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Staring Order

for the 2009 Budweiser Shootout was shown on SPEED and the drvers chose bottles of Budweiser and drew by order of the highest ranking driver for each manufacturer [Chevy, Ford, Toyota, Dodge] followed by drivers points position, so #48-Johnson went first, the lineup:
#98-Menard, Ford, chose 22nd, starts 1st POLE
#19-Sadler, Dodge, chose 20th, starts 2nd
#43-Sorenson, Dodge, chose 16th, starts 3rd
#82-Speed, Toyota, chose 27th, starts 4th
#11-Hamlin, Toyota, chose 3rd, starts 5th
#14-Stewart, Chevy, chose 25th, starts 6th
#83-Vickers, Toyota, chose 15th, starts 7th
#96-Labonte, Ford, chose 26th, starts 8th
#88-Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, chose 21st, starts 9th
#18-Busch, Toyota, chose 11th, starts 10th
#99-Edwards, Ford, chose 2nd, starts 11th
#2-Busch, Dodge, chose 12th, starts 12th
#7-Gordon, Dodge, chose 24th, starts 13th
#9-Kahne, Dodge, chose 4th, starts 14th
#26-McMurray, Ford, chose 18th, starts 15th
#6-Ragan, Ford, chose 14th, starts 16th
#55-Waltrip, Toyota, chose 23rd, starts 17th
#44-Allmendinger, Dodge, chose 28th/last, starts 18th
#20-Logano, Toyota, chose 7th, starts 19th
#12-David Stremme, Dodge, chose 8th, starts 20th
#48-Johnson, Chevy, chose 1st, starts 21st
#00-Reutimann, Toyota, chose 19th, starts 22nd
#31-Burton, Chevy, chose 13th, starts 23rd
#07-Mears, Chevy, chose 9th, starts 24th
#17-Kenseth, Ford, chose 10th, starts 25th
#16-Biffle, Ford, chose 6th, starts 26th
#29-Harvick, Chevy, chose 5th, starts 27th
#24-Gordon, Chevy, chose 17th, starts 28th
more info about the race on my Budweiser Shootout page