Mark Martin won the Southern 500, his 37th victory in 733 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2009. This is his second victory and 26th top-10 finish in 43 races at Darlington Raceway. Jimmie Johnson (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 11 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2009. Tony Stewart (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 17 races at Darlington Raceway. Joey Logano (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie. Jeff Gordon leads the point standings by 29 points over Tony Stewart.(NASCAR Statistics)(5-9-2009)
