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KYLE BUSCH WINS NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY

NASCAR CUP SERIES
Source — NASCAR
Date Posted — August 24, 2009
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KYLE BUSCH WINS NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Pos Pos No. Driver Team Laps Points Points Rating Winnings Status____

1 15 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 500 190 *5 127.8 $341,073 Running

2 1 5 Mark Martin Pop-Tarts/CARQUEST Chevrolet 500 180 **10 139.6 223,550 Running

3 25 47 Marcos Ambrose Clorox Toyota 500 165 108.0 190,473 Running

4 2 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 500 165 *5 111.0 171,225 Running

5 41 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 500 155 93.0 136,575 Running

6 9 39 Ryan Newman U.S. ARMY Chevrolet 500 150 98.5 145,054 Running

7 13 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 500 146 116.2 126,975 Running

8 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 500 147 *5 116.7 165,126 Running

9 27 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Sugar Free/National Guard Chevrolet 500 138 85.1 121,450 Running

10 5 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 500 134 95.2 150,065 Running

11 17 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Vise-Grip Ford 500 130 84.2 112,875 Running

12 14 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 500 127 68.0 131,648 Running

13 7 07 Casey Mears Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 500 124 70.9 118,525 Running

14 23 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 500 121 72.8 110,225 Running

15 3 82 Scott Speed # Red Bull Toyota 500 118 68.5 119,498 Running

16 32 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 500 115 62.9 146,756 Running

17 18 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 500 112 84.0 122,323 Running

18 37 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 500 109 54.7 141,981 Running

19 10 43 Reed Sorenson Valvoline Dodge 500 106 65.1 135,801 Running

20 34 12 David Stremme Penske Dodge 500 103 54.2 130,290 Running

21 6 33 Clint Bowyer Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 500 100 89.9 106,800 Running

22 24 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 500 97 89.2 131,390 Running

23 33 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 499 94 66.2 134,026 Running

24 39 98 Paul Menard Peak/Menards Ford 498 91 40.3 125,456 Running

25 11 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 498 88 95.2 129,498 Running

26 42 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Tools Dodge 498 85 42.8 101,400 Running

27 28 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 498 82 48.0 92,780 Running

28 29 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 497 79 52.1 131,718 Running

29 26 4 Scott Wimmer Alpha Natural Resources Chevrolet 496 76 40.6 89,160 Running

30 40 34 John Andretti Taco Bell Chevrolet 494 73 36.1 101,525 Running

31 36 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota 490 75 *5 65.7 99,415 Accident

32 31 7 Robby Gordon Hard Rock Hotel & Casino/Rogue Joint Toyota 490 67 43.4 107,565 Running

33 30 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet 489 64 47.8 101,718 Running

34 8 20 Joey Logano # Home Depot Toyota 484 61 40.6 135,936 Running

35 38 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 472 58 52.4 107,210 Running

36 20 96 Bobby Labonte Ask.com Ford 461 55 61.1 115,969 Running

37 19 44 AJ Allmendinger Hunt Brothers Pizza Dodge 452 52 73.3 88,205 Running

38 16 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 438 49 61.1 125,448 Accident

39 12 71 David Gilliland Tax Slayer Chevrolet 354 46 64.5 87,985 Accident

40 22 08 Terry Labonte EM Motorsports Toyota 244 43 38.0 87,875 Rear End

41 43 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 48 40 29.4 87,700 Wheel Bearing

42 35 37 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Dodge 27 37 26.4 87,580 Transmission

43 4 66 Dave Blaney PRISM Motorsports Toyota 8 34 24.3 87,996 Accident

# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.

Failed to qualify: (4) #36 Mike Skinner; #13 Max Papis; #64 Mike Wallace; #09 Aric Almirola.

Race Comments: Before an announced sellout crowd of 160,000, Kyle Busch won the Sharpie 500, his 16th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory.

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 8 minutes, 31 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 84.820 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .098 second

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Mark Martin (124.484 mph, 15.414 secs.)

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Erwin (crew chief for Greg Biffle)

DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kyle Busch

EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kyle Busch

GOODYEAR GATORBACK BELTS FASTEST LAP AWARD: Mark Martin (121.075 mph, Lap 265)

MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD: Mark Martin

MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE” AWARD: Marcos Ambrose

MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Chad Knaus (crew chief for Jimmie Johnson)

NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $30,000 at Atlanta++

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS “PEOPLE, SERVICE & PERFORMANCE” AWARD: Greg Biffle (230.505 sec)

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Scott Speed

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kyle Busch

TISSOT “PIT ROAD PRECISION” AWARD: Greg Biffle (214.601 secs.)

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kyle Busch (68 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS: 11 cautions for 76 laps. [Beneficiary] 12-15 (Car #20 & 43-Accident, Turn 1 [None]); 65-69 (Debris [34]); 136-144 (Debris [19]); 165-170 (Car #96-Accident, Frontstretch [11]); 256-263 (Debris [82]); 356-361 (Car #71-Accident, Turn 4 [83]); 422-431 (Rain [83]); 440-451 (Car #07, 2, 29, 33 & 83-Accident, Frontstretch [99]); 459-463 (Car #77-Accident, Turn 2 [82]); 480-486 (Car #1-Accident, Turn 4 [31]); 493-496 (Car #20, 33 & 55-Accident, Turn 4 [Red Flag: Lap 493, 10:57] [12]).

LAP LEADERS: 12 lead changes among 5 drivers. Martin-pole; Biffle 1-65, Martin 66, Biffle 67-77, Martin 78-272, Johnson 273-274, Martin 275-316, Johnson 317-356, Martin 357, Johnson 358-422, Martin 423, Waltrip 424-432, Ky. Busch 433-500.

++Rollover money awarded at year’s end, amount not included in race winnings.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins)

1 –Tony Stewart 3,564 (3)

2 –Jimmie Johnson 3,344 (3)

3 –Jeff Gordon 3,310 (1)

4 –Denny Hamlin 3,141 (1)

5 –Carl Edwards 3,110 (0)

6 –Kurt Busch 3,103 (1)

7 –Ryan Newman 2,995 (0)

8–Greg Biffle 2,986 (0)

9 –Juan Pablo Montoya 2,975 (0)

10–Mark Martin 2,971 (4)

11–Kasey Kahne 2,963 (1)

12–Matt Kenseth 2,945 (2)

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD

Car # Pts.

Mark Martin (# 5) 4

Kyle Busch (#18) 4

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3

DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF

THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts.

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4

Mark Martin (# 5) 4

Kyle Busch (#18) 4

MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER OF RACE

AWARD Car # Pts.

Drew Blickensderfer (#17) 3

Alan Gustafson (# 5) 3

Chad Knaus (#48) 2

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts Wins

Chevrolet 180 12

Toyota 141 8

Ford 108 2

Dodge 99 2

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kurt Busch (# 2) 6

Juan Pablo Montoya (#42) 6

David Reutimann (#00) 4

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Tony Stewart (#14) 6

Kyle Busch (#18) 6

Denny Hamlin (#11) 3

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR

Car # Pts.

Darian Grubb (#14) 5

Greg Erwin (#16) 4

Tony Gibson (#39) 3

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS “PEOPLE,

SERVICE & PERFORMANCE” AWARD

Car # Pts.

Denny Hamlin (#11) 5

Greg Biffle (#16) 5

Tony Stewart (#14) 3

GOODYEAR GATORBACK BELTS FASTEST

LAP AWARD Car # Pts.

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5

Jeff Gordon (#24) 4

Mark Martin (# 5) 4

MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Hendrick (#48) 231

Hendrick (#14) 227

Hendrick (#24) 213

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD

Brian Vickers 6

Mark Martin 5

David Reutimann 2

Kyle Busch 1

Matt Kenseth 1

Jimmie Johnson 1

Juan Pablo Montoya 1

Ryan Newman 1

Martin Truex Jr. 1

TISSOT “PIT ROAD PRECISION” AWARD

Car # Pts.

Greg Biffle (#16) 5

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3

Jeff Gordon (#24) 3

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Joey Logano 213

Scott Speed 188

Max Papis 85

NEXT EVENT: Sept. 6 – Pep Boys Auto 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga. (500.5 Miles) (325 Laps)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (8/24/09)

©2009 NASCAR

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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 8/22/09

