Race Lineup
The official 2009 Food City 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 125.773 | 15.256 | 0.000 | Carquest / Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 125.741 | 15.260 | 0.004 | U.S. Army | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 125.453 | 15.295 | 0.039 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 125.289 | 15.315 | 0.059 | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 124.954 | 15.356 | 0.100 | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 6 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 124.808 | 15.374 | 0.118 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 7 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 124.541 | 15.407 | 0.151 | Paralyzed Veterans of America | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 8 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 124.508 | 15.411 | 0.155 | Prism Motorsports | Phil Parsons |
| 9 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 124.492 | 15.413 | 0.157 | Crown Royal | Geoff Smith |
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 124.267 | 15.441 | 0.185 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 11 | 82 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 124.194 | 15.450 | 0.194 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 12 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 124.130 | 15.458 | 0.202 | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 13 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 124.130 | 15.458 | 0.202 | Target | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 14 | 171 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | 123.946 | 15.481 | 0.225 | Capital Window | The Racers Group |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 123.897 | 15.487 | 0.231 | Office Depot / Old Spice | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 16 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | 123.698 | 15.512 | 0.256 | Fred's Hometown Discount Store | Larry Gunselman |
| 17 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 123.658 | 15.517 | 0.261 | Golden Corral | Jeff Moorad |
| 18 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | 123.650 | 15.518 | 0.262 | Champion Apparel | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 123.626 | 15.521 | 0.265 | Snickers | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 123.610 | 15.523 | 0.267 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 21 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 123.562 | 15.529 | 0.273 | NAPA | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 22 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 123.538 | 15.532 | 0.276 | Best Buy | Evernham Motorsports |
| 23 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 123.523 | 15.534 | 0.278 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 123.491 | 15.538 | 0.282 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 25 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 123.427 | 15.546 | 0.290 | Mobil 1 | Bill Davis |
| 26 | 44 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 123.427 | 15.546 | 0.290 | Charter Comm. | Evernham Motorsports |
| 27 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 123.372 | 15.553 | 0.297 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 28 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 123.324 | 15.559 | 0.303 | NEMCO Motorsports | Andrea Nemechek |
| 29 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 123.189 | 15.576 | 0.320 | Phoenix Racing | Phoenix Racing |
| 30 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | 123.118 | 15.585 | 0.329 | Penske Racing | Team Penske |
| 31 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 123.071 | 15.591 | 0.335 | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing |
| 32 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 123.032 | 15.596 | 0.340 | BB&T | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 33 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 123.024 | 15.597 | 0.341 | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 34 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 122.827 | 15.622 | 0.366 | Dewalt | John Henry |
| 35 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 122.725 | 15.635 | 0.379 | National Guard / Amp Energy | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 122.709 | 15.637 | 0.381 | SPOT | Robby Gordon |
| 37 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | 122.654 | 15.644 | 0.388 | Academy Sports + Outdoors | Jeffrey Moorad |
| 38 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 122.404 | 15.676 | 0.420 | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 39 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 122.349 | 15.683 | 0.427 | Aflac | Jack Roush |
| 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | 122.248 | 15.696 | 0.440 | WindowWorld.com | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 41 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Toyota | 122.193 | 15.703 | 0.447 | Array Lighting / Nexxus Lighting | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 42 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | Toyota | 122.162 | 15.707 | 0.451 | All Sport | Jeremy Mayfield |
| 43 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 121.952 | 15.734 | 0.478 | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing |