NASCAR Sprint Cup lineup at Martinsville Speedway for the Goody's 500:
| Driver | Date | Time | Speed | ||
| Track Race Record: | Jeff Gordon | 09/22/96 | 03:11:54 | 82.223 | |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Reason | |
| Row 1: | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 2009 Owner Points 2 | |
| Row 2: | 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 3 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 2009 Owner Points 4 | |
| Row 3: | 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 2009 Owner Points 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 2009 Owner Points 6 | |
| Row 4: | 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice / Office Depot Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 2009 Owner Points 8 | |
| Row 5: | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 9 |
| 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 2009 Owner Points 10 | |
| Row 6: | 11 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 2009 Owner Points 11 |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 12 | |
| Row 7: | 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 13 |
| 14 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 2009 Owner Points 14 | |
| Row 8: | 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 15 |
| 16 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Charter Communications Dodge | 2009 Owner Points 16 | |
| Row 9: | 17 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools Dodge | 2009 Owner Points 17 |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 2009 Owner Points 18 | |
| Row 10: | 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 19 |
| 20 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 20 | |
| Row 11: | 21 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 2009 Owner Points 21 |
| 22 | 12 | David Stremme | Penske Dodge | 2009 Owner Points 22 | |
| Row 12: | 23 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask.com Ford | 2009 Owner Points 23 |
| 24 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie/Kingsford/Clorox Toyota | 2009 Owner Points 24 | |
| Row 13: | 25 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 25 |
| 26 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 2009 Owner Points 26 | |
| Row 14: | 27 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 27 |
| 28 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford | 2009 Owner Points 28 | |
| Row 15: | 29 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Charter Communications Dodge | 2009 Owner Points 29 |
| 30 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | 2009 Owner Points 30 | |
| Row 16: | 31 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 31 |
| 32 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 2009 Owner Points 32 | |
| Row 17: | 33 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 33 |
| 34 | 20 | Joey Logano # | The Home Depot Toyota | 2009 Owner Points 34 | |
| Row 18: | 35 | 71 | David Gilliland | capitalwindow.com Chevrolet | 2009 Owner Points 35 |
| 36 | 82 | * Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 5 Owner Attempts - 36 | |
| Row 19: | 37 | 8 | * Aric Almirola | Guitar Hero Chevrolet | 5 Owner Attempts - 37 |
| 38 | 98 | * Paul Menard | Energizer / Menards Ford | 5 Owner Attempts - 38 | |
| Row 20: | 39 | 66 | * Dave Blaney | Prism Motorsports Toyota | 5 Owner Attempts - 40 |
| 40 | 36 | * Scott Riggs | Nexxus Lighting Toyota | 5 Owner Attempts - 41 | |
| Row 21: | 41 | 87 | * Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 5 Owner Attempts - 43 |
| 42 | 41 | * Jeremy Mayfield | All Sport Body Quencher Toyota | 5 Owner Attempts - 44 | |
| Row 22: | 43 | 64 | * Todd Bodine | Toyota | 5 Owner Attempts - 46 |
| Did Not Qualify: | #09 Sterling Marlin; #37 Tony Raines; #46 Dennis Setzer; #75 Derrike Cope. | ||||
| Manufacturer | Starting Lineup | DNQs | Manufacturer | Starting Lineup | DNQs |
| Chevrolet | 15 | 1 | Ford | 7 | 0 |
| Dodge | 7 | 3 | Toyota | 14 | 0 |