| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 22, 2009 | Race 5 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 92.139 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .391 | Time of Race: 02:54:35 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 28-32, 34-38, 60-67, 124-129, 190-195, 320-328, 443-449, 455-459, 495-501 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Snickers | 195/10 | 503 | Running | $232,998 |
| 2 | 24 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 175/5 | 503 | Running | $138,275 |
| 3 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 170/5 | 503 | Running | $168,876 |
| 4 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 160/0 | 503 | Running | $146,051 |
| 5 | 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 155/0 | 503 | Running | $143,398 |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Carquest / Kellogg's | 155/5 | 503 | Running | $109,575 |
| 7 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 151/5 | 503 | Running | $129,729 |
| 8 | 40 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 142/0 | 503 | Running | $137,906 |
| 9 | 12 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 138/0 | 503 | Running | $133,473 |
| 10 | 13 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox | 134/0 | 503 | Running | $113,923 |
| 11 | 32 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 130/0 | 503 | Running | $109,075 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 132/5 | 503 | Running | $116,973 |
| 13 | 31 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | BB&T | 124/0 | 503 | Running | $92,975 |
| 14 | 34 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 121/0 | 503 | Running | $105,650 |
| 15 | 38 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 118/0 | 503 | Running | $138,606 |
| 16 | 26 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Charter Comm. | 115/0 | 503 | Running | $91,225 |
| 17 | 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | 112/0 | 502 | Running | $101,648 |
| 18 | 17 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Golden Corral | 109/0 | 502 | Running | $91,475 |
| 19 | 29 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Penske Racing | 106/0 | 502 | Running | $123,540 |
| 20 | 22 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Best Buy | 103/0 | 502 | Running | $99,975 |
| 21 | 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | SPOT | 100/0 | 501 | Running | $108,660 |
| 22 | 36 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | Academy Sports + Outdoors | 97/0 | 501 | Running | $117,629 |
| 23 | 7 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Paralyzed Veterans of America | 94/0 | 501 | Running | $127,676 |
| 24 | 37 | 7 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 91/0 | 501 | Running | $103,900 |
| 25 | 42 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Johns Manville / Menards | 88/0 | 501 | Running | $119,681 |
| 26 | 20 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 85/0 | 501 | Running | $124,190 |
| 27 | 41 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 82/0 | 500 | Running | $96,450 |
| 28 | 11 | 82 | Scott Speed * | Toyota | Red Bull | 79/0 | 500 | Running | $101,873 |
| 29 | 27 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 76/0 | 499 | Running | $116,023 |
| 30 | 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 73/0 | 499 | Running | $122,703 |
| 31 | 25 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 70/0 | 499 | Running | $103,810 |
| 32 | 21 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA | 72/5 | 497 | Running | $91,975 |
| 33 | 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Dewalt | 64/0 | 497 | Running | $131,115 |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | WindowWorld.com | 61/0 | 495 | Running | $91,875 |
| 35 | 18 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | Champion Apparel | 58/0 | 494 | Running | $91,825 |
| 36 | 14 | 171 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | Capital Window | 55/0 | 493 | Running | $83,775 |
| 37 | 9 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 52/0 | 491 | Running | $91,725 |
| 38 | 23 | 20 | Joey Logano * | Toyota | The Home Depot | 49/0 | 490 | Engine | $131,026 |
| 39 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 46/0 | 326 | Engine | $103,325 |
| 40 | 43 | 9 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Phoenix Racing | 43/0 | 91 | Steering | $83,550 |
| 41 | 28 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 40/0 | 82 | Rear End | $83,475 |
| 42 | 16 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | Fred's Hometown Discount Store | 37/0 | 58 | Accident | $83,390 |
| 43 | 8 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 34/0 | 33 | Steering | $82,968 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||