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2009 Pocono 500 NSCS Race Results
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2009 NSCS Tony Stewart - (Photo Credit: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images for NASCAR)
2009 NSCS Tony Stewart - (Photo Credit: Sam Greenwood/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Tony Stewart, by conserving gas, wins his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points race as a driver/owner as he takes the checkered flag in the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway.

Stewart, with his 34th career series win, had to start the Pocono 500 from the back of the field in a backup car due to a wreck in Saturday morning’s practice, was able to work his way to the lead and hod off Carl Edwards by 2.004 seconds.

Stewart and Edwards were followed to the drop of the checkered flag by David Reutimann in third, Jeff Gordon fourth, Ryan Newman fifth, Marcos Ambrose sixth, Jimmie Johnson seventh, Juan Pablo Montoya eighth, Jeff Burton ninth and Sam Hornish, Jr., rounded out the top-10 finishers.

Unofficial Top-12 in the Points Standings: 1. Tony Stewart – 2043 2. Jeff Gordon – 1972 (-71 Behind Leader) 3. Jimmie Johnson – 1940 (-103) 4. Ryan Newman – 1840 (-203) 5. Kurt Busch – 1819 (-224) 6. Carl Edwards – 1762 (-281) 7. Greg Biffle – 1753 (-290) 8. Matt Kenseth – 1745 (-298) 9. Kyle Busch – 1731 (-312) 10. Jeff Burton – 1725 (-318)11. David Reutimann – 1701 (-342) 12. Denny Hamlin – 1679 (-364)

2009 Pocono 500 NSCS Race Results

Fin Str Car Driver Team Lap Pts BPts Status TLd LLd
1 1 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet 200 190 5 Running 2 39
2 11 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 200 180 10 Running 6 103
3 13 0 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 200 165   Running    
4 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 200 165 5 Running 2 9
5 5 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation/U.S. ARMY Chevrolet 200 160 5 Running 1 1
6 20 47 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota 200 150   Running    
7 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 200 151 5 Running 2 31
8 15 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 200 142   Running    
9 10 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 200 138   Running    
10 26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 200 134   Running    
11 9 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 200 135 5 Running 1 4
12 16 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 200 127   Running    
13 22 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Vise-Grip Ford 200 129 5 Running 1 1
14 21 7 Casey Mears Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 200 126 5 Running 1 1
15 14 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 200 118   Running    
16 8 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 200 120 5 Running 3 6
17 32 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota 200 112   Running    
18 19 1 Martin Truex Jr. TomTom Chevrolet 200 109   Running    
19 12 5 Mark Martin Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet 200 111 5 Running 1 1
20 25 43 Reed Sorenson Valvoline Dodge 200 103   Running    
21 17 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 200 100   Running    
22 6 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 200 97   Running    
23 23 20 Joey Logano # Home Depot Toyota 200 94   Running    
24 24 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 200 91   Running    
25 27 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge 200 93 5 Running 1 2
26 31 6 David Ragan UPS Ford 200 85   Running    
27 18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 200 82   Running    
28 28 96 Bobby Labonte Ask.com Ford 200 79   Running    
29 33 98 Paul Menard Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Ford 200 76   Running    
30 30 44 A J Allmendinger Stanley Tools Dodge 199 73   Running    
31 34 7 Robby Gordon Pittsburgh Paints Toyota 199 70   Running    
32 37 82 Scott Speed # Red Bull Toyota 199 67   Running    
33 42 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet 198 64   Running    
34 29 12 David Stremme No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge 198 61   Running    
35 35 34 John Andretti Taco Bell Chevrolet 198 58   Running    
36 43 51 Dexter Bean # Livewire Energy Dodge 196 55   Running    
37 4 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 182 57 5 Running 1 2
38 7 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 178 49   Running    
39 36 9 Sterling Marlin Miccosukee Indian Gaming & Resort Dodge 56 46   Fuel Pump    
40 41 66 Dave Blaney PRISM Motorsports Toyota 37 43   Vibration    
41 39 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 36 40   Vibration    
42 38 71 David Gilliland Charter Air/TRG Motorsports Chevrolet 34 37   Ignition    
43 40 36 Patrick Carpentier Tommy Baldwin Racing Toyota 32 34        


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