2009 Samsung 500

January 2016 January 2016 NAS Samsung 500 Samsung 500 http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/results?circuit=2&season=2009&raceCode=32 Fox Sports MSN December 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150401133502/http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/results?circuit=2&season=2009&raceCode=32 April 1, 2015 liveNASCAR: Reutimann captures pole for Sprint Cup race in Texas http://autoweek.com/article/nascar/nascar-reutimann-captures-pole-sprint-cup-race-texas#sthash.qC5wvORL.dpuf Autoweek Crain Communications, Inc. April 2, 2009 December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231232605/http://autoweek.com/article/nascar/nascar-reutimann-captures-pole-sprint-cup-race-texas#sthash.qC5wvORL.dpuf December 31, 2014 liveThe Race: Samsung 500 http://www.jayski.com/next/2009/7tms2009.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231232926/http://www.jayski.com/next/2009/7tms2009.htm December 31, 2014 dead 2009 04 5 2009 7 36 2009_Samsung_500_program_cover.png 200px 2009 Samsung 500 program cover, with cover artwork by Sam Bass. Samsung 500 Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas 1.5 2.4 334 501 806.281 Temperatures reaching up to 79 F C; wind speeds up to 25.1 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/Fort%20Worth/2009-04-05 2009 Samsung 500 weather information Old Farmer's Almanac Yankee Publishing December 31, 2014 https://archive.today/20240526172147/https://www.webcitation.org/6HYhfDQWg?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/Fort%20Worth/2009-04-05 May 26, 2024 live mdy 146.372 mi/h David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing 28.344 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 105 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds 4.7/11 (Final) 4.2/10 (Overnight) (7.4 million)2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup TV Ratings http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2010.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20101201140154/http://jayski.com/pages/tvratings2010.htm December 1, 2010 dead mdy-all The 2009 Samsung 500 was the seventh stock car race of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It was held on April 5, 2009, at Texas Motor Speedway, in Fort Worth, Texas before a crowd of 176,300 people. The 334-lap race was won by Jeff Gordon of the Hendrick Motorsports team after starting from second position. His teammate Jimmie Johnson finished second and Roush Fenway Racing's Greg Biffle placed third. Gordon was the Drivers' Championship leader with 959 points entering the event. David Reutimann won the pole position by recording the fastest lap time in the qualifying session, and maintained his lead going into the first corner to begin the race, but Gordon took over the lead before the first lap was over. Afterward, Reutimann took back the lead, holding it until Matt Kenseth passed him on lap 47. Gordon led after the final pit stops. In the final laps, Johnson was gaining on Gordon, but Gordon maintained the lead to achieve the race victory. There were six cautions and twenty-eight lead changes among thirteen different drivers during the race. The race was Gordon's first win of the 2009 season, and the eighty-second of his career. The result kept Gordon in the lead of the Drivers' Championship, one-hundred and sixty-two ahead of Johnson, and one-hundred and eighty ahead of Kurt Busch. Chevrolet increased its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, ten points ahead of Ford, who bumped Toyota to third place, with twenty-nine races remaining in the season remaining. The race attracted 7.4 million television viewers. Background 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series#Teams and drivers thumb|left|Texas Motor Speedway, were the race was held. The 2009 Samsung 500 was the seventh of thirty-six scheduled stock car races of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It took place on April 5, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, an intermediate track that holds NASCAR races.http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ Tracks NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20101111025735/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ November 11, 2010 dead The standard track at Texas Motor Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.5 mi km long.http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/content/Track-Facts.aspx Track Facts Texas Motor Speedway 2010-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716031703/http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/content/Track-Facts.aspx July 16, 2011 dead mdy-all The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, and both the front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch have a five degree banking. Before the race, Jeff Gordon led the Drivers' Championship with 959 points, followed by Clint Bowyer with 870. Kurt Busch was third with 827 points, Jimmie Johnson was fourth with 817 and Denny Hamlin was fifth with 811 points. Kurt's younger brother Kyle Busch, along with Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top ten.Drivers' Championship Classification http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/6/data/standings_official.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20100227081150/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/6/data/standings_official.html February 27, 2010 In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet was leading with 39 points, five points ahead of their rival Toyota. Ford, with 32 points, was five points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third place.Manufacturers' Championship Classification http://www.jayski.com/stats/2009/manu2009.