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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES AARON’S 499 2.66-Mile Oval 500 M – 188 L – Purse: $6,149,092 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts
Pts Won Status 1 9 09 Brad Keselowski Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Chev 188 190 * 5 $312,075 Running 2 11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 188 175 * 5 224,200 Running 3 25 39 Ryan Newman Prelude to the Dream/U.S. Army Chevrolet 188 170 * 5 201,104 Running 4 34 47 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox 5 8 82 # Scott Speed Red Bull 6 28 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 188 155 * 5 130,750 Running 7 2 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 188 151 * 5 140,225 Running 8 30 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull 9 22 20 # Joey Logano The Home Depot 10 20 31 Jeff
Burton Caterpillar
Chevrolet 188 139 * 5 146,456 Running 11 41 43 Reed
Sorenson 12 10 6 David
Ragan 13 24 98 Paul
Menard Turtle Wax/Menards
Ford 188 129 * 5 129,431 Running 14 17 87 Joe
Nemechek NEMCO 15 6 78 Regan
Smith National Day of
Prayer Chevrolet 188 118 91,775 Running 16 15 07 Casey
Mears Jack Daniel's
Chevrolet 188 120 * 5 110,175 Running 17 13 17 Matt
Kenseth DEWALT Ford 188 117 * 5 136,315 Running 18 43 13 # Max
Papis GEICO
19 39 19 Elliott
Sadler Best Buy Dodge 188 111 * 5 100,275 Running 20 1 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Tums Dual Action
Chevrolet 188 108 * 5 133,298 Running 21 31 55 Michael
Waltrip 22 18 11 Denny
Hamlin FedEx Freight 23 29 14 Tony
Stewart Old Spice/Office
Depot Chevrolet 188 94 101,198 Running 24 16 99 Carl
Edwards Claritin Ford 187 96 * 5 139,506 Accident 25 23 18 Kyle
Busch Pedigree 26 33 00 David
Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine 27 40 34 John
Andretti Taco 28 12 96 Bobby
Labonte Ask.com Ford 179 79 113,804 Accident 29 42 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam 30 36 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's/KOBALT Tools
Chevrolet 179 78 * 5 137,026 Accident 31 37 12 David
Stremme Penske Dodge 179 70 118,915 Accident 32 27 41 Jeremy
Mayfield Big Red 33 3 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker
Boats Chevrolet 179 69 * 5 121,190 Accident 34 4 77 Sam
Hornish Jr. Penske Truck
Rental/AAA Dodge 179 66 * 5 103,685 Accident 35 38 44 AJ
Allmendinger Hunt Brothers Pizza
Dodge 164 58 84,675 Running 36 35 9 Kasey
Kahne Budweiser Dodge 133 55 123,973 Running 37 14 24 Jeff
Gordon Dupont/Pepsi
Throwback Challenger Chev 128 52
121,201 Running 38 19 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 127 49 118,353 Running 39 5 33 Clint
Bowyer BB&T Chevrolet 8 46 88,875 Running 40 26 71 David
Gilliland TRG Motorsports
Chevrolet 6 43 80,550 Accident 41 21 36 Scott
Riggs Tommy Baldwin
Racing 42 32 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Ford 6 37 88,155 Accident 43 7 5 Mark
Martin CARQUEST/Kellogg's
Chevrolet 6 34 88,464 Accident # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (2) #66 Michael
McDowell, #4 Eric McClure. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 142,000, Keselowski won the Aaron's 499.
Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field
for reasons indicated: #9, 09, 12, 19, 43, 44 (engine change); #7 (qualifying
time disallowed). TIME OF COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Juan Pablo Montoya
(188.171 mph, 50.890 secs.) DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE EA SPORTS “ GOODYEAR GATORBACK BELTS FASTEST LAP
AWARD: Carl Edwards (200.641 mph, Lap 187) 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:
Brad Keselowski TISSOT
“ CAUTION FLAGS: 9 cautions for 33
laps. [Beneficiary in Brackets] 8-13 (Car #07, 2, 5, 9, 17, 19, 24, 26, 29, 33,
36, 44, 71 & 83-Accident, Turn 3 [82]); 30-34 (Debris [None]); 44-46 (Car
#55-Spin, Tri-oval [44]); 62-64 (Car #2-Spin, Tri-oval [31]); 86-88 (Debris
[31]); 125-127 (Debris [98]); 148-150 (Debris [43]); 173-175 (Car #1 &
18-Spin, Turn 4 [34]); 181-184 (Car #1, 7, 11, 12, 41, 42, 48, 55, 77 &
96-Accident, Backstretch [None]). LAP LEADERS: 57 lead changes
among 25 drivers. Montoya 1-4, Earnhardt 5, Montoya 6, Ragan 7-8, Andretti 9,
Biffle 10, Logano 11-13, Truex 14-17, Montoya 18, Ku. Busch 19-20, Hamlin 21, ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Kurt Busch 1,299 (1) 2 –Jeff Gordon 1,294 (1) 3 –Jimmie Johnson 1,235 (1) 4 –Tony Stewart 1,232 (0) 5 –Denny Hamlin 1,190 (0) 6 –Kyle Busch 1,124 (2) 7 –Carl Edwards 1,119 (0) 8 –Clint Bowyer 1,098 (0) 9 –Jeff Burton 1,092 (0) 10–Greg Biffle 1,081 (0) 11–David Reutimann 1,077 (0) 12–Matt Kenseth 1,063 (2) Pts Wins Chevrolet 66 4 Ford 45 2 Dodge 41 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Joey Logano 98 Scott Speed 90 Max Papis 28 Dexter Bean 1 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER OF AWARD Car
