Entry List
The official 2009 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Darlington Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Southern 500
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 119.687
- Cautions: 17 for 73 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- Green Flag Passes: 1,300 (4.4 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 | Best Buy | Evernham Motorsports |
| 2 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 45 | Ford | Academy Sports + Outdoors | Jeffrey Moorad |
| 3 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | Auburn Hills, MI | Feb 12, 1984 | 25 | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 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 | Mountain Dew / 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 | 33 | 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 | 39 | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 13 | 12 | David Stremme | South Bend, IN | Jun 19, 1977 | 31 | Dodge | Star Trek | Team Penske |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 28 | Toyota | Farm Bureau Insurance | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 30, 1975 | 34 | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 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 | National Guard ESGR / DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 20 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | Owensboro, KY | May 27, 1969 | 39 | Toyota | SmallSponsor.com | 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 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Sep 20, 1975 | 33 | Chevrolet | Target | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 25 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 29 | Dodge | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 33 | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing |
| 27 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 30 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 24 | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 29 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Launceston, Tasmania | Sep 1, 1976 | 32 | Toyota | Bush's Best Baked Beans / Kingsford / Clorox | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 30 | 5 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 50 | Chevrolet | Cheez-It / Carquest | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 31 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 28 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 32 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 37 | Ford | Dewalt | John Henry |
| 33 | 113 | Max Papis | Como, Italy | Oct 3, 1969 | 39 | Toyota | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 46 | Toyota | NAPA Adaptive One | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 35 | 98 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 28 | Ford | Schrock / Menards | Max Jones |
| 36 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 23 | Dodge | Valvoline Crew Chief Car | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 37 | 78 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 25 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | Barney Visser |
| 38 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Jan 2, 1969 | 40 | Toyota | Quaker State | Robby Gordon |
| 39 | 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 31 | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 40 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Defiance, OH | Jul 2, 1979 | 29 | Dodge | Mobil 1 | Bill Davis |
| 41 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Jan 1, 1971 | 38 | Toyota | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 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 | 34 | Tony Raines | LaPorte, IN | Apr 14, 1964 | 45 | Chevrolet | A&W | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 45 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 37 | Chevrolet | Old Spice / Office Depot | Stewart-Haas Racing |