The 2009 Shelby 427 was the third race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. This 427.5 miles (688.0 km) long race took place on March 1 of that year at the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the namesake Nevada city. The race was won by Kyle Busch.

2009 Shelby 427
Race details
Race 3 of 36 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2009 Shelby 427 logo
2009 Shelby 427 logo
Date March 1, 2009 (2009-03-01)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 285 laps, 427.5 mi (687.994 km)
Weather Temperatures up to 90 °F (32 °C); wind speeds climbing up to 18.1 miles per hour (29.1 km/h)[1]
Average speed 119.515 miles per hour (192.341 km/h)[2]
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.033
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 92
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The race was telecast by Fox with a radio broadcast by Performance Racing Network (terrestrial) and Sirius XM Radio (satellite).

The program for the 2009 Shelby 427, featuring Carroll Shelby. The program cost $10.

The race title reflects the new title sponsor, Carroll Shelby International, which has its home base at LVMS, and the Shelby Cobra 427, which is made in Nevada. The race had previously been 400.5 miles (644.5 km) in length, but will as of 2009 have an extra 27 miles (43 km) added into the race name which equates to an addition of 18 laps, meaning that the race will now be a 285-lap duration. The race would return to 400.5 miles in 2010 and beyond.

Entry list edit

Car[3] 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 Pop-Tarts / Carquest 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 Jim Beam Robby Gordon
8 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Chevrolet TomTom 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 Office J D Gibbs
12 David Stremme South Bend, IN Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
13 Max Papis Como, Italy Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
14 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot Margaret Haas
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford USG Sheetrock John Henry
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Dodge Stanley George Gillett Jr.
20 Joey Logano Middleton, CT Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
24 Jeff Gordon Vallejo, CA Chevrolet DuPont Rick Hendrick
25 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Chevrolet GoDaddy.com Rick Hendrick
26 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Ford Irwin Industrial Tools Geoff Smith
28 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Ford Yates Racing 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 Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Bobby Ginn III
34 John Andretti Bethlehem, PA Chevrolet WindowWorld.com Teresa Earnhardt
36 Scott Riggs Bahama, NC Toyota Red Bank Outfitters Tommy Baldwin
37 Tony Raines LaPorte, IN Dodge Long John Silver's Brad Jenkins
39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet Haas Automation Tony Stewart
41 Jeremy Mayfield Owensboro, KY Toyota All Sport Jeremy Mayfield
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Bogota, Colombia Chevrolet Energizer Teresa Earnhardt
43 Reed Sorenson Peachtree City, GA Dodge Valvoline Richard Petty
44 A.J. Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dodge Harrah's George Gillett Jr
47 Marcos Ambrose Launceston, Tasmania Toyota Kingsford / Clorox / Little Debbie Rob Kauffman
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon
51 Dexter Bean Westby, WI Dodge LiveWire Energy David Bean
55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
64 Todd Bodine Chemung, NY Toyota Curtis Steel / Core Construction Larry Gunselman
66 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Toyota Hyde Park Storage Suites Phil Parsons
71 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Chevrolet Capital Window Kevin Buckler
73 Mike Garvey McDonough, GA Dodge Quality Concrete / Jani-King Barry Haefele
77 Sam Hornish Jr. Defiance, OH Dodge Mobil 1 Bill Davis
78 Regan Smith Cato, NY Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies Barney Visser
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 Ask.com Jeffrey Moorad
98 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Ford Johns Manville / Menards Max Jones
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Aflac Jack Roush

Qualifying edit

Kyle Busch won the pole for the Shelby 427 at a new track record of 185.995 mph. The remainder of the top 10 were Kyle's brother Kurt Busch (185.707 mph), Jimmie Johnson(185.688 mph), David Reutimann (185.624 mph), Marcos Ambrose (185.459 mph), Ryan Newman (185.395 mph), Kasey Kahne (185.382 mph), Mark Martin (185.312 mph), Kevin Harvick (185.280 mph), Tony Stewart (185.217 mph).[4]

