

| 2009 Auto Club 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,350,787 | Race Date: | Feb 22, 2009 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.463 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 40m 51s | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 Among / 11 Drivers | Average Speed: | 135.839 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 43 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Driver: | Brian Vickers B. Vickers | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #17 Ford | Car No.: | #83 Toyota | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Team: | Red Bull Racing | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Drew Blickensderfer | Crew Chief: | Ryan Pemberton | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 84 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 183.439 MPH | |||||
| Official 2009 Auto Club 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Carhartt | Running | ![]() | 195 | 250 | 84 |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | ![]() | 175 | 250 | 64 |
| 3 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Running | ![]() | 165 | 250 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Running | ![]() | 165 | 250 | 16 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running | ![]() | 160 | 250 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Running | ![]() | 150 | 250 | 0 |
| 7 | 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running | ![]() | 151 | 250 | 1 |
| 8 | 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice / Office Depot | Running | ![]() | 147 | 250 | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Running | ![]() | 143 | 250 | 74 |
| 10 | 1 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | ![]() | 134 | 250 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | ![]() | 134 | 250 | 1 |
| 12 | 22 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running | ![]() | 127 | 250 | 0 |
| 13 | 38 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Racing | Running | ![]() | 129 | 250 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | ![]() | 121 | 250 | 0 |
| 15 | 42 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | ![]() | 118 | 250 | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal | Running | ![]() | 115 | 250 | 0 |
| 17 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS | Running | ![]() | 112 | 249 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Farmers Insurance | Running | ![]() | 109 | 249 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | Running | ![]() | 106 | 249 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask.com | Running | ![]() | 103 | 249 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Charter Communications | Running | ![]() | 100 | 249 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Cl | Running | ![]() | 97 | 249 | 0 |
| 23 | 26 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Auto Club | Running | ![]() | 94 | 249 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 7 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's | Running | ![]() | 91 | 249 | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy | Running | ![]() | 88 | 249 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 20 | Joey Logano (R) | The Home Depot | Running | ![]() | 85 | 249 | 0 |
| 27 | 33 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | ![]() | 82 | 249 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation | Running | ![]() | 79 | 248 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 44 | AJ Allmendinger | Charter Communications | Running | ![]() | 76 | 248 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam | Running | ![]() | 73 | 248 | 0 |
| 31 | 40 | 34 | John Andretti | WindowWorld.com | Running | ![]() | 75 | 248 | 1 |
| 32 | 41 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | ![]() | 67 | 247 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports | Running | ![]() | 64 | 246 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | All Sport Body Quencher | Running | ![]() | 61 | 245 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Guitar Hero | Engine | ![]() | 58 | 242 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Red Bank Outfitters | Running | ![]() | 55 | 240 | 0 |
| 37 | 27 | 98 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards | Running | ![]() | 52 | 221 | 0 |
| 38 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Accident | ![]() | 49 | 207 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard | Engine | ![]() | 46 | 205 | 0 |
| 40 | 18 | 5 | Mark Martin | Carquest / Kellogg's | Engine | ![]() | 48 | 179 | 1 |
| 41 | 9 | 82 | Scott Speed (R) | Red Bull | Engine | ![]() | 40 | 172 | 0 |
| 42 | 30 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports | Fuel Pump | ![]() | 37 | 50 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Fuel Pump | ![]() | 34 | 36 | 0 |