Bristol Motor Speedway
Sharpie 500
August 22, 2009
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Bristol Motor Speedway
Sharpie 500
August 22, 2009
Kyle Busch wins at Bristol: #18-Kyle Busch won the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway for his 4th win of 2009, 16th of his career, and was the first driver to sweep both Bristol Sprint Cup races since his brother Kurt did it in 2003. #5-Martin finished 2nd after giving Busch a run for the win followed by #47-Ambrose [best ever oval track result], #16-Biffle, #11-Hamlin, #39-Newman, #2-Busch, #48-Johnson, #88-Earnhardt Jr. and #17-Kenseth. #48-Johnson was leading late in the race but had a lug nut problem and had to make a 2nd pit stop but was able to recover with an 8th. Points leader #14-Stewart finished 33rd after having all kinds of problem with the radio and some sort of electrical issues, dropping his points lead to 220 points over now 2nd place, #48-Johnson. Busch is now 39 points out of the Chase and the 12th spot with two races to go before the chase, #17-Kenseth is now 12th even thou he finished 10th. There were 11 cautions for 76 caution laps, an 10 minute red flag for a late wreck on lap 492 and there were only 12 lead changes among 5 drivers.
The Sprint Cup Series takes off a week before racing at Atlanta on Septmber 6h - Labor Day weekend.
Scheduled Bristol Race Re-Airs: ESPN2: Sunday, August 23 at 3:00am/et; ESPN Classic: Sunday, August 23 at 1:00pm/et; SPEED, Wednesday, August 26 at 12:00pm/et.(8-22-2009) Comment here
UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings
[after Bristol, race 24 of 36]:
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish
1) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 3564, finished 33rd
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 3344, -220, 8th
3) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 3310, -254, 23rd
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 3141, -423, 5th
5) #99-Carl Edwards, 3110, -454, 16th
6) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 3103, -461, 7th
7) #39-Ryan Newman, 2995, -569 (+84 ahead of 13th), 6th
8) #16-Greg Biffle, 2986, -578 (+75), 4th
9) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 2975, -589 (+64), 25th
10) #5-Mark Martin [4 wins], 2971, -593 (+60), 2nd
11) #9-Kasey Kahne [1 win], 2963, -601 (+52), 28th
12) #17-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 2945, -619 (+34 ahead of 12th), 10th
Contenders for the top-12/chase:
13) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 2911, 34 points out of 12th, 1st
14) #83-Brian Vickers [1 win], 2906, -39, 12th
15) #33-Clint Bowyer, 2833, -112, 21st
16) #00-David Reutimann [1 win] 2785, -160, 17th
For drivers and owners points standings, see the Drivers Points Standings page.(8-22-2009)
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Atlanta:
No changes the spread between 35th and 36th now drops to 115 points
34) #7-Gordon/Robby Gordon: 1900, +237
35) #34-Andretti/Earnhardt Ganassi: 1778, 115 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed but are close to the top-35:
36) #82-Speed/Red Bull: 1663, 115 points out of 35th
37) #71-Gilliland/TRG: 1383, -395
The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
For the owners points standings, see my Owners Points Standings.(8-22-2009)
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SERIES OFFICIAL SHARPIE 500 .533-Mile
Oval 500 L
– 266.5 M – Purse: $6,358,952 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fin. Str. Car NSCS Bonus Driver Pos Pos No. Driver Team Laps Points Points Rating Winnings Status____ 1 15 18 Kyle Busch M&M's
2 1 5 Mark Martin Pop-Tarts/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 500 180 **10 139.6 223,550 Running 3 25 47 Marcos Ambrose Clorox
4 2 16 Greg Biffle 3M
Ford 500 165 *5 111.0 171,225 Running 5 41 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx
Ground 6 9 39 Ryan Newman 7 13 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 500 146
116.2 126,975 Running 8 21 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's
Chevrolet 500 147 *5 116.7 165,126 Running 9 27 88 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. AMP Sugar Free/National
Guard Chevrolet 500 138
85.1 121,450 Running 10 5 17 Matt
Kenseth DEWALT Ford 500 134 95.2 150,065 Running 11 17 26 Jamie
McMurray IRWIN Vise-Grip Ford 500 130
84.2 112,875 Running 12 14 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 13 7 07 Casey
Mears Jack Daniel's
Chevrolet 500 124
70.9 118,525 Running 14 23 6 David
Ragan 15 3 82 Scott
Speed # Red Bull 16 32 99 Carl
Edwards Aflac Ford 500 115
62.9 146,756 Running 17 18 00 David
Reutimann Aaron's Dream
Machine 18 37 31 Jeff
Burton Caterpillar
Chevrolet 500 109
54.7 141,981 Running 19 10 43 Reed
Sorenson Valvoline
Dodge 500 106
65.1 135,801 Running 20 34 12 David
Stremme Penske Dodge 500 103 54.2 130,290 Running 21 6 33 Clint
Bowyer Hamburger Helper
Chevrolet 500 100
89.9 106,800 Running 22 24 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass Pro
Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 500 97
89.2 131,390 Running 23 33 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont
Chevrolet 499 94 66.2 134,026 Running 24 39 98 Paul
Menard Peak/Menards
Ford 498 91
40.3 125,456 Running 25 11 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 498 88
95.2 129,498 Running 26 42 19 Elliott
Sadler 27 28 78 Regan
Smith Furniture Row
Racing Chevrolet 498 82
48.0 92,780 Running 28 29 9 Kasey
Kahne Budweiser Dodge 497 79
52.1 131,718 Running 29 26 4 Scott
Wimmer Alpha
Natural Resources Chevrolet 496 76
40.6 89,160 Running 30 40 34 John
Andretti Taco 31 36 55 Michael
Waltrip 32 31 7 Robby
Gordon Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino/Rogue Joint 33 30 14 Tony
Stewart Office Depot/Old
Spice Chevrolet 489 64
47.8 101,718 Running 34 8 20 Joey
Logano # Home Depot 35 38 77 Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 472 58
52.4 107,210 Running 36 20 96 Bobby
Labonte Ask.com Ford 461 55
61.1 115,969 Running 37 19 44 AJ
Allmendinger Hunt Brothers
Pizza Dodge 452 52
73.3 88,205 Running 38 16 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 438 49
61.1 125,448 Accident 39 12 71 David
Gilliland Tax Slayer
Chevrolet 354 46
64.5 87,985 Accident 40 22 08 Terry
Labonte EM Motorsports 41 43 87 Joe
Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports
42 35 37 Tony
Raines Long John
Silver's Dodge 27 37 26.4 87,580 Transmission 43 4 66 Dave
Blaney PRISM
Motorsports # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (4) #36 Mike Skinner;
#13 Max Papis; #64 Mike Wallace; #09 Aric Almirola. Race Comments: Before an announced
sellout crowd of 160,000, Kyle Busch won the Sharpie 500, his 16th NASCAR
Sprint Cup victory. TIME OF COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Mark Martin (124.484
mph, 15.414 secs.) DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE EA SPORTS “ GOODYEAR GATORBACK BELTS FASTEST LAP
AWARD: Mark Martin (121.075 mph, Lap 265) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $30,000
at O’REILLY RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kyle Busch TISSOT
“ CAUTION FLAGS: 11 cautions for 76
laps. [Beneficiary] 12-15 (Car #20 & 43-Accident, Turn 1 [None]); 65-69
(Debris [34]); 136-144 (Debris [19]); 165-170 (Car #96-Accident, Frontstretch [11]); 256-263 (Debris [82]); 356-361 (Car #71-Accident,
Turn 4 [83]); 422-431 (Rain [83]); 440-451 (Car #07, 2, 29, 33 & 83-Accident,
Frontstretch [99]); 459-463 (Car #77-Accident, Turn 2
[82]); 480-486 (Car #1-Accident, Turn 4 [31]); 493-496 (Car #20, 33 & 55-Accident,
Turn 4 [Red Flag: Lap 493, 10:57] [12]). LAP LEADERS: 12 lead changes
among 5 drivers. Martin-pole; Biffle 1-65, Martin 66, Biffle 67-77, Martin
78-272, Johnson 273-274, Martin 275-316, Johnson 317-356, Martin 357, Johnson
358-422, Martin 423, Waltrip 424-432, Ky. Busch 433-500. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Tony Stewart 3,564 (3) 2 –Jimmie Johnson 3,344 (3) 3 –Jeff Gordon 3,310 (1) 4 –Denny Hamlin 3,141 (1) 5 –Carl Edwards 3,110 (0) 6 –Kurt Busch 3,103 (1) 7 –Ryan Newman 2,995 (0) 8–Greg Biffle 2,986 (0) 9 –Juan Pablo Montoya 2,975 (0) 10–Mark Martin 2,971 (4) 11–Kasey Kahne 2,963 (1) 12–Matt Kenseth 2,945 (2) SUNOCO DIAMOND Car # Pts. Mark Martin (# 5) 4 Kyle Busch (#18) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 THE Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 Mark Martin (# 5) 4 Kyle Busch (#18) 4 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER OF AWARD Car
# Pts. Drew Blickensderfer (#17) 3 Alan Gustafson (# 5) 3 Pts Wins Chevrolet 180 12 Ford 108 2 Dodge 99 2 MOBIL 1 COMMAND
PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (# 2) 6 Juan Pablo Montoya (#42) 6 David Reutimann (#00) 4 Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#14) 6 Kyle Busch (#18) 6 Denny Hamlin (#11) 3 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Darian Grubb (#14) 5 Greg Erwin (#16) 4 Tony Gibson (#39) 3 O’REILLY SERVICE &
PERFORMANCE” AWARD Car # Pts. Denny Hamlin (#11) 5 Greg Biffle (#16) 5 Tony Stewart (#14) 3 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
BELTS FASTEST LAP
AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5 Jeff Gordon (#24) 4 Mark Martin (# 5) 4 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#48) 231 Hendrick (#14) 227 Hendrick (#24) 213 COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD Brian Vickers 6 Mark Martin 5 David Reutimann 2 Kyle Busch 1 Matt Kenseth 1 Jimmie Johnson 1 Juan Pablo Montoya 1 Ryan Newman 1 Martin Truex Jr. 1 TISSOT “ Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 5 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Joey Logano 213 Scott Speed 188 Max Papis 85 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race Unofficial Race Results for the Sharpie 500 Saturday, August 22, 2009 Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, TN - .533 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 500 Laps - 266.5 Miles - Purse: $6,358,952
Race Comments: Before an announced sellout crowd of 160,000, Kyle Busch won the Sharpie 500, his 16th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the start, no cars dropped to the rear. Failed to Qualify: (4) #36 Mike Skinner, #13 Max Papis #, #64 Mike Wallace, #09 Aric Almirola. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 08 Mins, 31 Secs. Average Speed: 84.820 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.098 Seconds Caution Flags: 11 for 76 laps: Laps: 12-15 (#20, 43 accident turn 1 [None]); 65-69 (Debris [34]); 136-144 (Debris [19]); 165-170 (#96 accident frontstretch [11]); 256-263 (Debris [82]); 356-361 (#71 accident turn 4 [83]); 422-431 (Precipitation [83]); 440-451 (#07, 2, 29, 33, 83 accident frontstretch [99]); 459-463 (#77 accident turn 2 [82]); 480-486 (#1 accident turn 4 [31]); 493-496 (#20, 33, 55 accident turn 4 [Red Flag: Lap 493, 10:57] [12]). Lead Changes: 12 among 5 drivers: M. Martin 0; G. Biffle 1-65; M. Martin 66; G. Biffle 67-77; M. Martin 78-272; J. Johnson 273-274; M. Martin 275-316; J. Johnson 317-356; M. Martin 357; J. Johnson 358-422; M. Martin 423; M. Waltrip 424-432; Kyle Busch 433-500. Coors Light Pole Award : Mark Martin, #5 (124.484 mph) DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Greg Biffle, #16 crew chief Greg Erwin DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18 EA Sports Move of the Race : Kyle Busch, #18 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Mark Martin, #5 (121.075 mph, Lap 265) Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Mark Martin, #5 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Marcos Ambrose, #47 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Jimmie Johnson, #48 (.22 sec ) O'Reilly Auto Parts People, Service and Performance : Greg Biffle, #16 (230.505 sec) Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Scott Speed, #82 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Kyle Busch, #18 Tissot Pit Road Precision : Greg Biffle, #16 (214.601 sec) WIX Filters Lap Ldr : Kyle Busch, #18 (68 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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