AARON’S 499
TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY
Talladega, Ala. – April 26, 2009
2.66-Mile Oval
500 M – 188 L – Purse: $6,149,092
Bonus Money
Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status
1 9 09 Brad Keselowski Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chev 188 190 * 5 $312,075 Running
2 11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 188 175 * 5 224,200 Running
3 25 39 Ryan Newman Prelude to the Dream/U.S. Army Chevrolet 188 170 * 5 201,104 Running
4 34 47 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota 188 160 161,598 Running
5 8 82 # Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota 188 160 * 5 144,798 Running
6 28 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 188 155 * 5 130,750 Running
7 2 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 188 151 * 5 140,225 Running
8 30 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 188 147 * 5 136,648 Running
9 22 20 # Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 188 143 * 5 153,276 Running
10 20 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 188 139 * 5 146,456 Running
11 41 43 Reed Sorenson U.S. Air Force Dodge 188 130 137,401 Running
12 10 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 188 132 * 5 107,500 Running
13 24 98 Paul Menard Turtle Wax/Menards Ford 188 129 * 5 129,431 Running
14 17 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 188 126 * 5 92,900 Running
15 6 78 Regan Smith National Day of Prayer Chevrolet 188 118 91,775 Running
16 15 07 Casey Mears Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 188 120 * 5 110,175 Running
17 13 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 188 117 * 5 136,315 Running
18 43 13 # Max Papis GEICO Toyota 188 109 88,975 Running
19 39 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge 188 111 * 5 100,275 Running
20 1 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Tums Dual Action Chevrolet 188 108 * 5 133,298 Running
21 31 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 188 105 * 5 98,600 Running
22 18 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 188 102 * 5 104,275 Running
23 29 14 Tony Stewart Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet 188 94 101,198 Running
24 16 99 Carl Edwards Claritin Ford 187 96 * 5 139,506 Accident
25 23 18 Kyle Busch Pedigree Toyota 187 98 ** 10 138,273 Running
26 33 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 187 85 107,548 Running
27 40 34 John Andretti Taco Bell Chevrolet 187 87 * 5 94,825 Running
28 12 96 Bobby Labonte Ask.com Ford 179 79 113,804 Accident
29 42 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Toyota 179 76 104,635 Accident
30 36 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet 179 78 * 5 137,026 Accident
31 37 12 David Stremme Penske Dodge 179 70 118,915 Accident
32 27 41 Jeremy Mayfield Big Red Toyota 179 72 * 5 82,075 Accident
33 3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 179 69 * 5 121,190 Accident
34 4 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Truck Rental/AAA Dodge 179 66 * 5 103,685 Accident
35 38 44 AJ Allmendinger Hunt Brothers Pizza Dodge 164 58 84,675 Running
36 35 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 133 55 123,973 Running
37 14 24 Jeff Gordon Dupont/Pepsi Throwback Challenger Chev 128 52 121,201 Running
38 19 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 127 49 118,353 Running
39 5 33 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevrolet 8 46 88,875 Running
40 26 71 David Gilliland TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 6 43 80,550 Accident
41 21 36 Scott Riggs Tommy Baldwin Racing Toyota 6 40 80,325 Accident
42 32 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 6 37 88,155 Accident
43 7 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet 6 34 88,464 Accident
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.
Failed to qualify: (2) #66 Michael McDowell, #4 Eric McClure.
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 142,000, Keselowski won the Aaron's 499. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for reasons indicated: #9, 09, 12, 19, 43, 44 (engine change); #7 (qualifying time disallowed).
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 23 minutes, 20 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 147.565 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.175 second
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya (188.171 mph, 50.890 secs.)
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Erwin (crew chief for Greg Biffle)
DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE” AWARD: Brad Keselowski
EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Brad Keselowski
GOODYEAR GATORBACK BELTS FASTEST LAP AWARD: Carl Edwards (200.641 mph, Lap 187)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD: Brad Keselowski
MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE” AWARD: Brad Keselowski
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Erwin (crew chief for Greg Biffle)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $30,000 at Richmond++
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS “PEOPLE, SERVICE & PERFORMANCE” AWARD: Joey Logano (313.694 seconds)
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Scott Speed
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Brad Keselowski
TISSOT “PIT ROAD PRECISION” AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (255.440 secs.)
