Race Lineup
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)
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| START | VEH # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Dewalt | John Henry | |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | National Guard ESGR / DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Stewart-haas Racing | |
| 4 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | Mobil 1 | Bill Davis | |
| 5 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 7 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports | |
| 8 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki | |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | Jack Roush | |
| 10 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Bush's Best Baked Beans / Kings… | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 11 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | Jack Roush | |
| 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Cheez-It / Carquest | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 13 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 15 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | Mike Dee | |
| 16 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | BB&T | Mb2 Motorsports | |
| 18 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Old Spice / Office Depot | Stewart-haas Racing | |
| 19 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley Tools | Evernham Motorsports | |
| 20 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | Geoff Smith | |
| 21 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 22 | 113 | Max Papis | Toyota | GEICO | Germain Racing | |
| 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Farm Bureau Insurance | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 25 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 26 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Mountain Dew / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 27 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | Academy Sports + Outdoors | Jeffrey Moorad | |
| 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Quaker State | Robby Gordon | |
| 29 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | Barney Visser | |
| 30 | 171 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | The Racers Group | |
| 31 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 32 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | Andrea Nemechek | |
| 33 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | Phil Parsons | |
| 34 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Star Trek | Team Penske | |
| 35 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull | |
| 36 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Adaptive One | Michael Waltrip Racing | |
| 37 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Toyota | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Tommy Baldwin Racing | |
| 38 | 44 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Best Buy | Evernham Motorsports | |
| 39 | 34 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | A&W | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 40 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Schrock / Menards | Max Jones | |
| 41 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Valvoline Crew Chief Car | Richard Petty Motorsports | |
| 42 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | |
| 43 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Phoenix Racing | Phoenix Racing |