2009 Aaron's 499
Race 9 of 36
Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:23:20
Average speed of winner: 147.565 mph
Margin of victory: 0.175 sec.
Lead changes: 57 among 25 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 33 laps
Fastest lap: Carl Edwards 200.641
Lap leaders: Montoya 1-4, Earnhardt, Jr. 5, Montoya 6, Ragan 7-8, Andretti 9, Biffle 10, Logano 11-13, Truex 14-17, Montoya 18, Ku. Busch 19-20, Hamlin 21, Burton 22, Hamlin 23, Burton 24-27, Ku. Busch 28-29, Newman 30, Ky. Busch 31-43, Speed 44, Ky. Busch 45-47, Earnhardt, Jr. 48-49, Kenseth 50-52, Earnhardt, Jr. 53-61, Waltrip 62, Truex 63-74, Hamlin 75-76, Montoya 77, Earnhardt, Jr. 78-79, Johnson 80, Hamlin 81-82, Hornish 83-85, Nemechek 86, Menard 87-88, Hamlin 89-91, Johnson 92, Hamlin 93-110, Earnhardt, Jr. 111-113, Truex 114-115, Logano 116, Truex 117-120, Vickers 121-122, Truex 123-124, Edwards 125, Ky. Busch 126-133, Sadler 134-136, Ku. Busch 137-139, Hamlin 140, Mears 141-142, Burton 143, Earnhardt, Jr. 144, Ku. Busch 145, Earnhardt, Jr. 146-147, Mayfield 148, Ku. Busch 149-153, Ky. Busch 154-171, Kenseth 172-177, Newman 178-186, Edwards 187, Keselowski 188
Race notes: First win for Brad Keselowski. First pole for Juan Pablo Montoya. Kurt Busch took the points lead from Jeff Gordon.
Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Starting grid), Part 2 (Start), Part 3 (Big One #1), Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17 (Big One #2), Part 18 (Finish), Part 19 (Post-race)
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 09 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort | Chevrolet | Finch | Reno | 187.687 | 188 | 1 | 1 | running | 312075 | 190 |
| 2 | 11 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 88 | National Guard/AMP Energy | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Eury, Jr. | 187.610 | 188 | 7 | 20 | running | 224200 | 175 |
| 3 | 25 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Prelude to the Dream/U.S. Army | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas | Gibson | 186.663 | 188 | 2 | 10 | running | 201104 | 170 |
| 4 | 34 | Marcos Ambrose | 47 | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox | Toyota | JTG | Kerr | 185.596 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 161598 | 160 |
| 5 | 8 | Scott Speed | 82 | Red Bull | Toyota | Red Bull | Elledge | 187.824 | 188 | 1 | 1 | running | 144798 | 160 |
| 6 | 28 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Miller Lite | Dodge | Penske | Tryson | 186.518 | 188 | 5 | 13 | running | 130750 | 155 |
| 7 | 2 | Greg Biffle | 16 | 3M | Ford | Roush | Erwin | 188.141 | 188 | 1 | 1 | running | 140225 | 151 |
| 8 | 30 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Red Bull | Toyota | Red Bull | Ryan Pemberton | 186.401 | 188 | 1 | 2 | running | 136648 | 147 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | 20 | The Home Depot | Toyota | Gibbs | Zipadelli | 186.889 | 188 | 2 | 4 | running | 153276 | 143 |
| 10 | 20 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Caterpillar | Chevrolet | Childress | Scott Miller | 187.060 | 188 | 3 | 6 | running | 146456 | 139 |
| 11 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | 43 | U.S. Air Force | Dodge | RPM | Shiplett | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 137401 | 130 | |
| 12 | 10 | David Ragan | 6 | UPS | Ford | Roush | Fennig | 187.640 | 188 | 1 | 2 | running | 107500 | 132 |
| 13 | 24 | Paul Menard | 98 | Turtle Wax/Menards | Ford | Yates | Larry Carter | 186.823 | 188 | 1 | 2 | running | 129431 | 129 |
| 14 | 17 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | Nemechek | Lopez | 187.379 | 188 | 1 | 1 | running | 92900 | 126 |
| 15 | 6 | Regan Smith | 78 | National Day of Prayer | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | Guy | 187.897 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 91775 | 118 |
| 16 | 15 | Casey Mears | 07 | Jack Daniel's | Chevrolet | Childress | Martin | 187.412 | 188 | 1 | 2 | running | 110175 | 120 |
| 17 | 13 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | DeWalt | Ford | Roush | Blickensderfer | 187.573 | 188 | 2 | 9 | running | 136315 | 117 |
| 18 | 43 | Max Papis | 13 | GEICO | Toyota | Germain | Hillman | 186.459 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 88975 | 109 |
| 19 | 39 | Elliott Sadler | 19 | Best Buy | Dodge | RPM | Buskirk | 184.161 | 188 | 1 | 3 | running | 100275 | 111 |
| 20 | 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Tums Dual Action | Chevrolet | Earnhardt-Ganassi | Pattie | 188.171 | 188 | 4 | 7 | running | 133298 | 108 |
| 21 | 31 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Barker | 186.260 | 188 | 1 | 1 | running | 98600 | 105 |
| 22 | 18 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | FedEx Freight | Toyota | Gibbs | Ford | 187.163 | 188 | 7 | 28 | running | 104275 | 102 |
