| 2009 Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,383,518 | Race Date: | Mar 8, 2009 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .332 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 59Min 1Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 132.816 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 54 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kurt Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Dodge | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Pat Tryson | Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 235 of 330 | Pole Speed: | 187.044 MPH | |||||
| Official 2009 Kobalt Tools 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running |  | 195 | 330 | 234 |
| 2 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / National Guard Youth Challenge | Running |  | 175 | 330 | 47 |
| 3 | 29 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running |  | 170 | 330 | 28 |
| 4 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Reese's | Running | | 160 | 330 | 0 |
| 5 | 17 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running |  | 155 | 330 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T | Running | | 150 | 330 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running | | 146 | 330 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot / Old Spice | Running | | 142 | 330 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Running | | 143 | 330 | 11 |
| 10 | 23 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 139 | 330 | 1 |
| 11 | 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard | Running | | 130 | 330 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 127 | 330 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running | | 124 | 329 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 121 | 329 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools | Running | | 118 | 328 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 07 | Casey Mears | DirecTV | Running | | 115 | 328 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 44 | AJ Allmendinger | Charter Communications | Running | | 112 | 328 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 109 | 327 | 0 |
| 19 | 39 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS | Running | | 106 | 327 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy | Running | | 103 | 327 | 0 |
| 21 | 37 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Cub Cadet | Running | | 100 | 327 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Haas Automation | Running | | 102 | 327 | 3 |
| 23 | 28 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Racing | Running | | 94 | 326 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 71 | David Gilliland | Capital Windows | Running | | 91 | 326 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 88 | 326 | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam | Running | | 85 | 326 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Running | | 82 | 325 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 98 | Paul Menard | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards | Running | | 79 | 325 | 0 |
| 29 | 41 | 34 | John Andretti | WindowWorld.com | Running | | 76 | 325 | 0 |
| 30 | 42 | 20 | Joey Logano (R) | The Home Depot | Running | | 73 | 324 | 0 |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's / Carquest | Running | | 75 | 316 | 5 |
| 32 | 18 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 67 | 305 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Super 8 Motels | Running | | 64 | 264 | 0 |
| 34 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Accident | | 61 | 262 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 82 | Scott Speed (R) | Red Bull | Accident | | 58 | 262 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Accident | | 55 | 201 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Mobil 1 | Accident | | 52 | 199 | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Kingsford / Clorox / Little Debbie | Engine | | 49 | 179 | 0 |
| 39 | 8 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | | 51 | 110 | 1 | |
| 40 | 40 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask.com | Engine | | 43 | 103 | 0 |
| 41 | 27 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports | Electrical | | 40 | 82 | 0 |
| 42 | 22 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Golden Corral | Engine | | 37 | 32 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Phoenix Racing | Overheating | | 34 | 21 | 0 |
