Race Preview courtesy of Jayski.com NASCAR Sprint Cup Race #32 of 36 for the 2009 season Chase for the Spint Cup Race #6 of 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race: Sunday, October 25, 2009 in Martinsville, VA Title Sponsor: Tums Scheduled Green Flag: 1:43pm/et -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Television Coverage: SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 11:00am/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace NASCAR Countdown: ABC - 1:00pm/et Television Race Coverage: ABC, 1:30pm/et TV Announcers: Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree, Dr. Jerry Punch Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Shannon Spake, Vince Welch Studio: Allen Bestwick, Tim Brewer, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times: Monday, October 26 at 2:30am/et on ESPN2 & at 1:00pm/et on ESPN Classic Wednesday, October 29 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Coverage This Week: Motor Racing Network Sirius XM Satellite Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practices: Friday, October 23, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm/et, TV-SPEED Saturday, October 24, 10:00 - 11:45 am/et, TV-ESPN2 Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, October 24, 11:15 am - 12:15pm/et, TV-ESPN2, via tape delay at 6:30pm/et -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifying Information: Qualifying Draw: Friday, October 23, 10:30am/et Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42, Friday, October 23 at 3:10pm/et, TV-ESPN2 & live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio Channel 128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Diagram: Track Website: Martinsville Speedway Track Specs: Track Size: 0.526 Mile Race: 500 laps, 263 miles Degree of Banking: Turns: 12 degrees Straightaways: Banking: 0 degrees(flat) Straights: 800 feet Backstretch: 800 feet Grandstnd Seating: 91,000 Pit Stalls: 43 pits, 14-feet wide by 28-feet long Speed Limits: Pit Road, 30 mph; Pace Car, 35 mph Opened: 1947 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former Winners of the Tums Fast Relief 500: Tums QuikPak 500 2008 - Jimmie Johnson (504 laps due to green-white-checker finish) Subway 500 2007 - Jimmie Johnson (506 laps due to green-white-checker finish) 2006 - Jimmie Johnson 2005 - Jeff Gordon 2004 - Jimmie Johnson 2003 - Jeff Gordon Old Dominion 500 2002 - Kurt Busch 2001 - Ricky Craven (postponed one day due to rain) NAPA Autocare 500 2000 - Tony Stewart 1999 - Jeff Gordon 1998 - Ricky Rudd Hanes 500 1997 - Jeff Burton 1996 - Jeff Gordon Goody's 500 1995 - Dale Earnhardt 1994 - Rusty Wallace 1993 - Ernie Irvan 1992 - Geoff Bodine 1991 - Harry Gant 1990 - Geoff Bodine 1989 - Darrell Waltrip 1988 - Darrell Waltrip 1987 - Darrell Waltrip 1986 - Rusty Wallace 1985 - Dale Earnhardt 1984 - Darrell Waltrip 1983 - Ricky Rudd Old Dominion 500 1982 - Darrell Waltrip 1981 - Darrell Waltrip 1980 - Dale Earnhardt 1979 - Buddy Baker 1978 - Cale Yarborough 1977 - Cale Yarborough 1976 - Cale Yarborough (340 laps due to rain) 1975 - Dave Marcis 1974 - Earl Ross 1973 - Richard Petty (480 laps due to rain) 1972 - Richard Petty 1971 - Bobby Isaac 1970 - Richard Petty 1969 - Richard Petty 1968 - Richard Petty 1967 - Richard Petty 1966 - Fred Lorenzen 1965 - Junior Johnson 1964 - Fred Lorenzen 1963 - Fred Lorenzen 1962 - Nelson Stacy 1961 - Joe Weatherly 1960 - Rex White Virginia Sweepstakes 500 1959 - Rex White Old Dominion 500 1958 - Fireball Roberts Sweepstakes 500 1957 - Bob Welborn Mixed 400 1956 - Jack Smith Unnamed/Unknown 1955 - Speedy Thompson 1954 - Lee Petty 1953 - Jim Paschal 1952 - Herb Thomas 1951 - Frank Mundy 1950 - Herb Thomas
TUMS Fast Relief 500 Starting Lineup courtesy of Nascar.com POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 96.795 19.563 Leader 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet NationalGuard.com / DuPont 96.519 19.619 -0.056 3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Vaseline Men Body Lotion 96.509 19.621 -0.058 4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Kellogg's / Carquest 96.504 19.622 -0.059 5 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 96.117 19.701 -0.138 6 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 96.054 19.714 -0.151 7 20 Joey Logano* Toyota Farm Bureau Insurance 96.034 19.718 -0.155 8 96 Bobby Labonte Ford DLP 96.010 19.723 -0.160 9 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge McDonald's Monopoly 95.995 19.726 -0.163 10 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 95.908 19.744 -0.181 11 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 95.903 19.745 -0.182 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 95.830 19.760 -0.197 13 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 95.825 19.761 -0.198 14 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 95.815 19.763 -0.200 15 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 95.777 19.771 -0.208 16 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Coleman Natural Foods 95.772 19.772 -0.209 17 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 95.762 19.774 -0.211 18 82 Scott Speed* Toyota Red Bull 95.607 19.806 -0.243 19 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 95.578 19.812 -0.249 20 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Filtrete 95.574 19.813 -0.250 21 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 