Entry List
The official 2009 Auto Club 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Auto Club Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Auto Club 500
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 48 (8 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 135.839
- Cautions: 5 for 43 laps
- Lead Changes: 19
- Green Flag Passes: 2,321 (11.2 passes per green flag lap)
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 44 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 27 | Dodge | Charter Comm. | Evernham Motorsports |
| 2 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 24 | Chevrolet | Guitar Hero | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 3 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 44 | Ford | Ask.com | Jeffrey Moorad |
| 4 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Thomasville, NC | Oct 24, 1983 | 25 | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 29 | Ford | Aflac | Jack Roush |
| 6 | 07 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 30 | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 7 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 29 | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | MB2 Motorsports |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 34 | Chevrolet | Amp Energy / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 46 | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | Phil Parsons |
| 10 | 171 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 32 | Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | The Racers Group |
| 11 | 6 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 23 | Ford | UPS | Mike Dee |
| 12 | 00 | David Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Mar 2, 1970 | 38 | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 13 | 12 | David Stremme | South Bend, IN | Jun 19, 1977 | 31 | Dodge | Penske Racing | Team Penske |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 28 | Toyota | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 30, 1975 | 33 | Dodge | Best Buy | Evernham Motorsports |
| 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 39 | Ford | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 17 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 32 | Ford | Crown Royal | Geoff Smith |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Jan 29, 1967 | 42 | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Aug 4, 1971 | 37 | Chevrolet | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 20 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | Owensboro, KY | May 27, 1969 | 39 | Toyota | All Sport | Jeremy Mayfield |
| 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 33 | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon |
| 22 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 45 | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | Andrea Nemechek |
| 23 | 20 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 18 | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 24 | 34 | John Andretti | Bethlehem, PA | Mar 12, 1963 | 45 | Chevrolet | WindowWorld.com | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 25 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Sep 20, 1975 | 33 | Chevrolet | Target | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 26 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 28 | Dodge | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 33 | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing |
| 28 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 30 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 23 | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 30 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Launceston, Tasmania | Sep 1, 1976 | 32 | Toyota | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 31 | 5 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 50 | Chevrolet | Carquest / Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 32 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 28 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 36 | Ford | Carhartt | John Henry |
| 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 45 | Toyota | NAPA | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 35 | 73 | Mike Garvey | McDonough, GA | Sep 13, 1962 | 46 | Dodge | Quality Concrete / Jani-King | Barry Haefele |
| 36 | 98 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 28 | Ford | Quaker State / Menards | Max Jones |
| 37 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 23 | Dodge | Charter Comm. | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Jan 2, 1969 | 40 | Toyota | Jim Beam | Robby Gordon |
| 39 | 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 31 | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 40 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Defiance, OH | Jul 2, 1979 | 29 | Dodge | Auto Club | Bill Davis |
| 41 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Jan 1, 1971 | 38 | Toyota | Red Bank Outfitters | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 42 | 82 | Scott Speed | Manteca, CA | Jan 24, 1983 | 26 | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 43 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 51 | Dodge | Phoenix Racing | Phoenix Racing |
| 44 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Chemung, NY | Feb 27, 1964 | 44 | Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports | Larry Gunselman |
| 45 | 37 | Tony Raines | LaPorte, IN | Apr 14, 1964 | 44 | Dodge | Long John Silver's | Front Row Motorsports |
| 46 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 37 | Chevrolet | Old Spice / Office Depot | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 47 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 32 | Ford | Farmers Insurance | Jeff Moorad |
| 48 | 51 | David Starr | Houston, TX | Nov 11, 1967 | 41 | Dodge | Allegro Marinade | David Bean |