Official NASCAR Race Results
Brad Keselowski won the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.
04-26-2009 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 9 | 09 | Brad Keselowski | Chevrolet | Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming | 190 | 188 | 1 | Running | 312,075 |
| 2 | 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / AMP Energy | 175 | 188 | 20 | Running | 224,200 |
| 3 | 25 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Prelude to the Dream / U.S. Army | 170 | 188 | 10 | Running | 201,104 |
| 4 | 34 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox | 160 | 188 | 0 | Running | 161,598 |
| 5 | 8 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 160 | 188 | 1 | Running | 144,798 |
| 6 | 28 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 155 | 188 | 13 | Running | 130,750 |
| 7 | 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 151 | 188 | 1 | Running | 140,225 |
| 8 | 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 147 | 188 | 2 | Running | 136,648 |
| 9 | 22 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Home Depot | 143 | 188 | 4 | Running | 153,276 |
| 10 | 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 139 | 188 | 6 | Running | 146,456 |
| 11 | 41 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | U.S. Air Force | 130 | 188 | 0 | Running | 137,401 |
| 12 | 10 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 132 | 188 | 2 | Running | 107,500 |
| 13 | 24 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Turtle Wax / Menards | 129 | 188 | 2 | Running | 129,431 |
| 14 | 17 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | Maui Shower Company | 126 | 188 | 1 | Running | 92,900 |
| 15 | 6 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | National Day of Prayer / Furniture Row | 118 | 188 | 0 | Running | 91,775 |
| 16 | 15 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 120 | 188 | 2 | Running | 110,175 |
| 17 | 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt | 117 | 188 | 9 | Running | 136,315 |
| 18 | 43 | 13 | Max Papis | Toyota | GEICO | 109 | 188 | 0 | Running | 88,975 |
| 19 | 39 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Best Buy | 111 | 188 | 3 | Running | 100,275 |
| 20 | 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | Tums Dual Action | 108 | 188 | 7 | Running | 133,298 |
| 21 | 31 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 105 | 188 | 1 | Running | 98,600 |
| 22 | 18 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 102 | 188 | 28 | Running | 104,275 |
| 23 | 29 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Old Spice / Office Depot | 94 | 188 | 0 | Running | 101,198 |
| 24 | 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Claritin | 96 | 187 | 2 | Crash | 139,506 |
| 25 | 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Pedigree | 98 | 187 | 42 | Running | 138,273 |
| 26 | 33 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 85 | 187 | 0 | Running | 107,548 |
| 27 | 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Taco Bell | 87 | 187 | 1 | Running | 94,825 |
| 28 | 12 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | Ask.com | 79 | 179 | 0 | Crash | 113,804 |
| 29 | 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Jim Beam | 76 | 179 | 0 | Crash | 104,635 |
| 30 | 36 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 78 | 179 | 2 | Crash | 137,026 |
| 31 | 37 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Penske Racing | 70 | 179 | 0 | Crash | 118,915 |
| 32 | 27 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | Toyota | Big Red | 72 | 179 | 1 | Crash | 82,075 |
| 33 | 3 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 69 | 179 | 24 | Crash | 121,190 |
| 34 | 4 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Dodge | Penske Truck Rental / AAA | 66 | 179 | 3 | Crash | 103,685 |
| 35 | 38 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Hunt Brothers Pizza | 58 | 164 | 0 | Running | 84,675 |
| 36 | 35 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 55 | 133 | 0 | Running | 123,973 |
| 37 | 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont / Pepsi Throwback Challenger | 52 | 128 | 0 | Running | 121,201 |
| 38 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 49 | 127 | 0 | Running | 118,353 |
| 39 | 5 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | BB&T | 46 | 8 | 0 | Running | 88,875 |
| 40 | 26 | 71 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 43 | 6 | 0 | Crash | 80,550 |
| 41 | 21 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Toyota | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 40 | 6 | 0 | Crash | 80,325 |
| 42 | 32 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 37 | 6 | 0 | Crash | 88,155 |
| 43 | 7 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Carquest / Kellogg's | 34 | 6 | 0 | Crash | 88,464 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-26-2009
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Aaron's 499
- Race #: 9
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Brad Keselowski
- Start Position: 9th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 147.565 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $5,319,301
- Cautions: 9
- Caution Laps: 33
- Lead Changes: 57
- Pole: 188.171 mph