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kyle Busch (42 laps)
CAUTION FLAGS: 9 cautions for 33 laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 8-13 (Car #07, 2, 5, 9, 17, 19, 24, 26, 29, 33, 36, 44, 71 & 83-Accident, Turn 3 [82]); 30-34 (Debris [None]); 44-46 (Car #55-Spin, Tri-oval [44]); 62-64 (Car #2-Spin, Tri-oval [31]); 86-88 (Debris [31]); 125-127 (Debris [98]); 148-150 (Debris [43]); 173-175 (Car #1 & 18-Spin, Turn 4 [34]); 181-184 (Car #1, 7, 11, 12, 41, 42, 48, 55, 77 & 96-Accident, Backstretch [None]).
LAP LEADERS: 57 lead changes among 25 drivers. Montoya 1-4, Earnhardt 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 48-49, Kenseth 50-52, Earnhardt 53-61, Waltrip 62, Truex 63-74, Hamlin 75-76, Montoya 77, Earnhardt 78-79, Johnson 80, Hamlin 81-82, Hornish 83-85, Nemechek 86, Menard 87-88, Hamlin 89-91, Johnson 92, Hamlin 93-110, Earnhardt 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 144, Ku. Busch 145, Earnhardt 146-147, Mayfield 148, Ku. Busch 149-153, Ky. Busch 154-171, Kenseth 172-177, Newman 178-186, Edwards 187, Keselowski 188.
++Rollover money awarded at year’s end, amount not included in race winnings.
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins)
1 –Kurt Busch 1,299 (1)
2 –Jeff Gordon 1,294 (1)
3 –Jimmie Johnson 1,235 (1)
4 –Tony Stewart 1,232 (0)
5 –Denny Hamlin 1,190 (0)
6 –Kyle Busch 1,124 (2)
7 –Carl Edwards 1,119 (0)
8 –Clint Bowyer 1,098 (0)
9 –Jeff Burton 1,092 (0)
10–Greg Biffle 1,081 (0)
11–David Reutimann 1,077 (0)
12–Matt Kenseth 1,063 (2)
MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Pts Wins
Chevrolet 66 4
Toyota 46 2
Ford 45 2
Dodge 41 1
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Joey Logano 98
Scott Speed 90
Max Papis 28
MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER OF RACE
AWARD Car # Pts.
Chad Knaus (#48) 1
Drew Blickensderfer (#17) 1
Steve Letarte (#24) 1
DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF
THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts.
Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2
Matt Kenseth (#17) 2
Kyle Busch (#18) 2
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD
Car # Pts.
Kurt Busch (# 2) 3
Juan Pablo Montoya (#42) 3
Brad Keselowski (#09) 1
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Kyle Busch (#18) 3
Tony Stewart (#14) 2
David Reutimann (#00) 1
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR
Car # Pts.
Greg Erwin (#16) 2
Drew Blickensderfer (#17) 1
Darian Grubb (#14) 1
GOODYEAR GATORBACK BELTS FASTEST
LAP AWARD Car # Pts.
Jeff Gordon (#24) 3
Mark Martin (# 5) 2
Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1
O’REILLY AUTO PARTS “PEOPLE,
SERVICE & PERFORMANCE” AWARD
Car # Pts.
Tony Stewart (#14) 2
Matt Kenseth (#17) 1
Joey Logano (#20) 1
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
Car # Pts.
Hendrick (#24) 89
Penske (# 2) 82
Hendrick (#48) 81
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD
Mark Martin 3
Kyle Busch 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 1
David Reutimann 1
Martin Truex Jr. 1
Brian Vickers 1
TISSOT “PIT ROAD PRECISION” AWARD
Car # Pts.
Jeff Gordon (#24) 2
Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 1
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD
Car # Pts.
