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Auto Club 500 Race Results
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Auto Club Speedway
February 22, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2-Mile Superspeedway 250 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Carhartt Ford | 250 | 195 | 346,615 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 250 | 175 | 240,926 | Running | |
| 3 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 250 | 165 | 211,648 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 250 | 165 | 161,200 | Running | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 250 | 160 | 133,900 | Running | |
| 6 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 250 | 150 | 129,025 | Running | |
| 7 | 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 250 | 151 | 155,181 | Running | |
| 8 | 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet | 250 | 147 | 139,748 | Running | |
| 9 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 250 | 143 | 160,526 | Running | |
| 10 | 1 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 250 | 134 | 141,473 | Running | |
| 11 | 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 250 | 135 | 139,323 | Running | |
| 12 | 22 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 250 | 127 | 139,398 | Running | |
| 13 | 38 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Dodge | 250 | 129 | 131,690 | Running | |
| 14 | 7 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 250 | 121 | 123,223 | Running | |
| 15 | 42 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 250 | 118 | 106,250 | Running | |
| 16 | 3 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 250 | 115 | 104,550 | Running | |
| 17 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 249 | 112 | 103,400 | Running | |
| 18 | 37 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Farmers Insurance Ford | 249 | 109 | 94,700 | Running | |
| 19 | 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 249 | 106 | 94,000 | Running | |
| 20 | 16 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask Ford | 249 | 103 | 122,679 | Running | |
| 21 | 17 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Charter Communications Dodge | 249 | 100 | 129,951 | Running | |
| 22 | 14 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 249 | 97 | 106,473 | Running | |
| 23 | 26 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Auto Club Dodge | 249 | 94 | 109,960 | Running | |
| 24 | 29 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 249 | 91 | 106,325 | Running | |
| 25 | 20 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 249 | 88 | 98,350 | Running | |
| 26 | 34 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 249 | 85 | 135,001 | Running | |
| 27 | 33 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 249 | 82 | 123,540 | Running | |
| 28 | 28 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 248 | 79 | 115,579 | Running | |
| 29 | 8 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Charter Communications Dodge | 248 | 76 | 87,250 | Running | |
| 30 | 12 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 248 | 73 | 104,760 | Running | |
| 31 | 40 | 34 | John Andretti | WindowWorld Chevrolet | 248 | 75 | 92,325 | Running | |
| 32 | 41 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 247 | 67 | 130,931 | Running | |
| 33 | 32 | 71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 246 | 64 | 84,850 | Running | |
| 34 | 39 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | All Sport Toyota | 245 | 61 | 83,700 | Running | |
| 35 | 31 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Guitar Hero Chevrolet | 242 | 58 | 91,475 | Engine | |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Red Bank Outfitters Toyota | 240 | 55 | 83,325 | Running | |
| 37 | 27 | 98 | Paul Menard | Quaker State/Menards Ford | 221 | 52 | 113,506 | Running | |
| 38 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 207 | 49 | 120,203 | Accident | |
| 39 | 35 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 205 | 46 | 100,730 | Engine | |
| 40 | 18 | 5 | Mark Martin | Carquest/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 179 | 48 | 90,575 | Engine | |
| 41 | 9 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 172 | 40 | 94,498 | Engine | |
| 42 | 30 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 50 | 37 | 82,335 | Fuel Pump | |
| 43 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 36 | 34 | 82,690 | Fuel Pump |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 40 Minutes 51 Seconds
Average Speed .:135.839
Margin of Victory .: 1.463 Seconds
Fast Time .: Brian Vickers- 39.250 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Jimmie Johnson 1 - 43, John Andretti 44, Kurt Busch 45 - 46, Jimmie Johnson 47 - 77, Jeff Gordon 78 - 85, Greg Biffle 86, Carl Edwards 87, Jeff Gordon 88 - 127, Greg Biffle 128 - 142, Jeff Gordon 143, Juan Pablo Montoya 144, Matt Kenseth 145 - 170, Jeff Gordon 171, Tony Stewart 172 - 174, Mark Martin 175, Matt Kenseth 176 - 195, Jeff Gordon 196 - 209, David Stremme 210 - 212, Matt Kenseth 213 - 250
.: 18 lead changes among 11 drivers.
Cautions .: 7-22 (rain), 43-46 (rain), 143-151 (rain), 171-177 (rain), 209-215 (#29 accident turn 1)
.: 5 caution periods for 43 laps.
