
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Pep Boys Auto 500
September 12, 2009
Kahne wins at Atlanta: #9-Kasey Kahne won the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway for his 2nd win of 2009 and 11th of his career. Kahne moves up to 6th in drivers points, up 5 spots. #29-Harvick finished 2nd followed by #42-Montoya, #00-Reutimann, #5-Martin, #11-Hamlin, #83-Vickers, #24-Gordon, #39-Newman and #16-Biffle. Points leader #14-Stewart finished 11th, #48-Johnson has rear-end problems and finished 36th, #99-Edwards had debris go thru an oil cooler and lost many laps finishing 37th, #2-Busch wrecked and finished 38th. Other Chase contenders: #17-Kenseth finished 12th and #18-Busch 13th. Vickers is now 13th, 20 points out of 12th and Kyle Busch is 14th, 37 points out of 12th. Pole sitter #1-Truex Jr. finished 26th down a lap after leading 68 laps early in the race. There were 9 cautions for 42 caution laps and there were 31 lead changes among 13 drivers.
Scheduled Race Re-Airs: ESPN2: Monday, September 7 at 2:30 am/et; ESPN Classic: Tuesday, September 8 at 11:00am/et; SPEED, Wednesday, September 9 at 12:00pm/et.(9-6-2009)
UNOFFICIAL Sprint Cup Driver Points Standings
[after Atlanta, race 25 of 36]:
pos, car#, driver, points, behind, [wins], race finish
(four have clinched a spot in The Chase)
1) #14-Tony Stewart [3 wins], 3694, finished 11th at Atlanta
2) #24-Jeff Gordon [1 win], 3457, -237, 8th
3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [3 wins], 3404, -290, 36th
4) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 3296, -398, 6th
(the following have not clinched a spot in The Chase
5) #99-Carl Edwards, 3162, -532, 37th (+105 points ahead of 13th)
6) #9-Kasey Kahne [2 wins], 3153, -541 (+96), 1st
7) #2-Kurt Busch [1 win], 3152, -542 (+95), 38th
8) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 3145, -549 (+88), 3rd
9) #39-Ryan Newman, 3138, -556 (+77), 9th
10) #5-Mark Martin [4 wins], 3126, -568 (+72), 5th
11) #16-Greg Biffle, 3125, -569 (+69), 10th
12) #17-Matt Kenseth [2 wins], 3077, -617 (+20 ahead of 13th), 12th
Contenders for the top-12/The Chase:
13) #83-Brian Vickers [1 win], 3057, 20 points out of 12th, 7th
14) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 3040, -37, 13th
15) #00-David Reutimann [1 win] 2945, -132, 4th
For drivers and owners points standings, see the Drivers Points Standings page.(9-6-2009)
Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Richmond:
No changes the spread between 35th and 36th now drops to 94 points
34) #7-Gordon/Robby Gordon: 2015, +261
35) #34-Andretti/Earnhardt Ganassi: 1848, 94 points ahead of 36th
these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed but are close to the top-35:
36) #82-Speed/Red Bull: 1754, 94 points out of 35th
37) #71-Gilliland-Labonte/TRG: 1492, -356
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.(9-6-2009)
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SERIES OFFICIAL 1.54-Mile
Oval 500.5 M
– 325 L – Purse:
$6,282,099 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Fin. Str. Car NSCS Bonus Driver Pos Pos No. Driver Team Laps Points Points Rating Winnings Status___ 1 2 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser
Dodge 325 190 *5 131.1 $363,073 Running 2 18 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 325 175 *5 116.5 248,328 Running 3 22 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 325 170 *5 114.7 207,348 Running 4 28 00 David Reutimann Aaron's
Dream Machine 5 7 5 Mark Martin CARQUEST/Kellogg's
