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2009 Food City 500

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRace 5 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Race NameFood City 500
Fulldate
Year2009
Race_No5
Season_No36
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Official nameFood City 500
LocationBristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course_mi0.533
Course_km0.857
Distance_laps503
Distance_mi268.099
Distance_km431.463
Scheduled_laps500
Scheduled_mi266.5
Scheduled_km428.89
WeatherTemperatures up to 66 F; wind speeds up to 8 mph{{cite weburl= http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/TN/Bristol/2009-03-22title=Official Weather Information : Food City 500
publisherThe Old Farmers' Almanacaccess-date=2014-10-11}}
Avg92.139 mi/h
Pole_DriverMark Martin
Pole_TeamHendrick Motorsports
Pole_Time15.256
Most_DriverKyle Busch
Most_TeamJoe Gibbs Racing
Most_laps378
Car18
First_DriverKyle Busch
First_TeamJoe Gibbs Racing
NetworkFox Broadcasting Company
AnnouncersMike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
Image2009_Food_City_500_program_cover.jpegCaption=2009 Food City 500 program cover

The 2009 Food City 500 was the fifth race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. This 500 lap, 266.5 mi race took place on March 22 of that year at the 0.533 mi Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, and was telecast on Fox beginning at 1:30 PM EDT, with radio broadcasting being handled by Performance Racing Network (terrestrial) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite) beginning at 1 PM US EDT.

This race was the last to use the 2008 season Top 35 in owners points rule. Beginning with the next race, the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500, each week's current standings will be used to determine automatic qualifiers for each week's race.

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Background

The track, Bristol Motor Speedway, is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.533 mi long. The track's turns are banked from twenty-four to thirty degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked from six to ten degrees. The back stretch also has banking from six to ten degrees. The track has a seating capacity of 160,000 people. The race consisted of 500 laps, equivalent to a race distance of 266.5 mi. The 2008 winner was Jeff Burton.

Entry list

CarDriverMakeTeam
00David ReutimannToyotaMichael Waltrip
1Martin Truex Jr.ChevroletTeresa Earnhardt
2Kurt BuschDodgeWalter Czarnecki
5Mark MartinChevroletMary Hendrick
6David RaganFordMike Dee
07Casey MearsChevroletRichard Childress
7Robby GordonToyotaRobby Gordon
8Aric AlmirolaChevroletChip Ganassi
09Sterling MarlinDodgeJames Finch
9Kasey KahneDodgeGeorge Gillett Jr
11Denny HamlinToyotaJ D Gibbs
12David StremmeDodgeRoger Penske
14Tony StewartChevroletMargaret Haas
16Greg BiffleFordJack Roush
17Matt KensethFordJohn Henry
18Kyle BuschToyotaJoe Gibbs
19Elliott SadlerDodgeGeorge Gillett Jr
20Joey LoganoToyotaJoe Gibbs
24Jeff GordonChevroletRick Hendrick
26Jamie McMurrayFordGeoff Smith
28Travis KvapilFordJeff Moorad
29Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress
31Jeff BurtonChevroletRichard Childress
33Clint BowyerChevroletBobby Ginn III
34John AndrettiChevroletTeresa Earnhardt
36Scott RiggsToyotaTommy Baldwin
39Ryan NewmanChevroletTony Stewart
41Jeremy MayfieldToyotaJeremy Mayfield
42Juan Pablo MontoyaChevroletTeresa Earnhardt
43Reed SorensonDodgeRichard Petty
44A.J. AllmendingerDodgeGeorge Gillett Jr
47Marcos AmbroseToyotaRob Kauffman
48Jimmie JohnsonChevroletJeff Gordon
55Michael WaltripToyotaMichael Waltrip
64Todd BodineToyotaLarry Gunselman
66Dave BlaneyToyotaPhil Parsons
71David GillilandChevroletKevin Buckler
77Sam Hornish Jr.DodgeBill Davis
82Scott SpeedToyotaDietrich Mateschitz
83Brian VickersToyotaDietrich Mateschitz
87Joe NemechekToyotaAndrea Nemechek
88Dale Earnhardt Jr.ChevroletRick Hendrick
96Bobby LabonteFordJeffrey Moorad
98Paul MenardFordMax Jones
99Carl EdwardsFordJack Roush

Qualifying

Mark Martin won his second pole in a row. He will start alongside Ryan Newman and teammate Jimmie Johnson in third.

Full qualifying results

PosCar #DriverMakeSpeedTimeBehindFailed to qualify
15Mark MartinChevrolet125.77315.2560.000
239Ryan NewmanChevrolet125.74115.260-0.004
348Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet125.45315.295-0.039
416Greg BiffleFord125.28915.315-0.059
59Kasey KahneDodge124.95415.356-0.100
600David ReutimannToyota124.80815.374-0.118
743Reed SorensonDodge124.54115.407-0.151
866Dave BlaneyToyota124.50815.411-0.155
926Jamie McMurrayFord124.49215.413-0.157
1024Jeff GordonChevrolet124.26715.441-0.185
1182Scott SpeedToyota124.19415.450-0.194
1247Marcos AmbroseToyota124.13015.458-0.202
1342Juan MontoyaChevrolet124.13015.458-0.202
1471David GillilandChevrolet123.94615.481-0.225
1514Tony StewartChevrolet123.89715.487-0.231
1664Todd BodineToyota123.69815.512-0.256
1728Travis KvapilFord123.65815.517-0.261
188Aric AlmirolaChevrolet123.65015.518-0.262
1918Kyle BuschToyota123.62615.521-0.265
201Martin Truex JrChevrolet123.61015.523-0.267
2155Michael WaltripToyota123.56215.529-0.273
2219Elliott SadlerDodge123.53815.532-0.276
2320Joey LoganoToyota123.52315.534-0.278
2411Denny HamlinToyota123.49115.538-0.282
2577Sam Hornish JrDodge123.42715.546-0.290
2644AJ AllmendingerDodge123.42715.546-0.290
2783Brian VickersToyota123.37215.553-0.297
2887Joe NemechekToyota123.32415.559-0.303
2909Sterling MarlinDodge123.18915.576-0.320
3012David StremmeDodge123.11815.585-0.329
3129Kevin HarvickChevrolet123.07115.591-0.335
3233Clint BowyerChevrolet123.03215.596-0.340
332Kurt BuschDodge123.02415.597-0.341
3417Matt KensethFord122.82715.622-0.366
3588Dale Earnhardt JrChevrolet122.72515.635-0.379
367Robby GordonToyota122.70915.637-0.381
3796Bobby LabonteFord122.65415.644-0.388
3807Casey MearsChevrolet122.40415.676-0.420
3999Carl EdwardsFord122.34915.683-0.427
4034John AndrettiChevrolet122.24815.696-0.440
4131Jeff BurtonChevrolet121.95215.734-0.478
426David RaganToyota121.19415.733-0.447
4398Paul MenardFord121.89815.741-0.451
4436Scott RiggsToyota122.19315.703
4541Jeremy MayfieldToyota122.16215.707

Pre-Race Notes

  • Michael Waltrip smacked the wall in practice and was forced to go to a backup car.
  • The car of Kevin Harvick was so tight it would not turn at about 100 miles per hour. After inspecting the car, it was determined that the cause was the engine rubbing against the tires, but Harvick did not go to a backup car.
  • Bobby Labonte and Greg Biffle both spun off turn 4 at one point in practice, but both cars suffered minor to no damage.

Race recap

Bobby Allison, a NASCAR Cup Series driver who drove in the formative years in NASCAR, became the honorary starter for this race. He would give out the green flag and later surrendered his "duty" to the regular starter for the other flags.

The pundits predicted that Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon and Kyle Busch would be triumphant in the race while Mark Martin, Jamie McMurray, David Ragan and Brian Vickers didn't have much of a chance to finish the race in a respectable position.{{cite web| url= http://www.thespread.com/nascar-articles/032209-odds-to-win-2009-food-city-500-busch-edwards-and-gordon-favored-at-bristol |title=Odds to Win 2009 Food City 500 – Busch, Edwards and Gordon Favored at Bristol

Kyle Busch led 378 laps en route to his second victory of 2009. JGR teammate Denny Hamlin finished second, while Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon finished third and fourth, while Kasey Kahne rounded up the top 5. Jeff Gordon still led the points standings, and got his 4th top-10 and 3rd top-5 of the season.

Race results

FinSt#DriverMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243
1918Kyle BuschToyota503378running195232998
2411Denny HamlinToyota5037running175138275
348Jimmie JohnsonChevy50388running170168876
1024Jeff GordonChevy5030running160146051
59Kasey KahneDodge5030running155143398
15Mark MartinChevy5032running155109575
239Ryan NewmanChevy50325running151129729
4031Jeff BurtonChevy5030running142137906
1242Juan Pablo MontoyaChevy5030running138133473
1347Marcos AmbroseToyota5030running134113923
322Kurt BuschDodge5030running130109075
600David ReutimannToyota5031running132116973
3133Clint BowyerChevy5030running12492975
3488Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Chevy5030running121105650
3899Carl EdwardsFord5030running118138606
2644A.J. AllmendingerDodge5030running11591225
1514Tony StewartChevy5020running112101648
1728Travis KvapilFord5020running10991475
2912David StremmeDodge5020running106123540
2219Elliott SadlerDodge5020running10399975
357Robby GordonToyota5010running100108660
3696Bobby LabonteFord5010running97117629
743Reed SorensonDodge5010running94127676
3707Casey MearsChevy5010running91103900
4298Paul MenardFord5010running88119681
201Martin Truex, Jr.Chevy5010running85124190
416David RaganFord5000running8296450
1182Scott SpeedToyota5000running79101873
2783Brian VickersToyota4990running76116023
3029Kevin HarvickChevy4990running73122703
2577Sam Hornish, Jr.Dodge4990running70103810
2155Michael WaltripToyota4972running7291975
3317Matt KensethFord4970running64131115
3934John AndrettiChevy4950running6191875
188Aric AlmirolaChevy4940running5891825
1471David GillilandChevy4930running5583775
926Jamie McMurrayFord4910running5291725
2320Joey LoganoToyota4900engine49131026
416Greg BiffleFord3260engine46103325
4309Sterling MarlinDodge910steering4383550
2887Joe NemechekToyota820rear end4083475
1664Todd BodineToyota580crash3783390
866Dave BlaneyToyota330steering3482968

References

Series = Sprint Cup Series| Season = 2009 | Previous_race = 2009 Kobalt Tools 500 | Next_race = 2009 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 |

References

  1. "Bristol Motor Speedway Track Facts". Bristol Motor Speedway.
  2. "2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 Entry List - Bristol Motor Speedway".
  3. "Food City 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Bristol Motor Speedway NASCAR 2009".
  4. "Race Results".
  5. "2009 Food City 500 - The Third Turn".
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