2009 Pepsi 500

Race 30 of 36

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250 laps
Time of race: 3:28:28
Average speed of winner: 143.908 mph
Margin of victory: 1.603 sec.
Lead changes: 29 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 30 laps
Fastest lap: Denny Hamlin 182.727
Lap leaders: Hamlin 1-10, Johnson 11-24, Montoya 25-39, Ku. Busch 40-41, Johnson 42-43, Montoya 44-60, Johnson 61, Montoya 62-64, Hamlin 65-67, Martin 68-72, Montoya 73-81, Johnson 82, Truex 83-86, Montoya 87-114, Johnson 115-118, Andretti 119, Hamlin 120-124, Johnson 125-159, Montoya 160, J. Gordon 161, Stewart 162, Johnson 163-186, Hamlin 187-189, Montoya 190-194, Johnson 195-227, Ku. Busch 228, Stewart 229-233, Johnson 234-238, J. Gordon 239-243, Johnson 244-250

Race notes: Jimmie Johnson took the points lead from Mark Martin.

Video links: Part 1 (Starting grid/Start), Part 2, Part 3 (1st caution), Part 4 (2nd and 3rd cautions), Part 5, Part 6 (4th caution), Part 7 (5th caution), Part 8 (6th and 7th cautions), Part 9 (8th caution/Finish)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	182.635	250	10	126	running	302801	195
2	10	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont/Pepsi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Letarte	181.717	250	2	6	running	211426	175
3	4	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Target	Chevrolet	Earnhardt-Ganassi	Pattie	182.315	250	7	78	running	195773	170
4	9	Mark Martin	5	Kellogg's/CARQUEST	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Gustafson	181.979	250	1	5	running	136625	165
5	20	Tony Stewart	14	Office Depot/Old Spice	Chevrolet	Stewart-Haas	Grubb	180.968	250	2	6	running	143248	160
6	11	Carl Edwards	99	Aflac	Ford	Roush	Osborne	181.644	250	0	0	running	158356	150
7	31	David Ragan	6	UPS	Ford	Roush	Fennig	180.510	250	0	0	running	117500	146
8	24	Kurt Busch	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Tryson	180.773	250	2	3	running	121925	147
9	8	Clint Bowyer	33	Prilosec OTC-Walmart	Chevrolet	Childress	Shane Wilson	182.002	250	0	0	running	113950	138
10	7	Kevin Harvick	29	Shell/Pennzoil	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	182.182	250	0	0	running	142828	134
11	16	Casey Mears	07	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	181.214	250	0	0	running	121525	130
12	22	Sam Hornish, Jr.	77	Mobil 1	Dodge	Penske	Geisler	180.868	250	0	0	running	120810	127
13	17	Matt Kenseth	17	R&L Carriers	Ford	Roush	Blickensderfer	181.137	250	0	0	running	144340	124
14	6	Joey Logano	20	Home Depot	Toyota	Gibbs	Zipadelli	182.223	250	0	0	running	144951	121
15	36	Ryan Newman	39	Haas Automation	Chevrolet	Stewart-Haas	Gibson	179.269	250	0	0	running	128054	118
16	14	David Stremme	12	No. 12 Penske Dodge	Dodge	Penske	McCauley	181.346	250	0	0	running	131215	115
17	34	Michael Waltrip	55	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota	Michael Waltrip	Nead	179.910	250	0	0	running	105575	112
18	42	David Reutimann	00	Aaron's Dream Machine	Toyota	Michael Waltrip	Childers		250	0	0	running	121348	109
19	40	John Andretti	34	Taco Bell	Chevrolet	Front Row	Lane	178.293	250	1	1	running	104000	111
20	2	Greg Biffle	16	3M/Scotch-Blue	Ford	Roush	Erwin	182.704	250	0	0	running	113400	103
21	21	Scott Speed	82	Red Bull	Toyota	Red Bull	Elledge	180.945	249	0	0	running	109373	100
