# 2009 Pep Boys Auto 500

The 2009 Pep Boys Auto 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race that was held on September 6, 2009, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2009 Sprint Cup Series season. Kasey Kahne, driving for Richard Petty Motorsports, won the race, while Kevin Harvick and Juan Pablo Montoya finished second and third respectively.

## Race results

| Pos. | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Richard Petty Motorsports | Dodge | 325 | 190 |
| 2 | 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 175 |
| 3 | 22 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 170 |
| 4 | 28 | 00 | David Reutimann | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 325 | 160 |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | Mark Martin | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 155 |
| 6 | 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 325 | 155 |
| 7 | 8 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Racing Team | Toyota | 325 | 151 |
| 8 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 147 |
| 9 | 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 143 |
| 10 | 26 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 325 | 139 |
| 11 | 12 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 130 |
| 12 | 15 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 325 | 132 |
| 13 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 325 | 129 |
| 14 | 9 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Racing | Dodge | 325 | 121 |
| 15 | 41 | 98 | Paul Menard | Yates Racing | Ford | 325 | 118 |
| 16 | 29 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Toyota | 325 | 115 |
| 17 | 31 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 112 |
| 18 | 25 | 71 | Bobby Labonte | TRG Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 109 |
| 19 | 17 | 21 | David Gilliland | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 325 | 106 |
| 20 | 35 | 44 | A. J. Allmendinger | Richard Petty Motorsports | Dodge | 325 | 103 |
| 21 | 21 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Richard Petty Motorsports | Dodge | 325 | 100 |
| 22 | 34 | 20 | Joey Logano | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 324 | 97 |
| 23 | 11 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | JTG Daugherty Racing | Toyota | 324 | 94 |
| 24 | 32 | 82 | Scott Speed | Red Bull Racing Team | Toyota | 324 | 91 |
| 25 | 33 | 07 | Casey Mears | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 88 |
| 26 | 1 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 95 |
| 27 | 13 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Richard Petty Motorsports | Dodge | 324 | 82 |
| 28 | 27 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 323 | 79 |
| 29 | 20 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 323 | 76 |
| 30 | 42 | 96 | Erik Darnell | Hall of Fame Racing | Ford | 323 | 73 |
| 31 | 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | 323 | 70 |
| 32 | 19 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 323 | 72 |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | David Ragan | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 322 | 64 |
| 34 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 322 | 61 |
| 35 | 30 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Dodge | 320 | 58 |
| 36 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 303 | 60 |
| 37 | 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 302 | 52 |
| 38 | 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | Dodge | 244 | 49 |
| 39 | 43 | 08 | Terry Labonte | John Carter Racing | Toyota | 148 | 46 |
| 40 | 39 | 13 | Max Papis | Germain Racing | Toyota | 100 | 43 |
| 41 | 38 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 38 | 40 |
| 42 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Toyota | 25 | 37 |
| 43 | 37 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports | Toyota | 19 | 34 |
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