Matt Kenseth (#17) 2
Kyle Busch (#18) 2
Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1
NEXT EVENT: May 2 – Crown Royal Presents The Russ Friedman 400, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va. (400 L) (300 M)
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (4/27/09)
©2009 NASCAR
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 4/26/09
RACE #9: AARON’S 499 PRINTOUT DATE: 4/27/09
POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON
1 KURT BUSCH 1299 9 1 3 6 $1397488
2 JEFF GORDON 1294 9 1 5 6 2059641
3 JIMMIE JOHNSON 1235 9 1 4 6 1867465
4 TONY STEWART 1232 9 0 3 6 1491828
5 DENNY HAMLIN 1190 9 0 2 4 1307188
6 KYLE BUSCH 1124 9 2 3 3 1953289
7 CARL EDWARDS 1119 9 0 1 4 1534825
8 CLINT BOWYER 1098 9 0 3 4 1531763
9 JEFF BURTON 1092 9 0 1 4 1538425
10 GREG BIFFLE 1081 9 0 3 5 1436038
11 DAVID REUTIMANN 1077 9 0 1 2 1367403
12 MATT KENSETH 1063 9 2 3 3 2895685
13 RYAN NEWMAN 1033 9 0 1 3 1344957
14 KASEY KAHNE 1030 9 0 1 2 1421903
15 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 1018 9 0 1 3 1282678
16 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 1018 9 0 0 2 1372403
17 BRIAN VICKERS 995 9 0 1 4 1350403
18 MARK MARTIN 971 9 1 1 4 1270327
19 MARCOS AMBROSE 937 9 0 1 2 1159898
20 KEVIN HARVICK 918 9 0 2 2 2328563
21 CASEY MEARS 911 9 0 0 0 1157738
22 DAVID STREMME 899 9 0 0 0 1322406
23 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 887 9 0 0 2 1334256
24 MICHAEL WALTRIP 883 9 0 0 1 1151038
25 REED SORENSON 881 9 0 0 1 1369505
26 DAVID RAGAN 855 9 0 0 1 1171168
27 A J ALLMENDINGER 847 9 0 1 2 1503438
28 ELLIOTT SADLER 845 9 0 1 1 1284988
29 JAMIE MCMURRAY 825 9 0 0 2 1142868
30 BOBBY LABONTE 823 9 0 1 1 1282192
31 SAM HORNISH, JR 775 9 0 0 1 1150731
32 PAUL MENARD 766 9 0 0 0 1283725
33 JOEY LOGANO 753 9 0 0 1 1408505
34 JOHN ANDRETTI 676 9 0 0 0 1010193
35 ROBBY GORDON 653 9 0 0 0 1117286
36 SCOTT SPEED 607 8 0 1 1 989264
37 DAVID GILLILAND 569 8 0 0 0 655700
38 REGAN SMITH 473 5 0 0 0 634371
39 ARIC ALMIROLA 451 7 0 0 0 826313
40 JOE NEMECHEK 371 7 0 0 0 569753
41 BRAD KESELOWSKI 333 3 1 1 1 522963
42 SCOTT RIGGS 311 5 0 0 0 576388
43 TRAVIS KVAPIL 292 4 0 0 0 520708
44 JEREMY MAYFIELD 230 4 0 0 0 500913
45 BILL ELLIOTT 228 3 0 0 0 459040
46 DAVE BLANEY 224 6 0 0 0 455425
47 MAX PAPIS 222 3 0 0 0 262650
48 TODD BODINE 123 3 0 0 0 236779
49 TERRY LABONTE 91 1 0 0 0 273963
50 STERLING MARLIN 86 2 0 0 0 148950
51 MIKE BLISS 71 2 0 0 0 154531
52 TONY RAINES 34 1 0 0 0 86909
53 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 ERIC MCCLURE 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 MIKE GARVEY 0 0 0 0 0 21163
56 DEXTER BEAN 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 MIKE WALLACE 0 0 0 0 0 21563
58 DAVID STARR 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 DENNIS SETZER 0 0 0 0 0 0
60 DERRIKE COPE 0 0 0 0 0 21288
61 GEOFF BODINE 0 0 0 0 0 21138
62 CARL LONG 0 0 0 0 0 21463
63 BRANDON ASH 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 TREVOR BOYS 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 KIRK SHELMERDINE 0 0 0 0 0 21363
