Race Lineup

The official 2009 Aaron's 499 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.

Aaron's 499

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 7 Dodge
  • 7 Ford
  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 14 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 147.565
  • Cautions: 9 for 33 laps
  • Lead Changes: 57
  • Green Flag Passes: 11,290 (72.8 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 188.171 50.890 0.000 Tums Dual Action Dale Earnhardt Inc
2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 188.141 50.898 0.008 3M Jack Roush
3 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 187.971 50.944 0.054 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt Inc
4 77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 187.953 50.949 0.059 Penske Truck Rental / AAA Bill Davis
5 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 187.919 50.958 0.068 BB&T Mb2 Motorsports
6 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 187.897 50.964 0.074 National Day of Prayer / Furniture … Barney Visser
7 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 187.861 50.974 0.084 Carquest / Kellogg's Hendrick Motorsports
8 82 Scott Speed Toyota 187.824 50.984 0.094 Red Bull Team Red Bull
9 09 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 187.687 51.021 0.131 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Phoenix Racing
10 6 David Ragan Ford 187.640 51.034 0.144 UPS Mike Dee
11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 187.610 51.042 0.152 National Guard / Amp Energy Hendrick Motorsports
12 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 187.607 51.043 0.153 Ask.com Jeffrey Moorad
13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 187.574 51.052 0.162 Dewalt John Henry
14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 187.423 51.093 0.203 Pepsi Throwback Challenger / DuPont Hendrick Motorsports
15 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet 187.412 51.096 0.206 Jack Daniel's Richard Childress Racing
16 99 Carl Edwards Ford 187.383 51.104 0.214 Claritin Jack Roush
17 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 187.379 51.105 0.215 NEMCO Motorsports Andrea Nemechek
18 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 187.163 51.164 0.274 FedEx Freight Joe Gibbs Racing
19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 187.071 51.189 0.299 Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress Racing
20 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 187.061 51.192 0.302 Caterpillar Richard Childress Racing
21 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 186.900 51.236 0.346 Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin Racing
22 20 Joey Logano Toyota 186.889 51.239 0.349 The Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
23 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 186.831 51.255 0.365 Pedigree Joe Gibbs Racing
24 98 Paul Menard Ford 186.823 51.257 0.367 Turtle Wax / Menards Max Jones
25 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 186.663 51.301 0.411 Prelude to the Dream / U.S. Army Stewart-haas Racing
26 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 186.638 51.308 0.418 TRG Motorsports The Racers Group
27 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 186.627 51.311 0.421 Big Red Jeremy Mayfield
28 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 186.518 51.341 0.451 Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
29 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 186.423 51.367 0.477 Old Spice / Office Depot Stewart-haas Racing
30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 186.401 51.373 0.483 Red Bull Team Red Bull
31 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 186.260 51.412 0.522 NAPA Michael Waltrip Racing
32 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 186.245 51.416 0.526 Crown Royal Geoff Smith
33 00 David Reutimann Toyota 186.108 51.454 0.564 Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip Racing
34 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 185.596 51.596 0.706 Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox Michael Waltrip Racing
35 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 185.459 51.634 0.744 Budweiser Evernham Motorsports
36 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 185.384 51.655 0.765 Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon
37 12 David Stremme Dodge 184.765 51.828 0.938 Penske Racing Team Penske
38 44 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 184.608 51.872 0.982 Hunt Brothers Pizza Evernham Motorsports
39 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 184.161 51.998 1.108 Best Buy Evernham Motorsports
40 34 John Andretti Chevrolet 182.738 52.403 1.513 Taco Bell Dale Earnhardt Inc
41 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 185.902 51.511 0.621 U.S. Air Force Richard Petty Motorsports
42 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 185.323 51.672 0.782 Jim Beam Robby Gordon
43 113 Max Papis Toyota 186.460 51.357 0.467 GEICO Germain Racing