2009 Aaron's 312

Race 8 of 35

Talladega
120 laps
Time of race: 2:08:32
Average speed of winner: 149.004 mph
Margin of victory: 0.030 sec.
Lead changes: 34 among 15 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 20 laps
Lap leaders: Newman pole, Vickers 1, Lagasse, Jr. 2-3, Earnhardt, Jr. 4, Lagasse, Jr. 5-6, Edwards 7-16, Waltrip 17, Edwards 18-23, Logano 24, Newman 25-28, Edwards 29-31, Earnhardt, Jr. 32, Newman 33, Busch 34, Edwards 35, Waltrip 36, Earnhardt, Jr. 37-39, Bra. Keselowski 40, Shepherd 41-43, Kenseth 44-46, Busch 47, Bowyer 48-49, Busch 50, Vickers 51, Busch 52-54, M. Wallace 55, Busch 56-74, Bra. Keselowski 75-88, Bri. Keselowski 89, Bra. Keselowski 90-93, Busch 94-99, Earnhardt, Jr. 100-102, Kenseth 103, Newman 104-119, Ragan 120

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Ceremonies), Part 2 (Starting grid/Start), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 (Kenseth flip), Part 13, Part 14 (Finish), Part 15 (Post-race), Part 16 (Closing)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	14	David Ragan	6	Discount Tire	Ford			184.104	120	1	1	running	51245	190
2	1	Ryan Newman	33	Rheem	Chevrolet			185.877	120	3	21	running	43025	175
3	16	Joey Logano	20	GameStop	Toyota			183.917	120	1	1	running	32200	170
4	23	Tony Raines	34	Long John Silver's	Chevrolet			183.255	120	0	0	running	37968	160
5	12	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5	GoDaddy.com	Chevrolet			184.395	120	4	8	running	25150	160
6	4	Jason Leffler	38	Great Clips	Toyota			185.204	120	0	0	running	31593	150
7	21	Jason Keller	27	Scott Shop Towels/Walmart	Ford			183.399	120	0	0	running	29193	146
8	8	Scott Lagasse, Jr.	11	America's Incredible Pizza Company	Toyota			184.580	120	2	4	running	31643	147
9	10	Brad Keselowski	88	Klondike	Chevrolet			184.459	120	3	19	running	27918	143
10	9	Kyle Busch	18	Z-Line Designs	Toyota			184.534	120	6	31	running	21975	144
11	19	Joe Nemechek	87	Maui Shower Company	Chevrolet			183.519	120	0	0	running	27768	130
12	20	Kerry Earnhardt	31	Fastwax.com	Chevrolet			183.420	120	0	0	running	21075	127
13	6	Carl Edwards	60	Save-A-Lot	Ford			184.908	120	4	20	running	21475	129
14	17	Brian Keselowski	26	Schweitzer Title	Dodge			183.765	120	1	1	running	27243	126
15	41	Michael McDowell	47	Tom's Snacks	Toyota			180.410	120	0	0	running	27868	118
16	39	Robert Richardson, Jr.	23	Mahindra Tractors	Chevrolet			181.446	120	0	0	running	27293	115
17	30	Kenny Wallace	28	U.S. Border Patrol	Chevrolet			182.703	120	0	0	running	26868	112
18	31	John Wes Townley	09	Zaxby's	Ford			182.675	120	0	0	running	26718	109
19	11	D.J. Kennington	81	D.H. Griffin Companies	Dodge			184.455	120	0	0	running	26593	106
20	2	Brian Vickers	32	Dollar General	Toyota			185.531	120	2	2	running	21400	108
21	22	Michael Annett	15	Pilot Travel Centers	Toyota			183.392	120	0	0	running	26293	100
