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2009 Kobalt Tools 500 |
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| Held on March 8, 2009 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA | |
| 330 L, 508.2 M, 817.74 KM - Extended by Green-White-Checkered |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite(Team: Penske Championship Racing) (Crew chief: Pat Tryson) |
Dodge | 330 | 234 | running | 195 |
| 2 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | National Guard Youth Challenge, DuPont, Pepsi(Team: Hendrick Motorsports) (Crew chief: Steve Letarte) |
Chevy | 330 | 47 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 29 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac(Team: Roush Fenway Racing) (Crew chief: Bob Osborne) |
Ford | 330 | 28 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Reese's(Team: Richard Childress Racing) (Crew chief: Todd Berrier) |
Chevy | 330 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 17 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull(Team: Red Bull Racing Team) (Crew chief: Ryan Pemberton) |
Toyota | 330 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T, Cheerios(Team: Richard Childress Racing) (Crew chief: Shane Wilson) |
Chevy | 330 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser(Team: Richard Petty Motorsports) (Crew chief: Kenny Francis) |
Dodge | 330 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot, Old Spice(Team: Stewart-Haas Racing) (Crew chief: Darian Grubb) |
Chevy | 330 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's, Kobalt Tools(Team: Hendrick Motorsports) (Crew chief: Chad Knaus) |
Chevy | 330 | 11 | running | 143 |
| 10 | 23 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats(Team: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) (Crew chief: Kevin Manion) |
Chevy | 330 | 1 | running | 139 |
| 11 | 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy, Mountain Dew, National Guard(Team: Hendrick Motorsports) (Crew chief: Tony Eury, Jr.) |
Chevy | 330 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt, USG Sheetrock(Team: Roush Fenway Racing) (Crew chief: Drew Blickensderfer) |
Ford | 330 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground(Team: Joe Gibbs Racing) (Crew chief: Mike Ford) |
Toyota | 329 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar(Team: Richard Childress Racing) (Crew chief: Scott Miller) |
Chevy | 329 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 3 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools, Irwin Vise-Grip(Team: Roush Fenway Racing) (Crew chief: Donnie Wingo) |
Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 25 | 07 | Casey Mears | DirecTV(Team: Richard Childress Racing) (Crew chief: Gil Martin) |
Chevy | 328 | 0 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 38 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Charter Communications(Team: Richard Petty Motorsports) (Crew chief: Sammy Johns) |
Dodge | 328 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's(Team: Joe Gibbs Racing) (Crew chief: Steve Addington) |
Toyota | 327 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 39 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS(Team: Roush Fenway Racing) (Crew chief: Jimmy Fennig) |
Ford | 327 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 14 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy(Team: Richard Petty Motorsports) (Crew chief: Kevin Buskirk) |
Dodge | 327 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 37 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Cub Cadet, Bass Pro Shops, Kohler(Team: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) (Crew chief: Doug Randolph) |
Chevy | 327 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation(Team: Stewart-Haas Racing) (Crew chief: Tony Gibson) |
Chevy | 327 | 3 | running | 102 |
| 23 | 28 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Racing(Team: Penske Championship Racing) (Crew chief: Roy McCauley) |
Dodge | 326 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 31 | 71 | David Gilliland | Capital Windows, Adobe Road Winery(Team: TRG Motorsports) (Crew chief: Butch Hylton) |
Chevy | 326 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 24 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts(Team: Michael Waltrip Racing) (Crew chief: Robert Barker) |
Toyota | 326 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 19 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam(Team: Robby Gordon Motorsports) (Crew chief: Kirk Almquist) |
Toyota | 326 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target, Polaroid(Team: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) (Crew chief: Kevin Manion) |
Chevy | 325 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 33 | 98 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints, Menards(Team: Yates/Hall of Fame Racing) (Crew chief: Larry Carter) |
Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 41 | 34 | John Andretti | Window World(Team: Front Row Motorsports) (Crew chief: Steven Lane) |
Chevy | 325 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 42 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot #3038(Team: Joe Gibbs Racing) (Crew chief: Greg Zipadelli) |
Toyota | 324 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's Tony The Tiger, Carquest Auto Parts(Team: Hendrick Motorsports) (Crew chief: Alan Gustafson) |
Chevy | 316 | 5 | running | 75 |
| 32 | 18 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine(Team: Michael Waltrip Racing) (Crew chief: Rodney Childers) |
Toyota | 305 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 32 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Super 8 Motels(Team: Richard Petty Motorsports) (Crew chief: Mike Shiplett) |
Dodge | 264 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 34 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M(Team: Roush Fenway Racing) (Crew chief: Greg Erwin) |
Ford | 262 | 0 | accident | 61 |
| 35 | 26 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull(Team: Red Bull Racing Team) (Crew chief: Jimmy Elledge) |
Toyota | 262 | 0 | accident | 58 |
| 36 | 35 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford, Motorcraft(Team: Wood Brothers Racing) (Crew chief: David Hyder) |
Ford | 201 | 0 | accident | 55 |
| 37 | 36 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Mobil 1, AAA(Team: Penske Championship Racing) (Crew chief: Travis Geisler) |
Dodge | 199 | 0 | crash | 52 |
| 38 | 34 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kingsford Match Light, Bush's Beans(Team: JTG Daugherty Racing) (Crew chief: Frank Kerr) |
Toyota | 179 | 0 | engine | 49 |
| 39 | 8 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports(Team: NEMCO Motorsports) (Crew chief: Philippe Lopez) |
Toyota | 110 | 1 | wheel | 51 |
| 40 | 40 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask.com, DLP HDTV(Team: Yates/Hall of Fame Racing) (Crew chief: Todd Parrott) |
Ford | 103 | 0 | engine | 43 |
| 41 | 27 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports(Team: Prism Motorsports) (Crew chief: Bill Henderson) |
Toyota | 82 | 0 | electrical | 40 |
| 42 | 22 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Golden Corral, Pepsi(Team: Yates/Hall of Fame Racing) (Crew chief: Ben Leslie) |
Ford | 32 | 0 | engine | 37 |
| 43 | 43 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Phoenix Racing(Team: Phoenix Racing) (Crew chief: Marc Reno) |
Dodge | 21 | 0 | overheating | 34 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 35 | Todd Bodine | Germain Racing(Team: Germain Racing) (Crew chief: Randy Goss) |
Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| 36 | Scott Riggs | Red Bank Outfitters(Team: Tommy Baldwin Racing) (Crew chief: Tommy Baldwin, Jr.) |
Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | All Sport Body Quencher, Big Red(Team: Mayfield Motorsports) (Crew chief: Tony Furr) |
Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| 64 | Geoffrey Bodine | Fred's Hometown Discount Store(Team: Gunselman Motorsports) (Crew chief: Doug Richert) |
Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:59:01 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Mark Martin - 29.640 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.332 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 127.573 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 11 for 54 laps - Laps 3-5 (#43 accident turn 1); Laps 13-15 (#96 spun turn 3); Laps 68-73 (#47 crew member to close to racing surface frontstretch); Laps 104-107 (#96 spun frontstretch); Laps 158-162 (debris turn 2); Laps 186-191 (#47 fluid on track); Laps 205-209 (#21,77 accident turn 1); Laps 217-221 (#5 accident turn 1); Laps 261-264 (debris turn 4); Laps 268-274 (#6,12,16,31,82 accident frontstretch); Laps 323-328 (#7 debris turn 2) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers - 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) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
