Race Lineup
The official 2009 Pep Boys Auto 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Pep Boys Auto 500
Sunday, September 6th, 2009
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
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- Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 325
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 134.033
- Cautions: 9 for 42 laps
- Lead Changes: 31
- Green Flag Passes: 2,546 (9.0 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 184.149 | 30.106 | 0.000 | Guitar Hero | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 183.497 | 30.213 | 0.107 | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 183.358 | 30.236 | 0.130 | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 182.995 | 30.296 | 0.190 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 182.771 | 30.333 | 0.227 | Pedigree | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 182.729 | 30.340 | 0.234 | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 182.609 | 30.360 | 0.254 | Carquest / Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 8 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 182.501 | 30.378 | 0.272 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 9 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | 182.416 | 30.392 | 0.286 | Penske Racing | Team Penske |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 182.213 | 30.426 | 0.320 | Farm Bureau Insurance | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 182.003 | 30.461 | 0.355 | Clorox / Kingsford / Bush's Bea… | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 12 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 181.884 | 30.481 | 0.375 | Office Depot / Old Spice | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 13 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 181.848 | 30.487 | 0.381 | U.S. Air Force | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 181.675 | 30.516 | 0.410 | Aflac Cancer Center | Jack Roush |
| 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 181.645 | 30.521 | 0.415 | R+L Carriers | John Henry |
| 16 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 181.639 | 30.522 | 0.416 | UPS | John Henry |
| 17 | 21 | David Gilliland | Ford | 181.449 | 30.554 | 0.448 | Motorcraft | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 181.414 | 30.560 | 0.454 | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing |
| 19 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 181.414 | 30.560 | 0.454 | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 20 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 181.348 | 30.571 | 0.465 | BB&T | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 21 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 181.325 | 30.575 | 0.469 | Stanley Tools | Evernham Motorsports |
| 22 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 181.301 | 30.579 | 0.473 | Target | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 181.247 | 30.588 | 0.482 | U.S. Army | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 181.236 | 30.590 | 0.484 | Caterpillar / Cat Financial | Richard Childress Racing |
| 25 | 171 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 181.129 | 30.608 | 0.502 | TaxSlayer.com | The Racers Group |
| 26 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 181.046 | 30.622 | 0.516 | American Red Cross / 3M | Jack Roush |
| 27 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 180.651 | 30.689 | 0.583 | Crown Royal | Geoff Smith |
| 28 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 180.522 | 30.711 | 0.605 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 29 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 180.457 | 30.722 | 0.616 | Polaris Off-Road Vehicles | Robby Gordon |
| 30 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 180.416 | 30.729 | 0.623 | Mobil 1 | Bill Davis |
| 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 180.369 | 30.737 | 0.631 | National Guard / Amp Energy | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 32 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 180.152 | 30.774 | 0.668 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 33 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 180.047 | 30.792 | 0.686 | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 34 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 179.988 | 30.802 | 0.696 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 35 | 44 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 179.971 | 30.805 | 0.699 | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Evernham Motorsports |
| 36 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 179.901 | 30.817 | 0.711 | NEMCO Motorsports | Andrea Nemechek |
| 37 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 179.673 | 30.856 | 0.750 | Prism Motorsports | Phil Parsons |
| 38 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Dodge | 179.586 | 30.871 | 0.765 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | Phoenix Racing |
| 39 | 113 | Max Papis | Toyota | 179.505 | 30.885 | 0.779 | GEICO | Germain Racing |
| 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | 179.400 | 30.903 | 0.797 | Taco Bell | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 41 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | 178.804 | 31.006 | 0.900 | Johns Manville / Menards | Max Jones |
| 42 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Ford | 174.488 | 31.773 | 1.667 | Academy Sports + Outdoors | Jeffrey Moorad |