66 KELLY BIRES 0 0 0 0 0 21363
67 NORM BENNING 0 0 0 0 0 21238
68 BORIS SAID 0 0 0 0 0 21113
69 MIKE SKINNER 0 0 0 0 0 21113
NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 4/26/09
RACE #9: AARON’S 499 PRINTOUT DATE: 4/27/09
QUALIFYING
POS CAR # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS
1 2 WALTER CZARNECKI 2 1299 9 1 3 6 9
2 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 1294 9 1 5 6 9
3 48 JEFF GORDON 48 1235 9 1 4 6 9
4 14 MARGARET HAAS 14 1232 9 0 3 6 9
5 11 J D GIBBS 11 1190 9 0 2 4 9
6 18 JOE GIBBS 18 1124 9 2 3 3 9
7 99 JACK ROUSH 99 1119 9 0 1 4 9
8 33 BOBBY GINN, III 33 1098 9 0 3 4 9
9 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 1092 9 0 1 4 9
10 16 JACK ROUSH 16 1081 9 0 3 5 9
11 00 MICHAEL WALTRIP 00 1077 9 0 1 2 9
12 17 JOHN HENRY 17 1063 9 2 3 3 9
13 39 TONY STEWART 39 1033 9 0 1 3 9
14 9 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 9 1030 9 0 1 2 9
15 88 RICK HENDRICK 88 1018 9 0 1 3 9
16 42 TERESA EARNHARDT 42 1018 9 0 0 2 9
17 83 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 83 995 9 0 1 4 9
18 5 MARY HENDRICK 5 971 9 1 1 4 9
19 47 ROB KAUFFMAN 47 937 9 0 1 2 9
20 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 918 9 0 2 2 9
21 07 RICHARD CHILDRESS 07 911 9 0 0 0 9
22 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 899 9 0 0 0 9
23 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 887 9 0 0 2 9
24 55 MICHAEL WALTRIP 55 883 9 0 0 1 9
25 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 881 9 0 0 1 9
26 6 MIKE DEE 6 855 9 0 0 1 9
27 44 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 44 847 9 0 1 2 9
28 19 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 19 845 9 0 1 1 9
29 26 GEOFF SMITH 26 825 9 0 0 2 9
30 96 JEFF MOORAD 96 823 9 0 1 1 9
31 77 BILL DAVIS 77 775 9 0 0 1 9
32 98 MAX JONES 98 766 9 0 0 0 9
33 20 JOE GIBBS 20 753 9 0 0 1 9
34 34 TERESA EARNHARDT 34 676 9 0 0 0 9
35 7 ROBBY GORDON 7 653 9 0 0 0 9
36 82 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 82 635 8 0 1 1 9
37 171 KEVIN BUCKLER 171 594 8 0 0 0 9
38 78 BARNEY VISSER 78 473 5 0 0 0 5
39 8 CHIP GANASSI 8 451 7 0 0 0 7
40 09 JAMES FINCH 09 444 5 1 1 1 9
41 187 ANDREA NEMECHEK 187 433 7 0 0 0 9
42 36 TOMMY BALDWIN 36 405 5 0 0 0 9
43 66 PHIL PARSONS 66 374 7 0 0 0 9
44 41 JEREMY MAYFIELD 41 358 4 0 0 0 9
45 28 JEFF MOORAD 28 323 4 0 0 0 5
46 64 LARRY GUNSELMAN 64 230 3 0 0 0 8
47 21 GLEN WOOD 21 228 3 0 0 0 3
48 113 BOB GERMAIN 113 222 3 0 0 0 3
49 25 RICK HENDRICK 25 143 2 0 0 0 2
50 37 BRAD JENKINS 37 88 0 0 0 0 4
51 73 BARRY HAEFELE 73 85 1 0 0 0 4
52 51 DAVID BEAN 51 73 0 0 0 0 4
53 146 DANIELLE LONG 146 47 0 0 0 0 2
54 175 DERRIKE COPE 175 32 0 0 0 0 2
55 135 MICHAEL HILLMAN 135 31 0 0 0 0 1
56 4 JERRY MCCLURE 4 28 0 0 0 0 1
57 102 KENNETH WOOD 102 22 0 0 0 0 1
58 106 THERESA BOYS 106 19 0 0 0 0 1
59 127 KIRK SHELMERDINE 127 16 0 0 0 0 1
60 157 NORM BENNING 157 7 0 0 0 0 1
61 08 JOHN CARTER 08 1 0 0 0 0 1
62 123 ROBERT RICHARDSON 123 1 0 0 0 0 1
