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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 01, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.5-Mile Superspeedway 285 Laps/428 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 285 | 190 | 461,273 | Running | |
| 2 | 37 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 285 | 175 | 244,575 | Running | |
| 3 | 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 285 | 170 | 247,281 | Running | |
| 4 | 4 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 285 | 160 | 194,923 | Running | |
| 5 | 17 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask Ford | 285 | 155 | 174,554 | Running | |
| 6 | 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 285 | 155 | 167,626 | Running | |
| 7 | 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 285 | 151 | 145,250 | Running | |
| 8 | 21 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 285 | 142 | 143,923 | Running | |
| 9 | 38 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Ford | 285 | 138 | 121,450 | Running | |
| 10 | 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 285 | 134 | 125,375 | Running | |
| 11 | 7 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 285 | 135 | 145,923 | Running | |
| 12 | 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 285 | 132 | 143,728 | Running | |
| 13 | 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 285 | 129 | 151,076 | Running | |
| 14 | 30 | 71 | David Gilliland | Capital Windows Chevrolet | 285 | 121 | 100,225 | Running | |
| 15 | 32 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 285 | 123 | 123,235 | Running | |
| 16 | 12 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Mobil 1 Dodge | 285 | 115 | 121,235 | Running | |
| 17 | 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 285 | 117 | 146,331 | Running | |
| 18 | 11 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 284 | 109 | 132,665 | Running | |
| 19 | 18 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 284 | 106 | 95,125 | Running | |
| 20 | 5 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kingsford Toyota | 284 | 103 | 116,048 | Running | |
| 21 | 42 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 284 | 100 | 111,198 | Running | |
| 22 | 34 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 284 | 97 | 110,125 | Running | |
| 23 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 284 | 99 | 102,525 | Running | |
| 24 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 284 | 101 | 145,201 | Running | |
| 25 | 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 283 | 88 | 120,529 | Running | |
| 26 | 10 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice Chevrolet | 283 | 85 | 100,173 | Running | |
| 27 | 15 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 283 | 82 | 98,300 | Running | |
| 28 | 29 | 34 | John Andretti | Window World Chevrolet | 283 | 79 | 97,200 | Running | |
| 29 | 33 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Dodge | 283 | 76 | 96,900 | Running | |
| 30 | 41 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniels Chevrolet | 282 | 73 | 104,125 | Running | |
| 31 | 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Energizer Chevrolet | 281 | 70 | 122,998 | Running | |
| 32 | 25 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 281 | 67 | 122,715 | Running | |
| 33 | 19 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Harrah's Dodge | 281 | 64 | 85,975 | Running | |
| 34 | 39 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Valvoline Dodge | 278 | 61 | 122,176 | Running | |
| 35 | 36 | 98 | Paul Menard | Johns Manville/Menards Ford | 269 | 58 | 115,006 | Accident | |
| 36 | 26 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 258 | 55 | 85,400 | Running | |
| 37 | 43 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Curtis Steel Co. Toyota | 227 | 52 | 84,175 | Engine | |
| 38 | 13 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | GoDaddy Chevrolet | 221 | 49 | 83,975 | Running | |
| 39 | 27 | 8 | Aric Almirola | TomTom Chevrolet | 143 | 46 | 91,775 | Accident | |
| 40 | 8 | 5 | Mark Martin | Pop-Tarts/Carquest Chevrolet | 121 | 43 | 91,525 | Engine | |
| 41 | 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 102 | 40 | 83,300 | Transmission | |
| 42 | 35 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 72 | 37 | 91,155 | Engine | |
| 43 | 40 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | USG Ford | 6 | 34 | 129,669 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 34 Minutes 37 Seconds
Average Speed .:119.515
Margin of Victory .: 0.411 Second
Fast Time .: Kyle Busch- 29.033 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Jimmie Johnson 1 - 50, Carl Edwards 51 - 52, Joey Logano 53, Kyle Busch 54 - 55, Robby Gordon 56, Jimmie Johnson 57 - 75, Kevin Harvick 76 - 84, Greg Biffle 85 - 124, Kasey Kahne 125, Jimmie Johnson 126 - 148, Jeff Gordon 149 - 165, Kurt Busch 166, Jeff Burton 167 - 227, Kyle Busch 228 - 259, Clint Bowyer 260 - 268, Kyle Busch 269 - 285
.: 15 lead changes among 12 drivers.
Cautions .: 3-5 (#25 spun turn 2), 8-10 (#64 spun turn 2), 61-64 (debris), 75-82 (oil on track), 96-99 (#12 spun turn 2), 124-131 (debris), 139-142 (#43 accident turn 2), 145-148 (#8 accident turn 2), 165-168 (#55 accident turn 4), 172-175 (#11 accident turn 4), 222-227 (debris), 260-263 (debris), 271-278 (#98 accident frontstretch), 281-282 (#48 accident turn 2)
.: 14 caution periods for 66 laps.