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2009 Running of the Southern 500

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2009 Southern 500
Held on May 9, 2009 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC
367 L, 501.322 M, 806.666 KM - Scheduled Distance

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FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	12	5	Mark Martin	Cheez-It, Carquest Auto Parts(Team: Hendrick Motorsports) (Crew chief: Alan Gustafson)	Chevy	367	46	running	190
2	42	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's(Team: Hendrick Motorsports) (Crew chief: Chad Knaus)	Chevy	367	2	running	175
3	18	14	Tony Stewart	Old Spice, Office Depot(Team: Stewart-Haas Racing) (Crew chief: Darian Grubb)	Chevy	367	1	running	170
4	3	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army(Team: Stewart-Haas Racing) (Crew chief: Tony Gibson)	Chevy	367	48	running	165
5	2	24	Jeff Gordon	National Guard ESGR, DuPont, Pepsi(Team: Hendrick Motorsports) (Crew chief: Steve Letarte)	Chevy	367	6	running	160
6	16	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats(Team: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) (Crew chief: Kevin Manion)	Chevy	367	61	running	155
7	31	25	Brad Keselowski	GoDaddy.com(Team: Hendrick Motorsports) (Crew chief: Lance McGrew)	Chevy	367	0	running	146
8	11	16	Greg Biffle	3M(Team: Roush Fenway Racing) (Crew chief: Greg Erwin)	Ford	367	117	running	152
9	5	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot #3036(Team: Joe Gibbs Racing) (Crew chief: Greg Zipadelli)	Toyota	367	19	running	143
10	1	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt, USG Sheetrock(Team: Roush Fenway Racing) (Crew chief: Drew Blickensderfer)	Ford	367	16	running	139
11	24	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell, Pennzoil(Team: Richard Childress Racing) (Crew chief: Gil Martin)	Chevy	367	0	running	130
12	6	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar(Team: Richard Childress Racing) (Crew chief: Scott Miller)	Chevy	367	0	running	127
13	23	11	Denny Hamlin	Farm Bureau Insurance(Team: Joe Gibbs Racing) (Crew chief: Mike Ford)	Toyota	367	0	running	124
14	19	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley Tools(Team: Richard Petty Motorsports) (Crew chief: Kevin Buskirk)	Dodge	367	2	running	126
15	40	98	Paul Menard	Schrock Cabinetry, Menards(Team: Yates/Hall of Fame Racing) (Crew chief: Larry Carter)	Ford	367	0	running	118
16	8	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite(Team: Penske Championship Racing) (Crew chief: Pat Tryson)	Dodge	367	0	running	115
17	38	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy #826, Insignia HDTV(Team: Richard Petty Motorsports) (Crew chief: Sammy Johns)	Dodge	367	0	running	112
18	27	96	Bobby Labonte	Academy Sports & Outdoors(Team: Yates/Hall of Fame Racing) (Crew chief: Ben Leslie)	Ford	367	2	running	114
19	41	43	Reed Sorenson	Valvoline Crew Chief Car(Team: Richard Petty Motorsports) (Crew chief: Mike Shiplett)	Dodge	367	0	running	106
20	25	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target, Polaroid(Team: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) (Crew chief: Brian Pattie)	Chevy	367	0	running	103
21	29	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row, Denver Mattress(Team: Furniture Row Racing) (Crew chief: Jay Guy)	Chevy	367	0	running	100
22	20	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal(Team: Roush Fenway Racing) (Crew chief: Donnie Wingo)	Ford	367	0	running	97
23	7	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser(Team: Richard Petty Motorsports) (Crew chief: Kenny Francis)	Dodge	366	45	running	99
24	34	12	David Stremme	Star Trek(Team: Penske Championship Racing) (Crew chief: Roy McCauley)	Dodge	366	0	running	91
25	39	34	Tony Raines	A&W All American Food(Team: Front Row Motorsports) (Crew chief: Steven Lane)	Chevy	364	0	running	88
26	32	87	Scott Speed	NEMCO Motorsports(Team: NEMCO Motorsports) (Crew chief: Philippe Lopez)	Toyota	362	0	running	85
27	26	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Mountain Dew, National Guard(Team: Hendrick Motorsports) (Crew chief: Tony Eury, Jr.)	Chevy	360	0	running	82
28	28	7	Robby Gordon	Quaker State, Menards(Team: Robby Gordon Motorsports) (Crew chief: Kirk Almquist)	Toyota	353	0	running	79
29	21	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine(Team: Michael Waltrip Racing) (Crew chief: Rodney Childers)	Toyota	347	0	running	76
30	4	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1(Team: Penske Championship Racing) (Crew chief: Travis Geisler)	Dodge	344	0	running	73
31	35	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull(Team: Red Bull Racing Team) (Crew chief: Ryan Pemberton)	Toyota	333	0	accident	70
32	9	99	Carl Edwards	Disney's Up, Aflac(Team: Roush Fenway Racing) (Crew chief: Bob Osborne)	Ford	314	0	running	67
33	10	47	Marcos Ambrose	Bush's Best Baked Beans, Kingsford(Team: JTG Daugherty Racing) (Crew chief: Frank Kerr)	Toyota	312	0	running	64
34	14	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's(Team: Joe Gibbs Racing) (Crew chief: Steve Addington)	Toyota	303	2	running	66
35	22	13	Max Papis	GEICO(Team: Germain Racing) (Crew chief: Mike Hillman)	Toyota	302	0	running	58
36	13	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's(Team: Richard Childress Racing) (Crew chief: Todd Berrier)	Chevy	238	0	running	55
37	17	33	Clint Bowyer	BB&T, Cheerios(Team: Richard Childress Racing) (Crew chief: Shane Wilson)	Chevy	221	0	accident	52
38	15	6	David Ragan	UPS(Team: Roush Fenway Racing) (Crew chief: Jimmy Fennig)	Ford	199	0	accident	49
39	37	36	Scott Riggs	Tommy Baldwin Racing(Team: Tommy Baldwin Racing) (Crew chief: Walter Giles)	Toyota	101	0	brakes	46
40	36	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Adaptive One Brakes(Team: Michael Waltrip Racing) (Crew chief: Robert Barker)	Toyota	73	0	engine	43
41	33	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports(Team: PRISM Motorsports) (Crew chief: Bill Henderson)	Toyota	56	0	brakes	40
42	43	09	Sterling Marlin	Phoenix Racing(Team: Phoenix Racing) (Crew chief: Marc Reno)	Dodge	38	0	transmission	37
43	30	71	David Gilliland	Adobe Road Winery(Team: TRG Motorsports) (Crew chief: Richard Labbe)	Chevy	27	0	fuel pump	34
QUALIFIED CAR
		87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports(Team: NEMCO Motorsports) (Crew chief: Philippe Lopez)	Toyota			qualified car
DID NOT QUALIFY
		41	Jeremy Mayfield	SmallSponsor.com(Team: Mayfield Motorsports) (Crew chief: Tony Furr)	Toyota			DNQ
		82	Scott Speed	Red Bull(Team: Red Bull Racing Team) (Crew chief: Jimmy Elledge)	Toyota			DNQ

RACE DATA
Did not start:
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: 4h:11:19
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Matt Kenseth - 27.394 sec.
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory: 1.531 seconds
Average Speed: 119.687 mph
Cautions: 17 for 73 laps - Laps 5-7 (#12,13,87 accident turn 1); Laps 22-24 (#55 spun turn 4); Laps 32-37 (#6,07,11,44,83 accident turns 1/2); Laps 76-85 (#55 accident/fire turn 3); Laps 120-123 (#77 accident turn 2): Laps 162-165 (#6,11 accident turn 1); Laps 186-189 (#6,42,48 accident turn 1); Laps 198-201 (#6,47 accident turn 3): Laps 216-219 (#2 spun turn 4); Laps 223-226 (#33,44 accident backstretch); Laps 250-253 (debris turn 3); Laps 277-281 (#26 debris backstretch); Laps 285-287 (#99 slow on track turn 4); Laps 297-300 (#16 accident turn 4); Laps 321-325 (debris turn 4); Laps 336-338 (#26,83 accident turn 2); Laps 344-346 (#88 spun frontstretch)
Lead Changes: 23 among 13 drivers - Matt Kenseth (1-16); Jeff Gordon (17-22); Jimmie Johnson (23-24); Ryan Newman (25-71); Kasey Kahne (72-82); Elliott Sadler (83-84); Kasey Kahne (85-115); Martin Truex, Jr. (116-119); Kasey Kahne (120); Bobby Labonte (121-122); Greg Biffle (123-161); Kasey Kahne (162); Greg Biffle (163-185); Kasey Kahne (186); Greg Biffle (187-215): Kyle Busch (216); Martin Truex, Jr. (217-249); Kyle Busch (250); Greg Biffle (251-276) Ryan Newman (277); Joey Logano (278-296); Martin Truex, Jr. (297-320); Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) (321); Mark Martin (322-367)
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered