Official NASCAR Race Results
Mark Martin won the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
05-09-2009 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
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 | 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Cheez-it / Carquest | 190 | 367 | 46 | Running | 295,150 |
| 2 | 42 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 175 | 367 | 2 | Running | 236,999 |
| 3 | 18 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Old Spice / Office Depot | 170 | 367 | 1 | Running | 171,696 |
| 4 | 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 165 | 367 | 48 | Running | 170,527 |
| 5 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont / National Guard ESGR | 160 | 367 | 6 | Running | 152,724 |
| 6 | 16 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 155 | 367 | 61 | Running | 162,113 |
| 7 | 31 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 146 | 367 | 0 | Running | 102,400 |
| 8 | 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 152 | 367 | 117 | Running | 112,625 |
| 9 | 5 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Home Depot | 143 | 367 | 19 | Running | 138,874 |
| 10 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt | 139 | 367 | 16 | Running | 142,188 |
| 11 | 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 130 | 367 | 0 | Running | 127,843 |
| 12 | 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 127 | 367 | 0 | Running | 132,254 |
| 13 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Farm Bureau Insurance | 124 | 367 | 0 | Running | 103,175 |
| 14 | 19 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 126 | 367 | 2 | Running | 95,700 |
| 15 | 40 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Schrock Cabinetry / Menards | 118 | 367 | 0 | Running | 118,904 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 115 | 367 | 0 | Running | 100,350 |
| 17 | 38 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Best Buy | 112 | 367 | 0 | Running | 86,050 |
| 18 | 27 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 114 | 367 | 2 | Running | 112,952 |
| 19 | 41 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Valvoline Crew Chief Car | 106 | 367 | 0 | Running | 121,549 |
| 20 | 25 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 103 | 367 | 0 | Running | 119,746 |
| 21 | 29 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | 100 | 367 | 0 | Running | 78,575 |
| 22 | 20 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 97 | 367 | 0 | Running | 89,450 |
| 23 | 7 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 99 | 366 | 45 | Running | 121,221 |
| 24 | 34 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Star Trek | 91 | 366 | 0 | Running | 113,038 |
| 25 | 39 | 34 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | A&W | 88 | 364 | 0 | Running | 87,800 |
| 26 | 32 | 87 | Scott Speed | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 85 | 362 | 0 | Running | 75,325 |
| 27 | 26 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Mountain Dew / National Guard | 82 | 360 | 0 | Running | 92,725 |
| 28 | 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Quaker State | 79 | 353 | 0 | Running | 96,583 |
| 29 | 21 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 76 | 347 | 0 | Running | 102,096 |
| 30 | 4 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 73 | 344 | 0 | Running | 97,008 |
| 31 | 35 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 70 | 333 | 0 | Crash | 105,321 |
| 32 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 67 | 314 | 0 | Running | 123,179 |
| 33 | 10 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Bush's Best Baked Beans / Kingsford / Clorox | 64 | 312 | 0 | Running | 91,671 |
| 34 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 66 | 303 | 2 | Running | 121,346 |
| 35 | 22 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | GEICO | 58 | 302 | 0 | Running | 72,725 |
| 36 | 13 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 55 | 238 | 0 | Running | 90,575 |
| 37 | 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | BB&T | 52 | 221 | 0 | Crash | 80,375 |
| 38 | 15 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 49 | 199 | 0 | Crash | 80,150 |
| 39 | 37 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Toyota | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 46 | 101 | 0 | Brakes | 72,025 |
| 40 | 36 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Adaptive One | 43 | 73 | 0 | Engine | 79,875 |
| 41 | 33 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 40 | 56 | 0 | Brakes | 71,725 |
| 42 | 43 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming | 37 | 38 | 0 | Transmission | 71,630 |
| 43 | 30 | 71 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 34 | 27 | 0 | Fuel pump | 71,990 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-09-2009
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Southern 500
- Race #: 11
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Mark Martin
- Start Position: 12th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 119.687 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $4,890,227
- Cautions: 17
- Caution Laps: 73
- Lead Changes: 23
- Pole: 179.514 mph