Full qualifying results edit

Pos.[5][6] Car # Driver Sponsor Make Avg. Speed Time Behind
1 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 185.995 29.033 0.000
2 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 185.707 29.078 00.045
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 185.688 29.081 00.048
4 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 185.624 29.091 00.058
5 47 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford / Clorox / Little Debbie Toyota 185.459 29.117 00.084
6 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevrolet 185.395 29.127 00.094
7 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 185.382 29.129 00.096
8 5 Mark Martin Pop-Tarts / Carquest Chevrolet 185.312 29.140 00.107
9 29 Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet 185.281 29.145 00.112
10 14 Tony Stewart Old Spice / Office Depot Chevrolet 185.217 29.155 00.122
11 12 David Stremme Penske Racing Dodge 185.077 29.177 00.144
12 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 184.988 29.191 00.158
13 25 Brad Keselowski GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 184.786 29.223 00.190
14 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 184.565 29.258 00.225
15 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 184.540 29.262 00.229
16 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 184.495 29.269 00.236
17 96 Bobby Labonte Ask.com Ford 184.432 29.279 00.246
18 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Companies Chevrolet 184.432 29.279 00.246
19 44 AJ Allmendinger Harrah's Dodge 184.395 29.285 00.252
20 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 184.388 29.286 00.253
21 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 184.168 29.321 00.288
22 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 184.162 29.322 00.289
23 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Energizer Chevrolet 184.118 29.329 00.296
24 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 184.005 29.347 00.314
25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Chevrolet 183.999 29.348 00.315
26 13 Max Papis GEICO Toyota 183.974 29.352 00.319
27 8 Aric Almirola TomTom Chevrolet 183.936 29.358 00.325
28 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 183.798 29.380 00.347
29 34 John Andretti WindowWorld.com Chevrolet 183.786 29.382 00.349
30 71 David Gilliland Capital Window Chevrolet 183.749 29.388 00.355
31 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard / Amp Energy Chevrolet 183.742 29.389 00.356
32 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Toyota 183.486 29.430 00.397
33 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Dodge 183.461 29.434 00.401
34 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 183.293 29.461 00.428
35 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 183.144 29.485 00.452
36 98 Paul Menard Johns Manville / Menards Ford 182.921 29.521 00.488
37 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios, Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 182.772 29.545 00.512
38 26 Jamie McMurray Irwin Industrial Tools Ford 182.574 29.577 00.544
39 43 Reed Sorenson Valvoline Dodge 182.469 29.594 00.561
40 17 Matt Kenseth USG Sheetrock Ford 182.143 29.647 00.614
41 07 Casey Mears Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 181.928 29.682 00.649
42 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota 181.257 29.792 00.759
43 64 Todd Bodine Curtis Steel / Core Construction Toyota 183.231 29.471 00.438
Failed to qualify
44 28 Travis Kvapil Yates Racing Ford 183.181 29.479
45 66 Dave Blaney Hyde Park Storage Suites Toyota 182.673 29.561
46 73 Mike Garvey Quality Concrete / Jani-King Dodge 182.457 29.596
47 41 Jeremy Mayfield All Sport Toyota 182.389 29.607
48 09 Sterling Marlin Phoenix Racing Dodge 181.543 29.745
49 36 Scott Riggs Red Bank Outfitters Toyota 180.820 29.864
50 37 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Dodge 180.331 29.945
51 51 Dexter Bean LiveWire Energy Dodge 174.154 31.007

Pre-race edit

The Las Vegas Motor Speedway chaplain, Joe Freiburger gave the invocation. Jersey Boys performed the national anthem and Carroll Shelby gave the command to start engines.

Race recap edit

Toyota cars #00, 18 (polesitter), 47, 82, 83 were sent to the back of the field because of engine changes.

Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson led the field to the green flag. Johnson led the first lap; Brad Keselowski hit the wall out of turn 4 causing a flat tire and the first caution of the day. Matt Kenseth reported engine trouble, came onto pit road where his crew fixed the problem, but Kenseth was too fast exiting pit road. Kenseth was served the penalty of restarting from the tail end of the field.

Restart on lap 6 with Johnson, Ku. Busch, Harvick, Newman, and Stremme in the Top 5. Daytona 500 winner and point leader Kenseth's engine blew on the front stretch on lap 7 while Todd Bodine spun out of turn 2 after a slight contact from behind by Hamlin. Second caution of the day. Keselowski got the luck dog free pass.

