Cup Series
2009 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 - Results
Race Specs
| Date | 11/15/09 | Time | 2:30 PM ET |
| Track | Phoenix Raceway | Race No. | 35 |
| Type | Speedway | Laps | 313 |
| Location | Avondale, Arizona | Grandstand Capacity | 76,812 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 3 | 312 | 185 | 10 | 6492* | 1 | Running | $267,001 |
| 2 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 36 | 312 | 170 | 0 | 3857 | 5 | Running | $204,006 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 5 | 312 | 165 | 0 | 6140* | 9 | Running | $144,825 |
| 4 | Mark Martin | Chev | 10 | 312 | 160 | 0 | 6384* | 2 | Running | $123,500 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chev | 1 | 312 | 155 | 0 | 3455 | 12 | Running | $159,040 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 2 | 312 | 150 | 5 | 6281* | 4 | Running | $112,250 |
| 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chev | 13 | 312 | 146 | 0 | 4235 | 2 | Running | $107,450 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 17 | 312 | 142 | 0 | 6203* | 6 | Running | $119,148 |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 14 | 312 | 138 | 0 | 6323* | 3 | Running | $120,326 |
| 10 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 15 | 312 | 134 | 0 | 4103 | 3 | Running | $109,248 |
| 11 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 21 | 312 | 130 | 0 | 3767 | 6 | Running | $96,948 |
| 12 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 7 | 312 | 127 | 0 | 6180* | 7 | Running | $121,798 |
| 13 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 16 | 312 | 124 | 0 | 3347 | 14 | Running | $77,600 |
| 14 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 6 | 312 | 121 | 0 | 6171* | 8 | Running | $92,150 |
| 15 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 4 | 312 | 118 | 0 | 6016* | 11 | Running | $113,923 |
| 16 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 25 | 312 | 115 | 0 | 5972* | 12 | Running | $119,206 |
| 17 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 12 | 311 | 112 | 0 | 3108 | 16 | Running | $92,510 |
| 18 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 28 | 311 | 109 | 5 | 4275 | 1 | Running | $115,765 |
| 19 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 30 | 311 | 106 | 0 | 3495 | 11 | Running | $81,025 |
| 20 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 24 | 311 | 103 | 5 | 6081* | 10 | Running | $107,329 |
| 21 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 27 | 310 | 100 | 0 | 3710 | 7 | Running | $117,551 |
| 22 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 22 | 310 | 97 | 0 | 2658 | 22 | Running | $90,810 |
| 23 | David Ragan | Ford | 33 | 310 | 94 | 0 | 3523 | 10 | Running | $80,775 |
| 24 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 31 | 310 | 91 | 0 | 3631 | 9 | Running | $108,928 |
| 25 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 8 | 310 | 88 | 0 | 6207* | 5 | Running | $86,423 |
| 26 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 40 | 310 | 85 | 0 | 3104 | 17 | Running | $108,476 |
| 27 | Casey Mears | Chev | 9 | 308 | 82 | 0 | 3658 | 8 | Running | $85,900 |
| 28 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 35 | 308 | 79 | 0 | 3320 | 15 | Running | $78,750 |
| 29 | Paul Menard | Ford | 41 | 308 | 76 | 0 | 2899 | 20 | Running | $101,031 |
| 30 | David Gilliland | Ford | 29 | 308 | 73 | 0 | 1852 | 25 | Running | $71,500 |
| 31 | Erik Darnell | Ford | 39 | 306 | 70 | 0 | 417 | 36 | Running | $95,004 |
| 32 | Max Papis | Toyota | 23 | 304 | 67 | 0 | 1047 | 30 | Running | $67,200 |
| 33 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 37 | 303 | 64 | 0 | 2613 | 23 | Running | $79,148 |
| 34 | John Andretti | Chev | 42 | 268 | 61 | 0 | 2538 | 24 | Running | $75,900 |
| 35 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 18 | 256 | 58 | 0 | 3353 | 13 | Running | $84,825 |
| 36 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 11 | 251 | 55 | 0 | 2771 | 21 | Running | $74,675 |
| 37 | Brad Keselowski | Chev | 26 | 239 | 52 | 0 | 1445 | 26 | Running | $99,040 |
| 38 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 19 | 170 | 49 | 0 | 4024 | 4 | Accident | $94,748 |
| 39 | Bobby Labonte | Chev | 20 | 169 | 46 | 0 | 3063 | 18 | Accident | $66,300 |
| 40 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 34 | 47 | 43 | 0 | 1352 | 28 | Accident | $66,150 |
| 41 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 38 | 36 | 40 | 0 | 292 | 42 | Steering | $66,000 |
| 42 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 32 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 1204 | 29 | Overheating | $65,875 |
| 43 | Tony Raines | Dodge | 43 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 528 | 33 | Electrical | $66,247 |