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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES 2-Mile Oval 500 M – 250 L – Purse: $6,192,388 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 24 17 Matt Kenseth Carhartt
Ford 250 195 ** 10 $346,615 Running 2 6 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 250 175 * 5 240,926 Running 3 10 18 Kyle Busch Interstate
Batteries 4 5 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 250 165 * 5 161,200 Running 5 4 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 250 160 * 5 133,900 Running 6 23 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight 7 25 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 250 151 * 5 155,181 Running 8 11 14 Tony Stewart Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet 250 147 * 5 139,748 Running 9 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet 250 143 * 5 160,526 Running 10 1 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 11 15 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 250 135 * 5 139,323 Running 12 22 9 Kasey
Kahne Budweiser
Dodge 250 127 139,398 Running 13 38 12 David
Stremme Penske
Dodge 250 129 * 5 131,690 Running 14 7 00 David
Reutimann Aaron's
Dream Machine 15 42 55 Michael
Waltrip 16 3 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Ford 250 115 104,550 Running 17 13 6 David
Ragan 18 37 28 Travis
Kvapil Farmers
Insurance Ford 249 109 94,700 Running 19 21 33 Clint
Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger
Helper Chevrolet 249 106 94,000 Running 20 16 96 Bobby
Labonte ASK.com
Ford 249 103 122,679 Running 21 17 43 Reed
Sorenson Charter Communications
Dodge 249 100 129,951 Running 22 14 47 Marcos
Ambrose Little
Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 23 26 77 Sam
Hornish Jr. Auto
Club Dodge 249 94 109,960 Running 24 29 07 Casey
Mears Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 249 91 106,325 Running 25 20 19 Elliott
Sadler Best Buy Dodge 249 88 98,350 Running 26 34 20 # Joey
Logano The Home Depot 27 33 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shop/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 249 82 123,540 Running 28 28 39 Ryan
Newman Haas Automation Chevrolet 248 79 115,579 Running 29 8 44 AJ
Allmendinger Charter
Communications Dodge 248 76 87,250 Running 30 12 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam 31 40 34 John
Andretti WindowWorld.com
Chevrolet 248 75 * 5 92,325 Running 32 41 31 Jeff
Burton Caterpillar
Chevrolet 247 67 130,931 Running 33 32 71 David
Gilliland TRG Motorsports
Chevrolet 246 64 84,850 Running 34 39 41 Jeremy
Mayfield All Sport 35 31 8 Aric Almirola Guitar Hero Chevrolet 242 58 91,475 Engine 36 36 36 Scott
Riggs Red Bank Outfitters
37 27 98 Paul
Menard Quaker State/Menards
Ford 221 52 113,506 Running 38 19 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 207 49 120,203 Accident 39 35 88 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Amp Energy/National
Guard Chevrolet 205 46 100,730 Engine 40 18 5 Mark
Martin CARQUEST/Kellogg's
Chevrolet 179 48 * 5 90,575 Engine 41 9 82 # Scott
Speed Red Bull 42 30 66 Dave
Blaney Prism
Motorsports 43 43 87 Joe
Nemechek NEMCO
Motorsports # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (5) #64 Todd Bodine; #37 Tony Raines; #51 David Starr; #73 Mike Garvey;
#09 Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 78,000, Kenseth won the Auto Club 500, his
18th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers
dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #83 Vickers, #00 Reutimann, #55 Waltrip, (engine change);
#43 Sorenson (backup car); #88 Earnhardt Jr. (transmission change). TIME OF COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Brian Vickers (183.439
mph, 39.250 secs.) DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE EA SPORTS “ GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (181.087
mph, Lap 2) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS:
Matt Kenseth ($20,000)++ O’REILLY “PEOPLE, SERVICE &
PERFORMANCE” AWARD: Tony Stewart
(301.192 seconds) RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Matt Kenseth TISSOT
“ CAUTION FLAGS: 5 cautions for 43 laps. [Beneficiary
in Brackets] 7-22 (Rain [None]); 43-46 (Rain [None]); 143-151 (Rain [55]);
171-177 (Rain [83]); 209-215 (Car #29-Accident, Turn 1 [9]). LAP LEADERS: 19 lead changes
among 11 drivers. Vickers-pole, Johnson 1-43, Andretti 44, Ku.