Restart on lap 11. No change in positions in the Top 5. As of lap 19, Carl Edwards was in 9th from starting 16th, Montoya was running in 8th from the 23rd starting position, and Kyle Busch was in 30th after starting from the back. Johnson continued to lead laps since the first lap. Brad Keselowski drove his car to the garage on lap 36. Within 50 laps since the start of the race, Jamie McMurray gained 19 positions, Gordon and Reutimann moved up 16 positions, Biffle gained 15 positions, and Vickers gained 14 positions. Green flag pit stops ensued on lap 48. Earnhardt, Jr. was served a pass through penalty for being too fast exiting pit road. Regan Smith and Casey Mears were also served the pass through penalty for entering too fast on pit road. Edwards and Kyle Busch each led two laps and Logano led a lap during the green flag pit stops.

 
Car 43 pitting during the race

Caution would come out on lap 60 for debris on the track. Newman won the lucky dog free pass. Kahne, Waltrip, Hamlin and others entered pit road during the caution. John Andretti, David Gilliland, Scott Speed, Clint Bowyer, Earnhardt, Jr., Regan Smith, Todd Bodine, A.J. Allmendinger, Robby Gordon, Martin Truex, Jr., and Elliott Sadler were a lap down when the caution flag was waved.

Restart on lap 65 with Johnson, Edwards, Kurt Busch, Harvick and Biffle in the top five. McMurray, running in 13th, was hit from behind by Logano and slid out of turn 2, but maintained control. No caution. McMurray dropped to 26th as a result. Lap 74, Regan Smith came on pit road with engine troubles. Fourth caution of the day. Clint Bowyer got the free pass. During the round of pit stops, Harvick, Stewart, and Montoya gain four positions, Gordon and Hamlin gain five spots, Mark Martin gain two spots, Kurt Busch lost four spots, Jeff Burton and Kyle Busch gained six positions and Johnson, taking four tires, lost nine spots.

Restart on lap 83 with Harvick, Stewart, Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Kurt Busch, Burton, Montoya, Hamlin, and Johnson in the top ten. In two laps, Biffle took in the lead from Harvick. Lap 90, Jeff Gordon took second place from Harvick. Brad Keweloski returned to the track 57 laps down in the 42nd position. Lap 95, Edwards made contact to Stremme's left rear quarter panel, sending Stremme spinning out of turn 2. Fifth caution of the race. Earnhardt, Jr. got the free pass. Harvick lost two spots, Burton gain three positions, Amirola gained fourteen spots, and Bowyer gained eight spots during the round of pit stops. Biffle and former teammate Mark Martin stayed on the track.

Restart on lap 100 with Biffle, Mart Martin, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Bush, and Johnson in the top five. Bowyer and Montoya, running in 14th, made contact entering turn 1. No caution. Montoya entered pit road and exited in the 27th position. Lap 122, Mark Martin, running in 4th, blew the engine bring the sixth caution. Martin Truex, Jr. got the free pass. During the pitstop round, Jonson and McMurray gained two spots and Biffle and Stewart lost two positions. Kasey Kahne stayed out to lead a lap before entering pit road.

Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Biffle, McMurray, Burton, Stewart, Harvick, Kyle Busch, Hamlin, and Hornish, Jr. were in the top ten during the restart on lap 131. Seventh caution on lap 138 when Reed Sorenson lost control exiting turn 2 and hit the outside wall of the backstretch; Robby Gordon got the lucky dog free pass. Hornish, Jr. entered pit road from the 10th position. The field restarted on lap 143 with Johnson as the leader. Amirola hit the outside wall in turn 3 then slowed on the backstretch where Kasey Kahne tried to avoid hitting Amirola's car. Kahne slid off the track, making slight contact with Amirola. Menard, Bobby Labonte, and Robby Gordon, from the end of the lead lap, made pit stops.

Restart on lap 149 with Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Biffle, Stewart, and Kyle Busch in the top five. Jeff Gordon took the lead away from Johnson in two laps. On lap 160, Jeff Gordon let his 20,000th Sprint Cup lap, (7th all-time record). Lap 164, Waltrip, running in the 20th position, lost control in turn 4, hit the outside wall. Eighth caution; David Gilliland got the free pass. During the round of pitstops, Burton gained seven spots, Bobby Labonte moved up twelve spots, Vickers moved up thirteen spots, Martin Truex, Jr. gained fourteen spots, Biffle lost two, and Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson both lost five spots.