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures December 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707174849/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2009/manu2009.htm July 7, 2014 dead Edwards was the race's defending champion.April 2, 2009 This week's race https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate-this-weeks-race-vic/197089425/ May 7, 2026 The Victoria Advocate C6 Newspapers.com Jeff Gordon had not won a race at Texas Motor Speedway in 16 attempts and said he would not base anything based on his second-place finish at the circuit in late 2008, "The team worked hard over the offseason and our performances on intermediate tracks have improved. We are just a different team with different race cars right now. Texas is one of those places that is on my radar. I want to turn things around and conquer it."Poole David April 1, 2009 Gordon tries to finally conquer Texas The Charlotte Observer http://www.thatsracin.com/2009/04/01/6286/gordon-tries-to-finally-conquer.html March 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20151107030326/http://www.thatsracin.com/2009/04/01/6286/gordon-tries-to-finally-conquer.html November 7, 2015 Practice and qualifying thumb|left|upright|David Reutimann won pole position with the fastest time, 28.344. Three practice sessions were before the Sunday race — one on Friday, and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes, while the second session lasted 45 minutes. The third and final practice session lasted 60 minutes. During the first practice session, Mark Martin was fastest with a lap of 28.467 seconds, placing ahead of David Reutimann in second and Kurt Busch in third. Greg Biffle was scored fourth, and Johnson placed fifth. Jeff Gordon, Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Stremme and David Ragan rounded out the top ten fastest drivers in the session.Practice One Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/practice1_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20090420033623/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/practice1_speeds.html April 20, 2009 Forty-eight drivers were entered in the qualifier on Friday afternoon;Qualifying Order http://www.jayski.com/stats/2009/grids/7tms2009grid.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures December 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141231234532/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2009/grids/7tms2009grid.htm December 31, 2014 dead according to NASCAR's qualifying procedure, forty-three were allowed to race. Each driver ran two laps, with the starting order determined by the competitor's fastest times. Reutimann clinched his second pole position in the Sprint Cup Series, with a time of 28.344 seconds. He was joined on the grid's front row by Jeff Gordon, who held the pole position until Reutimann's lap. Matt Kenseth qualified third, Ragan took fourth in his best qualifying performance of the season, and Paul Menard started fifth to put three Fords in the first five places. Kahne in sixth was the sole Dodge driver in the top ten positions. Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Johnson were in places seventh to ninth.Mejia Diego April 3, 2009 Reutimann on Texas Cup pole Autosport http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74218 March 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090407075810/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74218 April 7, 2009 Joey Logano followed in tenth place due to his car being difficult to steer.Courchesne Shawn April 3, 2009 Joey Logano Has Career Best Qualifying Day At Texas Motor Speedway Hartford Courant http://blogs.courant.com/autoracing/2009/04/nascar-texas-joey-logano.html March 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090409233218/http://blogs.courant.com/autoracing/2009/04/nascar-texas-joey-logano.html April 9, 2009 The five drivers who failed to qualify were Joe Nemechek, Scott Speed, Jeremy Mayfield, Todd Bodine and Scott Riggs.Race Lineup http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/lineup.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20090406063837/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/lineup.html April 6, 2009 After the qualifier Reutimann said, "We had a great car all day, right off the truck. This pole reminds me of how much things have changed for me in the past few years. I didn't make the field here two years ago, during a bad time in my racing career." On Saturday morning, Reuitmann was fastest in the second practice session by setting a time of 28.999 seconds, ahead of Johnson in second, and Hamlin in third. Edwards was fourth quickest, and Jeff Gordon took fifth. Stewart, Kurt Busch, Kenseth, Bobby Labonte and Jeff Burton rounded out the top ten.Practice Two Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/practice2_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20090407060227/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/practice2_speeds.html April 7, 2009 Later that day, Johnson paced the final practice session with a time of 29.393 seconds, with Hamlin and Kyle Busch followed in second and third respectively. Jamie McMurray was fourth fastest, ahead of David Gilliland and Burton. Martin placed seventh, Edwards eighth, Juan Pablo Montoya ninth, and Martin Truex Jr. tenth.Practice Three Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/practice3_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20090407060233/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/practice3_speeds.html April 7, 2009 Qualifying