2009 NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America

2009 NASCAR Banking 500
Race details
Race 31 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
	The 2009 NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America program cover, with artwork by former NASCAR artist Sam Bass. "Are You Ready...?"
Date	October 17, 2009
Official name	NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America
Location	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 64 °F (18 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Average speed	137.658 miles per hour (221.539 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Jimmie Johnson;
Time	28.070
Most laps led
Driver	Jimmie Johnson
Laps	92
Winner
No. 48	Jimmie Johnson
Television in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

The 2009 NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 17, 2009, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The race was the thirty-first of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, the fifth of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, and the only race scheduled at night during the ten-race Chase for the Sprint Cup that concluded the season.

ABC televised the race beginning at 7 pm ET, and the Performance Racing Network (Terrestrial) along with Sirius XM Radio (Satellite) provided radio coverage starting at the same time.

Jimmie Johnson was the quickest in all three practice sessions and won the pole position for the race. He continued his strong performance throughout the race, leading a race-high of 92 laps before winning. He also increased his championship lead and his chances for a fourth consecutive title.

Background

Entry list


#^[2]	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
00	David Reutimann	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine
1	Martin Truex Jr.	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	Guitar Hero, DJ Hero
2	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge	Miller Lite
02	David Gilliland	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Farm Bureau Insurance
5	Mark Martin	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Kellogg's Pop Tarts, Carquest
6	David Ragan	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	UPS
7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Ford	Freightliner
07	Casey Mears	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's
08	Terry Labonte	Carter-Simo Racing	Toyota	Carter-Simo Racing
9	Kasey Kahne	Richard Petty Motorsports	Dodge	Budweiser
09	Sterling Marlin	Phoenix Racing	Chevrolet	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	FedEx Office
12	David Stremme	Penske Racing	Dodge	Penske Racing
13	Max Papis	Germain Racing	Toyota	GEICO
14	Tony Stewart	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	Old Spice, Office Depot
16	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	3M, Industrial Distribution Group
17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	Carhartt
18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	M&M's, Susan G. Komen For the Cure
19	Elliott Sadler	Richard Petty Motorsports	Dodge	Stanley Tools, Susan G. Komen For the Cure
20	Joey Logano	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Home Depot
21	Bill Elliott	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	Warriors in Pink Powered by Ford
24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	DuPont, Transformers 2
25	Brad Keselowski	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com
26	Jamie McMurray	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea Vodka
29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Shell, Pennzoil
31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Caterpillar
33	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Scary Fast Count Chocula
34	John Andretti	Front Row Motorsports	Chevrolet	Taco Bell
36	Michael McDowell	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Toyota	Wave Energy Drink
37	Travis Kvapil	Front Row Motorsports	Dodge	Long John Silver's
39	Ryan Newman	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	U.S. Army, Transformers 2
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	Lysol
43	Reed Sorenson	Richard Petty Motorsports	Dodge	Super 8 Motels
44	A.J. Allmendinger	Richard Petty Motorsports	Dodge	Best Buy
47	Marcos Ambrose	JTG Daugherty Racing	Toyota	Clorox, Kingsford, Bush's Baked Beans
48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Lowe's
55	Michael Waltrip	Michael Waltrip Racing	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts, Susan G. Komen For the Cure
66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports	Toyota	Denny Hamlin Foundation
71	Mike Bliss	TRG Motorsports	Chevrolet	TaxSlayer.com
77	Sam Hornish Jr.	Penske Racing	Dodge	Mobil 1
82	Scott Speed	Red Bull Racing Team	Toyota	Red Bull
83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull Racing Team	Toyota	Red Bull
87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	NEMCO Motorsports
88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	AMP Energy, National Guard
96	Bobby Labonte	Hall of Fame Racing	Ford	Ask.com, Search for the Cure
98	Paul Menard	Yates Racing	Ford	Johns Manville, Menards
99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	Aflac

