Jimmie Johnson won the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500, his 41st victory in 261 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2009. His last previous victory came at Phoenix in November 2008.
This is his sixth victory and 14th top-10 finish in 15 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Johnson now has more NASCAR Sprint Cup wins at Martinsville (six) than any other track. (He has five at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.)
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his seventh top-10 finish in eight races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2009.
Tony Stewart (third) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 21 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Joey Logano (32nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
Jeff Gordon leads the point standings by 89 points over Clint Bowyer.(NASCAR Statistics)(3-29-2009)