Restart on lap 169 with Burton, Bobby Labonte, Vickers, Truex, Jr., Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Johnson, Kyle Busch, Stewart, and Edwards in the top ten. One lap later, Hamlin, running in 13th, lost control between turn 3 and 4, sliding across the outside wall, bring out the tenth caution. John Andretti got the free pass. The field restarted on lap 175 with Burton in the lead. Jimmie Johnson took second from Bobby Labonte on lap 187.

Eleventh caution on lap 220, Jeff Gordon missed the entrance to pit road and blew his left front tire causing damage during green flag pitstops. Edwards beat Labonte off pit road for the second position, but Edwards' crew missed placing a lugnut. Burton maintains the lead off pit road. Jimmie Johnson slid on then past his pitbox. Dave Gilliland got the free pass for the second time. The field restarted on lap 228 with Burton, Labonte, Kyle Busch, Vickers, and Ruetimann in the top five. Kyle Busch, the pole winner, took the lead from Burton in less than one lap.

Twelfth caution for debris (new race record) on lap 259. Sam Hornish, Jr. got the free pass. Clint Bowyer stayed on the track as the field entered pit road: Burton moved up five spots, Jeff Gordon gained seven spots, Kyle Busch lost two positions, and Labonte and Vickers both lost four positions. Labonte and Johnson nearly collided as Labonte was leaving his pit box and Johnson was entering his.

Restart on lap 264 with Bowyer, Burton, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Reutimann, Edwards, Labonte, Vickers, Kahne, and McMurray in the top ten. In two laps, Kyle Busch was in third behind Bowyer and Burton. Lap 267, Kyle Busch took second from Burton out of turn 2. In the next lap, Kyle Busch took the lead from Bowyer out of turn 2. Caution for the thirteenth time on lap 269 after Menard, racing between Amborise and Logano, lost control and hit the outside wall out of turn 4. Harvick got the free pass. From the end of the lead lap, Earnhardt, Jr., Robby Gordon, Hornish, Jr. and Gilliland made pitstops.

The field restarted on lap 278 with Kyle Busch, Burton, Bowyer, Reutimann, Jeff Gordon, Edwards, Labonte, Vickers, McMurray and Jimmie Johnson in the top ten. Caution a lap later; Jimmie Johnson, running in 10th, lost control in turn 2 and hit the outside wall, damaging the front right and back right end. Restart on lap 282 with Kyle Busch as the leader. Two laps to go, Bowyer passed teammate Burton for second as Edwards's engine blew. Edwards managed to keep his car away the field; no caution. Kyle Busch, who started from the back from pole position, took the checkered flag for the first time in the season.

Clint Bowyer finished second ahead of Richard Childress Racing teammate Jeff Burton. David Reutimann was in fourth, his first career top 5 finish in the Cup series. Bobby Labonte, in fifth, had the highest-finishing Ford. Jamie McMurray finish in 9th after starting the race in 38th. Kasey Kahne had the best finished Dodge in 11th. Rookies Joey Logano and Scott Speed were in 13th and 21st respectively. Jimmie Johnson, leading the most laps (92), finished in 24th. Stewart Haas Motorsports drivers Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart finished in 25th and 26th respectively. Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth finished in 43rd behind of teammate David Regan because of engine problems.

