NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Daytona 500 results

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  • Sunday, February 15, 2009 9:29pm
  • SportsSports

Sunday at Daytona International Speedway

Daytona, Fla.

2.5 mile high-banked oval

(starting position in paranthesis)

1. (39) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 152 laps, 114 rating, 190 points, $1,536,388.

2. (32) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 152, 81.7, 170, $1,114,724.

3. (20) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 152, 102.2, 165, $786,063.

4. (22) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 152, 87.4, 160, $631,913.

5. (30) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 152, 80.5, 160, $515,013.

6. (33) David Ragan, Ford, 152, 92.2, 150, $412,063.

7. (27) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 152, 81.2, 146, $371,138.

8. (5) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 152, 97.2, 147, $371,371.

9. (34) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 152, 73.7, 138, $362,224.

10. (13) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 152, 93.4, 134, $325,513.

11. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 152, 70.4, 135, $345,563.

12. (28) David Reutimann, Toyota, 152, 67.4, 127, $316,546.

13. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 152, 110.9, 129, $356,824.

14. (8) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 152, 75.6, 121, $299,288.

15. (25) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 152, 62.4, 118, $298,838.

16. (2) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 152, 93.2, 120, $313,488.

17. (23) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 152, 49.8, 112, $295,146.

18. (16) Carl Edwards, Ford, 152, 103.4, 109, $326,454.

19. (37) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 152, 53.2, 106, $287,568.

20. (35) Greg Biffle, Ford, 152, 51.5, 103, $297,863.

21. (42) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 152, 54.6, 100, $287,696.

22. (12) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 152, 62.5, 102, $308,252.

23. (40) Bill Elliott, Ford, 152, 44.6, 94, $288,160.

24. (43) Terry Labonte, Toyota, 152, 35.3, 91, $273,963.

25. (17) Scott Riggs, Toyota, 152, 55.1, 88, $273,513.

26. (10) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 152, 99.7, 85, $300,963.

27. (14) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 152, 88.5, 87, $291,063.

28. (26) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 152, 77.7, 79, $317,654.

29. (15) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 152, 63.7, 76, $313,846.

30. (11) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 152, 48.9, 73, $311,946.

31. (7) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 152, 68.4, 70, $336,149.

32. (29) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 151, 43.4, 67, $287,433.

33. (24) David Stremme, Dodge, 151, 58.2, 64, $300,763.

34. (31) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 151, 38.6, 61, $287,158.

35. (38) Scott Speed, Toyota, 151, 39, 58, $268,763.

36. (36) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 150, 42.3, 55, $295,252.

37. (21) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 139, 86.6, 52, $274,713.

38. (19) Paul Menard, Ford, accident, 138, 46.3, 49, $296,229.

39. (6) Brian Vickers, Toyota, accident, 134, 69.2, 46, $305,171.

40. (18) Jeremy Mayfield, Toyota, 126, 47.9, 43, $265,238.

41. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, accident, 123, 114.2, 50, $349,171.

42. (41) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 90, 39.3, 37, $263,963.

43. (9) Joey Logano, Toyota, accident, 79, 45.6, 34, $317,720.

Race Statistics

Average Speed of Race Winner: 132.816 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 51 minutes, 40 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under caution.

Caution Flags: Eight for 35 laps.

Lead Changes: Nine among nine drivers.

Lap Leaders: M.Truex Jr. 1; M.Martin 2; Ky.Busch 3-52; D.Earnhardt Jr. 53; T.Stewart 54-68; J.Gordon 69-82; Ky.Busch 83-120; B.Labonte 121; E.Sadler 122-145; M.Kenseth 146-152.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Ky.Busch, 2 times for 88 laps; E.Sadler, 1 time for 24 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 15 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 14 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 7 laps; M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 1 lap; M.Martin, 1 time for 1 lap; B.Labonte, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Earnhardt Jr., 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points:

1. M.Kenseth, 190. 2. K.Harvick, 170. 3. A.Allmendinger, 165. 4. C.Bowyer, 160. 5. E.Sadler, 160. 6. D.Ragan, 150. 7. T.Stewart, 147. 8. M.Waltrip, 146. 9. R.Sorenson, 138. 10. M.Truex Jr., 135. 11. Ku.Busch, 134. 12. J.Gordon, 129.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula

A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

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