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Martinsville Speedway
March 29, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 500 | 190 | 213,626 | Running | |
| 2 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 500 | 180 | 149,000 | Running | |
| 3 | 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet | 500 | 165 | 119,273 | Running | |
| 4 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 500 | 165 | 138,951 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevrolet | 500 | 155 | 94,875 | Running | |
| 6 | 27 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 500 | 150 | 112,554 | Running | |
| 7 | 31 | 5 | Mark Martin | Carquest/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 500 | 146 | 90,750 | Running | |
| 8 | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 500 | 142 | 95,725 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Charter Communications Dodge | 500 | 138 | 81,425 | Running | |
| 10 | 28 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools Ford | 500 | 134 | 93,125 | Running | |
| 11 | 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 500 | 130 | 116,878 | Running | |
| 12 | 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 500 | 127 | 118,473 | Running | |
| 13 | 21 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 500 | 124 | 87,450 | Running | |
| 14 | 24 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 500 | 121 | 94,773 | Running | |
| 15 | 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 500 | 118 | 122,331 | Running | |
| 16 | 23 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask Ford | 500 | 120 | 106,404 | Running | |
| 17 | 29 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Charter Communications Dodge | 500 | 112 | 114,701 | Running | |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 500 | 109 | 91,975 | Running | |
| 19 | 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 500 | 106 | 115,473 | Running | |
| 20 | 11 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 499 | 103 | 99,923 | Running | |
| 21 | 25 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 499 | 100 | 91,175 | Running | |
| 22 | 22 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Racing Dodge | 499 | 97 | 108,715 | Running | |
| 23 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 499 | 94 | 119,715 | Running | |
| 24 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 498 | 91 | 119,798 | Running | |
| 25 | 38 | 98 | Paul Menard | Energizer/Menards Ford | 498 | 88 | 105,706 | Running | |
| 26 | 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 498 | 85 | 120,856 | Running | |
| 27 | 26 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 498 | 82 | 82,375 | Running | |
| 28 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 498 | 79 | 90,675 | Running | |
| 29 | 20 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 498 | 76 | 108,890 | Running | |
| 30 | 40 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Nexxus Lighting Toyota | 497 | 73 | 72,275 | Running | |
| 31 | 17 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 497 | 70 | 81,625 | Running | |
| 32 | 34 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 496 | 67 | 119,326 | Running | |
| 33 | 14 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 496 | 64 | 101,073 | Running | |
| 34 | 32 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Mobil 1 Dodge | 496 | 61 | 88,885 | Running | |
| 35 | 33 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 496 | 58 | 79,025 | Running | |
| 36 | 35 | 71 | David Gilliland | Capital Window Chevrolet | 492 | 55 | 70,025 | Running | |
| 37 | 37 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Guitar Hero Chevrolet | 490 | 52 | 77,950 | Running | |
| 38 | 42 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | All Sport Body Quencher Toyota | 441 | 54 | 69,900 | Running | |
| 39 | 36 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Toyota | 424 | 51 | 81,923 | Running | |
| 40 | 30 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota | 349 | 43 | 88,535 | Engine | |
| 41 | 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports Toyota | 90 | 40 | 69,725 | Brakes | |
| 42 | 39 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 49 | 42 | 69,665 | Rear Gear | |
| 43 | 43 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Gunselman Motorsports Toyota | 3 | 34 | 69,214 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 27 Minutes 48 Seconds
Average Speed .:75.938
Margin of Victory .: 0.774 Second
Fast Time .: Jeff Gordon
Lap Leaders .: Jeff Gordon 1 - 43, Dave Blaney 44, Scott Speed 45 - 56, Jeff Gordon 57 - 140, Jeremy Mayfield 141, Jeff Gordon 142 - 155, Denny Hamlin 156 - 342, Jeff Gordon 343 - 348, Denny Hamlin 349 - 354, Bobby Labonte 355, Denny Hamlin 356 - 429, Jimmie Johnson 430 - 455, Denny Hamlin 456 - 484, Jimmie Johnson 485 - 500
.: 13 lead changes among 7 drivers.
Cautions .: 22-26 (#12,55 accident turn 3), 42-47 (competition), 71-75 (#18,82 accident turn 4), 92-96 (#7 spun turn 2), 140-143 (#6,7 accident turn 2), 255-264 (#82 accident turn 3), 353-358 (debris), 368-371 (#7 spun turn 4), 429-433 (#41 accident turn 4), 448-455 (#8 accident turn 3), 468-471 (#00,1,2,12 accident turn 4), 474-477 (#1,96 accident turn 1)
.: 12 caution periods for 66 laps.