results Grid Car Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 100 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.344 190.516 224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.392 190.194 317 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.428 189.954 46 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.431 189.934 598 Paul Menard Robert Yates Racing Ford 28.435 189.907 69 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 28.436 189.000 714 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 28.450 189.907 818 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.507 189.427 948 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.508 189.421 1020 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.531 189.268 1147 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 28.538 189.221 1277 Sam Hornish Jr.Team Penske Dodge 28.539 189.215 1399 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.545 189.175 1416 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.548 189.155 1531 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.553 189.122 1642 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.593 188.857 1729 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.597 188.831 1883 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 28.605 188.778 1933 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.606 188.772 2088 Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.610 188.745 2139 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 28.628 188.626 2211 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.641 188.541 235 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.645 188.515 2496 Bobby Labonte Hall of Fame Racing Ford 28.652 188.469 2544 A. 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Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge 28.678 188.298 2634 John Andretti Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 28.679 188.291 2709 Mike Bliss Phoenix Racing Dodge 28.722 188.009 282 Kurt Busch Penske Championship Racing Dodge 28.731 187.950 297 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 28.739 187.898 30171 David Gilliland TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 28.749 187.833 311 Martin Truex Jr.Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.772 187.682 3212 David Stremme Penske Racing Dodge 28.801 187.493 3378 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 28.802 187.487 3455 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.830 187.305 3507 Casey Mears Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.834 187.279 3626 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.840 187.240 3721 Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.871 187.039 3843 Reed Sorenson Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge 28.885 186.948 39113 Max Papis Germain Racing Toyota 28.955 186.496 4025 Brad Keselowski Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.977 186.355 418 Aric Almirola Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.008 186.156 4219 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge 29.606 182.395 4366 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 29.015 186.111Failed to qualify 44187 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 29.027 186.034 4582 Scott Speed Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 29.065 185.790 4641 Jeremy Mayfield Mayfield Motorsports Toyota 29.135 185.344 4764 Todd Bodine Gunselman Motorsports Toyota 29.261 184.546 4836 Scott Riggs Tommy Baldwin Racing Toyota 29.352 183.974Sources:NASCAR Cup Series 2009 Samsung 500 Qualifying Classification https://motorsportstats.com/results/nascar-cup-series/2009/samsung-500/classification/qualifying Motorsport Stats March 1, 2022 March 3, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220303201644/https://motorsportstats.com/results/nascar-cup-series/2009/samsung-500/classification/qualifying live Race Television coverage for the race began at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time live in the United States on Fox. Commentary was provided by Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, and Darrell Waltrip. Wind speeds at the start of the race were between 23 and 25 mph km/h.Samsung 500: Race Day http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax/race?gameId=20090405032 Fox Sports April 5, 2009 March 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090420093414/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/cup/raceTrax/race?gameId=20090405032 April 20, 2009 Roger Marsh of Texas Alliance Raceway Ministries began pre-race ceremonies with the invocation. Pianist Lewis Warren Jr. performed the national anthem, and contest winner Mark Fredde commanded the drivers to start their engines. No driver was required to move to the rear of the grid at the start of the race.Lap by Lap: Texas http://www.nascar.com/2009/races/lapbylap/04/05/lap.by.lap.texas/index.