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Kobalt Tools 500 Race Results
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 08, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.54-Mile Oval 330 Laps/508 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 330 | 195 | 164,175 | Running | |
| 2 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/National Guard Youth Challenge Chevrolet | 330 | 175 | 186,276 | Running | |
| 3 | 29 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 330 | 170 | 156,556 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Reese's Chevrolet | 330 | 160 | 143,728 | Running | |
| 5 | 17 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 330 | 155 | 117,048 | Running | |
| 6 | 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevrolet | 330 | 150 | 96,350 | Running | |
| 7 | 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 330 | 146 | 122,173 | Running | |
| 8 | 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 330 | 142 | 96,048 | Running | |
| 9 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet | 330 | 143 | 132,126 | Running | |
| 10 | 23 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shop/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 330 | 139 | 117,465 | Running | |
| 11 | 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 330 | 130 | 93,650 | Running | |
| 12 | 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 330 | 127 | 122,065 | Running | |
| 13 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground Toyota | 329 | 124 | 93,525 | Running | |
| 14 | 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 329 | 121 | 121,181 | Running | |
| 15 | 3 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools Ford | 328 | 118 | 88,675 | Running | |
| 16 | 25 | 07 | Casey Mears | DirecTV Chevrolet | 328 | 115 | 91,925 | Running | |
| 17 | 38 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Charter Communications Dodge | 328 | 112 | 77,825 | Running | |
| 18 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 327 | 109 | 121,348 | Running | |
| 19 | 39 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 327 | 106 | 85,650 | Running | |
| 20 | 14 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 327 | 103 | 86,575 | Running | |
| 21 | 37 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Cub Cadet Chevrolet | 327 | 100 | 84,550 | Running | |
| 22 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 327 | 102 | 109,679 | Running | |
| 23 | 28 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Dodge | 326 | 94 | 108,790 | Running | |
| 24 | 31 | 71 | David Gilliland | Capital Windows Chevrolet | 326 | 91 | 73,200 | Running | |
| 25 | 24 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 326 | 88 | 83,925 | Running | |
| 26 | 19 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | 326 | 85 | 93,935 | Running | |
| 27 | 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 325 | 82 | 109,673 | Running | |
| 28 | 33 | 98 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford | 325 | 79 | 105,006 | Running | |
| 29 | 41 | 34 | John Andretti | WindowWorld Chevrolet | 325 | 76 | 82,325 | Running | |
| 30 | 42 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 324 | 73 | 121,551 | Running | |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet | 316 | 75 | 89,725 | Running | |
| 32 | 18 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 305 | 67 | 98,098 | Running | |
| 33 | 32 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Super 8 Dodge | 264 | 64 | 109,251 | Running | |
| 34 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 262 | 61 | 90,475 | Accident | |
| 35 | 26 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 262 | 58 | 85,413 | Accident | |
| 36 | 35 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft Ford | 201 | 55 | 70,805 | Accident | |
| 37 | 36 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Mobil 1 Dodge | 199 | 52 | 89,530 | Accident | |
| 38 | 34 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kingsford/Clorox/Little Debbie Toyota | 179 | 49 | 82,808 | Engine | |
| 39 | 8 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 110 | 51 | 70,800 | Wheel | |
| 40 | 40 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask Ford | 103 | 43 | 98,289 | Engine | |
| 41 | 27 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 82 | 40 | 70,615 | Electrical | |
| 42 | 22 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Golden Corral Ford | 32 | 37 | 70,570 | Engine | |
| 43 | 43 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Phoenix Racing Dodge | 21 | 34 | 70,141 | Overheating |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 59 Minutes 1 Seconds
Average Speed .:127.573
Margin of Victory .: 0.332 Second
Fast Time .: Mark Martin- 29.640 Seconds
Lap Leaders .: Mark Martin 1 - 5, Kurt Busch 6 - 12, Joe Nemechek 13, Ryan Newman 14 - 16, Kurt Busch 17 - 68, Jimmie Johnson 69 - 79, Carl Edwards 80 - 102, Kurt Busch 103 - 188, Martin Truex Jr 189, Kurt Busch 190 - 203, Jeff Gordon 204 - 250, Kurt Busch 251 - 323, Carl Edwards 324 - 328, Kurt Busch 329 - 330
.: 13 lead changes among 8 drivers.
Cautions .: 3-5 (#43 accident turn 1), 13-15 (#96 spun turn 4), 68-73 (#47 crew member safety), 104-107 (#96 accident frontstretch), 158-162 (debris), 186-191 (oil on track), 205-209 (#21,77 accident turn 1), 217-221 (#5 accident turn 1), 261-264 (debris), 268-274 (#6,12,16,82 accident frontstretch), 323-328 (debris)
.: 11 caution periods for 54 laps.