Race results edit

Fin.[7][8] St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status Points Winnings
1 1 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 285 51 running 190 461273
2 37 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios, Hamburger Helper Chevy 285 9 running 175
3 14 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevy 285 61 running 170
4 4 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 285 0 running 160
5 17 96 Bobby Labonte Ask.com Ford 285 0 running 155
6 28 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy 285 17 running 155
7 24 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 285 40 running 151
8 21 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 285 0 running 142
9 38 26 Jamie McMurray Irwin Ford 285 0 running 138
10 31 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. National Guard, AMP Energy Chevy 285 0 running 134
11 7 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 285 1 running 135
12 9 29 Kevin Harvick Shell, Pennzoil Chevy 285 9 running 132
13 20 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota 285 1 running 129
14 30 71 David Gilliland Capital Windows Chevy 285 0 running 121
15 32 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Toyota 285 1 running 123
16 12 77 Sam Hornish, Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 285 0 running 115
17 16 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 285 2 running 117
18 11 12 David Stremme Penske Racing Dodge 284 0 running 109
19 18 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevy 284 0 running 106
20 5 47 Marcos Ambrose Kingsford Toyota 284 0 running 103
21 42 82 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota 284 0 running 100
22 34 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 284 0 running 97
23 2 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 284 1 running 99
24 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's, Kobalt Tools Chevy 284 92 running 101
25 6 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevy 283 0 running 88
26 10 14 Tony Stewart Old Spice Chevy 283 0 running 85
27 15 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 283 0 running 82
28 29 34 John Andretti Window World Chevy 283 0 running 79
29 33 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Dodge 283 0 running 76
30 41 07 Casey Mears Jack Daniel's Chevy 282 0 running 73
31 23 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Energizer Chevy 281 0 running 70
32 25 1 Martin Truex, Jr. Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats Chevy 281 0 running 67
33 19 44 A.J. Allmendinger Harrah's Dodge 281 0 running 64
34 39 43 Reed Sorenson Valvoline Dodge 278 0 running 61
35 36 98 Paul Menard Johns Manville, Menards Ford 269 0 crash 58
36 26 13 Max Papis GEICO Toyota 258 0 running 55
37 43 64 Todd Bodine Curtis Steel Co. Toyota 227 0 engine 52
38 13 25 Brad Keselowski GoDaddy.com Chevy 221 0 running 49
39 27 8 Aric Almirola TomTom Chevy 143 0 crash 46
40 8 5 Mark Martin Pop-Tarts, Carquest Chevy 121 0 engine 43
41 22 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 102 0 transmission 40
42 35 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 72 0 engine 37
43 40 17 Matt Kenseth USG Ford 6 0 engine 34
Failed to qualify
44 28 Travis Kvapil Yates Racing Ford
45 66 Dave Blaney Hyde Park Storage Suites Toyota
46 73 Mike Garvey Quality Concrete / Jani-King Dodge
47 41 Jeremy Mayfield All Sport Toyota
48 09 Sterling Marlin Phoenix Racing Dodge
49 36 Scott Riggs Red Bank Outfitters Toyota
50 37 Tony Raines Long John Silver's Dodge
51 51 Dexter Bean LiveWire Energy Dodge

Post race notes edit

  • Jeff Gordon surpassed 20,000 career laps led during the middle of the race, and is 6th surpassing Rusty Wallace.

Point standings edit

Jeff Burton moved from 31st to 18th in the standings. Kyle Busch and Bobby Labonte gained twelve spots from the 18th position and the 22nd position respectively. Kasey Kahne moved from 23rd to 13th. Brian Vickers, from 26th in the standings, was in 17th after the race. David Reutimann and David Gilliland both gained seven spots from the 12th and 44th in the standings respectively. Jaime McMurray and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. gained six spots from 28th and 35th respectively. Gaining five pointings, Kevin Harvick was in 11th, Joey Logano in 32nd, Regan Smith in 35th, and Scott Speed in 36th. Clint Bowyer was in second behind Jeff Gordon from the 6th position in the standings.

David Ragan lost sixteen spots from the eighth position to 24th. Reed Sorenson dropped to 25th from the 14th position. Martin Truex, Jr. lost nine positions from 17th in the standings. A.J. Allmendinger went from 13th to 21st in the standings. Casey Mears and Mark Martin lost seven spots from the 20th and 27th position respectively. Losing five positions in the standings, Michael Waltrip was in 12th from 7th, Juan Pablo Montoya in 15th from 10th, Elliott Salder in 16th from 11th, and John Andretti was in 30th from 25th. Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart both lost four positions from the 3rd and 4th position respectively. Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth dropped to 3rd from 1st in the standings.

References edit

  1. ^ "2009 Shelby 427 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  2. ^ "2009 Shelby 427". Racing-Reference.info. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  3. ^ "2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Shelby 427 Entry List - Las Vegas Motor Speedway". frcs.pro. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  4. ^ "Jayski's Shelby 427 Qualifying Page". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  5. ^ "2009 Shelby 427 Qualifying Results and Race Lineup - Las Vegas Motor Speedway". frcs.pro. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  6. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
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  8. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-16.


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