Cup Series
2009 Pepsi 500 - Results
Race Specs
| Date | 10/11/09 | Time | 3:30 PM ET |
| Track | Auto Club Speedway | Race No. | 30 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 250 |
| Location | Fontana, California | Grandstand Capacity | 92,100 |
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 | 250 | 185 | 10 | 5728* | 1 | Running | $302,801 |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 10 | 250 | 170 | 5 | 5623* | 5 | Running | $211,426 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chev | 4 | 250 | 165 | 5 | 5670* | 3 | Running | $195,773 |
| 4 | Mark Martin | Chev | 9 | 250 | 160 | 5 | 5716* | 2 | Running | $136,625 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 20 | 250 | 155 | 5 | 5644* | 4 | Running | $143,248 |
| 6 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 11 | 250 | 150 | 0 | 5536* | 8 | Running | $158,356 |
| 7 | David Ragan | Ford | 31 | 250 | 146 | 0 | 3005 | 10 | Running | $117,500 |
| 8 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 24 | 250 | 142 | 5 | 5607* | 6 | Running | $121,925 |
| 9 | Clint Bowyer | Chev | 8 | 250 | 138 | 0 | 3560 | 3 | Running | $113,950 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 7 | 250 | 134 | 0 | 3037 | 9 | Running | $142,828 |
| 11 | Casey Mears | Chev | 16 | 250 | 130 | 0 | 3128 | 7 | Running | $121,525 |
| 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | 22 | 250 | 127 | 0 | 2812 | 16 | Running | $120,810 |
| 13 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 17 | 250 | 124 | 0 | 3609 | 1 | Running | $144,340 |
| 14 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 6 | 250 | 121 | 0 | 3052 | 8 | Running | $144,951 |
| 15 | Ryan Newman | Chev | 36 | 250 | 118 | 0 | 5505* | 10 | Running | $128,054 |
| 16 | David Stremme | Dodge | 14 | 250 | 115 | 0 | 2647 | 18 | Running | $131,215 |
| 17 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 34 | 250 | 112 | 0 | 2326 | 21 | Running | $105,575 |
| 18 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 42 | 250 | 109 | 0 | 3526 | 4 | Running | $121,348 |
| 19 | John Andretti | Chev | 40 | 250 | 106 | 5 | 2142 | 24 | Running | $104,000 |
| 20 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 2 | 250 | 103 | 0 | 5540* | 7 | Running | $113,400 |
| 21 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 21 | 250 | 100 | 0 | 2209 | 23 | Running | $109,373 |
| 22 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chev | 5 | 250 | 97 | 5 | 2887 | 12 | Running | $129,240 |
| 23 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 27 | 250 | 94 | 0 | 3274 | 5 | Running | $106,773 |
| 24 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 19 | 248 | 91 | 0 | 5483* | 11 | Running | $138,098 |
| 25 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 37 | 248 | 88 | 0 | 2947 | 11 | Running | $108,450 |
| 26 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | 35 | 247 | 85 | 0 | 2619 | 19 | Running | $120,279 |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Ford | 41 | 247 | 82 | 0 | 2534 | 20 | Running | $122,906 |
| 28 | Regan Smith | Chev | 26 | 247 | 79 | 0 | 1260 | 26 | Running | $91,875 |
| 29 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 32 | 246 | 76 | 0 | 3575 | 2 | Running | $117,598 |
| 30 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 18 | 245 | 73 | 0 | 3145 | 6 | Accident | $136,531 |
| 31 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 28 | 244 | 70 | 0 | 2658 | 17 | Accident | $126,526 |
| 32 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 39 | 244 | 67 | 0 | 2816 | 15 | Accident | $97,100 |
| 33 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 12 | 244 | 64 | 0 | 2870 | 14 | Accident | $90,000 |
| 34 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 25 | 244 | 61 | 0 | 5422* | 12 | Accident | $131,448 |
| 35 | Max Papis | Toyota | 15 | 244 | 58 | 0 | 864 | 30 | Running | $89,950 |
| 36 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 29 | 209 | 55 | 0 | 2877 | 13 | Running | $96,900 |
| 37 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 1 | 195 | 52 | 5 | 5509* | 9 | Accident | $123,050 |
| 38 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 38 | 121 | 49 | 0 | 2282 | 22 | Accident | $107,560 |
| 39 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 13 | 29 | 46 | 0 | 1155 | 27 | Electrical | $88,750 |
| 40 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 43 | 25 | 43 | 0 | 172 | 42 | Overheating | $88,700 |
| 41 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 33 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 1084 | 28 | Overheating | $88,655 |
| 42 | David Gilliland | Chev | 30 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 1561 | 25 | Overheating | $88,590 |
| 43 | Mike Bliss | Dodge | 23 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 486 | 34 | Engine | $88,180 |