Qualifying


Pos.^[3]	#	Driver	Make	Team	Time	Avg. Speed (mph)
1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	28.070	192.376
2	5	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	28.152	191.816
3	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Richard Petty Motorsports	28.264	191.056
4	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	28.339	190.550
5	14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Stewart-Haas Racing	28.351	190.469
6	39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	Stewart-Haas Racing	28.359	190.416
7	71	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	TRG Motorsports	28.360	190.409
8	25	Brad Keselowski	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	28.367	190.362
9	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	28.384	190.248
10	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	28.384	190.248
11	33	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	28.388	190.221
12	20	Joey Logano	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	28.417	190.027
13	47	Marcos Ambrose	Toyota	JTG Daugherty Racing	28.424	189.980
14	02	David Gilliland	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	28.462	189.727
15	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Penske Racing	28.470	189.673
16	82	Scott Speed	Toyota	Red Bull Racing Team	28.480	189.607
17	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	28.486	189.567
18	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	28.501	189.467
19	7	Robby Gordon	Toyota	Robby Gordon Motorsports	28.539	189.215
20	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	28.546	189.168
21	00	David Reutimann	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	28.552	189.129
22	77	Sam Hornish Jr.	Dodge	Penske Racing	28.557	189.095
23	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	28.584	188.917
24	96	Bobby Labonte	Ford	Hall of Fame Racing	28.611	188.739
25	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	28.620	188.679
26	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Dodge	Richard Petty Motorsports	28.625	188.646
27	12	David Stremme	Dodge	Penske Racing	28.636	188.574
28	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	28.639	188.554
29	6	David Ragan	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	28.649	188.488
30	83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull Racing Team	28.692	188.206
31	98	Paul Menard	Ford	Yates Racing	28.696	188.180
32	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	28.719	188.029
33	55	Michael Waltrip	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	28.726	187.983
34	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	28.741	187.885
35	87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	NEMCO Motorsports	28.757	187.780
36	21	Bill Elliott	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	28.774	187.669
37	43	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	Richard Petty Motorsports	28.795	187.533
38	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	Richard Petty Motorsports	28.819	187.376
39	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	28.859	187.117
40	13	Max Papis	Toyota	Germain Racing	28.893	186.896
41	34	John Andretti*	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports	29.078	185.707
42	07	Casey Mears*	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	29.225	184.773
43	08	Terry Labonte**	Toyota	Carter-Simo Racing	29.081	185.688
Failed to qualify
44	36	Michael McDowell	Toyota	Tommy Baldwin Racing	28.900	186.851
45	09	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Phoenix Racing	28.950	186.528
46	66	Dave Blaney	Toyota	Prism Motorsports	28.965	186.432
47	37	Travis Kvapil	Dodge	Front Row Motorsports	29.165	185.153
WD	64	Mike Wallace	Toyota	Gunselman Motorsports	0.000	0.000

*Qualified by owner's points.

