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2009 Sharpie 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 24 of 36
Saturday, August 22, 2009 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:08:31 Average speed: 84.82 mph Pole speed: 124.484 mph	Cautions: 11 for 76 laps Margin of victory: .098 sec Attendance: 160000 Lead changes: 12
Green flag passes: 2,594 (6.1 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	15	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	341073	running	68	190
2	1	5	Mark Martin	Pop-Tarts / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	223550	running	240	180
3	25	47	Marcos Ambrose	Clorox / Kingsford / Bush's Baked Beans (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	500	190473	running	0	165
4	2	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	171225	running	76	165
5	41	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	136575	running	0	155
6	9	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	500	145054	running	0	150
7	13	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	126975	running	0	146
8	21	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	165126	running	107	147
9	27	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy Sugar Free / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	121450	running	0	138
10	5	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	150065	running	0	134
11	17	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Vise-Grip (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	112875	running	0	130
12	14	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	500	131648	running	0	127
13	7	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's / USO Toast to the Troops (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	118525	running	0	124
14	23	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	110225	running	0	121
15	3	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	500	119498	running	0	118
16	32	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	146756	running	0	115
17	18	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	500	122323	running	0	112
18	37	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	141981	running	0	109
19	10	43	Reed Sorenson	Valvoline (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	500	135801	running	0	106
20	34	12	David Stremme	Penske Racing (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	130290	running	0	103
21	6	33	Clint Bowyer	Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	106800	running	0	100
22	24	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	500	131390	running	0	97
23	33	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	499	134026	running	0	94
24	39	98	Paul Menard	Peak / Menards (Yates Racing)	Ford	498	125456	running	0	91
25	11	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	498	129498	running	0	88
26	42	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	498	101400	running	0	85
27	28	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	498	92780	running	0	82
28	29	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	497	131718	running	0	79
29	26	4	Scott Wimmer	Alpha Natural Resources (Jerry McClure)	Chevrolet	496	89160	running	0	76
30	40	34	John Andretti	Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	494	101525	running	0	73
31	36	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	490	99415	crash	9	75
32	31	7	Robby Gordon	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino / The Rogue Joint (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	490	107565	running	0	67
33	30	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	489	101718	running	0	64
34	8	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	484	135936	running	0	61
35	38	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	472	107210	running	0	58
36	20	96	Bobby Labonte	Ask.com (Jeff Moorad)	Ford	461	115969	running	0	55
37	19	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Hunt Brothers Pizza (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	452	88205	running	0	52
38	16	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	438	125448	crash	0	49
39	12	71	David Gilliland	TaxSlayer.com / RaceHost.com (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	354	87985	crash	0	46
40	22	08	Terry Labonte	Barberitos Grille / Hottie Hawg's (John Carter)	Toyota	244	87875	rear end	0	43
41	43	87	Joe Nemechek	Suzuki KingQuad ATVs / Mark 4 (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	48	87700	wheel bearing	0	40
42	35	37	Tony Raines	Long John Silver's / A&W (Bob Jenkins)	Dodge	27	87580	transmission	0	37
43	4	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	8	87996	crash	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Mike Skinner	36	Guy Fieri Knuckle Sandwich	Tommy Baldwin, Jr.	Toyota
45	Max Papis	13	GEICO	Germain Racing	Toyota
46	Mike Wallace	64	Fred's Hometown Discount Store	Larry Gunselman	Toyota
47	Aric Almirola	09	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming	James Finch	Dodge
WD	Dexter Bean	51	LiveWire	David Bean	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	11	11
	12	15	4	#20,43 accident turn 1	none
	16	64	49
	65	69	5	debris	#34
	70	135	66
	136	144	9	debris	#19
	145	164	20
	165	170	6	#96 accident frontstretch	#11
	171	255	85
	256	263	8	debris	#82
	264	355	92
	356	361	6	#71 accident turn 4	#83
	362	421	60
	422	431	10	rain	#83
	432	439	8
	440	451	12	#07,2,29,33,83 accident frontstretch	#99
	452	458	7
	459	463	5	#77 accident turn 2	#82
	464	479	16
	480	486	7	#1 accident turn 4	#31
	487	492	6
	493	496	4	#20,33,55 accident turn 4	#12
	497	500	4
Percent of race run under caution: 15.2% Average green flag run: 35.3 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Greg Biffle	1	65	65
Mark Martin	66	66	1
Greg Biffle	67	77	11
Mark Martin	78	272	195
Jimmie Johnson	273	274	2
Mark Martin	275	316	42
Jimmie Johnson	317	356	40
Mark Martin	357	357	1
Jimmie Johnson	358	422	65
Mark Martin	423	423	1
Michael Waltrip	424	432	9
Kyle Busch	433	500	68

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Tony Stewart	3564
2	Jimmie Johnson	3344	-220
3	Jeff Gordon	3310	-254
4	Denny Hamlin	3141	-423
5	Carl Edwards	3110	-454
6	Kurt Busch	3103	-461
7	Ryan Newman	2995	-569
8	Greg Biffle	2986	-578
9	Juan Pablo Montoya	2975	-589
10	Mark Martin	2971	-593
11	Kasey Kahne	2963	-601
12	Matt Kenseth	2945	-619
13	Kyle Busch	2911	-653
14	Brian Vickers	2906	-658
15	Clint Bowyer	2833	-731
16	David Reutimann	2785	-779
17	Marcos Ambrose	2639	-925
18	Jeff Burton	2568	-996
19	Joey Logano	2487	-1077
20	Casey Mears	2478	-1086
21	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2416	-1148