Official NASCAR Race Results
Kyle Busch won the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
03-22-2009 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Snickers | 195 | 503 | 378 | Running | 232,998 |
| 2 | 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 175 | 503 | 7 | Running | 138,275 |
| 3 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 170 | 503 | 88 | Running | 168,876 |
| 4 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 160 | 503 | 0 | Running | 146,051 |
| 5 | 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 155 | 503 | 0 | Running | 143,398 |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Carquest / Kellogg's | 155 | 503 | 2 | Running | 109,575 |
| 7 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 151 | 503 | 25 | Running | 129,729 |
| 8 | 40 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 142 | 503 | 0 | Running | 137,906 |
| 9 | 12 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 138 | 503 | 0 | Running | 133,473 |
| 10 | 13 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie / Clorox / Kingsford | 134 | 503 | 0 | Running | 113,923 |
| 11 | 32 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 130 | 503 | 0 | Running | 109,075 |
| 12 | 6 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 132 | 503 | 1 | Running | 116,973 |
| 13 | 31 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | BB&T | 124 | 503 | 0 | Running | 92,975 |
| 14 | 34 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / AMP Energy | 121 | 503 | 0 | Running | 105,650 |
| 15 | 38 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 118 | 503 | 0 | Running | 138,606 |
| 16 | 26 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Charter Communications | 115 | 503 | 0 | Running | 91,225 |
| 17 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | 112 | 502 | 0 | Running | 101,648 |
| 18 | 17 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Golden Corral | 109 | 502 | 0 | Running | 91,475 |
| 19 | 29 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Penske Racing | 106 | 502 | 0 | Running | 123,540 |
| 20 | 22 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Best Buy | 103 | 502 | 0 | Running | 99,975 |
| 21 | 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | FindMeSpot.com | 100 | 501 | 0 | Running | 108,660 |
| 22 | 36 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 97 | 501 | 0 | Running | 117,629 |
| 23 | 7 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Paralyzed Veterans of America | 94 | 501 | 0 | Running | 127,676 |
| 24 | 37 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 91 | 501 | 0 | Running | 103,900 |
| 25 | 42 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Johns Manville / Menards | 88 | 501 | 0 | Running | 119,681 |
| 26 | 20 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 85 | 501 | 0 | Running | 124,190 |
| 27 | 41 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 82 | 500 | 0 | Running | 96,450 |
| 28 | 11 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 79 | 500 | 0 | Running | 101,873 |
| 29 | 27 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 76 | 499 | 0 | Running | 116,023 |
| 30 | 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 73 | 499 | 0 | Running | 122,703 |
| 31 | 25 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 70 | 499 | 0 | Running | 103,810 |
| 32 | 21 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA | 72 | 497 | 2 | Running | 91,975 |
| 33 | 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt | 64 | 497 | 0 | Running | 131,115 |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | WindowWorld.com | 61 | 495 | 0 | Running | 91,875 |
| 35 | 18 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | Champion Apparel | 58 | 494 | 0 | Running | 91,825 |
| 36 | 14 | 71 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | Capital Windows | 55 | 493 | 0 | Running | 83,775 |
| 37 | 9 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 52 | 491 | 0 | Running | 91,725 |
| 38 | 23 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Home Depot | 49 | 490 | 0 | Engine | 131,026 |
| 39 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 46 | 326 | 0 | Engine | 103,325 |
| 40 | 43 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Phoenix Racing | 43 | 91 | 0 | Steering | 83,550 |
| 41 | 28 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | Huckleberry's BBQ Sauce | 40 | 82 | 0 | Rear end | 83,475 |
| 42 | 16 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | Fred's Hometown Discount Store | 37 | 58 | 0 | Crash | 83,390 |
| 43 | 8 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Hyde Park Storage Suites | 34 | 33 | 0 | Steering | 82,968 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-22-2009
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Food City 500
- Race #: 5
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Kyle Busch
- Start Position: 19th
- Car Make: Toyota
- Avg Speed: 92.139 mph
- Distance: 268 miles
- Purse: $4,917,965
- Cautions: 9
- Caution Laps: 58
- Lead Changes: 13
- Pole: 125.773 mph
