| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Auto Club 500 - California Speedway | |||||||||
| February 22, 2009 Race 2 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 135.839 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.463 | Time of Race: 03:40:51 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7-22, 43-46, 143-151, 171-177, 209-215 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | USG | 195/10 | 250 | Running | $346,615 |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 175/5 | 250 | Running | $240,926 |
| 3 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 165/0 | 250 | Running | $211,648 |
| 4 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 165/5 | 250 | Running | $161,200 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 160/5 | 250 | Running | $133,900 |
| 6 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 150/0 | 250 | Running | $129,025 |
| 7 | 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 151/5 | 250 | Running | $155,181 |
| 8 | 11 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Old Spice / Office Depot | 147/5 | 250 | Running | $139,748 |
| 9 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 143/5 | 250 | Running | $160,526 |
| 10 | 1 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 134/0 | 250 | Running | $141,473 |
| 11 | 15 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Energizer | 135/5 | 250 | Running | $139,323 |
| 12 | 22 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 127/0 | 250 | Running | $139,398 |
| 13 | 38 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Penske Racing | 129/5 | 250 | Running | $131,690 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 121/0 | 250 | Running | $123,223 |
| 15 | 42 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA | 118/0 | 250 | Running | $106,250 |
| 16 | 3 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Irwin Industrial Tools | 115/0 | 250 | Running | $104,550 |
| 17 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 112/0 | 249 | Running | $103,400 |
| 18 | 37 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Yates Racing | 109/0 | 249 | Running | $94,700 |
| 19 | 21 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 106/0 | 249 | Running | $94,000 |
| 20 | 16 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | Ask.com | 103/0 | 249 | Running | $122,679 |
| 21 | 17 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Valvoline | 100/0 | 249 | Running | $129,951 |
| 22 | 14 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox | 97/0 | 249 | Running | $106,473 |
| 23 | 26 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 94/0 | 249 | Running | $109,960 |
| 24 | 29 | 7 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 91/0 | 249 | Running | $106,325 |
| 25 | 20 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley | 88/0 | 249 | Running | $98,350 |
| 26 | 34 | 20 | Joey Logano * | Toyota | The Home Depot | 85/0 | 249 | Running | $135,001 |
| 27 | 33 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 82/0 | 249 | Running | $123,540 |
| 28 | 28 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 79/0 | 248 | Running | $115,579 |
| 29 | 8 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Harrah's | 76/0 | 248 | Running | $87,250 |
| 30 | 12 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Jim Beam | 73/0 | 248 | Running | $104,760 |
| 31 | 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Dodge | WindowWorld.com | 75/5 | 248 | Running | $92,325 |
| 32 | 41 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 67/0 | 247 | Running | $130,931 |
| 33 | 32 | 171 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 64/0 | 246 | Running | $84,850 |
| 34 | 39 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | Toyota | All Sport | 61/0 | 245 | Running | $83,700 |
| 35 | 31 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | TomTom | 58/0 | 242 | Engine | $91,475 |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Toyota | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 55/0 | 240 | Running | $83,325 |
| 37 | 27 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Johns Manville / Menards | 52/0 | 221 | Running | $113,506 |
| 38 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 49/0 | 207 | Accident | $120,203 |
| 39 | 35 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 46/0 | 205 | Engine | $100,730 |
| 40 | 18 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Pop-Tarts / Carquest | 48/5 | 179 | Engine | $90,575 |
| 41 | 9 | 82 | Scott Speed * | Toyota | Red Bull | 40/0 | 172 | Engine | $94,498 |
| 42 | 30 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 37/0 | 50 | Fuel Pump | $82,335 |
| 43 | 43 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 34/0 | 36 | Fuel Pump | $82,690 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||