22	5	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	Guitar Hero 5	Chevrolet	Earnhardt-Ganassi	Manion	182.246	249	1	4	running	129240	102
23	27	Marcos Ambrose	47	Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox	Toyota	JTG	Kerr	180.632	249	0	0	running	106773	94
24	19	Kyle Busch	18	M&M's	Toyota	Gibbs	Addington	181.032	248	0	0	running	138098	91
25	37	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	88	AMP Energy/National Guard	Chevrolet	Hendrick	McGrew	179.140	248	0	0	running	108450	88
26	35	Bobby Labonte	96	DLP	Ford	Hall of Fame	Leslie	179.672	247	0	0	running	120279	85
27	41	Paul Menard	98	Energizer/Menards	Ford	Yates	Larry Carter	177.804	247	0	0	running	122906	82
28	26	Regan Smith	78	Furniture Row Racing	Chevrolet	Furniture Row	Guy	180.650	247	0	0	running	91875	79
29	32	Brian Vickers	83	Red Bull	Toyota	Red Bull	Ryan Pemberton	180.288	246	0	0	running	117598	76
30	18	Jeff Burton	31	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	Childress	Scott Miller	181.096	245	0	0	accident	136531	73
31	28	Reed Sorenson	43	Rosie Organic Chicken	Dodge	RPM	Johns	180.591	244	0	0	accident	126526	70
32	39	Elliott Sadler	19	Stanley Tools	Dodge	RPM	Wally Rogers	178.372	244	0	0	accident	97100	67
33	12	A.J. Allmendinger	44	Dassault Systemes	Dodge	RPM	Shiplett	181.420	244	0	0	accident	90000	64
34	25	Kasey Kahne	9	Budweiser	Dodge	RPM	Francis	180.741	244	0	0	accident	131448	61
35	15	Max Papis	13	GEICO	Toyota	Germain	Barker	181.305	244	0	0	running	89950	58
36	29	Jamie McMurray	26	Crown Royal	Ford	Roush	Wingo	180.524	209	0	0	running	96900	55
37	1	Denny Hamlin	11	FedEx Ground	Toyota	Gibbs	Ford	183.870	195	4	21	accident	123050	57
38	38	Robby Gordon	7	Jim Beam	Toyota	Robby Gordon	Almquist	178.496	121	0	0	accident	107560	49
39	13	Joe Nemechek	87	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	Nemechek	Lopez	181.383	29	0	0	electrical	88750	46
40	43	Michael McDowell	36	Wave Energy Drink	Toyota	Tommy Baldwin	Baldwin	179.033	25	0	0	overheating	88700	43
41	33	Dave Blaney	66	PRISM Motorsports	Toyota	HP	Henderson	180.144	22	0	0	overheating	88655	40
42	30	David Gilliland	71	TRG Motorsports	Chevrolet	TRG	Labbe	180.524	13	0	0	overheating	88590	37
43	23	Mike Bliss	09	Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort	Dodge	Finch	Reno	180.845	11	0	0	engine	88180	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jimmie Johnson	5728	30	2	5	12	19
2	Mark Martin	5716	30	7	5	12	18
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	5670	30	2	0	6	16
4	Tony Stewart	5644	30	0	4	15	21
5	Jeff Gordon	5623	30	0	1	14	21
6	Kurt Busch	5607	30	0	1	8	17
7	Greg Biffle	5540	30	0	0	9	14
8	Carl Edwards	5536	30	0	0	7	13
9	Denny Hamlin	5509	30	1	2	11	16
10	Ryan Newman	5505	30	1	0	5	14
11	Kasey Kahne	5422	30	0	2	5	12
12	Brian Vickers	5377	30	6	1	4	13
13	Kyle Busch	3613	30	1	4	8	10
14	Matt Kenseth	3599	30	1	2	5	10
15	Clint Bowyer	3549	30	0	0	4	13
16	David Reutimann	3526	30	2	1	5	9
17	Marcos Ambrose	3274	30	0	0	4	7
18	Jeff Burton	3135	30	0	0	2	6
19	Casey Mears	3123	30	0	0	0	3
20	Joey Logano	3042	30	0	1	1	5
21	Kevin Harvick	3032	30	0	0	3	6
22	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2937	30	0	0	2	5
23	Jamie McMurray	2877	30	0	0	0	3
24	A.J. Allmendinger	2865	30	0	0	1	4
25	Martin Truex, Jr.	2847	30	2	0	0	3