2009 Pep Boys Auto 500

Race 25 of 36

Atlanta
325 laps
Time of race: 3:44:03
Average speed of winner: 134.033 mph
Margin of victory: 1.766 sec.
Lead changes: 31 among 13 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 42 laps
Fastest lap: Martin Truex, Jr. 181.568
Lap leaders: Truex 1-38, Kahne 39-41, Truex 42-61, Ky. Busch 62-71, Johnson 72-83, Kenseth 84, Ky. Busch 85-95, Truex 96-105, Waltrip 106, Ky. Busch 107-109, Hamlin 110-127, Johnson 128-132, J. Gordon 133-135, Hamlin 136-138, J. Gordon 139-165, Hamlin 166-167, Harvick 168-188, Vickers 189-190, Harvick 191-202, Newman 203, Harvick 204-207, Kahne 208-227, Harvick 228-229, Kahne 230, Harvick 231-247, Biffle 248, Kahne 249-269, Montoya 270, Kahne 271-274, Montoya 275-304, Harvick 305-314, Kahne 315-325

Race notes: Debut for Erik Darnell.

Video links: Most of race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Kasey Kahne	9	Budweiser	Dodge	RPM	Francis	183.497	325	6	60	running	363073	190
2	18	Kevin Harvick	29	Shell/Pennzoil	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	181.414	325	6	66	running	248328	175
3	22	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Target	Chevrolet	Earnhardt-Ganassi	Pattie	181.301	325	2	31	running	207348	170
4	28	David Reutimann	00	Aaron's Dream Machine	Toyota	Michael Waltrip	Childers	180.522	325	0	0	running	168098	160
5	7	Mark Martin	5	CARQUEST/Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Gustafson	182.609	325	0	0	running	131175	155
6	10	Denny Hamlin	11	Farm Bureau	Toyota	Gibbs	Ford	182.213	325	3	23	running	138875	155
7	8	Brian Vickers	83	Red Bull	Toyota	Red Bull	Ryan Pemberton	182.500	325	1	2	running	139348	151
8	4	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Letarte	182.994	325	2	30	running	148926	147
9	23	Ryan Newman	39	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	Stewart-Haas	Gibson	181.248	325	1	1	running	135479	143
10	26	Greg Biffle	16	3M/Red Cross	Ford	Roush	Erwin	181.046	325	1	1	running	123675	139
11	12	Tony Stewart	14	Office Depot/Old Spice	Chevrolet	Stewart-Haas	Grubb	181.884	325	0	0	running	118823	130
12	15	Matt Kenseth	17	R&L Carriers	Ford	Roush	Blickensderfer	181.645	325	1	1	running	144665	132
13	5	Kyle Busch	18	Pedigree	Toyota	Gibbs	Addington	182.771	325	3	24	running	147598	129
14	9	David Stremme	12	No. 12 Penske	Dodge	Penske	McCauley	182.416	325	0	0	running	132565	121
15	41	Paul Menard	98	Johns Manville/Menards	Ford	Yates	Larry Carter	178.804	325	0	0	running	129881	118
16	29	Robby Gordon	7	Polaris Off Road Vehicles	Toyota	Robby Gordon	Almquist	180.457	325	0	0	running	116935	115
17	31	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	88	National Guard/AMP Energy Drink	Chevrolet	Hendrick	McGrew	180.369	325	0	0	running	111025	112
18	25	Bobby Labonte	71	TaxSlayer.com	Chevrolet	TRG	Labbe	181.129	325	0	0	running	95725	109
19	17	David Gilliland	21	Motorcraft	Ford	Wood Brothers	Hyder	181.449	325	0	0	running	91850	106
20	35	A.J. Allmendinger	44	Hunt Brothers Pizza	Dodge	RPM	Shiplett	179.971	325	0	0	running	100850	103
21	21	Elliott Sadler	19	Stanley Tools	Dodge	RPM	Wally Rogers	181.325	325	0	0	running	101300	100
22	34	Joey Logano	20	The Home Depot	Toyota	Gibbs	Zipadelli	179.988	324	0	0	running	138026	97
