26	Jamie McMurray	Jeremiah Weed Southern Style Sweet Tea Vodka (Jack Roush)	Ford	331	75050	running	0	64
34	30	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	330	94298	running	0	61
35	18	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Lysol (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	330	100398	running	0	58
36	41	34	John Andretti	Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	330	73650	running	0	55
37	43	08	Terry Labonte	Carter-Simo Racing (John Carter)	Toyota	329	68025	running	1	57
38	39	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	304	83400	running	0	49
39	28	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	299	114131	engine	0	46
40	22	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	298	83910	running	0	43
41	40	13	Max Papis	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	286	65000	engine	0	40
42	17	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	192	87875	engine	54	42
43	35	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	26	65251	rear end	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Bill Elliott	21	transmission change
Paul Menard	98	transmission change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Michael McDowell	36	Wave Energy Drink	Tommy Baldwin, Jr.	Toyota
45	Sterling Marlin	09	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming	James Finch	Dodge
46	Dave Blaney	66	Denny Hamlin Foundation	Phil Parsons	Toyota
47	Travis Kvapil	37	Long John Silver's	Bob Jenkins	Dodge
WD	Mike Wallace	64		Larry Gunselman	Toyota

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	6	3	#77 accident turn 2	none
	7	10	4
	11	13	3	#77 spun turn 4	none
	14	35	22
	36	42	7	rain	none
	43	120	78
	121	124	4	#18 spun turn 4	#7
	125	155	31
	156	169	14	#42 spun turn 4	none
	170	189	20
	190	194	5	debris	#02
	195	291	97
	292	295	4	oil on track	#12
	296	300	5
	301	303	3	#02 accident turn 2	#5
	304	304	1
	305	308	4	oil on track	#6
	309	313	5
	314	317	4	#12,16,39 accident frontstretch	#43
	318	334	17
Percent of race run under caution: 15.3% Average green flag run: 25.7 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	6	6
Jimmie Johnson	7	36	30
Michael Waltrip	37	39	3
Terry Labonte	40	40	1
Matt Kenseth	41	42	2
Jimmie Johnson	43	44	2
Matt Kenseth	45	51	7
Jimmie Johnson	52	70	19
Denny Hamlin	71	94	24
Matt Kenseth	95	98	4
Denny Hamlin	99	121	23
Jeff Gordon	122	164	43
Denny Hamlin	165	170	6
Jeff Gordon	171	189	19
Denny Hamlin	190	190	1
Matt Kenseth	191	222	32
Kasey Kahne	223	245	23
Kurt Busch	246	247	2
Kasey Kahne	248	291	44
Jimmie Johnson	292	318	27
Jeff Gordon	319	320	2
Jimmie Johnson	321	334	14

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	5923
2	Mark Martin	5833	-90
3	Jeff Gordon	5788	-135
4	Tony Stewart	5768	-155
5	Kurt Busch	5746	-177
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	5728	-195
7	Greg Biffle	5655	-268
8	Ryan Newman	5635	-288
9	Kasey Kahne	5592	-331
10	Carl Edwards	5582	-341
11	Denny Hamlin	5551	-372
12	Brian Vickers	5438	-485
13	Matt Kenseth	3774	-2149
14	Kyle Busch	3755	-2168
15	Clint Bowyer	3699	-2224
16	David Reutimann	3644	-2279
17	Marcos Ambrose	3371	-2552
18	Casey Mears	3269	-2654
19	Jeff Burton	3256	-2667
20	Joey Logano	3197	-2726
21	Kevin Harvick	3141	-2782

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Tony Stewart	4544
2	Jimmie Johnson	4427	-117
3	Jeff Gordon	4405	-139
4	Mark Martin	4084	-460
5	Kurt Busch	4058	-486
6	Denny Hamlin	4022	-522
7	Juan Pablo Montoya	3979	-565
8	Ryan Newman	3907	-637
9	Greg Biffle	3904	-640
10	Carl Edwards	3862	-682
11	Kasey Kahne	3852	-692
12	Matt Kenseth	3774	-770
13	Kyle Busch	3755	-789
14	Clint Bowyer	3699	-845
15	David Reutimann	3644	-900
16	Brian Vickers	3631	-913
17	Marcos Ambrose	3371	-1173
18	Casey Mears	3269	-1275
19	Jeff Burton	3256	-1288
20	Joey Logano	3197	-1347