2009 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 Explained

The 2009 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 was held on March 29, 2009 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, 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.^[1] Gordon finished fourth and Bower finished fifth.

Entry list

Car^[2]	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Team
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	Kellogg's / 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	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Robby Gordon
8	Aric Almirola	Tampa, FL	Chevrolet	Guitar Hero	Chip Ganassi
09	Sterling Marlin	Columbia, TN	Dodge	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming	James Finch
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Budweiser	George Gillett Jr
11	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Toyota	FedEx Freight	J D Gibbs
12	David Stremme	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Penske Racing	Roger Penske
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	Dewalt	John Henry
18	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Toyota	M&M's	Joe Gibbs
19	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Dodge	Stanley Tools	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	Irwin Industrial Tools	Geoff Smith
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	Taco Bell	Teresa Earnhardt
36	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Toyota	Array Lighting / Nexxus Lighting	Tommy Baldwin
37	Tony Raines	LaPorte, IN	Chevrolet	Long John Silver's	Brad Jenkins
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	Charter Comm.	Richard Petty
44	AJ Allmendinger	Los Gatos, CA	Dodge	Charter Comm.	George Gillett Jr.
46	Dennis Setzer	Newton, NC	Dodge	Romeo Guest Construction	Danielle Long
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	Gunselman Motorsports	Larry Gunselman
66	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Toyota	Prism Motorsports	Phil Parsons
71	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Chevrolet	Capital Window	Kevin Buckler
75	Derrike Cope	Spanaway, WA	Dodge	FW1 Top Secret Wax / Blu Frog Energy / Flip n Bags	Derrike Cope
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	Amp Energy / National Guard	Rick Hendrick
96	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Ford	Ask.com	Jeffrey Moorad
98	Paul Menard	Eau Claire, WI	Ford	Energizer / Menards	Max Jones
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Aflac	Jack Roush

Qualifying

Qualifying was rained out. By owner's points, Jeff Gordon would win the pole.

Starting lineup

!Pos.!Car!Driver!Sponsor!Make

1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont	Chevrolet
2	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite	Dodge
3	33	Clint Bowyer	BB&T	Chevrolet
4	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's	Toyota
5	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac	Ford
6	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser	Dodge
7	14	Tony Stewart	Old Spice, Office Depot	Chevrolet
8	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight	Toyota
9	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's	Chevrolet
10	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt	Ford
11	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine	Toyota
12	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell, Pennzoil	Chevrolet
13	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar	Chevrolet
14	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull	Toyota
15	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target	Chevrolet
16	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Charter Communications	Dodge
17	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley Tools	Dodge
18	16	Greg Biffle	3M	Ford
19	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard, AMP Energy	Chevrolet
20	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats	Chevrolet
21	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota
22	12	David Stremme	Penske Racing	Dodge
23	96	Bobby Labonte	Ask.com	Ford
24	47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie, Kingsford, Clorox	Toyota
25	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet
26	6	David Ragan	UPS	Ford
27	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army	Chevrolet
28	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Industrial Tools	Ford
29	43	Reed Sorenson	Charter Communications	Dodge
30	7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Toyota
31	5	Mark Martin	Carquest, Kellogg's	Chevrolet
32	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1	Dodge
33	34	John Andretti	Taco Bell	Chevrolet
34	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot	Toyota
35	71	David Gilliland	Capital Window	Chevrolet
36	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull	Toyota
37	8	Aric Almirola	Guitar Hero	Chevrolet
38	98	Paul Menard	Energizer, Menards	Ford
39	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports	Toyota
40	36	Scott Riggs	Nexxus Lighting	Toyota
41	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota
42	41	Jeremy Mayfield	All Sport Body Quencher	Toyota
43	64	Todd Bodine	Gunselman Motorsports	Toyota
Failed to qualify
44	09	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming	Dodge
45	37	Tony Raines	Long John Silver's	Chevrolet
46	46	Dennis Setzer	Romeo Guest Construction	Dodge
47	75	Derrike Cope	FW1 Top Secret Wax / Blu Frog Energy	Dodge
WD	73	Mike Garvey	Quality Concrete / Jani-King	Dodge

