The 2009 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 was held on March 29, 2009 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. It was the sixth race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The winner was Jimmie Johnson, who led 42 laps, followed by Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart in second and third place.
There were no time trials because of rain during the previous days. A live audience of 63,000 attended the event, which lasted three hours and 27 minutes. Last-place finisher Todd Bodine quit on lap 3 due to engine problems. Robby Gordon, Joe Nemechek and Dave Blaney also failed to finish. 13% of the race was run under caution; the average green flag run lasted about 33 laps. Most of the incidents that brought out the yellow flag were crashes. Five drivers failed to qualify, including Sterling Marlin, Tony Raines and Dennis Setzer.
Jeff Gordon often battled Denny Hamlin and Clint Bowyer for the lead. Gordon finished fourth and Bowyer finished fifth.
Entry list No. Driver Make Team00David ReutimannToyotaMichael Waltrip1Martin Truex Jr.ChevroletTeresa Earnhardt2Kurt BuschDodgeWalter Czarnecki5Mark MartinChevroletMary Hendrick6David RaganFordMike Dee07Casey MearsChevroletRichard Childress7Robby GordonToyotaRobby Gordon8Aric AlmirolaChevroletChip Ganassi09Sterling MarlinDodgeJames Finch9Kasey KahneDodgeGeorge Gillett Jr11Denny HamlinToyotaJ D Gibbs12David StremmeDodgeRoger Penske14Tony StewartChevroletMargaret Haas16Greg BiffleFordJack Roush17Matt KensethFordJohn Henry18Kyle BuschToyotaJoe Gibbs19Elliott SadlerDodgeGeorge Gillett Jr20Joey LoganoToyotaJoe Gibbs24Jeff GordonChevroletRick Hendrick26Jamie McMurrayFordGeoff Smith29Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress31Jeff BurtonChevroletRichard Childress33Clint BowyerChevroletBobby Ginn III34John AndrettiChevroletTeresa Earnhardt36Scott RiggsToyotaTommy Baldwin37Tony RainesChevroletBrad Jenkins39Ryan NewmanChevroletTony Stewart41Jeremy MayfieldToyotaJeremy Mayfield42Juan Pablo MontoyaChevroletTeresa Earnhardt43Reed SorensonDodgeRichard Petty44AJ AllmendingerDodgeGeorge Gillett Jr.46Dennis SetzerDodgeDanielle Long47Marcos AmbroseToyotaRob Kauffman48Jimmie JohnsonChevroletJeff Gordon55Michael WaltripToyotaMichael Waltrip64Todd BodineToyotaLarry Gunselman66Dave BlaneyToyotaPhil Parsons71David GillilandChevroletKevin Buckler75Derrike CopeDodgeDerrike Cope77Sam Hornish Jr.DodgeBill Davis82Scott SpeedToyotaDietrich Mateschitz83Brian VickersToyotaDietrich Mateschitz87Joe NemechekToyotaAndrea Nemechek88Dale Earnhardt Jr.ChevroletRick Hendrick96Bobby LabonteFordJeffrey Moorad98Paul MenardFordMax Jones99Carl EdwardsFordJack Roush
Qualifying Qualifying was rained out. By owner's points, Jeff Gordon would win the pole.
Starting lineup Pos.No.DriverMake124Jeff GordonChevrolet22Kurt BuschDodge333Clint BowyerChevrolet418Kyle BuschToyota599Carl EdwardsFord69Kasey KahneDodge714Tony StewartChevrolet811Denny HamlinToyota948Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet1017Matt KensethFord1100David ReutimannToyota1229Kevin HarvickChevrolet1331Jeff BurtonChevrolet1483Brian VickersToyota1542Juan Pablo MontoyaChevrolet1644A.J. AllmendingerDodge1719Elliott SadlerDodge1816Greg BiffleFord1988Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Chevrolet201Martin Truex, Jr.Chevrolet2155Michael WaltripToyota2212David StremmeDodge2396Bobby LabonteFord2447Marcos AmbroseToyota2507Casey MearsChevrolet266David RaganFord2739Ryan NewmanChevrolet2826Jamie McMurrayFord2943Reed SorensonDodge307Robby GordonToyota315Mark MartinChevrolet3277Sam Hornish, Jr.Dodge3334John AndrettiChevrolet3420Joey LoganoToyota3571David GillilandChevrolet3682Scott SpeedToyota378Aric AlmirolaChevrolet3898Paul MenardFord3966Dave BlaneyToyota4036Scott RiggsToyota4187Joe NemechekToyota4241Jeremy MayfieldToyota4364Todd BodineToyotaFailed to qualify4409Sterling MarlinDodge4537Tony RainesChevrolet4646Dennis SetzerDodge4775Derrike CopeDodgeWD73Mike GarveyDodge
