Entry List
The official 2009 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Food City 500
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Laps Actual: 503 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 92.139
- Cautions: 9 for 58 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 1,410 (3.2 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 | 25 | Chevrolet | Champion Apparel | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 3 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 44 | Ford | Academy Sports + Outdoors | 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 | 31 | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 7 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 29 | Chevrolet | BB&T | MB2 Motorsports |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 34 | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 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 | Capital Window | 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 | 39 | 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 Express | 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 | 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 | 46 | 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 | Snickers | 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 | 37 | Ford | Dewalt | John Henry |
| 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 45 | Toyota | NAPA | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 35 | 98 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 28 | Ford | Johns Manville / Menards | Max Jones |
| 36 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 23 | Dodge | Paralyzed Veterans of America | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Jan 2, 1969 | 40 | Toyota | SPOT | Robby Gordon |
| 38 | 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 31 | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 39 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Defiance, OH | Jul 2, 1979 | 29 | Dodge | Mobil 1 | Bill Davis |
| 40 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Jan 1, 1971 | 38 | Toyota | Array Lighting / Nexxus Lighting | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 41 | 82 | Scott Speed | Manteca, CA | Jan 24, 1983 | 26 | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 42 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 51 | Dodge | Phoenix Racing | Phoenix Racing |
| 43 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Chemung, NY | Feb 27, 1964 | 45 | Toyota | Fred's Hometown Discount Store | Larry Gunselman |
| 44 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 37 | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 45 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 33 | Ford | Golden Corral | Jeff Moorad |