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2009 Sharpie 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 24 of 36
Saturday, August 22, 2009 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:08:31
Average Speed: 84.82 mph
Pole Speed: 124.484 mph

Cautions: 11 for 76 laps
Margin of Victory: .098 sec
Attendance: 160,000
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2009 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	15	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	341,073	running	68	190
2	1	5	Mark Martin	Pop-Tarts / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	223,550	running	240	180
3	25	47	Marcos Ambrose	Clorox / Kingsford / Bush's Baked Beans (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Toyota	500	190,473	running	0	165
4	2	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	171,225	running	76	165
5	41	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	136,575	running	0	155
6	9	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	500	145,054	running	0	150
7	13	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	126,975	running	0	146
8	21	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	165,126	running	107	147
9	27	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy Sugar Free / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	121,450	running	0	138
10	5	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	150,065	running	0	134
11	17	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Vise-Grip (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	112,875	running	0	130
12	14	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	500	131,648	running	0	127
13	7	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's / USO Toast to the Troops (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	118,525	running	0	124
14	23	6	David Ragan	UPS (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	110,225	running	0	121
15	3	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	500	119,498	running	0	118
16	32	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	146,756	running	0	115
17	18	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	500	122,323	running	0	112
18	37	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	141,981	running	0	109
19	10	43	Reed Sorenson	Valvoline (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	500	135,801	running	0	106
20	34	12	David Stremme	Penske Racing (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	130,290	running	0	103
21	6	33	Clint Bowyer	Hamburger Helper (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	106,800	running	0	100
22	24	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	500	131,390	running	0	97
23	33	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	499	134,026	running	0	94
24	39	98	Paul Menard	Peak / Menards (Yates Racing)	Ford	498	125,456	running	0	91
25	11	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)	Chevrolet	498	129,498	running	0	88
26	42	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley Tools (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	498	101,400	running	0	85
27	28	78	Regan Smith	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	498	92,780	running	0	82
28	29	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	497	131,718	running	0	79
29	26	4	Scott Wimmer	Alpha Natural Resources (Jerry McClure)	Chevrolet	496	89,160	running	0	76
30	40	34	John Andretti	Taco Bell (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	494	101,525	running	0	73
31	36	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	490	99,415	crash	9	75
32	31	7	Robby Gordon	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino / The Rogue Joint (Robby Gordon)	Toyota	490	107,565	running	0	67
33	30	14	Tony Stewart	Office Depot / Old Spice (Stewart Haas Racing)	Chevrolet	489	101,718	running	0	64
34	8	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	484	135,936	running	0	61
35	38	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	472	107,210	running	0	58
36	20	96	Bobby Labonte	Ask.com (Jeff Moorad)	Ford	461	115,969	running	0	55
37	19	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Hunt Brothers Pizza (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Dodge	452	88,205	running	0	52
38	16	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	438	125,448	crash	0	49
39	12	71	David Gilliland	TaxSlayer.com / RaceHost.com (Kevin Buckler)	Chevrolet	354	87,985	crash	0	46
40	22	08	Terry Labonte	Barberitos Grille / Hottie Hawg's (John Carter)	Toyota	244	87,875	rear end	0	43
41	43	87	Joe Nemechek	Suzuki KingQuad ATVs / Mark 4 (Joe Nemechek)	Toyota	48	87,700	wheel bearing	0	40
42	35	37	Tony Raines	Long John Silver's / A&W (Bob Jenkins)	Dodge	27	87,580	transmission	0	37
43	4	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports (Phil Parsons)	Toyota	8	87,996	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Mike Skinner (#36), Max Papis (#13), Mike Wallace (#64), Aric Almirola (#09)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	11	11
	12	15	4	#20,43 accident turn 1	none
	16	64	49
	65	69	5	debris	#34
	70	135	66
	136	144	9	debris	#19
	145	164	20
	165	170	6	#96 accident frontstretch	#11
	171	255	85
	256	263	8	debris	#82
	264	355	92
	356	361	6	#71 accident turn 4	#83
	362	421	60
	422	431	10	rain	#83
	432	439	8
	440	451	12	#07,2,29,33,83 accident frontstretch	#99
	452	458	7
	459	463	5	#77 accident turn 2	#82
	464	479	16
	480	486	7	#1 accident turn 4	#31
	487	492	6
	493	496	4	#20,33,55 accident turn 4	#12
	497	500	4
Percent of race run under caution: 15.2% Average green flag run: 35.3 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Greg Biffle	1	65	65
Mark Martin	66	66	1
Greg Biffle	67	77	11
Mark Martin	78	272	195
Jimmie Johnson	273	274	2
Mark Martin	275	316	42
Jimmie Johnson	317	356	40
Mark Martin	357	357	1
Jimmie Johnson	358	422	65
Mark Martin	423	423	1
Michael Waltrip	424	432	9
Kyle Busch	433	500	68

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Tony Stewart	3564
2	Jimmie Johnson	3344	-220
3	Jeff Gordon	3310	-254
4	Denny Hamlin	3141	-423
5	Carl Edwards	3110	-454
6	Kurt Busch	3103	-461
7	Ryan Newman	2995	-569
8	Greg Biffle	2986	-578
9	Juan Pablo Montoya	2975	-589
10	Mark Martin	2971	-593
11	Kasey Kahne	2963	-601
12	Matt Kenseth	2945	-619
13	Kyle Busch	2911	-653
14	Brian Vickers	2906	-658
15	Clint Bowyer	2833	-731
16	David Reutimann	2785	-779
17	Marcos Ambrose	2639	-925
18	Jeff Burton	2568	-996
19	Joey Logano	2487	-1077
20	Casey Mears	2478	-1086

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