Race results Fin St No. Driver Make LapsLedStatusPtsWinnings 1 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 50042running190213626 2 8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 500296running180149000 3 7 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 5000running165119273 4 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 500147running165138951 5 3 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 5000running15594875 6 27 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 5000running150112554 7 31 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 5000running14690750 8 19 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet 5000running14295725 9 16 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 5000running13881425 10 28 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 5000running13493125111229Kevin HarvickChevrolet5000running130116878121542Juan Pablo MontoyaChevrolet5000running127118473132155Michael WaltripToyota5000running12487450142447Marcos AmbroseToyota5000running12194773151331Jeff BurtonChevrolet5000running118122331162396Bobby LabonteFord5001running120106404172943Reed SorensonDodge5000running1121147011822Kurt BuschDodge5000running109919751969Kasey KahneDodge5000running106115473201100David ReutimannToyota4990running10399923212507Casey MearsChevrolet4990running10091175222212David StremmeDodge4990running97108715231017Matt KensethFord4990running9411971524418Kyle BuschToyota4980running91119798253898Paul MenardFord4980running8810570626599Carl EdwardsFord4980running8512085627266David RaganFord4980running8282375281816Greg BiffleFord4980running799067529201Martin Truex, Jr.Chevrolet4980running76108890304036Scott RiggsToyota4970running7372275311719Elliott SadlerDodge4970running7081625323420Joey LoganoToyota4960running67119326331483Brian VickersToyota4960running64101073343277Sam Hornish, Jr.Dodge4960running6188885353334John AndrettiChevrolet4960running5879025363571David GillilandChevrolet4920running557002537378Aric AlmirolaChevrolet4900running5277950384241Jeremy MayfieldToyota4411running5469900393682Scott SpeedToyota42412running518192340307Robby GordonToyota3490engine4388535414187Joe NemechekToyota900brakes4069725423966Dave BlaneyToyota491rear-gear4269665434364Todd BodineToyota30engine3469214
Timeline Start of race: Jeff Gordon had the pole position to start the race before losing it to Dave Blaney on lap 44 Lap 3: Engine problems put Todd Bodine out of the race; making him the last-place finisher Lap 22: Caution due to David Stremme and Michael Waltrip's accident; green flag racing resumed on lap 26 Lap 42: Mandatory competition caution handed out by NASCAR; ended on lap 47 Lap 45: Scott Speed took over the lead from Dave Blaney before losing it to Jeff Gordon on lap 57 Lap 49: A problem with Dave Blaney's rear gear knocked him out of the race Lap 57: Jeff Gordon took over the lead from Scott Speed before losing it to Jeremy Mayfield on lap 141 Lap 71: Caution due to Kyle Busch and Scott Speed's accident; green flag racing resumed on lap 75 Lap 90: Joe Nemechek had problems with his brakes; ending his day on the track Lap 92: Robby Gordon spun his tires on turn 2; causing a caution that lasted until lap 96 Lap 140: Caution due to David Ragan and Robby Gordon's accident; green flag racing resumed on lap 143 Lap 156: Denny Hamlin took over the lead from Jeff Gordon before losing it back to him on lap 343 Lap 255: Caution due to Scott Speed's accident; green flag racing resumed on lap 264 Lap 349: Engine problems ended Robby Gordon's race weekend prematurely Lap 353: Caution due to debris; green flag racing resumed on lap 358 Lap 356: Denny Hamlin took over the lead from Bobby Labonte before losing it to Jimmie Johnson on lap 430 Lap 368: Robby Gordon spun his tires on turn 4; causing a caution that lasted until Lap 371 Lap 429: Caution due to Jeremy Mayfield's accident; green flag racing resumed on Lap 433 Lap 430: Jimmie Johnson took over the lead from Denny Hamlin before losing it back to Denny Hamlin on lap 456 Lap 448: Caution due to Aric Alimroa's accident; green flag racing resumed on Lap 455 Lap 456: Denny Hamlin took over the lead from Jimmie Johnson before losing it back to Jimmie Johnson on lap 485 Lap 468: Caution due to a 3-car accident; green flag racing resumed on Lap 471 Lap 474: Caution due to a Bobby Labonte and Martin Truex, Jr's accident; green flag racing resumed on lap 477 Lap 485: Jimmie Johnson took over the lead from Denny Hamlin Finish: Jimmie Johnson was officially declared the winner of the event.
Standings after the race Pos Driver Points 1 Jeff Gordon 959 2 Clint Bowyer 870 3 Kurt Busch 827 4 Jimmie Johnson 817 5 Denny Hamlin 811
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