Race Lineup
The official 2009 Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Kobalt Tools 500
Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
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- Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 325
- Laps Actual: 330 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 127.573
- Cautions: 11 for 54 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 1,774 (6.4 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 187.044 | 29.640 | 0.000 | Kellogg's / Carquest | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 186.365 | 29.748 | 0.108 | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 3 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 186.309 | 29.757 | 0.117 | Irwin Industrial Tools | Geoff Smith |
| 4 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 186.209 | 29.773 | 0.133 | Target | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 186.184 | 29.777 | 0.137 | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 186.165 | 29.780 | 0.140 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 186.053 | 29.798 | 0.158 | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon |
| 8 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 185.922 | 29.819 | 0.179 | NEMCO Motorsports | Andrea Nemechek |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 185.891 | 29.824 | 0.184 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 185.835 | 29.833 | 0.193 | Reese's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 185.741 | 29.848 | 0.208 | Office Depot / Old Spice | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 12 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 185.579 | 29.874 | 0.234 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 185.430 | 29.898 | 0.258 | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 14 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 185.337 | 29.913 | 0.273 | Best Buy | Evernham Motorsports |
| 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 185.282 | 29.922 | 0.282 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |
| 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 185.269 | 29.924 | 0.284 | National Guard Youth Challenge / Du… | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 17 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 184.948 | 29.976 | 0.336 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 18 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 184.868 | 29.989 | 0.349 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 19 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 184.658 | 30.023 | 0.383 | Jim Beam | Robby Gordon |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 184.499 | 30.049 | 0.409 | Amp Energy / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 184.499 | 30.049 | 0.409 | BB&T | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 22 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 184.260 | 30.088 | 0.448 | Golden Corral | Jeff Moorad |
| 23 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 184.107 | 30.113 | 0.473 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 24 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 184.009 | 30.129 | 0.489 | NAPA | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 25 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 184.003 | 30.130 | 0.490 | DirecTV | Richard Childress Racing |
| 26 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 183.978 | 30.134 | 0.494 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 27 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 183.948 | 30.139 | 0.499 | Prism Motorsports | Phil Parsons |
| 28 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | 183.923 | 30.143 | 0.503 | Penske Racing | Team Penske |
| 29 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 183.881 | 30.150 | 0.510 | Aflac | Jack Roush |
| 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 183.795 | 30.164 | 0.524 | Dewalt | John Henry |
| 31 | 171 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | 183.765 | 30.169 | 0.529 | Capital Window | The Racers Group |
| 32 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 183.753 | 30.171 | 0.531 | Super 8 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 33 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 183.285 | 30.248 | 0.608 | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards | Max Jones |
| 34 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 183.273 | 30.250 | 0.610 | Kingsford / Clorox / Little Debbie | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 35 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 183.267 | 30.251 | 0.611 | Motorcraft | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 36 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 183.249 | 30.254 | 0.614 | Mobil 1 | Bill Davis |
| 37 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | 182.934 | 30.306 | 0.666 | Cub Cadet | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 38 | 44 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 182.922 | 30.308 | 0.668 | Charter Comm. | Evernham Motorsports |
| 39 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 182.856 | 30.319 | 0.679 | UPS | Mike Dee |
| 40 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | 182.783 | 30.331 | 0.691 | Ask.com | Jeffrey Moorad |
| 42 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 181.938 | 30.472 | 0.832 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 42 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | 182.621 | 30.358 | 0.718 | WindowWorld.com | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 43 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Dodge | 182.645 | 30.354 | 0.714 | Phoenix Racing | Phoenix Racing |