23	11	Marcos Ambrose	47	Clorox/Kingsford/Bush's Best Baked Beans	Toyota	JTG	Kerr	182.003	324	0	0	running	107223	94
24	32	Scott Speed	82	Red Bull	Toyota	Red Bull	Elledge	180.152	324	0	0	running	102973	91
25	33	Casey Mears	07	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	180.047	324	0	0	running	105600	88
26	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	Guitar Hero 5	Chevrolet	Earnhardt-Ganassi	Manion	184.149	324	3	68	running	153490	95
27	13	Reed Sorenson	43	Air Force	Dodge	RPM	Johns	181.848	324	0	0	running	126251	82
28	27	Jamie McMurray	26	Crown Royal	Ford	Roush	Wingo	180.651	323	0	0	running	96150	79
29	20	Clint Bowyer	33	BB&T	Chevrolet	Childress	Shane Wilson	181.348	323	0	0	running	93125	76
30	42	Erik Darnell	96	Academy Sports + Outdoors	Ford	Hall of Fame	Leslie	174.488	323	0	0	running	113104	73
31	40	John Andretti	34	Taco Bell	Chevrolet	Front Row	Lane	179.400	323	0	0	running	93825	70
32	19	Michael Waltrip	55	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota	Michael Waltrip	Nead	181.414	323	1	1	running	92750	72
33	16	David Ragan	6	UPS	Ford	Roush	Fennig	181.639	322	0	0	running	93425	64
34	24	Jeff Burton	31	CAT Financial	Chevrolet	Childress	Scott Miller	181.236	322	0	0	running	131131	61
35	30	Sam Hornish, Jr.	77	Mobil 1	Dodge	Penske	Geisler	180.416	320	0	0	running	102910	58
36	3	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's/Kobalt Tools	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	183.358	303	2	17	running	140351	60
37	14	Carl Edwards	99	Aflac Cancer Center	Ford	Roush	Osborne	181.675	302	0	0	running	132706	52
38	6	Kurt Busch	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Tryson	182.729	244	0	0	accident	101725	49
39	43	Terry Labonte	08	Carter/Simo Racing	Toyota	Carter Simo	Furr	177.681	148	0	0	electrical	83600	46
40	39	Max Papis	13	GEICO	Toyota	Germain	Barker	179.505	100	0	0	accident	83475	43
41	38	Mike Bliss	09	Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort	Dodge	Finch	Reno	179.586	38	0	0	electrical	83325	40
42	36	Joe Nemechek	87	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	Nemechek	Lopez	179.901	25	0	0	brakes	83235	37
43	37	Dave Blaney	66	PRISM Motorsports	Toyota	HP	Henderson	179.673	19	0	0	electrical	83588	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Tony Stewart	3694	25	0	3	13	18
2	Jeff Gordon	3457	25	0	1	11	17
3	Jimmie Johnson	3404	25	1	3	9	15
4	Denny Hamlin	3296	25	0	1	8	13
5	Carl Edwards	3162	25	0	0	7	11
6	Kasey Kahne	3153	25	0	2	5	10
7	Kurt Busch	3152	25	0	1	6	13
8	Juan Pablo Montoya	3145	25	1	0	2	12
9	Ryan Newman	3138	25	1	0	5	11
10	Mark Martin	3126	25	5	4	8	13
11	Greg Biffle	3125	25	0	0	8	12
12	Matt Kenseth	3077	25	1	2	4	9
13	Brian Vickers	3057	25	6	1	4	12
14	Kyle Busch	3040	25	1	4	6	8
15	David Reutimann	2945	25	2	1	5	8
16	Clint Bowyer	2909	25	0	0	4	10
17	Marcos Ambrose	2733	25	0	0	4	7
18	Jeff Burton	2629	25	0	0	2	6
19	Joey Logano	2584	25	0	1	1	5
20	Casey Mears	2566	25	0	0	0	3
21	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2528	25	0	0	2	5
22	Jamie McMurray	2482	25	0	0	0	3
23	Kevin Harvick	2475	25	0	0	3	4
24	Martin Truex, Jr.	2409	25	2	0	0	3
25	A.J. Allmendinger	2361	25	0	0	1	3