22	27	Kertus Davis	49	GetMoreVacations.com	Chevrolet			182.930	120	0	0	running	19675	97
23	34	Morgan Shepherd	89	Eldora Speedway/Lagina Plumbing	Chevrolet			182.268	120	1	3	running	28493	99
24	37	David Green	07	PMCLife.com	Toyota			181.749	120	0	0	running	26268	91
25	36	Eric McClure	24	Hefty	Ford			181.749	120	0	0	running	25868	88
26	32	John Borneman III	83	Borneman Plastering/Twisted X Boots/Red Line Oil	Ford			182.431	120	0	0	running	19100	85
27	26	Shelby Howard	70	Foretravel Motorcoach	Chevrolet			182.930	120	0	0	running	18975	82
28	33	Donnie Neuenberger	52	Quaker City Castings	Chevrolet			182.379	119	0	0	running	25318	79
29	24	David Reutimann	10	Copart.com	Toyota			183.192	118	0	0	running	18725	76
30	42	Brandon Whitt	61	Nationwide Insurance "Dash 4 Cash"	Ford			180.315	118	0	0	running	25268	73
31	7	Clint Bowyer	29	Holiday Inn	Chevrolet			184.580	117	1	2	running	19450	75
32	28	Justin Allgaier	12	Verizon Wireless	Dodge			182.745	114	0	0	accident	24843	67
33	5	Bobby Gerhart	75	Lucas Oil	Chevrolet			185.144	114	0	0	accident	18560	64
34	35	Steve Wallace	66	US Fidelis	Chevrolet			181.994	109	0	0	suspension	24768	61
35	3	Matt Kenseth	16	CitiFinancial	Ford			185.290	104	2	4	accident	18615	63
36	43	Jeff Green	05	31-W Insulation	Chevrolet			provisional	104	0	0	running	24673	55
37	38	Danny O'Quinn, Jr.	01	SalonWish.com	Chevrolet			181.632	86	0	0	engine	24638	52
38	18	Brendan Gaughan	62	5-hour Energy Drink	Chevrolet			183.585	73	0	0	overheating	24603	49
39	25	Mike Wallace	0	Fishburne Military School	Chevrolet			182.940	58	1	1	engine	18100	51
40	13	Michael Waltrip	99	Aaron's Dream Machine	Toyota			184.133	52	2	2	accident	18015	48
41	40	Mike Bliss	1	Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort	Chevrolet			181.309	41	0	0	overheating	24448	40
42	15	Kenny Hendrick	42	Big Oak Ranch	Dodge			183.945	19	0	0	overheating	24413	37
43	29	Mark Green	04	Randolph Trucking	Chevrolet			182.720	2	0	0	vibration	17873	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Kyle Busch	1219	8	1	2	4	7
2	Carl Edwards	1157	8	3	0	5	5
3	David Ragan	1139	8	0	1	3	6
4	Jason Leffler	1082	8	0	0	2	5
5	Joey Logano	1063	7	0	1	4	5
6	Brad Keselowski	1041	8	0	0	3	4
7	Jason Keller	925	8	0	0	0	2
8	Scott Lagasse, Jr.	886	8	0	0	0	3
9	Justin Allgaier	885	8	0	0	1	4
10	Michael McDowell	879	8	0	0	0	1
11	Brendan Gaughan	871	8	1	0	0	3
12	Steve Wallace	837	8	0	0	0	3
13	Mike Bliss	829	8	0	0	0	3
14	Kenny Wallace	816	8	0	0	0	0
15	Michael Annett	804	8	0	0	0	0
16	Tony Raines	785	8	0	0	1	1
17	Kevin Harvick	731	5	1	1	3	3
18	Joe Nemechek	724	8	0	0	0	0
19	Eric McClure	689	8	0	0	0	0
20	David Green	686	8	0	0	0	0
21	Brandon Whitt	653	8	0	0	0	0
22	Morgan Shepherd	643	8	0	0	0	0
23	Greg Biffle	611	4	0	2	3	3
24	John Wes Townley	589	8	0	0	0	0
25	Danny O'Quinn, Jr.	589	8	0	0	0	0