| 2009 Southern 500 Presented by GoDaddy.com NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,890,227 | Race Date: | May 9, 2009 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.531 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 11m 19s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 Among / 13 Drivers | Average Speed: | 119.691 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 17 For 73 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | Crew Chief: | Drew Blickensderfer | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 46 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 179.510 MPH | |||||
| Official 2009 Southern 500 Presented by GoDaddy.com Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Cheez-it / Carquest | Running |  | 190 | 367 | 46 |
| 2 | 42 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 175 | 367 | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice / Office Depot | Running | | 170 | 367 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army | Running | | 165 | 367 | 48 |
| 5 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / National Guard ESGR | Running | | 160 | 367 | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 155 | 367 | 61 |
| 7 | 31 | 25 | Brad Keselowski (R) | GoDaddy.com | Running | | 146 | 367 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Running |  | 152 | 367 | 117 |
| 9 | 5 | 20 | Joey Logano (R) | The Home Depot | Running |  | 143 | 367 | 19 |
| 10 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 139 | 367 | 16 |
| 11 | 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 130 | 367 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 127 | 367 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Farm Bureau Insurance | Running | | 124 | 367 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools | Running |  | 126 | 367 | 2 |
| 15 | 40 | 98 | Paul Menard | Schrock Cabinetry / Menards | Running | | 118 | 367 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running | | 115 | 367 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 44 | AJ Allmendinger | Best Buy | Running | | 112 | 367 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Academy Sports & Outdoors | Running | | 114 | 367 | 2 |
| 19 | 41 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Valvoline Crew Chief Car | Running | | 106 | 367 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 103 | 367 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Racing | Running | | 100 | 367 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal | Running | | 97 | 367 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running | | 99 | 366 | 45 |
| 24 | 34 | 12 | David Stremme | Star Trek | Running | | 91 | 366 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 34 | Tony Raines | A&W All American Food | Running | | 88 | 364 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 87 | Scott Speed (R) | NEMCO Motorsports | Running | | 85 | 362 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Mountain Dew / National Guard | Running | | 82 | 360 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Quaker State | Running | | 79 | 353 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 76 | 347 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Mobil 1 | Running | | 73 | 344 | 0 |
| 31 | 35 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Accident | | 70 | 333 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running | | 67 | 314 | 0 |
| 33 | 10 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Bush's Best Baked Beans / King | Running | | 64 | 312 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 66 | 303 | 2 |
| 35 | 22 | 13 | Max Papis (R) | GEICO | Running | | 58 | 302 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 7 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 55 | 238 | 0 |
| 37 | 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T | Accident | | 52 | 221 | 0 |
| 38 | 15 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS | Accident | | 49 | 199 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Brakes | | 46 | 101 | 0 |
| 40 | 36 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Adaptive One | Engine | | 43 | 73 | 0 |
| 41 | 33 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports | Brakes | | 40 | 56 | 0 |
| 42 | 43 | 9 | Sterling Marlin | Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming | Transmission | | 37 | 38 | 0 |
| 43 | 30 | 71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports | Fuel Pump | | 34 | 27 | 0 |