95.545 19.819 -0.256 22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 95.501 19.828 -0.265 23 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 95.477 19.833 -0.270 24 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 95.429 19.843 -0.280 25 37 Travis Kvapil Dodge Long John Silver's 95.381 19.853 -0.290 26 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 95.371 19.855 -0.292 27 34 John Andretti Chevrolet A&W All American Food 95.333 19.863 -0.300 28 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 95.304 19.869 -0.306 29 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 95.275 19.875 -0.312 30 98 Paul Menard Ford Schrock Cabinetry / Menards 95.271 19.876 -0.313 31 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 95.242 19.882 -0.319 32 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 95.232 19.884 -0.321 33 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Schrock Cabinetry / Menards 95.223 19.886 -0.323 34 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox 95.194 19.892 -0.329 35 71 David Gilliland Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 95.070 19.918 -0.355 36 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Adaptive One 94.984 19.936 -0.373 37 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 94.889 19.956 -0.393 38 09 Sterling Marlin Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 94.789 19.977 -0.414 39 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 94.689 19.998 -0.435 40 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 94.661 20.004 -0.441 41 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Halloween 94.652 20.006 -0.443 42 36 Michael McDowell Toyota Wave Energy Drink 94.637 20.009 -0.446 43 64 Derrike Cope Toyota Gunselman Motorsports 93.539 20.244 -0.681 Did Not Qualify 44 73 Josh Wise Dodge Arnold Development Companies 92.443 20.484 -0.921 * Denotes Rookie
TUMS Fast Relief 500 Results courtesy of Nascar.com FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 17 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 195/10 501 Running 2 15 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 175/5 501 Running 3 21 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 170/5 501 Running 4 41 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Halloween 165/5 501 Running 5 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet NationalGuard.com / DuPont 160/5 501 Running 6 23 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 150/0 501 Running 7 1 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 151/5 501 Running 8 4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet Kellogg's / Carquest 147/5 501 Running 9 13 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot 138/0 501 Running 10 10 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 134/0 501 Running 11 24 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 130/0 501 Running 12 7 20 Joey Logano * Toyota Farm Bureau Insurance 127/0 501 Running 13 8 96 Bobby Labonte Ford DLP 124/0 501 Running 14 32 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Dewalt 121/0 501 Running 15 22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 123/5 501 Running 16 5 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 120/5 501 Running 17 37 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 112/0 501 Running 18 6 07 Casey Mears Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 109/0 501 Running 19 19 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet BB&T 106/0 501 Running 20 29 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 103/0 501 Running 21 40 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy 100/0 500 Running 22 14 6 David Ragan Ford UPS 97/0 500 Running 23 30 98 Paul Menard Ford Schrock Cabinetry / Menards 94/0 500 Running 24 9 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge McDonald's Monopoly 91/0 500 Running 25 20 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Filtrete 93/5 500 Running 26 27 34 John Andretti Chevrolet A&W All American Food 90/5 499 Accident 27 34 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox 82/0 499 Running 28 3 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Vaseline Men Body Lotion 79/0 499 Running 29 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 76/0 499 Running 30 36 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Adaptive One 73/0 497 Running 31 18 82 Scott Speed * Toyota Red Bull 70/0 495 Accident 32 26 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 67/0 494 Running 33 11 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing 64/0 439 Rear End 34 16 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Coleman Natural Foods 61/0 414 Running 35 38 09 Sterling Marlin Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 58/0 355 Brakes 36 31 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 55/0 248 Accident 37 33 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Schrock Cabinetry / Menards 52/0 130 Drive Shaft 38 28 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 49/0 52 Overheating 39 35 71 David Gilliland Chevrolet TRG Motorsports 51/5 48 Brakes 40 39 66 Dave Blaney Toyota Prism Motorsports 43/0 38 Overheating 41 42 36 Michael McDowell Toyota Wave Energy Drink 40/0 36 Brakes 42 43 64 Derrike Cope Toyota Gunselman Motorsports 37/0 31 Brakes 43 25 37 Travis Kvapil Dodge Long John Silver's 34/0 30 Brakes * Denotes Rookie