Race results

Fin^[3] ^[4]	St		Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	9	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's	Chevrolet	500	42	running	190	213626
2	8	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight	Toyota	500	296	running	180	149000
3	7	14	Tony Stewart	Old Spice, Office Depot	Chevrolet	500	0	running	165	119273
4	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont	Chevrolet	500	147	running	165	138951
5	3	33	Clint Bowyer	BB&T	Chevrolet	500	0	running	155	94875
6	27	39	Ryan Newman	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	500	0	running	150	112554
7	31	5	Mark Martin	Carquest, Kellogg's	Chevrolet	500	0	running	146	90750
8	19	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard, AMP Energy	Chevrolet	500	0	running	142	95725
9	16	44	A.J. Allmendinger	Charter Communications	Dodge	500	0	running	138	81425
10	28	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Industrial Tools	Ford	500	0	running	134	93125
11	12	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell, Pennzoil	Chevrolet	500	0	running	130	116878
12	15	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Target	Chevrolet	500	0	running	127	118473
13	21	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts	Toyota	500	0	running	124	87450
14	24	47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie, Kingsford, Clorox	Toyota	500	0	running	121	94773
15	13	31	Jeff Burton	Caterpillar	Chevrolet	500	0	running	118	122331
16	23	96	Bobby Labonte	Ask.com	Ford	500	1	running	120	106404
17	29	43	Reed Sorenson	Charter Communications	Dodge	500	0	running	112	114701
18	2	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite	Dodge	500	0	running	109	91975
19	6	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser	Dodge	500	0	running	106	115473
20	11	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine	Toyota	499	0	running	103	99923
21	25	07	Casey Mears	Jack Daniel's	Chevrolet	499	0	running	100	91175
22	22	12	David Stremme	Penske Racing	Dodge	499	0	running	97	108715
23	10	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt	Ford	499	0	running	94	119715
24	4	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's	Toyota	498	0	running	91	119798
25	38	98	Paul Menard	Energizer, Menards	Ford	498	0	running	88	105706
26	5	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac	Ford	498	0	running	85	120856
27	26	6	David Ragan	UPS	Ford	498	0	running	82	82375
28	18	16	Greg Biffle	3M	Ford	498	0	running	79	90675
29	20	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats	Chevrolet	498	0	running	76	108890
30	40	36	Scott Riggs	Nexxus Lighting	Toyota	497	0	running	73	72275
31	17	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley Tools	Dodge	497	0	running	70	81625
32	34	20	Joey Logano	Home Depot	Toyota	496	0	running	67	119326
33	14	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull	Toyota	496	0	running	64	101073
34	32	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1	Dodge	496	0	running	61	88885
35	33	34	John Andretti	Taco Bell	Chevrolet	496	0	running	58	79025
36	35	71	David Gilliland	Capital Window	Chevrolet	492	0	running	55	70025
37	37	8	Aric Almirola	Guitar Hero	Chevrolet	490	0	running	52	77950
38	42	41	Jeremy Mayfield	All Sport Body Quencher	Toyota	441	1	running	54	69900
39	36	82	Scott Speed	Red Bull	Toyota	424	12	running	51	81923
40	30	7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Toyota	349	0	engine	43	88535
41	41	87	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Toyota	90	0	brakes	40	69725
42	39	66	Dave Blaney	Prism Motorsports	Toyota	49	1	rear-gear	42	69665
43	43	64	Todd Bodine	Gunselman Motorsports	Toyota	3	0	engine	34	69214
Failed to qualify
44		09	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming	Dodge
45		37	Tony Raines	Long John Silver's	Chevrolet
46		46	Dennis Setzer	Romeo Guest Construction	Dodge
47		75	Derrike Cope	FW1 Top Secret Wax / Blu Frog Energy	Dodge
WD		73	Mike Garvey	Quality Concrete / Jani-King	Dodge

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		870
3		827
4		817
5		811

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nascar: Martinsville 2009 Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 #24 #11 #33 Fighting For Lead . Racing Men . 2015-01-28.
2. Web site: 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 Entry List - Martinsville Speedway. 2021-06-16. frcs.pro.
3. Web site: 2009 Goody's Fast Relief 500 - The Third Turn. 2021-06-16. www.thethirdturn.com. en.
4. Web site: Race Results. 2021-06-16. Racing-Reference. en-US.