# 2009 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500

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. Gordon finished fourth and Bower finished fifth.

## Entry list

| Car | 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 | Failed to qualify | Failed to qualify | 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 | 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 | Clint Bowyer | 870 |
| 3 | Kurt Busch | 827 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 817 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 811 |