| 23 | 29 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Old Spice/Office Depot | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas | Grubb | 186.423 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 101198 | 94 |
| 24 | 16 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Claritin | Ford | Roush | Osborne | 187.383 | 187 | 2 | 2 | accident | 139506 | 96 |
| 25 | 23 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Pedigree | Toyota | Gibbs | Addington | 186.831 | 187 | 4 | 42 | running | 138273 | 98 |
| 26 | 33 | David Reutimann | 00 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Childers | 186.108 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running | 107548 | 85 |
| 27 | 40 | John Andretti | 34 | Taco Bell | Chevrolet | Front Row | Lane | 182.738 | 187 | 1 | 1 | running | 94825 | 87 |
| 28 | 12 | Bobby Labonte | 96 | Ask.com | Ford | Hall of Fame | Leslie | 187.607 | 179 | 0 | 0 | accident | 113804 | 79 |
| 29 | 42 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Jim Beam | Toyota | Robby Gordon | Almquist | 179 | 0 | 0 | accident | 104635 | 76 | |
| 30 | 36 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Knaus | 185.384 | 179 | 2 | 2 | accident | 137026 | 78 |
| 31 | 37 | David Stremme | 12 | No. 12 Penske Dodge | Dodge | Penske | McCauley | 184.765 | 179 | 0 | 0 | accident | 118915 | 70 |
| 32 | 27 | Jeremy Mayfield | 41 | Big Red | Toyota | Mayfield | Furr | 186.627 | 179 | 1 | 1 | accident | 82075 | 72 |
| 33 | 3 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1 | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats | Chevrolet | Earnhardt-Ganassi | Manion | 187.971 | 179 | 5 | 24 | accident | 121190 | 69 |
| 34 | 4 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | 77 | Penske Truck Rental/AAA | Dodge | Penske | Geisler | 187.953 | 179 | 1 | 3 | accident | 103685 | 66 |
| 35 | 38 | A.J. Allmendinger | 44 | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Dodge | RPM | Johns | 184.608 | 164 | 0 | 0 | running | 84675 | 58 |
| 36 | 35 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Budweiser | Dodge | RPM | Francis | 185.459 | 133 | 0 | 0 | running | 123973 | 55 |
| 37 | 14 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | DuPont/Pepsi Throwback Challenger | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Letarte | 187.423 | 128 | 0 | 0 | running | 121201 | 52 |
| 38 | 19 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Shell/Pennzoil | Chevrolet | Childress | Berrier | 187.071 | 127 | 0 | 0 | running | 118353 | 49 |
| 39 | 5 | Clint Bowyer | 33 | BB&T | Chevrolet | Childress | Shane Wilson | 187.919 | 8 | 0 | 0 | running | 88875 | 46 |
| 40 | 26 | David Gilliland | 71 | TRG Motorsports | Chevrolet | TRG | Labbe | 186.638 | 6 | 0 | 0 | accident | 80550 | 43 |
| 41 | 21 | Scott Riggs | 36 | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Toyota | Tommy Baldwin | Baldwin | 186.900 | 6 | 0 | 0 | accident | 80325 | 40 |
| 42 | 32 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Crown Royal | Ford | Roush | Wingo | 186.246 | 6 | 0 | 0 | accident | 88155 | 37 |
| 43 | 7 | Mark Martin | 5 | CARQUEST/Kellogg's | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Gustafson | 187.860 | 6 | 0 | 0 | accident | 88464 | 34 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | 1299 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 1294 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 1235 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Tony Stewart | 1232 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 1190 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 1124 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Carl Edwards | 1119 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Clint Bowyer | 1098 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Jeff Burton | 1092 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Greg Biffle | 1081 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | David Reutimann | 1077 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Matt Kenseth | 1063 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Ryan Newman | 1033 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Kasey Kahne | 1030 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 1018 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1018 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Brian Vickers | 995 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Mark Martin | 971 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Marcos Ambrose | 937 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Kevin Harvick | 918 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Casey Mears | 911 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | David Stremme | 899 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 887 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Michael Waltrip | 883 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Reed Sorenson | 881 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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