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Auto Club Speedway
October 11, 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 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet | 250 | 195 | 302,801 | Running | |
| 2 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet | 250 | 175 | 211,426 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 250 | 170 | 195,773 | Running | |
| 4 | 9 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet | 250 | 165 | 136,625 | Running | |
| 5 | 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 250 | 160 | 143,248 | Running | |
| 6 | 11 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 250 | 150 | 158,356 | Running | |
| 7 | 31 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 250 | 146 | 117,500 | Running | |
| 8 | 24 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 250 | 147 | 121,925 | Running | |
| 9 | 8 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Prilosec OTC/Walmart Chevrolet | 250 | 138 | 113,950 | Running | |
| 10 | 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 250 | 134 | 142,828 | Running | |
| 11 | 16 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 250 | 130 | 121,525 | Running | |
| 12 | 22 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Mobil 1 Dodge | 250 | 127 | 120,810 | Running | |
| 13 | 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R&L Carriers Ford | 250 | 124 | 144,340 | Running | |
| 14 | 6 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot Toyota | 250 | 121 | 144,951 | Running | |
| 15 | 36 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 250 | 118 | 128,054 | Running | |
| 16 | 14 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Racing Dodge | 250 | 115 | 131,215 | Running | |
| 17 | 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 250 | 112 | 105,575 | Running | |
| 18 | 42 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 250 | 109 | 121,348 | Running | |
| 19 | 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 250 | 111 | 104,000 | Running | |
| 20 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Scotch-Blue Painters Tape Ford | 250 | 103 | 113,400 | Running | |
| 21 | 21 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 249 | 100 | 109,373 | Running | |
| 22 | 5 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Guitar Hero 5 Chevrolet | 249 | 102 | 129,240 | Running | |
| 23 | 27 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 249 | 94 | 106,773 | Running | |
| 24 | 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 248 | 91 | 138,098 | Running | |
| 25 | 37 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 248 | 88 | 108,450 | Running | |
| 26 | 35 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP Ford | 247 | 85 | 120,279 | Running | |
| 27 | 41 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 247 | 82 | 122,906 | Running | |
| 28 | 26 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet | 247 | 79 | 91,875 | Running | |
| 29 | 32 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 246 | 76 | 117,598 | Running | |
| 30 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 245 | 73 | 136,531 | Accident | |
| 31 | 28 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Rosie Organic Chicken Dodge | 244 | 70 | 126,526 | Accident | |
| 32 | 39 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 244 | 67 | 97,100 | Accident | |
| 33 | 12 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Dassault Systemes Dodge | 244 | 64 | 90,000 | Accident | |
| 34 | 25 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 244 | 61 | 131,448 | Accident | |
| 35 | 15 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 244 | 58 | 89,950 | Running | |
| 36 | 29 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 209 | 55 | 96,900 | Running | |
| 37 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 195 | 57 | 123,050 | Accident | |
| 38 | 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 121 | 49 | 107,560 | Accident | |
| 39 | 13 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 29 | 46 | 88,750 | Electrical | |
| 40 | 43 | 36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 25 | 43 | 88,700 | Overheating | |
| 41 | 33 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 22 | 40 | 88,655 | Overheating | |
| 42 | 30 | 71 | David Gilliland | Mahindra Tractors Chevrolet | 13 | 37 | 88,590 | Overheating | |
| 43 | 23 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Dodge | 11 | 34 | 88,180 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 28 Minutes 28 Seconds
Average Speed .:143.908
Margin of Victory .: 1.603 Seconds
Fast Time .: Denny Hamlin- 39.158 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Denny Hamlin 1 - 10, Jimmie Johnson 11 - 24, Juan Pablo Montoya 25 - 39, Kurt Busch 40 - 41, Jimmie Johnson 42 - 43, Juan Pablo Montoya 44 - 60, Jimmie Johnson 61, Juan Pablo Montoya 62 - 64, Denny Hamlin 65 - 67, Mark Martin 68 - 72, Juan Pablo Montoya 73 - 81, Jimmie Johnson 82, Martin Truex Jr 83 - 86, Juan Pablo Montoya 87 - 114, Jimmie Johnson 115 - 118, John Andretti 119, Denny Hamlin 120 - 124, Jimmie Johnson 125 - 159, Juan Pablo Montoya 160, Jeff Gordon 161, Tony Stewart 162, Jimmie Johnson 163 - 186, Denny Hamlin 187 - 189, Juan Pablo Montoya 190 - 194, Jimmie Johnson 195 - 227, Kurt Busch 228, Tony Stewart 229 - 233, Jimmie Johnson 234 - 238, Jeff Gordon 239 - 243, Jimmie Johnson 244 - 250
.: 29 lead changes among 9 drivers.
Cautions .: 61-64 (#26 Accident Turn 1), 82-86 (debris), 118-121 (debris), 186-189 (debris), 191-194 (#11 Accident Frontstretch), 236-238 (debris), 240-243 (#9,16 Accident Frontstretch), 246-247 (#9,19,31,43,44,47,83,88 Accident Turn 1)
.: 8 caution periods for 30 laps.