**Qualified by Champion's Provisional.

Race recap

Race results

Fin^[4]^[5]	St	#	Driver	Make	Team	Sponsor	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	Lowe's	334	92	running	195	$328,826
2	4	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	Carhartt	334	45	running	175	$240,915
3	3	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Richard Petty Motorsports	Budweiser	334	67	running	170	$198,723
4	9	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	DuPont, Transformers 2	334	64	running	165	$172,701
5	12	20	Joey Logano	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	Home Depot	334	0	running	155	$162,976
6	11	33	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	Scary Fast Count Chocula	334	0	running	150	$113,875
7	42	07	Casey Mears	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	Jack Daniel's	334	0	running	146	$109,550
8	10	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	M&M's, Susan G. Komen For the Cure	334	0	running	142	$134,623
9	25	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Guitar Hero, DJ Hero	334	0	running	138	$127,065
10	15	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Penske Racing	Miller Lite	334	2	running	139	$99,600
11	6	39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet	Stewart-Haas Racing	U.S. Army, Transformers 2	334	0	running	130	$113,304
12	8	25	Brad Keselowski	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	GoDaddy.com	334	0	running	127	$77,850
13	5	14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Stewart-Haas Racing	Old Spice, Office Depot	334	0	running	124	$100,373
14	34	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	Caterpillar	334	0	running	121	$119,931
15	21	00	David Reutimann	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	Aaron's Dream Machine	334	0	running	118	$101,548
16	23	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	3M, Industrial Distribution Group	334	0	running	115	$90,975
17	2	5	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	Kellogg's Pop Tarts, Carquest	334	6	running	117	$87,375
18	32	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	Shell, Pennzoil	334	0	running	109	$111,178
19	27	12	David Stremme	Dodge	Penske Racing	Penske Racing	334	0	running	106	$106,065
20	29	6	David Ragan	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	UPS	334	0	running	103	$82,925
21	37	43	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	Richard Petty Motorsports	Super 8 Motels	334	0	running	100	$109,751
22	13	47	Marcos Ambrose	Toyota	JTG Daugherty Racing	Clorox, Kingsford, Bush's Baked Beans	333	0	running	97	$86,573
23	26	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Dodge	Richard Petty Motorsports	Best Buy	333	0	running	94	$72,550
24	7	71	Mike Bliss	Chevrolet	TRG Motorsports	TaxSlayer.com	333	0	running	91	$71,850
25	14	02	David Gilliland	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	Farm Bureau Insurance	333	0	running	88	$68,225
26	38	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	Richard Petty Motorsports	Stanley Tools, Susan G. Komen For the Cure	332	0	running	85	$78,725
27	31	98	Paul Menard	Ford	Yates Racing	Johns Manville, Menards	332	0	running	82	$100,806
28	16	82	Scott Speed	Toyota	Red Bull Racing Team	Red Bull	332	0	running	79	$82,173
29	36	21	Bill Elliott	Ford	Wood Brothers Racing	Warriors in Pink Powered by Ford	332	0	running	76	$66,875
30	19	7	Robby Gordon	Toyota	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Freightliner	332	0	running	73	$89,910
31	24	96	Bobby Labonte	Ford	Hall of Fame Racing	Ask.com, Search for the Cure	331	0	running	70	$96,579
32	33	55	Michael Waltrip	Toyota	Michael Waltrip Racing	NAPA Auto Parts, Susan G. Komen For the Cure	331	3	running	72	$74,225
33	20	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea Vodka	331	0	running	64	$75,050
34	30	83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull Racing Team	Red Bull	330	0	running	61	$94,298
35	18	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chevrolet	Earnhardt Ganassi Racing	Lysol	330	0	running	58	$100,398
36	41	34	John Andretti	Chevrolet	Front Row Motorsports	Taco Bell	330	0	running	55	$73,650
37	43	08	Terry Labonte	Toyota	Carter-Simo Racing	Carter-Simo Racing	329	1	running	57	$68,025
38	39	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	AMP Energy, National Guard	304	0	running	49	$83,400
39	28	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	Aflac	299	0	engine	46	$114,131
40	22	77	Sam Hornish Jr.	Dodge	Penske Racing	Mobil 1	298	0	running	43	$83,910
41	40	13	Max Papis	Toyota	Germain Racing	GEICO	286	0	engine	40	$65,000
42	17	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	FedEx Office	192	54	engine	42	$87,875
43	35	87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota	NEMCO Motorsports	NEMCO Motorsports	26	0	rear end	34	$65,251
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44		36	Michael McDowell	Toyota	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Wave Energy Drink
45		09	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Phoenix Racing	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
46		66	Dave Blaney	Toyota	Prism Motorsports	Denny Hamlin Foundation
47		37	Travis Kvapil	Dodge	Front Row Motorsports	Long John Silver's
WD		64	Mike Wallace	Toyota	Gunselman Motorsports