RACE #24: SHARPIE 500 PRINTOUT DATE: 8/24/09

POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON

1 TONY STEWART 3564 24 3 13 18 $5284245

2 JIMMIE JOHNSON 3344 24 3 9 15 4901747

3 JEFF GORDON 3310 24 1 11 16 4593473

4 DENNY HAMLIN 3141 24 1 8 12 3331789

5 CARL EDWARDS 3110 24 0 7 11 3997332

6 KURT BUSCH 3103 24 1 6 13 3245734

7 RYAN NEWMAN 2995 24 0 5 10 3573609

8 GREG BIFFLE 2986 24 0 8 11 3408834

9 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 2975 24 0 1 11 3508994

10 MARK MARTIN 2971 24 4 7 12 3670628

11 KASEY KAHNE 2963 24 1 4 9 3858310

12 MATT KENSETH 2945 24 2 4 9 5263952

13 KYLE BUSCH 2911 24 4 6 8 4510376

14 BRIAN VICKERS 2906 24 1 4 11 3382694

15 CLINT BOWYER 2833 24 0 4 10 3160959

16 DAVID REUTIMANN 2785 24 1 4 7 3508569

17 MARCOS AMBROSE 2639 24 0 4 7 3016439

18 JEFF BURTON 2568 24 0 2 6 3649887

19 JOEY LOGANO 2487 24 1 1 5 3745747

20 CASEY MEARS 2478 24 0 0 3 2754038

21 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 2416 24 0 2 5 2934939

22 JAMIE MCMURRAY 2403 24 0 0 3 2752904

23 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 2314 24 0 0 3 3242902

24 KEVIN HARVICK 2300 24 0 2 3 4320009

25 A J ALLMENDINGER 2258 24 0 1 3 2847933

26 ELLIOTT SADLER 2255 24 0 1 3 2736513

27 SAM HORNISH, JR 2234 24 0 2 6 2947083

28 REED SORENSON 2193 24 0 0 1 3247416

29 DAVID RAGAN 2186 24 0 0 1 2613963

30 BOBBY LABONTE 2120 24 0 1 1 3086734

31 DAVID STREMME 2083 24 0 0 0 3113817

32 PAUL MENARD 2010 24 0 0 0 3040761

33 ROBBY GORDON 1900 24 0 1 1 2779672

34 MICHAEL WALTRIP 1874 22 0 0 1 2388728

35 SCOTT SPEED 1718 23 0 1 1 2434243

36 JOHN ANDRETTI 1644 22 0 0 0 2194468

37 DAVID GILLILAND 1276 22 0 0 0 1818229

38 REGAN SMITH 1071 12 0 0 0 1280851

39 JOE NEMECHEK 884 19 0 0 0 1577689

40 BRAD KESELOWSKI 878 8 1 1 3 1064259

41 DAVE BLANEY 844 21 0 0 0 1672841

42 BILL ELLIOTT 737 8 0 0 0 982765

43 MAX PAPIS 644 8 0 0 1 687550

44 ARIC ALMIROLA 451 7 0 0 0 826313

45 SCOTT RIGGS 448 8 0 0 0 830523

46 TONY RAINES 426 10 0 0 0 828155

47 PATRICK CARPENTIER 351 6 0 0 0 456425

48 TRAVIS KVAPIL 292 4 0 0 0 520708

49 MIKE BLISS 292 7 0 0 0 543303

50 JEREMY MAYFIELD 288 5 0 0 0 568888

51 STERLING MARLIN 258 6 0 0 0 424420

52 TERRY LABONTE 198 3 0 0 0 505863

53 MIKE SKINNER 166 4 0 0 0 396198

54 RON FELLOWS 158 2 0 0 0 144625

55 BORIS SAID 152 2 0 0 0 160338

56 TODD BODINE 123 3 0 0 0 264354

57 ANDY LALLY 82 1 0 0 0 67350

58 SCOTT WIMMER 76 1 0 0 0 89160

59 DEXTER BEAN 55 1 0 0 0 93425

60 P J JONES 40 2 0 0 0 134565

61 BRANDON ASH 40 1 0 0 0 72225

62 MIKE WALLACE 34 1 0 0 0 114190

63 TONY AVE 34 1 0 0 0 62326

64 DERRIKE COPE 0 0 0 0 0 48763

65 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 0 0 0 0 0 0

66 J J YELEY 0 0 0 0 0 28075

67 MIKE GARVEY 0 0 0 0 0 48538

68 BRIAN SIMO 0 0 0 0 0 0

69 TREVOR BOYS 0 0 0 0 0 0

70 ERIC MCCLURE 0 0 0 0 0 0

71 TOM HUBERT 0 0 0 0 0 0

72 TED CHRISTOPHER 0 0 0 0 0 0

73 DAVID STARR 0 0 0 0 0 27275

74 DENNIS SETZER 0 0 0 0 0 0

75 CHRIS COOK 0 0 0 0 0 0

76 GEOFF BODINE 0 0 0 0 0 21138

77 KIRK SHELMERDINE 0 0 0 0 0 48438

78 KELLY BIRES 0 0 0 0 0 21363

79 NORM BENNING 0 0 0 0 0 48413

80 CARL LONG -200 0 0 0 0 26463

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 8/22/09

RACE #24: SHARPIE 500 PRINTOUT DATE: 8/24/09

QUALIFYING

POS CAR # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS

1 14 MARGARET HAAS 14 3564 24 3 13 18 24

2 48 JEFF GORDON 48 3344 24 3 9 15 24

3 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 3310 24 1 11 16 24

4 11 J D GIBBS 11 3141 24 1 8 12 24

5 99 JACK ROUSH 99 3110 24 0 7 11 24

6 2 WALTER CZARNECKI 2 3103 24 1 6 13 24

7 39 TONY STEWART 39 2995 24 0 5 10 24

8 16 JACK ROUSH 16 2986 24 0 8 11 24

9 42 TERESA EARNHARDT 42 2975 24 0 1 11 24

10 5 MARY HENDRICK 5 2971 24 4 7 12 24

11 9 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 9 2963 24 1 4 9 24

12 17 JOHN HENRY 17 2945 24 2 4 9 24

13 18 JOE GIBBS 18 2911 24 4 6 8 24

14 83 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 83 2906 24 1 4 11 24

15 33 BOBBY GINN, III 33 2833 24 0 4 10 24

16 00 MICHAEL WALTRIP 00 2785 24 1 4 7 24

17 47 ROB KAUFFMAN 47 2639 24 0 4 7 24

18 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 2568 24 0 2 6 24

19 20 JOE GIBBS 20 2487 24 1 1 5 24

20 07 RICHARD CHILDRESS 07 2478 24 0 0 3 24

21 88 RICK HENDRICK 88 2416 24 0 2 5 24

22 26 GEOFF SMITH 26 2403 24 0 0 3 24

23 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 2314 24 0 0 3 24

24 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 2300 24 0 2 3 24

25 44 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 44 2258 24 0 1 3 24

26 19 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 19 2255 24 0 1 3 24

27 77 BILL DAVIS 77 2234 24 0 2 6 24

28 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 2193 24 0 0 1 24

29 6 JOHN HENRY 6 2186 24 0 0 1 24

30 96 JEFF MOORAD 96 2120 24 0 1 1 24

31 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 2083 24 0 0 0 24

32 55 MICHAEL WALTRIP 55 2068 24 0 0 1 24

33 98 MAX JONES 98 2010 24 0 0 0 24

34 7 ROBBY GORDON 7 1900 24 0 1 1 24

35 34 TERESA EARNHARDT 34 1778 24 0 0 0 24

36 82 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 82 1663 21 0 1 1 24

37 171 KEVIN BUCKLER 171 1383 23 0 0 0 24

38 09 JAMES FINCH 09 1289 18 1 1 2 24

39 187 ANDREA NEMECHEK 187 1119 21 0 0 0 24

40 78 BARNEY VISSER 78 1071 12 0 0 0 12

41 66 PHIL PARSONS 66 994 22 0 0 0 24

42 36 TOMMY BALDWIN 36 977 16 0 0 0 24

43 113 BOB GERMAIN 113 759 8 0 0 1 12

44 21 GLEN WOOD 21 737 8 0 0 0 8

45 25 RICK HENDRICK 25 478 5 0 0 1 6

46 41 SHANA MAYFIELD 41 478 5 0 0 0 12

47 37 BRAD JENKINS 37 461 8 0 0 0 16

48 8 CHIP GANASSI 8 451 7 0 0 0 7

49 64 LARRY GUNSELMAN 64 376 4 0 0 0 15

50 28 JEFF MOORAD 28 323 4 0 0 0 5

51 08 JOHN CARTER 08 260 4 0 0 0 5

52 51 DAVID BEAN 51 187 1 0 0 0 7

53 175 DERRIKE COPE 175 113 0 0 0 0 5

54 4 JERRY MCCLURE 4 104 1 0 0 0 2

55 106 THERESA BOYS 106 91 0 0 0 0 4

56 73 BARRY HAEFELE 73 85 1 0 0 0 5

57 127 KIRK SHELMERDINE 127 72 0 0 0 0 3

58 102 KENNETH WOOD 102 62 1 0 0 0 2

59 204 ROBBY GORDON 204 40 2 0 0 0 2

60 135 MICHAEL HILLMAN 135 31 0 0 0 0 1

61 170 KEVIN BUCKLER 170 25 0 0 0 0 1

62 157 NORM BENNING 157 7 0 0 0 0 1

63 123 ROBERT RICHARDSON 123 1 0 0 0 0 1

64 146 DANIELLE LONG 146 -153 0 0 0 0 2

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