# Pts. Drew Blickensderfer (#17) 1 Steve Letarte (#24) 1 THE Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 Matt Kenseth (#17) 2 Kyle Busch (#18) 2 MOBIL 1 COMMAND
PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (# 2) 3 Juan Pablo Montoya (#42) 3 Brad Keselowski (#09) 1 Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 3 Tony Stewart (#14) 2 David Reutimann (#00) 1 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Greg Erwin (#16) 2 Drew Blickensderfer (#17) 1 Darian Grubb (#14) 1 GOODYEAR GATORBACK
BELTS FASTEST LAP
AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 Mark Martin (# 5) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 O’REILLY SERVICE &
PERFORMANCE” AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#14) 2 Matt Kenseth (#17) 1 Joey Logano (#20) 1 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#24) 89 Penske (# 2) 82 Hendrick (#48) 81 COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD Mark Martin 3 Kyle Busch 1 Juan Pablo Montoya 1 David Reutimann 1 Martin Truex Jr. 1 Brian Vickers 1 TISSOT “ Car # Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 2 Kyle Busch (#18) 2 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the raceNASCAR Race Number 9 Unofficial Race Results for the Aaron's 499 - Sunday, April 26, 2009 Talladega Superspeedway - Talladega, AL - 2.66 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 188 Laps - 500.08 Miles - Purse: $6,149,092
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 142,000, Brad Keselowski won the Aaron's 499. Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for reasons indicated: #9, 09, 12, 19, 43, 44 (engine change); #7 (qualifying time disallowed). Failed to Qualify: (2) 66 Michael McDowell, 4 Eric McClure. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 23 Mins, 20 Secs. Average Speed: 147.565 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.175 Seconds Caution Flags: 9 for 33 laps: Laps: 8-13 (# 07, 2, 5, 9, 17, 19, 24, 26, 29, 33, 36, 44, 71, 83 accident Turn 3 [82]); 30-34 (Debris [None]); 44-46 (# 55 spin tri-oval [44]); 62-64 (# 2 spin tri-oval [31]); 86-88 (Debris [31]); 125-127 (Debris [98]); 148-150 (Debris [43]); 173-175 (# 1, 18 spins Turn 4 [34]); 181-184 (# 1,7,11,12,41,42,48,55,77,96 accident backstretch [None]). Lead Changes: 57 among 25 drivers: J. Montoya 1-4; D. Earnhardt Jr. 5; J. Montoya 6; D. Ragan 7-8; J. Andretti 9; G. Biffle 10; J. Logano # 11-13; M. Truex Jr. 14-17; J. Montoya 18; Kurt Busch 19-20; D. Hamlin 21; J. Burton 22; D. Hamlin 23; J. Burton 24-27; Kurt Busch 28-29; R. Newman 30; Kyle Busch 31-43; S. Speed # 44; Kyle Busch 45-47; D. Earnhardt Jr. 48-49; M. Kenseth 50-52; D. Earnhardt Jr. 53-61; M. Waltrip 62; M. Truex Jr. 63-74; D. Hamlin 75-76; J. Montoya 77; D. Earnhardt Jr. 78-79; J. Johnson 80; D. Hamlin 81-82; S. Hornish Jr. 83-85; J. Nemechek 86; P. Menard 87-88; D. Hamlin 89-91; J. Johnson 92; D. Hamlin 93-110; D. Earnhardt Jr. 111-113; M. Truex Jr. 114-115; J. Logano # 116; M. Truex Jr. 117-120; B. Vickers 121-122; M. Truex Jr. 123-124; C. Edwards 125; Kyle Busch 126-133; E. Sadler 134-136; Kurt Busch 137-139; D. Hamlin 140; C. Mears 141-142; J. Burton 143; D. Earnhardt Jr. 144; Kurt Busch 145; D. Earnhardt Jr. 146-147; J. Mayfield 148; Kurt Busch 149-153; Kyle Busch 154-171; M. Kenseth 172-177; R. Newman 178-186; C. Edwards 187; B. Keselowski 188; Coors Light Pole Award : Juan Pablo Montoya, #42 (188.171 mph) DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Greg Biffle, #16 DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Brad Keselowski, #09 EA Sports Move of the Race : Brad Keselowski, #09 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Carl Edwards, #99 (200.641 mph, Lap 187) Mahle Clevite Engine Builder : Brad Keselowski, #09 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Brad Keselowski, #09 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Greg Biffle, #16 (.272 sec ) O'Reilly People, Service and Performance Award : Joey Logano, #20 (313.694 sec) Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Scott Speed, #82 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Brad Keselowski, #09 Tissot Pit Road Precision Award : Dale Earnhardt, Jr, #88 (255.440 sec) NASCAR PR used with permission
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