Lineup | Unofficial Cup qualifying results
Saturday, Apr. 25, 2009
The starting lineup at Talladega Superspeedway for the Aaron's 499 NACAR Sprint Cup race:
| Driver | Date | Time | Speed | |||
| Track Race Record: | Mark Martin | 05/10/97 | 02:39:18 | 188.354 | ||
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | |
| Row 1: | 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Tums Dual Action Chevrolet | 50.890 | 188.171 |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 50.898 | 188.141 | |
| Row 2: | 3 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | BassProShps/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 50.944 | 187.971 |
| 4 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Truck Rental / AAA Dodge | 50.949 | 187.953 | |
| Row 3: | 5 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevrolet | 50.958 | 187.919 |
| 6 | 78 | Regan Smith | National Day of Prayer Chevrolet | 50.964 | 187.897 | |
| Row 4: | 7 | 5 | Mark Martin | CARQUEST/Kellogg's Chevrolet | 50.974 | 187.860 |
| 8 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 50.984 | 187.824 | |
| Row 5: | 9 | 09 | Brad Keselowski | MiccIndian Gmng&Rsrt Chevrolet | 51.021 | 187.687 |
| 10 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 51.034 | 187.640 | |
| Row 6: | 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevrolet | 51.042 | 187.610 |
| 12 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ask.com Ford | 51.043 | 187.607 | |
| Row 7: | 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 51.052 | 187.573 |
| 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPnt/PepsiThrwbckChllngr Chevrolet | 51.093 | 187.423 | |
| Row 8: | 15 | 07 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 51.096 | 187.412 |
| 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Claritin Ford | 51.104 | 187.383 | |
| Row 9: | 17 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Toyota | 51.105 | 187.379 |
| 18 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 51.164 | 187.163 | |
| Row 10: | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil Chevrolet | 51.189 | 187.071 |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 51.192 | 187.060 | |
| Row 11: | 21 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Tommy Baldwin Racing Toyota | 51.236 | 186.900 |
| 22 | 20 | Joey Logano # | The Home Depot Toyota | 51.239 | 186.889 | |
| Row 12: | 23 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Toyota | 51.255 | 186.831 |
| 24 | 98 | Paul Menard | Turtle Wax / Menards Ford | 51.257 | 186.823 | |
| Row 13: | 25 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Prelude to the Dream / US Army Chevrolet | 51.301 | 186.663 |
| 26 | 71 | David Gilliland | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 51.308 | 186.638 | |
| Row 14: | 27 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | Big Red Toyota | 51.311 | 186.627 |
| 28 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 51.341 | 186.518 | |
| Row 15: | 29 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Old Spice / Office Depot Chevrolet | 51.367 | 186.423 |
| 30 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 51.373 | 186.401 | |
| Row 16: | 31 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 51.412 | 186.260 |
| 32 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 51.416 | 186.246 | |
| Row 17: | 33 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 51.454 | 186.108 |
| 34 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox Toyota | 51.596 | 185.596 | |
| Row 18: | 35 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 51.634 | 185.459 |
| 36 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / KOBALT Tools Chevrolet | 51.655 | 185.384 | |
| Row 19: | 37 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge | 51.828 | 184.765 |
| 38 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | Hunt Brothers Pizza Dodge | 51.872 | 184.608 | |
| Row 20: | 39 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 51.998 | 184.161 |
| 40 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 52.403 | 182.738 | |
| Row 21: | 41 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | U.S. Air Force Dodge | Owner Points | |
| 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Toyota | Owner Points | ||
| Row 22: | 43 | 13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 51.357 | 186.459 |
| Did Not Qualify: | # 66 Michael McDowell; # 4 Eric McClure. | |||||
| Manufacturer | Starting Lineup | DNQs | Manufacturer | Starting Lineup | DNQs | |
| Chevrolet | 16 | 1 | Ford | 7 | 0 | |
| Dodge | 7 | 0 | Toyota | 13 | 1 | |
| UPDATED | UPDATED | UPDATED | ||||
| UPDATED: Qualifying times for No. 7 and No. 43 disallowed. |
The Charlotte Observer is pleased to be able to offer its users the opportunity to make comments and hold conversations online. However, the interactive nature of the internet makes it impracticable for our staff to monitor each and every posting.
Since charlotteobserver.com does not control user submitted statements, we cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted on our website. In addition, we remind anyone interested in making an online comment that responsibility for statements posted lies with the person submitting the comment, not The Charlotte Observer.
If you find a comment offensive, clicking on the exclamation icon will flag the comment for review by the administrators, we are counting on the good judgment of all our readers to help us.
