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Lowe's Motor Speedway
October 17, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.5-Mile Superspeedway 334 Laps/501 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 334 | 195 | 328,826 | Running | |
| 2 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Carhartt Ford | 334 | 175 | 240,915 | Running | |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 334 | 170 | 198,723 | Running | |
| 4 | 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/Transformers 2 Chevrolet | 334 | 165 | 172,701 | Running | |
| 5 | 12 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 334 | 155 | 162,976 | Running | |
| 6 | 11 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Scary Fast Count Chocula Chevrolet | 334 | 150 | 113,875 | Running | |
| 7 | 42 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 334 | 146 | 109,550 | Running | |
| 8 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's/Susan G. Komen For the Cure Toyota | 334 | 142 | 134,623 | Running | |
| 9 | 25 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Guitar Hero/DJ Hero Chevrolet | 334 | 138 | 127,065 | Running | |
| 10 | 15 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 334 | 139 | 99,600 | Running | |
| 11 | 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army/Transformers 2 Chevrolet | 334 | 130 | 113,304 | Running | |
| 12 | 8 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | GoDaddy Chevrolet | 334 | 127 | 77,850 | Running | |
| 13 | 5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet | 334 | 124 | 100,373 | Running | |
| 14 | 34 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 334 | 121 | 119,931 | Running | |
| 15 | 21 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 334 | 118 | 101,548 | Running | |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M/Industrial Distribution Group Ford | 334 | 115 | 90,975 | Running | |
| 17 | 2 | 5 | Mark Martin | Pop-Tarts/Carquest Chevrolet | 334 | 117 | 87,375 | Running | |
| 18 | 32 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 334 | 109 | 111,178 | Running | |
| 19 | 27 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Racing Dodge | 334 | 106 | 106,065 | Running | |
| 20 | 29 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 334 | 103 | 82,925 | Running | |
| 21 | 37 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Super 8 Motels Dodge | 334 | 100 | 109,751 | Running | |
| 22 | 13 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox/Kingsford/Bush's Baked Beans Toyota | 333 | 97 | 86,573 | Running | |
| 23 | 26 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Best Buy Dodge | 333 | 94 | 72,550 | Running | |
| 24 | 7 | 71 | Mike Bliss | TaxSlayer Chevrolet | 333 | 91 | 71,850 | Running | |
| 25 | 14 | 02 | David Gilliland | Farm Bureau Insurance Toyota | 333 | 88 | 68,225 | Running | |
| 26 | 38 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley /Susan G. Komen For the Cure Dodge | 332 | 85 | 78,725 | Running | |
| 27 | 31 | 98 | Paul Menard | Johns Manville/Menards Ford | 332 | 82 | 100,806 | Running | |
| 28 | 16 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 332 | 79 | 82,173 | Running | |
| 29 | 36 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Warriors in Pink Powered by Ford Ford | 332 | 76 | 66,875 | Running | |
| 30 | 19 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Freightliner Toyota | 332 | 73 | 89,910 | Running | |
| 31 | 24 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask/Search for the Cure Ford | 331 | 70 | 96,579 | Running | |
| 32 | 33 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA/Susan G. Komen For the Cure Toyota | 331 | 72 | 74,225 | Running | |
| 33 | 20 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Jeremiah Weed Southern Style Sweet Tea Vodka Ford | 331 | 64 | 75,050 | Running | |
| 34 | 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 330 | 61 | 94,298 | Running | |
| 35 | 18 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Lysol Chevrolet | 330 | 58 | 100,398 | Running | |
| 36 | 41 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 330 | 55 | 73,650 | Running | |
| 37 | 43 | 08 | Terry Labonte | Carter-Simo Racing Toyota | 329 | 57 | 68,025 | Running | |
| 38 | 39 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 304 | 49 | 83,400 | Running | |
| 39 | 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 299 | 46 | 114,131 | Engine | |
| 40 | 22 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Mobil 1 Dodge | 298 | 43 | 83,910 | Running | |
| 41 | 40 | 13 | Max Papis | GEICO Toyota | 286 | 40 | 65,000 | Engine | |
| 42 | 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 192 | 42 | 87,875 | Engine | |
| 43 | 35 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 26 | 34 | 65,251 | Rear End |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 38 Minutes 22 Seconds
Average Speed .:137.658
Margin of Victory .: 2.303 Seconds
Fast Time .: Jimmie Johnson- 28.070 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Mark Martin 1 - 6, Jimmie Johnson 7 - 36, Michael Waltrip 37 - 39, Terry Labonte 40, Matt Kenseth 41 - 42, Jimmie Johnson 43 - 44, Matt Kenseth 45 - 51, Jimmie Johnson 52 - 70, Denny Hamlin 71 - 94, Matt Kenseth 95 - 98, Denny Hamlin 99 - 121, Jeff Gordon 122 - 164, Denny Hamlin 165 - 170, Jeff Gordon 171 - 189, Denny Hamlin 190, Matt Kenseth 191 - 222, Kasey Kahne 223 - 245, Kurt Busch 246 - 247, Kasey Kahne 248 - 291, Jimmie Johnson 292 - 318, Jeff Gordon 319 - 320, Jimmie Johnson 321 - 334
.: 21 lead changes among 9 drivers.
Cautions .: 4-6 (#77 Accident Turn 2), 11-13 (#77 Spun Turn 4), 36-42 (rain), 121-124 (#18 Spun Turn 4), 156-169 (#42 Spun Turn 4), 190-194 (debris), 292-295 (oil On Track), 301-303 (#02 Accident Turn 2), 305-308 (oil On Track), 314-317 (#12,16,39 Accident Frontstretch)
.: 10 caution periods for 51 laps.