Busch 45-46, Johnson 47-77, J. Gordon 78-85, Biffle
86, Edwards 87, J. Gordon 88-127, Biffle 128-142, J.
Gordon 143, Montoya 144, Kenseth 145-170, J. Gordon
171, Stewart 172-174, Martin 175, Kenseth 176-195, J.
Gordon 196-209, Stremme 210-212, Kenseth
213-250. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Matt Kenseth 385 (2) 2 –Jeff Gordon 304 (0) 3 –Kurt Busch 294 (0) 4 –Tony Stewart 294 (0) 5 –Greg Biffle 268 (0) 6 –Clint Bowyer 266 (0) 7 –Michael Waltrip 264 (0) 8 –David Ragan 262 (0) 9 –Carl Edwards 260 (0) 10–Juan
Pablo Montoya 256 (0) 11–Elliott
Sadler 248 (0) 12–David
Reutimann 248 (0) Pts Wins Ford 18 2 Chevrolet 12 0 Dodge 7 0 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER OF Car # Pts. Drew Blickensderfer (#17) 1 Pat Tryson (# 2) 1 THE Matt Kenseth (#17) 2 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (# 2) 1 Michael Waltrip (#55) 1 Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#14) 1 Kyle Busch (#18) 1 DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Greg
Erwin (#16) 1 Kevin
Manion (# 1) 1 O’REILLY “PEOPLE, SERVICE & PERFORMANCE” AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#14) 2 SUNOCO DIAMOND Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 2 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car #
Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 Mark Martin (# 5) 1 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Roush Yates (#17) 35 Hendrick (#24) 18 Penske (# 2) 18 COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD Martin Truex Jr. 1 Brian
Vickers 1 TISSOT “ Car # Pts. Tony
Stewart (#14) 1 Reed
Sorenson (#43) 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Joey Logano 21 Scott Speed 21 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the raceRace Results NASCAR Race Number 2 Auto Club 500 - Sunday, February 22, 2009 Auto Club Speedway - Fontana, CA - 2 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 250 Laps - 500 Miles - Purse: $6,192,388
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 78,000 - Matt Kenseth won the Auto Club 500, his 18th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #83 Vickers, #00 Reutiman, #55 Waltrip, (engine Change); #43 Sorenson (backup car); #88 Earnhardt Jr. (transmission change). Failed to Qualify: N/A Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 40 Mins, 51 Secs. Average Speed: 135.839 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.463 Seconds Caution Flags: 5 for 43 laps: Laps: 7-22 (Rain [None]); 43-46 (Rain [None]); 143-151 (Rain [55]); 171-177 (Rain [83]); 209-215 (#29 accident turn 1 [9]). Lead Changes: 19 among 11 drivers: Vickers 0; J. Johnson 1-43; J. Andretti 44; Kurt Busch 45-46; J. Johnson 47-77; J. Gordon 78-85; G. Biffle 86; C. Edwards 87; J. Gordon 88-127; G. Biffle 128-142; J. Gordon 143; J. Montoya 144; M. Kenseth 145-170; J. Gordon 171; T. Stewart 172-174; M. Martin 175; M. Kenseth 176-195; J. Gordon 196-209; D. Stremme 210-212; M. Kenseth 213-250. Coors Light Pole Award : Brian Vickers, #83 (183.439 mph) DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Greg Biffle, #16 DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Matt Kenseth, #17 EA Sports Move of the Race : Matt Kenseth, #17 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jimmie Johnson, #48 (181.087 mph, Lap 2) Mahle Clevite Engine Builder : Matt Kenseth, #17 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Kurt Busch, #2 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Matt Kenseth, #17 (.321 seconds) O'Reilly People, Service and Performance Award : Tony Stewart, #14 (301.192 seconds) Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Joey Logano, #20 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Matt Kenseth, #17 Tissot Pit Road Precision Award : Tony Stewart, #14 (260.940 seconds) WIX Lap Leader : Tony Stewart, #14 (3 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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