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 6, 2009 December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625192934/http://www.nascar.com/2009/races/lapbylap/04/05/lap.by.lap.texas/index.html June 25, 2009 The race began at 2:17 p.m. Jeff Gordon passed Reuitmann almost immediately by the end of the first lap. Three laps later, Kurt Busch collided with Robby Gordon, with the latter sustaining minor damage and both drivers managed to continue. On lap eight, Reutimann took back the lead from Jeff Gordon by passing him in the third turn. Jeff Gordon dropped a further position when he was passed by Kenseth during the following lap. By lap 20, Reuitmann had a lead of about 1.6 seconds over Kenseth. Kurt Busch, who began the race in twenty-sixth, had moved up seven positions to nineteenth by lap 24. On lap 29, Stewart claimed fifth from Menard. By lap 30, Earnhardt had moved up eight positions to twelfth. Ten laps later, Reutimann had maintained a lead of 1.7 seconds over Kenseth. On lap 42, Marcos Ambrose moved into seventh. Five laps later, Kenseth claimed the lead off Reutimann who was blocked by Casey Mears. On lap 51, green flag pit stops began, as Kenseth made a pit stop handling the lead to Stewart. On lap 54, Kyle Busch became the new race leader after Stewart came into pit road. Kyle Busch made a pit stop one lap later, handing the lead back to Kenseth. By lap 60, Kenseth had built up his lead over Reutimann by over two seconds. Eight laps later, Stewart passed Reutimann for second. On lap 79, Biffle passed Reutimann for third. Seven laps later, Stewart claimed the lead from Kenseth. During the 97th lap, debris was spotted on the backstretch, prompting the first caution of the race. During the caution, all of the drivers on the lead lap made pit stops. Kenseth reclaimed the lead and maintained it at the restart on lap 103. On the 109th lap, Kyle Busch's car suffered a cut left front tire from contact with John Andretti, forcing Kyle Busch to come to pit road. Seven laps later, Biffle passed Kenseth on the outside in the dogleg for the lead, while Jeff Gordon passed Reuitmann for fourth thirteen laps later. By the 135th lap, Biffle had built a lead over Kenseth to three seconds. Green flag pit stops began on the 152nd lap; Kenseth made his pit stop on the same lap. Johnson and Biffle made a pit stop the next lap, handing the lead to Jeff Gordon. After pit stops, Biffle reclaimed the first position. On lap 157, Elliott Sadler spun out exiting the final corner and went sideways across the start/finish line, causing the second caution. None of the leaders elected to pit under the caution. The race restarted on lap 162 with Biffle in the lead, ahead of Kenseth and Jeff Gordon. By the 190th lap, Biffle's lead was three seconds. Another round of green flag pit stops began on lap 203 when Truex made a pit stop; Kenseth was the first of the leaders to pit the following lap. On lap 208, Jeff Gordon became the new race leader after Biffle came into pit road. After pit stops, Biffle reclaimed the top position. On lap 220, the third caution was given when Ambrose's car suffered an engine failure. Jeff Gordon on the advice of his crew chief Steve Letarte over the radio remained on the circuit, and this promoted him to the lead and his car would not be affected by aerodynamic turbulence.Poole David April 6, 2009 Race Rewind 6C The Charlotte Observer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96713154/2009-samsung-500-race-rewind-the/ March 1, 2022 Newspapers.com March 3, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220303201639/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96713154/2009-samsung-500-race-rewind-the/ live Martin also stayed out on the circuit, while some of the leaders came to pit road. Earnhardt was required to make an additional pit stop because his crew needed to replace a missing lug nut. Jeff Gordon led the field back up to speed on the restart on lap 226. Five laps later, Sam Hornish Jr. spun exiting the second turn while driving alongside Bowyer and Labonte collided with the outside wall, prompting the fourth caution. During the caution, Johnson, Earnhardt and Hamlin made pit stops. Jeff Gordon stayed out of pit road and the led the field to restart on lap 237. Four laps later, Logano collided with the wall, but escaped with minor damage. thumb|right|Jeff Gordon won the race and maintained his lead in the points standings. Edwards moved into sixth on lap 247 during the 247th lap. Four laps later, a fifth caution came out when Robby Gordon's car suffered an engine failure. All of the leaders elected to pit under caution, giving the lead to Earnhardt. Kenseth was demoted from second to 15th position when lug nut issues on the right-rear tire during his pit stop caused him to remain in the pit lane for longer than usual.Andro Anthony April 8, 2009 No TMS win for Roush, only the pits The Dallas Morning News http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/motorsports/stories/040909dnspomotors.39dc1f1.html March 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414144707/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/motorsports/stories/040909dnspomotors.39dc1f1.html April 14, 2009 The race restarted on lap 259. On lap 260, Jeff Gordon moved back into the lead, while Earnhardt fell to the seventh position. Three laps later, Edwards passed Brian Vickers to move into ninth. On lap 290, Earnhardt was forced onto pit road after colliding with the wall at turn two. One lap later, Ragan drove to pit road because of overheating issues. On the 294th lap, Edwards reclaimed the lead off Gordon, who was delayed by a slower vehicle, while Ragan entered the garage, three laps later. On lap 298, Stewart moved into second after passing Jeff Gordon. Four laps later, a sixth and final caution came out, after Stremme collided with the wall and spun going into turn three. Edwards relinquished the lead to Jeff Gordon during the yellow flag pit stop cycle when the front tires on his car were slow to be fitted;Caplan Jeff April 6, 2009 Wheels come off Edwards' chance at a TMS three-peat 4DD Fort Worth Star-Telegram https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96712310/carl-edwards-2009-samsung-500-fort/ March 1, 2022 Newspapers.com March 3, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220303201621/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96712310/carl-edwards-2009-samsung-500-fort/ live he was demoted to 11th position and fell out of contention for the victory. Jeff Gordon led on the lap 309 restart. On the same lap, Johnson passed Stewart for the second position, while Jeff Gordon built up a 1.4 second lead four laps later. On the 314th lap, Biffle moved into the fourth position after overtaking Johnson. By lap 323, Jeff Gordon had increased his lead to 1.7 seconds over Johnson. Biffle overtook Stewart for third on the 330th lap. Jeff Gordon maintained the lead to win his first race of the 2009 season. Johnson finished second, ahead of Biffle in third, Stewart in fourth, and Kenseth in fifth. Martin, Montoya, Kurt Busch, Burton and Edwards rounded out the top ten finishers.Mejia Diego April 5, 2009 Gordon ends winless streak at Texas http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74319 https://web.archive.org/web/20090408043724/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74319 April 8, 2009 March 1, 2022 Autosport There were twenty-eight lead changes among fourteen different drivers during the course of the race. Jeff Gordon led six times for a total of 105 laps, more than any other driver. Post-race ""I knew we were going to get one eventually, We had some missed opportunities last season, but that keeps you driving hard and pushing forward." Jeff Gordon, speaking after the race.Graves Gary Gordon drives away at Texas, snaps winless streak at 47 http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2009-04-05-texas_N.htm USA Today Gannett Company April 6, 2009 December 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101001541/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2009-04-05-texas_N.htm January 1, 2015 live 37% left Jeff Gordon appeared in victory lane to celebrate his first win of the 2009 season in front of 176,300 who attended the event,2009 Samsung 500 http://racing-reference.info/race/2009_Samsung_500/W Racing-Reference Fox Sports Digital December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150317225839/http://racing-reference.info/race/2009_Samsung_500/W March 17, 2015 live earning $541,874 in race winnings.2009 Official Race Results: Samsung 500 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/results_official.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 30, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20090707111351/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/results_official.html July 7, 2009 Gordon was delighted with his victory: "Incredible team effort. This whole year has been amazing. What a great car. I've never had a car like this at Texas. We finally had one and put it in position."Hawkins Stephen Gordon snaps winless streak with victory at Texas http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2009/apr/05/car-nascar-texas-040509/ U-T San Diego MLIM Holdings April 6, 2009 December 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101034126/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2009/apr/05/car-nascar-texas-040509/ January 1, 2015 live Johnson was happy with his second-place result, saying, "It was nice to get our car up front and get some clean air on it. We had to work really hard all day long to keep the car right. I'm very proud of the team."Sporting News Wire Service Gordon gets first victory at Texas to end winless skid http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/04/05/post.race.jgordon.wins.texas.1/index.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 6, 2009 December 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20090408050344/http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/04/05/post.race.jgordon.wins.texas.1/index.html April 8, 2009 dead Third-place finisher Biffle was candid with his performance: "We worked our way all the way back to fourth, third – 15 more laps, would've passed [runner-up Jimmie Johnson] and then a little while longer we could've gotten [Gordon]. But, I just ran out of time, lost track position and weren't able to capitalize on it."Rodman Dave Biffle, Martin, Montoya gain momentum, ground at TMS http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/04/06/post.race.gbiffle.mmartin.jmontoya.mkenseth.texas/index.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 6, 2009 December 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20090409075346/http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/cup/04/06/post.race.gbiffle.mmartin.jmontoya.mkenseth.texas/index.html April 9, 2009 Earnhardt described his accident late in the race as him "Trying too hard and run well, and just got in to the wall down there in the middle of one and two. The car jumped sideways" and talked about his performance, "We were running pretty good all day. We were really fast."Kelly Godwin April 6, 2009 Earnhardt Sailing To Whiskey River The Daytona Beach News-Journal http://blogs.news-journalonline.com/motorheads/2009/04/earnhardt-sailing-to-whiskey-river.html March 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090513103201/http://blogs.news-journalonline.com/motorheads/2009/04/earnhardt-sailing-to-whiskey-river.html May 13, 2009 Edwards appeared to be certain that there would have been a different result had his slow pit stop late in the race not happened, saying, "I thought, 'If we can have just one more [good pit stop], we'll be all right. And then we went in leading and came out 11th, and that's what cost us the race." His teammate Kenseth commented on the lug nut fault that lost him positions and caused him to finish fifth, "You can't really do much about it. We just got to the back and it was extremely tough to pass, and we were just stuck back there racing with them guys." Stewart described his fourth-place as his team being "good today, we just weren't good enough", and said his team's vehicle was the quickest on the circuit at any time during the race after approximately 25 laps. Eighth-placed finisher Kurt Busch said his team believed that they could not challenge the major competitors, but admitted his strong result was "exactly what we needed. ... Our car was better on the long runs. We needed to be out there as long as we could and stretch it out." The race results kept Jeff Gordon in the lead of the Drivers' Championship with 1154 points. Johnson, who finished behind Gordon, moved to second on 992, eighteen points ahead of Kurt Busch and twenty-five ahead of Bowyer.Points Standings http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/standings_official.