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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
 2009 Food City 500 program cover | |||
| Date | March 22, 2009 | ||
| Official name | Food City 500 | ||
| Location | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.857 km) | ||
| Distance | 503 laps, 268.099 mi (431.463 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 66 °F (19 °C); wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 92.139 miles per hour (148.283 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 15.256 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 378 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2009 Food City 500 was the fifth race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. This 500 lap, 266.5 miles (428.9 km) race took place on March 22 of that year at the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee, and was telecast on Fox beginning at 1:30 PM US EDT, with radio broadcasting being handled by Performance Racing Network (terrestrial) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite) beginning at 1 PM US EDT.
This race was the last to use the 2008 season Top 35 in owners points rule. Beginning with the next race, the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500, each week's current standings will be used to determine automatic qualifiers for each week's race.
Entry list
| Car[2] | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | David Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip | |
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Mayetta, NJ | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Teresa Earnhardt | |
| 2 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Dodge | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki | |
| 5 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Chevrolet | Carquest / Kellogg's | Mary Hendrick | |
| 6 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Ford | UPS | Mike Dee | |
| 07 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress | |
| 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Toyota | SPOT | Robby Gordon | |
| 8 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Chevrolet | Champion Apparel | Chip Ganassi | |
| 09 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Dodge | Phoenix Racing | James Finch | |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Dodge | Budweiser | George Gillett Jr | |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Toyota | FedEx Express | J D Gibbs | |
| 12 | David Stremme | South Bend, IN | Dodge | Penske Racing | Roger Penske | |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | Margaret Haas | |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Ford | 3M | Jack Roush | |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Ford | Dewalt | John Henry | |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Toyota | Snickers | Joe Gibbs | |
| 19 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Dodge | Best Buy | George Gillett Jr | |
| 20 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs | |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Chevrolet | DuPont | Rick Hendrick | |
| 26 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Ford | Crown Royal | Geoff Smith | |
| 28 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Ford | Golden Corral | Jeff Moorad | |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress | |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress | |
| 33 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | Chevrolet | BB&T | Bobby Ginn III | |
| 34 | John Andretti | Bethlehem, PA | Chevrolet | WindowWorld.com | Teresa Earnhardt | |
| 36 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Toyota | Array Lighting / Nexxus Lighting | Tommy Baldwin | |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Tony Stewart | |
| 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | Owensboro, KY | Toyota | All Sport | Jeremy Mayfield | |
| 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Chevrolet | Target | Teresa Earnhardt | |
| 43 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Dodge | Paralyzed Veterans of America | Richard Petty | |
| 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dodge | Charter Comm. | George Gillett Jr | |
| 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Launceston, Tasmania | Toyota | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox | Rob Kauffman | |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | |
| 55 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Toyota | NAPA | Michael Waltrip | |
| 64 | Todd Bodine | Chemung, NY | Toyota | Fred's Hometown Discount Store | Larry Gunselman | |
| 66 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | Phil Parsons | |
| 71 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Chevrolet | Capital Window | Kevin Buckler | |
| 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Defiance, OH | Dodge | Mobil 1 | Bill Davis | |
| 82 | Scott Speed | Manteca, CA | Toyota | Red Bull | Dietrich Mateschitz | |
| 83 | Brian Vickers | Thomasville, NC | Toyota | Red Bull | Dietrich Mateschitz | |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | Andrea Nemechek | |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Kannapolis, NC | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | Rick Hendrick | |
| 96 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Ford | Academy Sports + Outdoors | Jeffrey Moorad | |
| 98 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Ford | Johns Manville / Menards | Max Jones | |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Ford | Aflac | Jack Roush |
Qualifying
Mark Martin won his second pole in a row. He will start alongside Ryan Newman and teammate Jimmie Johnson in third.
Full qualifying results
| Pos[3][4] | Car # | Driver | Primary Sponsor | Make | Speed | Time | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Carquest / Kellogg's | Chevrolet | 125.773 | 15.256 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army | Chevrolet | 125.741 | 15.260 | -0.004 |
| 3 | 48 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=2009_Food_City_500
