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2009 Southern 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 11 of 36
Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.3 miles)

Time of race: 4:11:19
Average Speed: 119.687 mph
Pole Speed: 179.514 mph

Cautions: 17 for 73 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.531 sec
Attendance: 72,000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2009 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
17	38	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Best Buy (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	367	86,050	running	0	112
33	10	47	Marcos Ambrose	Bush's Best Baked Beans / Kingsford / Clorox (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	312	91,671	running	0	64
8	11	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	112,625	running	117	152
41	33	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	56	71,725	brakes	0	40
37	17	33	Clint Bowyer	BB&T (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	221	80,375	crash	0	52
12	6	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	132,254	running	0	127
16	8	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	367	100,350	running	0	115
34	14	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	303	121,346	running	2	66
27	26	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Mountain Dew / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	360	92,725	running	0	82
32	9	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	314	123,179	running	0	67
43	30	71	David Gilliland	TRG Motorsports (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	27	71,990	fuel pump	0	34
5	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / National Guard ESGR (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	152,724	running	6	160
28	28	7	Robby Gordon	Quaker State (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	353	96,583	running	0	79
13	23	11	Denny Hamlin	Farm Bureau Insurance (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	367	103,175	running	0	124
11	24	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	127,843	running	0	130
30	4	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	344	97,008	running	0	73
2	42	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	236,999	running	2	175
23	7	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	366	121,221	running	45	99
10	1	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	142,188	running	16	139
7	31	25	Brad Keselowski	GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	102,400	running	0	146
18	27	96	Bobby Labonte	Academy Sports & Outdoors (Jeff Moorad)	Ford	367	112,952	running	2	114
9	5	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	367	138,874	running	19	143
42	43	09	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming (James Finch)	Dodge	38	71,630	transmission	0	37
1	12	5	Mark Martin	Cheez-it / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	295,150	running	46	190
22	20	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	89,450	running	0	97
36	13	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	238	90,575	running	0	55
15	40	98	Paul Menard	Schrock Cabinetry / Menards (Yates Racing)	Ford	367	118,904	running	0	118
20	25	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	367	119,746	running	0	103
4	3	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	367	170,527	running	48	165
35	22	13	Max Papis	GEICO (Germain Racing)	Toyota	302	72,725	running	0	58
38	15	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	199	80,150	crash	0	49
25	39	34	Tony Raines	A&W (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	364	87,800	running	0	88
29	21	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	347	102,096	running	0	76
39	37	36	Scott Riggs	Tommy Baldwin Racing (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Toyota	101	72,025	brakes	0	46
14	19	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	367	95,700	running	2	126
21	29	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	367	78,575	running	0	100
19	41	43	Reed Sorenson	Valvoline Crew Chief Car (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	367	121,549	running	0	106
26	32	87	Scott Speed	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	362	75,325	running	0	85
3	18	14	Tony Stewart	Old Spice / Office Depot (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	367	171,696	running	1	170
24	34	12	David Stremme	Star Trek (Roger Penske)	Dodge	366	113,038	running	0	91
6	16	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	367	162,113	running	61	155
31	35	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	333	105,321	crash	0	70
40	36	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Adaptive One (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	73	79,875	engine	0	43

Failed to qualify: Jeremy Mayfield (#41), Scott Speed (#82)

To the back: Reed Sorenson (#43) engine change, Jimmie Johnson (#48) backup car, Scott Speed (#87) driver change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4
	5	7	3	#13,87 accident turn 2	none
	8	21	14
	22	24	3	#55 spun turn 4	none
	25	31	7
	32	37	6	#07,11,44,83 accident turns 1/2	#55
	38	75	38
	76	85	10	#55 accident turn 3	#98
	86	119	34
	120	123	4	#77 accident turn 2	#48
	124	161	38
	162	165	4	#6,11 accident turns 1/2	#19
	166	185	20
	186	189	4	#6,42 accident turn 1	#83
	190	197	8
	198	201	4	#6 accident turn 3	#12
	202	215	14
	216	219	4	#2 spun turn 4	#24
	220	222	3
	223	226	4	#33,44 accident backstretch	#12
	227	249	23
	250	253	4	debris	#77
	254	276	23
	277	281	5	debris backstretch	#11
	282	284	3
	285	287	3	#99 accident turn 3	#98
	288	296	9
	297	300	4	#16 accident turn 4	#31
	301	320	20
	321	325	5	debris turn 4	#96
	326	335	10
	336	338	3	#26,83 accident turn 2	#44
	339	343	5
	344	346	3	#88 spun frontstretch	#9
	347	367	21
Percent of race run under caution: 19.9% Average green flag run: 16.3 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Matt Kenseth	1	16	16
Jeff Gordon	17	22	6
Jimmie Johnson	23	24	2
Ryan Newman	25	71	47
Kasey Kahne	72	82	11
Elliott Sadler	83	84	2
Kasey Kahne	85	115	31
Martin Truex, Jr.	116	119	4
Kasey Kahne	120	120	1
Bobby Labonte	121	122	2
Greg Biffle	123	161	39
Kasey Kahne	162	162	1
Greg Biffle	163	185	23
Kasey Kahne	186	186	1
Greg Biffle	187	215	29
Kyle Busch	216	216	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	217	249	33
Kyle Busch	250	250	1
Greg Biffle	251	276	26
Ryan Newman	277	277	1
Joey Logano	278	296	19
Martin Truex, Jr.	297	320	24
Tony Stewart	321	321	1
Mark Martin	322	367	46

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	1601
2	Tony Stewart	1572	-29
3	Kurt Busch	1546	-55
4	Jimmie Johnson	1465	-136
5	Denny Hamlin	1445	-156
6	Jeff Burton	1384	-217
7	Kyle Busch	1380	-221
8	Ryan Newman	1363	-238
9	Greg Biffle	1345	-256
10	Matt Kenseth	1326	-275
11	Mark Martin	1316	-285
12	Carl Edwards	1271	-330
13	Clint Bowyer	1264	-337
14	Juan Pablo Montoya	1255	-346
15	David Reutimann	1232	-369
16	Kasey Kahne	1205	-396
17	Brian Vickers	1188	-413
18	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1182	-419
19	Martin Truex, Jr.	1144	-457
20	Marcos Ambrose	1131	-470

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