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20100302031121/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2009/7/data/standings_official.html March 2, 2010 In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet increased their points total to 48, while Ford advanced to second with 38 and Toyota was bumped to third with 37. 7.4 million people watched the race on television. The race took three hours, twenty-five minutes and twenty-two seconds to complete, and the margin of victory was 0.378 seconds. Race results Pos Position Grid Car Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps run Points 12 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 1952 29 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 1751 314 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 1701 47 14 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 334 1651 53 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 1601 623 5 Mark Martin Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 1551 716 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 334 146 828 2 Kurt Busch Penske Championship Racing Dodge 334 1471 915 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 138 1013 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 334 1391 111 00 David Reuitmann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 334 1351 1222 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 334 127 135 98 Paul Menard Robert Yates Racing Ford 334 1291 1432 12 David Stremme Phoenix Racing Dodge 334 121 1521 39 Ryan Newman Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 334 118 1618 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota 334 1201 1712 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske Dodge 334 112 188 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 333 1141 196 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 333 106 2020 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 333 1081 2135 07 Casey Mears Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 333 100 2219 33 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 333 97 2340 25 Brad Keselowski Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 332 94 2434 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 332 91 2531 1 Martin Truex Jr. Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 332 88 2626 34 John Andretti Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 332 85 2717 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 331 72 2837 21 Bill Elliott Wood Brothers Racing Ford 331 79 2930 171 David Gilliland TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 330 76 3010 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 330 73 3133 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 330 70 3242 19 Elliott Sadler Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge 329 67 3341 8 Aric Almirola Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 328 64 3425 44 A. 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Allmendinger Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge 328 61 3539 113 Max Papis Germain Racing Toyota 326 58 3638 43 Reed Sorenson Richard Petty Motorsports Dodge 315 55 374 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 293 521 3836 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford 255 49 3929 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Toyota 249 46 4024 96 Bobby Labonte Hall of Fame Racing Ford 229 43 4111 47 Marcos Ambrose JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 216 40 4227 09 Mike Bliss Phoenix Racing Dodge 76 37 4343 66 Dave Blaney Prism Motorsports Toyota 48 34Sources:Texas Motor Speedway: Samsung 500: April 5, 2009 http://www.jayski.com/stats/2009/results/7tms2009results.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site March 1, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090513000508/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2009/results/7tms2009results.htm May 13, 2009 deadNASCAR Cup Series 2009 Samsung 500 Race Classification https://motorsportstats.com/results/nascar-cup-series/2009/samsung-500/classification Motorsport Stats March 1, 2022 March 3, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220303201640/https://motorsportstats.com/results/nascar-cup-series/2009/samsung-500/classification live1 Includes five bonus points for leading a lap2 Includes ten bonus points for leading the most laps Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Position +/– Driver Points 1 10px Jeff Gordon 1154 2 10px 2 Jimmie Johnson 992 (−162) 3 10px Kurt Busch 974 (−180) 4 10px 2 Clint Bowyer 967 (−187) 5 10px 2 Tony Stewart 963 (−191)Source: Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Position +/– Manufacturer Points 1 10px Chevrolet 48 2 10px 1 Ford 38 (−10) 3 10px 1 Toyota 37 (−11) 4 10px Dodge 31 (−17)Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings. 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