Chevrolet 325 155 109.5 131,175 Running 6 10 11 Denny Hamlin Farm
Bureau 7 8 83 Brian Vickers Red
Bull 8 4 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont
Chevrolet 325 147 *5 110.4 148,926 Running 9 23 39 Ryan Newman 10 26 16 Greg
Biffle 3M/Red Cross
Ford 325 139 *5 70.5 123,675 Running 11 12 14 Tony
Stewart Office Depot/Old
Spice Chevrolet 325 130 89.5 118,823 Running 12 15 17 Matt
Kenseth R & L
Carriers Ford 325 132 *5 81.0 144,665 Running 13 5 18 Kyle
Busch Pedigree 14 9 12 David
Stremme Penske Dodge 325 121 83.2 132,565 Running 15 41 98 Paul
Menard Johns
Manville/Menards Ford 325 118 65.6 129,881 Running 16 29 7 Robby
Gordon Polaris Off Road Vehicles 17 31 88 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. National
Guard/AMP Energy Drink Chevrolet 325 112 85.0 111,025 Running 18 25 71 Bobby
Labonte TaxSlayer.com
Chevrolet 325 109 69.4 95,725 Running 19 17 21 David
Gilliland Motorcraft Ford 325 106 66.5 91,850 Running 20 35 44 AJ
Allmendinger Hunt Brothers
Pizza Dodge 325 103 58.0 100,850 Running 21 21 19 Elliott
Sadler 22 34 20 Joey
Logano # The
Home Depot 23 11 47 Marcos
Ambrose Clorox/Kingsford/Bush's
Best Baked Beans 24 32 82 Scott
Speed # Red Bull 25 33 07 Casey
Mears Jack Daniel's
Chevrolet 324 88 44.8 105,600 Running 26 1 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Guitar Hero 5
Chevrolet 324 95 **10 96.6 153,490 Running 27 13 43 Reed
Sorenson 28 27 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Ford 323 79 48.6 96,150 Running 29 20 33 Clint
Bowyer BB&T
Chevrolet 323 76 47.3 93,125 Running 30 42 96 Erik
Darnell Academy
Sports + Outdoors Ford 323 73 39.9 113,104 Running 31 40 34 John
Andretti Taco
32 19 55 Michael
Waltrip 33 16 6 David
Ragan 34 24 31 Jeff
Burton 35 30 77 Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 320 58 42.7 102,910 Running 36 3 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's/KOBALT Tools
Chevrolet 303 60 *5 91.2 140,351 Running 37 14 99 Carl
Edwards 38 6 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 244 49 73.9 101,725 Accident 39 43 08 Terry
Labonte Carter/Simo Racing 40 39 13 Max
Papis # GEICO
41 38 09 Mike
Bliss Miccosukee
Indian Gaming & Resort Dodge 38 40 25.9 83,325 Electrical 42 36 87 Joe
Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports 43 37 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: (3) #78 Regan Smith,
#36 Patrick Carpentier, #37 Tony Raines. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 111,300, Kahne won the Pep Boys Auto 500, his 11th NASCAR Sprint Cup
victory.. TIME OF COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Martin Truex Jr. (184.149
mph, 30.106 secs.) DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE EA SPORTS “ GOODYEAR GATORBACK BELTS FASTEST LAP
AWARD: Martin Truex Jr. (181.568 mph, Lap 2) 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 $40,000
at O’REILLY RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kasey Kahne TISSOT
“ CAUTION FLAGS: 9 cautions for 42
laps. [Beneficiary] 37-41 (Car #77-Spin, Turn 4 [17]); 61-64 (Car #77-Spin, Frontstretch [82]); 83-86 (Oil on Track [33]); 105-108 (Car
#13-Accident, Turn 2 [7]); 132-135 (Debris [19]); 202-207 (Car #48-Spin, Turn 2
[16]); 247-252 (Car #2 & 43-Accident, Turn 4 [39]); 270-273 (Car #20-Accident,
Turn 4 [14]); 310-314 (Car #33-Spin, Frontstretch
[18]). LAP LEADERS: 31 lead changes
among 13 drivers. Truex 1-38, Kahne 39-41, Truex 42-61, Ky. Busch 62-71,
Johnson 72-83, Kenseth 84, Ky. Busch 85-95, Truex 96-105, Waltrip 106, Ky.
Busch 107-109, Hamlin 110-127, Johnson 128-132, J. Gordon 133-135, Hamlin
136-138, J. Gordon 139-165, Hamlin 166-167, Harvick 168-188, Vickers 189-190,
Harvick 191-202, Newman 203, Harvick 204-207, Kahne 208-227, Harvick 228-229,
Kahne 230, Harvick 231-247, Biffle 248, Kahne 249-269, Montoya 270, Kahne
271-274, Montoya 275-304, Harvick 305-314, Kahne 315-325. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Tony Stewart 3,694 (3) 2 –Jeff Gordon 3,457 (1) 3 –Jimmie Johnson 3,404 (3) 4 –Denny Hamlin 3,296 (1) 5 –Carl Edwards 3,162 (0) 6 –Kasey Kahne 3,153 (2) 7 –Kurt Busch 3,152 (1) 8 –Juan Pablo Montoya 3,145 (0) 9 –Ryan Newman 3,138 (0) 10–Mark Martin 3,126 (4) 11–Greg Biffle 3,125 (0) 12–Matt Kenseth 3,077 (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 186 12 Ford 111 2 Dodge 108 3 MOBIL 1 COMMAND
PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Juan Pablo Montoya (#42) 7 Kurt Busch (# 2) 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) 6 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 (#14) 233 Hendrick (#48) 232 Hendrick (#24) 222 COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD Brian Vickers 6 Mark Martin 5 David Reutimann 2 Martin Truex Jr. 2 Kyle Busch 1 Matt Kenseth 1 Jimmie Johnson 1 Juan Pablo Montoya 1 Ryan Newman 1 TISSOT “ Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 5 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Joey Logano 214 Scott Speed 189 Max Papis 94 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the race NASCAR Race Number 25
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 111,300, Kasey Kahne won the Pep Boys Auto 500, his 11th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. No cars dropped to the rear of the field to start the race. Failed to Qualify: (3) 78 Regan Smith, 36 Patrick Carpentier, 37 Tony Raines. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 44 Mins, 03 Secs. Average Speed: 134.033 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.766 Seconds Caution Flags: 9 for 42 laps: Laps: 37-41 (#77 spun turn 4 [17]); 61-64 (#77 spun frontstretch [82]); 83-86 (Oil on track [33]); 105-108 (#13 accident turn 2 [7]); 132-135 (Debris [19]); 202-207 (#48 spun turn 2 [16]); 247-252 (#2, 43 accident turn 4 [39]); 270-273 (#20 accident turn 4 [14]); 310-314 (#33 spun frontstretch [18]). Lead Changes: 31 among 13 drivers: M. Truex Jr. 1-38; K. Kahne 39-41; M. Truex Jr. 42-61; Kyle Busch 62-71; J. Johnson 72-83; M. Kenseth 84; Kyle Busch 85-95; M. Truex Jr. 96-105; M. Waltrip 106; Kyle Busch 107-109; D. Hamlin 110-127; J. Johnson 128-132; J. Gordon 133-135; D. Hamlin 136-138; J. Gordon 139-165; D. Hamlin 166-167; K. Harvick 168-188; B. Vickers 189-190; K. Harvick 191-202; R. Newman 203; K. Harvick 204-207; K. Kahne 208-227; K. Harvick 228-229; K. Kahne 230; K. Harvick 231-247; G. Biffle 248; K. Kahne 249-269; J. Montoya 270; K. Kahne 271-274; J. Montoya 275-304; K. Harvick 305-314; K. Kahne 315-325. Coors Light Pole Award : Martin Truex Jr, #1 184.149 mph DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Kasey Kahne, #9 crew chief Kenny Francis DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Kasey Kahne, #9 EA Sports Move of the Race : Kasey Kahne, #9 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Martin Truex Jr, #1 181.568 mph, Lap 2 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race : Kasey Kahne, #9 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : David Reutimann, #00 0.307 seconds O'Reilly Auto Parts People, Service and Performance : Denny Hamlin, #11 428.262 sec Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Joey Logano, #20 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Kasey Kahne, #9 Tissot Pit Road Precision : AJ Allmendinger, #44 378.165 seconds WIX Filters Lap Leader : Martin Truex Jr, #1 68 Laps NASCAR PR used with permission
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